How about leaving everything in the same place in main and move doorway to the right -- closest to the sink, replacing it with a pocket door.

You won't see the toilet as dead-on and you won't have a door taking up space.

I would do a slider in your ensuite as well

ETA: you didn't ask, but that hallway for guest and Emmett's room bugs. A switch I would be tempted to do is, switch guest room door to landing hall, and make the door into Emmett's room in that small hallway...meaning put that door on landing hall too

Unfortunately in this family we need all the sound barrier we can get! 🤢

Ooh I really like the idea of squaring off the landing!! I had never considered that before!

Gosh, who can tell, it's just a confusing mumbo jumbo there is no way I can really follow it all.

JK! Great job laying out the options for us! Why am i so sure you own a laser pointer?

Idea 3 and 4 seem like too much wasted space, esp for a kid's bath. Idea 1, I agree about the window

Idea 2 is workable, but I don't think you need to give up what you have.

I would move the door closer to the right, closer to the sink, and make it a pocket door. We have a locking pocket door on one PR and it is fine. That is the least disruptive.

Is the only thing you hate is the door opening into the toilet?

If so I agree just change the door. Sliders work very well in these instances.

If it needs a freshening up as well to you then I would look at wall colours pictures and hardware first then fixtures and countertops.

I really hate both the door location and the vanity location. The vanity drawers don’t even open fully and there is, for example, no good place to put a towel rack or garbage can.

Trash can under the window.Towel rack on the wall that will be created when you put in a pocket door or at the back of the tub?

Well I don't know what the answer is but I can empathize with your situation. We had a bathroom pretty much like that in our last house, though a bit narrower and no window. I know exactly the frustrations you describe. The door was always in the way, vanity cabinet door only opened part way because it hit the toilet and there was very little real estate for towel racks. I pondered long and hard what to do with that bathroom but was stymied because I felt like I'd spend a bunch of $ on it and still have a very basic, small bathroom. So I ended up moving. I know you've already been down that path. 😊

I guess of the options you describe, I think #3 is the best but it does have a lot of open space. Maybe you'd like that more open feeling - maybe room for a little bench, table, etc. under the window. I'd have a pocket door in any scenario.

The pocket door wouldn’t create a wall - the opening would be the same and span almost the entire length between vanity and tub. I’d actually lose a towel rack because I have one on the back of the door now.

You could always spring for a very cool looking tolet with smooth sides. Faster remodel and probably cheaper than moving things around.

It’s the awkwardness of maneuvering around the door every time to, for example, bath the kid or wipe his butt. Combined with a serious lack of floor space/towel bar space. Even though the vanity is large it’s, like, disproportionately large compared to the size of the room. The previous owners did the same in our ensuite - tiny shower, toilet right beside (and behind) the door, and giant vanity that opened into the toilet. They had a lot of questionable choices.

I don’t mind spending a modest amount (15k CAD or so) to get it functional.

Omigod I hate this site. I just lost my whole post but this pathetic rendering, lol, I'll try to reproduce it: What about putting the linen closet where the existing door is, move the door all the way to the right. The closet would bump out into the hallway but would have a door (or doors) inside the bath. You could hang your towel bar between the linen closet door and the tub (hard to see in this drawing). Or on the outside of the closet door. You could then keep the longer vanity and have your wastebasket under the sink.

I couldn't figure out how to show the door(s) to this placement of the linen closet would be on the inside of the bath, not the hallway.

Robo, I don't have a design solution, but I want you to have enough wall space for good towel racks so they can be spread out to dry, so you don't need thin towels instead of the comforting fluffy towels we all deserve.

I don't like the window off-center from the vanity. With the longer vanity in #2, you have room for the window and a mirror. It will look cohesive by framing them identically. You could omit the open shelves and do a longer vanity, giving you plenty of storage inside the vanity.

Since the master vanity is tiny, you then take over that vanity for yourself until Emmet becomes a teenager. :)

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Eileen - love your inspiration picture!! I wish I saw such a beautiful Greenview out of my window instead of my neighbour’s roof and pigeon butts.

And yes - you guessed correctly that emmett and I share this bathroom!!

On a longer time scale, I would love to rearrange the upstairs such that the primary ensuite doubles in size and I take over the guestroom for a walk in closet and laundry room. That’s a bit of a pricey undertaking!

How about flip idea one so the door stays in it's current spot. The toilet moves over and the vanity is in the toilet spot. Then the window won't be in the way of a mirror.

I decided I should add some photos! Let me know if anything embarrassing is visible haha. The last is wide angle.

(You can’t hurt my feelings on the decor - the previous owners renovated in the mid 90s using style cues from the late 80s)

I wondered about this yesterday but I'll ask it now after seeing photos--why does #3 not seem efficient?

Just because the vanity would be pretty short - not long on storage.

you guessed correctly that emmett and I share this bathroom

Now I get it.

Then I like #4. I would move the linen closet as you suggest. Rather than take it from the guestroom, I think carving the linen closet from the landing makes more sense.

I might choose a smaller vanity/sink so that the existing window is centered on the space between the vanity and toilet.

Removing the linen closet all together gives you the space for the longer vanity, which you need because of the small MB vanity. You gain a lot of wall space in the landing, which is perfect for a furniture-style linen cabinet. You might even find a men's armoire with shelves for folded sweaters that can be used for sheets and towels. They usually have a few deep drawers too.

Practical consideration--I agree that the window shouldn't overlap the vanity, but typically you put the TP holder on the side of the vanity in that layout. You'll need to get a TP stand.

We are moving an armoire from CT to ME to be used just that way. It is great idea, esp since there are a lot of homeless armoires. Even if it doesn't have shelves,like the ones for TVs, your carpenter can retrofit for less than it would cost to add a linen closet.

Here is an unusual idea I'm sure.

Have an out swinging bathroom door that swings away from the MB door. This helps you to get the door out of the way plus it means that you get to keep your towel bar on the door.

You could still move stuff around and enlarge the space.

You could do the out swinging door sooner rather than later and still plan for a proper bathroom reno.