A few pics of the current bathroom from the entryway

I cringe at the thought one has to request privacy for showering let alone anything done in a bathroom. Two sinks is one too many for this exact reason. Your tub appears to be used mostly by children. Perhaps it ought to be housed in a main bath vs an ensuite? What exactly will the new "garden' tub look like as the current one appears slippery and dangerous to get in and out of.

So is this the only tub in the house that you are getting rid of ? Definately not the 2nd layout but what is 88 sq ft not that shower in first drawing so what ? The shower in #1 can be wider I thik and if these are the only 2 choices then that one with a wider shower . This space is an odd one to work with for sure poorly designed to begin with and now without a real rip out and start over I think #1 is the best with bigger shower . BTW teacjh hubby how to lock the door sine kids and privacy do not actually happen. No matter that horrible garden tub design has got to go.

We have MANY tubs in the house! The kids have just commandeered this one because it’s bigger. I was also hoping for a larger shower but contractor thought bringing out that wall too far would be visually ugly coming into the bathroom

The bathroom is certainly an odd shape but is a decent size for - a 1980s house. It won’t be a total gut - trying to limit how much plumbing we have to move for $$ purposes though already turning into an expensive project. Here’s another pic around the corner to show where existing shower and toilet are

I like Jan’s layout - just make sure if you put a door on the toilet area that it swings out for safety reasons. If your husband likes the shower privacy consider a fully tiled shower with a 36” wide glass door. Also, this type of vanity arrangement might give you both more storage (mirrors above are medicine cabinets) trough sink with 2 faucets and a shared soap dispenser….

And notice the tiled ceiling in the shower ^^^- I recommend that if you fully enclose the shower.

Another vote for Jan’s layout (we have double sinks in our master and that is where my dh and i whispered about our kids every night as we got ready for bed, I love that set up but everyone is different)

I think the bath is likely a gut... but better to do it one time and do it well

Something isn't matching up. Your drawings by the toilet show barely a wall on the right but in reality the toilet hase walls covering most of tye right side.

Great catch there- we learned that there is a block of unfinished space behind that shower, so a chunk of that wall can come out

" The contractor thought the wall would be "ugly" . Your contractor/designer never heard of art? Never heard of a fabulous mirror?

The contractor is not your designer, he is your TECHNICIAN. !You are your "designer" or you get one on board.......and you do the bath once, to love the bath.

This is why we ask for the EXACT drawing of the CURRENT condition: )

No matter what, both your showers as "planned" are .......sorry here.....absurd. And good money thrown at a bad result.

Most importantly? The GUT needed here is minimal as it applies to baths. The toilet isn't moving, the water is already in near locations. In the real world of a substantial improvement? Small potatoes. You use a porcelain tile on bath floor and repeat it on shower walls. Pick a complementary easy to use smaller "mosaic" size for shower floor.. Use the "bench" in shower as a set down spot for needed bath supply in the shower, and avoid the leak loving niche...... keep the COUNTER TOP simple and plain, do not complicate your life getting hung up on this, and then double hung up marrying porcelain ( of which you need far more quantity ) to it. !! Simple can be absolutely beautiful . Just don't kid yourself, better to demo it alllll out and free yourself: )

Small potatoes issue...to gut this below.

Very cool pics and design ideas- thank you all!

Haha Jan this is great- appreciate your honesty. I am truly not a designer and am overwhelmed by every aspect of this project (and all home projects). Came on houzz to make sure I wasn’t spending a ton of money on something I’ll have to do again- and the consensus seems very clear that we need to go back to the drawing board!

It is THIS simple. !!!Take the BETTER of the two plans, and make it best it can be!

Side by side.

Get with hubby, you can make the shower as private as need be.

Get with the contractor, who is clueless as to a comfortable shower: )

: ) Don't make easy...HARD when it isn't

If you are used to no door on your toilet area I’d be inclined to keep it that way. The room will feel much more open and light filled. Up to you but please don’t do an in swing door. If someone collapses and is unconscious in the toilet room the access would be blocked.

Also, not knowing your ages but now is the time to plan for a really accessible and safe shower. Wide door, grab bars (or blocking in wall so it’s easy to add in the future) and maybe no built in bench unless you plan for a hand shower at that side. After caring for multiple aging people in our home the safest shower for them has been a portable shower seat with arms right by the water source. Not cute at all but very safe and practical. Those built in benches are cute but 9 times out of 10 not functional.

Agreed not to add a toilet door unless you feel this is lacking, I think the space will look fat better without it. I love a big shower in the master. Jan’s design is lovely.

You guys were all so helpful- thank you! We decided to go with Jan’s layout! Now how about this? Vanity tower: yes or no? This is a 92 inch vanity- pictured is a 24 inch wide tower. We will have a linen closet on the opposite side of the bathroom as well.

I prefer it with no tower

And…should I float the vanity?

With that style of vanity I don’t know why you would

If you want it? This is how I do it.......( and why below )

OR????????? No tower

Lighting, ,mirrors.....storage/look

All must be considered WITH vanity and those 90"!!

WITH TOWER"

^^ I'm allowing 1.5" filler each side - you might need less depending drawer face style

You have a linen for bulky stuff. A sink base is a BURIAL ground. : ( of junk never to be seen again)

You don't want sinks squashed to a side wall

You consider lighting/mirrors/ in CONJUNCTION with the vanity, and the look you want

You have the tower set up on a base, your splash wraps that BASE, size allows for counter top wrap, Otherwise the continual wet/wipe will ruin the tower cabinet , with splits in finish.

You do NOT need more than 9" depth to tower- doing that leaves nice open space in front, on a 21" counter top, and it also reduces height of door for stability. I'd have it open to whomever has more junk, put a receptacle inside for charging tooth brushes/hideous when out on the counter.

( Pic below is example of wrapped in counter riser base. They share nothing, he will not let her in the bath, and he takes more time than she does , so it was two towers, one sink on the same 90 inches all drawers))

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Crowd sourcing will get a LOT of opinion.....medicine cabinets etc which I detest for their shallow depth. You consider YOU and your grooming habits, the SHARING GROOMING TIME aspect, and all. And the final look you want.

with NO TOWER......

both CONSIDER the whole..or you end up back here, with "what size my mirror, what about this, and what about that?? : )

No matter what? 90" does not allow good sink spacing and THREE sconces in front of you, so don't bother to think about it, or drool on it lol

Use the side walls

( I just noticed you have 92... at any rate...jiggle . lol iand yes.you can tell I LOATHE the burial of sink base, even with pullouts.

Ps.....RECESS the toe kick 9- 12 inches ; it gives you an airier look, keeps a lipstick from rolling way back, and RETAINS all the storage./ Without a foot lost to a true Float.

As to u tracks........Drawers, and even within a doored sink base. Below.

To me? Why bother with the door?

You only need them for bypass of sink plumbing, bottom drawer is full access, MIDDLE all full access. Beneath sinks, only top two need U

Bonus is a rather automatic organizing

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/u-shape-drawers-for-the-win-by-stewartscarpentryllc--912893786945589866/

I have found that many clients hate being that close to a wall and the one using the right sink would be that person. I prefer a single sink in your case for this reason. Or refer back to the trough sink idea I posted up above. That really works for a couple and with the medicine cabinet detail it packs a punch storage wise. I am a no tower vote and prefer counter space.

These are wonderful ideas - thank you all 😃. I imagine a transition to drawers could be a big expense- but sounds like it may be worth it. Like you said before- do it right and do it once!

It depends YOU and the grooming habits.

Yes,... a drawer is more expensive than a sink base, BUT you have a linen closet as well

Personally? I like NO ONE in a bathroom with me, but that too is personal

If one sink? I am not ANTI tower

Look below.....same size as yours.

You can each have the "At Hand" and zero need for any counter clutter at all, beyond SOAP.

There is no need for a huge sink...and that is a lot of counter top space . ONE great big mirror depending lighting you want.

Nobody knows you, but YOU.

This couple was 100% we love each other but we DON'T share bath time., we like "

at hand products, pills....and more, to be eye level. "

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You made the right choice going with Jan’s design. She’s always right 💕

LOL Nobody, but nobody is "always" right. Ninety percent here, , ninety percent of the time ? Okay .....varies, But when dead WRONG? I own it 100% and 100% respectively,

That should get a few detractors cranked up, or I've lost my mind and the ability to be "right" ? : )

How was Xmas in the new digs, @Shazia?

You talk of doing it right, and is getting more expensive. In that vein, the design process has not been thorough.

There's some odd proportionality in the proposed toilet area. I didn't see it discussed except for having a toilet room, which you are not having. The plan shows about 6.5' depth x about 3.5' wide, with no windows in that cave. I show it on the picture to get a better feel:

I would suggest bringing the back wall and toilet forward.

But backing up, you have not actually given an as-built of the space nor what moving a toilet will do below. No one has discussed what is around the bathroom (like the empty chase(?) next to existing shower you talk of), or even the angled doorway wall FWIW. Another point is the proposed shower wall and all the corners of the bathroom, noticed when you walk in or reflected in the vanity mirrors (you mention the contractor said this about the shower sticking out). So here is one thing to do at the door: