The hubby and I had a great time touring a slew of houses on Saturday (prior to our sod-laying bonanza).  No, we’re not in the market to move, but my realtor husband likes to keep an eye on the homes currently on the market and I’m always a willing companion.  I mean,what’s not to love about spending the afternoon checking out other people’s digs?

While we were snooping around all of those houses, I noticed that one house in particular had tons of potential – and a major flaw.  Basically, the master bath was tiny.  I’m talking cruise ship tiny.  Take a look at what I mean:

While tiny bathrooms can be beautiful and cozy (not cramped!), this particular bathroom certainly did not warrant the title “master.”  With a teeny stand-up shower, single sink and no window, there was no way that two people could be in the bathroom at the same time.  And this was in a 2,450 square foot house!!   Not cool.

Anyone who buys this house is clearly going to gut the master bath, without a doubt.  And there are two closets that back up to the master bath – one or both of them could be stolen to increase the size of the master bath, but closet space for the master bedroom would be sacrificed.  What’s the new homeowner to do??

The way I see it, the new owner will have two options with this master bath:

(1)  Leave everything where it is and gussy it up as much as possible. Pros: minimal costs and both closets would remain intact.  Cons: tiny bathroom, no tub.

(2)  Gut it completely and steal one of two closets to make a decent-sized bathroom. Pros: bathroom fit for two with a tub.  Cons: lots of extra costs associated with moving plumbing, only 1 small closet in the master bedroom instead of 2 medium-sized closets.

Here’s where you guys come in – what would you do in this situation?  Save costs by keeping the tiny bath, or create an awesome bathroom but sacrifice closet space?  Which is most important when designing a bathroom – a rockin’ bath or oodles of closet space?

Let me know your thoughts through this handy-dandy poll: