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Master Bathroom Layout Help

9 years ago

We are having trouble with our master bathroom layout. Our biggest constraint is that we need a big window on the end where the tub currently is because that faces the front of the house. We have room to widen the bottom part of the bathroom by 6" (maybe more). We're willing to cut the master closet as well.

Our wishlist is:

- Water closet
- Dual sinks on one side with space for medicine cabinets on the sides (7' would be fine).
- Shower that is at least 3' 9" wide would be ideal, and maybe 6' deep? (comfy for two)
- We don't use tubs so we want the smallest tub possible just for display/resale. It's possible we would just put the plumbing in for the tub and leave the space empty, or put a bench/towel rack there.
- Convenient towel racks to sinks and shower.
- Door from bathroom to closet would be nice, but we would be okay with moving the closet door to the bedroom side.

Currently, the shower is too long and narrow. Our architect said we can widen the room with little effect on the front elevation so that would fix that problem. But then it's still longer than necessary. The water closet is also longer than necessary but that's not as bad as a too large shower. I'm also not sure where the shower towel rack goes. If we have no tub and put the rack on the wall of the water closet that would be a perfect spot. Another idea is to swap the shower and the water closet and put the towel racks next to it.

I also feel like the bathroom has a lot of useless floor space. But maybe that's just the way it has to be?

Does anyone have any ideas? :)

This post was edited by girlguineapig on Mon, Dec 15, 14 at 18:16

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palimpsest
9 years ago
Not as symmetrical as yours, and I like symmetry, but this gets the bathtub out of front and center, makes the shower more square, gets you wall space for hooks, an area for drying off and a bigger closet/less floorspace in the middle of the bathroom. It gets you less vanity space because I like to line things up and because of the drying off area.
palimpsest
9 years ago
Here I hid the bathtub behind the door. The problem with this bathroom is that it is almost too big to lay out efficiently.

I don't know how you feel about two front facing windows in the shower. It can be done, but they would probably need to be obscure glass.
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I apologize I wasn't clearer. I want to add a counter somewhere so I can have seating and get ready for medical reasons and then add some linen storage. I have some physical issues which require me at times to get off my feet when doing my hair and makeup. Not having drawers for the makeup vanity is fine by me as I can use a small acrylic storage unit to hold the few everyday items I use on the counter and the vanity will hold my hair products. Yes, adding a bigger vanity will allow for more storage but not a space to sit. The space to sit is the priority - it doesn't need to be big or fancy. We plan to be in this house for 20 years so resale is not really important in this design. The toilet IS in the bathroom and just has a door to separate it. We like this feature and will be retaining it - it's pretty standard here in my area. And to be real, it's common when you have 3 kids to have someone in the bathroom while someone is on the toilet. I also use a bathtub multiple days per week and don't like it in the middle of a room with space around it. As I mentioned in my original post, the shower is 3'6" x 6' so it's plenty big, it's just cut out of the picture here where the house extends out the front. My style is fairly transitional - I like timeless, clean, simple lines, not alot of pattern or anything busy. I'm pretty practical and want a pretty bathroom that's functional with the items I mentioned. Does that help?
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If you have an architect, why aren't they doing their job? You don't have an architect "draw up" what you tell them to. They come up with suitable, hopefully creative, ideas that suit you and the space. What you have doesn't look like something an architect would come up with, and if they did you need to find a new one.
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Karenseb
9 years ago
If you swap the toilet closet with the shower, would you be able to widen the shower under the roof. I've seen pictures with the angle a about a foot into the roof line and it would give you the elbow room you want in the shower.

Here is a link that might be useful: [shower[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/shower-tucked-into-gable-asian-bathroom-san-francisco-phvw-vp~475361)

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