You are most welcome, this gives total privacy for using the toilet, going by my measurements it should work, the wall between vanity and toilet could be tiled. Did you take on board my suggestion to split the door in half vertically so that you have two smaller doors of the same design as the rest of the house, we have done this in the past. I was going to suggest that your door be made into a sliding barn door on the passage wall but not sure what is next to the bathroom doorway. You also get a bigger shower, Wasn't sure of total window size. if it wasn't for it you could do Japanese style bath shower with both opposite each other and totally open but then there's the toilet cheers

Yes thank you for your thoughts. the room is 2.8 (with window) vs 3.4m. I do find it a bit annoying too as I don't like that you open the door and see straight away into the shower (though I'm certain the door would have a lock). I'm sure they lined the bath up to be with the window as visually that looks better, but then I find the space at the end annoying. I like the alternative drawings (I like three of them lots!) and I had been considering an drop in bath built wall to wall rather than a freestanding but also finding it frustrating to find a really nice supportive bath and there are less drop in baths than freestanding around at the moment which is a bit annoying. Thanks Anna for the picture, that helps as that looks good (though we would have more space at either end, 50cm) and I prefer the look of yours with some space but not as cavenous... I think I might have to have a talk with my husband as we really need to work out what to do!!

This is the easiest way to do this! You could maybe fit a separate loo room with double vanities and shower/bath in a room together but this would look far more spacious. The door maybe able to stay right where it is or you might like to centre is with the window. The minute you have ferns, greenery and a feature out in the garden THAT becomes the focal point. Hope this helps and you like it. Cheers Margot

Thank you Kate for that suggestion. And thank you, Jan Dobson for that very comprehensive and extremely helpful response. I gave your advice a lot of thought - especially the remark about stepping over a wide rim. That makes so much sense, and might partly explain why freestanding tubs have gained popularity. I thought a freestanding tub would not work due to the tight space (I didn't want to create cleaning problems!) but I gave it some further thought after reading your comment. I'm wondering if a rectangular back to wall freestanding tub with hob around three sides might work, eliminating tiling up the front and the rim at the front of the bath completely, but still avoiding the cleaning hassles of a tub with small spaces around it? I love the idea of a rim behind the tub, or a shelf above the tub. And putting the taps at the end does make sense. Maybe something like this? While there are advantages to extending the vanity over the tub, after a lot of thought I decided I'd prefer a smaller vanity and a space between vanity and tub where I can put a small stool and some towel and robe hooks on the wall. It's a guest bathroom, and there's a 900mm vanity in the cloak room next door so I am thinking a large vanity isn't a necessity, but a space between would make cleaning the top end of the bath easier.