master bathroom tub/shower dilemma
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Anonymous
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We are thinking about redoing our master bathroom and I really wanted a nice walk in shower and a separate soaker tub, but upon taking measurements, we just can't fit it plus adding the plumbing would just be too much for our budget. So we can either do a nice walk in shower or a traditional tub/shower combo. We have the tub/shower combo now and I really love to take a bath a few times a month in the evening for stress relief so I'm hesitant to give up the tub, though I like the look of a shower only better. Are there nice looking tub/shower combos that still look high end? Do I do a glass door with it - I hate having a shower curtain (that's what we have now)? And can you get a decent sized "soaker" tub with a shower as well? Our current tub is really shallow and not very comfortable.
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Anonymous
| Get the tricked out shower and be done with it. Take your bath in another bathroom. |
Anonymous
| Can you find space to "borrow" from an adjacent room to get the soaker tub and separate shower you really want? If you can, I would do that. If you can't, do the tub/shower combo since you enjoy taking baths. Don't do a glass door with a tub, just get a nice hotel-like white waffle curtain. |
Anonymous
The only other bath is in the kids bathroom and while I guess that's ok now, it won't be when I have two teenagers in a few years. I want them to have their own space - and it's the same lame, shallow tub in there. |
Anonymous
| I have seen a large soaker tub that is also a shower. It looks fine. I think if you love to take baths you should not give up the bathtub. |
Anonymous
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Hi Op - I’m in the exact same situation. We do have a hall bathroom with tub for kids, but I’d love to be able to take a hot bath during the week. With dinner, then kids’ bath before bedtime, there’s no time! And I can’t do it after bedtime because the tub is right by the nursery and the water would wake everyone up.
I’ve gone back and forth on this for almost 2 years and I’m leaning toward a really nice enclosed shower/tub combo with sleek glass doors. You can do full glass doors or just a glass “flap” like hotels often have. I recently visited The Tile Shop and they had a couple of bathroom designs laid out that I thought looked nice. I plan to go back and think through the design, then either buy tile there or copy the look by sourcing my own tile. Two other options which I nixed but might interest you: -small ofuro soaking tub and separate small standing glass shower -tiled off bathroom area with tub inside and shower fixture on the wall... so basically a giant shower room with a tub inside. Houzz and google with show you some ideas. |
Anonymous
| As long as there's a tub somewhere in the house, I would personally prefer a big shower. Most adults take shower 95% of the time... |
Anonymous
| Master bath shall have separate water closet, tub, shower and double vanity |
Anonymous
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You can get an extra deep tub for a shower-tub combo. We did one in a previous house, I think the manufacturer was MTI and it was 18" deep or so.
Depending on your space you could also consider a Japanese style soaking tub - they are smaller but deeper than American tubs. |