Materials: MOLGER BENCH, screws and other fasteners
Description: The wonderful 4x8 foot shower in my new house has 12 linear feet of window with a low sill that looks directly into an adjent park. If I had just frosted the glass, I'd be still have rather provocative shadows on the shades when I bathed.
In needed something more opaque, but that would still admit light. Something with an Asian sensibility.
My colleague/carpenter, Joe Kilbourne, and I took the latticed shelves from three Molger benches, spliced them together, attached short sections of the nifty legs with plastic feet to keep panels out of the damp. I did have the glass frosted behind the Molger lattice, which advances the Shoji motif.
Drilled holes in the ends of panels fit over stainless steel pegs epoxied in place on the end walls to prevent over turning. To remove, I can just shift panels from side to side and remove. The end window opens; I can rotate the short section upward to operate the window controls.
And, in the end, we had enough length of shelves to assemble a shorter bench that sits nicely in the shower.
~ Lynn Perkins, Seattle, WA
Love the elegant (Asian/Scandinavian?) look of this unusual solution to a common problem. The Molger fits really well into the clean lines of the shower. I also like, how the legs act as spacers, giving the whole thing a light and airy look. Very elegant and creative hack!
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Awesome design..
ReplyDeletePretty. Plus, I want your shower. I have a bath tub shower. No cool bench there!
ReplyDeleteVery elegant & looks origianl to the design.
ReplyDeleteBut for those of you for whom this solution wouldn't work, you can also attach frosting film to the glass. It adheres using water and can be removed handy if you're renting.
idk why there is even the necessity to block out this beautiful view?
ReplyDeleteThere is a very apparent reason; not wanting people in the park to be able to look in at you while you're showering.
DeleteI think he is referring to th view FROM the park because the other was as you said Apparent!
DeleteI love the solution, but do wonder why the problem arose . . . "I am an architect, I am going to design a house with a bathroom that overlooks a public park, I know, I'll put in a big clear window so people cn see in"?????
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on what came first: The house or the public park.
DeleteVery cool idea. I love it!
ReplyDeleteVery clever and stylish. Cool! :)
ReplyDelete*swoons*
ReplyDeleteHow do you feel about strangers as houseguests?--Namely, me!
Looks so gorgeous and tranquil!
I love this hack! it solves a problem in quite a beautiful way!
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