Sink in the bedroom - Would you?

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We bought a flat (we live abroad) with an attic conversion which the previous owner changed into a sort of bedsit for her adult son. We want to convert what was his kitchen into a guest bedroom for our parents when they come to stay (as we live abroad they stay for nights at a time) and also perhaps to rent out to mature students for temporary accommodation.

As the plumbing is already there, it wouldn't cost much at all to have a little sink and vanity area in the room. There is also a random pillar we can't move so it could tuck handily next to that. There is a small bathroom upstairs, but it would be shared with DS, so I wondered whether their own sink is something a guest might really appreciate? But then I looked online and apparently it is really weird!!

So, if you were renting a room, or staying with adult DC... would you like your own sink in the guest room? Should we remove all the plumbing or stick a sink in?

I had one growing up and it was great. Cleaning teeth, washing face, putting in contact lenses, make up and hair (if you have nice space around the sink), big mirror. I'm sure some will think it's a bit 80s but do what suits you because it's such an easy thing to get rid of that buyers in the future won't care either way.

I would definitely put a wash basin in, a lovely idea.

I worked somewhere that dealt with accommodation & it was evident that sinks in bedrooms were often used as toilets so for me it would be a no!

Had one in my room during four years of university. So handy if someone was having a shower and you wanted to brush your teeth etc.

Thanks for your comments! It is definitely retro... could be worse, it wouldn't be carpeted or anything!! And I think that seeing as the room is in an attic conversion, we can't sell it as a true "bedroom" anyway (even though it'll be the biggest in the house!

My sister burst out laughing so good to hear I'm not totally mad. Would you tile the area behind it or just paint it the same as the bedroom?

What Phantom Eric said. Men wee in them.

We took one out of baby DD's room and now she's a teenager and constantly in the bathroom I regret it

However the ones in our uni halls rooms were rank because of the urine aspect. How nice are your guests?

@PhantomErik oh god that is true..

Now how well do I know my parents... FIL probably would.... Would it bother me with it not being MY sink?! Argh

We had sinks in the kids rooms when we bought our house. We ended up replacing them when we redecorated and are so glad we did. They have a vanity unit each to store all their toiletries so they don't clutter the family bathroom. As a guest it's nice to have a space in your room where you don't feel you need to rush as you might in a shared space.

We've tiled behind ours - makes sense in the longer term to keep the walls clean and fresh

I think the men would wee in them... because the actual upstairs toilet is under the slope of the attic and only useful as a sit down toilet! Its alright for DS, and there are 2 loos downstairs, but in the middle of the night... my dads just going to go for it, isn't he.... Would my mum stop him!

There were a couple of bedroom sinks in our house when we moved in and I had them taken out. I regret having the spare room one removed because for reasons stated above it would be really handy when people come to stay. We have only one bathroom for four bedrooms so an extra sink would be good. And I wouldn't even be bothered if someone weed in it ( I probably wouldn't even know).

I also had one growing up and it was great for cleaning teeth and for the storage.
At college every single boy in halls peed in them, but FIL might not be that agile any more. You could risk it and clean it well...

Sorry but its a no from me. Just seems so out of place plonked in a room. Is there any way you could turn the area to an actual en suite?

Would grown up, adult men really wee in them?! With their wife lying in bed opposite? Gross.

@Solina I would love to, but sadly not. I also find it a little weird, but I was wondering whether a) the practicailty outweighs the weirdness, and b) the weird pillar we can't move might serve as a natural room divider making it less weird. I was thinking of one of those quite narrow sinks and units from ikea.

However we will be turning one of the downstairs bathrooms into an en suite and I am very excited about that!

I get the concern about men weeing in halls or b&bs etc...

But surely your Dad/FiL can be relied upon to be a bit more respectful in your home?

Dad - probably. FIL.... I genuinely don't know. Agility is a problem for the other loo too as it requires either sitting or bending knees to wee! We're going to do our best with the renovation of that room but its under a slopey ceiling so not much help! It's all a bit odd, its slightly too low to be a proper attic conversion but otherwise great extra space. But not worth spending huge amounts on at all because it isn't sellable as a duplex, just a flat with a wonderful attic!

and also perhaps to rent out to mature students for temporary accommodation.

I'd prefer a kitchen area personally, you can use a kitchen sink for getting drinks and filling kettles etc whereas a vanity sink would be too small. An attic room is two floors from the kitchen, more than the bathroom.

"lootsharks - I can see how that would be handy but the kitchen that was there wrecked the ceiling, the slope is too low and there being nowhere for steam etc to escape has means we have to replaster and repaint it all. We'd also have to pay to have plugs put in that side of the room as there aren't any right now. I'm not really willing to invest in it, just give it a lick of paint, a floor (currently concrete in parts and cork tiles in parts), some eaves cupboards we will build ourselves and then either pay a plumber to remove the sink pipes or put a new sink back in.

I'd prefer a toilet in the room to a sink- even if it just had a screen around it.

We've just bought a house with sinks in every room, and also wondering whether to keep them our not. Makes it feel like a 60's BNB.

Could you squeeze in a little loo with a sink over the cistern? Like these.

We have one in our spare bedroom and it gets used and is appreciated by guests.

When I was growing up I had friends who had sinks in their bedrooms and I was so jealous, so it's a big yes from me!!

I can't put in a loo! It needs a different type of pipe, this is on the fourth floor so its really difficult and would have to go through two other families´homes for building work!

The only reason we're considering sink is because there was a kitchen sink there so the sink tap is there. I don't know how they got the plumbing up there before, maybe there was always a sink up there?

I love them though Marjory and will definitely ask the plumber, but I'm pretty sure he said something about a special waste pipe for toilets separate to the water pipes for taps, dishwashers etc.