I’m not a bath fan so we didn’t put one in our master. We have two tubs in house in other bathrooms.

Normally I'd say skip the tub if you don't plan to use it, as long as there's one somewhere else in the house. But here it looks like you already have a pretty large shower and vanity--do you need more space for those? Could you put in a linen closet or open the space to an adjacent room instead if you don't want a tub?

Hi Rina, I think its a good idea as youll have plumbing going on the jobsite anyway.

On the tub perhaps a hi gloss fiberglass, feree standing one where the sides look good with your style. Also, you could make the shower a bit larger by extending it towards the entry door. And if you make the shower glass all the way down (on 2 sides), youll make the room look larger and make the shower brighter with more light :-). Ds

I am with you, we never have time for a bath, and if there is a tub elsewhere in the house, why bother, other than for resale. I would rather use the space for storage

I agree a linen closet would make more sense

I would take resale into consideration and how long you plan to be in the house. If the most frequent home buyer in your neighborhood will be young couples having babies, they'll be looking for one tub in the house. But if you plan not to sell in the next 10 years or more give yourself the bathroom you want.

For such a large bathroom you have no counter space. Where do you do hair and makeup? Not that I am fancy, but I have even less counter space and it takes me a bit of time to look put-together because I am having to get things out and put them away from various spots that are not convenient. So nix the tub for a better vanity and countertop set up.

IMO toilet rooms are a waste of space and a bigger closet is always a better choice and if you ha ve a tub in another bathroom do a bigger shower and honestly if this was my space I would reconfigure that whole area . Toilet rooms assume someone is going to use the toilet while someone else is using the bathroom and if it happened at my house it would be the last time. I think you need a bathroom designer to really get the right plan . I am not a fan of large bathrooms I have enough to clean witjout cleaning a space I spend very little time in I agree that vanity is very small for 2 sinks . A rework is IMO needed .

No downside to the tub since you seem to have the space - are you in a cold climate? a mounted towel warmer would be nice if so

making sure you have the right storage at the vanity would be good I think - I mapped what we needed to store and got pretty nitty gritty, simple things like having a specific spot with an outlet for my hair dryer so it stays plugged in yet put away makes my mornings faster/easier - and the bath feel more serene (i am a staunch member of the “no counter clutter club” so everything has a spot and is out of sight)

toilet rooms bring big energy on here so stick with what works for you 😅

We did not put a tub in our en-suite and we both really miss it. My husband rarely used the tub at our old house, but he also regrets not putting it in. We have a tub in the guest bath, but it’s small and not really comfortable for either of us to bathe in (I am average sized, my husband is rather tall). The down side of an extra large shower is having to clean all that space - we squeegee ours after every shower. A separate room for the toilet is a must-have for me. Think about how you live and what is important. If you will be there for a long time, resale doesn’t matter as much as what you want/need.

We just redid our master bath and got rid of the huge jetted tub - never used it. We also opted not to have a toilet room. Our room is only slightly bigger than yours at 10 X 14.

This is where the tub was:

Toilet is behind the door:

Shower is next to large vanity:

And across from shower is the other vanity and storage:

Toilet rooms are not a waste of space to those of us not wanting to walk into a bathroom our significant other has just stunk up. It has nothing to do with needing to be in the bathroom at the same time to me.

I like to use a tub when muscles are sore. You might go through a phase where you enjoy a warm bath to restore muscles.

However, if you are changing it anyway, I’d consider converting it to a full plus half bath with a separate entry so you can have separate bathrooms to get ready. (I never had a bathroom with more than 50sf, and I like to have the makeup vanity in a spare bedroom that is used as a dressing room. And it’s nicer to do hair and makeup in a dry room.)

Tubs in master baths, especially whirlpools, are good for resale. If the window were shifted to the left, the fixtures would lay out better if the shower were adjacent to the vanity and the tub moved with the window. The toilet room doesn't need to be wider than 3 feet, so maybe the vanity could be lengthened. You also have the opportunity to make a tiled surround at the tub flow into the shower and be one element visually.

Whirlpools? I would actively avoid. In fact in our old house we took one out.

I’m also surprised that whirlpools are still popular. We took one out in 2009 and replaced with a soaking tub. They are a pain to keep clean.

We use our jetted tub in the winter; there is just something about a hot whirlpool after being outside for hours on a frigid cold day.🙂

Took out jetted tub, corner shower, replaced with 4X4.5 walk-in shower and haven't looked back. Tub in hall bath if someone needs it.

Everyone we know has taken out their jetted tubs. In my area, they are a detriment to resale. Many people are also forgoing free standing tubs in master bath renovations. As long as there is a bathtub elswhere, that suffices. What people want, are l a r g e showers, and large double vanities with lots of storage.

As for separate toilet rooms, as a woman I like to have a sink within arms length of the toilet. I don’t think I need to elaborate. Also, in an enclosed toilet room where one has to touch the knob to open the door after doing one’s ”business”, yuck. And, in a pocket door scenario as depicted…a germy no thank you.

And, hello, put a powerful extracting fan in the ceiling. Not only will it rid the room of all offensive odors, but it will disperse shower humidity, too. Works perfectly in our home.