Family Bathroom Layout Advice
Hi, after various obstacles holding us back, 3 years on we are finally building what we hope will be our forever home and I would really appreciate some advice on the layout of our family bathroom! Ideally we’d like to have a separate jet bath & shower in the space (see photo for inspiration), an electric storage mirror over the sink, as well as a stacked washing machine & tumble dryer in there as our kitchen space is limited. The window can be moved along the same wall for the next week or so if needed as we are currently working on the ground floor (steels going in on Monday) but the door will need to stay where it is. We would really appreciate your input/opinions on this. Thank you in anticipation!
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Kim Barnes
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Bathroom layout advice please
Comments (4)Hello Iveta! The concept photo looks great, and we have created some very similarly inspired bathrooms here at Bathroom Eleven. If you are a London, Surrey or South-West local, perhaps we can be of assistance in turning your dream bathroom into a reality? We specialise in designing and creating luxury bathrooms. I agree that keeping the WC between the basins and the screen area is probably the better idea, so that there is a nice feature when you first walk in. I would be careful with engineered wood and perhaps consider looking at wood effect porcelain tiles - Porcelanosa have a great range. I hope we can help - drop us an email at info@bathroomeleven.co.uk if you would be interested in discussing a design appointment! Kind Regards, Bathroom Eleven Team...See MoreSmall family bathroom layout
Comments (18)Freestanding should be that...standing alone, no walls near. A statement piece. You may need to have a smaller bath due to 2 met wide. Ie a 1500 wide freestanding. I'm a bath person now and again so for me 1800 with marble look tiles due to space restraints is OK..just!. Freestanding is gorgeous, but they do need room IMO We also have a wall hung vanity which makes the room feel bigger due to seeing the floor.. Good liluclilu...See MoreFamily bathroom layout Help please!
Comments (3)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....See MoreBathroom Layout advice
Comments (13)If you're thinking of sticking with a freestanding bath with no screen or curtain around the shower, you are still creating a wet room. If that's what you want and you have the budget for it, it could work - but as I mentioned earlier wet rooms are expensive as you have to tank the room (as far as I understand it). I also personally don't like them because a lot of the floor gets wet and there are splashes everywhere - more cleaning and it's difficult to get dry! Maybe I've only experienced badly designed ones though... The other option would be to have a normal bath (not freestanding) with a screen, or a freestanding one with a screen or curtain (if you google you'll see a few examples). You can get clawfoot rolltop baths which look freestanding on the visible side but are actually fitted against the wall so that you can have a shower above them....See MoreKim Barnes
5 months agoKim Barnes
5 months agoThis is more the layout I was hoping to achieve (but with the shower & bath swapped round so the shower is on the left so the first thing you see as you walk in) but I think it’ll be a bit too tight!
Kim Barnes thanked CWDkatlucy
5 months ago
Could this work…if the measurements are correct? an intregated washer/dryer would give work top space…I’m not sure in this plan if there is enough wriggle room for a pocket door but maybe if the sink cabinets could be made to your spec then you could perhaps have a longer length shower coming down towards the doorway…..
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