Remodel of two bathroom: how to optimize the available space?

The existing bathrooms featured an awkward and non functional layout, including an enclosed toilet with its own door (toilets are often separate from the bathroom in France) and two different entry doors for one of them. The total area covers ~125 sqft with a vaulted ceiling and one skylight. The requirements The solution The results …

Toile de Jouy from Paris

Should you add a powder room?

In France, it is common that the toilets are separated from the bathroom or to have an additional powder rooms called guest restrooms (toilettes d’invités). In very old houses, toilets were originally composting toilets sitting outside in a small shack. Whereas in old parisian buildings, apartments would share toilets in the hallway. When homeowners integrated …