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Help with my main bathroom

5 years ago

Hello my Houzz Friends,

Can you please take a look at the potential layout of my main ensuite?

It’s a small space, but I’m doing my best to make everything fit. We need a tub because it will be the only one in the house. I’m a novice at this, so please let me know your thoughts.

Comments (12)

  • 5 years ago

    I have a similar bathroom. I would turn the toilet into the room.

    there is plenty of room to stand in front of the toilet between it and the vanity.

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you Lyn. That’s a great suggestion

  • 5 years ago

    Is your bathroom the same dimension? And do you think it feels cramped or comfortable?

  • 5 years ago

    I would also turn the toilet into the room.

    7 feet is a long shower and I'm not sure that the storage situation is on your house. Would a 5 foot long shower and 2 feet of floor to ceiling linen closet be more useful?

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you...one of my friends recommended it but when my husband saw it he had the same reaction.

    We’ll likely reduce it to 5”.

  • 5 years ago

    Again I'm popping in with storage thoughts. it's not A HUGE room. will two of you be using it at the same time, or could you go down to one sink and then another storage tower or more counter space? I couldn't share a sink with my husband because he refuses to remember to rinse his whiskers out of the sink after he shaves and it drives me insane, but if you can share a sink you can get more space.

    same comment on your other bathroom post. for hour long will your kids want to be in the bathroom at the same time? one sink and more storage or counter space might be more valuable.

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks S Melt. For our master washroom, we’ll likely be using it at the same time so I do t think we can go down to one sink. But I totally agree for the kids’ washroom, o think counter space is more important than a second sink.

  • 5 years ago

    Do you need a linen closet in this bathroom?

  • 5 years ago

    Fortunately no because we have a lot of storage in other areas of the house

  • 5 years ago

    How about two smaller sinks instead of one very long sink? If you both may be using the sink at the same time, either separate sinks or separate faucets and controls will give both of you control of your water needs. You may each want a separate mirrored medicine cabinet or drawers for your personal stuff. If you have two medicine cabinets, you can also have a wall-mounted flat mirror between them. More mirror makes the bathroom feel bigger. Hang separate over-mirror light fixtures for each of you.

  • 5 years ago

    I personally hate clutter, especially in the bathroom. a large mirrored in-set medicine cabinet is a must. this past year has taught us , we CAN live with less. teach your children now, they'll thank you later.

  • 5 years ago

    A couple dimensional notes:

    - the bathroom door should be minimum 28" wide. Looks like 24" marked here and 24.75" in the kids bathroom in the other thread. 24" doors are acceptable for walk-in or linen closets.

    - the tub is pretty tight, doing the math: [84" room width] - [22" vanity top] - [30" (skinny) tub] - [4" min clearance behind tub] = 28" standing space between tub and vanity. Measure in your current bathroom out 28" from the vanity and see if that is acceptable to you (seems contradictory to what I just said about the doorway, but note with a 28" door or skinnier you walk through it, you do not stand in the doorway a prolonged amount of time or feel a wide plane confining your personal space).

    Also you have not stated about plumbing. Sometimes the toilet location dictates the layout, as it is harder to move a 3" sewer pipe to not go through floor joists or require a soffit below on the ceiling.