Clever Combination of A Bathroom & Laundry
Project Description: Bathroom, toilet and laundry renovation
Duration: 4 weeks
Cost: $45,000
Interesting Aspects: “The homeowner’s 'must-have' was a fully enclosed large walk-in shower in matte black”
After removing the walls between his bathroom, toilet and laundry, Palmerston North homeowner Chris Steele contacted Refresh Renovations for some design and build assistance. He wanted to improve the layout of his bathroom and Refresh’s design and build process provided a straightforward solution.
“The brief was to turn the three rooms into one”, explains Refresh’s Manawatu renovation specialist Wayne Gordon. “He wanted to include his laundry in the bathroom so he could increase the overall size, as he felt the original laundry was wasted space.”
Wayne and his team worked with Chris to develop a design that would be both luxurious and practical. A cavity sliding door was included, providing the option of separating the bathroom and laundry. The original toilet room was combined into the new bathroom layout, providing more space for a generous customised walk-in shower and freestanding bathtub. From there, Chris signed-off on the design and construction began under Wayne’s management.
“We used the space where the original alcove shower was located and turned this into a laundry cupboard”, tells Wayne. “The laundry design incorporated excellent cabinetry finishes to be practical and attractive in what is classed as a high moisture area.”
After the flooring and shower area were tiled using elegant 500mm x 500mm grey slate tiles from The Tile Depot, Refresh was able to measure the shower screen and matte black shower track. From there, it took two weeks for the glass shower screen to be custom made and installed.
“During the time the shower screen was being made, we completed the remainder of the bathroom and waited a few additional days before we could complete the fit-off of the glass screen”, tells Wayne. “We completed the bathroom on-time with all of the fixtures available for use.”
Upon seeing the updated fixtures in his new bathroom, Chris was inspired to ask Wayne to also update the fixtures in his ensuite. “They were easy to deal with, organised everything (and) genuinely cared about getting a great result”, says Chris of his updated home.
“The large tiles are a great feature, especially against the black fittings and dark oak vanity”, notes Wayne. “The 1840mm x 1000mm custom shower is impressively spacious - the recessed shelf and floor-to-ceiling glass panels really make a great visual impression. The space that was achieved in combining the rooms allowed for a very spacious and luxurious bathroom. We congratulate our client for being bold enough to make the call, and our designer, Lauren Gale, for working through the proposed layout and fittings to achieve the desired effect. We just love the shower and the black fittings chosen! A close second would be the freestanding bath. These features really give this bathroom a luxurious and elegant look and feel.”
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Help with laundry/bathroom layout
Comments (4)also for safety having a back door is essential in case of fire etc. Make sure the door is an exterior grade one to keep "night visitors" out. I've seen laundries housed in cabinets...the firsts suggestion sounds nice but i haven't seen your floor plan layout. is that double laundry sink your bathroom vanity as well? maybe get the washer hardware happening inside (and preferably an under bench model for more bench space and an integrated look), and choose a farmhouse design sink. choose all white and grey tones. best of luck....See MoreCombined kids bathroom /laundry
Comments (6)Ok, leaving the laundry as is coz it's existing I'll focus on the bathroom... - not sure if the opening from the laundry to bathroom is existing too, but if not I would consider moving the doorway 'down' closer to the wall, which would make the space more workable (p.s. a cavity sliding door would work best here) - I would add a highlight window say 04x21 on the 'left'/bath wall with frosted glazing for privacy and would replicate that highlight window with clear gazing above the door/wall separating the laundry and bathroom - if this isn't the main bathroom but an additional one for guests, do you really need a bath in there?... I would swap location of the bath & vanity and have a double walk-in shower along the 'top' 2m wall, with a glass shower screen to maintain light and openness... also better for elderly guest than climbing into/over bath hob - I would put the vanity, a floating one to maintain openness, on the 'left' wall where the bath was, and I would still keep the window to the street at the 'bottom' but maybe centred on the wall could be better Hope that makes sense, let me know what you think and feasibility...See MoreNeed help with laundry/bathroom design
Comments (9)Its more than enough space for laundry. You can have 600x600 space for stackable dryer and washing machine. 450-550 mm laundry tub. and that leaves you with 1.3m of bench space for folding and pull out ironing. Alternatively you can add a 450mm tall cabinet on the other end for mop and vacuum cleaner storage to match the symmetry of the dryer/wm Put a rod between the tall cabinets and you can hang clothes there for drying when it rains. Its very handy for steaming the clothes as well....See MoreAdvice on bathroom/laundry or kitchen/laundry combination
Comments (1)you need to confirm all the dimensions as there's some discrepancies in the sizes shown in your plan but my suggestions include losing the linen cupboard in favour of a bigger bathroom with space for full size bath, shower, vanity and toilet with linen storage in the vanity under the handbasin and toiletries in wide wall cabinets over the sink and toilet...there's a sliding glass door off the kitchen to an enlarged deck and a galley kitchen with old laundry becoming a combination laundry and pantry with wide counter for under bench washer and blind corner pantry and space for the fridge and removing only portion of the wall allows for an opening between kitchen and living with space leftover for stove, counter, drawers and wall cabinets and more counter with double sink, DW and drawers on the other side...See More- PRO4 years ago
Hi anonymousanne! Sorry for the delay posting a reply for you. I have a comment from our designer:
"The homeowner purchased this freestanding back-to-wall bath before he engaged our services so we had to work it into our plan.
The gap between the bath and the wall is 100-150mm I believe providing an ample sized space to clean down the side. Beautiful bath but had we had the opportunity to assist the homeowner with this product purchase we could have suggested a corner back-to-wall which would have eliminated this gap.
- PRO4 years ago
Hi Kate. Thanks for your post, and sorry for the delay coming back to you. No, unfortunately I haven't been able to find a pic looking back towards the Laundry, but have attached the render view to give you an idea. Hope this helps!
Refresh Renovations - Manawatu - Wayne GordonOriginal Author