All bathrooms should be large enough for ease of movement, proper traffic flow, and plenty of storage. Individuals who frequently get dirty at work or at play need roomy bathrooms with easy-to-clean surfaces. So do families with lots of children.

People who depend on their appearances, such as models, airline attendants, politicians, salespeople, businesspeople, and others, might also prefer more spacious personal care areas with generous vanities, wide mirrors, and plusher appointments.

No matter what size full and half bathrooms you decide upon, all the required fixtures and accessories should be provided and sensibly located:

• Built-in storage for towels, soap, toilet paper and tissues, shampoo, and other personal aids should be included.
• A roomy vanity and medicine cabinet rounds out the basic storage.
• Many clever and attractive shelving arrangements consisting of materials from woven reeds to glass and chrome can be custom installed into otherwise unusable space.
• A laundry hamper or built-in laundry chute will save many steps and will help keep bathrooms neat and uncluttered.
• When no window space is available, a ventilation fan unit can be installed to ensure a turnover of fresh air and prevent stuffiness. If a window is used, though, the bathtub should not be placed beneath it. Sufficient lighting is important, and so is a heat vent.