Need help designing 18'6" x 13'2" Master Bathroom and Walk In Closets

5 years ago

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Hi Houzz Community,

Doing major remodel and I have spent hours on our master bathroom and closet layout. I'm hoping new eyes on this might produce something better than what I came up with. The space is 18'6" x 13'2". I like a modern minimalist look but don't want to overlook towel and linen storage. My must haves are a separate room for a toilet, his and hers walk in closets, his and hers sinks and a makeup vanity for myself. The south wall showing lots of windows is private with views of green foothills. I have attached what I have put together thus far but I fear the closets are too small, also the square thing in the middle is the shower; thinking either walkin or steam. I am open to any and all suggestions. I need to finalize this plan so I can order my windows as I am holding up my project and feeling pressure to come up with something but I want it to be right. Thank you!

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Mrs Pete

5 years ago

No, no ... too complicated, too many doors and entrances are eating up your space .... your biggest closet is unrealistic in that you won't be able to access clothing in the corners and behind the door. 3' walkways are going to feel cramped, but you can easily eliminate the duplicate spaces. You don't have enough for the tub as shown.

Are the toilet-in-a-closet and linen closet bump-outs? If so, those are very expensive choices for that bitty-bit of space. You do need that storage space, and it could easily be worked in elsewhere ... once the pathways are simplified.

Where's your natural light?

Yes, show us the whole layout. I'm 100% certain the answer is simplify and give up some of these "features" to get a solid, workable space.

Overall thought: I think you have ample space for a simple, functional bath with elbow room a-plenty ... but you're dreaming of an oversized, luxury bath with duplicate everything, and you don't have room for all of that.

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suzanne_m
5 years ago
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What is on the left of the vanity? Are you stealing some space from another room? Is your 32" door to the top right of the floor plan to access the bathroom from the great room?

You are losing a lot of space by having to doors from your bedroom to your bathroom. Would you consider to eliminate one?

How big is your bedroom? Could you show us the surrounding rooms?
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abb_ann
5 years ago
I agree. We need a complete floor plan of neighboring rooms and hallways to make sense of this layout. You have so many doors in this layout I think you are wasting space. Think of high end hotel rooms that layout their bathrooms. Perhaps a wet room with the tub and shower in it. Put two walk in closets that you enter from the bedroom.

Are those sliders going to the outside on both sides of the bedroom?
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You have a great space with which to work!! I think the layout is really nice, but there are a couple things that would concern me if it was my bathroom. 1. With a space this size, there is no reason to have the door block the linen closet. I also woulnd't want the toilet so visible or to have the entry to it compete with the main bath entry. 2. There seems to be a lack of vanity space. And, it's nice to for a women to have a place to sit ;>D 3. There is room for a walk-in shower, if you want it. That would be my preference. I played around some with the assumption that your tub cannot move. Can it? It would be nice to have that as a focal point when you enter. You really want to keep in mind the view from every angle, including from your bed. Where will your bed be? I have a few more ideas, but I guess I really need to know what has to stay where. I'm not sure which entry door you are talking about when you say "the challenge is leaving the entry door where it is". Are you talking about the bedroom door or the bathroom door? Ignore the "deck." It's faster to use that feature than to drag cabinets into the plan. Sorry, too, about the colors. The kids like to help, LOL! This is the idea I was thinking of when I added that arch. Do you have a style preference? For design ideas, I like to google "custom homes" or "custom builders". In fact, here is one link to get you started. Here is a link that might be useful: master baths
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Hi, I've been thinking about your floor plan since I first saw it and I think it looks nice. I love your stairs. I too thought furniture placement would be difficult with the bathroom door in the middle of your best wall for a dresser. I tried moving your bathroom wall to the left a couple feet. Your bedroom seemed very wide, especially not having room on that wall for furniture. Then I put a linen closet to the left as you enter the bathroom. This allows you to move your bathroom door so that you have wall space for a dresser. The door to the bathroom would then open up against the linen closet. That door would take up 30 inches when open, so you need to have it clear the tub. Unless you do a pocket door. I think I would like a pocket door going to your MB closet. My mom's bedroom was similar in size and it looked great. She also had a chest to the left of the bay window if your room has the length and you move the windows a little. I reconfigured the 3 rd bathroom, now accessible to office too. You also have a linen closet in your much larger hallway at the top of the stairs, which also helps to lengthen the wall in your bedroom for a piece of furniture. I like Mongo's idea of bookshelves on bedroom 4's wall, unless you decide to take that 8 or 10 inches and add that to your bedroom and move the BDRM 4's closet further into that bedroom. You gain you an extra 10 inches in your bedroom! It is probably a very good idea to use graph paper and cut out pieces of scaled furniture and chairs to see how every thing fits.
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I think you'll get a better response if you post to the "building a home" forum if you haven't already. Also, your floor plan is really difficult to read Two things to jump out at me right away: water closets should have either pocket doors or doors that open outward; doors that open into a water closet are a safety issue. Also, I know that it is common, but personally I'd dislike having to walk through a bathroom to get to my closet.
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Personally, I don’t see any problem with having a walk in closet off of master bath. In fact, I like the idea... super convenient. As long as it is within your area’s building code guidelines, I don’t see why it would be an issue, or why you would feel you need validation for this idea (?). People take entire rooms of their existing houses to convert to custom closets, and most folks don’t view that as being odd. I don’t view it as being odd either, btw; and even if I did view it as being odd, it wouldn’t really be my business - since it’s not my house. As far as ‘’making things easier‘’ for your husband goes, though - I hope these extra modifications do work the way you intend, and that he doesn't just forego the closet - and throw his stuff on the bathroom floor!
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thinkdesignlive
5 years ago
You do realize you have 9" on each side of the bed for a nightstand. Take away for room for bedding / making the bed leaves you none. I think you don't have the space you think you have to loose function to so many windows/traffic space/doors. And a fishbowl shower needs lots more room than you have. Your gut instinct is right about lack of closet space - especially if you have no room for dressers with all those slider walls.
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foothillviews
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5 years ago
Hi Everyone, Thank you so much for commenting and I agree with everyone. Here's a picture of the surrounding house. I did not include a small upstairs attic as it isn't relevant. The great room is cut off but you get the gist...I have floor to ceiling kitchen cabinets along the left wall, an island and then a row of lower cabinets along the back wall. It is a very large open room.
foothillviews
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5 years ago
Here are some answers to your comments:

suzanne_m

What is on the left of the vanity? Are you stealing some space from another room?

It is a 39" hallway right now so empty space which can be used for linen storage for both bathrooms or just keep it for the guest bath and not utilize in master.

Is your 32" door to the top right of the floor plan to access the bathroom from the great room?

Unfortunately yes...original house built in 1920; this add on was built in the 80's and is the only access to the bedroom.

You are losing a lot of space by having to doors from your bedroom to your bathroom. Would you consider to eliminate one?

I agree and yes I would consider having just 1 door to the bathroom from the bedroom.

How big is your bedroom? Could you show us the surrounding rooms?

See picture above. It is 18'6" x 13'2" same exact size as the bathroom.
thinkdesignlive
5 years ago
You really need to consider loosing a slider in order to position the bed as far to the outside wall in an effort to fit a better bath/closet situation with one main door. You can have windows on either side of the bed like this in order to still have some view but somethings gotta give:
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foothillviews
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5 years ago
from: abb_ann

You have so many doors in this layout I think you are wasting space. Think of high end hotel rooms that layout their bathrooms. Perhaps a wet room with the tub and shower in it.

Yes I like the wet room idea...prefer not to squeegie glass but to use tiles and have a walk in shower area possible next to bath.

Put two walk in closets that you enter from the bedroom.

Yes I like that idea but having difficult time creating enough space; one thought i had was to have a door in the center of the wall that enters the bedroom and then float the bed further into the center of the room.

Are those sliders going to the outside on both sides of the bedroom?

Yes I have sliders on all 3 sides of the bedroom.
foothillviews
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5 years ago
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thinkdesignlive

You do realize you have 9" on each side of the bed for a nightstand.

Yes I realize not much space so considering floating the headboard/bed towards center of bedroom and creating one door in middle of wall to enter bedroom. But I don't really know how to lay that out to maximize closet space and minimize wasted space.

And a fishbowl shower needs lots more room than you have.

I decided I do not want a fishbowl shower as I prefer tile to glass (for privacy and not to have to squeegie) and maybe against a wall it is better for a walk in shower.
foothillviews
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5 years ago
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Mrs Pete

No, no ... too complicated, too many doors and entrances are eating up your space .... your biggest closet is unrealistic in that you won't be able to access clothing in the corners and behind the door. 3' walkways are going to feel cramped, but you can easily eliminate the duplicate spaces.

Totally agree and looking to open up the space but having a hard time.

You don't have enough for the tub as shown.

Yea I realized this after taping it out yesterday. Shower definitely does not need to be in center of room nor do I think I have the space.

Are the toilet-in-a-closet and linen closet bump-outs? If so, those are very expensive choices for that bitty-bit of space. You do need that storage space, and it could easily be worked in elsewhere ... once the pathways are simplified.

The toilet-in-a-closet used to be a closet so is already there. The linen closet was just taking up the hallway space so neither space is new built out spaces but already there. I'm fine with moving toilet (but still would like separate room for it) and having linen storage anywhere.

Where's your natural light?

Natural light is the entire wall facing south; I want to maximize windows as that is where the light, sun and views are.

Yes, show us the whole layout. I'm 100% certain the answer is simplify and give up some of these "features" to get a solid, workable space.

Overall thought: I think you have ample space for a simple, functional bath with elbow room a-plenty ... but you're dreaming of an oversized, luxury bath with duplicate everything, and you don't have room for all of that.

Thanks for that input...I needed to hear that. I do agree; I would rather simplify and be comfortable than squeeze in too many things. I would like a separate toilet room and his/her sinks.

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