The Epiphany (And a challenge)
Wes guessed my idea. Or rather, he tricked me into giving it up! Surprisingly, he didn’t flip out about it. LOL So, now I can go ahead and share with you (if you didn’t already guess).
Currently, there is a private bathroom that is only accessible from one of the small bedrooms.
I don’t want to eliminate the possibility of two bedrooms for a future owner. If I had two small children, a jack and jill with a bathtub would be perfect. Even though we will NEVER use that second bedroom as a bedroom, that doesn’t mean that someone else wouldn’t like to and I don’t want to limit options here. I always have to think about resale and need to keep the floorplan as “general population” pleasing as possible.
The Epiphany!
Some of you suggested creating a Jack and Jill…and that’s what I want to do.
I’ve played around with dozens of different possible layouts and I can not come up with a way for each bedroom to have a separate vanity outside the “tub/toilet” area and still have a decent closet for each bedroom.
The Challenge!
Can you come up with a better plan?
Help me rearrange this space to create a show-stopping Jack and Jill Bathroom space (and closets). I just can’t get there no matter how many times I redraw the space.
I don’t care about the walls separating the closets and bathroom. They are NOT load bearing so I can reframe and the plumbing can be moved.
*The total depth of the whole bath/closet area is 102″.
*The width of the current bathroom is 58″.
*The middle closet is 50″ wide.
*The outside closet is 43″ wide.
I’d love to see YOUR ideas!
Chicken Scratch a floor plan and scan it in, or use a computer program.
I use Sketch up. (I’m not very good at it but it’s free and useful.)
Email me: (sawdustgirl (at) gmail (dot) com
Or post it on my Facebook wall.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!
What about having the existing bathroom and hallway trade spaces? Both of those bedrooms currently open to the hallway, so you could turn that hallway into the Jack and Jill bathroom. The current bathroom would be the hallway. Then, you could even get rid of the bathroom that’s in the other bedroom – which would give you all sorts of extra space to play with.
Hrm. No good. Then you lose your public powder room…
If you are planning on a re sale. It might be a good idea to keep a shower or Bath in that bathroom.
You mean the hallway bath? That one’s long gone. LOL
I personally do not like bathrooms with more than one entryway…kinda freaks me out. however, my suggestion would be to make a separate WC for the toilet…at least then it would be private in case someone came in! that is my 2 cents…
So, that would put the bathroom in-between the 2 bedrooms, one closet on the left wall, and the other closet in the office either against the living room wall, or far right wall…
you could always make a cute reading nook in the extra space in the bedroom…
good luck!
to clarify, by saying WC, I meant enclosing the toilet with a door inside the shared bathroom. Just in case it was misunderstood… 🙂
Here goes … original bathroom becomes a closet, original 2 closets turn, going l to r, front closet would become new bathroom and the rear one would become the closet for the office/bedroom. Of course the size of everything would have to be adjusted, but that is my thought on your project. Good luck!
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