Most people grow up sharing a bathroom with at least one other person. When you were a kid, you might have shared it with siblings, when older you shared with a significant other or roommate, and then when you got married, you shared a bathroom with a spouse. You may or may not have had a guest bathroom for when company came over, but you most likely had one bathroom in the master bedroom. There was never talk of his-n-hers bathrooms.
Sharing a bathroom means you need to coordinate when everyone needs to use it for getting ready in the morning to make sure that no one is late. If you are using the bathroom at the same time you need to make sure everyone gets the proper amount of time in front of the mirror and using the outlets.
A new trend that has been on the rise for a few years is the idea of his-n-hers bathrooms. For some couples, this means having two sinks in one bathroom, but for others, this means having two completely separate bathroom areas. Each bathroom is specific to the person using it. For the woman, there might be extra plugs and a lighted make-up mirror. For the man, there might be a television or urinal placed in it.
It can be frustrating in the morning when you are trying to get ready for work, and you realize that all of the space on the sink is being used for one person. Items have a tendency to spread out, and then the ratio of space becomes divided 70/30 instead of 50/50. Having two separate bathrooms erases this problem. Additionally, people who tend to spend extra time in the bathroom in the morning will not be hindering the other person’s ability to get to work on time. Furthermore, arguing will be reduced regarding what is the proper placement of the roll of toilet paper in the holder.
To consider his-n-hers bathrooms, you need to review the available space, the additional materials, plumbing issues, and required budget (adding an emergency fund amount to cover the unexpected). It will need to be decided if there is a general theme to both bathrooms or if they will be individualized to the person’s tastes. Of course, not everyone can afford to have separate bathrooms, but there can be separate spaces within the same bathroom to at least cut down on the overlap of space which allows everyone enough area to use the space comfortably.
