bump - any thoughts? This is a new build - I don't think the bath is very efficient - too many doors. I am at a loss at how to reconfigure it. Musts: 2 36" vanities, 3x5 shower, linen closet, closet that is able to hold hanging + drawers (no dresser in bedroom) - access to laundry room from master bath or closet. We do not need a separate WC. Thank you.

>Pretty nice as it is now, but here is another possibility: DD's bedroom moves to the inside corner where the MBA currently is drawn. Current door to MBR becomes door to DD's room, closet is on top wall separating DD's room and MBR. MBR oriented with the short wall on the R now. Door from hallway can have view through to window. MBA on far left wall, from top to bottom, shower/bath room, vanity, toilet room. Passage from MBR to MBA has reach in closet on the lower wall (in line with toilet room) and large walk-in on top side. I think you can get a 6-7' reach in and a 14+ linear ft of hanging space in the walk-in. Stack the rods for more. >Either way, I'd let DD choose her bedroom and have the bath be close to it, swapping the laundry and secondary bath if needed to make that work out. That also will make it easy to use the extra room if you occasionally want additional laundry drying space ;-) Good luck!

We started with one smaller idea..., but as we found more things that we wanted to replace— each possible solution has come with additional little problems... Welcome! Yep, that's how it goes. It's fine to realise this in the beginning. You can assess things & plan properly now. After you've ripped everything out is not quite a great time to start planning. Project mushrooming sometimes means saving & starting at a later stage, for a better result. We have realized now that we need to step back and start at the beginning with a directed vision and goal rather than just slapping together ideas and hoping it turns out well. GOOD! Any tips for choosing a good designer and questions to ask would be appreciated. A lot of people will have a lot to say on that one. You might consider starting a new thread on that specifically in fact. Check referrences to find people, and check referrences after you've found people. Check actual work, check work that's been done some years back. Do not go for the least expensive. They will provide the least pleasant experience, and your actual cost will be more. Check referrences. A good few. Take overly glowing or overly bitter referrences with a pinch of salt. Find imaginitive & knowledgeable people. People who find solutions, don't avoid issues, people who bring up matters you hadn't considered, people who don't just agee, but tell you straightforwardly when things aren't good or realistic choices. Check actual work... Ask what common issues or flaws are, and how they work around them. Get things written down, everything. Pricing, time frames, who sources fittings, specs of e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. Ask who'll be actually doing the work, who'll be overseeing it. Don't work with the guy who'll check up at the end of the week. Find out what they actually do. Design, contracting, both... Check those referrences. Find out how long they've wrked with their employees & subs. Avoid working with friends or family. You think you have a good relationship, so you should. That good relationship is the reason you shouldn't. Check work that's been done some years back. Don't expect a free consultation in the beginning. Some pros do it. A lot (of good ones particularly) are far too busy to spend time in that way. They'll send you some pics and contacts of old clients to start off. Ask when they'll be available to start on your job. It's alright to wait a few weeksfor a good pro busy on other jobs. Once you have a good pro, deal with them straightforwardly, and trust them. If there's something you're unsure of, ask them, before asking the neighbour's cousin's dentist's brother. Oh yeah, and check referrences. It's the most preached, least practised tip. Guess how I know... For a project like this, what is a ballpark estimate for designer fee? There, I can't help, in the least. I'm a continent away, I assume, and things are... different. I do like that design with toilet immediately to the right upon entering bathroom. It’s in the master and would be fairly far to the right from the door so would not be visible easily from outside the bathroom The concern of a toilet near the bedroom is more regarding the sound, than unpleasant sightlines.

I realize that. We are also adding closets to a bonus room upstairs and dividing it in half to add 2 bedrooms and adding a bedroom upstairs. It is extremely difficult currently to secure all trades locally due to the demand from the hurricanes and once you do, there is a lengthy wait. I have reached out to two people today, but just thought I would ask. I like to have researched everything and know what I want to some degree before I even meet with them so as to not hold things up further. Thank you for your input.