An additional bathroom works best when its role is clear. In Portlethen, a former cloakroom and cupboard became a second bathroom, with a corner bath, inset shelf and compact basin cupboard beneath the slope.
Before choosing fittings for an extra room, decide which routine it should accommodate. Is the priority another place to bathe, somewhere for visitors to get ready, or a room used regularly alongside the main bathroom? Make a short list of the towels, toiletries and cleaning supplies that should always be ready in the extra room. Use that answer to check storage, towel provision and space around the basin. Consider how often the room will be used and what will need to be kept ready there. A clear brief helps a smaller second room offer useful facilities without trying to reproduce every feature of the main bathroom.
