The machine should fit through the door opening. The frame size around the door, after removing the door is important. The door should open far enough to access any lower compartments on the machine like a lint filter. Don't forget doors can vary and some get thicker as they fold requiring space differently. Some need the entire width of folding section (folding in), some require half a section, and others need only an inch (folding out)between washer door and closet door so do check the specifications on the door in question . Get too close, the door won't open. Don't forget to add any space for hose hook-up if you need it.

I think it would depend on the width of your door. I'd go for the deeper shelves if the door is very wide. E.g., we have 66" wide closet that we're using as a pantry right now, but it has double doors that extend almost the entire width (two 30" doors). Because we don't need to worry about "reach in" room, we have deep shelves. If your door is fairly narrow, though, I suspect the shallower shelves would work better.

It's big, but if you have the space... I think you can always find stuff to put in a closet, I'm struggling with what to do with a laundry room that big. Either way, I think you are looking at a bunch of storage. I'd rather have it as part of my closet than laundry room (but that could depend on what sort of other storage the house has... like does it already have a linen closet,basement,big garage,etc) Even an 8x8.5 laundry room (what you'd be left with if you took out 2+3+2) is pretty good sized Regardless, I like the idea of laundry connected to but separate from the master closet. We are building a 19x12 closet, certainly more than we "need." We'll use to get rid of storage furniture (dressers, etc) in the bedroom itself for a cleaner more open feel and offload our overflowing linen cabinet and just have the kid's stuff in there.

I like the idea of separating the vanities. Even if space weren't an issue, I'd prefer one long vanity. I think one looks neater, less cluttered. Of course, that's pure opinion -- no logic behind it. Toilet. I'll keep playing to try to get 42" width for the water closet. And yes. He is showing INSIDE measurements. I'm 100% sure of the right answer here: Verify, verify, verify. How many times have we read threads on this site saying, "But I was so sure ____, and now _____!" Privacy on the toilet is something I highly desire for a variety of reasons. I wouldn't want a bunch of snickering kids waiting outside the door to the shared toilet while I, the MOM, was using it. I also don't want nosey kids trying to take a peek inside my bathroom and heaven forbid, what if you forgot to lock one of the doors....lol!! I consider my bedroom and bathroom my sanctuary/safe haven and I don't want intruders. There's room for both toilets in the OP's plan and with a new build, a separate toilet for the master bathroom is not something she should sacrifice on. You and I think completely differently. I'd label you the Idealist and me the Practical One. My thoughts on the above: - At a certain season of your life, those snickering kids are going to be waiting outside the bathroom door. Period. Whether you have a second toilet-closet door or not, they're strongly motivated to be near you (and is that bad?). Even if you don't actively hear them, your mind is always thinking, "Where are they? What are they doing?" A door may place the kids in a different spot, but the bottom line won't change. - I can see a lovely bathtub as a sanctuary: your own private spot, space for candles, music, your bath products, a place for you to relax after the kids are tucked away in bed. But a toilet? Especially a toilet in a dark closet? I see nothing but function. No safe haven, no tranquility, no restful moment away from the day -- just a 2-minute necessary function. - The real barrier to a bathroom should be politeness, not an actual lock. I mean, whether the door's locked or not, kids should be taught to knock and wait before entering. Consider, too, the "cost" of this toilet-closet sanctuary: More to build, more each week to clean, more bathrooms to which you must shuffle toilet paper and other goods. The more you build, the more you have to deal with on a daily basis; to a point, more is worthwhile, but where does more become tedious instead of helpful? All of the walls and doors and toilets take up too much space!! Agree. And those walls /doors /toilets create more-more-more to clean each week. Definitely go to a showroom and sit in a tub that is 72 and a tub 66 inches. That extra 6 inches is too much for me. I like to read and soak, so if you are just totally laying down, 72 inches would work. Yes, try out tub sizes for yourself. I'm very short, and I also like to read in the tub. I remember one tub (in a vacation condo) that was oversized, and it felt uncomfortable ... I couldn't relax, or I'd "slip down". Since I occasionally fall asleep in the tub, this wouldn't be a very good thing. You will feel tighter in an enclosed space that is 30" wide, than you currently feel with just the knee wall. You can easily accommodate a wider space, even 42" if you move the linen storage elsewhere, and if the wall jog behind the door is eliminated. Common sense!