Bathroom update

8 years ago

We were updating a bath that opened off the hall and also, through a closet, into our bedroom. At the last minute, my husband wanted to reconfigure and divide the space to make a bathroom private to our bedroom and have a power room off the hall. NOT smooth sailing. Not something I really wanted, but here we are!

The cabinets went it to the en suite bathroom, and I don't like them at all. The cabinet was already built for the larger bathroom and the cabinet maker said he could make a few modifications and we could still use it. Here are photos of how it looks.

The toilet and vanity are at right angles. I think the edge of the toilet is way too close to the left 1/3 of the vanity (which will now be drawers. He told us we could put 2 sinks in this space, which is about 5 feet by 6 feet. Crazy!).

Anyway, I need help! Latest suggestion is that the whole cabinet be cut back from 21 inches deep to 18 inches with a little bump out in the center to be able to accommodate an undermounted sink. We were told it is hard to find anything but a tiny sink for an 18 inch deep cabinet.

If we reduced to 18 inches deep, there would be 3 more inches between the toilet edge and the vanity drawers.

I figure we'd be at 23.5 inches. I just don't know if 3 more inches will make enough of a difference.

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newcof
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8 years ago

thanks! I will see if I can get an overhead view of the space.. Ninigret, thanks for your comment! It has given me some peace of mind regarding whether this decision makes sense ( not that I can go backward at this point : - ) ).

Just got a phone message from the cabinetmaker and he has an idea - he's been very helpful about trying to rescue the situation and save what we can. At the same time, i agree that if nothing will work, we just have to eat the cabinet and start over.

we might have arranged the space differently initially, but it is too late now to do things such as move the toilet. ( I think our contractor would abandon us, and he is a really nice guy!) The space includes a shower, but that's not in any contention. It's just this 64 inch by 72 inch space that I'm dealing with. The toilet is on the 64 inch wall. The door into the room, which opens off the MBR closet, is right across from the toilet.

Will post more drawings as soon as I get them.

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Judy Mishkin
8 years ago
no matter how it turns out, this situation will be more valuable at resale than doing a jack and jill between the hall and master bedroom. without a dedicated bathroom, your master bedroom is just... a bedroom. this is something i would notice if i were thinking of buying (or rather, not buying) your house.

so, now. pretend this was always the plan. ignore this vanity, what would you do with your space? how would you arrange it? don't break your new bathroom by holding onto this vanity.... if it cant be modified to perfection, sell it before its broken.

post a plan, folks can help you better by knowing what is and isnt possible with the rest of the space.
damiarain
8 years ago
Yes, posting the overhead, 2-D layout of the space, including relation to Master and hallway(s) will help folks give you advice
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newcof
Original Author
8 years ago

Here is a drawing of the layout of the space divided with powder room and small private bathroom. As you can see, 2 sinks were contemplated for the private bath, but when I saw the cabinet, I knew right away that would not work. The room is too small for two sinks, IMO! So, come what may, there will be one sink, and it will be in the middle.

Also attaching drawing my son did of possible rework. The tall cabinet would be quite shallow - 15 or even just 12 inches deep. (My husband does not like this idea.....). don't know why this pastes twice--sorry
newcof
Original Author
8 years ago
Here is the other drawing of a possible "fix". Seems to paste twice for some reason.
newcof
Original Author
8 years ago