Outdoor Showers and Baths

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some outdoor showers are purely practical places to rinse off sand after a day at the beach. Others offer the rarefied opportunity to bathe while watching wild animals of Africa splashing about in their watering holes. An al fresco bathtub can provide a sybaritic experience or, as in the case of musician John Legend, a convenient spot to wash the dogs. Whether you choose stone or <i>ipe</i> wood, Dornbracht fixtures or a garden hose, there are many ways to create a private area in which to cool off and enjoy nature. For inspiration, take a peek . . .  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMv8NGrQUDB1qGNH2rlWxnnumlUCWGhH648RwF1Gk-3x03HNAyXGyXTa5ybgbCLRNimo5ggPntc5-9yZqpVIFMLVFe4sKXz4uWFu0jfBPQJDNB7bkNRGNqnz1jYTsxSTqQRfaVLyVLI8/s1600/outdoor-showers-07-lgnED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMv8NGrQUDB1qGNH2rlWxnnumlUCWGhH648RwF1Gk-3x03HNAyXGyXTa5ybgbCLRNimo5ggPntc5-9yZqpVIFMLVFe4sKXz4uWFu0jfBPQJDNB7bkNRGNqnz1jYTsxSTqQRfaVLyVLI8/s640/outdoor-showers-07-lgnED.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With privacy from a bamboo hedge and a lattice fence, designers Tom Flynn and Joseph D'Urso created an exotic and stylish outdoor shower in East Hampton, New York. It's equipped with a powerful rain showerhead - the ultimate way to cool off after a day at the beach."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Antoine Bootz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/outdoor-showers-that-make-a-splash#slide-7" target="_blank">Outdoor Showers That Make a Splash</a>" by Dickson Wong.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVSvjMK57EHhKGV3gE3BwDRd9-5WSoRENxy3ev8t3cV4hyphenhyphenSLYK3jmjbJggCyN18mxc2BRo_K37zC_oYn8kAao_MoltxrH3Tolg3ecnru3pFC-vB_jsq9Y4y-5iqBhbwzpJoV0Fel-cRo/s1600/ss_Boehly-poolhouse-outdoor-showerTradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVSvjMK57EHhKGV3gE3BwDRd9-5WSoRENxy3ev8t3cV4hyphenhyphenSLYK3jmjbJggCyN18mxc2BRo_K37zC_oYn8kAao_MoltxrH3Tolg3ecnru3pFC-vB_jsq9Y4y-5iqBhbwzpJoV0Fel-cRo/s640/ss_Boehly-poolhouse-outdoor-showerTradHome.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Nothing is more refreshing than a shower al fresco, and this special place requires special attention. Create a walled garden feel or bring the indoors out and make the outdoor shower a true extension of the bathroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Louise Brooks, <a href="http://www.brooksandfalotico.com/" target="_blank">Brooks and Falotico</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/designers/decorating-design-tips-brooks_ss13.html" target="_blank">Decorating and Design Tips From Louise Brooks</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsN1nrQ9slTPGWMoETEu1Qxyb8OFqF5MgNO1vF6IId31oC5KnnLvvuGCX1MJoAfurPa0BZ1qPVcLWn7LpoET0Y1imJPrKU2ZtjtR49lVGZyg4kDYFk7pB5D0MlAtixiHBDpbi4G23KAs/s1600/outdoor-shower-modern-beach-house-0411-tamarkin10-oCoOB0-deHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsN1nrQ9slTPGWMoETEu1Qxyb8OFqF5MgNO1vF6IId31oC5KnnLvvuGCX1MJoAfurPa0BZ1qPVcLWn7LpoET0Y1imJPrKU2ZtjtR49lVGZyg4kDYFk7pB5D0MlAtixiHBDpbi4G23KAs/s640/outdoor-shower-modern-beach-house-0411-tamarkin10-oCoOB0-deHB.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The outdoor shower off the master bedroom is Tamarkin's favorite spot in the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shelter Island, New York, home of architect Cary Tamarkin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture: Cary Tamarkin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decorating by Suzanne Shaker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/modern-beach-house-decorating-ideas-0411?click=main_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">A Warm, Natural, and Modern Beach House</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBEZA8jD9v5vkEaiQKlzpgYfwDngTup1IcX4ntifCP07jqYRljRAd_YKJ4jmO4LV9cnupvPf-pWWlX38H9soXhtU4oB7-HwAkasa0TLZExoOgbF5yoIPLE9o4vT27MJ09bHTj7Lm53Fs/s1600/outdoor-showers-01_0-lgnED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBEZA8jD9v5vkEaiQKlzpgYfwDngTup1IcX4ntifCP07jqYRljRAd_YKJ4jmO4LV9cnupvPf-pWWlX38H9soXhtU4oB7-HwAkasa0TLZExoOgbF5yoIPLE9o4vT27MJ09bHTj7Lm53Fs/s640/outdoor-showers-01_0-lgnED.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A verdant setting of fruit trees and evergreens surrounds a spacious outdoor shower at the weekend house of designers <a href="http://www.fisherweisman.com/" target="_blank">Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher</a> in Sonoma County, California. The master bathroom opens onto the concrete outdoor room, which is equipped with a handsome arched showerhead for a waterfall-like spray."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Grey Crawford.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/outdoor-showers-that-make-a-splash#slide-1" target="_blank">Outdoor Showers That Make a Splash</a>" by Dickson Wong.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyoJgYkIYgrhDuWHxcTI3axbqGND7rg9y25fCiJaihh5QGGgy2q_gey7Z-uxOXaiWAQDm0N4ssYCHGntypDEzFjHCmWWg5y8lI1hzzZeHnujfo29uYg4DPAo3-0ZixJsjgemrHZu5fx8/s1600/LloydBerman_shower_JY07HouseAndHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyoJgYkIYgrhDuWHxcTI3axbqGND7rg9y25fCiJaihh5QGGgy2q_gey7Z-uxOXaiWAQDm0N4ssYCHGntypDEzFjHCmWWg5y8lI1hzzZeHnujfo29uYg4DPAo3-0ZixJsjgemrHZu5fx8/s640/LloydBerman_shower_JY07HouseAndHome.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The open-air shower on Michelle Lloyd and David Bermann's boathouse was modeled after the cabanas at Miami's Delano hotel. For privacy, Michelle draped it with inexpensive white nylon curtain-liners. 'They're so durable,' she says. 'You could use them for privacy on any outdoor structure.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Michelle Lloyd and David Bermann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Brandford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/boathouses-outdoor-showers" target="_blank">Boathouse's Outdoor Showers</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (July 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLXHgXRL6WmNyj-q4vGtAtYxWnfMu0pO_BHcFN1LVLk4t82I0nerZd5DKof-rt6xojdCzYCu25MWYSpxMK2ePg7x5PBAYYhlEZBmxmkbzz4SyVl8w1x-_qR9yjbLQsCMQzaL6dCESMm8/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl08_groveAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLXHgXRL6WmNyj-q4vGtAtYxWnfMu0pO_BHcFN1LVLk4t82I0nerZd5DKof-rt6xojdCzYCu25MWYSpxMK2ePg7x5PBAYYhlEZBmxmkbzz4SyVl8w1x-_qR9yjbLQsCMQzaL6dCESMm8/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl08_groveAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The below-grade outdoor shower is surrounded by solid-<i>ipe</i> planking, which the architect selected not only for its appearance but for its strength and durability."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<i>Ipe</i> is "a sustainable Brazilian hardwood favored by architects for its warmth and sheen as much as for its water resistance and durability.") </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Hampton, New York, beach house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior and landscape design by <a href="http://www.srussellgroves.com/" target="_blank">S. Russell Groves</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bruce Buck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Reconsidering the Beach House" text by Therese Bissell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPOF3mXpc9tC99VNdA_B-5n4yA1YCgR3Upn_CQT6oY78xWy6hTHDRNMUuCmdrD3V_wPJIYdhy4vfeB5gC-f0XeqpHjaEfNO7hChVzIXMXatbD62951_Aej6XcoAbk6AuhhrG8JLlH5x0/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.judy-blume-09-master-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPOF3mXpc9tC99VNdA_B-5n4yA1YCgR3Upn_CQT6oY78xWy6hTHDRNMUuCmdrD3V_wPJIYdhy4vfeB5gC-f0XeqpHjaEfNO7hChVzIXMXatbD62951_Aej6XcoAbk6AuhhrG8JLlH5x0/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.judy-blume-09-master-bath.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> tub in the master bath faces a slate-walled waterfall shower created by [landscape architect Raymond] Jungles, the tub and shower fittings are by <a href="http://www.dornbracht.com/" target="_blank">Dornbracht</a>, and the Indonesian low stool is from Archeo Gallery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Key West, Florida, home of novelist <a href="http://www.judyblume.com/" target="_blank">Judy Blume</a> and her husband, true-crime writer George Cooper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architect: Raymond Jungles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Malcolm James Kutner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Thomas E. Pope.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/judy-blume-key-west-florida-home-slideshow_slideshow_item7_8" target="_blank">Judy Blume's Tropical Retreat</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9djn-3W7komOHv0hI2sO2r4FpwDDoh2R0iYuePmYxJyzZCPOkNvLBFe0yJrlkU7d4If3UcGE9wBTL3kzD-GFP8bnW2dw6udD_asYSINsfXaRDrmHnQyxKgnnBazVfDGRNioMXfN2sUo/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.john-legend-07-outdoor-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9djn-3W7komOHv0hI2sO2r4FpwDDoh2R0iYuePmYxJyzZCPOkNvLBFe0yJrlkU7d4If3UcGE9wBTL3kzD-GFP8bnW2dw6udD_asYSINsfXaRDrmHnQyxKgnnBazVfDGRNioMXfN2sUo/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.john-legend-07-outdoor-area.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Anchoring the private garden off the master suite is a freestanding basalt bathtub that [John] Legend confesses to using primarily for washing the couple's two dogs. 'It's a beautiful piece of sculpture,' he says with a laugh. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'And we do love our dogs.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1960s Hollywood Hills home of John Legend and fiancee Christine Teigen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Don Stewart, <a href="http://www.desideratadesign.com/" target="_blank">Desiderata Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/john-legend-christine-teigen-los-angeles-home-slideshow_slideshow_item9_10" target="_blank">In Concert</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDhCOuulRwTUtXuQphKi08ZZNXXsjFEOyXT03qptot8BFxTfoSXspjCQrb6cR11GsDx01zmbkxAUUTvfSAivEAn-HOWJhj9fHvrN5vSWSjKIJZXGFDdn_rI1mBaj11PSfWlV90Nbh9z4/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-lehrer-10-master-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDhCOuulRwTUtXuQphKi08ZZNXXsjFEOyXT03qptot8BFxTfoSXspjCQrb6cR11GsDx01zmbkxAUUTvfSAivEAn-HOWJhj9fHvrN5vSWSjKIJZXGFDdn_rI1mBaj11PSfWlV90Nbh9z4/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-lehrer-10-master-bath.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The indoor/outdoor shower, surfaced in honed limestone and marble, with <a href="http://www.hansgrohe-usa.com/" target="_blank">Hansgrohe</a> heads, <a href="http://www.dornbracht.com/" target="_blank">Dornbracht</a> controls, and <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/" target="_blank">Kohler</a> WaterTile sprayers."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Modern home in West Los Angeles enclave.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Michael B. Lehrer, <a href="http://www.lehrerarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Lehrer Architects LA</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by JoAnne Brosnahan, Unique Custom Interiors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contractor: Dan Andrews.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-07/michael-lehrer-los-angeles-house-slideshow_slideshow_item9_10" target="_blank">Perfect Harmony</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3u-d7GJ0-xlLDHfAroWLOllGk4keH_S6_hdS4Gcj5lR1bwxpa1zKxUkT_XQ5nieO-Y9eXld2T-Ai8akQ8ZJOloLhRYI5q1o2B-9E3sZoXR_-mFR5_RZ5RzRhfId7-wWMO8jXxPdEFV94/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl06_mateyaAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3u-d7GJ0-xlLDHfAroWLOllGk4keH_S6_hdS4Gcj5lR1bwxpa1zKxUkT_XQ5nieO-Y9eXld2T-Ai8akQ8ZJOloLhRYI5q1o2B-9E3sZoXR_-mFR5_RZ5RzRhfId7-wWMO8jXxPdEFV94/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl06_mateyaAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"All the baths feature freestanding soaking tubs and sliding glass doors. Connecting indoor and outdoor showers allow you to watch the animals while you stand under the spray."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mateyasafari.com/" target="_blank">Mateya Safari Lodge</a>, created and owned by Susan White Mathis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Vincent Thibert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gert Gertzen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Anthony Orelowitz of Paragon Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mateya Safari Lodge" text by Amanda Vaill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimtm9B_MaFb5ogh0dGbpqGis9XcZ6btM9jcF4neDcAIOvFXd5r4zHnYAPExi3Mw1x7xssHJWbrwu3VPiepxPZSkZvAy2OR-3oI4063JoosGLusFuavH3dhILJUWUCZdel4_oN1gY56K0/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl05_makanyaneAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimtm9B_MaFb5ogh0dGbpqGis9XcZ6btM9jcF4neDcAIOvFXd5r4zHnYAPExi3Mw1x7xssHJWbrwu3VPiepxPZSkZvAy2OR-3oI4063JoosGLusFuavH3dhILJUWUCZdel4_oN1gY56K0/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl05_makanyaneAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" A bath has a heated floor and an indoor-outdoor shower. At Makanyane you can shower outside and listen to the call of the crested francolin."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.makanyane.com/" target="_blank">Makanyane Safari Lodge</a> in South Africa, which was created by Susan Harper and David Whittome.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jenny Seddon of Paragon Interiors and Tessa Proudfoot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bruce Stafford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tim Beddow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Makanyane Safari Lodge" text by Peter Halderman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhbB-yyX4uF8T25M_ACbqRYKNhhOTMUp-xYgjEAkINNH3uySU3hkSK4KiJbpGJj2P2-FdSSdYmOhv74ihkfMb7fGVphYM2SWVUPfLGg8nNmXW-Z2J3Lf4SK2l-7yOvAPqtswotAfo0Jg/s1600/item05.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.six-senses-laamu-resort-maldives-05AD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhbB-yyX4uF8T25M_ACbqRYKNhhOTMUp-xYgjEAkINNH3uySU3hkSK4KiJbpGJj2P2-FdSSdYmOhv74ihkfMb7fGVphYM2SWVUPfLGg8nNmXW-Z2J3Lf4SK2l-7yOvAPqtswotAfo0Jg/s640/item05.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.six-senses-laamu-resort-maldives-05AD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The outdoor shower is encircled in bamboo to ensure privacy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/laamu/destination" target="_blank">Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/travel/2012/six-senses-laamu-maldives-eco-resort-slideshow_slideshow_item4_5" target="_blank">Six Senses Laamu via Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Eco-Resorts: Six Senses Laamu"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyNGJcWFHxzvU6G5dZEfQC2CdKQK-LPhMGjiWau7oKQk3YbEcIPeug3J6dVFJbLvXj5LgBAxNOahVnF2K-kBad93QwFjre54NW-qRm0m66QUm4rrPhQPzWW8eANnFWEAlXYTvOr2TcFo/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl07_phindaAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyNGJcWFHxzvU6G5dZEfQC2CdKQK-LPhMGjiWau7oKQk3YbEcIPeug3J6dVFJbLvXj5LgBAxNOahVnF2K-kBad93QwFjre54NW-qRm0m66QUm4rrPhQPzWW8eANnFWEAlXYTvOr2TcFo/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl07_phindaAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An outdoor shower has both vistas and privacy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tara and Jessica Getty's home in the Phinda Private Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Chris Browne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Nick Plewman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tim Beddow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Phinda Getty House" text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ie9lxdNv57rZmHFnHeUsgWLEgWZHognIUSbwLZv42HGZrFyaIZ4IABnV6mn-ak7PHEnJKjO_MwGKJ791P7QJ2MYUX0Mwc6G5orqYvvvnLjp3ieyo6DsaTwwVXZ9NRrqusFMx8G7GxOI/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl05_temenosAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ie9lxdNv57rZmHFnHeUsgWLEgWZHognIUSbwLZv42HGZrFyaIZ4IABnV6mn-ak7PHEnJKjO_MwGKJ791P7QJ2MYUX0Mwc6G5orqYvvvnLjp3ieyo6DsaTwwVXZ9NRrqusFMx8G7GxOI/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl05_temenosAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the Sky Villa, a bath includes a glass partition that separates the outdoor shower from the marble interior. <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/us/" target="_blank">Kohler</a> fixtures."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sky Villa, one of three rental villas comprising Temenos (Greek for "Sanctuary"), which was developed by Robert F. X. Sillerman and Laura Baudo Sillerman in Anguilla.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by John Morton Levine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by H. G. Oscar Farmer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bruce Buck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Temenos" text by Stephen Calloway.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb1hJOpDkFaWPsL4Ld6752Djn6Gx2NtCkhDU0jtApfsvw-FE9YtANy4cbO2dAz7wvA_d3FdtAFIq7bKyfgcB4eWC32y-TluFvMdI1E25SpFDbxJOccSzalaX-UJxZEtYG-MLOK5reGt8/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl03_jamesonAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb1hJOpDkFaWPsL4Ld6752Djn6Gx2NtCkhDU0jtApfsvw-FE9YtANy4cbO2dAz7wvA_d3FdtAFIq7bKyfgcB4eWC32y-TluFvMdI1E25SpFDbxJOccSzalaX-UJxZEtYG-MLOK5reGt8/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl03_jamesonAD.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The outdoor shower, made of stainless steel and etched glass, has another function: At night it is lit from within, illuminating the house's main entrance directly opposite. The landscaping, concrete plinths and locked seams of metal 'reinforce the linear quality of the house,' says [architect David] Jameson."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Michael Minnemann and Richard Bernstein's modernist compound on Maryland's Upper Hooper Island.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.davidjamesonarchitect.com/" target="_blank">David Jameson, AIA</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Warchol.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2008-10/jameson_slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Functional Aesthetics</a>" text by Jean Strouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr157J1cda0hXgaxOSETrUARu3KO9Pg_4v9vKOvOYNCQZnDpbuc4SWgQ-_8gt4soFX6pPast-J3o7pwT0TWePd966V3MY9CJD41JshWFK8_KvPrxA-ii7Y5LwsxONWYi0UDKftiSvGOM/s1600/img_trendsjune2007_ss18TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr157J1cda0hXgaxOSETrUARu3KO9Pg_4v9vKOvOYNCQZnDpbuc4SWgQ-_8gt4soFX6pPast-J3o7pwT0TWePd966V3MY9CJD41JshWFK8_KvPrxA-ii7Y5LwsxONWYi0UDKftiSvGOM/s640/img_trendsjune2007_ss18TradHome.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For the ultimate cool down on a hot summer's day, turn on Seiger Design Studio's super sleek "Under the Tree" outdoor shower designed for <a href="http://www.conmoto.com/" target="_blank">Conmoto</a>." The water is supplied by a connection to a garden hose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/marketplace/trendsjune2007_18.html" target="_blank">Marketplace: Trends</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a> (June 2007).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMNF84Y5o1dlY2DUVsolq3PmNYDtgp1L-DGyAwj8Lc6SzQ8VyfhLuwEOptsJ18hkQTQr7wCKSTNdsnq2mYR5ryaXnlAoK8FRl58R3lWzAdRpqZlt2IfzEw3S0HrTtYep4k3y59ZTKJ4w/s1600/item27.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ad-home-design-show-02-oborainAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMNF84Y5o1dlY2DUVsolq3PmNYDtgp1L-DGyAwj8Lc6SzQ8VyfhLuwEOptsJ18hkQTQr7wCKSTNdsnq2mYR5ryaXnlAoK8FRl58R3lWzAdRpqZlt2IfzEw3S0HrTtYep4k3y59ZTKJ4w/s640/item27.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ad-home-design-show-02-oborainAD.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.oborain.com/" target="_blank">Oborain</a> designs and builds modern, pre-fab outdoor showers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Danlly Domingo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Stephanie Schomer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/shop/2013-04/ad-home-design-show-products-outdoor-home-furnishings-renovation_slideshow_Outdoor-Living_28" target="_blank">The AD Edit: Top Renovation Ideas, Home Furnishings, and Designs for Outdoor Living</a>" produced by Parker Bowie Larson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyWMFpPsiUAbSBg3smytxSIsBCAtNJSkdKg1bZPWHt-9HFAabR-XgUgUyCTmOvQ7SbW8imgEol2-b45PowPZ55kpnho0T1XwAbv7DqCHvywUkACDcM20Uu4qtcPifF14fqEJmLOSIoj0/s1600/item24.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ad-home-design-show-05-jee-o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyWMFpPsiUAbSBg3smytxSIsBCAtNJSkdKg1bZPWHt-9HFAabR-XgUgUyCTmOvQ7SbW8imgEol2-b45PowPZ55kpnho0T1XwAbv7DqCHvywUkACDcM20Uu4qtcPifF14fqEJmLOSIoj0/s640/item24.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ad-home-design-show-05-jee-o.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Holland-based <a href="http://www.jee-o.com/" target="_blank">Jee-O</a> brings its outdoor showers Stateside, boasting sleek silhouettes and ultrasimple functionality."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Danlly Domingo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Stephanie Schomer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/shop/2013-04/ad-home-design-show-products-outdoor-home-furnishings-renovation_slideshow_Outdoor-Living_25" target="_blank">The AD Edit: Top Renovation Ideas, Home Furnishings, and Designs for Outdoor Living</a>" produced by Parker Bowie Larson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix83FsbFAPQes4DGYGToHq1h6Zy1CtP1wuMAXVHczqmETrUPRRa-tnYbNPZxm4KX_Hcsev0IzJdwtPvI08hxG_rHCFUe9xYX5s-9CBeVBoYHm0VM6d_zfmiTulaKJNUYjgzse2vE8MDMo/s1600/08-hbx-open-air-shower-1012-kasler-lgnHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix83FsbFAPQes4DGYGToHq1h6Zy1CtP1wuMAXVHczqmETrUPRRa-tnYbNPZxm4KX_Hcsev0IzJdwtPvI08hxG_rHCFUe9xYX5s-9CBeVBoYHm0VM6d_zfmiTulaKJNUYjgzse2vE8MDMo/s640/08-hbx-open-air-shower-1012-kasler-lgnHB.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"More thatch overhangs the curvaceous, open-air shower-with-a-view. [Homeowner] Fred's only request was an outdoor shower. When Fred was little he would go to his grandparents' lake cottage, where there was an outdoor shower. That was his favorite thing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suzie and Fred Fehsenfeld's vacation home in Kenya.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Barnaby Ghavi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/kenya-interior-design-1012?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">An Amazing Open-Air House in Kenya</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2SFRAOx9wCvJ7ar9ZZ-R_BtFeb_JH6hsS99tPufwRMYWdliDp-XS7YKRfh2CiWnLI2ATDSecSnrQCoUToypTkOlBZ_tAtM2fQSiKqUgyc5TFMf3JsWvoTxzZOsE-4Kly9gT_sxrEbiY/s1600/1-outdoorshower-vacation-home-dominican-vmacdonald-houseandhome-may2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2SFRAOx9wCvJ7ar9ZZ-R_BtFeb_JH6hsS99tPufwRMYWdliDp-XS7YKRfh2CiWnLI2ATDSecSnrQCoUToypTkOlBZ_tAtM2fQSiKqUgyc5TFMf3JsWvoTxzZOsE-4Kly9gT_sxrEbiY/s640/1-outdoorshower-vacation-home-dominican-vmacdonald-houseandhome-may2012.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Every bathroom in this Dominican Republic home includes a private outdoor shower with lush plantings."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture: Selmen and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Construction: Anton Casanovas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Virginia Macdonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/private-outdoor-shower" target="_blank">Private Outdoor Shower</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEHS136o2B7VF88sYcxHwvWCeNO0DA7eQW4NDdOUiP0Fzq4kN7nymnk1DEDclL7tJ_OC3C5rvmGRAYDkySg2vO3QffUPjkC253zxlRY48Q1JXid8lulheOn0oYgOJKmnWVmxAvmtNhVU/s1600/outdoor-showers-02-lgnED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEHS136o2B7VF88sYcxHwvWCeNO0DA7eQW4NDdOUiP0Fzq4kN7nymnk1DEDclL7tJ_OC3C5rvmGRAYDkySg2vO3QffUPjkC253zxlRY48Q1JXid8lulheOn0oYgOJKmnWVmxAvmtNhVU/s640/outdoor-showers-02-lgnED.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A marine tarp on a frame turns a corner of the deck into an outdoor shower."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgehampton, New York, weekend home of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eric Hughes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/the-comfort-factor#slide-13" target="_blank">The Comfort Factor</a>" by Stacie Stukin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc6h1GwELpjEN9QgcTesQ3TDHYYQ_cLKk8adyzkNT1TKAxg5pnAPFpoOTeyL8GUeEiUpuGezIqLqNdAE05rkNKf4yDVL6TYinqcvtk3e43_HdsrsKZ76nxAX2j-JdGSavkJI_UK69NZs/s1600/img_VAgarden_ss14TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc6h1GwELpjEN9QgcTesQ3TDHYYQ_cLKk8adyzkNT1TKAxg5pnAPFpoOTeyL8GUeEiUpuGezIqLqNdAE05rkNKf4yDVL6TYinqcvtk3e43_HdsrsKZ76nxAX2j-JdGSavkJI_UK69NZs/s640/img_VAgarden_ss14TradHome.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Statues impart an air of classicism; this one is in the outdoor bathhouse, which has a tub and teak bench for sunbathing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Silverbrook Farm" in Purcellville, Virginia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Helen Norman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Rebecca Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/gardens_outdoorliving/outdoorliving/virginia-farm-garden_ss14.html" target="_blank">Virginia Farm Garden</a>" produced by James Cramer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For additional outdoor shower ideas, please visit last year's post <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/08/out-in-open.html" target="_blank">Out in the Open</a>.</span></div>

Outdoor Showers and Baths

Some outdoor showers are purely practical places to rinse off sand after a day at the beach. Others offer the rarefied opportunity to bathe ...

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Out in the Open

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weather is warm -- perfect for enjoying one of these outdoor showers.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdIY8cU4X6vGgT7yxA2aAAZeaQv2XjifHRGKZnk7nRIoIWJJRVaAG6gTo_XKk1WdjQLdH9BIs0ga_zaWw-tVUMgQAabkEHjGodfkRLEG-Mosv_ygEytc3qtOBrIEqGd2rqreCFy2ekUU/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenVerandaJulyAugust2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdIY8cU4X6vGgT7yxA2aAAZeaQv2XjifHRGKZnk7nRIoIWJJRVaAG6gTo_XKk1WdjQLdH9BIs0ga_zaWw-tVUMgQAabkEHjGodfkRLEG-Mosv_ygEytc3qtOBrIEqGd2rqreCFy2ekUU/s640/BlogOutintheOpenVerandaJulyAugust2011.jpg" width="492" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shower by Waterworks. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mirrored sconce by Urban Electric Co.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vintage lantern. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vintage concrete wave, Downtown.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lap of Luxury"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (July - August 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X9pLPobs_D3u1-4r75B2p_cdD7oqB4EEIV8KQoD7kCYdUUksDNxpNdanSzyCfIlAc1x8iDE8giHupA4vbF22UWZaWsuhQYfbQP7JoNqkVM89sMpHJNr5QDzZWyRAHmkif4ou7abxErQ/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-07-master-bath%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X9pLPobs_D3u1-4r75B2p_cdD7oqB4EEIV8KQoD7kCYdUUksDNxpNdanSzyCfIlAc1x8iDE8giHupA4vbF22UWZaWsuhQYfbQP7JoNqkVM89sMpHJNr5QDzZWyRAHmkif4ou7abxErQ/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-07-master-bath%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath, the double sink is by Corian; the teak-framed glass doors lead to an outdoor shower."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kelly Klein's Palm Beach, Florida home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: David Piscuskas of 1100 Architect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Carlos Mota.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (August 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uvJOq81Am-hGY6ls9eDuxzhOmCn06bVTL3A6FWo6nT-tsSA3Q6XXRzjtsHsfSHrYpCN3IuqN4J3xpZVFdwypVJovOvzxCCtNyoFXvnJ_6YZwQLdzpCy_3qPEbFwV2GzLqZwWgDV5QYc/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-08-outdoor-shower%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uvJOq81Am-hGY6ls9eDuxzhOmCn06bVTL3A6FWo6nT-tsSA3Q6XXRzjtsHsfSHrYpCN3IuqN4J3xpZVFdwypVJovOvzxCCtNyoFXvnJ_6YZwQLdzpCy_3qPEbFwV2GzLqZwWgDV5QYc/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-08-outdoor-shower%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The stainless-steel standing shower is by Marcel Wanders for Boffi, and the area is enclosed by cypress walls and gates."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kelly Klein's Palm Beach, Florida home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: David Piscuskas of 1100 Architect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Carlos Mota.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (August 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_TanQQ-kMwO-cwiAr9IrETuayST_otakk2W5L1loiDvOfnNyvTN8oM8ybvpN8hySf-rjZkPPNIlaTzrX0SP5yTSpyIu5bUBOad4bYZ2nJgT3rQ9ssh-G9oFVcjUS8nwq-EYSJEr6IFA/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenHBNov2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_TanQQ-kMwO-cwiAr9IrETuayST_otakk2W5L1loiDvOfnNyvTN8oM8ybvpN8hySf-rjZkPPNIlaTzrX0SP5yTSpyIu5bUBOad4bYZ2nJgT3rQ9ssh-G9oFVcjUS8nwq-EYSJEr6IFA/s640/BlogOutintheOpenHBNov2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An outdoor shower is mounted above a patio facing the beach."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A bachelor's Hermosa Beach, California house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1yAh_kaWs6QJOU2q-OIGRPTGJnBHtZ0UiEY7K6ycBYXYEXPQH-PyXFKmrlcCxD04rO9s5VmefV4gL0RIX77VVe8GeNJGHsiVgHwfR3eMr1EfxRRqLik2heIRjSlMbm79zMO5LNfMjd0/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenADSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1yAh_kaWs6QJOU2q-OIGRPTGJnBHtZ0UiEY7K6ycBYXYEXPQH-PyXFKmrlcCxD04rO9s5VmefV4gL0RIX77VVe8GeNJGHsiVgHwfR3eMr1EfxRRqLik2heIRjSlMbm79zMO5LNfMjd0/s640/BlogOutintheOpenADSept2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Waterworks tub with Dornbracht fittings looks onto a courtyard featuring an outdoor shower, a hot tub and a fire pit."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Los Angeles home of Ellen and Andrew Hauptman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: John Pawson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape design by Jonathan Bell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Alexandra and Michael Misczynski of Atelier AM assisted John Pawson with decor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Todd Eberle.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8O224u8hFNve1l3F241rN1LkUeO-q7TWWlX_SlU2Ht1gYDdOqTKEiP6I3ZsV45zWRcv3AKvtTn4dl2yUWSZoMgAI9f9G7C_jvd878v4NE77KH1S6T0tw6PNDGQufuF133mRDB4o6UsE/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-12-outdoor-shower%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8O224u8hFNve1l3F241rN1LkUeO-q7TWWlX_SlU2Ht1gYDdOqTKEiP6I3ZsV45zWRcv3AKvtTn4dl2yUWSZoMgAI9f9G7C_jvd878v4NE77KH1S6T0tw6PNDGQufuF133mRDB4o6UsE/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-12-outdoor-shower%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Off the master bedroom is an outdoor shower walled with stone salvaged when digging the foundations of the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Don and Rela Gleason.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of the fabric and furnishings company Summer Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The weather is warm -- perfect for enjoying one of these outdoor showers. Shower by Waterworks. Mirrored sconce by Urban Electric Co. Vintag...

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