You are going to want more than 32" for the toilet. 36" is standard (and perhaps even code in some areas???? Not here in Maine but I heard people saying that on other forums...) We have 34" and it feels fine but I dont think I'd want to go much tighter. You could solve that simply by flipping the closet and shower. So, have your shower -rotated 90 degrees and witha glass end wall- at the end of the tub (which is a nice setup you can see in many bathrooms, the tub deck can actually protrude under the shower glass wall and be a ledge or seat in the shower). Then the passageway moves to the left, and you can steal a bit of space from the other closet for the toilet. Either that of have a shorter vanity. 48" isn't a size I'd fight for. It's too short for a double vanity, really (unless you're using one of the new two-faucet 'trough" styles) so why not go down to 42" and have a better toilet area? For resale, though, you should consider a double vanity. Some people I guess expert truly huge ones, like at least 5+' long. But you CAN get smaller ones, Ikea has some great ones for tight spaces. But if you're not selling anytime soon, do what YOU like!! (But I still think you'll want more toilet space...)

Thanks so much for your input everyone! Bevangel, special thanks to you for modifying my picture. It definitely helps to have a visual! I think moving the doors further into the hall will work, and should be very easy for the builder to do. We'd lose a little more exterior hallway space (the bedroom doors were originally at the dotted line), but having the longer hallway within the master bedroom will be more dramatic. I love this website! I'm glad I finally decided to join and stop lurking. ;)

There are people who choose stained doors with white trim throughout their house. It looks ok, but not a choice I would make. I also wouldn't start mixing stained and white doors in the same rooms, unless you are really good with design and being able to make it look intentional, and not like you ran out of white doors. Why does your husband want stained doors?

If one of the two baths is an en suite devoted to one bedroom, I would say it's worth adding at least a half bath. If you have the space, go for a full bath. An extra toilet is nice and even just a small standing shower can help make your home run more smoothly when all of the bedrooms are full. I don't know the exact trade-off on resale. There are a lot of factors that will determine that, including the finishes you choose in the bathroom, the cost of the work in your area, and the overall impact the bathroom has on how your home flows and fits together. A bad reno can be worse than just leaving the house as is, so the question of "will it help resale?" can be really tough to answer without managing the project every step of the way. Example: Removing the master bedroom's walk in closet to add a bathroom or adding a bathroom that opens directly into your once fabulous kitchen.... Probably won't have the desired trade-off. Those are some decently obvious pitfalls, but there are many, many other less obvious ones that would only come up on a case-by-case basis. That said, I've been doing a lot of research on bedroom:bathroom ratio. It isn't an exact science, and I didn't crunch hard data, but anecdotally, this is the estimate I come up with. If n is the number of bedrooms.... The number of toilets should be at least n-2. ... 4-2 = a 4 bedroom home should have at least 2 toilets. The number of toilets in the home gains little above n+1. ... 4+1 = a 4 bedroom home gains little value from having more than 5 toilets. So, having between 2 and 5 toilets is good for a 4 bedroom home. The home loses sell-ability with only 1 bathroom. The resale increase diminishes for more than 5. The number of showers in the home should be at least n-2. ... 4-2 = a 4 bedroom home should have at least 2 showers. The number of showers in the home gains little above n. ... 4 = a 4 bedroom home gains little value from having more than 4 showers. So, having between 2 and 4 showers is good for a 4 bedroom home. All homes should have at least one bathtub. If there is only one bathtub in a home that has at least 3 bedrooms, that bathtub should be kid friendly (most people buying 3+ bedroom homes are parents or people planning to be parents). I haven't figured out a rule of thumb for when it becomes necessary for there to be a second bathtub, but at some point, more bathtubs become essential to provide the luxury that fits the home. Hope this helps.