Their Design….Our Design #2

Here’s how we would have designed it

If you’ve read our previous blog, “Their Design…Our Design” you’ll know Andy and I constantly look at homes and analyze how we would have designed the space differently.  In our second blog, “Their Design….Our Design” we’ve taken a master bathroom (our’s!) and added a freestanding tub (this home was 2,000 square feet total).

Read further to see how we did this without too much work or cost.

THE SPACE: As the ‘Before’ pictures show below, the water closet occupied a fair amount of the total bathroom space.  The walls made the overall space feel tight and there was no bathtub.  The vanity and counter space in this bathroom were fairly generous with a linen cabinet located at the end of the vanity counter.

THEIR DESIGN

2D VIEW:

BEFORE: LAYOUT

3D VIEWS:

BEFORE: TOILET

BEFORE: LINEN

OUR DESIGN

NEW DESIGN: To make room for the toilet we removed the linen cabinet and a set of drawers.  We already had ample storage space since each vanity had it’s own set of drawers in addition to the sink cabinet.  For the new tub, we removed the water closet walls and installed two floating shelves on the rear wall where the toilet used to be.  The recessed light above the tub already existed; we simply changed it out for a pendant light. 

2D VIEW:

AFTER: LAYOUT

3D VIEW:

AFTER: TUB AREA

AFTER: TOILET

SUMMARY: For us, the privacy of a fully enclosed water closet was not necessary, however, we added the wall at the end of the counter for minimal privacy and moved the wall back 6”-8” behind the toilet since it was re-located next to a door.  Removing the original water closet walls helped the space feel larger and provided additional light from the one window.

Because this was existing space, Andy and I opted not to change anything with respect to the shower since it would have increased the cost considerably. However, it would have been ideal for the freestanding tub and shower to be swapped. Scroll below to see how we would have designed this space originally.

AFTER: SWAP TUB AND SHOWER

AFTER: TOILET & VANITY