Angles wasteca huge amount of space. Eliminate the design creating the angles.

@PeteMalloy - the revised plan is below the first pic, much improved

i like your new plan very much. Yes you can add storage with furniture, but what I notice first is how close this bathroom is to being accessible “aging-in-place” with a couple changes.

I like the new plan. I would skip the 6' long 6" deep bench in the shower- get a teak stool instead. Make sure you have a handheld for cleaning. Can you add a window in the toilet as well? it will feel so much better. We reversed your WC layout, so our toilet backs up to the closet, our storage cabinet is under the window and holds all my orchids when they are dormant... Adding a tall storage cabinet in the main bath makes sense.

@myricarchitect Thank you, that makes me feel more confident in this plan. It may be that I just need to rethink where I store things. What do you think needs to be done for aging in place? We're in our 40s now but plan to live here a long time so I guess it's not too soon to at least plan for that.

@User, right, the top floorplan is what we currently have. I agree, it's a very inefficient use of space. In this remodel, we're getting rid of the corner pantry in the kitchen and the corner closet in our room!

@HALLETT & Co. we just had a really long, slightly awkward (!) conversation about a window in the WC. We currently have one and use it, but putting one in the new plan will throw off the symmetry from the outside. We will think about it more though. This whole thing feels so luxurious to us; for nine years we've been living with a circa 1984 ugly space! I just feel a lot of pressure to get it right; I do not want to be kicking myself after the pain and expense of a remodel. Thank you for your input.

Could it go in the side wall? (where the butterflies are) Still hate the long bench- it is instead of a niche I presume not really a bench? I would put the niche in the knee wall by the vanity (since shampoo bottles are never pretty) Put the shower valve on the left as you enter the shower (against his closet)

I would flip the his and her closets. Make the his a little smaller and put closets on bathroom side - one in WC and one in bathroom side. Does that make sense? I don’t have the fancy design software... lol.

ps. We have a WC and I wouldn’t imagine my bathroom without it. I’m not sure why everyone on here hates them so much.

something like this

pps. Although we have a WC and love it, the pocket door is not so great. I want to replace w a real door. Moisture issues. Doesn’t lock (need to keep kids out and go to bathroom in peace).

Why do you hate the long bench? We wanted a bench, mostly for shaving. We currently have a teak stool in our shower and I don't like it because it gets mildewy. Yes, the knee wall is for a niche for shampoo etc; I got that idea from these forums! I like your idea of shower controls on the left, marking that down right now.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/this-shower-is-understated-yet-elegant-and-very-useable-modern-bathroom-philadelphia-phvw-vp~18139804

Your shower isn't that wide- I would not give up 6" in width to hold my shampoo. Make the niche in the knee wall double as the shave shelf- meaning make it extra tall so the bottom of it is the toe shelf as it were. I would rather have 48" of clear floorspace than 42"

Ah, gotcha. Yes, you make another good point.

@Mamaham_NC_Zone7, that's not a bad idea. I haven't done it yet because it's going to be tedious, but I do need to measure for the closets. Maybe my husband doesn't need all that space. Although he'd probably tell me to cut back on product and sets of sheets.

Hahaha. Yes he might say that. I didn’t measure them out. Just rough so nit sure what amount of space that would give you but it would get some storage out of WC

I like your plan overall. I'd want the bench to be opposite the shower head rather than along the wall.

Hi, since you're getting a double vanity, have you considered having a tall cabinet between them on the counter? I'm seeing this more and more lately. Also, in the shower if you want a bench just for shaving, I've been seeing where there's a ladies nitch added just to raise the foot into....lol no need to sit.

@jackowskib that’s a possibility. We’d have to decide if we value the window more or the cabinet. And I guess if our bench is 6” it’s more of a ledge anyway so making it smaller would work. Thanks!

I’d value window over middle sink cabinet.