Need help with bathroom layout!
We're looking to renovate our 25 yo family/guest bathroom. It currently has corner spa, vanity, storage cupboard and small shower over bath, see rough plan below. Would be glad of some ideas on layout for new bathroom - couple of points:
- we have already bought 1700w x 700d freestanding bath https://www.earlysettler.com.au/saboma-bath-tub
- we want to add a toilet to bathroom (have separate toilet with small vanity beside bathroom but want another toilet)
- would like a decent size vanity as it will be used regularly by guests and small children
- timber floor so plumbing no problem
Rough layout idea below - we thought to have bath under window but it is slightly wider than window, whether this is a problem or not as far as looks go?
Not sure where else toilet can go where it still has enough room around it, and is hidden from doorway?
Any ideas/thoughts would be much appreciated - we want to make best use of the space!
Thank you!
Existing layout:
Layout idea?:
Comments (6)
oklouise
5 years agoyour plan allows room for a double shower 1200 to 1500 wide, 800 width allows elbow room for the toilet with enough space for a 1500 wide vanity and wall cabinet and, depending on your choice of shower, plenty of space for your bath ...the bath needs to be located to allow access all round for cleaning so the difference with length of bath and window is not an issue ...this plan shows the floor space not the size of the fixtures
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5 years agoThank you oklouise & siriuskey!
Oklouise the plan looks great - we were thinking of shower idea similar to this?
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Wonder if size would allow for a bench in shower at end in recessed part? Without making it too pokey..Guess only other way to make shower bigger is to bring out further towards door but it ends up an odd non-standard shape!
We had thought about widening toilet room next door to allow for wider vanity/bench in there but not sure if it's worth it...probably better to keep the extra room in the bathroom.
Siriuskey - really like the idea of wider vanity and the shower position but we can't really steal any room from the toilet next door as it's already pretty small... existing vanity is 1200 wide so even 1500 is going to be good! Probably only have 1 basin to allow more bench space.
Thank you both again for your help!! Decisions....briars19
5 years agooklouise
5 years agoas long as there's enough space to clean around the bath you should be able to have a shower stall about 1700 x 900 with the taps in the alcove and a shelf style seat suspended from a half wall with the glass door opening to allow access to the towel rail...the shower stall could be a little deeper ie 1m instead of 900 but too deep will make the freestanding bath recessed too far to clean around and the shower door would project too far into the room ...if you block off a similar sized (1700 x 900) space in a hallway with a chair placed to represent the seat you'll be able to get an idea of the feeling of the space ie despite the width being smaller at the seat height the upper and lwest parts of the space are generous but i suggest the seat is a suspended shelf rather than a solid bench and you may find that a fold down seat is worth considering
siriuskey