What to do? Take shower out of downstairs loo, or not?

[sydenhamhiller]

We've been dithering about this for about 3 years, but now we've finally saved up some money to 'do' our bathroom, we have to decide!

Back story: moved into 1960s house with a 19702 avocado downstairs loo and shower, and the original daffodil yellow bathroom (tiles and suite!) w/out shower upstairs.

Now we have money to put a shower in upstairs - hooray! - and we're thinking of getting rid of the shower, and having somewhere to hang coats, stash wellies, snow boots, etc. Would LOVE the storage.

However, that would mean we are getting rid of a 'bathroom' as such...does that 'devalue' a property? (Although it is downstairs - hardly ensuite!) And we have 2 kids and one on the way. To be honest, I grew up with 2 siblings, and we had downstairs loo, but only one bathroom and it was fine...

Advice/ experience gratefully received!

I'd get rid of the downstairs shower. personally I wouldn't value a shower downstairs if I was viewing houses, I'd only really want them upstairs.

Is there any way you could squeeze in an extra shower upstairs? Maybe by taking some space off the main bathroom if it is big?

Leave the plumbing for the downstairs shower though, as then it would be easy to put back. And also it means you could put a washing machine in there (much better than having it in the kitchen IMO)