ᐅ Bathroom Planning – Renovation Ideas

Created on: 6 Feb 2022 20:24

Hello everyone,

My husband and I are about to buy a bungalow (built in 1967) and renovate it. Naturally, this involves quite a bit of planning and consideration. First, I want to finalize the bathroom layout. This is our first time tackling such a large project, so I would really appreciate plenty of suggestions and tips! Please feel free to share. We have some requirements and ideas, which I outline below:

The original bathroom has a very awkward layout, so our plan is to combine the current guest toilet with the bathroom. Since we intend to integrate the house’s adjoining granny flat into our living area, we will have a separate guest toilet later, and the rough dimensions for our main bathroom will be 3.57 x 2.32 x 2.50 meters (11.7 x 7.6 x 8.2 feet).
The door width is 76 cm (30 inches), and the distance from the door to the wall is 12 cm (5 inches).
There are clerestory windows on one wall.

Here is the floor plan:

2D floor plan of a room with dimensions A, B, C, D and door and window positions.

Important points to consider during planning:

We want to apply for subsidies for the renovation, so the door must open outwards – would a sliding door be an option? Has anyone had experience with sliding doors in bathrooms?
I want a partition wall for the toilet so that it is separated from the bathtub!

This should be included:

A bathtub (preferably 180 x 80 cm (71 x 31 inches) or larger); a corner bathtub is also an option
Walk-in shower
Toilet
Vanity unit (the Geberit One concept seems suitable for us) and a narrow mirrored cabinet: I want to be able to store all everyday bathroom items inside the mirror cabinet or vanity so that the area around the sink stays clear.
Indirect lighting: ideas for small lamps on the wall, floor, around the bathtub, or the mirrored cabinet are welcome
An unheated towel rack near the bathtub
I imagine a tile backsplash (about 120 to 150 cm (47 to 59 inches) high) at the bathtub, shower, and toilet
For tiles, I currently envision large light-colored square tiles for the floor, concrete-colored tiles for the walls, and one section with color.

Madame Gazelle20 Feb 2022 09:14

#13

Hello everyone!
We are making great progress towards the notary appointment, so hopefully the plans can soon be put into action.
Thank you very much for the contributions to my question so far!
I hadn’t actually planned for the partition wall, so thanks for pointing that out! We like the "green design" quite a bit so far...

We are considering whether it makes sense to change the windows – there is the option to make the windows narrower and taller within the existing area (like a vertically oriented rectangle). Otherwise, the shower would never fit on the window wall...

Regarding the door: since we have to make openings anyway, it would be possible to place the door at the top left and widen it. This way, the wall without windows would be fully usable...

Are there any additional ideas on how to nicely incorporate indirect lighting?

We have now been able to measure:
- Room height: 2.54 m (8 feet 4 inches)
- Window sill height: 1.54 m (5 feet 1 inch)
- Current window width: 1.31 m (4 feet 3 inches) and window height: 68 cm (27 inches)

Thanks in advance for any further ideas and advice!
Best regards,
Eileen

K a t j a20 Feb 2022 20:31

#14

If it were mine, I would arrange the fixtures like this:

Floor plan of a small bathroom with door, shower 0.9 m x 0.9 m, bathtub, sink

I can’t fit a walk-in shower here without compromising the entire room or having to remove other fixtures entirely.
My main goal would be to make sure there’s enough space to move around in the bathroom without constantly having to squeeze past something.

Madame Gazelle22 Feb 2022 06:44

#15

I can't fit a walk-in shower in here without compromising the entire room or having to remove other elements.
My main goal is to be able to move around in the bathroom without constantly having to squeeze past things.
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Hello K a t j a,

thank you for your consideration! Sometimes you get so focused on your idea that a "change of perspective" can be really helpful – we will take your suggestion of planning without a walk-in shower into account!

K a t j a22 Feb 2022 06:58

#16

Madame Gazelle schrieb:
We’ll keep the idea of planning without a walk-in shower in mind!

A walk-in shower usually has a length of about 1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches). Anything less than 1.40 meters (4 feet 7 inches) hardly works, and even then, you often get some splashing outside. In my opinion, your showers look smaller and all require a door. Perhaps you are confusing walk-in with “curbless” or “barrier-free”?

ᐅ Bathroom Planning – Renovation Ideas

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