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[quote=Anonymous]Please help me think some of this through as I'm heading into the home stretch of making choices for remodeling our very small master bathroom.  It measures 4' wide by 10' long (i.e. the shower stall occupies 3 feet out of the ten feet total, at one end).

I do not want or need a fancy bath, but I want it to look as spacious as it can given the measurements, and I want it to be functional as we use it every day.

My plan is:

Kohler almost-frameless sliding shower doors, which have towel bars.  I love the aesthetics of real frameless ones, but they are expensive and perhaps more importantly, I need as much towel bar space as possible.  There is so little wall space in the room, I need every hanging option possible.

White subway tile for shower with white listel/rope trim around eye level.  Niches for shampoo, etc.

Black & white basketweave floor in the shower.

12" porcelain tile on the floor, I'm thinking laid on the diagonal (laid as diamond shapes looking into the room rather than parallel to the wall).  I've chosen carrera marble-look tile, i.e. white w/black/grey veined effect.

(No tile on the walls in the room.)

30" wooden vanity, e.g. medium-tone wood, simple style, with Cambria Torquay (like Silestone) carrera marble-effect countertop with undermount sink.  QUESTION:  Given the small size of the room, should the vanity have legs or a valance at the bottom, rather than a toekick?

Beside the vanity, the contractor will build a storage cabinet into the wall between the studs, about five feet tall and 4" deep.  Sort of like a medicine cabinet, but much taller and with a nice door on it (not a mirror) - he will install two doors on it (top and bottom) to coordinate with the vanity in terms of style/panels.  QUESTION:  I am thinking the doors should be painted white, the same color as the trim (and not be stained to match the vanity) - do you agree?

Above the vanity, I plan to hang a tilting rectangular frameless mirror with beveled sides, which is slightly more narrow than the vanity.  I don't want anything too detailed because of the small space and I like the tilting feature since DH and I are different heights.

Light fixture over the mirror - QUESTION: Two bulbs or three in the fixture?  Given the dimensions, three might be overkill even if they fit into the space.  Thoughts?

And another question:  I'd like to eke out a bit of storage space over the toilet, but do not want to hang a cabinet because it occupies so much visual space.  What about installing a couple of floating shelves there?  Or should I ask for more storage between those studs, and install glass shelves there?

I'd appreciate comments, experience, etc.[/quote]

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