One thing that helped us a lot when we were laying out Master Bath was to tape on an open area of floor a true-to-size layout and move around in it to see how it felt. It helped a lot to determine what to put where. My guess is that your bottom layout with the back to back sinks may be too tight. I like your middle layout with the sinks under the window better, though you'd have to make sure you can get mirrors in where you want them. If you keep your current layout, replacing the tub for a shower (and I've read on this forum about windows in showers so I don't think it's impossible) and putting a double vanity where the current shower and single vanity are, I'd consider turning the toilet 90 degrees counterclockwise so it's facing the vanities (I think that would still leave you close to 3 feet between the toilet and the vanity).
Good luck.

Unfortunately, the drawing is really small, not to scale & can't be opened, but here's my thoughts just based on what I can see. If you can leave the basic footprint of the bathroom the way it is, you're going to be better off. It's really expensive to move plumbing and so on and that spot where the tub already is, is the perfect place for the shower. In regards to the window there are several options, covering it completely with drywall or working it into the design. Personally, I like the idea of putting a distorted film on it so no one can see in, but you'll still get the natural light from it. You can also tile the edges so it's looks like it's just part of the shower. If your shower is the full depth of the room, and extends out, 4 feet, that will give you a lot of space for the vanities. Those should be placed on the back wall across from the toilet, and run the full length from the glass of the shower to the other wall. I don't know what that corner thing is, but I wouldn't keep that. Since the vanity will have a large space on top, I would incorporate a short linen cabinet into the design that could sit in between the two sinks and you can have a framed mirror over each sink. Lastly, I wouldn't move the toilet, but I would turn it around so it doesn't face towards the door but rather into the room. Something to keep in mind for asthetics is, "what is the first thing you want someone to see when they walk into the room?" You don't want it to be a toilet or shower. The best view to see when walking in is the cabinet & vanity area.

In response to your idea about having a vanity on each wall, 7 feet is not that much room. Each vanity will be about 21-24 inches deep. There is another 1.5 inches for the overhang of each counter so now your at 24 - 27 inches EACH. That only leaves approximately 30 inches for 2 people trying to get dressed at the same time. So for obvious reasons that's not an ideal set up. HTH--Lukki

Thank you very much for the feedback.

Lukkir, the drawings are to scale, one square is one foot but unfortunately the squares didn't come out when I scanned it. I don't know why you can't open it...strange, I could when I previewed. The thing in the corner is the current shower. Right now what you see when you walk in is the very ugly vanity which has all mirror behind it. Yuck.

I think I am leaning towards putting the shower where the existing bath is, but I didn't realise I could do that with the window in there initially which was why I was investigating other options. The window already has some film on it, not sure what it is....
Would replacing the window with glass block be better? I definitely like the idea of tiling the ledges so it is encorporated into the shower.

The aesthetic that I am going for is very modern minimal so I want a floating wood vanity with square vessel sinks and mostly white, maybe some pale green or iridescent white glass tile. I don't think I would want to add the linen cabinet just to keep the clean lines, but I will consider that. Thank you.

So I would turn the toilet so the seat is facing the new vanity rather than the shower?

Thanks again, this has been very helpfull!!

yes, turn the toilet seat 90 degrees counterclockwise so it's facing the vanities. and def keep the window (as glass blocks or window, but you'll be happy w/ the natural light)

Yeah, couldn't get any of it to work, but it could be on my end, I've noticed it's not the only one I have had trouble with. I think the glass blocks are a great idea, it will fit the style you're going for and keep that natural light in the room. Sounds perfect!

I have my mind on traditional design, our bathroom is gutted right now and that's the design we're going with. Did the same thing as you, switching out that old tub
for a nice walking shower. Storage may or may not be an issue for you, usually it's something most people look for in a bathroom, hence the suggestion of a box in between the sinks. However if you need storage and want an alternative to the box, install some floating wood shelving in between the mirrors. Something with clean lines, maybe a little chunky in thickness. I think that would look really pretty. HTH -- Lukki

I don't have a drawing to post, however, a few ideas. I had one set for a traditional bathroom, then upon rereading your posts I saw the desire for clean lines and a minimalist approach, so I reworked my ideas:

Toilet:
- Walk in to the room, on your immediate left is a small pony wall, maybe 4' tall, and extending maybe 36' into the room, to conceal the toilet.
- Behind the pony wall is the toilet, same location, but rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. Code requires a minimum width of 30" for a toilet cubby like that. 15" to either side of the toilet centerline.

Shower:
-Where your tub is currently located on the window wall, that's now a large walk-in shower. Running the full 7' length of the window wall, and for now let's say the shower will be 42" wide.
-shower door, walk in the room, turn 90-degrees right and face the shower. For now lets make the shower door 30" wide. You have 36" of wall on the left, then a 30" door, then 18" of wall on the right.
-walk in the shower, the wet area is to your left. To your right is a bench seat, say 16" deep by the full 42" width, and high above the bench seat are a couple of high shelves for towel storage, etc.

Vanity/sinks:
-Walk in to the room, on the wall directly in front of you is the vanity. Floating, and running the full length of the wall from the back left corner of the room to the shower wall on the right.
-The back wall is 11' long, with the shower taking up 42", that leaves you with 90" of vanity. None of these measurements account for wall thickness.

Here's where you need to use your imagination...and hope that I describe this well...

If you want to have the sinks centered off the centerline of the pocket door:
- your pocket door is 36" from the left corner and is 30" wide, so the center of your pocket door is 51" from the left wall in the room. Make sense?

Lets carry that 51" to the back wall where the vanity will be. Right now we have 90" of space available for the vanity (11' or 132" wall minus the 42" for the shower). Bringing the 51" pocket door centerline to that wall makes the pocket door centerline 51" from the back left corner, and 39" (90" - 51" = 39") from the shower on the right.

Lets lay out two sinks, each 24" wide, okay? Code generally requires a minimum of 30" between the centerline of adjacent sinks, 36" is a recommended minimum. Let's give you the recommended 36". That means we'll space your two 24" wide sinks 12" apart.

With those sink layout measurements in mind, lets just think of the right half of that vanity wall for now. From the pocket door centerline we have 39" to the shower on the right. From the centerline mark and moving to the right, we have 6" of countertop until we hit the edge of the right sink, then a 24" sink, then 9" of countertop until we hit the shower.

From the centerline moving left, we have 6" of counter until we hit the sink, then a 24" sink, then 21" of counter until we hit the left wall. An extra 12" of counter space on the left side.

You could have a 12" wide floor-to-ceiling or countertop-to-ceiling detail in that corner, maybe a full-height closet cabinet, or maybe a corner shelf unit, and that would center everything perfectly. Or not worry about it and let the person on the left have an extra 12" of counter space.

Or not worry about centering the sinks off the pocket door at all. Then shift the whole sink layout 6" (which is one-half of the extra 12") to the left, putting the centerline of the sink wall 45" from the back left corner and 45" from the shower wall. The sinks will still be centered on the back wall, but not on centered off the pocket door.

If we do that, then from the back left corner moving to the right:
15" of counter, then 24" of sink, then 12" of counter, then 24" of sink, then 15" of counter. In case you're wondering, minimum code distance between a sink and a wall is 4".

Storage: Well, you have the floating 90" wide vanity. You'll have a couple of shelves in the shower, above the bench. You could put a small storage unit immediately on your right when you enter the bath, between the pocket door and the shower. You have a 66" wall minus the 42" shower, or 24" of wall width. Depth-wise you have the 18" from the wall to the shower door. So a small cabinet, say 20=22" wide by 14-16" deep would fit well.

Confused?

I am! I hope this makes sense, unfortunately I'm without a scanner on this computer.

Best, Mongo

Thank you!

I have tried to draw what you proposed Mongo. I never even thought of centering the sinks from the pocket door but that's a great idea! I drew both. I think centred on the door looks better.

I am not really concerned about storage. Right now we have our single vanity as the only storage and it's fine. I like the idea of the bench in the shower and was planning on one. I also like a towel shelf in there. I was thinking of a handheld and regular shower head on the far wall (same side as vanity) of the shower and a rainhead over top somewhere near the middle, or slightly towards the bench side.

Can the steam unit be housed in the bench?
I was thinking of still having a towel bar on the wall where there is one now (opposite vanity wall). I would love one of those heated ones that looks like a ladder if that makes sense.

I have also considered doing 2 different sinks. I saw this in a magazine, one square and one round and it looked awesome.

Wow, nice job, you drew it exactly as described!

Now that I see it in scale, though, it does need to be tweaked here and there. I also think the ponywall next to the toilet might have to be shortened to something like 18"-24", or just do away with it altogether.

You might even consider orienting the toilet back to it's original direction.

I just don't like the ponywall interfering with traffic pattern to access the left sink, or with line-of-site to the vanity as a whole when you enter the room.

If considering a steam bath, then yes, the steam generator could fit under the bench. I highly encourage you to do the shower as a Kerdi shower. I love Kerdi as-is, I love it even more for steam showers.

A favorite towel heater of mine is the Runtal Omnipanel. Puts out enough BTUs to warm towels, to dry delicates, and to act as a bonafide heat source within the room.

With a steam shower I also encourage you to lose the existing window within the shower, you can change it to glass block.

I've been lurking on this thread because we are about to renovate our master bath -- to include a steam shower & two sinks (instead of the current one).

The comment about replacing a window w/ glass block was very intriguing. Does that require special mortar?

Right now we just have two small awning windows side-by-side. At least one would be in the new steam-shower area. We were thinking of removing it and tiling the area and then putting in an operable sky light (outside of the steam shower) to replace the missed light + fresh air. But glass block would be a lot cheaper (yes? no?) than a skylight -- though no fresh air.

Thanks in advance for the ideas.

I like mongo plan and I have a large window in my large shower area and I love it. In the day time no one can see in and at night I just pull down the levelors which will be changed to something else after bathroom remodel. One thing I was going to add was you could use a piece of frosted glass to enclose that toilet floor to ceiling and it will look sharp, and save square footage. I think you have a nice layout now and as for not needing storage. I think more the better even if you don't think you need it now.