Hi: we are empty nesters with a City Apt (3 baths 3 bedrooms): where my bath is part of the Master bedrm and hubby uses another one as "his". We also have a rural turn of century country cottage with 3 baths on multi level so we SHARE the master bath (and it is the largest). What you recently described with the split config and some passthru/shared areas resonates and we find has worked well. Since space does not seem to be a constraint, you may, for resale purposes, want to consider a bath-spa. Meaning add some spa elements. I know you said you dont need more humidity or heat...but steam enclosure or ready-to-install-cabinets may not add considerably except for the actual steam generator. Mini dry or steam sauna rooms are great (we have a Finnish-style sauna...it is about 8x5 and is a separate room. Next to it is a small 1/2 bath) Also in our 'hood, a dual bath could count as two and run into code issues. So i am sure you'll be checking out how your town regulates Here is what we've found as best configs we've lived with or had the pleasure to experience: - separated closet areas are ideal..even with a shares common entry. Also our requirements for lengths and drawers are different (just consider the accessories or shoes!) - that said, i dont like the closets being super close to the water. That is humidity from the shower or tub in the very near vicinity. Further, my SIL and BIL rebuilt their master bath with her closet being direct accessed from the bathroom. I found it nice but not really conducive to full dressing...too small and i wanted to be out in the open more where i could stand back from the full length mirror - the real reason we use separate bathrooms is the toilet and you've addressed that. we always prefer bathrooms where the toilets are a little separate...be that a half door or semi enclosed. And we really really treasure Windowed bathrooms. More windows the better - The more isolated the toilet can be from the other areas (layout wise), the better the other areas work and feel clean, fresh,comfortable. some bathrooms we liked even had a small hand washing sink in the toilet area. - A Toto toilet special flush toilet with a SOFT CLOSE lid for us is a MUST!!! once you have it (now others make the soft close lids too) you wonder where its been all your life. Same for the way the Toto flushes low and high volume. Unfortunately their color and style choices are limited but do check out the functionality and try to replicate. The power flush with minimal water use is good. - I am not fond of separate bidets (and we travel abroad alot so we see these) One more thing to clean and plumb etc and addl space taken up for something not very attractive. Instead, the Toto-type bidet function can be added to a hi-end commode. For a price, of course. - two tubs two showers feels odd. And you've addressed this too i think. A large shower with ease of access, open feeling and glass or even outside light is best. A rain head in shower is nice but not in lieu of the regular. We are very eco conscious so we arent into the multi jets --- my BIL recently did a walk in large shower with lots of jets; i cant say that it enhanced my shower experience because i would rather just finish up and not use the water. And i didnt like sloshing thru a large wet area to find a place to dry my feet. So large without everything being subject to water jets was my observation - When i want to use water, well for me its a deep tub WITHOUT jets ---nothing to disrupt luxuriating in hot bubbly scented water A handheld as option with the tub is nice (to rinse off, to rinse hair, etc) - Double or separated sinks are a plus -- really it is the separate mirror each of us is after! plus separated banks of drawers or spaces. My bath has bureau drawers and there I keep my lingerie so that i can dress the underthings right there. That said, some common space for the replenish supplies and for towels. - We love thinner waffle weave towels rather than big thirsty Turkish ones...because the former absorb quickly and in humid weather, we can use 1 a day and not create immense stax of laundry. So, we both like having a stack of towels right there in the bath rather than in a linen closet down the hall. - Lighting is important. Not just the usual over sink lighting that is good for working on the face. Some softer moodier lighting or lights on reo-stats are good. I saw mirrored cabinets spanning double sinks that had soft lighting running along the bottom. Left on, such as the evenngs, it was a nice glow and almost meant i didnt have to turn on lights brightly every time i went in. - Audio or even a small flat panel feed to your bathroom? that will take special planning if the latter. For sure, i love listening to the radio and would love to have some thing in the bath rather than turning up my clock radio so loud! Enjoy

That is the original finish on it, Lynn. I don't have any black in the DR, so think I'll leave it as it is. I fear that paint may obscure the carving, and I do like the variations in the finish now. Ajsmama, No, I'm NOT moving! What I meant was the mirror may not stay on that wall or in that room, but that is where it'll be for a while. :-) nanabella, The mirror is already purchased, and after looking literally for weeks online, I wasn't able to find a single one like it, other than the older one shown in the link I placed above in an earlier post, which sold for $1200. Those that were made by the 'mega loads' must still be with their original owners, since I wasn't able to find another like this one. If you know if a site with one like this, I'd love to see it, if you can provide a link.

What is on that dark wood small table to the left of the dresser - perhaps a tv? Can't tell from the pix. I would add taller lamps on the nightstands, at least as tall, if not taller, than the top of the end posts on the headboard. I would see about getting some puck lights and putting them into the top of the dresser hutch, so that they shine down onto the dresser top and on the mirror. You could run the cords down the back of the dresser and use a power strip from those plugs to the outlet on the wall. I would consider putting a tall torchiere sconce or swing arm plug in style light on the wall to the left of the mirrored closet door so that the mirror was useful. I would move the the trunk out, and move the tall chest to the left. Then put a nice little chair in that corner for your DH to use putting on his shoes. You might also get an estimate on how much it would cost to get an outlet on that wall. Perhaps they could bring power from the ceiling light down the wall, or from the other side of the wall somewhere. Then you could add a floor lamp next to the nice chair in that corner and create a reading corner.

So much to consider.. and each post is truly so helpful. The photos really help me a lot. Lyban, I agree and aim to use that full 39 inches for the shower or as much of it as possible. I'm really hoping that the dead space is usable. If not, then I think I might entertain reclaiming the small linen closet that is in the bedroom , for the shower .My first choice is using the dead space. I don't think I'd replace that closet if I had to reclaim it for the shower. The last photo Annie provided, with either just a cabinet surface or the lower down window seat has potential. The window that is next to the vanity is not so low down so it could atually even have just a regular counter height cabinet. The larger one is the one that is much lower down. Annie, if I moved the door to a single door next to the exterior wall, I'm still a little confused with your mentioning the closet. Do you mean building one, or using a large high cabinet ? In your scenario, Im not sure that moving the toilet would be worth it. I have to think on this a bit . I see that then the room might be a bit more balanced, but ... now re-reading your last post, that got my interest as we are "just" switching the vanity with a closet of sorts...but then that is also quite moving the plumbing . another thought - how about keeping one of the doors as is, which would still give a good bit of wall where an additional vanity or chair could go. They all seem like good ideas. I honestly think they'd all be vast improvements. Either way it's pretty much gutting the room and it's the level of what gets shifted and can go wrong.