Gardengal, I am fortunate to have room for both, but if I had to choose I would pick the separate tub and shower, the reason being that as we get older getting in and out of the tub gets more difficult and dangerous.

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I'm with the other two for the exact reasons.

I would go for a combo shower/tub every time. We never use our tub anyway (that's why we are ripping it out). To me the separate tub/shower is a waste of space. How often are you going to be using the tub? Also thinking of resale value. Most people look for double sinks.

We hate our separate tub & shower since the tub just sits there collecting dust. We are going for a just a large tile shower & no tub since that's what fits our lifestyle best.

You have to enjoy your bathroom for you, not for some hypothetical buyer five or ten years from now. When the one sink/two sink question has been asked several times in the past, most say they prefer one sink when space is limited. Those who like two sinks mostly like the idea for resale! I don't care as much about resale so we'll be going from an uncomfortable two sink 60" vanity to a roomy one sink vanity.

I don't like climbing out of a tub to take a shower, but I also really don't like to clean the tub in order to soak. I don't mind sharing a sink. Different strokes!

I love tub soaks, so a separate shower and tub for me (ours will be a new walk in shower and the big 1925 clawfoot tub)!! We do not have the same morning schedules, so I'd rather have one sink and possibly a little extra counter, than have two sinks - and I'd definitely choose one sink to get a separate tub & shower.

If I had a big enough bathroom to accommodate a separate tub and shower I think I'd do something else with that space. No sure what, but something else. I take maybe two baths a year so just a tub is a waste of space to me. As for one or two sinks. Only if you have room for a very long vanity with plenty of counter space on either side, I'd stick with one. All you need is a 5-minute differential and you can avoid simultaneously needing the same sink. So, one sink, bath/shower combo then do something fabulous with the extra space.

I wonder how many people live in your home? Is the bathroom used at the same time? I would go for a separate tub and shower rather than two sinks. For resale value, I think most people want a tub and shower, but they don't have to be separate. I think counter space is very important. You need room for makeup, hair dryers, hair products etc. Well, at least at my house we do!

In my house (two adults, two adult children) I would like to just have a really nice shower in my main washroom. But I wouldn't install just a shower because I think it would be a negative when it comes to selling. And everyone knows that bathrooms are expensive to renovate.

Neither. We do have double sinks in our current master bath, but I would be willing to have just one sink and more drawers. DH feels otherwise and insists on having 2 sinks in our next house, as well. That's okay with me. Our current master bath has only a walk-in, doorless shower. We've had it for over 20 years, and I have never regretted not having a bathtub. There is a bathtub/shower combination just down the hall from us, if I would want to use it. I don't though. Just shows the range of opinions on such things---no right or wrong answer.

For me, I would pick a separate tub and shower with only one sink. I love to take a bath, but hate scrubbing out the tub/shower combo to do so. It would be hard for me to give up a second sink though, because we have two now and we do both use them often at the same time- usually while brushing teeth.

Two sinks. Our 11x10 master bathroom originally had two sinks and a 6'+ vanity. That was 34 years ago. 32 years ago DH moved out...out of our master bathroom (g). It was a mutual decision. I highly doubt we would have made it two years had we only had ONE sink! I've never worked outside the home so there wasn't even the "getting ready at the same time" issue but I'm super tidy and he's not (he's gotten better with age) :) Tub only in my bathroom and tub/shower combo in DH's.

A separate tub and shower has value: Separating the items makes both nicer. Especially a separate shower is nicer than one over a tub.

However, a second sink is just a second sink -- it's just more of the same, and I really don't get the point.

Separate tub and shower. I have double sinks. Never once have they been in use at the same time in almost 40 years. The first thing to go in that bath will be that stupid extra sink. That said I don't like those huge spa tubs that just sit and gather dust or become giant laundry hampers in so many master suites. Separate tub would be just a nice deep regular bathtub for me to take an occasional soak.

Here's a good example of bad double sinks in a standard 60" vanity. How does a right handed person use the sink at the wall? Your vanity then becomes two sink bases instead of two sets of drawers and extra counter space. You also have to pay for an extra sink, faucet, and possibly lights. I have seen the same size vanity in an alcove!

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I'm thrilled we finally have double sinks, but if I had to choose I would pick the separate tub and shower. Actually, I would pick shower only and double sinks. DH insisted on a tub in our bath.

We often use our sinks at the same time. Having 2 also means that DH will clean out the trap on his, because the slow drain finally is bugging him (he shaves and trims hair over his sink). I have a lower tolerance for that kind of thing so if we only had one sink it would be me . . .

Personally if I had to choose, I'd do two sinks and a shower. Put a bath in the guest bathroom.

We use our extra sink in our only bath to hold dirty socks for the most part! Really, it is never used as a sink but makes a good area to hold things, so it ends up being used for laundry. I would rather use DH's nasty sink he shaves in so that I can clean it as part of my tooth-brushing routine. After spitting and rinsing my brush, I take out my handy little cleaning brush and scrub the sink and give the faucet and handles a polish. Then I wipe any drips off the counter just before I walk out of the room and the bathroom is ready to face another day! It is our only full bathroom, not a private retreat where I could leave "his sink" yucky until he decides to clean it. He does a pretty good job of washing whiskers away!

Two sinks and a shower for me. I hate sharing a sink (it's anyone's guess why I can even brush my teeth in a hotel room, where we're forced to share a sink), plus we never bathe. I'd rather have the vanity mayflowers posted, and I'd be willing to take the right-side sink (even though I'm right-handed) over sharing a sink (as it is, our vanity looks just like that, but the sink is close to the left wall rather than the right).

If you don't use a tub -- and you have one elsewhere where a child could be bathed -- I vote for a shower only and two sinks.

I love having my own sink -- and not cleaning my DH's sink as often as I would if we shared. We do brush teeth at the same time, which we would never do in a shared sink. DH will shave while I wash my face or apply makeup.

I like my quick-fill and easy-clean jet-tub, but could live without it. DH never uses it.

In our new build we have 1 sink in a large vanity, I wanted the extra space on the vanity top. We have no tub just a large walkin shower. We are empty nesters so I have allocated my husband to the guest bath except when we have overnight company. He uses the walkin shower in the master since it's easier to get in and out of than a tub/shower combo the guest bath has. He is messier than me and I get tired of wiping up the water on the vanity after he shaves etc. (I swear I think he splashes more than a duck). But he enjoys having his own bath so he can spread his "stuff" out and leave it. I would opt for 1 sink and a separate tub and shower if I had to choose.

When my husband was alive, we had two pedestal sinks separated by a chest of drawers that was tall and we each had a dedicated stack of drawers on our side. No tub, but we had a 7 foot wide shower. We often used our sinks at the same time. When he passed last year, seeing that empty sink of his was one of the most difficult things about staying there without him. I sold this summer.

Now that I've downsized, I've built a master suite on the first floor for just me, I've gone to an extra wide 58" single sink vanity, a freestanding vintage tub and a shower.

Dyhgarden, I am sorry for your loss. I was myself undecided which way I would go, but now I am disliking the extra sink. I am glad you were able to move and add a tub. They are great for relaxing in.

For resale value, I would go with 2 sinks.

Two sinks are better for resale. But I will mention that as one ages, tubs get to be dangerous places. When I broke my leg with a compound fracture at age 56 it was 4 months before I could manage the stairs to our master bedrm suite.

For 6 weeks I had to take sponge baths, because the spare bathroom only had a tub/shower combination. It was impossible to get my broken leg over the side of the tub - and this was a 1940's tub with very low sides compared to current tubs!

Even my MIL, who preferred baths, had to give them up when she got into her mid-80's. Even with full assistance at the senior facility she lived in, it just became more and more difficult until finally she switched to showers.

I would prefer seperate tub and shower. However, we are creating a master bath/ bedroom and I had our realtor come over and told him what we were planning which was one sink with a larger counter area and seperate tub/shower. He said when he takes people into a really nice up scale house and then they walk into the master bath with one sink, they act like they are in a shack :( My plan is do only do one sink anyway cause I prefer the counter space, but have the vanity cabinet the minimum size for a double sink (5 ft I think) and have plumbing under the vanity available for another sink. Then if they want two sinks they'll have room to do it if they want.

For me double sinks.