Double entry bathroom layout

When I tell someone that I’m an interior designer they immediately start talking about choosing pretty colors and finishes. And although those things are definitely an important part of interior design, I find myself trying to explain what I actually do for clients long before we get to the part w

Hall bathrooms are typically located along hallway corridors and are intended to be shared by those occupying the bedrooms near by. For this post, I’m sharing the fundamentals for designing hall bathroom layouts and floor plans , and then illustrating with the Orchard Abode Project, a whole-house

Tami Faulkner Design specializes in custom floor plan design. As a skilled and experienced interior designer, in the Design Journal, Tami shares before and after floor plans pointing out design problems and solutions while teaching about the importance of well designed floor plans. Tami believes the success of a custom build home/residence depends primarily on the quality of the floor plan.

A Jack and Jill bathroom layout, named after the children in the famous nursery rhyme, is a full-sized bathroom between two bedrooms accessible from both. This type of bathroom, like an ensuite bathroom, has at least two doors and is intended for two bedrooms rather than just one. The Jack and Jill Bathrooms depicted in this Jack and Jill Bathroom Layout may not be useful in the long run. Because these bathrooms are linked to specific bedrooms and, in some ways, can become landlocked, they…

I want to change this bath floor plan so that the tub is situated perpendicular to the outer window. No more Jack and Jill. The door will open to the main hall and close off the bedroom entrances. I want the hall to be 48". Give me some suggestions?

Picking up with where the architects left off, we set to work to refine and to develop a few more floor plan options for the clients to explore, especially as it related to the master bathroom and closet design. After the clients determined their favorite floor plan option, from the many that were