Downstairs shower room & tiny utility room Vs Larger utility and just a downstairs toilet

[Katz]

We are converting our old kitchen into utility room and downstairs toilet.

We can arrange the space in two main ways one is to have a 1m x 1m downstairs toilet and then a 2.4m x 2.4m utility, the other is a 2.4m x 1m shower room with a 1.3m x 2.4m utility room

which would you go for?

We have a good sized family bathroom upstairs.

I have neither but if I had the choice I would go for larger utility every time - we seem to be constantly drowning in washing drying (we have a dryer but use cloth nappies that can't go in dryer and clothes that can't go in dryer either) it would be lovely to have one place that I could shut the door on and be able to leave the iron up. Even with a teen and two adults and a toddler we never have issues with only one bathroom.

I was wondering if you could go for the original tiny loo but cobble shower space out of the utility in the top right hand quadrant, opening into the cloakroom, so you'd literally only lose the footprint of the shower from the utility area. The shower would be enclosed on 3 sides. You'd lose a couple of cupboards in the utility but could build in an ironing board/vacuum cleaner cupboard or rails to make the most of the remaining space against the top wall of the utility.

Similar to your latest plan really.

I'm a big fan of having a second shower - my 10 year old now likes to shower in the mornings and it's just easier to have a spare. Plus our 2nd shower is electric so it still works if the boiler packs up. A wet room is ok for occasional use but expensive.

"My main objections to another shower were that it would be something else to clean and reduce drying space."

I leave this to dp as he's the one that uses the shower .

Yellodraw- by moving the entrance to the shower room you get more floor space.

Musuemum- I'm using the ikea kitchen planner - you make you room shape and can then make extra walls.

I think my light bulb moment has been changing the direction of the cupboards in the utility room. Since that room will be 2.4m by 1.2-1.3m instead of one run of 2.4 with approx 70cm in front and having 2 runs of 1.2m with 1.2m in between its more useable.

You all have been a huge help, although it's not a huge change from my original design it's a much better use of the space and I think if we can keep the shower room and have a useable utility then it's win win which this thread has helped me achieve. Thank you!

Yellowdraw- sorry misread your comment, it doesn't but flipping the cupboards in the utility gives circulation space which is what I was worried about in the other layout.