Is the shower on the other side of the tub from the toilet? What are the dimensions of the shower? What is your budget? Looks like you are not yet living in the house? (Or else you never use that toilet, what with the jail bars!)

The shower is on the other side of the tub. I will have to go measure. It is not very big (shower). We are living here, but using another bathroom in the house. There was a problem with toilet and so I quit using because I knew I was about to remodel and didn't want to do anything yet until I knew what i was doing. I have been cleaning out closets, etc and can't take them yet to give away so just put those things in that corner to get out of the way :).

BTW need to stay below 20,000

Thanks so much for those ideas!! I will get the dimensions and floor plan. I think I have it already drawn up somewhere. I appreciate any suggestions. Yes, I would love to get rid of the tub and get something more compact.

It doesn’t look like you gain too much shower even by removing the tub, because of the window. Can the window be changed? Made narrower?

I doubt it without it really taking a lot of the budget :(. I thought maybe making the wall beside the shower a pony wall and using glass there and would make it feel more open and put a free standing tub where the old tub is? Would have to move the plumbing a little, but just to the other wall.

Maybe you could glass block in the window and turn the tub area into a shower? You might want to fill in the jail wall and have more privacy for the toilet.

That sounds like a good idea!! Never thought of that.

Taking down the wall between the shower and the tub to a pony wall and opening up with glass will open up the shower a lot and will make it lighter and brighter. It seems you can gain a bit more space in the shower by bringing it forward so that it ends on the same plain as the tub. I'd also take down the opposite wall (with the bars) to a pony wall as well. I can't tell what the flooring is, but if it needs to be replaced there are some great looking marble-like porcelain tiles at great prices. I'd use a simple inexpensive subway tile in the shower for a classic look that will never go out of style. The vanity looks fine, but some of the older vanities are very low. If that's the case I would replace it. It looks to be a standard size and there are tons of well priced vanities out there. There is no use spending money to change out the top on a vanity that is too short. NO to vessel sinks. They went out of style years ago. Change out the light fixture and picture frame the large mirror if you want to save it.

Thank you so much!! I like your ideas............I definitely want to change the vanity. I have seen some that are pretty good prices on Overstock.com and some other online stores. I appreciate all your suggestions and will let you know what I decide!

Agree with kudzu9 -- would gut and start over rather than try to fix piecemeal.

On graph paper, to scale and with measurements indicated, draw the floor plan showing windows and doors and current position of fixtures.

If you are not on a concrete slab -- if you have a crawl space and can reposition supply lines, that will make repositioning fixtures more practical.

If you can rearrange the bath and still be able to reuse the drain pipes even if slightly off set to do so, that can save you money.

Once you've drawn your floor plan, draw the basic shape of it again and cut out a piece of card stock in the size and shape of the tub on the same scale. See how it might fit in a different place with a solid wall on three sides. If the shower head can be put in the wall over the tub that has been moved to a solid wall ... perhaps you could still have a view of the window from the tub but without the tub actually at the window.