Bathroom layout

last year

I want to create a bathroom that will grow with my girls. They still use a bath regularly so definitely want to keep it. Here is my list of ‘wants’..

walk in shower (easy clean)
large vanity (as my 2 girls grow into teenagers I want the space to grow with them)
bath
space for extras (again my teenage years were spent crowded in bathrooms getting ready together)

Have come up with this layout with my draftsperson, however, I have concerns about the location of the bath and it getting drenched when showering.

I’m OK with the toilet being in the bathroom as there is a powder room.

Windows can be moved.

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Kate

last year

This fashion for voids is expensive not just to build but also running costs and noise. Why our houses are so big and take up such volume.

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Kate
last year
Is this a new build or are you modifying?
Amy
Original Author
last year
It’s a new second storey addition.
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yes but I think it depends what market you are likely to be seeking in. if it's not family home market but more up market retirees then a glam spacious bathroom will win more plaudits from buyers than a cramped make-do space. I just strongly feel you should design your bathroom so it is a pleasure to use every day not just the one day a year you may want a bath (plus much as I like the style of bathroom Siriuskey has posted they really don't beg out for bathing in). But a vanity space where you can even have your own toothpaste if you like stripey and he likes plain and all stored neatly away so they never have to appear on display together and with a shower you can lift your arms up in is priceless if you ask me.
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There's nothing worse than entering straight into the side of a vanity. It immediately makes a space feel cluttered/squeezed. A small scaled vanity also makes a room look small (unless it's traditional and you can possibly get away with it). Even if you don't need double basins the extra benchtop is never a negative. Whichever way you do a full depth vanity plus a shower on opposite sides will only give you 600mm between which is too tight. a semi recessed is really your only option unless you have a shorter/single vanity with the shower next to it so you are not squeezed when at the basin. The Japanese soaker bath/shower idea is nice, however you do have to step over the hob which personally not a fan of It also works the best at the end of a room like in the image above. The other option, if you don't want to move the door, assuming window sill is above bench height & are willing to give up the bath, which would feel less cluttered is this: The shower could be comfortably 1500mm In bathrooms, every 100mm and the balance/clearances to/bewteen fittings makes a big difference
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Kate
last year
If new build I’d move the linen somewhere else if you want walk in shower. With this option you could divide the space up for privacy. Layout could be flipped around depending on whether shower or bath used most.
Kate
last year
Oops just realise got dimension wron and have taken dimension into room to the left
dreamer
last year
That large void is taking up valuable floor space, can it be reduced?
dreamer
last year
I also would find another place for your linen. Maybe the girls can keep their own linen in their wardrobes. Make the toilet into a powder room. Assuming the other toilet is downstairs. Make the shower a walk in shower at 1100mm wide and full use along the room. Single sink put to one side, leaving a good amount of bench space for makeup etc. full mirror across entire vanity. large built in bath, not freestanding. A built in bath will give room for candles and soaps and towels to be put at end of bath on the hob.. A freestanding bath everything would be put on the floor.
dreamer
last year
Or this if you wish to keep toilet in bathroom. As I have young female teenagers into adult hood, I would be preferring a separate toilet for privacy.
dreamer
last year
And no gap between shower and vanity and bath and vanity. Have hob wall in shower with ledge for products. The vanity can then be built against the wall for shower and the bath hob on the other side. This gives no small 100mm gaps that can never be cleaned correctly.
Amy
Original Author
last year
Thanks for the speedy suggestions :-)
Scrapping the linen and making a separate toilet really is a good option as there is plenty of storage in the laundry.
The void has come about as a solution to an existing raked ceiling at the front of the house that we want to keep. I have turned over and over about the void for heat/noise etc but we’ve decided it will look great in our place as we have 2400 ceiling heights everywhere else.
Amy
Original Author
last year
And couldn’t agree more about that silly 100mm gap in bathrooms!!
rocksfam
last year
I have 4 teenage girls (I know) and they all wish that our toilet was in the main bathroom, not separate. Especially at that time of the month when they like to use the loo and get straight into the shower. Also, they all do hair and makeup in their bedrooms, not the bathroom. They each have a full length mirror that they use and I have rugs in front to protect the carpet from spills. Just another perspective and if you do have the separate loo, I would recommend a small vanity for storage and washing.
Amy
Original Author
last year
Excellent insight from a teenage girl mum, thanks a lot.
davincicalbourne
last year
Making the toilet into a separate powder room is a great idea especially when your girls are teenagers. Add a mirror, storage and a power outlet and you have a second hair or make up station. Having the toilet in the bathroom could mean conflict - I have seen the situation where one child is halfway through hairstyling and needs to step out while the other uses the toilet - chaos ensues!
dreamer
last year
Agree, separate toilet would be my choice, and this is speaking from an experience of having female children. The toilet is right next to the bathroom, so the process of going to the toilet and then the shower is convenient. And if this is the only toilet upstairs, then that is another reason for a separate toilet. It makes a multifunctional space. My girls, one preferred to apply make up and do hair in the bathroom, the other in their bedroom.
oklouise
last year
my first suggestions would be to reduce the size of the void in favour of more space in the bedrooms and upper landing and rearranging the bathroom fixtures allows for a double vanity (with plenty of space for linen storage) a generous bathtub or a modest sized built in bath with tall linen cabinet accessed form the hallway, 1200 x 900 shower and tucked away toilet
dreamer
last year
When the poster said they wanted a walk in shower for easy clean, then I assume that is a shower recess without a door. It is just walking in to the shower! The only way to achieve that is by using the full depth of the bathroom, which is 1960mm with a 800mm walk in space. Anything less in length for the recess requires a door.
Amy
Original Author
last year
I’ve probably referred to it as the wrong name.. novice over here!! Here are some of my inspo pics. I’m realising though, that 1960 is probably not wide enough to achieve this.
dreamer
last year
All the inspiration photos are definitely walk in showers, with only a shower screen, no door. But you are correct, all of those photos the bathroom appears to be wider than your plans. For example a bath is usually 750mm to 800mm wide. If you use that as your approximate measurement then each of the inspiration photos look to be more than 2000mm. This is allowing for entrance to shower space, 700mm to 800mm and then 1000mm to 1200mm for shower screen.
Kate
last year
This layout may suit better. I have made shower extra wide to reduce splash to bath but it still will.
siriuskey
last year
I love your Void using the raked ceiling but I feel that the new first floor suffers because of it

The staircase is a generous 1200 only to arrive at narrow landings and the way that the staircase doesn't line up with the bedrooms is off putting to me

The Linen is optional depending on a free standing bath or not

Without knowing what the ground floor plan is I suggest the following, my walls are all 100 which is different to what your draftee uses
Amy
Original Author
last year
There’s been some really great ideas and lots of food for thought here. Thanks everyone for the time you’ve put into suggestions, much appreciated. A lot of talk about the void. I’ll share the full plans so you can perhaps see how it came about.
Amy
Original Author
last year
These are the original plans, terrible quality I know. I have tried to zoom in. Linen and ensuite are now a bedroom. We have a nice sized backyard and our main goal is to achieve a living area that opens to it as opposed to the side fence currently.
Amy
Original Author
last year
We do not wish to lose any outdoor/yard space & comfortable with a second storey addition as opposed to going out.
Amy
Original Author
last year
Here’s the latest set, still a couple of tweaks
siriuskey
last year
I have circled what I consider a very bad part of the design with the wall of bed 3 jutting out in front of the stairs which makes that part of the landing very narrow, dangerous and hard to maneuver especially at night when the girls want to use the bathroom
Kate
last year
Given amount of rework I would recommend knock down
siriuskey
last year
Another thought is to move the bathroom into the 4th Bedroom making the current bathroom a retreat/rumpus for the girls and their friends, this would really take advantage of your raked ceiling,

If you still have a need for a 4th Bedroom/Media/Guest room the front Living room could work for this once you have opened up your new kitchen family