The math doesn’t work for your plan, or for curbless. You will need a curb. Unless you spend a whole lot more than the average 50K master bath to rearrange all of the plumbing. Which you already tried to do, but incorrectly.

You need to hire a K&B designer.

The natural light from the window would be nice above a makeup vanity. Perhaps install a taller cabinet with a pull-out hamper at the bottom. I've attached a picture of mine. The cabinet has 2 pull-out shelves above the hamper.

Curbless can be done in existing construction but it's not easy. You need professionals who knows how to do it. So, you need a K&B designer and a good tile installer.

HI -- Move the shower to take up the tub space . And to have a curbless shower the floor pitch would need to be changed for drainage . Hard to do in a remodel and easy in a new build home . If your wanting to age in place , maybe plan for a future walk in tub . They are wonderful and you may still have room to enlarge the shower . Get the help of a kitchen and bathroom designer . They will save you from costly mistakes .

Use the entire tub space for your shower. Saw it in a high end hotel and it was gorgeous. They didn't even use a door, just a shower curtain--gorgeous. Also, had a handheld shower mounted on the wall with two wall brackets so you could adjust. Could also do an adjustable slide mount. It was very accessible.

You may want to check out the onyx products. They have a low curb option and also a ramp that can be used later if needed. That is what I plan to use... Low curb now, add the small ramp if ever needed.

http://www.onyxcollection.com/shower-bases-pans.html

I hope this helps.... oh, and for accessibility I really don't think you want a 3' square shower. Recently went through a situation with a relative. Hard to help in such a tight space.

Your space is laid out almost exactly like my master, except I put the shower in the corner, which others have suggested. This will make the room feel so much more open. :) However, glass block is not very discreet for a tub or shower space, even the wavy kind.

I like Sue's idea to use the space for a makeup/dressing vanity.

I should have done a better job explaining my drawing. The floor plan is what I currently have. The shower will be in the same location, but a little bit longer. The 35" entrance will be from the window side. I have an excellent tile person who has completed many curbless showers in existing homes. Toilet and vanity will be in same locations, but new ones will be installed. I will have a shower head plus an adjustable mount for a handheld sprayer. I am just needing ideas for the space in front of the window and the wall opposite the shower like the suggested make up vanity. Heck, maybe I will just use a freestanding desk until I figure it out. Demolition starts Friday and will take about 3 weeks to complete. Thanks for your thoughts and pictures which help.

Bev, I reread your original post. I missed the part about wanting to remove the linen closet.

I don't think you gain anything by doing that. But perhaps you could convert the lower part of the closet into a hamper? The alternative is a custom linen cabinet ($$$$).

Judging by the dimensions in your drawing, you'll have about 6 feet in the tub space. That's enough room for a makeup vanity flanked by a hamper drawer.

Who is doing the structural alterations to the home needed for curbless? A curbless shower isn't just a regular shower, minus the curb. That will leak. And there are a lot of leaking incorrectly done curbless showers out there. A lot from people who “do this all the time”.

I see a number of red flags here. First of all, demo starts Friday and you haven't nailed down the floor plan yet? And all of this, including a curbless shower and tile is only going to take 3 weeks? I'm at the end of 4 weeks now for my bathroom remodel which was estimated to take 2 months. We are ready for the tile man to start early next week. We did move some walls and plumbing though. I just can't imagine how yours will take only 3 weeks - without a final plan yet.

Bev, best of luck with it. I know you'll be thrilled when it is finished (We are finishing three bathrooms at once this week!)

I've seen pictures of high end bathrooms with a chaise lounge in the corner - or a large ottoman. An idea.

A make up space is a luxury. Also, since you are considering aging in place, how about a wheelchair accessible sink?

Can you move the closet entrance to the bedroom?

I missed the 3 weeks. It will take 3 weeks to do the structural needed for this. And that is if the permit was pulled today.

This is starting to sound more and more like the $1.98 con job from a CONtractor. Or an overconfident DIY.

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/

Thank you for your concerns about the person doing my shower. (The person doing the shower knows his craft. He is well-known for doing curbless showers in existing construction. He has even done two of these in 6th floor condominiums. He has competed my guest bath and my laundry room in an exceptional manner.) The floor plan is in place as indicated in my drawing, but I didn't know if taking out the closet and replacing it with a custom cabinet would create more space. zsmith for me and I appreciate it. We are flexible on the closet since it is not a load bearing wall. Since I'm not moving plumbing, just tweaking the shower plumbing, completing the project won't be as intensive as a complete gut job.

Sue, I like your cabinets and how you elevated the cabinets on the end. I have not seen two pull out shelves above the hamper before. Thanks for sharing your home with me.

lefty47 Thanks for the future idea for a walk-in tub. It wouldn't be hard to add since there is plumbing for the jetted tub. My husband has medical issues which restricts him to using a shower, but this is a good idea to hang on to if I ever do have to sell even though swear this is my last one!.

auntthelma, thanks for your positive encouragement and ideas about a handicapped sink. I agree that a makeup vanity is a nice luxury. Good thought about a bench. I will definitely keep that in mind, too. I can't imagine finishing 3 bathrooms at one time! I know you will be glad to have all of the work behind you.

zsmith--I agree about the glass block not being the most discreet for privacy. I have seen shutters and stain glass windows over the glass block which might be an option.

er612--Thanks for the floor plan option. Interesting to see the door to the bathroom moved.

mimimomy, Sounds like you saw a dream shower. I agree with you about using a shower head and an adjustable hand held sprayer. I am not planning on a door, but if it is too cold or too much spray, I will use a shower curtain. While glass is beautiful, I am just tired of keeping shower glass clean in multiple bathrooms!

Maybe it will be easier to ask for suggestions once the shower is in place and the tub is removed. Cabinetry can be added later or a simple free standing vanity can be used until a decision is made. Today the toilet was removed and the water to the tub and vanity were disconnected, so tomorrow will be a busy day.

beverett1, good luck. I am sure it's going to look fabulous and I can't wait to see your progress! I had a doorless/curb-less shower (the spray head was aligned so it would not spray out the door. Loved it. So sorry I misread your original post and thought it was going to be a 36" square shower.... just got new reading glasses!

Thank you for your good wishes. I'm not sure of the exact shower size. Maybe 5x3 shower pan. I have heard that having a shower head high up and angled downward helps to minimize splash. I guess I will find out!

Going...

Going....

Gone!The bathroom looks so much bigger without the tub. The shower and vanity are out, too!

End of day one...

Every item is out of the bathroom

and the tile is gone. It was a good first day with no surprises.

Cool! Can't wait to see more progress :)

Oh, boy! That was fast! Looking forward to following your progress, Bev.

End of Day 2 Shower has dry wall. View from the master bedroom.

Second Pic--Looking to the master closet

Inside shower. Niche has been framed, but will be adjusted once the floor is installed and they check the tile layout again. There was a lot of work done with the drains underneath the house. (I wasn't willing to go in the crawl space to get a pic of it.) The shower floor is getting prepared for a VIM entry level system. The shower will be tiled with no shower door. Glass is beautiful, but requires diligent care to maintain its glory.

I like having the shower in the middle of the bathroom with the toilet on one side and my vanity area on the opposite side. If my husband and I are getting ready at the same time, there is a sense of privacy. No door to close off the toilet area.

Tomorrow they will work on the shower floor, particularly setting the shower drain. It is exciting to see their progress and to watch their attention to detail.

It is the end of day three. VIM flooring in place which is hardening overnight. Drain attached.

Flooring for underneath the tile has been installed.

View from master closet to vanity and to hidden toilet.

Plumbing was done for shower head and handheld sprayer. Niche adjusted for proper tiling height. (Blocking completed yesterday for grab bar installation on each side of the shower.)

Tomorrow they will work on waterproofing the shower. We are making progress!

End of Day 4

The waterproofing of the shower is complete. I think the tile will be set on this layer. The did a nice job of sealing around the pipes for the shower head and handheld sprayer.

I'm looking for a good shower light that uses led bulbs. Any suggestions?

Here is a peek of the main bathroom floor which will be installed completely today. Grouting will come later.

They finished the curbless shower floor this morning. (Again, grounting will be later.) In my opinion, they did a beautiful job of laying the basketweave tile. The edge next to the wall is very straight, but it will be covered up when the shower walls are tiled. You can't really see the slope of the shower floor, but all of the floor is angled to go to the center drain.

I thought on Day 4 that they finished the waterproofing, but that was only part of the waterproofing. Additional waterproofing is in red in the shower. The shower floor had a red membrane laid over the green shower floor. They went to great effort to make certain that the shower floor had no leaks and that the drain is leak-free.

The only surprise to date was a damaged box of the basketweave tile, but we discovered it early enough to get another box so it did not delay the installation of the floor. They lay out the floor tiles and figure out the details where cuts will fall, etc. prior to attaching the tile to the floor.

Can you tell?!? I am so excited. I have remodeled several bathrooms, but I have never had a curbless shower. I am so glad I found a highly skilled crew to install it!

Since the floor and shower tile is set except for grouting, they are starting work on the tile walls. Tile will go from floor to ceiling on the shower walls and on the window wall while the wall next to the window will go up around 42". I will have crown molding in the bathroom except in the shower itself. The same 12 X 24 tiles that are on the floor
are going on the wall. When you walk in the bathroom the floor tiles are laid vertically while the wall tiles are horizontal. I did not want it to look as if the floors "rolled" up the main walls, so that is the reasoning for the different directions. You can't really see the floors in the following pictures, since they are covered to avoid any damage as they work on the walls.

After they
determined the layout of the tile so that they would have an equal size tile on
the top row of the wall with the bottom row of the wall, they set a wooden strip all
around these contiguous walls and started laying the tile on the wooden
strip. The picture above shows the wall to the left of the window and you can see the wooden strip below the wall tile.

The second picture shows the continuation of
the first row of installed wall tiles on the window wall.

The final picture is of the curbless shower and the checking of the wall
heights around the shower to be certain that the first row of installed wall tiles is level
all around bath walls and shower walls. These guys know what they are doing!

Looking good! I especially like the shower floor.

when sophie mentioned structural changes, her point was that by code you need a two inch drop between the entry and the drain. In existing homes you have to pull the subfloor and shave the joists by a little over 2 inches and then sister them to have the same strength.

It did not look like your contractors did this, so how would they do a flood test where they fill the shower with two inches of standing water.

If they did not do this, then it is likely they also did not get permits, because they would not have been able to pass inspection

Thank you for looking out for me. I mentioned earlier that they did work in the crawlspace and I did not take pictures of it. Basically you could stand in the bathroom and see the joists into the crawlspace, so they did pull the subfloor and do their work and showed it to me. It just gave me the creeps to see the floor open to the crawlspace since I was imagining creatures from below getting into the house! Then they put in new subflooring and they did the VIM shower floor. My trusted plumber worked with them to set the drain and he made positive comments about their work. They were very particular about the drain and made certain that it was plumb in different directions. The shower floor photo that I posted doesn't really show the slope very well. In person, you can see it and feel a little slope. Everything is sloped to the drain. They are an experienced crew who have been around a long time with a great reputation.

I thought you might like to see the end result. While the bathroom is finished, I'm still working on styling it. This first picture is the entrance from the master bedroom.
I have tried to take pictures from the same angles as the originals. This view above is from the vanity looking back to the bedroom door on the right and the closet door in the back. I may put a free standing make up table to the right of the closet door. I am in the process of hunting for a simple one that has a top that opens to a mirror and everything can be tucked inside the vanity except for a few pretty items. The switch to the right of the closet door has a timer for the exhaust fan and a switch for the heater in the ceiling. There is outlet further to the right which is also controlled on the same switch box. I did this so I can control a lighted make up mirror and/or lamp from a flip of the switch.
Here is the new Toto toilet. The space is 48" wide. It is located to the right of the shower. My carpenter did a great job with the wainscoting and the crown molding. Yep, I need art or something over the toilet. We intentionally do not have a separate water closet. You can not see the toilet as you enter the bedroom.
This illustrates the view from the closet looking back to the vanity.
Master vanity/I used 12 x 24 porcelain tile in the shower that is the same on the floor. The niche has matching tile, but I used a large piece of tile to have no grout lines in the back of the niche and in the box parts of the niche. I was really lucky to find the grab bars that don't look institutional. I did not carry the crown molding into the shower. With ten-foot ceilings, I am afraid it would be too hard for me to keep clean. The shower is about 40" wide. The shower water is simple. I can have the shower head or the handheld shower spray on or both can run at the same time.
This view shows the shower side from the entrance of the bath room. In the ceiling you can get a peek of an exhaust fan that also contains a heater. Since I live in the south, I selected a heater at the shower entrance to throw off any chill instead of heating the floors. The wall color is white with a touch of gray with the trim color is BM Simply White. My husband and I are enjoying our new bathroom. I just need to find the finishing touches to complete it. I appreciate receiving your input and your listening to my questions and concerns as I embark on this adventure. It helps to have others give opinions and thoughts because it is too hard to think of everything.

That is really, really pretty.

Thanks, Mrs. S. From my perspective, it is very clean and bright looking. I think I can live with this one for a long time.

It is very pretty! I love having a cushioned bench in my bath maybe one beside your closet door would be handy.

I do have a construction question, why does your redguard only go a few feet up the walls? I have never seen that with waterproofing. It usually goes floor to ceiling for grout and fiberboard are not waterproof. Did he redguard your niche?

Future water damage is happening now. Fiberock. Purple drywall. Incorrect slope. Incorrect waterproofing. Big time incorrect waterproofing . No one owns a mil gauge, and it’s tied in incorrectly with the floor, which is incorrectly done too. No capillary break. Let’s see the 2” of water flood test happen on this. It can’t. It will flood the rest of the bath.

Incorrect from head to toe. Waste of money to do it wrong.

Roarah, the niche has redguard. There is blocking in the walls for the grab bars. I just took and posted select pics, so all of the construction steps aren't here.

What a beautiful bathroom! Everything came out very nice. Love the vanity mirrors. Thanks for sharing your project.

The mirrors are from Home Goods. The have a lot of interesting accessories at good prices.

You might be able to get some information from our blog on walk in showers.

https://designerdrains.com/tips/walk-in-shower-guide/