Changing Bathroom Layout?

2 years ago

I am currently planning a remodel of my master bathroom and would love some advice. I created a rough design of the current layout next to what I am thinking about doing. First I have to say that we love our house and the lot. We renovated our kitchen and the rest of the main floor and waited until we had money saved to do the bathroom. Unfortunately we are stuck with the dimensions and cannot make it bigger
without making our closet smaller, which I do not want to do since it is already fairly small.

Years ago a designer came to our house and said that the wet room (toilet and shower in the same room) was an outdated concept. She mentioned putting the shower in the main part of the bathroom. However, I still like the toilet being separated from the rest of the room for privacy.

That leads me to what I want to do. I want to put the toilet where the current shower is, then move the shower to another wall. I want the shower to be the focal point when you walk in and envision using the Cloe tile for the shower wall.

The shower dimensions will stay the same (30”x 60”) so I’m not worried about it being too small. I realize the walkway to the toilet will also small, but the current door opening is 24” anyway.

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Kristy Worthington
Original Author
2 years ago
Sorry—I forgot to add this at the end:

Thank you in advance for your help! I am also posting an inspiration picture for the shower as well as a picture of my current bathroom. I would really appreciate your thoughts!
susan P
2 years ago
How about putting the toilet room where the vanity currently is? Leave the shower in current location and put the vanity where you had envisioned the shower going. Tub stays in the same place.
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kandrewspa
2 years ago
Great post! Sometimes it's like pulling teeth to get people to provide all the relevant information. Sorry, but I don't think you have enough room to squeeze by the tub to get to the toilet. I know you say you're used to having a 24" wide door, but It's just not enough room. Even if you're planning on being in this house a long time you still should think about how others will perceive this. How about swapping the positions of the vanity and the shower? Vanities are 22" deep (21" with counter overhang) instead of 30" plus.
Kristy Worthington
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you for the advice! Actually, the original designer suggested the same—putting the shower where the current vanity is. My husband didn’t like the idea at the time, but maybe we can revisit it. I think that might give us a larger shower, too. Also, I should add that I did not change the dimensions of that shower when I dropped it into the design app. I realize the picture makes the walkway look really tight. Thank you again!