The house my wife and I flipped in Washington state was on Cowlitz St. in South Bend, WA. The first major remodel I performed on that home was the master bathroom, or, more accurately the master half bathroom. As you walked in, there was a closet the full length of the back wall, and, going clockwise, a yellow plastic vanity and sink from the fifties, a toilet, and an armoire. The space was carpeted with a light rose pink carpet, had wood paneling on the walls, drop ceiling, and did not have any degree of ventilation.
So, I took to the drawing board. I needed to reduce the unused, unnecessary length of the closet, and needed to add some sort of shower or tub/shower. I needed to add a ceiling fan, maybe install a vanity where the armoire was. The existing window was an atrociously decayed aluminum-framed, single panel that was begging to be replaced. I determined that cutting the closet in half would afford me space for a 36×48 shower and a solid 32″ of walking space in front of the entrance.
I rerouted all necessary plumbing with pex lines, built a stub wall to isolate shower stall and toilet, removed the window, and through the rough opening, my wife and I heaved the one-piece acrylic shower up and into the room. The evolution was like something from a cartoon, but we got it done, and got it done right. The shower and toilet wall got a coat of navy-blue accent paint, and some live edge cedar shelves for linens and toiletries. This bathroom really came together nicely and set the tempo for the rest of the flip.