Vaulted Ceiling Shower
with LED Niche.

About This Project

This Mississauga bathroom presented a challenge that most contractors avoid: a vaulted ceiling with an angled roofline running directly through the shower zone. Tiling over a flat wall is straightforward. Tiling continuously from the floor up the walls and onto a sloping ceiling plane, with consistent grout joints and no visible transitions, requires precise layout planning before a single tile goes down.

The homeowners wanted the tile to read as one continuous surface throughout the entire space. We achieved that by running the same large-format light grey porcelain from the bathroom floor through the shower floor, up all four shower walls, and across the full angled ceiling. The result is a room that feels larger than its footprint because there are no visual interruptions breaking the space into sections.

The LED Niche

The full-width backlit niche is the signature detail of this bathroom. It runs the entire width of the shower wall, framed cleanly within the tile field, with warm LED strip lighting recessed under the shelf. This kind of niche is not a cut-in afterthought. It was framed into the wall before waterproofing began, the LED channel was positioned to cast light forward rather than creating glare, and the tile inside the niche was set to the same standard as the surrounding walls. At night with the room lights dimmed, the niche becomes the focal point of the entire bathroom.

Curbless Entry and Waterproofing

The shower is curbless with a flush square floor drain. On a vaulted ceiling renovation, getting the drain positioned correctly relative to the sloped tile run above takes careful planning. The Wedi Pro waterproofing system was used throughout all wet areas, with particular attention to the ceiling-to-wall transitions where movement and moisture can stress a standard membrane. Every seam was sealed to the manufacturer specification. The homeowners have a written 10-year waterproofing warranty on the full assembly.

The floating dark vanity with integrated white sink and large black-framed mirror was selected to contrast against the light porcelain throughout the rest of the space. The dark hardware and fixtures throughout the bathroom tie the two tones together without competing with the tile work.