ᐅ Bathroom Design – Swapping the Shower and Bathtub?

ypg schrieb:

Is it possible to move the window? With a bathroom width of over 4 meters (13 feet), you have a lot of options: try a 2-meter-long (6.5 feet) shower (or 1.8 meters / 5.9 feet) opposite the toilet. Having the sink and bathtub directly opposite each other would also be very nice.

Okay, I’ll try to draw it again. I think I already had that version, but it doesn’t hurt to do it twice 😉

face26 schrieb:
We probably have almost exactly the same dimensions: 3.07 meters by 4.57 meters (10 feet by 15 feet), so slightly longer. The layout is exactly like your original plan. Differences: no wall between shower and sink (there will be a glass partition). The window is 2 by 1 meters (6.5 by 3.3 feet). I wouldn’t have wanted it any smaller; it would be too little natural light. Yes, the window is behind you, but I don’t find that bad. We also went with a trapezoidal bathtub; it just worked well with the layout.
I definitely like it a lot and we are satisfied.

Thank you for the input! My husband also says it’s almost ideal, and I keep trying to find the perfect all-in-one solution 🙄

The wall between shower and sink will probably be half-height with glass; we don’t want glass all the way to the floor (we have that now and it’s annoying).

Okay, a larger window is on the plan. Originally it was 2 meters (6.5 feet), but the general contractor said during the construction meeting that it was too big. So instead of a double casement window, it became a single casement 1.34 meters (4.4 feet) wide window.

Is it really “that bad” to have the window behind you, meaning it’s hard to see well in the mirror (like for makeup, for example) because of the natural light situation?

Yaso2.0 schrieb:

Is having a window behind you really “that bad,” like making it hard to see yourself in the mirror (for example, daylight for applying makeup)?

I’m male, so I have little experience with makeup 😎

My impression is that daylight alone isn’t really enough for applying makeup anyway. And even as a man, I prefer good lighting when shaving, so we have a mirror cabinet with integrated LED lighting all around. In that case, daylight is rather secondary. The only thing you might want to consider is the orientation concerning the sun’s position. We have blinds, so that doesn’t bother me.

As I said, it doesn’t bother me, and it wouldn’t be a reason for me to change the plan if I liked everything else, but of course everyone has to decide that for themselves.

Window 2 meters (6.6 feet) too big? No, why? I didn’t look at your plan that closely, but we have an extra 30cm (12 inches) in length and it fits perfectly.

ypg schrieb:

Try a shower that is 2 meters long (or 1.8) opposite the toilet.

I mean entering the shower from the short side, not from the side as you have drawn it. Open to the toilet.

Yaso2.0 schrieb:

My husband also says that it's practically ideal.

Yaso2.0 schrieb:

Is having the window behind you really that bad, meaning you can’t see well in the mirror (for example, natural daylight when doing makeup)?

Where exactly is the window? You have to distinguish between south-facing and north-facing windows.
We have a side-facing north window, and I need to turn on the light when doing makeup, but not always when applying cream or brushing my teeth. If my shadow is added in that situation, it would bother me. My reflection would basically be in the shadow, so it would be rather dark...

I also think a trapezoidal bathtub would be a good choice, with a layout something like this:

- 2 windows, each 134cm (53 inches) wide
- The shower can be simply separated by a 180cm (71 inches) wall, allowing room for a tall towel radiator to be installed
- Vanity with a width of 180cm (71 inches), so quite spacious
- Toilet niche also 100cm (39 inches) wide
- Both windows remain easily accessible

Just a quick draft using the Alno kitchen planner 😉.

The decorative element looks cool 🙂

I would also choose an asymmetrical layout for the bathtub placement.

Not asymmetrical, but curved.
I played around a bit with the shower... after I realized that the width is not 413 but only 313. No one is correcting my sketch here either 🙁
I think the shower fits best there... Personally, I would prefer the toilet there instead...