What is the purpose of the counter? Is that a spot for sorting and folding clothes? If so, I wouldn’t want the toilet right next to it for obvious sanitary reasons.

IMO you do not need a laundry sink at all. I have never had one in 60 yrs of doing laundry. Do the space like a bathroom with a W/D . You can alwys use the bathroom sink for whatever you would use the laundry sink for. The new washers really IMO delete the need for laundry sinks, you can soak for as long as you like in the washer, they have great delicate cycles .You for sure do not need 2 sinks.or a shower .Maybe a bit more info as to why a shower at all.

I’m not agreeing with not needing a laundry sink. I use mine a lot but not for laundry. My laundry room - no bath in it just laundry - has a door to get to garage & we use it for a mud room too as we enter house mostly from car in garage through laundry or back yard through laundry room. We use it to fill 5 gallon buckets for washing cars, other outdoor stuff & to bathe small dog, wash off dirty things we don’t want to wash in bath or kitchen sinks. My point is they can be useful for things that couldn’t be done in smaller bath sink. Maybe it’s the bath sink that’s not needed in this case.

Unless this bathroom is close to a bedroom there is no reason to have a shower in it, unless someone in the household wants to be able to come in from the garage and shower without having to walk through the house. Maybe change the shower into a toilet closet? To me it makes sense to segregate the toilet from the rest of the room.

Unless you are buying very small/compact W & D, they will stick out a lot more than you think. My front loaders stick out 38.5" Make sure to allow extra space for water and power connection in the back.

I prefer the first plan

Thank you, everyone.

To clarify, the shower will serve as a dog wash/human shower area.

The other 2 bathrooms are all the way on the other side of the house, so it’s also easy access for anyone working in the shop, or in the living room area.

Lastly, the current laundry area is very cramped and in the small area (8x9) as you enter from the garage. This will have a bench, counter and wall cabinets as a mud/receiving area before entering the main house from the garage.

Here is a bigger picture:

@Julie C Your extra info on house flow shows that your plan makes lots of sense! Saves tracking lots of dirt in through house to use toilet while working outside or in shop. A hand held shower nozzle makes it easy to wash a dog in shower as well as fill large buckets that won’t fit in sink. I can also see a person who is dirty from mud, grass /weeds, sawdust or grease after working in shop or outside wanting to use the shower. Would require some planning though to have covering on hand after taking shower! I also just now am understanding that your plan has one sink only that will do double duty as bath / laundry sink.. Smart.

Definitely plan 1. i love having a laundry sink but mostly for washing off paintbrushes and such - things i’d rather not have in kitchen sink. The only laundry i’ve used it for is rinsing tie dye.