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§ The Gazebo Effect.

Outdoor Shower

An outdoor shower built in aromatic cedar, set in a neglected corner of the backyard and finished with trellis and jasmine.

Outdoor Shower Fig. — cover

There was nothing wrong with the backyard. It just was not being used. An outdoor shower would turn it into a daily destination.

I walked the space and found the right spot: three feet off the sunroom and the back of the house. Enough room to move around, enough room for a lawn mower to get through. The footprint came from standing in the yard and feeling where the structure wanted to go.

Before

Site before construction
Fig. Site before construction

Framing underway
Fig. Framing underway

Framing, second view
Fig. Framing, second view

After

The back wall, the built-in cubby, and all the trim are aromatic cedar. It smells right and it will hold up. I added trellis on each side and planted jasmine at the base. In a few years it will cover the whole structure. I finished the wood with penofin oil.

Taking a shower here is something else. The cedar, the jasmine starting to climb, cool water on a hot Charleston night. You tell yourself you are just rinsing off. But with the smell of cedar and jasmine and the sky above you, are you sure that is all that is happening?

Gazebo finished
Fig. Gazebo finished

Gazebo detail
Fig. Gazebo detail

Gazebo exterior
Fig. Gazebo exterior

Gazebo shower head
Fig. Gazebo shower head

Gazebo cubby
Fig. Gazebo cubby

Gazebo in use
Fig. Gazebo in use

Gazebo wide view
Fig. Gazebo wide view

Details

  • Built outdoor shower structure in aromatic cedar
  • Built-in cubby for storage
  • Trellis added on both sides, jasmine planted at base
  • Finished with penofin oil
  • Sited to allow lawn mower access on both sides