I would always want a full wall if it's a bathroom that's shared with anyone--even a spouse!

I'd rather skip the tub and redesign to have a double vanity and a linen closet! This isn't really a small bathroom, but having a separate shower and tub seems an extravagent waste...

Just a note, this is currently the only Tub in the house. So we could cut out the shower.

I would not want a full wall, you are not going to have company using the toilet. I would not have a door with window next to the toilet.

Me either saratogoaswizzlestick that is a slight oversight on the CAD user.

saratoga makes a great point. I didn't even notice the window door. I was too distracted by the idea of me taking a bath when my husband needs to use the restroom.

If this eventually became a hallway guest bath and the right hand door was closed off, and wasn't a shared Lav. Does that change anything

Yes, what they said. To make it less cluttered, take out stuff. Choose tub or shower, and I don't feel you need a wall to block the toilet.

I think that taking out the end of the tub by the closet, doing away with the recessed corner, will make the room look bigger, and the room next door will appreciate more closet space.

Another option, which can do away with physical and visual barriers like shower curtains and enclosures, is to seal the entire floor of the room and install a drain, so any water that splashes out of the shower has somewhere to go. Check out Schleuter (sp?) systems for floor sealing membranes and stylish linear drains.

Find a simply-designed, modern tub. Without the shower, you could fit a freestanding tub, but I think that they are a trendy look that will be over soon, like vessel sinks. Get well designed fixtures and hardware too to keep the room clean, design-wise. Remember that visual clutter is as bad as clutter.

So I never understand this blocking off the toilet in the same room as the tub or shower what idiot would need to use the toilet while you are in either .

Um I guess I'm an idiot then? It is not uncommon for my husband and I to be getting ready at the same time in the morning and one of us would be using the sink/shower/bath while the other one needs to use the toilet. To me, using the shower in front of a spouse is not the same thing as using the toilet in front them. Every relationship is different though, so I'm not going to judge someone else's privacy habits.

1/2 wall.

I also would not use the toilet while my spouse was in the bathroom, though I would use the sink while he is showering. I would use another bathroom in the house if I couldn't wait - fortunately we have more than one. But certainly everyone's habits are different. Regardless, I don't see the point of a full wall since you don't seem to have room for a door in front of it. I think it would partition the room up too much and block light. The 30" clearance you have for the toilet space already seems a bit tight. Do you need two entrances to the room as shown? Where do they go to? If space is an issue, I'd do a combined shower/tub, and add some storage. It looks like you have a large sink with 2 faucets, I assume so you can both use the space at once? But to do that you sacrifice a lot of counter space. If it were me, if I couldn't fit a decent sized double vanity, I'd do one sink and have more counter space as well as drawer space underneath. Also what is the width of the room and are you leaving enough clearance between tun and vanity for someone to walk by while someone else is at the sink?

If it's the only tub in the house, I wouldn't take it out (for resale to people with kids), but you could go tub/shower combo as others have said.

I agree with raulporter that couples with small bathrooms have to learn to get along, but I like the half-wall as giving a little sense of privacy even if the two of you do find yourself in there at the same time. (It has happened in my own house, although rarely). We don't have one, but I put them into rehabs when I can.