Bathroom designs that hide away the plumbing look more clean and elegant and you have the opportunity to turn the wall of your shower into extra storage space by adding shower niches when planning your renovation.
A recessed shower niche provides additional storage space for shampoo bottles, body wash, shaving supplies, or anything else you might need. Everything is always within reach while taking a shower and you don’t have to place anything on the floor or drill to create a soap holder attached to the shower walls.
The shower niche ideas in the list below include a variety of placement ideas and shower niches in different shapes, sizes, and finishes. You can work with a shelf-like niche that is custom-built into your walls or buy a ready-made niche that can be covered with the same tiles or wall treatment as the rest of your bathroom.
A clean and minimal walk-in shower with a storage niche
The beautiful white and grey color scheme in this elegant bathroom is finished off with a shower niche covered in the same white tiles as the ones on the shower walls. By picking out a beautiful selection of soaps, the shower niche becomes a fun and stylish element in the space that is functional at the same time.
The other side of the shower niche includes a towel rack on the wall, placing everything within reach while taking a shower. The mixture of white tiles on the walls, small floor tile in the shower, and marble floor tiles in the rest of the bathroom is paired up with a light grey trim underneath the ceiling that also comes back on the cabinet fronts of the bathroom vanity.
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A shower wall with niches on both sides
When remodeling this bathtub combined shower in this beautiful bathroom with a white color scheme, the owners included a double shower niche: one against the bathtub wall and another one behind the shower head, which can be reached from the side.
This way, extra space is created to store products for multiple people or a large family. Both the bathtub and the shower wall are tiled with simple white tiles with black grout, which also covers the recessed shower niches, creating a cohesive look. The black hexagon floor tiles add a lovely contrast to the setting, which also comes back in the soap bottles and the black detail in the shower head.
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A horizontal shower niche that continues towards the bathtub
The shower niche design in this bathroom with beige wall and floor tiles includes recessed lighting for an elegant finishing touch. The modern design shower is finished off with a horizontal shower niche for toiletries, which can be used while showering or while taking a bath.
You can see the shower niche when you walk into the bathroom, even though the shower is hidden, which is a nice touch. The white tub, wood cabinet fronts, and chrome fittings stand out against the soft beige tile color and the shower niche adds depth to the bathroom layout.
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A shower bench and niche in a bathroom with marble tile
This is one of those shower niche ideas that includes both a recessed area for soaps, combined with a seating bench inside the shower, meaning you can sit down in the shower and quickly grab anything you need from the niche within reach.
The beautiful marble tiles are finished off with a chrome shower head and stainless steel finishes on the seams of both the niche and the bench, making the niche pop and turning it into a focal point in the room.
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A beige bathroom with contrasting black accents and a niche in the wall
Both the ceiling and the back wall of the shower have been extended to be able to hide the plumping of the shower head on the wall and the rain shower on the ceiling. By moving the shower wall forward, there was an opportunity to leave out a niche space in the wall, which is accentuated by led lighting making it a focal point in this modern bathroom.
The large bathroom is finished off with beige stone tile and black fittings for a warm yet contrasting look that makes accessories and the white tub stand out in the space. The black marble countertop of the vanity adds another texture to the material palette that makes this contemporary bathroom design look complete.
The stone front on top of the shower niche extends slightly, hiding away the recessed lighting for a contemporary effect. The back of the shower niche is covered with black marble to make this spot for beautiful bottles stand out even more.
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A Romantic Bathroom with Wallpaper and beige stone shelves in the Shower niches
This is the most romantic bathroom inspiration on this list, with the combination of gold hardware, bathroom wallpaper, and a beautiful soaking tub. The subway tile shower wall is enhanced with two niches that have a beige stone shelf that matches wonderfully with the color palette of this bathroom.
A terrazzo bathroom with a narrow shower niche
The shower space in this wood and terrazzo bathroom design is finished off with a narrow and angled shower bench and a narrow shower niche that about just fits soap bottles (that’s really all you need though isn’t it).
The terrazzo tile choice in combination with the wood bathroom floor looks great throughout this bathroom design and different niche sizes can also be found back in the other section of the bathroom. The white countertop on the vanity and the white tub stand out against the tile in a powerful way and create a beautiful mixture of materials and colors in this space.
While the terrazzo adds a bit of a fun element to the space, the chrome fittings tone the look down a bit and add a beautiful finish.
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A large shower niche with glass shelves above a bathtub
The spacious shower niche in this concrete bathroom design is divided into three levels to keep everything organized. The walls and seams of the shower niche are finished off with micro cement just like the rest of the bathroom and two glass shelves are attached inside the niche for a subtle division that is barely visible against the dark backdrop.
The natural tones in the accessories and objects displayed on the storage shelves combined with the brass bathroom fixtures add a warm tone to the dark color scheme of the space.
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Three shower niches on top of each other
The shower niche in this small bathroom space is extended all the way up to the ceiling, allowing three sections in the long niche. When you like to store your products in your shower, you can reduce the size of your vanities this way.
The shower in this bathroom is finished off with simple white tiles, combined with contrasting black tiles on the bathroom floor and marble tiles on the wall of the toilet. The combination of these different stone materials is finished off with a chrome showerhead for a fresh and clean look.
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A long shower niche design that extends toward the sink
Minimal walk-in showers tend to be great candidates for shower niches, as there are typically not a lot of surfaces to attach a caddy to and it feels messy to place shampoo bottles on the floor in such a modern shower design.
In this modern design bathroom, the shower niche starts halfway through the shower module and continues over the toilet and bathroom vanity. The beautiful niche is finished off with an LED strip on top and the large mirror above it adds even more depth to this beautiful bathroom design.
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A bathtub and shower combined with niches on each side
While this is not the most common solution, in this bathroom remodel the wall containing the shower head was pulled forward, leaving out two shower niche spaces on each side to place bathroom products. This effect was made even strong by picking different tiles for the shower design and the niche walls.
In this type of style of layout, you could even imagine adding shelving inside of the shower niche on one side to create even more storage space for the entire bathroom. You could even align the shelving with the grout of the big tiles to make them less apparent.
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A shower bench inside of a micro-cement bathroom
This beautiful bathroom is completely covered with micro-cement, bringing out the beautiful wood ceiling in the room. The shower goes over into a built-in shower bench for storing towels and toiletries and the entire shower fills up the wall.
The black fixtures and the smoked shower glass add a contrasting element to the room, which is otherwise defined by the wood tones and the grey cement treatment. I especially love the intersection of the mico-cement above the bench with the exposed wood beams on the ceiling, showcasing a perfect merge of both materials and styles.
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A modern bathroom with exquisite lighting
The built-in lighting in this bathroom design really stands out and gives the space a modern look. The round mirror contrasts nicely with the clean lines of the horizontal shower niche and the concrete tiles on the wall give the room an even more modern appearance.
The shower niche is separated by a glass wall with a black metal frame which accentuates the clean lines of the bathroom design even more. A simple floating vanity fits perfectly next to the shower, with enough white space on each side.
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A shower niche with gold lining
This bathroom inspiration includes one of those shower niche ideas that is so powerful in its simplicity. This shower niche features gold border finishes rather than normal metal ones as seen in the previous examples for a luxurious touch in this minimal space.
Even though the shower niche is rather small, the brass seams turn it into a focal point in the space. A single glass shelf separates the shower niche into two sections, allowing access for more storage space in the shower.
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A double shower niche in a corner shower
This asymmetrical shower includes a double shower niche with small tiles on the wall. The two niches are different in size for a more playful effect and I like that one is used as storage space, yet the upper one is a perfect spot for a little plant.
The small white tiles are finished off with a black floor and an elegant chrome showerhead that fills the small bathroom corner.
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A niche with a black frame around it
The beautiful black fixtures in this contemporary bathroom renovation with marble tiling add a contrasting effect to the space. The style is brought back in the frame around the niche area, accentuating the LED-lit storage area in a fun and stylish way.
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A Modern Bathroom Completely Covered with Grey Limestone
This modern bathroom renovation has beautiful grey limestone on the floor, walls, and the ceiling in the shower for an impressive effect. A shower niche has been carved out in the shower and is covered with the same limestone as well.
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