vanity or exposed pipes in tiny bathroom
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Vy
7 years agoyou can get a wall hung Caroma..I've got this one for our bathroom..
no pipes exposed if the taps are wall taps..ie the water pipes are inside the wall..then you just have a nice trap for waste pipe..
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Comments (16)Yep, we're really happy with the showering width, to be honest the 'compromise' shower curtain actually helps in this way, as we've mounted the top just outside the bath lip, with the bottom angled into the bath ( so the water drains into the bath and not the floor). Our bath is a good 80cm wide,but there were wider ones around (90cm if I remember correctly). I'm a size 16 and my partner is a 6ft 2 and both of us have plenty of room to shower independently. Sadly showering together is pretty much impossible, which is sad :( Yes it was pretty horrifically similar to bridesmaids... nuf said :( Plumbing wise your vanity taps could become your bath taps, your shower taps could stay as shower taps (if you wanted to) and your shower head could either be repositioned to the to the non window wall, the roof or not move them at all and look at handheld/ multi position/ exposed pipe work shower heads. Your current bath taps would need to be moved up ~25cm higher up to become your new vanity taps - but that's not much. If you have some crawl space under your house, moving the shower waste 50cm or so (which might not even be needed depending on your new bath) isn't much of a job - heck we even did it ourselves. Given you've got much more space in your laundry, I'd put a second toilet in there - and to enjoy a nice big vanity along your longer wall....See MoreNeed help for original 70s bathroom with skew toilet
Comments (24)nomadicmel - I would not consider removing the window at all - ventilation is so important, or you will give yourself even more problems, especially if you are having a dryer in there. Have you given consideration to where that will be vented anyway. If you are planning ahead for teenagers (and good luck with that) having a bath in one room and a shower in the other will be a very good investment, teenagers are anal about their privacy, but do be very mindful of storage - a vanity in the laundry will really be important - just somewhere to put a hair dryer for example....See MoreNew bathroom design - share ideas!
Comments (9)Hi Evee, How about something like this? It would give you a very roomy bathroom, with everything you'd need. You could, alternatively, put the toilet where the towel rail is, and put the towel rail behind the shower door, which would give you space for a storage unit behind the bathroom door; but stepping out of the shower to face the loo might not be very attractive! Also, anyone walking into the bathroom won't immediately see anyone on the loo, as it's behind the door. I know there could be a fair bit of plumbing reorganisation, but I think that, no matter what you do, that will be the case. I think it would be worth the investment for a really functional and beautiful bathroom, though. Oh, and don't forget to put in a couple of double power outlets at the vanity - there always seems to be too few in most people's bathrooms. I hope this helps.And I agree with OKLouise about shopping around for bargains and second hand or re-purposed units. New things seem to cost the earth these days, but you save heaps this way, and you can use your money for plumbing and electrical. Good luck! Would love to see a picture of the finished product....See MoreUrgently need help with our tiny-bathroom design
Comments (58)For storage, I used a mirrored lift up cupboard door above the sink area in my very small ensuite with some success. We put power points inside the cupboard too - it was a very good place to have them as the door lifts up & is out of the way. I also used some of the wall space to allow slightly deeper shelves, without the cupboard jutting so far into the room. The cistern was recessed into the wall cavity, (in our case below the window) & it worked well to save a little space in the room. Photos are not very good, but I hope you can get the idea.. It worked very well. The ensuite was 1mx2m. We use vertical towel rails. They're really good & very compact, but do make sure the electrician installs them up the right way. They work on the heat rising principal & do not work well upside down as ours were installed!Hope this is helpful. Good luck....See More
everton_galepacific
7 years agoSounds like a fun project, and it's great you've had a think already! Exposed pipes aren't neccesarily an issue - it's more about the style/quality of the pipes that we see may be an issue. Just like Vy said, there are many very stylish wall hung options that use exposed pipes as a stylish feature. We're included some others below that may help to inspire!
As the bathroom is small omitting the cabinets will provide a more spacious and minimalist appearance.
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Alternatively, you could go with a stand alone basin that hides the pipes:
Yarraville · More InfoOR a wall hung cabinet that hides the pipes but doesn't take up lots of room.
Warden St Residence · More InfoEither way, sounds like you've got great direction for where you're thinking to go! Good luck - we can't wait to see the end result!
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Exposed pipes can be very beautiful. You can see that both the waste and water are in copper in the Houzz project here and they look incredible. This is the first time I have seen someone do exposed piping and still install a mixer. Mostly, people tend to use the brass garden tap style (which are really cool (and cheap!) but not as convenient). Example here: The Old Library by Hecker GuthrieAs you say, nice looking small vanities aren't easy to find. In our powder room, we went for a combination of exposed copper pipes and trap, a niche in the wall for storage, a small wall hung basin and a very slim timber shelf to hold soap, candle etc. Here is an Example basin and timber console
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