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Tiny Bathroom Layout Dilemma

fromparistoberlin

5 years ago

Hi all!

We're finally getting around to modernising our tiny bathroom in our equally tiny (but awesome) studio flat, while waiting for our dream house. So we don't really intend to spend a great amount of money on it.

The current shower is where the blue outline is. BUT the electric shower box is - for some reason only the previous owner knows- placed at the red X on the opposite wall. Obviously this makes showering a bit less exciting, especially when you want to adjust the temperature. Plus there isn't a lot of space in the shower either (75 cm).

The only alternative seems moving the shower towards the shower box, which would make the room appear even more crammed. Do you ave any better ideas or suggestions?

We've considered a walk-in shower, but none of the shower trays would fit greatly.

Thanks for your help in advance x

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Jonathan

5 years ago

Personally I would box in the awkward end and have a super tray that is a size to suite you. Remember to shop for space saving wc and basin to give you as much elbow room in the shower as possible.
Alternatively get a very long but only 700mm wide shower- I had this once in a hotel and the extra length really helps with the narrow width

Comments (9)

PRO
i-architect
5 years ago
Looks like you have about 100mm set back to the 750mm width. You could use a reasonably wide 800 x 1300/1400 long shower tray and have shelves built in to the set back to store your toiletries on. Otherwise as Jonathan suggests is an option.
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Isabelle Mather
5 years ago
What about putting a 1500x 750 bath in the space? It’s nice to be able to have a bath too. You could also possibly find one of the L shower baths the right dimensions for the space as you have a bit more width at the shower end.
G F
5 years ago
Hi!
What about installing a shower tray 800x1400 or 800x1200 and boxing out the rest of the length creating some storage/shelving for shampoo etc?
rinked
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Are these exterior walls? Are they insulated already? As mentioned above, a 80x130/140cm tray and a niche with shelving would be great! Do you really need a tray? What type of floor do you have? Some examples (there are plenty more if you search on here):

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Bathroom Trend
5 years ago
Hi, try one of these trays

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Fifi McGee
5 years ago
Have you thoughts about a L shaped or P shaped bath? Might be worth making the most of the space where the existing showers is.

This one is from Soak.com

Fifi x

www.fifimcgee.co.uk
Tani H-S
5 years ago
An alternative to the long tray idea (which would be great and incidentally our old shower tray was only 760 depth and it felt plenty big enough because it was long. I would have it set into the alcoves and walk in at the door side though. )

is to put your wash basin where your olds shower was because the sliding door opening on the shower curve shouldn’t touch it or expose it.

So that would give you all the floor space between the WC and the left side.
Tani H-S
5 years ago
Ps if you went for an offset 800 x 900 corner shower then that would give you the space to move the sink as might be cramped with a larger shower and the corner ones feel much bigger than the cube in the same size

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