Master bath "missing" med cabinet and second towel bar
Dolly
8 years ago
Just moved into a bread new home and realized the (huge!) Master bathroom doesn't have a second towel bar for my husband. Also don't see a nice place to put medicine cabinet items.
Looking for suggestions on what to do/buy and where to place...SEE PIC view from entrance
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numbersjunkie
8 years ago
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Pull out 'spice' like cabinet in master bath?
Comments (9)The pullouts on our vanities remind me of a spice rack. They're about 3" deep and are spaced far enough apart (farther apart than those pictured on the linked page) to hold tall bottles of hairspray, lotion, etc. Each shelf has a rail to hold everything in place. I think they're a great compliment to standard drawers. Pullouts are better for holding bottles (especially spray bottles) that could leak because they keep everything in an upright position. They make it easier to find things too because you can see everything at a glance without rumaging through a drawer. I added clear acrylic flatware/drawer organizers to my pullouts so I could use them for smaller items (e.g. make up, hair ties, nail clippers) too. Here is a link that might be useful: Scroll down to click on 'Vanity Pullout'...See MoreCompleted Master Bath With Pictures
Comments (13)The shower is 5 x 5 (60 inch square). We don't have a tub in the room and that allowed for more floospace to be devoted to a very big shower, which I love. It's nice and roomy. I use the ledge for shaving legs and also propping a leg up to so I don't have to bend down to soap up the lower part of my leg and foot! The bench is out of the way and so doesn't detract from the size of the shower or make it feel cramped in any way. It could be used for sitting, but I never do that. I discovered an additional unexpected but very nice advantage of having such a large shower, which is that it doesn't seem to require as much cleaning as other smaller showers I have had in the past. Let me explain....since I shower while standing in the center of this big square "box", the soap, shampoo, and water don't really get splashed onto the walls of the shower very much, because I'm actually standing pretty far from the walls. The wall where the showerhead is and the bottom tiles that meet the shower pan all around do get a little wetter, but nothing much gets on the rest of the tiles throughout the shower. Even the shower glass doesn't get very wet. I clean the inside of the shower once every other week, but could probably go longer than that. There never seems to be any buildup of anything. This is with two adults using it on a daily basis. Best of luck with your project and please post pictures when you're done!...See MoreDoes this Master bath work better?
Comments (38)thank you GW. that's good to know. I'm not married to one way or another as to how the plumbing is done for the tub, only that I want some sort of clawfoot or old fashioned looking tub. MrsPete, I do see what LL did for the toilet. I just still don't like it. I am plumbing for grab bars in case it's ever needed and if push came to shove, I could always remove the closet completely. that is the other reason I'm realizing it's better where it is than moving it closer to the shower. I hear you when you say you don't want to go into the bathroom to fetch sheets. I've always subscribed to the keep-items-where-they're-used theory. I store my extra bed linens in a cedar chest at the foot of my bed (it's an antique I inherited from my grandfather). that is definitely a special thing to have. However, you're not required to store your linens all in one place. A small linen closet INSIDE the bathroom will let you keep towels right there where they're used -- very convenient. Having them right outside the bathroom is also very convenient. toilet paper will be stored in a small cabinet inside the toilet area and under my vanity will be drawers or pull out shelves. Both vanities will have medicine cabinets for the smaller items we seem to have. My closet will hold our hampers. Notice the plural. I have learned over the years that having 3 separate ones works better. Extra towels will be on a train towel rack above the tub somewhere. I continue to think the tub's placement is fine, and that turquoise tub is wonderful ! thanks. I do agree with you especially when I go down to a 66" tub. I LOVE the turquoise too but am actually thinking of doing red. I'm thinking the bathroom will be black,white and red but am not quite sure yet. I also don't see that the shower will be difficult to access at all. The door is close to the tub, but it swings clear of it. However, I agree with the poster above who says that a sliding door will eliminate this problem altogether AND will give you a place to hang the towel on the sliding door. This seems to be the best answer. Oh, duh to me! I thought the poster meant a sliding door for the toilet area. (smacking my head) LOL. Yes that would work. I was thinking of a door like I have now that swings in and out. OR consider doing away with the door altogether and go for a barrier-free shower. Since this is a retirement house, that seems like the best idea of all. Your shower's large enough to handle the necessary linear drain. I am definitely doing curbless and that linear drain is already factored into my plumbing needs for the shower. As for doing away with the door, I could eliminate it in the future if needed but I hate those showers without doors because I am always cold in them. the door does help to keep the heat inside. As for towel hooks, I've never had them, but do the towels dry as quickly as they would on a traditional towel rod? It seems that they'd stay damp because they're "bunched up" instead of "flattened out". Well DH never flattens them out. LOL. If you drape them in such a way that they aren't bunched up, I think they dry just as quickly. those double hooks like Autumn showed are perfect for that because they help spread it out. Or maybe it's like Autumn just said and it's because we almost always have our AC on. Hmmm, I'll have to do a "test" when I get back to FL at the end of August. Oh I see now that is a pony wall. That will work and sorry if you had already mentioned that and I missed it Please, no need to apologize. there's a lot of posts already and a lot of reading. What I may wind up doing is the hooks where I said, and then a towel rod on the pony wall. Again, thank you everyone for your help. It definitely is helping me finalize my plans and ideas....See MoreAdding Luxe to a smallish master bath (xpost from Bath forum)
Comments (11)We kept our mbath smaller with no tub. Instead we did use electric radiant flooring which is so nice...we're in the NE so cold is an issue much of the year. I also insisted on a towel warmer. I love it. Not only does it warm the towels for me so I can wrap up in them after my shower, but it acts like a radiator and helps warm the bathroom too. We made our shower a steam shower as well. Nothing like steaming after shoveling snow in the freezing cold. It's also supposed to be good for you as you sweat out a lot of excess salts and toxins and especially if you have respiratory issues. We added a seat in the shower to sit on while we steam, and we put a light under the shower seat so we don't have to sit in an "operating room" environment while we steam, but can instead enjoy soft, indirect lighting. We used corian as everyone said granite gets and stays too cold to sit on. We also used corian for our countertop as it is softer and warmer than granite or natural stone, plus I love the integrated sink...so much easier to clean. We also put in a sound system so we can listen to news while we're getting ready in the a.m. or listen to relaxing music while we steam (though it has to be pretty loud as the steam generation is pretty noisy). We built the shower with a 2nd handheld by the shower seat. This was done with the idea of aging in place. It came in handy when I broke my ankle and had limited mobility to be able to sit and wash. I'm also a barefooter in the summer and I love being able to go into the shower, sit and wash just my feet before I go to bed. We have 2 sinks with a center column for storage. At the bottom of the column is an "appliance garage" with an outlet built inside. We use this for electric tooth brush and water pik so we each have access from our sinks and don't have cords hanging out all over the place. The other big thing for DH was to design the bath so the door didn't hit you when you were standing at the sink. That was a big bugaboo for him. We also built in a narrow cabinet next to the pot for tp storage and anything else. We did not do a separate WC and we are glad that we designed the area in front of the pot large enough to turn a wheel chair around...it was most helpful when I broke my ankle last year. The other big luxury for me was, we went with tankless hot water heaters and we have a 2nd one which does nothing but heat the water for the master bath. I told DH I didn't care what it took but I was NOT going to take another shower where, if he turned on the water, I froze. Now he can do laundry or dishes or flush or whatever while I'm showering and my water stays hot for as long as I want it....See Morekas4
8 years ago
Debbi Branka
8 years ago
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
8 years ago
Molly
8 years agoDebbi Branka
8 years agoOne other idea, maybe where the towel bar is now, is something I just hung in our basement bathroom. Sorry for the sideways view. Posting from my phone
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