Just a decade ago, the idea of an open shower in the bedroom sounded like a sophisticated European provocation, something that could exist only in a luxury boutique hotel in Paris. But in 2025, the Israeli reality looks completely different. What was once considered a bold trend has become a clear choice among couples, architects, and designers who are not afraid of intimacy.
The traditional line between the bathroom and the bedroom is gradually blurring—and sometimes simply disappears altogether. More and more luxury apartments, master suites, and primary bedrooms are being designed with a transparent shower, a standalone bathtub, a glass wall, or even a completely open flow between the bed and the sink. The boundaries that once separated “private” from “very private” have simply vanished.
Michael Ohayon, a veteran interior designer, explains the phenomenon: "This design was born from the desire to connect functions—not to hide them. Today, when people build a master suite for themselves, they don’t see the shower as a separate room but as part of the experience. Like in a luxury hotel—everything should be accessible, open, flowing."
More Than a Design Trend
This is not only an aesthetic choice but also a deep personal decision, aimed at creating a sense of freedom and relaxation within the home. Walls that were once taken for granted are removed, replaced with transparency, natural materials like stone and exposed concrete, frosted glass, or sometimes—simply nothing.
The overall suite design includes soft lighting, custom carpentry, uniform flooring, and a smooth transition between the sleeping area and the bathing area. The goal is to create a visual and functional continuity that turns the entire space into one embracing environment.
Where Is the Boundary?
Despite its growing popularity, Ohayon admits the trend is not for everyone: "There are couples who connect with the experience of complete intimacy—and they love the feeling it creates, but there are also those who feel it is too intrusive."
In response, designers offer intermediate solutions: Partial walls, darkening glass, or movable partitions that provide flexibility and allow people to "play" with the level of intimacy and exposure according to mood and feeling.
The most important point about this trend is that it is not about giving up privacy, but about redefining it. Instead of hiding and separating, the choice is to share and open—but only with the right person and in the right space.
This trend is clearly visible in luxury apartments, local boutique hotels, new penthouses, and even real estate development projects. It reflects a growing demand from buyers and renovators, in which the bathroom becomes a natural extension of the bedroom.
From Design Change to Cultural Shift
"This is part of a holistic view of the apartment as a welcoming, free, intimate home—one that fits modern life and a relationship based on true openness," Ohayon concludes.
Like any significant design trend, this one starts as a statement by a minority but gradually becomes embedded in broader culture. Young couples designing a new apartment no longer ask, "Why combine?" but "Why not?"
Like any design trend, the open shower is not just about taste—it’s about a worldview. About a relationship based on trust, about life where you want to feel free even within the walls of your home. The real question may not be who fears intimacy—but what we are truly willing to reveal, and not just in frosted glass.