1/2 Bath

We have a back room attached to the kitchen that the previous owner added with the intent on putting a 1/2 bath there. It was never realized because they didn't have a big family (not because there are a problem). Since we only have one bathroom, it's necessary to add at least a half bathroom. This will also bring up the value of the house. Since we're working on the kitchen anyway, it only makes sense to do the 1/2 bath as well since we have to pass through the kitchen to get to the bathroom.

Here is some inspiration from HGTV.







Here are 2 floor plan options. We lack a storage closet or pantry in the kitchen and since the room is rather large for a half bath, I'd like to incorporate a closet. Here, the storage closet is inside the bathroom. I was afraid it would look too busy from the kitchen to have so many doors in such a small space.

Here, the storage closet is part of the kitchen. The wall from the kitchen to the storage closet is a load bearing wall, so we don't want to modify it. Also, the light switch to the bathroom would be on the outside.


Just for perks, I looked up some prices to get an idea of what we're looking at. Here's what I came up with.

Product	Brand	Cost
Toilet	Kholer	262
Vessel Sink	Pegasus	335
Vanity		350
Faucet		100
Mirror		100
Side Splash		20/FT
Door		120
Towel Rack		30
TP Holder		23
Bifold Doors	24"x80"	40
Tax/Misc		272
		$1,632

Does anyone have experience with vessel sinks? That's the bowl shaped sinks. They look really nice, but I noticed that a lot of water gets splashed onto the counter top because of it's height. I wonder if that's really practical? How child-friendly is it?