It's so simple! When there's a bathroom designed for use by more than one person, just think about how frustrating it will be if all of the facilities are behind one lockable door. First person in locks the door and no one else can access the facilities! If these are small up through adolescent children, think how long they remain in the bathroom looking at themselves in the mirror, using all the hot water and leaving a mountain of mess behind them when they eventually depart, sometime before day's end! What's the solution? It's so simple! Design the bathroom in a segregated fashion so that private usage (toilet and bathing) are behind one door. Better yet, behind two doors! Provide multiple lavatories and storage in another accessible space! Ta-dah! Everyone can use at least part of the bathroom at the same time! It's so simple!

I would eliminate the doors you have circled. Agree. Too many doors. I really like J&J bathrooms -- when they're done well. The problem is that they're so rarely done well, and this one is no exception: what we see here is a bathroom made up of four small rooms, each containing one bathroom piece. The pieces will be choppy and small. I like the idea someone presented for one comfortable bathroom opening into the small hallway, but eliminate the mid-bath door /keep it all in one room. One large vanity with a single sink and plenty of drawer storage. Simple, classic, functional. A bathroom shared between only two children is quite a luxurious thing -- even if it's off a hallway. To get a “perfect“ design plan and include all our requests would have meant more square footage and we will have just over 4000 square feet of living space already in this house which is already more than we need and going bigger was out of the budget. Eh, no. "Perfect" doesn't mean larger /doesn't mean more expensive. Good layout doesn't cost more than mediocre layout. Like I said I’m not saying they are unusual big picture. I continue to say Houzz folk are really into identifying this as a perceived issue. Natural light is something that pretty much everyone likes /responds to very positively -- but people often underestimate its importance. As I think back over the houses I've lived in, all the rooms I've enjoyed most have had good natural light.

They make knobs with tiny holes in them. You put a paper clip through hole to open it if it’s locked. this is fine if it's just little kids. but when the kids grow up and this eventually becomes the guest bathroom, would you be happy having to knock on the door and pick the lock in the middle of the night? (esp if you're sharing your guest bedroom with a light sleeper?) as for individually locked chambers: definitely a good solution, esp for siblings. but once this eventually becomes a guest space: as an adult, there are certain relatives that I would feel super weird if they were brushing their teeth while I'm in the toilet stall. again, I'm not knocking it if the OP is dead set for a J&J. I'm just laying out some of the potential annoyances. they can decide if it's no big deal.

The tub is shown in the picture. It’s in a separate alcove. Blue shower curtain. The toilet (which was the reason for this entire revamp) will be where the white garbage can is. I think the vanity we’ve chosen can swing more contemporary if surrounded by the correct finishes. That’s why I was hoping for some recommendations for lighting and faucets.