It is fine to have inspiration pictures.

FAR more important?

I would like to see a scaled drawing of the existing bath. The whole thing, every wall, window angle, every door way, passage, where the closet is, where the master bed entry is.

Your buggy seems ahead of the horse. Please.....(or you can ignore this advice, certainly). But I would not were I you.

You are trend following, jamming a free standing tub, between three containing walls. You have a small and dated shower.......

A lot of improvements to look and function might be possible and you will NOT know until you draw and measure,

Your contractor is not your designer. He is your technician. Plenty of "bath tragedy" threads here, prove it: )

Is the shower included in your reno?

Yes, the shower is included in the reno as that is the main driver. It will be expanded to be just under 4x5. The toilet is in its own room on the bottom of the drawing.

I'd LOSE that makeup area. You desperately need storage, as all that junk on counters is not the best.

It's a common layout from the 2000.....depending ( a hallway ? ) behind that clip? Sometimes you can square it off

Failing that, I have done this.....you need careful planning and a good cabinet source. Get a pro KD/BD......, trim all three mirror, on four sides, even the slash sides

You can have no guesswork....electrical/ sinks etc: )

As to the rest.....hard to say where all the doors go, other than to potty....

And I would NOT recommend a pocket from bed to bath. Noisy for whomever is sleeping while someone is in and out.

If you rarely close the door as some couple do not? That's a different discussion.

Thanks Jan for the visualization!

Hm I forgot one of the contractors we spoke with had suggested opening that corner up if there wasn't a pipe in there. Initially I thought that it wasn't worth the change, but maybe we can revisit that depending on costs if it makes the vanity + mirror issue easier to resolve. I'll check in with him on Monday..

As to the layout, its a little interesting. This bathroom is essentially in our 'wing' of the house. The pocket door to-be leads to a little hallway of which our bedroom and walk in closet are branched off of, so they all have their own doors anyway, so not too worried about sound as we rarely close the bathroom door as is. We also needed the area to be wide enough for my father to go through in a wheelchair, and the gap without the hinges is just enough for him without reframing or having the door interfere with the shower doors.

The first door next to the counter space is to a linen closet and the one in the far corner is for the toilet. Not sure if I agree we need more storage, as our current closet and drawers are half empty... but I do agree we need to be better about putting things away!

Thoughts on how high up we should tile the shower and tub wall? We are planning on opening up the top of the shower so it is flush with the ceiling. It looks like the grab bar should be about 34-35" high in the shower, and with the window casing starting at 32", I think it'd be right about where the window pane is. Do you think we should the tile go all the up to the ceiling or could we stop partway?

Love Jan’s vanity plan -

I would only tile to the bottom of the ledge but I prefer a lux alcove tub to the free standing ones

i was remembering this thread https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6452029/should-i-update-a-1990-s-alcove-tub-with-a-free-standing-tub#n=5

What exactly is wheelchair accessible besides the doorway. Is the shower roll in ? Can he go under the vanity to wash his hands ? Is the toilet higher than usual ?I agree the contractor is not a bathroom designer he wants to do an easy job and get paid . FS tubs are IMO difficult to get in and out of as you age and they need at least 12" all around the ends and back side to be able to clean and even thta makes it a must to alsmost stand on your hesd to clean the back wall. Some things just not a good idea.

"We also needed the area to be wide enough for my father to go through in a wheelchair, and the gap without the hinges is just enough for him without reframing or having the door interfere with the shower doors."

How does a wheel chair get into the potty closet?

Why a door at ALL on a shower needing wheelchair accessibility?

The tile and vanity and a free standing tub, are sounding like the LEAST of the issues?

Thanks all! Yes the shower will be curbless. The bathroom is for my husband and I 98% of the time. My father has a half bath near his room that he can use easily use but needs a place to shower when he visits from out of state. He doesn’t need it regularly otherwise we would have really changed things around to better accommodate!