ᐅ Renovation Tips for a Very Small Bathroom with a Shower Instead of a Bathtub

Fummelbrett schrieb:
One very bold idea: a shower in the entrance area. That means a walk-in (curbless) shower, with the main door opening outward as usual, and then installing a shower door inside the frame. Then putting another shower door at the narrow section, which would always remain open. It’s actually quite crazy, but this way you’d have a large shower, space near the toilet, the sink, and the washing machine. The window wouldn’t be an issue either.
It’s definitely a pretty unique setup *laughs*

I had thought that at first too—that it’s probably the only option that really adds comfort. If you wipe the floor after showering, I don’t think it’s that impractical. But it is certainly quite unusual...

That would definitely rule out quickly grabbing something from the bathroom (a hair tie, the forgotten deodorant for the gym bag, a toothpick, or other small items) while your partner is showering... That would bother me a lot.

hemali2003 schrieb:
I could imagine a walk-in shower with a depth of 70-80 cm (28-31 inches) and the full room width along the top side of the plan. Access from the left (so a glass partition 90 cm (35 inches) wide starts on the right wall and ends 70 cm (28 inches) before the left wall). The window is located inside the shower – I’ve seen this quite often. Because of the tiled floor and since it will be squeegeed after showering anyway, the window is easily reachable. Maybe it could also be moved, for example, all the way to the left corner.

To the right of the shower is the toilet, and in the front left corner is the washbasin.

I still like hemali’s idea – it matched my thinking too. Then the washing machine was added 😉. There are shallow washing machine models, about 46 to max. 50 cm (18-20 inches) deep and nearly 85 cm (33 inches) high.

Therefore, the bathroom door should open outwards – I find that very important overall. Then the washing machine goes on the left, with a shelf above it as marked in orange. Next to the washing machine, under the shelf, there is space for the drain and washing machine connections. On top of that, a countertop basin.

The toilet is on the right, with a built-in housing about 120 cm (47 inches) high, matching the shower’s partition depth – it also serves as storage for shower items inside the shower. The toilet is installed with enough clearance from the shower glass partition.

In front of the window, possibly curtains made of shower curtain material that can be drawn over the window while showering and then drip comfortably back into the shower.

On the left side, marked in red, there would be room for a towel radiator.

Key point: the passage between the washbasin and toilet will only be about 40 cm (16 inches) wide. However, that may still be acceptable.

Thank you all for the suggestions. Currently, I am considering the option from @kbt09. I need to check whether it is possible to integrate the washing machine with the sink or place it next to it, and whether it is possible to position a sink in the center—so that it is half above the washing machine, and so on.

Best regards
ZwuselSepp

Why place it in the center? It’s nicer to have some real space on one side, for example, to fold laundry or put things down, etc.

I would always opt for asymmetry.