Hello,
I have a somewhat unusual question. We have the following situation. We found an apartment that is perfect for us—the location, layout, orientation, and so on. However, it only has two very small bathrooms. Do any of you have a similar setup? If so, how do you manage your daily routine there? There are three of us, and we don’t need a bathtub. We plan to cover the bathtub (see 3rd photo) and put a small shelf on top of it.
Now, daily life would look like this:
Showering in bathroom 1, which is 3.18 square meters (34 square feet)
Doing hair, brushing teeth, applying makeup, and so on in bathroom 2, which is 4.58 square meters (49 square feet)
The reason for this is that bathroom 1 is so tiny and there’s no room to store a hairdryer, creams, and so on. Where there is space, they even installed a towel rack (red X). 🙁
To be honest, isn’t it a bit awkward to switch bathrooms while getting ready? And afterwards, you still have to go to the utility room to take the dirty laundry away. Those are quite inconvenient distances to cover, right? Construction has progressed so far that making changes is no longer possible. If there had been a shower instead of a bathtub in bathroom 2 (4.58 square meters), we could have used bathroom 1 (3.18 square meters) simply as a storage room (we don’t necessarily need a second toilet), but as it is now, it’s quite tricky. Maybe that’s why the apartment is still available?
I’m asking because it seems such a shame that this is the only issue, since everything else is perfect as I said. So, how do others handle this? How do you do it? Do you also have very small bathrooms? Everything is brand new, and tearing it all out now is not really what we planned. Maybe you have ideas, tips, or tricks to improve this? Maybe we’re just having a blackout because of all the planning? Thanks in advance!
I have a somewhat unusual question. We have the following situation. We found an apartment that is perfect for us—the location, layout, orientation, and so on. However, it only has two very small bathrooms. Do any of you have a similar setup? If so, how do you manage your daily routine there? There are three of us, and we don’t need a bathtub. We plan to cover the bathtub (see 3rd photo) and put a small shelf on top of it.
Now, daily life would look like this:
Showering in bathroom 1, which is 3.18 square meters (34 square feet)
Doing hair, brushing teeth, applying makeup, and so on in bathroom 2, which is 4.58 square meters (49 square feet)
The reason for this is that bathroom 1 is so tiny and there’s no room to store a hairdryer, creams, and so on. Where there is space, they even installed a towel rack (red X). 🙁
To be honest, isn’t it a bit awkward to switch bathrooms while getting ready? And afterwards, you still have to go to the utility room to take the dirty laundry away. Those are quite inconvenient distances to cover, right? Construction has progressed so far that making changes is no longer possible. If there had been a shower instead of a bathtub in bathroom 2 (4.58 square meters), we could have used bathroom 1 (3.18 square meters) simply as a storage room (we don’t necessarily need a second toilet), but as it is now, it’s quite tricky. Maybe that’s why the apartment is still available?
I’m asking because it seems such a shame that this is the only issue, since everything else is perfect as I said. So, how do others handle this? How do you do it? Do you also have very small bathrooms? Everything is brand new, and tearing it all out now is not really what we planned. Maybe you have ideas, tips, or tricks to improve this? Maybe we’re just having a blackout because of all the planning? Thanks in advance!
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Hausbautraum202 Oct 2021 07:25Hello,
a larger bathroom would naturally be nicer.
But having two bathrooms wouldn’t be a problem for me. I shower, then have breakfast, and then I brush my teeth and shave, so I wouldn’t even notice the two bathrooms. My wife takes baths in the evening, so for her, it wouldn’t be an issue either.
Many people don’t store dirty laundry in the bathroom, so I find that argument completely irrelevant.
It might be possible to install a shower enclosure in the bathtub, which would solve the two-bathroom issue. However, then you would lose your nice storage space.
a larger bathroom would naturally be nicer.
But having two bathrooms wouldn’t be a problem for me. I shower, then have breakfast, and then I brush my teeth and shave, so I wouldn’t even notice the two bathrooms. My wife takes baths in the evening, so for her, it wouldn’t be an issue either.
Many people don’t store dirty laundry in the bathroom, so I find that argument completely irrelevant.
It might be possible to install a shower enclosure in the bathtub, which would solve the two-bathroom issue. However, then you would lose your nice storage space.
SumsumBiene2 Oct 2021 07:34We only have a small bathroom with a bathtub. The shower is also used there. We have a shower curtain for it. A fixed wall would be too bulky for me.
Good morning, thank you very much for your replies. That’s true, we do it the same way: I shower first, then have breakfast, and finally go back to the bathroom to finish the rest.
A shower enclosure in the bathtub was also our idea, even though the storage space there would disappear. That’s how we have it now. However, we just can’t understand why we would have a walk-in shower—which has always been our dream—but then not use it and instead keep stepping into the bathtub. Maybe it’s a luxury problem? Maybe our daily routine is currently blinding us to the fact that it doesn’t work? At the moment, we have a 12 sqm (129 sq ft) bathroom that also contains the washing machine and is used as a place to put clean laundry, while dirty laundry is sorted there as well. I suppose it’s been done this way for many years so that it’s hard to imagine any other way, and I already realize it’s actually not such a big issue after all.
A shower enclosure in the bathtub was also our idea, even though the storage space there would disappear. That’s how we have it now. However, we just can’t understand why we would have a walk-in shower—which has always been our dream—but then not use it and instead keep stepping into the bathtub. Maybe it’s a luxury problem? Maybe our daily routine is currently blinding us to the fact that it doesn’t work? At the moment, we have a 12 sqm (129 sq ft) bathroom that also contains the washing machine and is used as a place to put clean laundry, while dirty laundry is sorted there as well. I suppose it’s been done this way for many years so that it’s hard to imagine any other way, and I already realize it’s actually not such a big issue after all.
bauenmk20202 Oct 2021 08:36In our previous townhouse, we had two bathrooms. One was about 1 meter (3 feet) wide and around 2.5 meters (8 feet) long. At one end, there was a shower where I usually showered, since the upstairs bathroom only had a bathtub. Because I mostly showered in the evenings, it wasn’t a problem to go downstairs wearing just a towel, take my shower, and then get dressed in the upstairs bathroom or bedroom. So switching between bathrooms wouldn’t really be an issue – it’s just a matter of getting used to it. The advantage is that you hardly leave any personal items in the guest bathroom, so you don’t have to tidy up when guests come over, etc.
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