I had a vanity area with two drawers running parallel to the top; it was between both sinks in my last house. The makeup section dropped down four or five inches or so from the sink vanity counters but had the same marble top. I really liked it because I could sit while making up and I had a nice lighted free standing magnifying mirror. In the house I am in now storage took priority as there is only one hall closet to service another bath and towels and all the rest on that end that includes three bedrooms. In this house I put vertical storage in the section I wanted a makeup vanity and a bank of drawers underneath, that still left a bit of countertop as the top section vertical is only twelve inches deep. However, I have wall mounted extension magnifying mirrors at each sink vanity and IâÂÂm actually very happy with that. If you do not need much extra storage go for the makeup vanity. All you need is a horizontal drawerâÂÂs bridge piece between the two sink vanities. Just make sure you position your bridge at a height compatible for comfortable vanity chair height. Edited to add: Also make sure you have a plug in that area. Is this a DIY? If so, you could look on ScherrâÂÂs where you could buy the cabinets all put together with the middle bridge with drawers or check out Conestoga. I buy my cabinets from Conestoga but you do have to assemble. This post was edited by jterrilynn on Thu, Jan 29, 15 at 21:05

The issue with putting sink and toilet on an opposite wall in this particular bathroom is that one of those walls is an exterior wall, which would be problematic for locating the sink there. It's possible to put plumbing in an exterior wall, but requires a lot of extra care and work and some plumbers may even refuse to do it because of the risk of freezing pipes. You could avoid that by swapping the tub to the opposite wall from its current location, but then it would necessitate relocating the door. There is also the question of the size and location of the window on that side, which may also require reworking. Having to completely relocate the plumbing and completely revamp the space would be a much more expensive/intensive project for the OP. It may be something to investigate but may not be a financial possibility. The current plan seems to be a much lower cost proposition as sink and toilet plumbing will not be moved and the reworking of the shower plumbing will be comparatively simple. It also does not require movement or reworking of doors and windows.

Hi 1maps:) yes 26” diameter pendant bottom should not drop any lower than 7.5’...But I think any thing above that is more your choice visually.

Unless I am missing something a townhouse is an attached home and not stacked on top of other homes. It is not generally considered to be a multifamily dwelling - i.e. having multiple units within four exterior walls with shared plumbing stacks. Therefore plumbing lines aren't shared and bathroom and kitchen models are generally constrained in the same way detached homes or semi-attached homes are - i.e. most people for budgetary reasons keep toilets in same place and try to avoid major changes in pipes and drains. FWIW, I am in a high rise condo and converted my tub/shower combo to a larger walk in shower that followed the footprint of the original tub.