Natural stone is a wonderful, beautiful material for use in both interior and exterior construction. From kitchen splashbacks to bathroom vanities, there’s almost no part of your home that wouldn’t look stunning and function excellently with stone.
A natural stone shower is no different. In fact, aside from just the appeal of including this popular, practical and elegant material throughout your bathroom, there are also a range of benefits of installing a stone shower.
Stone is Very Practical
The material you use in your shower is, obviously, going to be exposed to a lot of water, moisture and steam. That’s why you will need to choose a material that is practical and effective in such an environment. In addition to being a truly lavish and luxury material, natural stone is also extraordinarily practical. After all, there’s a reason why stone has been used in bath houses since ancient times! Plus, being a highly durable material your stone shower will continue to look great and last for a long time.
Versatile Range of Designs
You might associate the iconic look of marble with the thought of a natural stone shower but the truth is that stone comes in a wide range of unique designs, shades, patterns and colours. This means there’s plenty of variety in your choice of shower design to suit any interior decor scheme.
That’s not where the options end either. With a near limitless range of slab sizes and tiles and huge selection of patterns, arrangements and styles, you can achieve any look you want. Dying for a sleek, smooth stone shower? Aching for the natural environmental feel of rough, stone walls? Love the look of herringbone or subway tile patterns? You can choose whatever suits you!
Energy Efficient
Your shower is also going to be exposed to a wider range of temperatures than other rooms of the house. Natural stone showers are highly energy efficient. Whether you’re hoping the stone tiles retain the heat during the colder months or need them to absorb the cool, air conditioned air, natural stone will do the trick. If you’re going full luxe and including underfloor heating, natural stone flooring will also effectively circulate the hot air. Natural stone is more than easy on the eye, it’s easy on the feet and skin too!
Increase Your House’s Value
Natural stone might be more expensive than some other material options available in the market, but few other choices will add as much value to your home as stone. A natural stone value offers excellent return on investment by adding to your house’s resale value. Combine that with the fact that this durable and long lasting material will stretch your initial investment further and for longer.
Flexible Application
Despite their luxurious aesthetic appeal, natural stone showers don’t just suit luxurious, opulent homes. Stone is, somewhat surprisingly, very flexible in application. It can be installed in small spaces, oddly shaped showers or tight bathroom spaces. No matter how unique the layout of your bathroom and shower, stone can be adapted to make the most of the area and bring out the best in your space.
Match the Rest of Your Home
If creating a seamless, matching interior design style is important to you, then a stone shower is definitely a must! Why? Because stone is not just perfect for use in the bathroom, but for many different areas of the house including fireplaces, floors, vanities and basins, stairs, kitchen benchtops and more. There’s no reason why even your bathroom shower shouldn’t reflect your home’s chosen aesthetic. With natural stone you don’t have to because this material is perfect for use in all rooms and all spaces of your home.
Easy to Maintain
Natural stone might need a little bit of maintenance in the form of regular resealing and easy wipe downs, but as far as construction and shower materials go it’s very easy to maintain. You might be surprised to hear this, after all many people think that stone requires extensive and expensive maintenance but if you use only stone-specific cleaning products it’s easy, affordable and effective.
Your Beautiful Stone Shower is Waiting at Euro Marble
There you have it, seven compelling reasons why natural stone makes for excellent showers. It’s not just the unparalleled look of stone that’s appealing but the practicality, flexibility, durability and sheer functionality as well.
If you’re still not sold on the many advantages and benefits of a natural stone shower, make sure to give the Euro Marble team a call today. We’d love to show you around our showroom so you can see the effect of this luxury, beautifully aesthetic material for yourself!
