Narrow Master Bathroom Design Help!
Lindsay Lewis
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Comments (16)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....See MoreMaster bathroom help-crosspost from bathroom forum
Comments (19)olychick, thank you for taking a look. :) I'm relieved to hear you think a white shower pan is best. I am heading out now to find porcelain marble look tiles for the shower walls to pick up the gray as you suggested. I want a shiny finish to the walls. Tell me if you think that's a misstep. I am avoiding marble as I have a marble topped vanity now that is pock marked with etchings. As far as seeing myself in the vanity, yes, I think I will be able to do so. I was planning on a black framed mirror spanning the vanity. My current vanity is 32 1/4" high (as will be the new vanity) and when seated on my vanity stool my reflection is seen up to my chest. The only issue currently is that my knees are pressed against drawers. I failed to mention that I was thinking of using absolute black granite for the vanity top for two reasons: one being cost and the other being to avoid etching. Will doing so deviate too much from my inspiration? Lastly, I had the idea of applying pieces of beveled mirror framed by black molding floor to ceiling along the back wall and continuing behind the toilet (similar to this only floor to ceiling with the exception of base molding & crown): [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Northbrook Architects & Building Designers Michael A. Menn Thoughts? Suggestions? Thank you for reading this far. :)...See MoreNeed Master Bathroom Design Help
Comments (4)i appreciate your feedback. One door is going from bedroom to bathroom, then another door going from bathroom to WIC. The house is a rambler. We are creating the basement living space into a master bedroom with walk-in bath/closet. The other surrounding space is laundry/storage/utilities...See MoreDesign help - bathroom/master bath
Comments (75)I could see the advantages of the closet and the bathroom being at the one side with the remainder area for bedroom. However, that design doesn't have the same charm as closets either side of a window seat. At this point, I would work to make the addition fit the style of the existing space. For example, vintage homes pre WWII often had charming built in cupboards and wardrobes but those weren't as common in the post war cape cods and mid century ranches. Houses built in the last 40 years are likely to have walk in closets where those are rare in vintage houses. I like to see additions which match closely to the existing house and, in the best circumstances, can't be distinguished from the original portion at first glance. So, my final choice of floor plan would be greatly influenced by the age and style of the house. I don't care for putting the toilet at the end of a 5 foot tunnel; 30 to 36 inches would be quite enough. I also would not like a shower tunnel, especially one without a door. I like an enclosed shower area that I can get quite warm and not feel any drafts. In an addition of that size, I would expect a shower larger than 3 x 4 feet. At a minimum, I would be looking for 42 x 54 or 48 x 48. If the master suite has a king sized bed, I expect a king sized shower too!...See Morecpartist
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