When there are two of you trying to get ready for work, the early morning bathroom bottleneck can rival rush hour commuter traffic. The impatient knocking on the door is reminiscent of car horns. The steam from the shower is a precursor to the exhaust fumes you’ll encounter later on. Tempers can shorten. Is this some way to start the
day?
Of course, you could sit down and work minute by minute on his and her schedule to make things go better. That can work very well if both of you are as accurate as a Swiss watch and neither of you ever falls asleep. On the other hand, you could consider breaking the bottleneck at the source and having a more spacious and luxurious bathroom where two can move just as freely.
Creating a master bathroom to do double duty is not a particularly difficult or expensive remodeling project. Depending on the existing space in your bathroom, you may want to go all out and make the adjoining areas part of the new master bathroom. Or you
you may choose to rearrange what is already there for greater convenience and comfort. In any case, the rule of thumb is to design it for two people with individual needs.
Form follows function in this case and since no room in the house is more functional than the bathroom, start with the basics. Two double vanity sinks will give you plenty of space for her to put on her makeup while he shaves. An oversized mirror creates the illusion of a larger space for relatively little cost. Light fixtures attached to the side
The walls will add a dramatic, standout effect to help brighten any morning.
A double size walk-in shower with double inlets provides added convenience and a kind of tag team approach to washing up on those occasions when you’re really in a hurry. A separate sunken bathtub can be fitted with hydromassage sprays for more pampering moments. And the two toilets you place can be compartmentalized for privacy. Now, if only the traffic cooperates, getting to work will be a piece of cake.