Master bath layout thoughts -- solving issues with modern design

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Hi everyone, our 20+ year-old master bath is due for an overhaul and major update. I've attached the current layout with dimensions, plus pictures. Below is a list of major items/issues, in rough order of priority.

1. Love natural light, airy modern design

2. Shower – too small (especially width), too short (one of us is well over 6’ tall), lack of handheld sprayer, lack of places to keep shampoo, soap, etc., no facility for easy leg shaving

3. Bathtub – never use

4. Vanity – not enough useful storage so we end up with brushes, toothbrushes, etc on countertop. Hair dryer and straightening iron tend to be left out for similar reasons. “Normal” height vanity is on the low side (tall guy). No place to keep each of our hand towels for sinks

5. Closet door swings across both places in front of sinks

6. Do not like walled-in style of linen closet – prefer cabinets

7. Constriction point at WC doorway if someone is at right-hand vanity/sink

8. Double latching doors from bedroom are noisy if someone is trying to sleep

We would love some help in how to best lay this out.

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tozmo1
6 years ago
Sounds like a big project. Have you tried to connect with a bathroom designer? It will save you money in the end. Find one on Houzz
kathleen MK
6 years ago
A couple of thoughts.
what if you flipped the tub and shower creating a larger shower and adding a thiner but deeper soaking tub. Each space already has plumbing but the window might need to be replaced with glass block. Also sliding or pocket doors could ease traffic patterns. Instead of the double doors, how about a window( or French door) and a door that slides across it with some barn door like hardware. It doesn't have to have that farmhouse look. It could be a Japanese looking screen of frosted glass. use the same sliding door idea for the WC too. Here a frosted glass would keep things brighter.
It would take alot of redesign, but find a way to reconfigure the big closet into two small one flanking the entry would be an interesting upgrade. ( hubby and I can't share closets :-) I would get a good designer's opinions.
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ntguru
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you, Kathleen. We were also thinking of putting a bigger shower in roughly the footprint of the current tub. We were thinking of no new tub, though, as we just aren't bath people. We like the idea of pocket doors -- for the main doors into the bathroom we would need to get the wall line flattened out (right now, there's a 45 deg "inset"). The closet door is 28" and there isn't enough total wall space to do a pocket or sliding door. We may have to consider french doors there, unfortunately.

I like the idea of improving the existing closet because it currently has a lousy ratio of square footage to usable hanging/wall space. The wall between the closet and the bedroom unfortunately has HVAC ducting in it, so that might be a significant challenge.

Do you mean a third-party designer (ie, separate from any construction company)?
Valinta
6 years ago
Bath designer is a must, replacing window will need input feom architectural engineer. Removing the garden tub (whoever thought THAT was a good idea) will also affect you floor tile. Just renovated house, new bath vanities are 36”, thank goodness.
tozmo1
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Yes, a third party designer who is trained in bathrooms. If you go to the home page of Houzz, and click find a professional, a drop down will show bathroom remodel. Follow that path and I'm sure you can find a good one in your area. I found my architect on Houzz who then referred me to an interior designer for my home renovation. Money well spent, they know where all the good stuff is and also have a lot of experience to save you from big mistakes. Don't we all love it when a pro designer gives advice on comments? They know what they are talking about! Look at their work on projects in Houzz. You'll find a good one I'm sure.