Dreaming of a master bathroom...

Our "miracle" house did not come with a master bathroom or a walk-in closet.  That's a slight problem, since we know from experience that not having those two things can make it difficult to sell your house later on.  Our house in Tecumseh had one full bathroom on the upstairs level, shared with all four bedrooms.  Funny how people don't like that.  Garry and I have never in our married life had a master bathroom.  For real.  SO...with this house, we decided to change a small bedroom that sits right behind the master bedroom into a master bathroom and walk-in closet.  It won't be a huge bathroom...but not small either.  I can't even imagine what it will be like to have our own bathroom?!  Of course, by the time we are enjoying it...most of my children will be in college anyway.  Ah well.  Better late then never, right?  So without further ado, here is a picture of what I envision for our master bathroom...

Traditional Bathroom by Hinsdale Kitchen & Bath Remodelers Normandy Remodeling

I'd love to have white subway tile, hexagon floor tile, and pedestal sinks.  We will have a claw foot tub in the opposite corner of the shower.  The toilet will be in its own room, where the original bathroom was located.  However we will make the toilet room more narrow, giving the upstairs landing added space for a bookshelf.  I know that may be hard to picture.  Here's a picture of the top of the stairs before the fire and after the gut...

 Those door openings at the top of the stairs will not longer be there.  That wall at the top of the stairs will be moved back about foot, to make room for a bookcase and to make the room behind it into a "toilet only" room for the master bathroom.  The door opening on the right will be removed and sealed up, and our claw foot tub will reside on the other side of it.

We will use the existing closet door in the master bedroom as the new entry into the bathroom.  Just inside that doorway will be the entrance to the walk-in closet. The width of the closet will be about 6', almost the amount of space that you see to the right of that door opening in the picture below.


I wish I had a better picture to show you of where the new bathroom will go.  That will be on my list of pictures to take the next time I am over at the house.  

What about you?  Have you always had a master bathroom?  Are we the only ones that haven't?