Trends: what women want in a condo

[PamNY]

I find this sentence from the article puzzling:

"To target the female market, one condo project under way in Mississauga has designed suites with a washroom that is accessible through the walk-in closet, Skicki says."

I cannot fathom why anyone, male or female, would want this.

[OakLeaf]

Ha!!! I missed that. The weirdest of several very weird things about my house is that the walk-in closet is accessed through the master bathroom. We deal with it, but it's frankly gross, never mind exposing the clothes to humidity from showers.

My next door neighbors' house is nearly identical to ours, but one of the few differences is that the door to their walk-in closet is in the wall it shares with the master bedroom, next to the bathroom door. So we have more wall space in the master bedroom for a large painting, but they have the sensible arrangement.

[GLC1968]

Ha!!! I missed that. The weirdest of several very weird things about my house is that the walk-in closet is accessed through the master bathroom. We deal with it, but it's frankly gross, never mind exposing the clothes to humidity from showers.

Our house in FL had this too. And the top was open both to the bathroom and to the bedroom (high vaulted ceilings but only 9 ft walls) so not only did steam go everywhere, but getting ready quietly while the other person slept was totally impossible! I really disliked it.

Why would anyone choose that set up?

[Owlie]

That's...strange. Never lived anywhere where that was the set-up, but that doesn't sound appealing at all.

Or maybe we're all overly practical.

[Crankin]

I've seen a lot of houses with that design, and our house in Miami had that in my parents' bedroom. It does seem silly and with the humidity in Florida, not too practical.

[NbyNW]

My parents' house has that configuration as well. (Monster house out in the burbs) But the bathroom is large enough that you would have to be in the shower for a very long time for steam to build up enough to make it to the closet. I think if you have the space it can make a certain amount of sense ... clothes are right there after coming out of the bath.

I've also heard about people starting to put W/D in their master suites as well. Other than the noise, if you can deal with drainage and venting properly, this probably makes a certain amount of sense too. Totally eliminates the need to haul laundry up and down the stairs.

[Possegal]

I've also heard about people starting to put W/D in their master suites as well. Other than the noise, if you can deal with drainage and venting properly, this probably makes a certain amount of sense too. Totally eliminates the need to haul laundry up and down the stairs.

I have friends who have houses set up like that, and I sometimes really wish I had it as my laundry maybe wouldn't pile up in one location or another if those locations were closer. Then I remember 3 yrs ago when the hose to my washer ruptured while I was sleeping, and I'm glad that only one of the 3 floors were ruined by it. Pros and cons I suppose. I'd definitely do what my sister in law does if I had the W/D on the top floor, I'd shut the water off to the washer after every use.