We have a window in our master closet that faces the front. I don't know if you would consider it a major window but it is the similar in size to the other windows facing the street. Like most of other poster's weighing in, I like having access to natural light in my closet. I do keep the blinds closed most of the time, however. I keep a luggage rack under my window for ease of packing and unpacking since both DH and I travel for work but I like the idea of a small bench under the window...especially if it could do double duty as a storage chest.

I vote for #3 first. If you are a bath taker, then having a bath in the master would be lovely. You could also do a deck mount shower setup with a hose and shower head on it (I forget what that is called). We just renovated our master bedroom and bath and removed the shower from the master bathroom altogether. We have 2 other full baths in the house. 1 is the family bathroom near the all bedrooms and the other is in the bsmt. When we moved in, the ugly master bath floor had a crack in it, so we assumed there was a leak in the shower. We knew we'd be reno-ing so it was no big deal. We just used the shower as a closet, and did not turn the spigots once in 4+ years. Our new master bath was to have a luxury steam shower unit because we could not fit in a tub (dh extremely disappointed in that). After playing around with the plan more, we realized we'd rather have more closet and floor space and could skip the shower. Dh gets up early and showers in the family bathroom. If we had one in our master, it might wake me up. We felt that with 4 people, there was little chance we'd need to have 3 showers running at the same time. Even if we wanted, I am not sure the hot water would hold up to 3 simultaneous showers! We sold the shower unit on CL and really like the new layout of our bedroom. Our closet is fabulous and our furniture fits in perfectly. As a real estate agent, I know a 3rd full bath would add value on an appraisal, but I bet lots of buyers would someday love our spacious organized closet and we designed the bathroom so that someone can add a shower without doing much more than moving the doorway and wall. The toilet and sink could even stay in the same place and remain untouched. Besides, we have no plans on moving anytime soon. BTW - our family bathroom has a jetted tub that dh & I use every single day. One ds prefers showers, but the younger one can spend over an hour in the tub. We had to do without when reno started for a few weeks, and were miserable only using the shower downstairs. I'd never buy a house that either did not or could not have a tub.

Hi Amy T Thanks for following us! The layout appears to work. For a double vanity and toilet you need about 9 feet of depth and the closet/bath combo as drawn needs about 12 or 13 feet of width. I'd consider a door between the bath and the closet, between the fin wall you've shown and the shower, just to try to limit the amount of steam that gets in to the closet a little. Good luck with your project!!! ERTA

To some degree, it's personal preference, and sometimes, it just depends on how the house ends up. I can see benefits to both. I've never lived in a closet-first house, and I've lived in two bath-first houses. The production home I'm building now also has a bath-first arrangement. I like the idea of not needing to pass through the bathroom when I'm putting away laundry, but I also like the idea of a closer toilet (my husband gets up in the middle of the night). I am in the habit of gathering my clothing *prior* to showering, whereas my husband likes the closet adjacent to the shower so he can go get his clothes afterward. We also like the idea of connecting the closet to the laundry room, and then connecting the laundry to the kids' bathroom (via a door or a pass-through), which requires a [master bed --> master bath --> master closet --> laundry --> kids' hall bath] sequence. I also strongly prefer all bedrooms on the same wing/side of the house. Honestly, I could live happily either way... The houses I grew up in never had a master suite, so I feel lucky to have it. :-)