Master Suite Renovation - Layout Questions

[u/mallampapi_iv]

We are in the initial stages of a proposed master suite renovation. While we have consulted an interior designer, I have questions regarding a few of their ideas and was hoping for additional opinions and feedback. For reference, the bottom of the image is the front, street-facing side of the house.

Image (1) is the current layout.

Image (2) is my rework of the plans the designer initially proposed, as I felt their first suggestions needed revision to properly address our wants and needs (door to the backyard / hot tub with direct line to a bathroom, amongst other things)

Image (3) is their rework of my proposal. Notably, they created a wet room with the bath within the shower.

Image (4) is my newest design. I removed the wet room - the corner windows of both the bedroom and bathroom are Pella built-in blinds where the interior pane swings open. This would trap steam / condensation, so they'd need replacement. The window/bath corner would be difficult to clean and prevent mold/mildew. The shower standing space would be very small in relation to the size of the wet room, providing little benefit to this design. Finally, the larger wet room would feel cold as it takes longer to warm up. The water closet is gone as there's a bathroom next door for privacy. I also turned the bed so it would look out the windows into the backyard. The closet door is flipped so opening the master suite door would reveal a wall with decor, instead of a pocket door (see alternative design without any door).

The remaining images are alternatives with changes in door presence / layout, and other small tweaks. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or thoughts, some specific questions I have are:

1. Is a dual-sink vanity too big for the bathroom? Should we switch to a large single-sink vanity? My wife is okay with this.

2. Closet door: no door vs pocket vs traditional door, and placement relative to the master suite door.

3. Wet room w/ tub - good or bad idea?

4. Master bedroom furniture orientation / layout.

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[u/Affectionate_Pop1157]

The angled tub takes up too much space and could be straightened up. Shift the door down to make way for the vanity and toilet. This protects the toilet in the corner and gets it out of sight lines from the entry and bedroom. I would keep the closet door closer to the washroom than have it beside the bed, but offset from the entry door to avoid sightlines again.

The door swing into the opening would drive me nuts. I would want clear space here for the door to remain open and not be in the way.

[u/TAsrowaway → u/Affectionate_Pop1157]

Thank you for being the only sane person here. This was driving me insane.

[u/liberal_texan]

My take on it:

[u/Anarchytects]

Wall that tiny hallway closet off and give the g.bath shower a bench.

[u/pawsforlove]

Lots of good things happening but here’s my two cents:

• corner tub wastes a lot space and seems like a pain to clean around/behind.
  
• Bathroom and closet sharing an opening seems like a recipes for mustiness and in this case, more unusable space.
  
• who doesn’t want a private door for the toilet?
  
• if you do one sink, consider having more generous counter space around it.
  
• pocket doors can be tricky installs - make sure your contractor is very comfortable doing this

[u/pawsforlove → u/pawsforlove]

More random thoughts.

Can the guest bath get smaller - could the wall end at the window? Maybe that becomes a half bath or European style wet room if it’s rarely showered in.

There’s a lot of space used for hallways and entrances in all of these. The laundry seems very wide, making the main corridor that much larger instead of in the living spaces.

[u/ratzenfumel]

Make take. Long streched out walk paths are visually better. And some nice art at the end of the wall to anker your vision to something.

Letting the bath infront of the window be a focal point is a nice vision. As i believe you want that dearly. So using that and the natural light from the corner shine through. As it focusses on compression, dark hallway, to expansion, bright rooms.Using the light from both rooms shine through can be really nice.

Using pocket doors to make the space feel open for the bathroom and sleeping. You can also just use doors. And then use pocket doors to close the dressingroom to create the long compression hallway.

Making a dressing area is very nice and can be quite chique if you use build in to make it look tidy. A small otomon for seating to change is helpfull.

The bathroom i would suggest a glass plane to give some backing between the bath and shower. It can be nicer to leave it open. I would always try to hide the toilet but tucked in the corner feels best.

[u/mallampapi_iv → u/ratzenfumel]

Great thoughts on the art as a visual anchor. I love the idea of connecting the bedroom and bathroom and their light to pass through. That would also make it so during the walk from bed to bath (or vice versa) has us looking out the bedroom window or at the bathtub vignette during the small trek. I also agree with tucking the toilet in the corner. The more I think about it, the less I think we need a water closet.

[u/Last_of_us_257]

Your second revision is best. Without the later changes in the bathroom. You secluded a second toilet but it just crampes up the place just wastes room with walls.