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 knocks on the door are 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 any 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 smoother. That can work really well if you’re both as accurate as a Swiss watch and neither of you ever falls asleep. On the other hand, you might consider breaking the bottleneck at the source and having a more spacious and luxurious bathroom where two can move about with equal freedom.
Creating a master bath to do double duty isn’t a particularly difficult or expensive remodeling project. Depending on the existing space in your bathroom, you may want to go all out and make adjoining areas part of the new master bathroom. Or you
you may choose to rearrange what’s already there for greater convenience and comfort. In any case, the working rule 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 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, popping effect to help brighten up any morning.
A double-sized walk-in shower with dual inlets provides added convenience and a kind of tag-team approach to washing up on those occasions when you’re really in a rush. A separate sunken bathtub can be fitted with hydromassage shower heads for more pampering moments. And the two toilets you put in can be compartmentalized for privacy. Now, if only traffic cooperates, getting to work will be a piece of cake.