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Installing an outdoor shower can add some incredible benefits to the time you spend soaking in your tub. If you’re looking to add another perfect dimension to your outdoor relaxation space, then look no further. Let’s take a look at why.

Don’t drag dirt and chemicals into your home

When you sit in a hot tub, you are likely to get chemicals on your skin just form maintaining cleanliness of the water. You don’t want to carry those around for too long, so an outdoor shower is perfect for a quick rinse.

Sitting in your hot tub is the perfect way to unwind, but eventually, you’ll have to make the journey back inside. Depending on where your hot tub is, you may very well be dragging dirt and mud right into your home. Naturally, this could be a nightmare to clean up after a relaxing time!

Having an outdoor shower setup near your home means you are completely clean when you head back inside. We recommend installing an outdoor shower near the door of your home to make hot tub time even more enjoyable!

Outdoor shower can reduce the opportunity for contamination from your hot tub

Outdoor showers were first designed for use in public pools or water parks to maintain safe and sanitary conditions in pools. When you are using a hot tub, it is even more essential to keep the spa water in pristine condition. 

You can keep the water in the hot tub clean by showering before you get in. Not only will you feel cleaner, this will also reduce the amount of work your hot tub filter is doing. Showering before the hot tub is important for removing any sweat or dead skin cells, as well as beauty products like deodorant, lotion, and sunscreen.

Get the perfect cool refresher

Many people swear by having cold showers in the morning. And maybe they are on to something! There are many potential benefits to having cold showers. Rinsing off with cool water right after a hot tub session might just be a convenient way to obtain these benefits in an effortless way.

An outdoor shower will make your hot tub safer for everyone

While having a cold shower may be good for you, rinsing before you go into the hot tub increases your level of healthy hygiene for everyone else as well by greatly reducing the chances of bacteria such as pseudomonas and legionella.

As you can see, there are so many benefits to having an outdoor shower as the perfect complement to your hot tub.

Why wait? Find an outdoor shower retailer near you and increase the quality of your life today.

Showering outdoors is just about the best thing you'll do on a beach vacation, so why not replicate the invigorating feeling of an open-air bathroom at home? According to a report from Realtor.com, homes with outdoor showers tend to list for nearly double the asking price of other homes. Translation: Outdoor showers can dramatically increase the value of your home. Besides, it's almost summer, and what better time to start doing everything you possibly can in the great outdoors, including showering? You may not have one in your house yet, but these 31 breathtaking outdoor showers will undoubtedly motivate you to make it happen. From rustic to modern, lush to minimalist, these ideas will leave you inspired and refreshed. Keep reading to decide which outdoor shower(s) you want to recreate in your own backyard.

Two showerheads are better than one, especially when the backdrop in question is a romantic Hawaiian escape like this one designed by Nicole Hollis Studio. Though minimalist and laidback, the slight tilt of the showerheads adds a unique cool-kid factor.

Architect Ruard Veltman built a semi-outdoor shower in a North Carolina pool house with slatted walls to promote good airflow. The thatched roof helps regulate heat year-round.

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Think About How You'll Use It

This rustic outdoor shower designed by Akin Atelier proves that it doesn't take much to create a beautiful scene. If you only plan to rinse off post-hike or swim, keep things super simple with a slatted floor for easy drainage and a no-fuss showerhead.

If you thought outdoor showers were dreamy, you'll love the idea of an outdoor bathtub even more. At this island oasis by Ishka Designs, wood wall enclosures create privacy while still allowing occupants to enjoy the breeze.

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Try a Moodier Tub Display

Take your design cues from your surroundings, as Nicole Hollis did with this ultra luxurious tub arrangement. Here, the clean lines of a crisp white tub play off organic textures and moody hues.

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Rethink the Indoor Shower

Interior designer Palmer Weiss had an outdoor shower installed in her Sonoma, California, home, and her family uses it year-round. "We don’t even have an indoor shower in our main bath," she admits, "and in four years, I’ve never regretted that decision."

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Approach It Like a Mudroom

Keep things tidy—and plumbing simpler—with an outdoor shower fixed to the exterior of your pool house. Robson Rak optimized this outdoor space with a built-in bench and hooks for towels, hats, and beach bags, and it fits right in with the modern beach house aesthetic of the home. Think of it as a cross between a mudroom and a bathroom.

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Opt for a Waterfall Showerhead

For a modern enclosure that feels sleek and sexy, try slatted wood screens or reed walls, as exemplified by this zen outdoor shower designed by Nicole Hollis Studio. The dappled light is dreamy at every time of day.

Briony Fitzgerald stuck to the outdoor shower formula with a rustic showerhead and classic wood slat decking for easy drainage, but a backsplash of blue and white zellige tiles makes a seriously chic design statement. The surrounding banana leaf foliage completes the Insta-worthy snapshot.

When textile designer John Robshaw revamped a ramshackle barn into the ultimate summer hangout, there wasn't enough room to build a full shower indoors. So he installed a showerhead in a private area outside, then added storybook stone floors, a rattan settee complete with his signature patterned throw pillows, and plenty of cozy towels for a homey feel.

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Create a Sense of Privacy

A classic solid enclosure adds extra privacy. Landscape architect Ed Hollander suggests erecting partitions that reach up to about five feet above the ground. Or, you could get creative and build a natural privacy screen with florals. Flowering shrubs like hydrangeas or other plants that don’t mind moisture can act as a living shower wall (and tend to be cheaper).

When you have a home that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, you want to make the most of your view. Eric Olsen added this glass door—which would be refreshing on its own but also leads to an outdoor shower—off the main bath of his California home.

"I was worried the pool might be too close to the house, but I love it," says Eric Olsen, the architect of this California home. "When we open the doors, it feels like one big room." The outdoor shower blends in beautifully thanks to sleek black tiles that complement the modern lounge chairs and steel-and-glass structure.

Add a sink and a mirror while you're at it to complete the elevated outdoor bathroom look. We're loving the cool natural stones Tamsin Johnson chose to complement the silver fixtures in this alfresco shower area.

Don't have a backyard? A rooftop will do nicely when it comes to showering outdoors. This patio has all the bells and whistles, from a chic raised jacuzzi to a tubular chrome showerhead to rinse off under after soaking.

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Round Out the Enclosure

A matching pergola over an outdoor shower makes for a very dreamy backyard situation. Designed by Max Humphrey, this patio is the perfect balance between minimalist and bold, modern and timeless. The rounded enclosure adds nice contrast to the angular wood beams but still feels understated.

Since the perk of an outdoor shower is extra time outside, embrace your natural surroundings by incorporating greenery. Showering outdoors surrounded by palm leaves and foliage for days will make you feel like you're on a tropical vacation—no matter where you actually are.

Even scrubbing the grout on these oversized square tiles seems oddly delightful when this is your view. This baby isn't just for rinsing off—if you want to soak in a bubble bath after a long day at the beach, there's an outdoor freestanding tub for that, too. Life is hard.

To make a striking outdoor shower look even more grand, lay a tile pathway that leads the way. Then hang up wall hooks on the exterior wall so you can display your gorgeous towels, like these Missoni stunners.

This sunlit shower opens onto a private outdoor patio. This indoor/outdoor shower plan is perfect for a house in a region that's cool in the winter and hot during the summers. Or, you know, just for anyone who prefers to dry off naturally.

Imagine coming home to this stone-walled oasis after a day of wine tasting. Or, you could make it a reality by copying the rustic Tuscan vibes of this dreamy outdoor shower.

Swap doors for lush greenery to take full advantage of the fresh, open air. To incorporate a more modern element, opt for a sleek, modern shower-head like this one.

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Make It Architecturally Unique

The shower in this Kenyan home has us dreaming of the. You may not be able to match that view, but you can take a few notes from the sculptural wall, thatched roof, and high shower head.

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Display Waterproof Décor

Outdoor showers are the perfect candidates for shower plants and water-friendly décor. We love how this one sits up against a black painted exterior wall for an edgier vibe, too.

Why choose between an indoor and outdoor shower when you can have both at the same time? Only a glass wall separates the indoor shower on the left from the outdoor shower on the right. So you can take couple showers or play musical showers.

Just because it's outdoors doesn't mean it has to be coastal. The outdoor shower in this Hawaiian home brings the drama with its black paint and brass hardware. The lattice fence makes the light trickle in beautifully, too.

Having a ledge to sit on or prop up a leg in the shower makes everything easier. With wall hooks for towels and a place to lean up a surfboard, this is the ultimate place to rinse off after a day of riding the Malibu waves. Use your outdoor shower as a storage unit for your eye-catching surfboard.

This outdoor shower strikes the perfect balance between rustic roots and modern style. You can actually see the ocean from the shower. Oh, and the sky too, thanks to that oversized skylight. Talk about bringing the outdoors in.

Your outdoor shower doesn't need to have a tons of bells and whistles to be beautiful. Keep things au natural and rustic.

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Give It a Partial Cover

This shower is open to the outdoors on just one side, so you don't feel totally on display as you rinse off.

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Just Use It for Rinsing

If you just want a shower to rinse off before coming inside after a beach day, keep it exposed. This SoCal outdoor shower is mounted above a patio facing the beach. Dream of Californication.

Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.