Creating an Outdoor Shower on a Budget
When we left our tiny home in Venice, we’d planned to take our outdoor shower with us, as we enjoyed and used it so much. But when the day of the move arrived, it dawned on me that the design wasn’t ideal for storm-prone Florida, as it could easily become a projectile in a hurricane. As such, we left it under the vine canopy for the next steward of the cottage, and decided instead to incorporate a wall-mounted garden shower in our new-build ADU.
(Related Posts: Our outdoor shower at The Tiny Canal Cottage / Enhancing privacy around our outdoor shower at the Cottage)
The construction of the ADU will take place over the spring and summer, which is, of course, when an outdoor shower is of the most use in the intense North Florida heat. So for the time being, I created a temporary, mobile shower with the help of a handful of items:
A garden hose with an adjustable nozzle
Outdoor curtains with tie or button tabs
A 3’ or 4’ hula hoop
A bird feeder stake
An patio stool / accent table
A teak bath mat (which can also be used to trap down the bottom of the curtains on breezy days)
It’s not the most polished finished product, but it actually makes for a dreamy shower experience, while being simple and inexpensive.
