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We are renovating our en suite bathroom and would love advice

8 years ago

Our en suite room is very dated and in need of updating, it is quite small, measuring 350cm long x 95 cm wide and height 250cm. there is a window 60 x 100 and door entrance.
| like classic design, house is 50 years old but has been modernised. This en suite is off our dressing room. Many thanks. Jacqui

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Laraine Clarke
8 years ago
We have made room for an en-suite shower room to our guest room we went for the largest shower cubicle we could reasonably fit in. Found the nicest white tiles to make the best of the space. Fitted bifold shower screen feeling the space was too small for a wet room( too much drying off of the fittings and paddling water beyond the area). toilet opposite, and sacrificed on the basin, just a small wash hand basin. Our thinking being that these days people tend to shower rather than wash and the smaller basin works well for teeth cleaning and hand washing. it works well. Hope yours will too.
jacqui1curry thanked Laraine Clarke
Jonathan
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I think trends have changed and since the ensuite often gets more use than the family bathroom Have you considered making it larger? Could you put wardrobe in the bedroom and make the dressing room smaller allowing you to have a better ensuite?

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jacqui1curry
Original Author
8 years ago
Yes, we are actually considering increasing the size and taking some space from the dressing room as its is quite large. So grateful for your comments.

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