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Ideas for Main Bathroom?

6 years ago

We have a small 1400 sqft home. Our main bath is extremely small, totaling around 35.5 sqft. We are looking to expand it some to allow for a bit more breathing room by combining the bathroom and main closet. However, we've run into a dilemma on where to place the closet next. Here is a simplified layout of the south end of the home:





On the bottom end of the main bedroom (west side of the home), there is a large sliding glass door (approx 71" wide) that leads to the porch. The only idea that I can come up with is to build a reach-in closet between the dining room and bedroom, which would offer approx a 70" wide closet. Either that, or we just move to a bigger house (although we'd prefer to stay, haha!).


If you can't read the dimensions of the walls, I can provide them in a post.


All ideas are welcome!

Comments (14)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I need to see the actual bathroom that is there now in the floor plan I can’tread any of the meaurements so just repost the pan showing the bathroom and then rewrite the measurements bigger and bolder.

  • 6 years ago

    Here is just the bathroom, with those dimensions a bit bigger:




  • 6 years ago

    Is this the master bedroom bathroom or for the whole house to use?

  • 6 years ago

    This is the master bed/bath, the second/guest bathroom is on the opposite side of the house.

  • 6 years ago

    Ok so it’s not the main. Can you post a picture of
    Whole floor plan?

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Hi Hu: based on the measurements I think I could read, I would suggest moving the toilet (If you leave it where it is, designing the new master en-suite will be difficult). For the closet, so you’re not taking up valuable extra inches with wall thicknesses, I would recommend something like IKEA’s PAX system. I have a tiny closet and used it myself and because of the accessory options, you can design something that looks custom. In the 3D rendering I’ve attached, I show the actual PAX system without doors, however, I’m sure you would want doors, so I made the cabinets a bit deeper to accommodate. You’ll notice I left the pocket door more or less where it currently resides, however, to make it more “comfortable” on the toilet, I think it would be better if you could move it more towards the shower. maybe you would then have room for some shallow storage (PAX comes in 2 depths) adjacent to the window. In the bathroom, I gave you a 36” x 60” shower and 2 x 36” wide vanities with a tall, narrow stage cabinet in between the vanities.

  • 6 years ago

    That’s a great idea! I love the renderings as well - it can be so difficult to visualize ideas and that is super helpful.


    Do you think that taking away our “walk in closet“ will reduce our home value? I know it isn’t much of a walk in to begin with so I can’t imagine it would.

  • 6 years ago

    @Lisa Dipiro - Here is a very crude layout of the whole house, excluding garage and some walkways...Not sure how to draw in the halls with this program. Everything from the kitchen and left are approximations, not accurate measurements.




  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I think your existing bathroom is more likely to lower the value.

  • 6 years ago

    That's what I thought as well. One of the only drawbacks of buying the home a few years ago. We don't need much by any means (1400 sqft is enough for us right now) but you can't really do anything besides stand and turn around in the bathroom...you know it's bad when the guest bath is bigger than the master D:

  • 6 years ago

    You have two living rooms. One on other wall of your existing closet. Do you use that?

  • 6 years ago

    Can you move the wall between back living room and dining room. The you’d have larger dining space and Then you could use the rest of the apace for bathroom and closet expansion

  • 6 years ago

    Check codes. In our neck of the woods installing the ikea deal would eliminate the designation of "bedroom". In my State one has to have a built in closet for it to be a bedroom. I do not think a walk in affects value but for some it would be the reason they choose one home over another for the same price. It's a stupid mental thing. Sorry to say but I think the pax system makes your bedroom look like a closet you stuck a bed in. Moving walls as suggested would really give you more usable space but thats a lot of money for a larger bath. The ensuite is desired but the size is not going to make or break the home value. You have one be glad!!

  • 6 years ago

    @Lisa Dipiro - we have definitely considered it. It’s a “peek through” wall anyway with a cutout, so we aren’t sure if it’s a load bearing wall, if not though, we’ve discussed removing it.


    @arcy_gw - that’s a good point, I’ll definitely check on that. And true - perhaps the reason I don’t like it so much is because of the awful brown tile inside, not so much the size 😂