With modern life proving harder for us all as the years roll by, and the pressure of work taking its toll on our health and leisure time, the need to relax is ever more real, and the place to relax is in your very own custom glass shower enclosure.

The bathroom is no longer just a utility, but with the advent of modern design and manufacture techniques can be a beautiful and enjoyable talking point for any modern home. Your bathroom says a lot about who you are, and making it look as good as it can be will be a guide to your guests of just the sort of person you aspire to be.

Glass shower cubicles are beautiful and come in a great deal of styles and sizes, with custom designs made to fit your bespoke bathroom available from a myriad of suppliers and manufacturers.

Need not be expensive

In these times of sophisticated production techniques the glass shower enclosure need not be prohibitively expensive, and there are ranges available to fit every pocket from the man on the street to the man in the mansion.

A corner glass shower enclosure is a popular choice, giving as it does an attractive and functional space in which to shower as well as taking up as little space as is possible in the most efficient manner, and corner showers come in a number of styles, too. You may want to look at corner enclosures with two doors – opening away from each other – or single doors that pivot outwards, and many modern designs offer a sliding door feature in which the entrance door is hidden away on opening hence saving on outside space.

Two or three sided, or stand-alone

If you need a three-sided enclosure this can be found, too, with many different styles and shapes available. Glass manufacture has advanced so much that it can be made in curved form with no distortion to vision, giving you a stylish and beautiful glass shower enclosure that will be the envy of your friends and family.

Perhaps the most impressive of the modern style of glass shower enclosure is the stand alone type, with which you can incorporates a bathroom design around a central, four sided glass enclosure.

The advantages of glass shower enclosures extend beyond just looks, with ease of cleaning and maintenance among the top features that users point to, and the ability to buy them in different sizes in order to accommodate different sized people.

Different showering systems

The glass shower enclosure can be built to incorporate many different types of shower fitment, from the standard head to the built in multiple sprinkler systems so desired of the young and upwardly mobile professional these days, and coupled with the option of coloured glass panels, you enclosure can be chosen to match the rest of your bathroom suite and integrate beautifully and easily.

The glass enclosure is the perfect complement to the modern, stylish and minimalist bathroom, and an essential furnishing item as well as a functional device.

By:Lena Kavhovsky
About the Author:Lena Kavhovsky is the author of this article on Glass Shower Enclosures. Find more information about the same at http://www.vigoindustries.com

Why should I buy a single or double door 900mm Quadrant Shower Enclosure?

900mm Quadrant Shower Enclosures are a popular choice for many new home buyers and renovators alike who are looking for contemporary style shower enclosures in their bathrooms. Small quadrant shower enclosures, and in particular, 900mm quadrant shower enclosures have gained a great deal of favour amongst discerning bathroom buyers who want to save space, and are now best-sellers amongst many manufacturers in the UK.

Here is a brief but comprehensive guide on the UK’s best shower manufacturers and products, and where you can source them:

So, who makes 900mm Quadrant Shower Enclosures?

Three major players in the Quadrant Shower market in the UK are April Showers, Manhattan Showers and London Water Closet Company.  Below are these three suppliers with some of their main products, which are classified by double and single door quadrants:

Double Door 900mm Quadrant Shower

900mm quadrant showers generally vary slightly in style, by manufacturer.

All three manufacturers stock a standard 900mm x 900mm quadrant shower. For Manhattan, this 900 x 900 double door is called a “Quadrant Duo” (mid range), for April Showers, it is known as a “Double Door Quadrant” (mid to premium range), and finally, LWCC calls it the “Waterfall Quad Door Enclosure” (budget range).

These doors are also sized from a small offset 900mm x 760mm offset quadrant shower (April) and 800mm x 900mm offset quadrant shower  (Manhattan), extending to a longer 900mm x 1200mm offset quadrant shower (April, Manhattan and LWCC all manufacture this product).

Single Door 900mm Quadrant Shower

This single door quadrant is available from April or Manhattan in a 900mm x 900mm size. In this single door range, April makes a Bow Fronted Single Door Quadrant.  Manhattan also manufactures three different varieties single door quadrant shower enclosures: the Quadrant Uno, Quadrant Sphere and Quadrant Plus (915mm). All of these offset quadrant shower enclosures are designed to be situated in a corner space, at a 90 degree angle.

The 900 quadrant shower, whether in a single or double door configuration will suit most bathroom spaces and blends seamlessly with all tastes and style preferences.

By:Lindy
About the Author: High Flying Media Ltd – Lindy Holman. More information on 900mm Quadrant Shower or Quadrant Shower enclosures can be found at Bathroom Trade, the online Bathroom Store. Visit today for free help and advice on all Shower Enclosures.