We will soon be remodeling our master bath and the wife wants/would like a bidet. We're looking at this as a 'wish list' item.
Or what else would you really like to have in your NEW bathroom?
Towel warmer?
Heated floors?
Steam shower?
Let me clarify, not a free standing bidet as in a seperate 'toilet', but a toilet that has a bidet or a bidet lid. thanks
My ILs have a Toto toilet that basically has a bidet, dryer and other gadgets built in. I've never been keen on bidets.
Personally? I'd just want more room and nicer decorations. A bigger shower with a real bench to sit on (not just a tiny corner seat) and a double sink or even just more counter space. I don't need a tub.
I agree with AV, I would have to have a lot room in there to want a bidet.. There are so many new toilets that have it all in one.
Heated floors. A nice jacuzzi tub. Double sink. Nice shower with the multiple heads. Heck, I'd just love a second bathroom!! lol
mehh... wouldn't be a selling point for me.
Seems frivolous to me. It would be last on my list of things to add to a bathroom.
Has your wife actually used one of these contraptions? My sister has one of these toto toilets and loves it. For me, not so much.
Where I live, it's cold in winter so I'd love a towel warmer and heated floors. Is there such a thing as a self-cleaning bathroom? Sign me up for that, too.
I would not mind a bidet. I often think I would rather have one of those instead of wiping and wiping when tummy upsets are going on. Think of all the toilet paper that would save....
Also I would like the warmed tiles and a steam shower head is a good thing when sinus and chest congestion is dry and needs some moisture.
oh yeah baby, and heated floors. Lest be honest, sometimes you don't have time for that bath before bed. It sure would make being spontanious a little easier for me.
steam shower yes!
The people I know with bidets don't use them. heck, just keep some wet wipes by the toilet.
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steam shower yes!
The people I know with bidets don't use them. heck, just keep some wet wipes by the toilet.
if you were looking at a separate unit, I would say "no". Combo would be acceptable if your wife truly wants it.
Towel warmer....yes!
Heated floors....yes!
Steam shower.....I think I would prefer multi-heads. With seat...yes!!
2 sinks....yes!
Ample storage which looks built-in....yes!
Exhaust fan which is decorative as opposed to utilitarian....yes!
Scald-proof faucets.....yes! We have this in one bathroom & not the other. Love it!
No bidet. Yes to heated floors and a jacuzzi tub. Large shower with a frameless shower door.
It would not be on my wish but simply because I have never gotten the hang of one. A towel warmer and heated floors would make my list. My personal perference would be for a dedicated vanity where I could store my make up, lotions, creams, perfumes, hair products, hair brushes, etc. without having to share the real estate so to speak. This ideal vanity would have a stool/chair and a large, multi-wing mirror. My grandmother's mirror comes to mind. The sides swing in and out so you can store behind them while the center section is stationary.
Heated floors? Yes if you live in a colder climate, here in the south they are a waste of money.
Separate tub and shower? Yes if you have the room.
Double sinks are a must have for function and added value.
Towel warmers and steam showers are also personal choice items, they do not always add value to the home. The heated towel racks are also an item I would not put in here in the south.
A bidet is more of a personal choice item so that would be up to you and your wife. We don't have one and I really don't see anyone using it here, except to have it look like a fountain, lol.
It couldn't hurt to have an "all in one" I suppose, if y'all would like one. Growing up without one, it's not on my list of must haves or really even on my list, but that doesn't mean anything----it's y'alls room not ours. :)
I love my master bath as it is. My walk in closet is off the bathroom, and Jeremy's is off the bedroom. Toilet "closet", double vanity, 3 drawers, good lighting (and 3 switches), a jetted tub with a very big frosted glass window and a large space behind the tub for (I don't know what): we put a medicine cabinet on one side of it and the other side (what you'd see if in the tub) has candles and plants. Our shower is fine (a little larger than standard, but pretty cut and dry)---it could be cooler. When house shopping last year there was one house with an AWESOME bathroom: it almost made us buy the house, but it only had 3 bedrooms and we just couldn't around that---I wanted a playroom and guest room as well.....it had an open, triple headed, walk through shower (the walls were almost cave-like, but open on top and no doors---I thought that was awesome), everything else was similar to mine, except they ALSO had a built in vanity with the big mirror and "make up" lighting and I thought that was very very cool. Only house I've ever seen with that, off to the side, already built in, with the 3 sided mirrors, counter, and several drawers, and space to put your legs once you purchase the chair you want for it. LOVED it. That's the only think I could think of that would rock my world, that we don't have already, if we had a flooring shape conducive to that. Bathrooms can be pretty simple; we don't stay in there too long.
But a towel warmer? Heated floors? No way I'd bother using them even though it's nice to have warm towels at the Ritz, it's just a hotel thing in my mind. We just close the doors to the bath and the shower warms the room, lol. We have our towel right by the shower stall, dry off, slip on a robe, and the world is just fine without the gadgets. But that's just me. You could upgrade the vanities though....2 separate vanities that look more like furniture instead of one long one, if you'd like. I think they're pretty....but I wouldn't bother changing out the one I have as it works just fine and I love the big mirrors and cabinet space.
We just remodeled and have a FABULOUS bathroom, but I so wish we had installed heated floors! Tile + Minnesota winter = cold tootsies!
Due to an incident in South Korea in the late '90s, I am terrified of bidets. :) Although, I say, good job on not having a free standing bidet. I think they really waste good space in a bathroom.
I would LOVE a bidet. We have a jacuzzi bath in our master bath and I love love love that too. Great for decompressing after a stressful day. I would also love a shower with two shower heads.
Laura
I would love a bidet. I went to Italy and all the bathrooms in our villa had one, loved it! I would like heated floors. I could do without the towel warmer. A whirlpool or jacuzi tub would be lovely.
lol Sunshine!
Probably not. We've never had one and we've always had pretty good hygiene. In my blue collar neighborhood, it would seem pretty pretentious for us to have one. BUT I would love one of those wall mounted high powered hand dryers - the kinds with galewind hurricane-like air flow that could dry your hands/hair in 2 seconds flat.
And here in Houston, how cold does it REALLY get to justify heated floors or towel warmers? Its cold here 2 days out of the week in deep winter and winter lasts 2 months tops? If anything, I'd install huge dehumidifiers to avoid mold growing in the corners because nothing ever dries out during our 13th months of summer.
oh HELLS yeah!
i'll be getting a 'new' (remodeled) bedroom and bathroom sometime in the next year or so. a bidet way outweighs the other cool things you listed.
not that i'd say no to any of 'em.
:) khairete
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