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think i would opt for a hospital curtain track system mounted to the ceiling. there are many suppliers online; just google "hospital curtain track".

I'd go with something curved - nothing worse than being wrapped in the cold, clammy embrace of a shower curtain...

This is one of those details that your idiot architect should have accounted for and provided for a wider dormer...

It's difficult to see - but it appears that your ceiling plane may the same from the far left wall all the way to the notch on the right. If that's the case, I'd get a hospital track and mount it to the ceiling and use that rather than a standard shower rod. For the gap on the right below the notch - simply get your local glass company to fabricate and install a narrow piece of tempered glass to fit beneath the notch.

If the ceiling plane isn't consistent - then I'd skip the shower curtain all together: I'd get the glass company to fabricate the narrow piece of glass for the right - then attach a larger piece that will attach to the fixed piece as well as the upper wall inside the dormer and create a swing-away glass shower-shield that extends @ 36-40" out, and is lower in height than the back wall of the dormer.

Given the light fixture on the left in the photo, I would forgo a shower curtain rod (the light would be in the way.) The next inexpensive solution would be a hospital curtain track, but it looks as though it would stop short of the foot of the tub because of the ceiling change. The best solution (especially if you get any kind of natural light through the window - I would expect you do assuming you are on the top floor) would be a glass panel as bepsf describes.

Get a glass surround and door fabricated. They can cut the glass to fit the shape of the ceiling.

Where does the showerhead go?

I agree with bepsf about getting a small piece of glass for the notch.

You may be able to use stainless steel cabling to string a shower curtain inside the dormer space.

Mattab,

The shower head is a hand shower mounted on a rod (you can see it in the tub). That said, if the glass is too expensive (and it can get crazy expensive) I say track on the ceiling.

"Where does the showerhead go?"

If you notice - There's a spigot in the wall and a box in the tub for a handheld shower...

You can have custom shower doors made 3/4 height (to end just where the slanted wall starts interfering). I am having a hard time seeing where the planes begin and end -- I guess because everything's white and theres a glare on the left side.

bepsf:

before making your "idiot architect" comment, did you stop and consider that MAYBE Katrina didn't actually hire an architect and shoe horned the bathtub into that space herself? Idiots are those who don't think before they voice (or type) their thoughts.

Daily Nuance -

Mind letting me know at what point you become the "Champion of Nice Comments" on this blog - because I obviously missed that post...

...and if Katrina didn't use an architect to plan out this space - the awkward result of this room is a prime example of why one should.

I, too, vote for a custom glass enclosure so the room feels less cramped.

First off, I'd buy a piece of clear plexiglass to fit over the window and the sash, from slanted ceiling to below window. Windows in showers run the horrific problem of water getting into the sash, the wall below the sash, and finally ruining the insulation and turning to mold and mildew inside the wall.
One of the shower curatains with a clear plastic panel about 4 feet off the floor would allow more light in.

I wonder if one of those loop shaped shower curtain rods would work in the space, protecting the window and the floor? (Might take some modification.) If so, I think I would use a clear plastic shower curtain (possibly one with embossed designs or optical effects -- saw a fun variety at a science museum gift shop, once -- to let in the most possible light.

Tricky space -- good luck with it.

get glass, it will fit the modern contemporary look of the tile you have running across the tub and also allow light from the dormer to come through.

Hi Everyone

Thanks for all the comments. I really appreciate it! I've been wrestling with what to do for a while now.

This was a very challenging room for our renovation...especially when you have a tight budget. An architect was definitely not in our budget and trying to modify the existing dormer would have gotten us into a lot of permit troubles.

We did look into glass but ruled it out due to cost and how awkward it would make getting in and out of the shower due to the location of the toilet (corner of the toilet tank is kind of visible right beside).

The hospital curtain idea is very interesting and I will look into that option a bit more. I like the idea as well of the clear shower curtain with some embossed designs on it.

Thanks again for all the great ideas!

I don't know what your budget is, Katrina, but if it's tight you might want to consider buying a white or chrome telescoping curtain rod to fit between the two walls that run the length of the bath.

On the inside, ie nearest the tub / shower, you can hang a plastic shower curtain; on the outside, a pretty shower curtain or piece of fabric that is attached to the rod by curtain rings with crocodile clips.

I did this with my bathroom, which is shaped very like yours, and it works a treat.