Is there any way to run plumbing to the separate vanity area to make it into a sink? We are doing a gut remodel of our bathroom and we were able to cram in the shower, 5'6" claw foot tub, toilet and two sinks (on adjacent walls though, not next to each other) in a slightly less than 10'x11' space including sloped ceilings and a couple of windows. Here is an older version of our plan for the bathroom but shows the two sinks. The one next to the tub is a console sink (on chrome legs) so very open and the tub is now a double ended tub with plumbing in the middle. Here is a newer plan showing a tile layout I was messing with and the right tub. It also shows a bump out for a knee wall where the new drain is going to run - it turns out there was steel angle along that wall and we could not run the drain line under it so had to go through. It's more of a challenge to get the water there but wasn't impossible.

agree with ravencajun that there are some really nice handhelds out there that rival or even beat a basic fixed head, plus their utility for cleaning is critical to me. Another option is to place the handheld on a slide bar so you can adjust to different heights. This is especially nice for kids or folks with very different heights. Unless you have a wide tub, I would be inclined to go with a really nice handheld on a bar and the tub spout, otherwise as linelle pointed out it will get busy with so many fixtures. Plus you will need additional diverter valves and trim for extra fixtures and you may decide that money might be better spent on upgrading the shower head (or some other part of your redo) We went all out in ours, but it is a good sized shower only - but you can see what it looks like in the picture below with two fixtures on one wall. I forget the exact dimension, but it is probably at least 40" across. Here is a link that might be useful: Master redo

We do have another tub in the kid's bathroom. I do use my soaking tub once a month or so and really enjoy it. We are making the vanity a 2 sink and so I don't want to add another vanity or another closet (there is one near the toilet room where there is a picture of a small shut door). If it was a simple as just putting a shower where the tub is I would likely do that but since it means I need to design something with the extra space I am at a loss. I am also trying to keep costs down as we do plan on moving in 10-15 years. So it is important that it has good resale. We don't even want 2 sinks but are doing so for resale.

If you plan to sell the house in the near future, Jennifer is right. A tubless house is a bitch to sell. If this is your forever house, do whatever you want. Let you heirs worry about selling a tubless house after you are gone.