Master Bath Remodel-A ?

No. I would be happy without a tub in the master. But I think I’m in the minority. The majority of my friends use their tubs regularly.

We added a basic soaker tub when we did our master bath remodel. We took out the tiny closet and added a big shower, which wasn’t there before - we bought a house where the master only had a tub / no shower. We found room to create a walk in closet. It worked out well.

My girls have a tub in the bath they share. It was popular for the first 3 years in our house. It hasn’t been used in 4 years.

We don’t need a sit down vanity either but I wonder if that is an age thing? I don’t apply a lot of make up. I’m sure my mom would love a sit down vanity.

I never take baths so my perfect master bathroom would have a huge walk in shower. I would rip out a tub as I find them dangerous to get in and out. My elderly mom slipped and broke her wrist last year getting out of her tub.
I also like my vanity area where I dry my hair and put make up on.
I watch a lot of HGTV makeover shows and the trend is large showers in master bathrooms and tubs in family baths.

I would not mind, as long as the remodel is very nice. I do not have time to soak and like someone said it can be dangerous

We have just built a house and I took the bath OUT of the master bath that was in the plans. When we were looking at existing homes to buy, a bath in the ensuite was a deal breaker for me. They aren't super common here though so not many houses have them. Our last house we were in for 16 years and I did not use the bath in the main bathroom once. I think baths as you age can be dangerous anyway and I'm not about to start having them at 53.

I would go for what works best for you. If you are in there for 10 years a potential buyer then may want to update anyway.

I don't need a tub .. in any bathroom.. just one in the house. we only used one when dh had a cast on his leg...

I think a bath is nice if possible. I recently had to do a soak for medical reasons and was glad there was one in the master. Our jetted bathtub is too big (wide) though and it takes way too much water and time to fill it so I would keep that in mind. We had a smaller tub in a previous house and it worked better. I would prefer storage between the sinks rather than a makeup spot but if you would use it for the next 10 years, install it and enjoy it!

We also have a large walk in shower which is nice except the walls don't go all the way to the ceiling because the ceiling is vaulted. It makes it too cold in there in the winter for me so I end up running a portable heater in the bathroom before I shower a lot of the time. I miss a steamy enclosed shower especially when I have a cold.

I also wish there was a plug in the bathroom on a regular wall so a heated towel rack could be installed. The only wall plugs are on each end of the vanity. Loved the heated towel rack when we lived overseas!

Good luck with your renovation!

We just completed a major remodel of my master bath and bedroom, and replaced the old tub with a new, non-jetted Jacuzzi brand soaking tub. It is a must-have for me. I love my baths and take one almost every night. A dressing/makeup table would just take up space and would likely end up as a dumping place for clutter.

We do have a separate stall shower in the master bath which Dh uses.

our master doesn't have a tub, our hall bathway does. it's not a deal breaker for me, because tho i like soaking, we have a hot tub. a sit-down vanity, to me, would be worthless and an eyesore because of the big empty space where there could've been cabinet space.

so, yes to getting rid of the tub, no to the vanity.

I think no tub in a master bath isn’t uncommon. As long as there is a tub in another bathroom I think you’re okay for resale. Especially if you put in a big zero entry shower. This ages with you when tubs become dangerous.

The sit down vanity is a dated concept to me as well as wasted space.

I would LOVE a deep soaker tub. I don't need a big huge thing, just deep. That is in our plan for master remodel.

That being said, my ILs just finished their remodel of their master bath. It was a large room to begin with, had a giant corner jacuzzi tub, I swear you could have easily fit 3-4 people in it. Separate (small) shower, 2 sink vanity. Everything was ripped out. Now there is a sit down vanity where the shower used to be. Where the tub was is a HUGE shower with 2 benches. Now you can fit 4-5 people in their shower. But it is beautiful and amazing. They never used the tub and hated how small the shower was, so this is perfect for them.

I’m not a bath person so not having a tub in the master is a bonus for me. I personally love the idea of a vanity.

No. It wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me.

I am getting ready to do a remodel of the master bath, as well. I would love a soaker tub, and a beautiful walk in style shower with different textures. Love the square ceramic tiles mixed up with rectangle plank tiles, and such. Having said that I simply don’t have the room in my bathroom for both. It is currently a combo shower/tub that we have. I’m not giving up on both wants so I will pick a beautifully done walk in shower!!

I think trends come and go. I’m sure people out there love their jetted tub/jacuzzi, but when we list homes it doesn’t help their value. So in 10 years what you do now may not help your value. That is a little bit of a stretch for worrying about resale. If you say in the next 2 years then yes I’d worry a bit more.....but not 10 years.

(The linen closet is a plus as storage never goes out of style)

Nope, I don’t need a tub of any kind in my master. I almost never take baths. I love a large, tiled walk-in shower though. The vanity with a seating area would be a huge waste of space for me since I maybe wear makeup once a decade. I would much rather have more drawer space to store things between the sinks which is what we currently have.

One of the things on our “must have” list when we were house hunting was double sinks in the master. That one would be a deal breaker. We had one tiny bathroom with one tiny sink in our last house and it was a PITA when we both needed to get ready at the same time. I also tend to be less messy on my side so as a general day to day rule my sink is always cleaner than his. Every so often I go over to The Dark Side and clean his sink too because I can’t stand looking at it anymore. (He apparently doesn’t know how to rinse his splattered coffee remains down the drain in the kitchen either, but that’s a peeve for another day, LOL.)