Same wood as the wall, with triple coat of varnish to prevent problems. Around the faucet, a solid piece of material, perhaps a solid porcelain tile drilled for the taps. Keep it very simple.

Hi Nic, I've been stuck with shower-over-baths in a few rentals and they can be slippery death traps! They also get grotty in summer with bare feet, post beach showers etc which limits usage as a bath anyway. If your kids are old enough I'd go for just a nice big shower area or a separate shower with a compact freestanding bath if you can fit one. If your kids are little or the above won't work for you here's some tips to make a shower over bath safer and easy to use: - Pick a bath with an absolutely flat bottom and anti slip texture at the shower end (those suction anti-slip mats are worse than useless). - Position the shower screen so that you can step straight onto the anti slip part. - Make sure the bath edge is low enough for the kids to enter end exit easily. - A hand held shower head that can move up and down would be a nice addition. Hope that helps! Good luck with the new bathroom :)

Hi, we are renovating the family bathroom, it's a full bathroom with a shower and a back to wall bath. I'm wondering whether I should allocate money towards underfloor heating or if we opt for the back to wall spa bath instead of normal bath. It's the only bath in the house, the en-suite only has a shower. My husband and I like to bath together on the odd 'bath night' :) .We live in Auckland, NZ. We'll likely sell within the next 3 years to downsize to a smaller place for just us 2. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Hi there, we are renovating a small bathroom and I love the look of a wet area that includes a shower and a bath (plus it would help us with space). But I'm confused about how much waterproofing work this requires. Is it as much as a full wet room? Especially if we use a tray for the actual shower floor, and the bathtub is inset, and use a full glass wall with sliding door to separate it from the rest of the bathroom. Please see inspiration photo attached. Any advice is incredibly appreciated!