amberm, I've been following this post with interest, since it took me a long time to get my master bathroom the way I wanted it. I allocated about the same amount of space for ours, because it seems to me that so many bathrooms that I've seen waste a lot of space. Also, I decided to let the configuration of our garage and MBR determine the final space for the MBath. (I'm not an architect, but I designed our house.) Now that we've been living with it for several years, I can still say that I love ours. I had measured dozens of closets seen during various Parade of Homes in our tri-county area for several years, and decided the perfect width was the same as yours--7'6". The shape and length (4" longer) are almost the same, except that we go through the corner of the bath to get to the closet. I debated about whether to put the closet window where you have it, but instead put it opposite the door, since we have a beautiful view that can be seen out back every time we enter the closet. DH and I also go to bed and get up at different times, so I can totally understand why you'd want your bathroom further back and more private. Also, I definitely did NOT want the tub under the window, since we live in a cold climate and under the window is cold air from the window pane (which has an R-value of only about 3) sliding down the wall, (whereas our wall has an R-value of at least 20+, I think) is the coldest spot in the room! Looking at your 21:14 post on my birthday ;o), I'd make one suggestion that I think would visually improve the bathroom greatly. If you switch the toilet room with the tub, as you enter the bathroom, everything will feel so much more open when you are looking across the tub to the window instead of at the toilet room wall. And wouldn't you rather look at a tub than a toilet? The light from the window will fill the space above the tub and into the glassed shower, and will also go in the toilet room door. I can't tell exactly what your measurements are for everything, but something to consider would be to get a 5'6" long 36" wide alcove tub that is comfortable to soak in. You'd need to allow about 5" for a short wall at the short end of the tub opposite the vanities.We went to Kohler, WI and I sat in every tub they had there. Ended up getting the 5'6" Mariposa, because it used the least amount of water for the depth I wanted, and the way they did the inside rim made it easier to get out of it. Also, DH (5'11") and I (5'4") each thought it was a good fit and comfortable. I use it primarily when I'm tired after extensive gardening or cross-country skiing. He has never used it. If there's not enough space between the tub and the vanities to suit you (although it would feel quite open with the tub instead of a high wall there--we have an upstairs bath that has an 18" deep vanity, in a 4'6" deep space that has a door opening to the toilet/tub behind it, so it feels spacious enough), then you could move the bath/closet wall to the right up to about a foot. That would work better with the MBR door from the hall opening up against the wall, but would take some space from your closet. Maybe a tough decision. Anne

The tub is centered under the windows now and will stay that way. In a perfect world, I would have liked to replace the two windows for a single window over the tub. This would have allowed us to make the shower a bit wider. But there is actually a chimney that runs between those two windows so the windows will be staying where they are and we will only widen the shower by about 6 inches. pricklypearcactus - We have debated replacing the wall (or at least the top half of it) with glass. One downside of doing this is you lose a little privacy in the shower and since there is no door from the bedroom into the bathroom, I like that if I need to I can toss my big towel over the shower door while showering and have a little privacy. (My kids are teenagers now, so they no longer walk in while I am showering, but . . . ) Mayflowers - You are correct that the only place for a towel rack currently is on the rack by the tub, which is not convenient. I like the idea of putting it on the wall by the shower. I am standing in the bathroom now trying to imagine what the space would be like without the Ls and with a 42 inch space between the vanity edge and the shower. If we nixed the Ls, I think we could square off the shower entrance so it didn't have that angle. But then we would either need to change the entrance to the toilet room or that side would be left with the angled entrance. Thoughts?

Thank you everyone for your feedback. These are really helpful! I've edited OP under last picture to include the approximate dimensions of the closet (and WH) plus total room. Sharon - you got it in the redo, that looks exactly right. I think the furniture piece would have to be on the north wall though (oriented like the vanity). The wall from corner to closet door frame is ~ 29 inches and the vanity is 36 inches. So it would be better to orient the other way? The 3D rendition is very cool. Suzanne - You're right about the baseboard in the bedroom. But I loved the idea, it hadn't even occurred to me to think about it like that. The door into the bedroom is right where the other closet idea would open into, although it could work as bedroom door opens to left. The bedroom has 2 closets on each side of bed (~45X25 in), but it would be good to have some closet type space (or furniture option) in bathroom, at the very least for linens and bath supplies. And you're right about the water heater too (we've replaced it, so had to deal with access). Need to percolate on these! Decoenthusiaste - The family bathroom we redid last winter was all in dark aqua porcelain! At least the shower/bath was full size but what a dark space it was. Can't wait to transform this space either. In regards to having the shower on the left (same as water heater) and double vanity on right, it seems like that will make the vanity/s the focal point (??). How important is that? Do people think a double vanity (vs a large single) is a big deal (from a selling point of view)? We have a family bath (on the other side/east) of wall of this bath. It's the long narrow style, but does have a long double vanity. There's just the 2 of us here now, but the house does have the 4 bedrooms.

I like the last layout Suzanne did. I would rather have a bigger walkway behind the two sinks (maybe 42 inches instead of 36 inches), even if that means making the closet less deep. If you make bedroom 2 bigger, I would still make the master bath aisle 42 inches and make the closet 5 feet by 6'9". That would give you 10 feet of hanging space and I would do double hung for most of it. If you don't need another closet on the bottom bedroom wall, that would be a nice space for a dresser and would make the bedroom feel more spacious. If you do the dresser, I would add 6 inches to the office space from the bedroom.