All of the above. my favourite bathroom is the Japanese with bath and shower side by, the shower is part of the bathroom floor and can have a glass panel or shower curtain

I would love a bath that worked as a pool with steps and hand rail which makes exiting much easier.

Wow that is an interesting idea. A step down bath certainly would be a nice luxury. I don't have the underfloor space for that unfortunately. I have seen in other bathrooms the shower right next to the bath and I wonder if I would have to wipe out the bath everytime I had a shower. Something to consider though...

ok louise and me me, good idea to get the framing in now for the grab rails. I don't want to put them in yet (not required for some time with any luck).

oklouise, instead of a grab rail alongside the shower frame, how do you think a say 0.6m high by 1m long wall with glass frame above it might look? I can then put that darn toilet roll in front and in reach. Will the low solid wall divide the room too much and make it look cluttered?

Haha, yes you would need to do a bit of a wipe down if it worried you, it would just replace wiping down tiled walls etc. The sunken bath is my dream as since having Chemo I have lost core body strength, so impossible for me to get out of a bath, the swimming pool is ok with steps and hand rails, so I need a bath with similar fittings.

I have seen some lovely Japanese style bathrooms, their way makes sense to wash/shower before getting into the bath and sitting in all that comes off your body. cheers

Thanks for the photos and layout suggestion Siriuskey. Very much appreciated. I had better do another scaled cutout to see how the shower/bath idea allows flow. All great suggestions

agree that a short wall between the toilet and shower would be great for the toilet roll holder and future grab rails and also creates a partial screen for the toilet from the entry but needs to be about 90cm tall to be proper height for grab rails so you should check out Con-Serv or similar for info about grab rail installations

I should mention that by combining the bath shower that keeps the wet area together and drying off before heading to the vanity or toilet is safer, especially for that older lady that you plan on becoming one day

Ha ha funny Siriuskey. It'll happen to all of us one day.

We installed the walk through shower bath combo for our main/kids bathroom. No need to wipe everything down provided good ventilation and not too far-flung use of soapy products. We have towel rails with heating vent located opposite the shower and this helps dry the area and keep bodies warm when towelling off over winter.

Thank you for the information scottevie. We will also have underfloor heating, not directly under the shower area, but that should also help dry the area. The design is certainly worth considering.

Hi CP. we haven't had a bath available for a long time though we do think we will use one if we got one installed. It does beg the question and I have asked it myself. I'm swayed by the thought that most bathrooms have a bath, which would be important for resale in the many years to come.

watering my neighbours' indoor plants in their shower i noticed a fine example of a half wall next to the shower with space for the toilet roll dispenser

Well doesn't that look good! I'm still in a quandary and haven't fully committed to an option yet. Do you think the solid wall detracts from the openess of the room at all?

the room is coincidentally the same floorplan as originally suggested with the shower beside the toilet, bath across the room under the window and the vanity opposite the toilet... all white on white with a marble look big tile floor and gloss wall tiles..and, because the wall is so far below eye level there is no impact on the openess of the room, even from a sitting position!!