Thoughts on Master Bath Layout
Hi all! Just wanted to get thoughts and opinions on the attached Master Bathroom layout. Just wanting to see if we are effectively using the space. Please note that the shower will be door-less and we were actually contemplating moving the entry to the shower to the long wall. And also we are not installing a bathtub of any kind. Thanks in advance for any and all advice/criticism.
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kariyava
5 years ago
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Comments (62)Some thoughts: A hot water recirculating pump is the next best thing to an electric water heater right at the faucet. I have hot water in my shower and everywhere in 6 seconds. Small expense. Saves water. Instant gratification many times a day. A shower only *needs* to be big enough for an adult to face the spray and rotate with his elbows out. People of any age benefit from a hand-hold at the spray and at the door. Shower seats are dangerous and awkward to clean. Our hand-held spray is adjustable on a vertical bar -- no additional, stationary spray. A swinging shower door is easy to wash; must be far enough from the spray not to require a side seal. Our MBA would be drafty without it's own door. Spend for a *powerful* exhaust fan. I'm glad we installed floor heat under the bathroom tile. We have two large pedestal sinks with 'laying space' on them. Two mirrored-in-and-out 'medicine' cabinets are sunk 5" into the walls above the sinks -- doors close flush with the walls. A full closet holds towels, toilet paper, bottles, soaps, cleaning supplies. There's no stooping to root through lower cabinets, and the room looks larger. I find pocket doors cumbersome for daily use. They have a less secure 'seal', and the sliding motion is unnatural for me. We have only two, on our his/hers walk-in closets, and only close them for 'company'....See MoreMaster Bath Remodel - Thoughts/Opinions
Comments (15)Okay lots of thoughts going on here, I love it. @Jessica @Andrea C So I'm convinced I need to keep the window for lighting and potential ventilation so that'll stay. My biggest challenge is currently the door opening because with the distance from the entry to the shower both swinging doors open are likely to intersect. Back to that in a second. The reason I have the toilet almost in the corner is because, I'm thinking about a bypass door which would allow the shower user to either go out near the wall with the towel bar, or even just grab the towel to try, or go out near the vanity. If it's me, probably both of those functions. Grab a towel, dry inside shower, then exit near vanity. If I'm able to do the bypass then from the shower door /glass on the toilet side I have exactly 24 inches with is minimum needed for clearance, technically 22 from curb but I'm not worried about that. Okay back to the door, I'm not sure if I can accomplish a bypass in that space having only a knee wall and glass on top of that. I'd rather not make that wall full height because it'll cut off the small space even more. So if no bypass, and I do a knee wall with glass on top, now I have fixed panel with regular sliding (I hope) or swinging. If I go swinging, I'll likely need a pocket door for the clearance, I'm okay with it on a master bath as opposed to a shared bath. Okay lastly storage space. 46" vanity isn't that large but the headknocker should alleviate a lot of this tension, no? Hence also why I don't want to move the toilet closed to shower, visual cutoff and restrictions I'm thinking. Also, the towel bar area, I could play with, I can do bar and hook combo or bar shelf combo, or swinging. In reality I could get away with 16" there, it just won't be centered to curb. It'll be centered glass to headknocker. As far as shower design, I'm thinking bench on both sides and recessed wall shelving on top of the bench, so likely 2 on each wall. Controls would be dead center, probably underneath the window. If I get the placement right, rain showers in front of the benches, so almost to the left and right of the door opening. I'm also thinking about in each (almost) corner placing handhelds. I'm going to take a breath now. Thoughts?...See More
Oliviag
5 years agomyellamae
5 years agoThank you for the feedback thus far. Will definitely look into opening up that shower a bit. We actually do like the proximity of the bathroom to the closets and have lived in a home with a similar layout. I agree, everyone either likes it or hates it. No grey area there.
I had concerns about the vanity areas and what to do with the large size of those areas. I’ve attached a photo of the whole master suite.
kariyava
5 years agoRe the long vanities, since you don't have a linen closet in your bathroom, you could put a small linen cabinet on the end of each vanity run. This isn't your layout, obviously, but here is what it could look like:
suzanne_m
5 years agosuzanne_m
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAssuming that your bathroom is 16'8" x 9'8", this is one possibility. There are pros and cons to it in comparison to your initial layout:
Pros:
More natural light
Wider walkway behind the vanity
2 cabinets (accessed from the 3'0" walkway)
More spacious toilet area
Shower can be doorless if you like
Cons:
Smaller vanity (I must say that a 7'8" double sink vanity is still quite spacious)
The total eye level visual depth when you enter the bathroom would be 5'10" (2'0" for vanity + 3'10") as opposed to 9'8"
Ideally, even though I would prefer a 4'6" walkway behind the vanity, 3'10" is still a functional space.
EDIT: If you want, you can have a 21" deep vanity instead of 24". That will bring your walkway to 4'1".
Also, may I suggest that you add windows on the East wall of your bedroom? I also recommend that your center your closet pocket door. This way, you can have a 2'0" depth space for your rod all around your closet.suzanne_m
5 years agosuzanne_m
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAnother option:
EDIT: I suggest to move the vanity 2 ft to the right so your walkway would be 5'8" not 7'8" (which I find a bit too much). The space behind the vanity would be used.Oliviag
5 years agomyellamae
5 years agosuzanne_m
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYou could enlarge your closet by 2'2" and have your bathroom 7'6" deep.
I am trying to give you as much natural light as possible. If you can install a skylight, it would be even better:
EDIT: If you make your closets 2'2" longer, you can choose to have a larger walkway (3'6"-4'0") between the master bedroom and the bathroom. You would still have more storage in your closets than what you currently have.
suzanne_m