We worked with a designer at Home Depot when designing our new homes kitchen. We could have walked away at any time without purchasing from them. It's a free service they provide in hopes you'll buy your cabinets from them. We never talked flooring or anything else with them, but I'm sure that either of the designers, still there after seven plus years, would have been happy to help us. I talked to one of them about a week ago asking if they'd help us in designing the fireplace surround. He was busy at the time with another customer and had an appointment next, but said he'd be happy to help us. Granted he knows us, but I've stopped and talked to the designers at other HoDes and Lowe's with the same kind of helpfulness. They've all been more than happy to even just give price quotes on a cabinet piece I found online at the Kraftmaid Design site I belong too. The only problem with someone designing your bathroom layout here at the GW is that you'd have to find the same sized shower/tubs, vanities etc... when you went shopping. Where-as at HoDe or Lowe's they have the specs for loads of items you can purchase from them and I'm sure would be will to work around specs you gave them from other sources as they would if you were only replacing certain items in an existing bathroom. Personally I'd try them first because of that unless you already have specs of items you'll be adding to your bathroom and just need help seeing if they'll fit your space.

redroze, you have such exquisite taste in making every room you decorate feel so peaceful as well as beautiful. I just love your finished guest bathroom so much. It gives me a lot of ideas for when I am ready to renovate my bathrooms. I love the white vanity with the crystal knobs that goes so well with the peaceful wall coloring, tile and hardware. Your bathroom is truly breathtaking to me. My three bathrooms in my home are more difficult to decorate since the toilet, sinks, bath tub, jacuzzi, etc. are all bone and not white. One day, I want to change all this in my Master Bathroom. My Master Bedroom is so peaceful like your bathroom with my Antique White Maple Durham Furniture and neutral walls with ivories, creams and whites. My Master Bathroom I managed to make peaceful and work with the bone appliances. I guess I am blessed that they are not pink. :) Thanks for sharing.

If it ain't broke and you don't need the latest style I'd just put it back. The valves and flappers fail in all toilets over time, there's no reason to replace the whole thing to repair those problems. If you needed to go to a lower flow, or had one of the '90's toilets that never actually worked that would be a different story. All that said, I'm very impressed with the new Toto's we put in our house. Not very expensive, work perfectly, refill quickly and quietly.

Be sure to block for grab bars at the toilet and at the tub. The pony wall at the tub, next to the vanity, could be widened to incorporate a pull out for more storage. Lighting, I have one bathroom with 2 sconces at 100 watts each and have wonderful lighting, that room is 6.5x9.5 feet. My other bathroom has 2 sconces with 120 watts each and that lighting is marginal. Check the lighting forum for lumin recommendations. Be sure to have an exhaust fan and enough gap under the doors to allow make up air to enter the room for efficient fan function. I think that is why some people complain about poorly functioning fans even though they are sized correctly, because the room is too tight. Put electric outlet beside the toilet, low, so you can have an advanced toilet seat option. Read my post to Mermanmike that I wrote this morning: Help Laying Out a Master Bathroom...