No I say go for it. Everyone on here is very into separate toilets but you've got 2 and its not a massive house. I'd rather have a decent sized vanity in a bathroom any day than worry about a separate toilet (mind you we are rather odd in my family and quite open about minor ablutions in front of each other).

So if you have visitors, and someone is having a shower in a combined bathroom/toilet, the visitor has to use the ensuite toilet by going into the bedroom, oh wait, someone is using that shower......

My thought is not for family members sharing, because sharing is caring....but for the inconvenience of not being a multi functional space.

The current toilet doesn’t have a basin, so put in in bathroom

This layout has a more central door

I left the toilet in place as it will make it usable through most of the build

Combining the bathroom and toilet to make a 'larger bathroom' is fashionable these days.

But it does not make a larger bathroom. It makes a larger room with an additional feature for an additional purpose.

It makes for a great bathroomware showroom, but not necessarily a practical facility for day to day living.

I've seen it done too often and even in houses with no ensuite. Not thought through, just following a trend.

You do have an ensuite so the idea wouldn't be detrimental, but I think it's still worth thinking through carefully as to whether a redo of that size will give commensurate benefits.

Is the house on floorboards or slab? Is changing the window/s a possibility?

Thank you everyone for your inputs !!

@macyjean : its on floorboard (pier and beam), built in 1975. Yes, I can change windows.

We had a similar layout and went went this design(sorry for bad drawing), did give the feel of being bigger plus gained small linen, didn’t find it to be a problem with guests as it’s not often we’d have guests and someone showering.

my suggestion would be to move the door to a more central location to allow for a bigger shower, bath and vanity without moving the toilet or window and also allows space for towels racks, linen storage in the vanity and toiletries in a generous mirrored wall cabinet

Floorboards make moving any plumbing easier and more economical.

Have you done an asbestos assessment yet?

Is there really no window in the WC as your floorplan shows? The big and small window in a renovated combined bathroom can look like something was forgotten.

@macyjean : Good catch !! Yes, there is indeed one small window in the WC. Thank you for suggesting to remove it. As for asbestos: we haven’t done assessment yet. Maybe better to address it adhoc ?

@oklousie and @kate : thank you very much for the layout advise !! Would you put mirrored wall cabinet or led mirrors? And is freestanding spa bath outdated ?

For a house that age, do an asbestos assessment before you do anything else. It is important for health and safety, and for knowing what additional costs you might be up for. It really needs to be the first thing you do.

I've seen pictures of bathrooms where the two windows srtill work well functionally and visually, so work out the best layout first and then decide which window or both of them suit that layout. Keep in mind too that windows reduce wallspace and you need to allow enough walls not just for the major items but the little things too like towel rails. I've seen beautiful luxe bathrooms in display homes, and then I look around and realise we'll have to share one very small towel.

i would use an in wall mirror doored wall cabinet for storage for toiletries and using a back to the wall corner bath means that you can have a generous sized bath in the space for only a much smaller freestanding bath that needs to allow for a gap at either end for access for cleaning... this is my same bathroom with free standing bath

Thank you @oklouise!!

Hello All,

Thank you for all your advise and suggestions to our bathroom rennovation project. We are starting the renovation on 29th November.

We are finialising our bathrrom tiles. We like these wall tiles. On the floow tiles, we are in dilema. We liked these floor tiles. These floor tiles have Slip Rating:P4. Plus these are IN/OUT tiles. I am confused if I should pick Slip Rating:P3 or P4. Thoughts about these particular floor tiles ?

It's after midnight but why not use some of the wasted space to have a lovely Powder Room and a larger bathroom.

A big thank you all for your suggestions !! we just finished our bathroom :)

Looks great well done

Jealous!!