I would say you are definitely doing the right thing by taking down the wall in between and making one larger bathroom - this is the way things are going at the moment and it will update your home plus fit in with modern living. I would also strongly suggest you go along to one of the big high street DIY stores and ask for a consultation with the bathroom designer. This is usually free (they are hoping you will buy supplies from them) but you don't have to buy from them or be committed in any way. Loads of people do this everyday and even as a designer (although not bathrooms) I have recently done this, with kitchen ideas as well! They are trained to see the best layout ideas and work within your budget as well as how you see the bathroom style etc. Take along the pics you have and any tile ideas, fittings etc. Have a look at their brochures before the consultation and pick out what styles/colours/fitments you like. Take along a drawing of your bathroom and shower room to scale as it is now and put in where the services are - soil pipe, hot and cold water pipes etc (the soil pipe is especially important) - this will enable them to do it via the most economical options for layout/less building work etc. Honestly, this is the way most people I know approach bathroom or kitchen design these days, without commitment but getting an experienced eye on things, go to several and see which you prefer overall. They will cost it up for you, but you can give their plans to a plumber to do himself, (he can buy parts from them and quote you) or you can buy it all from elsewhere/change what you like/don't like. This route gives you the most flexibility too, I wish you the very best of luck with your project.

thanks, thats a great idea!

We were thinking about making the bedroom next to these rooms a larger bathroom, but decided to make it a walk in wardrobe, which makes sense being next to the bathroom as no to loose any of the overall number of bedrooms, and if we came to sell again, i would just be a case of removing the fitted wardrobes.

I will have a look at B&Q and the bath store and see if they have any scope out in Ramsgate!

you can see the shower room and bathroom together... they should be knocked through?

I wouldn't bother spending the money on the cloakroom and bathroom. Instead I would have all three rooms in the main part of the house on the first floor (the two big bedrooms and ensuite) and I would turn them into a superb master suite with dressing room, sanctuary bedroom and impressive ensuite. I say spend the money on the rooms that you will enjoy most.

This would make a super sized room! Clean lines and clutter free make for a really modern look. Spend well on good tiles. Spend even better on a god tiler. The devil is always in the detail. Low cost sanitary ware and tiles installed by a craftsman will make the room look a million dollars. High end fixtures and fittings installed by an inexperienced fitter will be a decision you come to regret. Ask for references and ask to see examples of their work. Decent fitters will be happy to provide this.

Thanks, the look I am trying to go for is a bathroom I have seen in New York many times and is quite standard out there with the small round circular mosaic tiles on the floor and the white rectangular tiles for the walls, with quite simple sanitary ware.. Only issue I have at sourcing is the brass or copper taps i would like to install and a large shower rose of the same material...

Could anyone advise me please-I am doing a new bathroom which is small and wanted to put the shower across the window wall- wow this be a bad idea.

Thank youJules