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Does anyone have a table in their shower?

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AreTheyMad · 05/03/2026 17:21

We have a new, walk-in shower. I love it but... I have to walk out to get my glasses to go back and clean the glass down. So I'm thinking I need like a mini coffee table that's waterproof and can stand in the far corner of the shower. A "shower table" is clearly a useless search term as is a coffee table as it needs to be water/rust proof.

Anyone else have this dilemma? What do you use?

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likelysuspect · 05/03/2026 17:23

Plastic stool you need

Problem with showers (we get this in holiday lets, drives me mad) no where to put stuff. I have glasses, I have soap, I have shampoo and conditioner. Unless it goes on the floor theres no where for it

Grupon · 05/03/2026 17:24

Plastic plant stand might do it

MakeYourOwnSunshine · 05/03/2026 17:25

Why don't you get something you can stick on to the tiles/wall like a soap tray/shower caddy/toothbrush mug specifically for putting your glasses in? Much more practical than a table. Confused

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Ohmygeorgey · 05/03/2026 17:28

Go on Amazon and look up shower soap dishes. There’s a ton of different types but sure you’d find something.

joyava · 05/03/2026 17:35

Google “shower caddy”. Ikea, Jysk etc have lots of options. Tesco have them too.

Dragonscaledaisy · 05/03/2026 17:40

You need a wall niche to store everything or alternatively a shower seat

damelza · 05/03/2026 17:45

I've got one of those niche shelf things. Great for putting bits and pieces on. Ahem, I also have a fold down seat which came in very handy when I couldn't stand for long after an injury.

OP I'd just get a suction tray and stick it on the wall. You might fall over the coffee table, especially if it comes with wine and a cooler 😊

Doggymummar · 05/03/2026 17:53

We have a trolley, it was for vegetables in our old house but new house kitchen is too small so I put it in the shower, which is a wet room/adapted bathroom currently. It's actually great has all the shower gel shampoo cleaning stuff in it and wheels around for cleaning

Isobel201 · 05/03/2026 17:55

Do you have to clean it the instant you get out after using it? Just go and dry off, then you can put your glasses back on to clean it?

lifeisgoodrightnow · 05/03/2026 17:59

likelysuspect · 05/03/2026 17:23

Plastic stool you need

Problem with showers (we get this in holiday lets, drives me mad) no where to put stuff. I have glasses, I have soap, I have shampoo and conditioner. Unless it goes on the floor theres no where for it

Are you Yoda?

Ohfudgeoff · 05/03/2026 17:59

Dragonscaledaisy · 05/03/2026 17:40

You need a wall niche to store everything or alternatively a shower seat

Should have planned this into the new shower installation, d'oh!

OP, something that suckers to the shower wall perhaps?

BestIsWest · 05/03/2026 18:00

Won’t the glasses steam up? Mine do if I take them in with me.

AreTheyMad · 05/03/2026 18:02

@Ohfudgeoff 😁hindsight is an excellent gift isn't it! I never had a glass door before so it wasn't an issue I knew I'd have!

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HauntedBungalow · 05/03/2026 18:06

Like this?

Does anyone have a table in their shower?
minipie · 05/03/2026 18:07

Shower stool is the term you need. Garden stool would also work.

We have a white resin/stone one like this but ceramic ones also work.

Google ceramic garden stool and you’ll find loads

CelticSilver · 05/03/2026 18:20

I have one of these - the shelves have drainage holes and it just needs an occasional quick rinse down with the shower.

Does anyone have a table in their shower?
likelysuspect · 05/03/2026 18:20

lifeisgoodrightnow · 05/03/2026 17:59

Are you Yoda?

I Yoda am.

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 05/03/2026 18:39

You need prescription goggles like Hugh Grant in Notting Hill........

Joseph do a variety of stuff. But can you really not see enough to squeegee a shower screen without your glasses? They will fog up as soon as you put them on?

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Cyclistmumgrandma · 05/03/2026 18:49

likelysuspect · 05/03/2026 17:23

Plastic stool you need

Problem with showers (we get this in holiday lets, drives me mad) no where to put stuff. I have glasses, I have soap, I have shampoo and conditioner. Unless it goes on the floor theres no where for it

I travel with a mesh basket which hooks over the shower head. Stuff goes in there.

Doggymummar · 05/03/2026 20:36

CelticSilver · 05/03/2026 18:20

I have one of these - the shelves have drainage holes and it just needs an occasional quick rinse down with the shower.

That's like mine. But with castors

AreTheyMad · 06/03/2026 08:48

@TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams nope, -11!

Thank you for the suggestions.

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lifeisgoodrightnow · 06/03/2026 08:54

likelysuspect · 05/03/2026 18:20

I Yoda am.

:-) properly lolled xx

DinoLil · 06/03/2026 09:07

I've just had a walk in installed too. I have a little shower stool to pop in if I need it, a window vac thingy to clean the shower screens and these doodibs for 'stuff' that stick to the walls.

Sorry about the amazon link!

Shower caddy

lifeisgoodrightnow · 06/03/2026 09:17

Not helpful now but when our showers were updated I insisted on a niche being fitted everyone including my husband argued against it but it was a deal breaker and they’re excellent and husband agrees he was wrong. You can also get niche inserts with lighting prefitted if that’s your thing. We have a second home in a remote part of Spain and insisted on it there too - my Spanish builder had never heard of them but when he finished he took a huge amount of photos and is now recommending them to all his new clients. I think until you experience one you don’t realise what a game changer they are - most walls have a gap large enough between the plasterboard and the stud wall to fit one. Other than that I take a waterproof wash bag with a hangar for use in hotels etc . If a permanent solution where niche cannot be fitted I agree with yoda above - a plastic stool you need.