If there isn't room for two sinks, putting in two sinks is not going to make it appealing to future buyers - or useful to the poor kid who has to use it until then.

Loathe j&j baths. Makit a hall access bath and it's much more accessible.

Compared to the other houses, YOUR jack'n'jill will have storage and counter space. That trumps a dust-collecting second sink any day.

I have to agree with Sophie that a hall bath is better than a J & J bath.

And one sink is fine. My draftsman put two sinks in our guest bath upstairs. I'm having them take one out and get extra counter space and a larger closet outside the bath.

Was just in my kids' bath (not a j'n'j) with two sinks, and wishing it had only one. They need more counterspace and more drawers. 2 boys, they have rarely been in there at the same time (and now one's usually away at college).

Unless you are absolutely married to the idea of a jack & jill bath, I would consider trying to make it accessible from the hallway as well. We originally had one between two of the kids' rooms and it was one of the last changes we made to the plan. I pulled the plug at the end and we made it accessible from the hallway. We split it into 2 rooms: one with a double vanity and one with the toilet and tub so that the kids can still have access to get ready when someone is showering/bathing. We ended up with more storage space like this also. We only have 3 bathrooms in the house though so I wanted to have an overflow for guests from the other one.

I'd suggest going with a single sink - as a houseguest, I ALWAYS prefer to have more counterspace for makeup, towels, and other crap that always ends up on the counter.

As for Jack and Jills (which I know you didn't ask for comment on!) I think they can be useful spaces. They give an air of privacy, and an option to hop back into a personal room if/when needed - something I LOVE considering I'm one of those houseguests that has showered and forgotten to carry a towel into the hall bath!!!

I am with those who loathe Jack and Jill baths. Hall bath and one sink - more room for storage. With our kids - the more sink area the more mess. I like having storage put away - makes for an easy clean.

I'm not even putting a second sink in the ensuite.

If 2 people are comfortable to share a bathroom at the same time, they can share a sink. Less cleaning, more storage. In 5-10 years, I'm pretty sure the second sink is going to be that silly thing they did back in 2010-2015.

amberm145, I agree with you! And let's be honest, for a shared owner+guest bath sink, the 'grime' that accumulates on personal sinks (oh yes, the shaving hair, the makeup spills, the soap scum...) will be cleaned religiously before and during the guest's visit, so it's really not necessary to have two sinks.

So in your J&J the sink space is shared? My dd's room and the spare br share a tub, shower, toilet...but each space has it's own vanity and sink. Do you have room to do that? It is nice for the occasional guest to not have to share a vanity.

I love having a jack and Jill. For me it wouldn't make sens having a hall bath. I have two boys. They share a bathroom and the two bedrooms connected by the bathroom. It is the ideal set up for me. I don't want my boys having to run in and out of the bath into the hall and then into their rooms.

But yes I think one sink is fine

I appreciate a well executed J&J. :)

I have been in a home with a J&J that didn't have enough room for door swings and was just obnoxious. By contrast, our J&J is very comfortable for our guests, and I'm glad they have a private bathroom area! The two bedrooms open to a double sink area and there is another room off that with the shower/toilet. (To me, this is ideal because you don't have to lock two doors when you go in -- only the shower/toilet room needs to be locked for privacy.) The double sinks are NOT necessary and the design might be improved by having a single to gain extra drawers. A single in a J&J would definitely not be an issue for me if I was a buyer.

Here is my infinitely if oddly practical reason for liking a hall bath: in the morning, I can tell how they are doing getting ready for school by who's in the bathroom/shower lol! With a JnJ, I wouldn't know :)

No one will be using the bathroom in our upstairs private space unless they are staying overnight in the guest bedroom. I'd like my children to have a private space of their own as well as our guests. If we're entertaining there's a powder room on the first floor they can use.

Here is our plan with the j&j bath.

rmverb: your jj bath looks spacious and well planned. I love how toilet and shower are in a separate room.

I think your whole upstairs looks well planned. I don't understand why you think you want to switch the upstairs to the opposite side?

Btw: Just a thought for you. You have a nice large bath and a decent sized master.

I know I can't stand sharing the closet with DH because he tends to just pile things in the closet and I hang my stuff by color order. (It's the artist in me.) You might want to consider shrinking the master just a bit to give each of you a WIC instead of having all that extra room. A 6' x 5' shower is HUGE as is a toilet closet that is 4 1/2' wide. Just something to think about.

A J&J bath with 2 sinks usually only makes sense if there are no privacy locks on the doors.

We did have 2 separate closets but we changed it in order to have a better master bath layout.

Love Jack and Jill bathrooms. Ours always had seperated sinks though. That is why they functioned so well. But is there is only room for one sink, maximize that counter space:)

It makes a difference, I think, if the persons sharing the space are two sisters as opposed to sister/brother or if the bath is shared by a guest room which was the case at my sister's house. It is just a fact of life that girls tend to eat up more vanity real estate with the accoutrements of beauty... my son's sink was always the easiest to clean. So, resale will be dependent on your buyer's needs and whether they have any preconceived biases towards j&js. We have always liked them.

We currently have a similar jack and jill set up to what rmverb will have. The kids love it and it works really well. The guest bedroom upstairs has a doorway directly into the other upstairs bathroom. It has a small sink and then there's a door leading into the room with the shower and toilet. At the other end of that is another door with opens into a small room with a sink. That room opens into the hallway. That setup works really well right now and affords everyone some privacy while allowing hallway bathroom access.

Our new house will be totally different though. The architect originally designed it so that the boys' bathroom was a hall bath. I said absolutely not because the bathroom would have a direct sight line to the guest bedroom and upstairs landing. I didn't want in the future to have two teen boys streaking down the hall and startling our frequent overnight guests. Our upstairs layout doesn't allow for a j&j though. We instead will have a boys' minisuite setup. Off the upstairs landing will be a barn door When you open it you'll see at either end the two boys' bedroom doors. In the middle will be the door to their shared bathroom and the door to the linen closet. I use the same sheets for their beds so having them share a closet for bedding and towels will be very convenient. The bathroom will have two sinks on a single counter. They're used to having their own so I think that will be best.

At the end of a short hallway off the landing will be the door to the upstairs guest bath. It will have a walk-in shower, toilet and one sink. There will also be a door in the bathroom leading directly to the guest bedroom.

Originally the architect had designated the boys' bathroom as the guest bathroom since it's right off the landing and didn't include door over their minisuite area. I insisted on the door for privacy. A friend of mine who has two older brothers told me that the architect was insane to designate that as the guest bath since the smell emanating from that bathroom once my older son reaches puberty will be enough to turn off guests. Once she told me that I asked him to add a hall door to the guest room bathroom.