What to Consider When Choosing a Frameless Shower Enclosure

As one of the most important rooms in your home, chances are, you’ll want to give your bathroom a lot of thought. From the finer details, to the much bigger purchase decisions, we know how you’ll want to get every single detail right.

One of the most important decisions can be choosing your bathroom furniture, specifically your shower. Do you opt for a bath or shower? Framed or frameless enclosure? The decisions are endless.

As contemporary bathrooms are becoming more trendy as the years go on, in this article we’re going to take a look at frameless shower enclosures and some things to think about when choosing them.

What’s your overall aesthetic goal?

Aside from keeping things functional, one of the first things you’re likely to think about is the design of your bathroom. Is your overall goal to have a modern, stylish bathroom? Or are you thinking of something more traditional. If it’s something elegant and chic that you’re after, you’re likely to love what frameless shower enclosures have to offer.

Frameless shower enclosures bring a sophisticated, spa-like feel to any bathroom, as well as the benefits of easy access and enhancing natural light.

How easy will it be to clean? 

Due to the nature of frameless shower enclosures being, well... frameless, they’re notoriously easy to clean. There are no ‘hard to clean’ areas and you won’t find yourself trying to get inside door hinges to remove the soap-scum build up.

All you’ll need is your cleaning equipment and you’ll be good to go!

How attractive will your shower make your bathroom to potential future buyers?

When you’re furnishing your new, or current home, selling it probably won’t be the first thing in your mind… but it should be! Anything that you’re doing to your home now, will affect its value and ability to sell later down the line.

Opting for a luxury frameless shower enclosure will not only attract future buyers to your sophisticated and modernistic bathroom, but could even increase the value that your home sells for.

Are you opting for modern, or more traditional?

Although frameless shower enclosures are modern pieces of bathroom furniture that ooze a contemporary style, due to the sleek glass enclosure and light-enhancing design, they’re also completely timeless. Meaning if you were after a shower that you could accessorize to match whatever mood you’re feeling that month (be that modern or traditional), a frameless shower enclosure is a good option for both.

How much space do you have?

A good question when buying any piece of bathroom furniture, or furniture in general! Thankfully, even if you have a smaller space to work with, frameless shower enclosures come in a variety of different sizes. For example, at JT Spas, we stock smaller 700mm x 700mm frameless shower enclosures, and then larger 1200mm x 900mm enclosures. There are choices for everyone.

And if you do have a small bathroom, opting for a frameless shower enclosure gives the illusion of more space, making it look even bigger!

700mm x 700mm frameless shower enclosure from JT Spas

Is natural light important to you? 

Some people are blessed with bathrooms with big windows and therefore reams of natural light that brightens the room. However, others may have relatively small (or no) windows which lead to dark and sometimes dreary bathrooms.

The beauty of frameless shower enclosures is that they not only make your bathroom look bigger, they also enhance any natural light that you do have - making the room much brighter.

What level of luxury are you aiming for?

When designing a bathroom, because it’s the place where you spend a lot of your downtime, many people aim to get the most luxurious feel that they can - to make time in the bathroom more of an experience. Frameless shower enclosures are seen in the likes of spas and extravagant hotels alike, so they make achieving the same vibe from home incredibly easy.

What’s your budget like?

Due to the luxurious nature of frameless shower enclosures, you may assume that you’ll need to widen your budget to include them in your bathroom design. Whilst that may be the case with some bathroom providers, at JT Spas, we specialise in affordable luxury bathroom furniture and pride ourselves in making luxury available to the masses.

Our prices currently range from £208 up to £489 for the frameless shower enclosure itself, and if you have any questions, we’d love to help!

Which supplier will you choose?

One of the most important decisions you’ll make is where to buy your frameless shower enclosure from. It’s always best to do your research before making any online purchase and make sure that you’ve checked their website, social media channels and even customer reviews so you’re fully informed.

For the best experience, we’d always suggest purchasing bathroom furniture such as frameless shower enclosures through a bathroom furniture specialist, just like ourselves. This way, you’ll know you’re dealing with professionals and that they have your best interests at heart.