Bathroom Layouts

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BATHROOM LAYOUTS

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Principles of Good Bathroom Design

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BATHROOM LAYOUTS

BATHROOM LAYOUTSPrinciples of Good Bathroom DesignThe bathroom must have sufficient space to use the bathroom, not just space for the fixtures. There needs to be appropriate storage, accessories (mirror please) and counter space.The bathroom needs to be located in a private position in the floor plan within easy reach of the bedrooms.Access to natural light if possible and are well lit.Located efficiently next door to or above or below other rooms using water such as other bathrooms, the kitchen and the utility room.

The bathroom must have sufficient space to use the bathroom, not just space for the fixtures. The door to the bathroom must be easy to move around and there should be space for taking clothes on and off and enough room for a people to dry themselves.There needs to be appropriate storage, accessories (mirror please) and counter space.The bathroom needs to be located in a private position in the floor plan within easy reach of the bedrooms.Access to natural light if possible and are well lit.Located efficiently next door to or above or below other rooms using water such as other bathrooms, the kitchen and the utility room.

2Bathroom Layout ConsiderationsTry to think of your bathroom as having wet and dry zones.Will the toilet be in the same room or a separate room from the rest of the bathroom? For daily washing showering has become the norm (except perhaps for babies). Would raising the bath up a little, or sinking it into the floor add some design interest to your bathroom?Think about the line of site from the bathroom door.Consider having niches built in to the design. Heres some more things that you should take into consideration when designing your bathroom layout.

Try to think of your bathroom as having wet and dry zones. Wet zones are where the floor is likely to get wet (beside the bath and just outside the shower) and dry zones well everywhere else. If possible, try to locate wet zones out of the path of dry zones. Theres nothing more annoying than having a shower, then coming back in 10 minutes later to brush your teeth and getting soggy feet.Will the toilet be in the same room or a separate room from the rest of the bathroom? This can be handy as it allows someone to have a shower at the same time as someone is using the WC.For daily washing showering has become the norm (except perhaps for babies). For many people having a bath is now considered a relaxing past time. So it might be an option to have a separate room just for the bath.Would raising the bath up a little, or sinking it into the floor add some design interest to your bathroom?Think about the line of site from the bathroom door. Its best to keep the toilet away from the door to avoid it becoming the view if the bathroom door is left open.Consider having niches built in to the design. Niches can be useful for a storage cabinet, for storing items used in the shower or for displaying a plant or piece of art (waterproof of course).3Bathroom Layout ConsiderationsTheres the option of designing dividing walls in the bathroom for the shower walls, or to give the feeling of sectioning the wash basin area or water closet away from the rest of the bathroom.Windows you need privacy in your bathroom so if you have wall windows think about what glass you want in them patterned or etched.Think about where you will locate your storage, towel hanging and heating, and any other small fixtures such as toilet roll holders, soap holders, shower shelves etc.Is there room for a chair or seat in your bathroom layout?Do you want to incorporate plants into your bathroom layout?Heres some more things that you should take into consideration when designing your bathroom layout.

Theres the option of designing dividing walls in the bathroom for the shower walls, or to give the feeling of sectioning the wash basin area or water closet away from the rest of the bathroom.Windows you need privacy in your bathroom so if you have wall windows think about what glass you want in them patterned or etched. I guess its not completely essential to have daylight in a bathroom but if theres no wall space open to a window see if light from a skylight or light pipe could be worked into the design.Think about where you will locate your storage, towel hanging and heating, and any other small fixtures such as toilet roll holders, soap holders, shower shelves etc.Is there room for a chair or seat in your bathroom layout?Do you want to incorporate plants into your bathroom layout?

4Decisions About Types of FixturesDecide on the type of toilet you want.Do you have room for a bath and a shower, or just a shower? When it comes to the bath you could have it built in or free-standing or have a luxurious surround built.If youre putting in a bath, have a think about whether or not youve got room for an island bath (one that sticks out into the room rather than being surrounded by wall on three sides) or a corner bath.Decide what kind of wash basin you want.To bidet, or not to bidet that is the question.Decide on the type of toilet you want wall mounted or floor mounted and whether or not you want the cistern built in to the wall, or mounted high on the wall. A high wall mounted option takes up the least space.Do you have room for a bath and a shower, or just a shower? If youre going for a shower bath will you use a screen or a shower curtain? If youre thinking of a shower screen just keep in mind that if youre a bit of a neat freak you need to keep a squeegee in the shower to get rid of the drops. I like things neat but I also like things low maintenance so although its a bit old fashioned Im a fan of the shower curtain a pull to the side and its in its place and a quick wash in the washing machine every so often is all it needs to keep it in tip top condition. Its also easily replaced if required.When it comes to the bath you could have it built in or free-standing or have a luxurious surround built.If youre putting in a bath, have a think about whether or not youve got room for an island bath (one that sticks out into the room rather than being surrounded by wall on three sides) or a corner bath.Decide what kind of wash basin you want. You can choose to go wall mounted, or floor mounted with a pedestal, or theres the built in vanity option. If you dont go for the vanity option make sure youve made adequate provision for storage elsewhere in your bathroom layouts.To bidet, or not to bidet that is the question.

5SMALL BATHROOM FLOOR PLANSStandard Small Bathroom Floor Plans

This is a standard bathroom layout that works well as a small family bathroom. It works well with a shower bath or a luxurious shower size.The position of the door is also flexible. Theres enough room in here for someone to get dressed and undressed but there might be a bit of a clash between the wet zone of someone getting out of the shower bath and the area in front of the toilet buy hey you cant have everything in a small space.

7Standard Small Bathroom Floor Plans

The storage can be improved by using a built in cistern arrangement.This creates a shelf which runs behind the basin and toilet.The dotted line illustrates a storage cupboard on the wall.8Small Bathroom with Shower

This is another standard layout - a square bathroom that accommodates a washbasin, toilet and a standard shower.9Small bathroom with Shower and Bath

Some people don't want to 'have a bath on the floor of the shower' but don't want to let go of the bath. Here's a bathroom layout for fitting both in. It's tight and there's only just enough room for dressing and undressing. This design will accommodate a swing door but a pocket door would also work well.

10Long Thin Small Bathroom

If your space is long and thin rather than rectangular here's a small bathroom layout to consider. It fits especially well at the end of a rectangular bedroom. The washbasin shown here is small. A standard sized one tends to stick out too much.The door here is shown swinging out of the room just to make getting in and out easier. A pocket door would also work well with this layout.

11Toilet in a Separate Room

Heres an arrangement with the toilet in a separate room (a water closet I guess).If you want, or if building codes dictate, there would be room for a small washbasin on the wall of the WC. The shower room section has a good size shower and room for a seat a little luxury to my mind which fits comfortably in the small space.

12Really, Really Small Bathroom Floor Plan

If you have a really small bathroom space the answer might be to have a small room big enough for a toilet and a washbasin and for this space to do double duty as a shower cubicle.Youd need to get a drain installed straight into the floor.Ive seen this arrangement in apartments in Japan and in camper vans and while it does fit into a small space the water everywhere really is a pain.13MASTER BATHROOM FLOOR PLANSMaster Bathroom Floor Plan - 5 star

Here's some master bathroom floor plans that will give your en suite the 5 star hotel feeling.These layouts are bigger than your average bathroom, using walls to split the bathroom into sections and including large showers and luxury baths.In this bathroom layout, the bath has a luxurious surround and feels very protected it's almost like a room in itself. The area at the end of the bathroom forms the 'wet zone' with a seat to put clothes on (or for someone to have a chat with you in the bath) and plenty of space to dry off and not drag any water towards the vanity or the toilet area. The separate room for the WC adds another layer of luxurious privacy.

15En Suite Bathroom Floor Plan - 4 star

Heres another bathroom floor plan that I came across in a hotel. This one doesnt have great wet and dry zoning and no seat. But it is slightly smaller than the five star version so it saves a bit on square footage.

16Standard Size Master Bathroom Floor Plans

Here's a few variations of standard sized master bathroom layouts.

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The layout makes the toilet and bath more private. Something you should know about this set up between the bath and the toilet... The shower really needs to be at the opposite end of the bath to where to toilet is so that the toilet doesn't obstruct you from getting in and out of the shower - but this means that when you're taking a bath you've got a great view of the rim of the toilet seat. A shower curtain that you can pull across the outside of the bath is a great solution to this.

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This layout has an arrangement where you step through the shower to get to the tub which creates a good 'wet zone'. You could install a shower screen or a shower curtain between the bath and the shower. If the door needed to be further down the end of the bathroom Id switch the position of the toilet and the washbasin to avoid the view of the bathroom being of the toilet. The door could also be placed at the end of this bathroom.

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The next bathroom layout is one that you might use if the master bathroom space was opposite a closet, opening up the vanity area to the closet but the toilet and bath have their own rooms. A shower room could be added if you like.

20Giant Master Bathroom Layouts

Heres two arrangements to consider if youve got lots of space.

21His and Hers Bathrooms

Sometimes, if you have the budget and the space, you might want to consider having separate bathrooms or making some elements of the bathroom his and hers (or hers and hers, or his and his). In this option theres separate toilets and sinks with a shared bath and shared shower. Or you could have separate showers and a shared toilet - whatever combination you like. If you're considering some his and hers bathroom layout just take a moment to consider if it might be more sensible to have two completely separate bathrooms.

22JACK AND JILL BATHROOM FLOOR PLANSA Jack and Jill bathroom is a bathroom that has two or more entrances.Usually the entrances are from two bedrooms but there might be an one entrance from a bedroom and one entrance from the corridor.

23Jack and Jill Floor Plans - Doors Opposite Side

Heres a compact Jack and Jill bathroom floor plan.Its shown here with a luxury shower size but you can replace it with a bath in if you prefer.

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Here's a larger Jack and Jill layout with a double sink and a bath and a shower.

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Another option is to put the washbasins in the bedrooms which means this bathroom layout can accommodate both a bath and a shower.

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Heres another bathroom layout which gets over the doors locking problem. People can handle brushing their teeth and washing their face or hands in a semi-private situation. So here the Jack and Jill arrangement opens onto two sinks (now that I think about it the doors might be better swinging outwards or even better, pocket doors). Then for private activities (toilet and shower or bath) theres one door no locking problem.The only downside is that it requires a bit more space - perhaps to the extent that there would be room for two small en suite bathrooms. But then you've the expense of two sets of fixtures.

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I was at the gym and an idea occurred to me.The gym has cubicles for toilets and cubicles for showers and they're both around the same size. Check out how that could be applied. In the layouts below you've got a private shower and a private toilet. For the shower door frosted or etched glass would be ideal. There's enough room in a shower like this to hang your towel the opposite end of the shower without it getting wet and then towel off inside the cubicle. So if Jack and Jill don't mind seeing each other wrapped in a bath towel this can be another answer to avoiding the locking door problem - AND it means that the toilet and the shower can be used at the same time.

28Jack and Jill Floor Plans - Doors Same Side

Here's two layouts with the entry doors on the same side - one with the locking problem, one without.

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If we put the cubicle idea to work for this layout we get...

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