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Suggest you consider a bifold door for the laundry.

Other alternative could be to move your 3' deep closet (shrunk to 9' wide) to the front/top of the space shown. Use (8' or so) of bi-fold doors facing the bedroom to access the closet from the bedroom. You have only a night stand near that wall anyway.

Then you could put a standard door in the 3' of space left of the closet (left in plan -- right side from bedroom into bath) -- opens beside the other bathroom.

End result: Door to enter the bath would be beside the closet and ALL the space behind the closet would be available for designing your bath. So ... about 7' deep and 12' wide ... IF walls are not part of those measurements.

So that’s the existing space? Do you have pictures?

@suezbell i am going to re-read your stuff a couple of times and see if i can draw out what you are saying may have some questions.

@thinkdesignlive this is my existing home. We added the laundry room (took closet from bedroom (made new closet) and took hall closet and took a little from mb and other bedroom) Everything else is existing.

We don't currently have two sinks in that bathroom, just picked the wrong piece of furniture

@suezbell Is this sort of what you were thinking for your first idea? Where i put the green line is actually a wall into our garage attic. So i would love to put a window there but can't

@suezbell To get a window I think we could do this way. Skylight would be in the closet but I think we could live with that.

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Didn't remember there would be a skylight instead of a window. Where there is a skylight, some might not want/need a window.

Yes, that first one is what I was thinking, except I'd have put the door to the closet from the bedroom rather than from the bathroom. Yet, a lot of people don't mind that bath to closet configuration -- so it could work. You could also swap the tub and vanity positions and walk past a shorter vanity to get to the tub/shower with the toilet opposite the tub/shower.

Putting the bi-fold closet doors to a long narrow closet in the bedroom, would yield more bathroom space. You could even make the closet deeper if needed but not everyone wants a row of closet doors in their bedroom.

Just edited that last post after seeing you posted two plans.

I'll post a plan that might work - if it were me I'd maximize natural light in the bathroom (and an operable window is always nice to have if possible)...door to closet from bath or from bedroom is debatable but I prefer this (imagine a transom window in this shower above the bench):

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I think there is enough room for a linen closet:

Some visuals - how to detail window between vanities:

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Transom window could just be in the shower like I show in the plan - or another window idea would be to do transom windows running the whole length of the space (obviously this isn't the layout I'm suggesting just showing for height/detail with mirrors, etc:

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I like thinkdesignlive's plan but can you flip it so that the skylight is in the bath and not the closet? Would seem easier as well as the plumbing for the other bath would be just on the other side of the wall. Gives you everything you need with 2 sinks. Not sure about the linen closet. I might feel clostrophobic. You wouldn't need windows if the large skylight is in the bathroom.

For a 9x12 it would be nice to have a large shower in reality it can only be nice decent size. thinkdesignlive have the right idea with the tunnel effect bathroom but there won’t actually be any room for a large vanity with what was drawn. Here are two ideas, one similar to thinkdesignlive.

@thinkdesignlive I have drawn up something close to what you have. Thinking of not putting the window in the middle of the two and just going with a 60" vanity and then put the window right before the shower. I added a linen closet 16" deep on the wall behind the door. Door is 19" away from the wall.

@Justin Price - Can you switch places of the closet/bath - That way the bath will get the benefit of the skylight and you may not need a window allowing for a possible larger vanity. Plumbing would also be closer to the bath on the other side.

Bad design. You don’t want moisture or smells from the bathroom to get into your closet! And having to go through the bathroom to get to the closet is not convenient.

IF plumbing costs are in line by keeping the bath where I show - I prefer an operable window in the bathroom vs just a skylight - but, that's just me and where I live where I can open a window 3/4 of the year. I have lived with closets accessed off bathrooms and with modern technology (a fan - who knew) it works just fine. I personally like having more usable wall space in the bedroom by having one opening vs 2 and I think about running the loop around the wall from bathroom to closet to get dressed and that would just be annoying. Especially if a spouse is on a different schedule and is sleeping. So, to each his own and what do YOU value for how YOU live?

The thing you gain in your plan vs mine is extra linen space.

The things you loose by going with your plan vs mine - counter and vanity storage space, towel hanging space, natural light, more wall space in bedroom, full length mirror (I guess you could do towels and mirrors on the back of the doors...?...eh) And when I say you loose natural light - you loose a lot of it because you gain the benefit of the skylight in both rooms if the closet is accessed off the bath.

Next steps would be to price it out and maybe plumbing costs /money saved on windows dictate swapping the rooms like Designgirl noted. But, I've made my case and I'll let the jury decide :)

To add to above comments - if you do keep the closet where the skylight is you should make sure you have some light control if you get strong southern exposure - clothes might fade. So lots to think about and price out.

One other idea:

Wife says she wants a working window. In the bathroom

Last one:). I think I like this the best as it does give the best storage all around and would probably be the most cost effective. Good call dgirl:) I’d suggest hard surface flooring in the bedroom as that u shaped traffic pattern linking both rooms will take a beating.

Just read about the working window-I’d take the last plan I did and reverse it and then add a window between the vanities.

And if budget permits also add a transom window in the shower:)

You guys have me worried about losing the natural light from the skylight even though we would have a working window in the bathroom. What about putting transom windows at the top of the closet wall? Something like this, but in the closet.

What are your ceiling heights in each room?

@thinkdesignlive, @Justin Price - I don't think you can add a window between the vanities in the last plan as that is the one that backs up to the other bathroom and is not on an exterior wall. However, I think that is the BEST plan for the space. Nice shower, two sinks, linen storage and the skylight. I know his wife wants to open a window, but I'd sacrifice that for the layout. They should get plenty of light through the skylight. I've got 3 windows in my bath (behind a tub) and one in the shower. None are ever opened. I think it depends where and how you live. I'm in CT 45 minutes outside NYC and either the air conditioning is on or the heat. I don't usually open windows in the bath. I'm not really in there long enough (there is a fan outside the shower/toilet). I also live in a center hall colonial, so I'd never put a transom window in as that would not look right with the style of my home. Lots to consider, but this last version hits the most important points.

@thinkdesignlive my ceilings are only 8'

Also I am still not a fan of the flipped plan with losing the window, if you look at my original drawings that door to the closet is going to be right next to my night stand (very close to the end of the house. Versus having the bathroom on that side which would be wider so the door is further away from the exterior wall. I will let my wife decide though.

Yes with 8' ceilings you loose all that storage or hanging space in the closet by having a transom window so I wouldn't do it - but a Solatube would do the trick there for that.

You can flip the first plan I did and you will still hit all the points discussed (minus opening a window). Why don't you draw that one up and discuss further with your wife/price with the contractor?

Haha my dad and i are the contractor.

I know this thread is a year old, but I'm interested to see what you finally went with. We have a very similar layout of primary suite, with closet bathroom area 12' x 14' 9". So the bathroom portion would be 8'9" x 12'.