How can i possibly design this small powder room W/C?
Rachelle Plantagenet
10 years ago
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I have a small W/C with toilet and basin. It is next to my daughters bedroom so she wants to put most of her makeup/nailpolish items and toiletries in there. She also needs a powerpoint and storage for her hairdryer/straightener and electric toothbrush. How am i going to fit all that in there! Other people will also be using the w/c like my tall husband and his basketball mates who need leg room! There are pics of my current ultra daggy w/c attached and the measurements are: The long wall (under window) is 152cms/60inches and the short wall is 101.5cms/40in wide. There is only 31.5cms/12.5in between the vanity short walls and the door and 32.5cm/12.7in between the toilet short wall and door. The door itself including frame is 88cm/34.5in height of room is 218cm/85.5in height of window is 146cm/57.5in from floor and window itself is 118x56cm/46.5x22in. Please help!
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Rachelle Plantagenet
10 years agoFloating shelf & basin which i really like but doesn't provide any storage
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10 years agolovely curved storage cabinet which i like (not as much as the above though!) but which may impede leg room.
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10 years agoBuilding on the pictures sent by printesa, this plan might be a possibility. Run a 12-13" deep counter across the 40" width and let the vessel sink extend beyond the counter top as in this picture. If the sink is offset and you get a compact toilet (this one extends 18" about) you should have about 21-24" between the edge of the toilet and the counter. Minimum is 21". Can you install a recessed medicine cabinet above the counter?This one from Kohler is 30w x 26H. Even if you can't recess it - it is only 4-3/4D and can be installed either recessed or on the surface. There would be plenty of room in there for your daughter's cosmetics. You can also have an outlet installed inside the medicine cabinet to plug in a toothbrush if so desired. You may be able to slide a cart under the counter for additional storage or have some shelves built.
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10 years agoRachelle............You could put shallow depth cabinets like these above the toilet - they only need to be a 5-6" deep and then mirror the wall above the sink. Or just hang a large mirror. No need to apologize for not liking the mirrored cabinet - we all like what we like. Polished stone is always a beautiful and classic choice.
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9 years agoRight! So we had a bit of a delay (to say the least!) and I'm finally on this project at last. Everything has been ordered except my bench top. So back on here for advice on what type of bench top and what colour. My basin is a white egg-shaped one like the pics above and all my taps, accessories & towel radiator are silver chrome. The pic is my tile which is Java Grey Marble and my vanity is being custom made in medium natural oak. I've also ordered a small amount of java pebble tiles but I'm not sure if i will use them. I was initially thinking of a cement countertop but now that i have a sample it doesn't match at all and Im so disappointed. So any ideas for colours & type? Simple light grey or just white corian maybe? I just want it to look really tasteful :)
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9 years agoIf you have any recess space in any of the walls then use that with clever storage.
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9 years agoAlso it sounds as though effectively your daughter is using it as a tiny en-suite, if you go a bit more left field I think you could get a good solution. Use a wall mounted desk (see pictures) they have enough storage for nail polish etc, you could fit a mirror inside, it gives you a surface to use when necessary and it will take up almost no space at all.
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoUnfortunately my bathroom is getting a lot of work done on it. It doesn't look too good with everything coated in plaster. I have very high ceilings but because it's also very narrow and dark, I kept the top half white. I'm not keen on walls tiled floor to ceiling, I think walls have to breath so only part top half is in white tiles the rest will be painted white. Most of the towels I have are white but not all, but even at that a few bright accents can change the look.
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