Bathroom layout - what do you think?
Hello,
Having had a lot of thoughts on our family bathroom renovation, I don't know if we have the best plan yet for our bathroom and I am keen to get views and advices on how to improve it potentially.
The bathroom is 2.9m x 2.1m and we want to fit a bath, a stand alone shower and a vanity + ideally some storage for towels.
Our architect made a great suggestion for the layout but I am wondering if we could potentially improve it.
Architect plan:
- shower is 1300x900
- bath 800x1600
My concerns with this plan are that the items are not standard size and we don't have storage for towels.
I played online with a bathroom designer tool but I am really struggling to find the right layout (note those are not the final elements, I just used them for size/layout). Door open towards the wall (I could not change that in the tool).
Here 2 version I have done:
version 1 - similar to architect plan but with standard size (shower 1200x900; bath 1700x800)
version 2 - this would probably be more built-in with a partial wall between shower and bath:
Any other suggestions/layout that I have not consider?
Advices and recommendations would be really appreciated.
Many thanks
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4 years agoMany thanks for the comments and suggestions.
Regarding the toilet, we really don't need one as we have one separate in the room next door. It is also more convenient with the kids as one can be in the bathroom while the other uses the toilet.
Having had more play with the designer tool, I came up with 2 others options.Note, that we only have 85cm each side of the window so if the shower is towards the external wall, it is limited to 800.
v3 - in this one, the shower is 800x1000. Could potentially have built-in storage at the foot of the bath.My main concern is that the shower is quite small and it creates a corridor effect between the door and the shower.
v4 - in this one, shower is still narrower but must longer at 800x1200 and bathtub is 1700. I also was able to put some cabinets for storage/towels - but not sure if it is very accessible (does it need to be?)It feels a bit busy and I would have love to give the kids a bigger shower (as they are growing) but not possible with the window location.
We are thinking that version 4 is probably the best option at the moment.any suggestions?
Many thanks
- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
I think it may be worth biting the bullet and either reducing the window or moving it to the right so it frames the bath. If done carefully you can salvage the bricks and use fill the in the gap.
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