bathroom

Reply to: I was working on a layout and Mrs. Pete beat me to it! :) @Carrie B @bpath PDL Unite! I have 12 pocket doors in our new build. We've been here since May 2020 and loooooove all of them!!

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Reply to: NO to a toilet-in-a-closet. Putting a toilet in a closet gives you the same amount of space as a toilet stall at Walmart -- and no one likes that. A toilet in a closet has no storage, usually no lighting, and it's hard to get a broom or mop in that small space. An ideally placed toilet is at the end of a sink vanity /placed behind a pony wall. An ideally placed toilet also has: - a light above with a separate light switch (on a dimmer). - an electrical outlet in case you want to add a Toto washlet. - storage for toilet paper and any other toilet-supplies. - a wall-mounted toilet brush holder. - a window; if you can't have a window, forget the toilet closet. If you are going with a toilet closet in this space, you should turn it sideways. This is a better use of your floor space. It requires flip-flopping the tub and shower, but this provides more light at the sink area (coming from the window above the tub), and it allows either a larger sink area, a small linen closet or a door to the laundry room - all positive choices. A pocket door to a bathroom is a poor choice. They're great for doors that are rarely opened /closed -- like a pantry or a mudroom -- but bathroom doors are opened /closed constantly. The question isn't "Will my pocket door hardware fail and require a pro to fix it?" The question is, "When will my pocket door hardware fail?" The closet placement is problematic, but it looks like these spaces have to be placed in a straight line. If you flip-flop the closet and the bathroom, you can make the closet adjacent to the laundry, which will save many steps. This isn't ideal because you have to walk the length of the bathroom to reach the closet, but it is better than the original.

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Reply to: Our bathroom is similar to your most recent picture. The wall between the toilet and vanity is actually a full-height wall with a medicine cabinet on the vanity side, and then it drops down to a pony wall, a little higher than the vanity. It’s topped there with the same material as the counter, and it is, well, just the right size to set the cell phone (don’t judge me. Due to family circumstances I have to have my phone in reach at all times.) Then, above the toilet there is a cabinet that goes across the entire niche. It takes the place of a linen closet for that bathroom. Since it is behind the wall, you can’t see it unless you are at that end of the bathroom. I can’t get past walking through the closet like that, though. The walk-in closets I had never look Pinterest-ready, there is always a shoe out on the floor, or something drooping off the shelves, and of course the clothes are not hung in color and length order. And if someone is in there picking out their outfit while the other is trying to squeeze past to get to the shower, well, it just doesn’t seem optimal.

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