Hi kendralh. I read your other post...OK I glanced at it...no more word vomiting now!!

I don't know the good solution to your dilemma without a major renovation which would include moving the plumbing and losing some closet space. One thing you could consider is to change the door to a pocket door, either accessing from the closet where it currently is or from your bedroom, if there is no electrical running through the wall between your room and the bathroom.

But from a practical standpoint, is it possible simply to use another bedroom as the master? You're already using a different bathroom, the closet in this one is too big for you (but maybe a great place to store all those holiday decorations?) and I'm guessing at 9x14 this room is not all that much bigger than the other bedrooms.

Keeping the toilet and shower plumbing drastically limits your options. If you do this, the only advantage of moving the closet wall is to get the door farther away from the vanity. You don't say if you'd like a larger vanity, so if not maybe this option works. Budget notwithstanding, you need to start with what you actually want in a new bathroom and then go from there.

Yay! responses! Thank you so much! I'll try to keep reigning in the word vomit :)

Lindsey-- The master is small, but the other bedrooms are miniscule, haha-- you can't put a queen bed in them unless it's up against one wall. BUT, it's just the two of us in the house, so it isn't a huge deal.

A pocket door is a great idea! I was thinking of moving the wall into the closet another foot or so, then placing the door in the center of the wall, like this kinda:

Thank you again!

RappArchitecture--

I'd love to have a bigger vanity, and would consider moving plumbing if I could figure out how to make it work better! My mother suggested expanding the bathroom into the closet, and putting the entrance to the bathroom on the bedroom wall, but we couldn't quite figure out how to arrange it. Any suggestions are definitely welcome at this point!

This was my mother's suggestion, but I think getting into the shower might be awkward:

p.s. this is what it looks like now (taken before I moved in). Planning on removing the weird closet doors and replacing the shower enclosure at a bare minimum.

In this room, without a major renovation, the *only* things I would do are to fix the shower, install a pocket door right where the current one is, and improve the lighting. A brighter white (cooler temp) bulb might make all the difference.

My concern is you're going to do these tiny changes that won't improve your home's value and won't really improve your enjoyment of it either. Entering the bathroom through the closet is problematic and basically turns the closet from a good sized walk-in to a too-large hallway. You're right, opening the door directly onto tolhe toilet is not pleasing.

For me, it wouldn't make sense to lose more closet space and live through the dust for such a minor change. I'd just move my stuff to the other bathroom, and save for a total reno that fixes these layout problems and the other little wrong things you've noticed. An ensuite is not vital to survival and some "investments" don't see a return monetarily or in quality of life.

Sorry, that's probably not what you want to hear. Maybe some of the design gurus will stop by with the fantastic solution that I can't see :)

Hi Kendra

I know your questions got answered but do you mind if I ask you what is behind your bathroom and closet wall or what is behind your bedroom wall do you have room to expand those walls?