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I finally have a bathroom designer coming out in a week or so time. Already they have asked me questions such as do I want tiling all over and other details re fixtures and fittings. What is the recommendation / popular choice re tiling. Is it all over and if so do I use same tile or different in different areas? Is there a better colour tile to use to keep it timeless? And what is the opinion of recess in wall in shower / above bath? Are they practical / useful or expensive for what they are/ difficult to clean? Any other things I should consider in advance of meeting? And is there anything special I should ask for which makes it look the bees knees? And realistically does my budget need to be higher? Sorry for all the questions!

Wow thank you everyone for all your suggestions and help with this. So many good ideas and things to think about! @tim-baker921 thanks for pointing out that a corner WC could work with the initial design put forward by us... it's a good to hear that although we do now agree with the advice from on here that it is better not to reposition a WC too far away from the soil pipe, so we have gone off that design a little. @Phil West, we totally get what you said about the finish being more important than the quantity of amenities. And we agree that it's things like nice lighting and attractive niches that'll make the difference to the overall result. I have no doubt that when the time comes I'll be scouring houzz and Pinterest for ideas and inspiration! @Wendy, thanks for your suggestion, we are open to the idea of a smaller bath if it would make for a better layout work but I have been trying to visualise what you mean... is the position of the "2m" high wall that you describe meant to be cutting straight through the main window? Surely I have got it wrong! I'm wondering if you meant shower on the left (external wall) as suggested by Jonathan? I liked Jonathan's suggested layout but the difficulty is that the wall between the small window and the far left corner is only 69 cm. In addition, the soil pipe is in the far left corner too so it would need boxing in, thus reducing the available floor space ifor a shower in that corner, My husband says he could box the soil pipe in and possibly create a useful ledge within the shower... and I have been thinking perhaps we could gain a bit of extra shoulder space by using a bow shaped/ curved door so perhaps all is not lost! So anyway folks, as you can see we are still dithering about whether we can have a separate shower or shower over the bath. We are still leaning towards the latter. If anyone has any thoughts on this they would be most welcome :)

Thanks for your comments! The first plan has general dimensions but until we get the keys thats all we’re working with unfortunately. Yes definitely agree with you that the new extension will have space for a dining table, just wanted to mention that we personally will be using it as a lounge space 🥰 We’ve done so much research on similar properties so understand what we need in the space to get the most value partiucularly within our local market, it’s just a matter of working out the best means to achieve it. I think I forgot to mention that the house is essentially derelict so the old extension needs to come down in place of a new one and everything internally (including plumbing and electrics) need to be replaced so we have a blank canvas!! Really appreciate you sharing your thoughts!