Getting Down to Specifics...

We looked all over the internet for ideas. We were already familiar with Sistine Stone (http://www.sistinestone.com/) which looks like real stone but isn't so costly. They have a showroom (http://www.americanbathfactory.com/) located right in our own backyard (okay, not literally in our backyard but in the same city)! We went to the showroom because we're both pretty visual and we knew they had displays set up. FYI, Sistine Stone looks like real stone but the similarities end there. It doesn't support the growth of fungi, mildew or bacteria which is a big plus in our book! It's also easy to care for and it's hypoallergenic, non-toxic and non-porous. Their shower kit is a real plus for us DIYers!

When we told them we were looking for a steam shower they brought out the catalog and we realized that we were at a 'one stop shop'! Yay! With the help of The friendly folks at the American Bath Factory we settled on the Amerec Steam Generator AK7 (http://www.amerec.com/) with Touch Control and Steamhead, ADK Series Automatic Drain Systems and Auto Drain Kit. We went ahead and ordered the steam unit and started looking at their showers in earnest.

We both agreed that we preferred the Chateau collection from their "high end showroom product line" Ahqua (http://www.ahqua.com/). It had the traditional lines and mahogany colors that we were looking for. We headed home, made some measurements, pulled up their website, and began to make our final decisions.