Do a 6' tub it won't look an bigger than shelves and a 5' one.

I agree with Patricia and Patti, full width tub is the best solution.. You not going to gain anything by having narrow shelf on the side.


Good luck

I agree, the larger tub will not overpower the room. Built-in niches as suggested by Patti Wilson are a great idea. Some people prefer not to have the toilet next to the tub as bathers may not want to look at the toilet, although that has never been an issue for me. Just keep the lid down.

@Pattti... I appreciate your input (and everyone elses) greatly. Some backstory... Our toilet is actually on the other wall now, and we have a tiny 30" vanity where the 40" will go and the back wall currently has a jazuzzi-style 66" tub (no shower) framed out with a deck and tile around it. And just like you said, it was a major chore to bath the kids in it when they were younger. One of the issues of the toilet move is that when people used it, you were very close to the door, which at times left little to the imagination of what you were doing in there as you have to pass it once you go up the steps to the bedrooms. I had a contractor come in to take a look and he actually said its the one of the worst layouts he's ever seen. (We agree). Maybe I'll sneak a photo of it currently and post it.
WIth keeping the toilet on the left wall, wont that make it "stand out" once you pass it? We liked the idea of the toilet "tucked in between" the tub/vanity. We also want to keep an elongated toilet, so is 72" enough for a toilet/vanity to be across from each other?

@flopsycat1 what size tub is that? and maker? I was looking at the Hydro 72x32 Regan as that would keep costs down, but looking at the dimensions its actually slightly narrower than the 66x32 (they must be trying to keep the amount of water down in the acrylic, but who knows).

@aceshigh73 The photo is from Houzz, designed by Tamara Mack. I clicked on the info for that room and it seems that Ms. Mack did not answer any of the questions posted to her. You could try again, good luck!

Thanks, I saw the same thing. Appears to be a Hydro Lacey or Sydney.

@aceshigh73....it's really a personal thing about the toilet...it is a bathroom after all :) I like that you have a pocket door so you could keep it closed when you have guests. I'm all about the vanity and maximizing as much storage, mirror etc especially if this is you're only bathroom. Are you installing a glass shower or using a curtain?

glass tub doors would be first choice, which leads to the issue of now needing a custom door since its 72". We have curtains now on our other shower, and they work, but we'd prefer doors. The pocket door was a win in this instance, we did it in our previous house and liked it, only thing you lose in a towel/robe hanger on the back of it.