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Outdoor showers: Slate corner

After a day of surfing, Dawn Griffith and Phil Morgan like to wash off the salt outside their new San Diego beach house. The shower is tucked into an alcove next to the rear stairs; the slate backsplash and side wall of rounded faux river stone ( Eldorado Stone, 800/925-1491) add up to a natural-looking backdrop.

Design: Adams Design Associates, Solana Beach, CA (858/350-8166)