You could always knock your walls down and have a very open plan bathroom giving you more space. Something like this...

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I like that idea, but then I wouldn't have a wardrobe? There isn't enough depth to have one near bedhead like in the picture above as this would block some of the bay window?

Hi Mattyjs, were would you suggest putting a standard robe? and where would entry to ensuite be?

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Is that the laundry behind the ensuite & what is the room to the bottom right. Could you reconfigure the laundry entry from that room & steal the hall space for your room? Possibly even steal some of the laundry to add to the ensuite for the WC?

Not sure how to describe this. Looking at the plan, you now have 2 horizontal areas for your wir and ensuite. If you re-orientated both of them from horizontal now, where you have one "on top" of the other, to vertical, you would then have these spaces side by side. You'd probably want your ensuite to be next to the outer wall so that you could have windows. Your wir shelves and hangers can now be a long stretch on one side plus you could also add in an "L" at the inner end to give you more storage space.

You could make the external cupboard part of the bathroom as per sketch.

Do you have any pictures saabby?

Not the best picture but you should get the idea. 6 doors on the wall with the 3rd door from the right being the access to the ensuite.

The frosted glass was a good idea at the time but impractical at night as the light comes through to the bedroom.

Just an idea I had but, when you walk into the room you could build or extend the wall on the left hand side to create a hall way type entrance into the bedroom. This wall then extends left towards your exterior wall approx 2 -2.5m. This wall will then be used to position your bed up against so it is facing the bay window. The area behind the wall can now be used for your new walk in robe. By bringing your robe into the bedroom space you will then create more space for an enlarged ensuite. The entry for both the walk in robe and ensuite will be against the exterior wall.

Could you modify the Laundry, maybe create a internal one in the hallway

Hi Pauline,

I have a few ideas of my own.

You need to see all of the above sketched up to make a decision and there are other alternatives available to you not mentioned,

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Warm Regards

Liz

Rob the laundry, no one I know irons in the laundry so its enough to have the 'tub' small counter and washing machine behind doors in either your en-suit or the hall or even the family bathroom. I have just changed my place to put the bathtub in my en-suit bathroom.............kids move on so.......

Just another option would be to make the existing WIR and ensuite into the ensuite only. Place the bed under the bay window which can look amazing and build in a long wardrobe down the wall where the bed is currently. This would give you more wardrobe space than you currently have and a larger ensuite. Goodluck

If you could steal some space from the surrounding rooms, I don't know what the rooms are or if the walls have to stay as is but maybe this will give you some more space to play with.

Whatever it takes to get rid of the impractical walk-in-robe is a great idea! You will always store more without that waste of space in the walk area. For future resale be careful about a "European Laundry", the one behind double doors that are in small apartments. in a house, it will affect resale as I've noted on several occasions. If you are thinking of doing that, ask a real estate agent in your area first.....better sure than sorry!

Having lived for years with a front loader in the kitchen under counter and now with a good sized laundry I am resenting the laundry for the space it wastes! I would rather have a "european solution" and a good en-suit and walk in :) really it is a matter of how you want to live, in reality if you spend your life considering resale you won't enjoy your home, prospective purchasers will love or hate whatever you do, those that don't want a space solution will be the ones who want the big ensuite and robe anyway! Do it with love then others will love it too, good luck

Are you interested in or able to bump out the window on the ensuite & possibly create a private courtyard surrounding the bathroom? the bump out could house a bath & shower in a wet room with a mini courtyard bringing in natural light & greenery.

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