powder room layout ideas?

6 years ago

Hi everyone
We are at planning/design stages for a KDR in Sydney. The final piece of the puzzle is the layout of our (downstairs) powder room, see below. We are definitely not loving the enormous shower width (waste of space) and the general layout overall. It’s a pretty generic/standard size (2.1m x 2.6m) but we just can’t figure it out ourselves, and were wondering if anyone out there could offer any suggestions?
As this is the only bathroom/toilet downstairs we think it will be used very frequently; however the usage would be mostly for toilet & handwashing (several times per day), and much less frequently for the shower (probably only in summertime after swimming). If the layout was more efficient, we might be able to reallocate some space back to the study, potentially for a bookshelf, cupboard, etc.
Our first thought was to shift the door to the edge near the laundry, have the vanity face the door with a much smaller shower, and then rotate the toilet to ‘face’ the shower, but this still doesn’t feel like the right answer.
The only non negotiable is the toilet needs to be mostly hidden from outside view!
Any ideas? Thanks!

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millersx4
6 years ago
Hello,
Have you considered a cavity sliding door instead of a hinged door; gives more internal room.

This layout is same as my downstairs powder. However, my vanity extends all the way along the same wall. Toilet moves over closer to the door and my shower is shorter to allow a full length louvre window between shower entry and vanity along same outer wall as yours.

We have more room when stepping out of the shower (which we use from pool), and your not boxed in with a hinged door on the toilet. Longer Vanity allows for extra cupboards too.
oklouise
6 years ago
my suggestion reduces the width of the guest bathroom to a modest ensuite size (1500 wide) or very generous powder room with the extra width added to the study for a built in wardrobe with an 800 wide toilet alcove behind the door for privacy (door must be shut to use the toilet) and a full wardrobe for the study (i've included a queen bed and desk to illustrate the available space and the study and guest room are now interchangeable)...the shower is 1500 x 900, the vanity is 1500 x 500 and toilet depth needs to be less than 700 deep with a carefully positioned door stop to prevent the door banging into the toilet
btw consider making the tall laundry cabinet deeper and wider (ie 750mm) if it's to be used for vacuum cleaner, ironing boards, brooms etc and the counter for the sink also needs to be deeper to neatly enclose the dryer and washing machine with suitable air space all round and easier access for concealed, inside the laundry tub cabinet, taps for the washer and dryer
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6 years ago
I would reduce width to 1820. Have toilet and smaller vanity on the study wall. Make shower 900. Use a cavity slider but relocate it closer to the Laundry wall side.

Reducing width will give more room to study. Could add a built in robe to study?

Currently big vanity is very generous and shower is quite big when it probably doesn't need to be. I think the main issue is door location as this would make the space feel smaller than what it actually is.
siriuskey
6 years ago
My Powder Room is to cater for guests/family and summer pool use, for this reason I wouldn't like to see it reduced too much although you could take a small amount to make way for narrow shelves above a desk in the study. A wall hung vanity and large mirror opposite the shower with a small wall hung basin and mirror in the private WC, plus a full height louver window

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