I'm in the 11-20 minute group...and like it pretty hot! I live in southern California so, you know, the drought... I'd by hard pressed to wash hair, wash body and shave legs, etc. in less than 20 minutes. I wonder if most taking only 5 minutes have small kids. I know there was a time the only way I could shower for work was to sit my son (about 1yr) in the shower with me and let him play. He was just too mobile and I couldn't keep him in with baby gates anymore :D My daughter, who is now 18, takes nearly hour long showers, not every day but several times a week. I think she gives herself the spa treatment. She has asked for a shower stool, so I think she really relaxes in there!

Fun post- just a little old! May we see an update? --- Tub wall appears plumbed for a shower, but we see no head! Original porcelain faucet sconces. Not that I'm into keeping original toilets unless they work well, but this is likely a replacement; looks like original tank would have been hung from the 2 holes on the wall. It's likely that faucet handles needed replacing after many decades. If it were my mine, I'd try to lighten up the wall grout color-- unless my monitor is just emphasizing it. From this angle, the floor doesn't look so good, but if it's in great condition , you are LUK-EE! My 1924 bathroom floor is unfortunately shot. You could certainly go to an Art Deco styling , but that would likely have come just a few years later, when colored tile became available and the field tile shape typically became square.

Actually, I read everything you wrote AFTER I had sent my comment. AND in my defense, I had moved the wall between the closet and your bathroom back 6" to allow for a 2'6" distance between the vanity and the tub. BUT you are right, that is not the greatest design and the best place for the tub is still against the right wall (just offering you another option). However, I would suggest putting the bath and shower fixtures against the right wall or even the opposite end of the tub. I would urge you to Consider using a frameless glass door with an overhead rain shower head (it would help contain any water that splashes onto the platform). At the opposite end of the tub where the shower head use to be located consider a tiled built-in wall unit with shelving for all your soaps, bath oils, shampoos. u could use LED lighting or place a TV screen behind a sealed mirrored glass at the upper end of that wall unit. I also urge you to keep the pocket door but have it slide into the wall on the right. Personally, the pocket door is the one items I truly think works in your design. It makes the now 7'x11'6" bathroom look full sized; adding a regular door that opens into the toilet would make that bathroom look like a 6'x8' bathroom. PS Are you sure you have enough closet space if you decide to still expand into the bathroom? Do really need a separate hamper/cabinet next to the sink? Wouldn't it be nice to have a long vanity with the two sinks spread apart at an ample distance. Don't forget the longer vanity will have cabinet space below; and you can always partition the two sink area with an above counter narrow cabinet. The hamper can always be placed in the walk-in closet/change room...that's probably a more logical place for a hamper

Wow, guess most on houzz dislike clawfoot tubs! Phil Murphy did you finish your project--would love to see! We will be adding a shower to our 60"x30" OD clawfoot tub in attic bath. Showered in similar size tub in my nyc apt for years and found ways to make it work. Center shower head is less confining. Heat source in bath and use 3 cloth curtains or magnets at bottom of plastic liners kept curtain from billowing. Used step (same level as tub bottom) and grab bar to make entry/exit easier. Vacuuming/mopping under tub was easy. Machine washed curtains so never had to worry about moldy grout or calk to clean. Aesthetics and function are important in this attic remodel. Will have forbo linoleum on floor-easier than tile to keep clean. As designers indicated, most photos show minimal curtain. So I am looking for set-up that allows the curtains to wrap completely around inside of tub while showering but be gathered and pulled away when shower is not used. Also looking for ring that's wider than the 28in ID diameter of tub. Looking at 45 x 60 chrome D-ring with 1 ceiling support (shower head high on wall or on ceiling) or 36 x 60 ceiling mounted track (plumbingsupply.com) with shower head on ceiling. We will keep the tub filler faucet at end of tub and install a shower valve with hand held on wall to meet regular plumbing code.