ᐅ Master bathroom layout

What also really worries me is the brick shower wall. It’s simply terrible. It makes the space feel cramped and dark. Glass belongs there instead.

kaho674 schrieb:
What really bothers me is the built masonry shower wall. It's just awful. It makes the space feel cramped and dark. Glass would be more appropriate there.

I wouldn’t put glass there either; it would simply require too much cleaning. I haven’t read all the posts, but I really don’t understand why someone would build a wall like that in the middle of the bathroom, creating only a narrow passage to the bathtub and leaving room only for a small sink. After all, you also need space on both sides of the sink for towels. The bathroom is quite large, and if the shower were placed where the bathtub currently is, it would allow for a longer wall for the vanity, and the bathtub would have enough space where the shower is now planned. This would also create a much more spacious feel overall.

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Sabine

Curly schrieb:
The bathroom is quite spacious, and if you moved the shower to where the bathtub is, you’d have a longer wall for the washbasin, and the bathtub would fit comfortably where the shower is currently planned. This also creates a much more open feeling in the room.

The problem was that there was only 68cm (27 inches) between the washbasin and the bathtub. That’s still far too narrow. This solution has several drawbacks for me. From the start, I didn’t like the idea of the shower being so hidden. I also enjoy seeing the stylish fixtures when I’m in the room, and I don’t think it’s attractive to have the shower hidden away like a toilet. I could have lived with that in principle. But I don’t see the point of living with it and still having to compromise on the desired size of the bathtub and/or shower because of the narrow walkway. What good is a bathtub that’s 10cm (4 inches) smaller in this layout? Although, as I said, that’s not an option for us anyway.

With that layout, I get the impression that the bathroom is being divided by a long wall, even though there’s only a 1m (3 ft 3 in) wide washbasin against it. What am I supposed to do with such a long wall splitting the entire room? I don’t like that.

And if you end up with a layout that neither appeals to you in terms of room division nor allows you to have the desired sizes of shower tray or bathtub, then why stick with it?

Now at least I have a bathtub in the preferred size, as well as a shower tray. And I don’t have a long wall running through the middle of the room that nobody needs.

And yes, of course, the left wall next to the shower could be made of glass. But I wouldn’t want to clean that like crazy. I also thought the wall would be a good spot for a towel rack.

I’m not 100% satisfied with any solution, but the last one is THE best option for US out of everything we’ve had so far. And now I can’t make any changes except minor details.

R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
and I don’t like hiding the shower away like a toilet.

I wouldn’t even think of hiding the toilet. We’re talking about a room with a “closed audience,” and using the toilet is part of life—according to popular belief, even for emperors and Latin teachers.

P.S. Something I’ve noticed in bathroom discussions here in general: shelves for MAD / Kicker are never mentioned—does no one read anymore while doing their business?

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11ant schrieb:
P.S., something I’ve noticed in bathroom-related threads here: there’s never any mention of storage for MAD / Kicker magazines – does no one still read while taking care of business these days?

Read? That old-fashioned habit of paper pages bound together? That’s so 1980s.
Seriously, despite a certain fondness for digital gadgets, I’m a big fan of paper magazines and books. For me, less MAD or Kicker, more like Runners or triathlon magazines, but basically the same idea. However, not for work, rather for relaxation in the bathtub – and that’s when I take them along. In the main bathroom, I prefer to keep it tidy (in terms of magazines), but guests are offered a selection on site.

Reading?
Yes, of course. Those 300+ page tomes or Food Network or Fire and Food—they’re all lying around here.