Pink 80's Master Bathroom -Layout Help
Rose colored toilets & sinks , burgundy vanities, Burgandy/pink tile. Definitely an 80's bathroom! We should have renovated this when we did a reno for most of the house 6 yrs ago - we just didn't have the bandwidth.. Anyway, we need to figure it out. As you can see, it is kind of funky layout. I included the blueprints- MBA is in the circled area.. we need to rework the vanity area between the 2 closets & the entire shower/vanity/toilet area. What we do know - convert the bidet & toilet into just one, a curb-less shower & no tub. The door to the shower/toilet area is a pocket door, which works great. Our house is contemporary style. Thoughts on layout? Thanks in advance!
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Comments (24)Many thanks to everybody who answered, you have all been very helpful in clarifying my very muddled thoughts. Here is a hopefully clearer description of the situation: The house is a 50's ranch style, with 3 bedrooms and a hall bath (4.5x8.5 ft) clustered on one side of the house, and the kitchen, office/den and another hall bath (4x9 ft) on the other side of the house, with a great room in the middle. We plan to stay in this house as long as we can, but we are in this city for my husband's work, and if something happens (although unlikely with his kind of job), we know we'll have to move somewhere else; therefore, we'd like to make updates to the house while keeping resale in mind. Our (excellent) realtor said that for resale we should have an ensuite. After reading the comments, I have to clarify with him if he thinks a lack of ensuite will narrow down the market significantly, or if we 'simply' would not get the best price for the house. Most houses in the area are old (in the whole city actually), and we saw plenty without ensuites. We saw two of the neighbors' houses, and they did not have ensuites. This is what we considered: 1. Redo the bathrooms with the existing footprint (not that we have room to change anything inside), but we can go far into making them pretty, 2. Add a door from the master bedroom to the hall bath next to it, and close access from the hall. This I think would be a bad idea, not only because the people in the other two bedrooms will have to go across the house to the other bathroom, but also because the master bedroom will end up with windows on two walls, three closets on another, and two doors on the fourth side. Not restful. 3. Add another bathroom next to the master bedroom where the closets are, with one closet door transformed into a bathroom door. This bathroom would be 4.5x12 ft, although it could go to 5x12 if need be (but no more, because we'll hit a big window), which will have a shower but no bathtub. We talked to a professional who said it will fit fine with the caveat that the toilet will likely be the first thing you see in front of the door because of the current clearance requirements. 4. Build an addition. This again I think would be a very bad idea, since it would be blindingly expensive and the house is already on the higher side of square footage for the surrounding area. We will of course fix everything that is broken. The interior doors are the original 50s doors, hollow core dark wood look with lots of scuffs and holes, and they were cut short to fit the now non-existent carpet, so I would qualify changing them as fixing what is broken (and they bug me every time I look at them... ). The windows are a perk; we are still divided on those. I tend toward option 1, while my husband is going for option 3, although he agrees we do not need another bathroom. The reason I feel ill equipped to make this decision is that I'm originally from Europe, and even after so many years here I feel mildly perplexed about the North American love affair with bathrooms. Our previous rental was built in the last ten years and had a huge ensuite which I didn't like. I found it hard to keep as clean as I thought it should be, and it was so large I felt as if I was doing my business in public. Given the bathroom pictures on Houzz, I'm clearly in a minority. Your comments help ensure that I don't miss anything that might otherwise be obvious, so thanks again. And extra thanks to whoever makes it to the end of this post......See MoreShould it stay or should it go now? (1960/80s bathroom)
Comments (32)Oh good. I love purple and b&w too. Not sure how dark you are considering, but I once painted my 15x9 office a medium-dark purple (inspired by a magazine photo of an elegant dining room). As I was painting around the narrow end of the room the walls began to feel like they were moving in on m It was horrible! So back to the paint store for a lavender that hinted at periwinkle. So one option is lavender paint on top and dark purple rugs. FWIW, Kelly Moore lets you order 8x10 color samples, but you need to get the special form to fax in and then they mail them to you. I wonder if other companies do that too. ??? Good luck. Can't wait to see it....See More80s bathroom with "roman bath"--what would you do?
Comments (5)There is a lot I can't see from your photos. What is behind the left side of the shower tub? A closet or a room? I agree that the bathing space is awkward, but perhaps there was an important reason for it being designed this way. Taking measurements and drawing an accurate floor plan can help you see if there is room for expansion. You called this the master bath so why aren't you using it? Is it the step? The step is not a safe idea; it's something to slip/trip on. I can understand hesitating to start such a remodel, but you need to decide whether it's worth doing for your quality of life. Talk to a tile professional about what removing the step would do to the rest of the tile work. Even if you don't want to tackle redoing the shower tub, there are other, small upgrades you could do. The vanity Drawers are not properly supported anymore. This might be a handyman fix, or you could replace the existing vanity with a new one. The linen closet has no knobs on the sliding doors. Doesn't that make them difficult to open? There is no reason you can't add knobs. You could also get new standard doors for this cabinet that match your vanity door styling. As to the window into your office. Buy some decorative window film to stick to this window. You should be able to find the basic FROSTED kind at home stores, as well as some department and specialty stores. Light will pass through, but the bath will have complete privacy....See Morewhat do you do with pink tile in the master bathroom?
Comments (6)Tile on my (tiny iPhone) screen looks gold/grey. Is there another view that brings out the pink? The granite top looks very 80s and combined with 80s panelled cabinet doors seem at odds with the tiles which have a more 20s/30s vibe. Can you change door fronts to something flat and simple, and change bench top to better match the new wall colour and a simpler light. Best of luck....See MoreRelated Professionals
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last monthThanks for the comments so far. The pink is nice but after 20 yrs of living with it - we are ready for a change. Believe it or not, that is not wallpaper. It is a custom paint design - we are 2nd owners & the house had many custom paint finishes.
Moore4: Great questions, responses are:
Separate vanities are preferred
Single toilet/bidet
Curb-less shower - no bathtub
Bathroom over garage/laundry room - so is 2nd vanity
One shower head (dual isn't as great as it seems)
Moving walls -not our first option, extra closet space is nice but given the funky angles, we have not seen away this works without losing space & we do not want to walk through a closet to get to the bathroom
Picture is the close up of the painted walls.
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Here is another full view blueprint of the Master Suite/Bath, I realized some of the edge dimensions were cut off..
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If your bathroom is built to the scale on the plan you shared, then your entry door to the bathroom area is only 24 inches wide? If so, now would be the time to remedy that. We never know when some malady or tragedy might require anyone of us to need a walker or wheelchair and that door would not be navigable.
BeverlyFLADeziner's idea is a good start, but doesn't appear to allow for the minimum 30" clearance necessary at the vanity, or in front of the toilet. Design guidelines suggest 36" even more desirable.
Without knowing your budget, construction details of your walls, etc. or the locations of plumbing below, here are 2 options to consider and take to your contractor for discussion. Good luck, and enjoy the process!!!
Option A would be the simpler, but still leaves you with the same 24-inch door and the odd sink/vanity in the middle of the closet. Thinking resale...potential buyers might find that a turnoff. I certainly would.
Option B gives you:-separate vanities that could be more efficient than your existing.
-private toilet room (agreeably, oversized, but I worked with the existing window location. you could totallly wall off the water closet, or use a partition wall as in your existing, or a partition wall with glass above to allow that natural light into the shower area). I would consider a frosted glass door.
-5'0"x5'0" shower that could accommodate 2 shower heads if desired, or a wheelchair if necessary. Valve(s) at the door to allow turning on water without getting blasted.
-separate bath and closet...new 30" entry location closer to the door from the bedroom--36" doorway would be even better
-6 feet additional closet...this could be hanging rods, dresser, cabinetry for linens, etc.
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last monthI had a similar idea as Moore.
I added a couple more inches to the toilet area width to make it 3 feet wide. I moved the toilet forward to give you more hanging space in the bottom closet . I changed the closet door locations and enlarged them.
The shower is difficult to layout with the window there. If you are able to enlarge it more than I have shown and not have an entry door, it might work. My shower is 5 feet wide, but the water splashes off to the side and hits the glass. I like Moore"s shower layout with the shower head opposite the window and if you used pony walls, that would open it up and I don't think you would have splash out.
I guess you do not mind having no shower door?
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