As one of the smallest spaces in the home, shower rooms often find it difficult to get enough light. While bedrooms are given priority to choose the most favored spots alongside exterior walls ? giving them access to the fresh air, natural light, and better views provided by windows ? sanitary spaces are often left to feed from the scraps in the aftermath, afforded only a sliver of external wall, if any.

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As one of the smallest spaces in the home, shower rooms often find it difficult to get enough light. While bedrooms are given priority to choose the most favored spots alongside exterior walls ? giving them access to the fresh air, natural light, and better views provided by windows ? sanitary spaces are often left to feed from the scraps in the aftermath, afforded only a sliver of external wall, if any.Due to issues with privacy and water damage, meanwhile, when a shower room does have the opportunity to add a window, it?s rarely positioned in the shower itself. But with many using an energizing shower to gently wake themselves up in the morning, and with steam making the shower an environment with extra high humidity levels, a window in the shower can make a big difference, adding natural light to the space itself, while keeping the entire room well-ventilated. Read more »

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