The Heat!! The Heat!! — I melt just walking to the veg patch. I don’t yet have an outdoor shower, so the hose is my only welcome respite (and I’ll take it with a smile! Whew, it’s hot!)
I can’t get my work boots on because I (stupidly) walked barefoot across my asphalt driveway and burnt the bottoms so badly that I even have a blister. Two days later, after many Epsom salt baths, they still ache.
The dreamiest of outdoor showers features a stone swirl surround, windows to the savannah and hardwood and concrete surfaces. Found at the Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa in at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg (Limpopo province, South Africa). image via engineeringandarchitecture The Apollo_2 is a shower head made of cast brass, it is a great combo light and shower head solution for outdoor shower installations. Designed for @antoniolupidesign. Image via briansironi.
I’ve been thinking about a better way to manage all the sorts of dirty but reusable beach towels that end up draped across our cars so they can dry out. Perhaps a garden feature of sorts? But the heat also has me thinking that an outdoor shower would be lovely. It is a place where the kids can shower off the dirt or beach sand. Where I can wash my dirty gardening self before going inside, and on a hot day, we can all cool down.
Snake mosaic tiles create the floor of a shower surrounded by a privacy hedge.
I’ve collected over thirty (31 to be precise) images of beautiful outdoor showers for our inspiration. Each has some great ideas to borrow and re-create in your own garden.
An earthy tile shower is lined with Breeze Blocks to provide privacy. Breeze blocks are a great wait to inexpensively enclose an outdoor area for a little bit of shower privacy. timneve
I wish mine were already in place. I think I will need it this weekend.I am finishing my cobblestone patio and starting to paint the house…and the heat is still on. Are you working in the garden this weekend? What are you creating?
Broken tile combines with a stone wall and other glass elements (glass block and pretty blue Bottles) to make a colorful outdoor shower. The shelf and the bench are helpful additions. image by Kathy & Gene Walz.mLittle Kulala Outdoor Shower at the Little Kulala lodge near Sossusvlei. image by Ryan G
A tub and an outdoor shower
Clean and inviting this setting encourages a more leisurely soak over a quick wash. image by megvandorn
Cherry Blossom
The shower is more like a waterfall (so refreshing!) But this might be a more visually effective design if there was more cohesion in materials choices. image by Suwatchai Praesomboon
If you need portability, an upside-down shower will do it for a quick rinse or refresh. The Viteo Shower can be found at outdoorshower.at.
A full rinse over Brick.
This simple and elegant shower pole tucked between boxwood in a formal garden is clever – I’d hardly realize it was a shower until the water is turned on. image by megvandorn
A Rustic Metal and Wood Bathing Area.
Tucked into an outside corner of the building this shower is screened by the adjacent tree and made cozy by plants and vine on a trellis.
Shingles and pillars.
A classic shed design houses a shower under the overhang of the building. image by BPC Architecture
Byron Bay Villa – image by Villa Getaways – has many luxurious details.
White Irises
Contain a natural river stone cobbled floor with a raised bed, and then tuck the whole thing behind a tree and along a finished fence. image by Christy Newman
Cherry Blossom
A corrugated metal option is a lightweight and waterproof finish for any wall. mpembertondesign
Use a rain shower head and put it high to create the ultimate garden shower experience. image by Simon_seesRemember that an outdoor shower – if used regularly – can create a microclimate where you may be able to grow plants that you may not be able to otherwise. (like mosses and ferns and crevice garden plants). image by troy mckaskleAttach your outdoor shower to your indoor bathroom. This outdoor shower is only accessible from the indoor bath and is a feather of the solace cabins in South Africa. image by solace.cabins image by solace.cabinsThe simple, straightforward construction of a shower on the back of the house is accessible and easy to design for many homes. Note how the shower is on the outside wall of the indoor bath, making the plumbing easily accessible. image by climapod This outdoor shower features a blue tile, which is a pretty accent to the blue-tile swimming pool. via homestoloveau. Photography: @tfadtomferguson@brigidarnottphotography. Styling: @anna_delpratModern use of subway tile makes this stone and white tile shower a good accompaniment for mid-century style home. via homestoloveau. Photography by @brigidarnottphotography and Styling: @fiona_gould_stylist A fresh and white garden and shower area.tucked beneath the leaves of tropical Alocasia. Image and design by harrisonslandscaping. Another tropically inspired and plant filled garden shower design by harrisonslandscaping. The simplest of plumbing is all that is needed. Image and design by harrisonslandscaping. This outdoor shower has a sauna feel with wood slats, black stone and a bench. Image and design by mikepyledesign
Make your shower more interesting for little money (like tiles – but not for the cost of tile) with pretty stencils. Image by royalstencilsimage by royalstencils
Nearby to Boston and available for New England Gardners – look at capecodshowerkits for all the pieces to begin making your own more customized al fresco shower.
Nice collection of showers. There’s something quite wonderful about an outdoor shower. I have a shower under a trellis covered with Wisteria floribunda. It’s rather messy, but so nice when the wisteria is blooming, you feel like you are showering with flower petals.
awesome roundup, and perfect timing for what i’m working on. thanks!
Nice collection of showers. There’s something quite wonderful about an outdoor shower. I have a shower under a trellis covered with Wisteria floribunda. It’s rather messy, but so nice when the wisteria is blooming, you feel like you are showering with flower petals.
love outdoor showers…..summer is really here!
These would go brilliantly with a natural pool. If anyone offers this type of product I’d love to offer it on our site