21 Inspiring Outdoor Shower Ideas for Every Style

There’s something so gloriously indulgent about bathing alfresco. While outdoor bathing might conjure surfboard-surrounded beach trips, the world of at-home outdoor shower ideas is as wide as the sea itself. Clad in patinated stone, an outdoor shower is a conduit to the natural world that surrounds you; when adjusted for indoor-outdoor use with doors or windows, it becomes a functional design statement that elevates an often-overlooked room—and protects bathers unfortunate enough to live outside of tropical climes during the colder months.

To help encourage you to give the feature a go in your own bathroom, we rounded up 21 of the best examples of outdoor showers from the Architectural Digest archive. From jewellike glass-and-steel versions to rustic stone-backed water features, these open-air retreats take the outdoor shower to a whole new level. (No shower curtain needed!)