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Master Bathroom layout dilema

8 years ago

I am trying to remodel my bathroom and unable to decide between these 2 layouts. Need help!


Layout A:




Layout B:


Comments (13)

  • 8 years ago
    I couldn’t live without my vanity. It’s my sanctuary B.C. no one else used it for years until I had a teen age daughter.
    If you wear make up and blow dry your hair then IMO build the vanity.
    KB thanked Liz Lane
  • PRO
    8 years ago
    I think A is superior. And agree the door to shower should be on angled section. If you need make up station, mount lighted mirror on side wall of sink area and put a small decorative stool in the space for sitting if you wish. Linen/storage i. Bathroom very valuable.
    KB thanked Flo Mangan
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Layout A. Agree that the shower door should be on the angled portion and that it should swing toward the tub when open. How about a pocket door for the toilet area?

    KB thanked NancyD
  • 8 years ago

    Thank you all for all your suggestions. I am thinking of maybe doing Option A but doing an in closet vanity beside the tub. So that way i can get shelving on the top of the cabinet and use the bottom half as vanity space.

  • 8 years ago

    If you know you love a vanity, then our opinion doesn't matter. Put cabinets on one side (and/or above) your vanity setup in Option B. You don't want to sit in a closet. (I never want to sit at all in the morning, but it's not my bathroom.)

  • 8 years ago

    Hi! I'd probably spend some time reworking since neither seems to be just right for you. Did your designer come up with the vanity option because you need one? Or do you really need more counter space.

    Visually speaking, Option B will seem a lot more open and airy.

    From my experience a lot of people looking at option A wouldn't read all the walls in there - it's really designed as a hallway.

    In Option A, the angled shower is not very usable and although the seat is great it will be harder to clean and could feel claustrophobic (think of sitting at the back of end of an airplane or submarine). I would not have designed it that way. In fact the more I look at it, the more I think it has a lot of pitfalls. I also detest the wasted space. To me it is a sign of someone not working hard enough to find an elegant solution.

    Consider centering the bathtub in the room and deciding if you want a drop in or a stand alone unit that gives you more wow as well as more floor space. Downside is there's more of a splash zone and you need to figure out storage but it is what most clients are going for nowadays. Finally, figure out your storage and vanity needs.

    Where do the two doors lead? Can we see the connecting floor plan?

    Draw up a traffic floor plan - how the rooms connect and the layout of this room makes a big difference to the overall design.



  • 8 years ago
    Could you use Floor plan A but add a vanity into the middle of your double sink console? Or switch it to a single sink with a vanity on other side? The vanity in closet idea seems dark and fussy -- the seat will block easy access to the shelving.
  • 8 years ago

    Seems like there’s usually a way to compromise. How about a vanity between your sinks? Enough room, I think.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Layout B. I hate weird angles on showers. A waste of space and doesn't look clean. Please also consider a rectangular tub if you're doing a drop in for the same clean lines principle. If you want an oval tub, do a stand-alone.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Yes the reason the designer even came up with option B was because I asked for an open and airy bathroom . Vanity was cause I asked for it. I just wanted to get some space to blow dry/makeup. The doors between the sink and shower lead to the walk in closet and the other set of doors are the entry from the master bedroom to the bathroom.

    Any ideas for reconfiguration?

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    If you want a more open space and prefer a vanity, B is your best option. If it was my bathroom, however, I'd probably do a layout more like the one I photoshopped below. It gives you a 3' wide linen closet, large shower, and 4'6"(ish) vanity. The 2'4" inswing door into the toilet room is replaced with a pocket door (to maximize space). I'd place the tub next to the closet doors (instead of the shower), so that there's never a time when one of you is getting into the shower while another is bringing a hamper from the closet, and spreading out the traffic pattern a bit.

    You could also do a modified version of the layout below by putting one of the double sinks next to the vanity and putting the linen in its place (on the right, just inside the entrance to the bathroom from the master), creating "his" and "hers" sink areas.

  • 8 years ago

    I like A because of the linen closet and shape of the shower. I would move the shower door to the angled wall of the shower for traffic reasons.

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