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Narrow Bathroom - Need help with Design/Layout

10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago

I have a narrow (6') but long (13') bathroom that I want to include the following features in: separate tub and shower, heated towel bar (will connected to my hot water heating and replace the floor radiator), 36" minimum width vanity, toilet, and linen closet (some of the space of the walk-in closet could be cannibalized for this purpose). I don't know if I need a full 60" wide closet for it still to be a comfortable walk-in, but I'm not sure. If the closet could still maintain its functionality at 54" wide, then that extra 6" could be utilized to widen the bathroom. Thoughts on this to gain some space? Would like the bathroom to have a "spa-like" feel, in spite of the space constraints. I've attached a sketch with the dimensions and locations of window and door. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Comments (14)

  • 10 years ago

    Was going to suggest a similar design, except you might consider switching the shower and linen closet locations, both because you'd probably rather see your flashy shower when you walk in, and because you'd probably prefer not to look at the toilet while bathing. However, it depends on whether that can be done without putting the shower drain too far from the waste (toilet) drain. With this much space, you could also consider a significantly larger vanity than your minimum, or even a double.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    I was trying to do that, but there is not enough room if you want to make the tub centered with the window which makes it look much better. It make the shower very small in comparison being on the other side where you have more room and you end up with a 48"+ shower depending on the tub size.

  • 10 years ago

    ah! hadn't internalized the foot difference. of course, they could use a freestanding tub instead of a drop-in, which *might* allow a few more degrees of freedom (including diagonality). but your point is well taken.

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    GN Builder, how many inches is the walk-way between the tub/shower and vanity/toilet? Would be helpful to see the dimensions associated with the design. I'd thought of something similar, but was worried it would be too tight between the tub and vanity, with there being only 72" of space from wall to wall. Alternatively, could the shower/tub be placed on the opposite wall, and the vanity toilet be placed on the 108" wall?

    sjb2814, would love to see a sketch if at some point you're able to upload one.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    My bad....I read the dimension upside down, I thought it was 89" as I remember, you must have only 68"?, because I remember using 21" vanity and 36" tub leaving 32" in between. I guess that layout is out the window :-) when I get home I will try move a few things around.

  • 10 years ago

    Yes, it's only 68"; I thought it would be awfully tight, although I was hoping maybe you knew some building magic trick that I didn't. :-)

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    you will need to move wall in closet by 1' to make it work. Just my thoughts see if you like it.low walls between shower and tub and glass on top. low wall between sink and tub with glass on top. 42" vanity with sink works well. private water closet. I had a little time to play with this one.



    Voyage Infini thanked Eric Decelles
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    i did a 2D drawing but it wont paste to

  • 10 years ago

    Property Serv, which closet wall would need to be moved? I do like the idea of glass between the shower and tub, since it gives the illusion of more space, but it will depend too on which wall the shower is plumbed to; I don't want to reach in to turn on a shower on a back wall and get wet. :-) A private w/c is always nice; do you mean completely enclosed, or just an alcove space where the toilet would be?


  • PRO
    10 years ago

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  • 9 years ago

    Honestly, I hope you'd drop the 2 doors that mirror each other, and just put one doorway, with pocket doors or even a 2 door entry, in at the entrance to the bed/bath/closet, access hallway. If you feel "to naked" with that, go with a double door set up to the bedroom, and swinging bar room doors to the bathroom., and dual pocket doors into the entry hall to that suite of rooms.. If you ever need a walker or a wheelchair, or crutches, those parallel doors to bed and bath, will be the first to go. Make that hallway entry as wide as the closet wall is, to give you plenty of angle to enter the furniture thru for either room, bed or bath..


  • PRO
    9 years ago

    I think you should first decided about the closet.... do you have hanging items on both sides of the length? if so then you can't take dimension away because you will lose walking space - otherwise you could change the depth of it and open it from the bedroom side instead of the "hallway" - then add those dimensions into the bathroom....

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