i'm not fond of the idea of water spots, shower product, and dust on glass shelves, nor the chance one will fall leaving glass in the shower. i'd find something white.

You might consider Stainless Steel or Teak shelves.

Stainless steel -didn't think about that - how does Teak hold up over time? Does anyone think Stainless would clash too much against the white?

if you were going with chrome fixtures it would look great.

I think glass would look better, but as the cleaner of the shower in my house, white would probably show less soap scum/dust/you name it.

I'm not a fan of permanent shelves - they build up water marks/soap scum and mold can be problem as water tends to sit, so items have to be removed often for cleaning. It's not as pretty, but I prefer the idea below. I do have corner shelves in another bathroom and much prefer this type of set up.

We are going with chrome fixtures. If I do the glass shelves - I plan to put a coating of rain X on them. Since this is a part time place, stuff won't be sitting there all the time.

We're going to have a hand held shower head and the problem with the hanging shelves is that they interfere with the hand held cord. Otherwise, this is a great suggestion.

Having to clean permanent shelves often is a deterrent. I suppose that is the attraction of the baskets.

I would like white shelves but I can't seem to find any, other than the old fashioned ones that are an afterthought and grouted in. I definitely don't want those.

I thought about putting a basket or two, for the soap on the corner that has the shower head, and white or glass shelves in the other corner. The glass is tempered and it's only hubby and I - no small kids, so I'm ok with the safety part of the glass.

I am leery of any metal in a shower. Living in a humid climate, I don't care what the manufacturers say, all metal rusts/stains or looks dingy after awhile. Maureen's suggestion would work because its not attached. But with a hand held shower - I haven't found a hanging one that works well with a hand held shower. Bummer.