Do you need such a big pantry?

Not really but sculleries are beneficial for cooks like us. Unfortunately the wall between the pantry and the toilet is concrete block and structural, so ideally would like to keep that in place as removing would be more cost if that makes sense. Our exterior walls are also concrete block.

Make the toilet door rotate outward and turn the shower into a toilet, and your proposed plans are good to go. As your kid is an adult and guest might not take baths, you could turn the bathtub into a wide shower, as the space is there to place a bath (with resale in mind).

If you don't like those really shallow sinks (ikea?), you could cut a hole into the pantry wall to create a niche for slightly bigger one. Our toilet is just 95cms wide and I really wanted a sink in there, so I did just that.

CK, thanks, I'm getting the feeling that might be the case, but want to ensure there are no other options first. Do you see anything with the proposed plan that looks "weird" or could be done better?

Then again, is that laundry big enough for you? I don't even have one, but as it has a side door, there isn't much space to move around.

Might it not be hard to sell a family house with no tub in the family bathroom? In Europe we had a bathroom with no toilet, and I didn't like it. I would save money and leave it as is.

Chiming in from Canada here. Having the toilet so far from the shower is very weird to me. I would not like them separated, but like you said, it’s done differently traditionally in New Zealand. That said, your current layout is not like this so whoever built your home (whenever that was) didn’t think it was important enough to separate them, so why do you feel the need now? When you bought the house, did it almost make you not want to buy it? Also, 10 years from now things may be very different. Perhaps a new immigrant will buy your house and will prefer to have the toilet in the bathroom as that is what they are used to. For me I would keep the layout as it is and save the money. As far as the bathtub goes, yes they will continue to be important for young families. Maybe a shower/tub combo is an option? Or could you enlarge the bathroom by making the laundry room smaller, and add the walk-in shower while keeping the tub, sink and toilet where they are? Again, I know nothing of the New Zealand housing market so you probably need to ask your realtor. But from my perspective it’s better the way it currently is.

You can have it all if you move the bed#3 wall inward about 60cms.

And I've removed the window as bed and closet could go there.

I like the European idea of an actual separate room for the toilet but not that far from the shower space. I would stay with it all in one space. Is this the only bathroom? If there is a tub in another one I would not do the tub here just a nice shower.

1. stack your w/d. This will give you more counter space.

2. My folks had a similar bath layout. Reverse the door swing so that a person doesn't get trapped in the shower.

Thanks for all the ideas, great considerations and understanding how different parts of the world function in their homes. In New Zealand, toilets in a bathroom is only usually done as a last resort that I'm aware of, though they are now more common. It is annoying to need to use the toilet and someone is having a shower, so practically, I prefer a separate one, but also understand the function of having one in the bathroom too. There is no other bath in the house. We have toyed with the idea of pushing into the bedroom, so I will take that one back to the drawing board. I didnt consider the toilet, being separated by the laundry to be a pain, so that is also a good perspective to consider. Much appreciated everyone. I will load some other ideas as I draw them up over the next few days (today is New years eve, so not likely to be today ;))

Oh... a shower over bath is definitely not my preference! That would be a last resort for me, and is virtually unheard of in modern homes in New Zealand, unless by force of space, hence hunting for another option. Thanks everyone!