There's nothing quite like taking a material finish through a glass panel to enlarge a space and double it’s visual size.
This is often done in contemporary spaces, where large windowed walls of glass are de rigeur and in bathrooms, where glass shower enclosures are used.
The wall or ceiling or floor material, or any combination of them, continues uninterrupted, from the indoor space to the outdoor space, or from the main part of the bathroom into the shower.
Instead of the “wall” being at the glass, the wall lies beyond. When detailed properly, the space appears to grow visually, and a seamless transition from one space to the other is achieved.
Isn't this a handy trick to know?! I think so ;-)
The stone wall material flows from outside to inside in The New American Remodel 2019.
Tile runs through the glass shower wall to visually expand the space, Designer: Vitus Matare | See more about this comtemporary home here.
The mosaic tile runs through the glass on this wall in a pool bath in The New American Home 2023.
Tile runs through the glass shower enclosure to help this bathroom feel larger. Seen on Dwell on Design Tour 2018.
Wood cladding goes through the glass at window | Assembledge Architects, More on this contemporary home here.
Tile runs through glass shower enclosure | Assembledge Architects | More on this contemporary home here.
The same waterproof plaster wall material flows throughout this bathroom, into the shower stall too. Dwell on Design Home Tour.
Waterproof plaster walls running through the glass enclosure into the shower stall in this modern bathroom seen on the Dwell on Design Home Tour.
This trick works in traditional spaces too. Taking the tile from shower to bathroom walls extends the length of this bathroom.
You can see how this design trick creates an uninterrupted flow of material that adds a unique, expansive feel to a space.