Manda, can you revise sketch to show where existing plumbing is located (bath, sink and toilet) and also where any windows are situated?

Sorry, should have mentioned we are moving the bathroom so will be all new plumbing. Also, there will be no windows, just a large skylight.

Thanks!

Clever use of that odd angled wall space, oklouise! Like the separation of functional parts of bathroom.

I always question why when building new builds or new bathrooms why they end up being internal and needing skylights, a whole house floor plan would be really helpful for use and you as first time renovators for more ideas. cheers

Too many doors in that deign for me

Instead of opening doors, you could have cavity sliders. Skylights are amazing for allowing extra light into rooms so I don't see a problem there. At the end of the day if the view through a window is boring then you haven't lost anything.

Love the 3-way bathrooms as oklouise posted. I think they are vital in homes with only 1 bathroom and I'm so pleased my new home came with that design even though I have an ensuite, it is even more practical when I have visitors. The door to the vanity area is not necessary and does make a difference to space and the appearance of the room. While skylights let huge amount of light into a room, ventilation is more important to me but I think you can get skylights now that have ventilation built into them. Also watch the heat aspect of skylights in summer, there are tubes that allow light without the heat.

Agree not having door at opening & cavity sliders elsewhere.

barn door sliders are much, much easier to build if you have the wall space. open plan tiled floor sloping to a drain, freestanding bath and shower section with a glass panel. look at the tiny bathroom ideas on this page - and keep it simple, and keep things off the floor (floating vanities etc) - timber and white, can't go wrong. good luck

If you want the linen on the hallway I would split it in 2 and centralize bathroom doorway and work with a similar plan to Oklouise, shifting things down and jiggling a little

I'm voting for cavity sliding doors as well. When we moved into our current house the ensuite literally had no towel rails (what did the previous owners do!) and the only space for them was behind a door. We had a builder retro-fit cavity sliding doors to our ensuite and WIW and it is so much better. Much cheaper to do during the construction, rather than later like us.

cavity sliders are excellent but finding that i'm using more hinged doors because they shut in sound, moisture and smells and also provide a handy place for extra towel rails and clothes hooks and are more private if opened unexpectedly when occupied and always consider the advantages of a lovely solid core doors for any door opening

Agree with ok Louise. At least put one full door on toilet. Cavity sliders are also diff to lock which I know my kids like their privacy Omit door to hallway

Sliders also get very noisy over time and cavity doors prevent anything being placed on the wall like towel rails. I have a cavity slider between the ensuite and bedroom in my new house and it rattles like mad at night if it is windy and I leave the window open. Sure there will be an easy fix, but meanwhile it is very annoying.

Agree with O.K. Louise above and ask, have you ever had a cavity slider with problems inside the cavity ? If so you will know that you end up pulling the wall down to fix them or remove the door completely. Add the cost to reconstruct the wall re-tile and re-paint the wall.

Our house is full of cavity sliders. Twice they were all (but one) replaced due to swelling/warping and rubbing against framework when opening and closing. Some made terrible noise whenever we opened or closed them. Hubby had a hunch they were poorly manufactured overseas and discovered that was the case. Builder sourced a local manufacturer and the whole lot, bar one, was replaced and we haven't had any further issues. The one door couldn't be replaced due to it's location - a wall would have had to be pulled down, just as co-design has described. This experience makes me think it may be a case of ensuring you purchase well manufactured doors for your climate and particular environment, and take into careful consideration the particular location they will be installed.

Hi Manda Jane, this is how I would plan out that space.

Love the Japanese style shower and bath Daniel it really opens up the space cheers

Thanks to everyone for the advice and suggestions.

I've attached a copy of what the draftsman has drawn up for us. This is what we are most likely going with.

I'm just a little unsure about where to put the shower door. Would we have enough room to have it in the middle of the shower? Or will it swing out too close to the bath?

I would love to have the doorless shower option, but its such an odd shape (which we can't change) so I don't think we can manage it.

Thanks again!

If you went with Daniels option you could have a beautiful door less shower

a centred door after allowing 800mm for the bath would allow for a 750mm wide door and a small panel on the basin side of the room to allow space for reachable towel rails and a wider panel on the bath side to allow for the door to swing back to be restricted by a floor stop closer to the hinge side of the door and away from being stepped on

Why have a door?

If you want a shower screen. I would go glass slider even just one panel to deflect the shower head but makimuse cleaning access in room

Manda,

It is always nice to have the bathroom open into something exciting like a freestanding tub or a vanity. If that is not possible I recommend having a circulation aisle down the middle that dissects the vanity and the tub. A skylight above the tub is always a nice move if you are able to accommodate one.

Happy Planning!!