Bathroom Re-model Layout Advice

Yes

cj, your second paragraph has four perfect sentences.

Where you go from here is what i call fine-tuning. Your have now placed the main parts of a well thought out remodel design. The exterior walls of the bathroom are in place (true, you didn't change them). The general spaces allocated to functional areas are in place.

David

Thanks for making me think along the proper lines to get what I want from the re-model. Given the space in the room, do you think that the close proximity of the tub and shower creates a funny corner between them?

odd nook, funny corner? No. I don't think so.

The shower being close to the tub is very Japanese. You can move from one to the other without wetting a large part of the floor. You can also exit from either one without wetting the other.

Next step is to define specific shapes to fill the areas.

Pick a tub. To fill a corner, use a neo-angle shape. It has five sides, five corners. I recommend the smallest and deepest soaker tub. Like a Neptune Diva. Long legs can still stretch out full length in it.

Once you have a tub, you can define a shower, with storage in the corner, to match and balance the tub.

DAvid

Odd nook, funny corner?

Yes, I think so. If the corners fit perfectly, it might be pleasing to the eye, but as is, it feels jammed. I believe you'll notice it everytime you get in and out of the shower. The cramped feeling will be exacerbated by the fact that you have so much open space in the rest of the bathroom.

If you really want that jacuzzi tub, though, I don't see a workaround.

Just to add another perspective: Are you sure you can't sub the tub/shower for a HUGE, 2-person, walk-in steam shower? You could really make something spectacular looking and (IMHO) more functional than a jac.