Bathroom layout help!

homeluv2018

7 years ago

Hi - we have a victorian home and would love to bring in some of those victorian design elements into our master bath remodel. We have a built in tiled corner jacuzzi bathtub surrounded by windows and are considering a claw foot stand alone. The current vanity is built in and on same wall as tub (we are replacing with standalone double vanity). The shower and tub are currently kitty corner (at diagonal ends)

The current bath layout is a 9.5' x 12'3'' rectangle. The wall sharing the vanity and tub is 12'3''. We are going to install a 72'' vanity and use a ~60'' clawfoot.

So questions I have:

1) Is it a design faux pas to arrange the vanity and a freestanding tub next to each other? The reason I ask is I don't see any pics of that arrangement online?

2) If we do arrange next to each other and put 3'' in between wall and vanity, that leaves 12'' of space between tub and vanity and vanity and tub. Is that enough?

3) I see a lot of pics of the tub sitting in a corner. If we decided to arrange at the corner, doesn't that create a huge loss of space? Maybe its not so bad because of rounded corners on tub?

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!

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User

7 years ago

I don't think the space between the end of your tub and vanity matters as long as you have sufficient clearance to get into the tub. I dealt with a very similar issue regarding tub clearance. The tub ends don't matter as long as you have plenty of room on the long side to get into the tub. I think it's recommended to have something like 30 inches of clearance in front of tubs and vanities. In your current arrangement, you could also remove the corner tub and place a claw-foot tub diagonal just like the corner tub is now. I've seen that in lots of houses.

Where is the 3 inches between wall and vanity? Is the vanity not right up against the wall? I would recommend placing the vanity right up against the wall. Otherwise it's hard to clean the 3 inches of space between wall and vanity, and inevitably stuff ends up dropping back there.

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Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
7 years ago
We need some pictures of the space and a layout!
homeluv2018
Original Author
7 years ago
My bathroom pics attached! Thank you!
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homeluv2018
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you, my fear with the corner placement will make the tub very close to the toilet and leave a bunch of unused space on the other side of the tub (between wall corner and tub). Maybe thats normal but having trouble processing that!

The 3inches between wall (on right siide) and vanity is something i would use to make sure the freestanding vanity wasn't right up against the wall. I am ok with stuff dropping back there, its free standing so I can get to it from underneath if need be.
User
7 years ago
Ah, I see. The vanity sounds lovely! I wouldn't worry about a few inches of wasted space if you place the tub in the corner. I've seen a lot of those placements for freestanding tubs lately, even in new builds. Having the tub near the toilet is another story. That might bug me. I would probably go for a tub next to the vanity if it moves the tub away from the toilet! I haven't seen a tub next to a vanity either, but honestly most bathrooms probably aren't long enough to support that layout. I don't think there is anything "wrong" with it.
elunia
7 years ago
You might want to post a floor plan (include existing fixtures) with meaurements for more input. In the meantime, here are a few of visuals of the vanity and tub along the same wall:
User
7 years ago
You could put a tub filler w/handshower between the corner walls and the tub. I don't know if that alleviates any issues with wasted space, but at least it puts something back there. I very recently had a tub placement issue so this topic is near and dear to my heart :)