apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Insane much?

Horrible.

I do, however, like the paint color on the walls.

I think it's kinda cool

don't love it, i can imagine its a bit clostrophobic

It reminds me of the old tenement buildings where the bathtub is in the kitchen. I went to look at an apartment in the city with a friend that had such a set up. We giggled our way out of the building amazed at the awkwardness of it.

I loved the bathroom-in-the-kitchen apartments -- haven't seen one since living in the East Village in the 80's!

But at least kitchens have fans, and are set up for moisture. This looks like a recipe for mould.

This is one of those ideas that seems like it might be cool, but doesn't turn out to be.

awesome!

Awesomly Moldy!!

I like the concept.

Maybe use bifold doors as "shower curtains".

It could add some visual interest and be something different from the standard curtains.

Interesting! I just did the opposite, in that I converted my second bathroom into a closet, so I could convert the walk-in into a sewing room.

I'd think mold would grow really easily...even with a fan...which could be really loud in a small space.

For a small space, I opt for the closet space as a closet and suffer with the existing tub. Storage/closet space is a rare commodity!!!

The "ceiling" of the closet is open. The M-C article said that this New Yorker transformed a section of his apt. into funtional closets, so the sink is in another, etc., and all can be closed away from sight.

Is this in the Winchester Mystery House?

i guarantee you if you keep that shower and tub in there...in 1 year you have allergy issues....2 years you are exposed to massive amounts of mold spores....by year 5 your dead or just ill as hell. there is no way for the moisture to vent it that cubby hole....i'm sure its a mold spore's playground

Atrocious.

that paint colour rocks- what is it?

This reminds me of most of the bathrooms I've had in various apartments. One which was closed off the kitchen and didn't have room for its own sink. One which was "built" off the bathroom because it was a converted multi-family Victorian house and that's where my section didn't have a bathroom. 3 other really small bathrooms, including the one in the tiniest apartment I've ever seen with the biggest bathtub I've ever scored in a rental. The bathroom I have now isn't gigantic at all, but it has a window, which is great, and it is about the biggest bathroom I've had yet. The nicest part about it is that it's supposed to be a bathroom, it has always been designed to be one. Rigging one out of thin air and cramming it in a closet never seems to be that comfortable, and having been subject to book of ideas, I should know.

Although I have some great closet space, none would seem to conform to another purpose. I hate this bathtub in the closet idea, but I've always envied those nooks people have that are the right size to make up an office or craft corner or meditation space.

The second bathroom I described was actually "built" off the kitchen! (not the bathroom).

"that paint colour rocks- what is it?"

I painted my living-room a really similar colour.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beth_maher/2646679683/in/set-72157602932331150/

It's called Himalayan Mist by Behr.

One of my best friends growing up had this set-up in her family's amazing historic home in San Diego. The shower was behind one door, toilet another, and a third had a sink and vanity. The ventilation somehow worked; they used this system for many many years. And the compartmentalization also had the effect of smoothing out the morning among the not-so-cozy siblings.

Once the shower curtain is drawn, how much more claustrophobic can this be than in any bathroom? Maybe less because of the open ceiling. Although I think having the window in there would be better for drawing steam.

bathmat?

In the Netherlands, in many flats the showers are all like this except not as cheery or bright. They all have vents so there is no problem with mildew or mold besides like all clean people, they wipe down their shower after using it.

I think Americans wouldn't be able to handle this, they are use to having far larger and open spaces and I know I could never give up my tub and shower with windows in them now.

in Germany, at least in the older inner city buildings, people often have showers installed in the small cabinets off the kitchen that used to be pantries. it is definitely better than no shower at all, and with a little organisation it works fine.
those showers usually do have a small window, though, which makes ventilation easy (and also provides daylight, so it is not getting claustrophobic).

The only thing good I can say about this is...well...at least you won't get stabbed to death in the shower.

so weird! seems totally impractical! but I like it anyway

We had a closet shower in the on-campus apartment I lived in during college (dorm room shared by three people, rather than two, with individual bedrooms).

Good in theory, terrible in execution. It was very cramped, hard to keep the floor and walls dry (the part that wasn't an actual shower stall), and there was no vent...so if you stayed in there too long, you'd faint from the heat. Plus the whole apartment got steamy when someone stepped out of it.

Also bad, but I think this was just this apartment (versus all closet showers), the closet that got converted was the one closest to the door. So no place to hang a coat, and, Ta da!, a grand view for anyone who happened to be at the door when you stepped out.

Awful, awful, awful.

@ exquisitecorpse, you're very unlikely to be stabbed in the shower anyway, so it's not really an advantage. The shower curtain liner not clinging to you could be an advantage. Someone could jam the door and turn up the boiler and scald you. Someone could get on a ladder and take a picture of you (at least in this example). Many things could go wrong more than they can go right, relatively.

I saw this post while I was looking for home office closet posts (I want to turn the walk-in closet in the master bedroom into an home office).

I think this closet shower/ bathtub is a good idea! Except that it would be better if the owner of that apartment has a bigger closet.

And you know, I actually thought of turning another smaller walk-in closet in the guest bedroom into a shower! That closet is a little bigger than the one in the above picture and it's almost like a square walk-in closet.

I really like this idea because my 2-bedroom house has a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. There is a toilet & bathtun in the middle and both bedrooms have their own sink. Then there's a small walk-in closet beside the sink of the guest bedroom. Well I do think this is a bad design and a waste of space! I wish I could add a toilet (maybe in the sink area cuz it's actually not small!) and a shower (in that closet?) in the guest bedroom.

I wish someone can still see this. I really want to know if it's worth. I bet that we need a permit for this right? And if it does work, how much would it be approximately? Does anyone have any ideas?