Family bathroom layout Help please!

2 years ago

Morning,
First time poster, so please be gentle.
We've bought a house that needs complete renovation, I'm talking every single room, we're also doing both loft and ground floor extension, the amount of decisions required is rather overwhelming.
We thought we were leaving one room (family bathroom) as it is, with a view to re-doing in a few years, but it turns our we're going to have to redo that too.
I've attached the current layout, I'm thinking we keep the shower over bath where it is, if we move the toilet to where the bidet currently is (in the small bay alcove) then we could have a nice double sink vanity unit along the wall where currently there's a single sink?
My husband thinks we can't/ shouldn't put the toilet in the Bay, but can't express why he thinks this, so I'm turning to you lovely people to see what your thoughts are!
Thanks in advance!

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hedgehog99
2 years ago
The crucial thing with moving a toilet - on a practical level - is understanding where the soil pipe is. If it's currently behind the existing loo, you'll have a lot of ugly boxing to hide the pipe if the loo is in the bay window. On an aesthetic level, I have to say I think it would look odd, and it would be very much the first thing you see when you open the door. Positioning something in a bay window conveys a sense of importance to it, so I think it will look like the toilet is your most treasured thing in the room :)

I think in your shoes I would move the toilet 90 degrees so it's on the side wall, and install a single, beautiful sink unit in place of the existing one. The bathroom isn't huge so I think you need to question how often you would genuinely use a double sink - would you really ever have two people in there at once? Double sinks are lovely and we are all hankering after them because you see so many stylish pictures of them (I think they appeal to a human need for symmetry!) - but the greatest luxury you can have is a sense of space, and I think the room would feel cramped if you try to squeeze one in. Better to spend your budget on a single beautiful sink, create symmetry with wall lights around the mirror, and position a huge houseplant in the bay window (get rid of the bidet first, obviously!). You could consider moving the loo to where the sink currently is, changing the way the door opens to the other side - so the loo would effectively be hidden when you open the door. The boxing would sit more comfortably on that side. Not sure if there is room for the loo with enough space in front of it there though, so you'd need to check that out with accurate measurements.
rinked
2 years ago
What hedgehog says! And husband. No loo in the bay. Rotate loo.
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Nicki S
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2 years ago
Thanks to you both for your comments. As it's a small space I guess I was just trying to make the bay "useful" but Hedgehog you raise valid points about that.

Will get measuring to see if the toilet could go behind the door, I like that idea!

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