We have two sinks in our master bathroom. Built in 1990.
Our first home, which we did not build, but was build in the mid 70’s, also had two sinks in the master.
Two of the houses we’ve owned had 2 sinks in the master bath - one was built in the 70s, one in the 80s. Our current house was built in ‘75 - the master bath is roughly 5’ X 8’, so one sink, one toilet, one shower, and room for a throw rug on the floor.
The 'Dope does have a sizeable contingent of the “working poor” for lack of a better term. And some starving college students and elder fixed-income folks.
But we also have lots of US middle class and many hefty earners. Plus a few outright rich folks.
We also have urban core folks, suburbanites, and folks who live rural. Folks in 1800s farm cottages and folks in urban highrises built last year.
One of the most cool things about the 'Dope IMO is exactly that we can all talk to each other. Which doesn’t happen much IRL because the economic classes move in different social circles, and everybody is a prisoner of the local social geography of wherever they happen to live.
With that background, as to bathrooms:
Damn near every house bigger than 1200 sf built in US suburbia since about 1975 has two-sink master baths that connect directly to the master bedroom. A decent fraction of larger condos do too. I’ve even seen recent (post-2000) apartment complexes (i.e. rentals) with dual sinks in the master bath.
To be sure, if you (any you) live in old housing, small housing, or in lower-cost apartments or condos then 100% of the people you see and residences you visit won’t be that way.
Two sinks in the master bedroom bathroom, and two sinks in the other bathroom which is used by guests and us when in the other end of the house.
We have two sinks in our kids/guest bathroom. We had two in the master bath when we moved in, but we remodeled and now have just one (more room for other cool stuff). I will say, we are both in their at the same time more than we realized when we had two sinks, but it’s not a big deal sharing one.
1880’s era Victorian home which we purchased about 1 1/2 years ago. We just completed a major renovation on the 2nd floor to create a master suite and a guest bath/laundry. The master bathroom has a single vanity with double sink bowls. If we had the space, we probably would have preferred double vanities instead of a single. One of the sets of designs included this option but we didn’t like other aspects of the layout necessary to accommodate two vanities.
I agree with a few other posters who indicated that if they were looking for a new home, not having two sinks may not be a deal breaker but it definitely would be a negative. At this point it is just so common and convenient that not having it would seem unusual and something that would need to be addressed.
My house (which we are currently trying to sell) has only one sink in the master bath. It was built in 1960.
Like others have said, it’s a pain when my wife and I are both trying to get ready in the morning. One has to wait for the other to finish with their brushing, combing, styling, gazing, et al.
In the apartment we are planning to rent (which is fairly new), there are two sinks. It’s a definite plus. When we eventually buy another home, I will want (and anticipate finding) two sinks in the master bath.
Sorry, OP, but it’s not a novelty.
Our house was built in 1980 in what was an upper-middle class neighborhood. There are two sinks in our master bath, but we only use one of them because we haven’t gotten around to replacing the leaky faucet on one side. If we re-do the bathroom I think I’ll push for a single sink with a nice, wide counter and better storage.
My sister’s en-suite is small and has one sink. The kid’s bathroom is huge & has 2 sinks.
They would never be using the bathroom at the same time even for toothbrushing (teenagers, :rolleyes:) But it makes it easier to see who’s not keeping up with cleaning up after themselves.
Both houses I’ve owned, first one bought in 1996 and the second bought in 2013, have dual sinks in the master bath.
Ha! I win! We have 3 sinks in the ensuite bathroom.
The house is a California ranch built in 1951. Somewhere around 1990 the owners added a large bathroom to the Master Bedroom - there wasn’t one before. The bathroom is big enough to park a car in (almost). So, we have the long counter with 2 sinks on one side of the room, and a pedestal sink on the other side. We never use the pedestal sink, it becomes a surface to pile clothing on. Oh, and it’s all pink!
Two individual sinks in the Master bath, and two sinks sharing a common counter top in the upstairs kids/guest bathroom. It’s sooooo much more easier to shave, comb, brush, apply stuff, wipe stuff off, and just raise your elbows horizontally to your side when you don’t have to share a sink with someone.
My house was built in a time period when the toilet was in another building altogether. There was originally no master bathroom. When I moved in, there was a single bathroom downstairs; not attached to a bedroom. It had one toilet, one tub and shower fixture, and one sink. I have since added a second bathroom (or rather, paid a plumber to do so), but never even considered why I would need two sinks.
Yep. The last two places we owned (current house, and townhouse before) both had two sinks.
Honestly, I think it’s a bit silly - we don’t get ready in the bathroom at the same time. The extra counter space is nice - his stuff is around his sink, mine is around mine - but that could be accomplished with a wider single-sink vanity.
What I could see is two bathrooms - so we each could shower and toilet in privacy. We actually once saw a model home like that - the two were joined by a huge shower, but each partner had his/her own toilet, sink etc.
Years back, we saw one place, custom-built at the same time as our 2-sink townhouse, where the architect went too far the wrong way. The master bath was tiny - it had a tub, a toilet, and a smaller vanity than we have in the kids’ bathroom.
Two sinks in our master-bath, on opposing walls; so GrizzWife and I have our own separate vanities as well.
Something else just occurred to me: do your bathrooms here medicine cabinets or other higher-up storage?
We’ve owned three places and none came equipped with wall cabinets. In our current place, the half bath has a pedestal sink - no vanity, even. Where are you supposed to store toilet paper, FFS?
Wall cabinets were the first permanent improvements we made to each of the houses.
All were built in 1985 or later.
Lived in about 9 homes, two we were first inhabitants; not one had two sinks in the bath, a couple had second baths. In the house we lived in with 4 teens there was one bath; I used a utility sink on the back porch.
The two sink master bath has a three door medicine cabinet that stretches across the large vanity. The old bath, from before the expansion of the house which added on the master bedroom and bath, has a single sink with a large vanity and a reasonably large medicine cabinet.
At one point master baths were considered big selling points. Some of the houses we looked at had huge and elaborate baths.
If you watch the HGTV shows, two sinks in a master bathroom aren’t all that uncommon in newer houses and remodels.
I don’t like to use the bathroom at the same time as my partner. Spitting side by side into two sinks isn’t any more luxurious than spitting into the same sink. I’d rather have two tiny master bathrooms so I don’t have to share at all. Right now, we live in a small house that inexplicably and ridiculously has four bathrooms. I got to claim one as my own.