When we renovated the main bathroom in 2010, we removed the two-sink counter (in 1981 faux blue marble, with the sinks shaped like seashells), put in a single sink and used the remaining plumbing installation to add a urinal. (We’re two guys, so there was little opposition.)
On “Ask This Old House,” there was a plumbing segment some years ago where a homeowner who put in one of these sinks was having Richard remove it because it was a PITA. 
Linky. Another link, to the PITA part.
If you sewed it a cute bin cozy, it wouldn’t be visible, right?
No kidding. We actually had a single sink in our master bathroom, and it was a PITA- at bed time we were constantly in each other’s way- I’d want to brush my teeth, and she’d be washing her face and dealing with makeup. Or in the morning, I’d be shaving, and she’d want to do something else with the sink. Or I’d be taking my contacts out, and she’d want to wash her hands after using the bathroom. Or whatever.
When we renovated the bathroom, we deliberately had them put in two sinks- that way we can both use the sinks at the same time.
I grew up with five people using a single bathroom. Right now I primarily use the"guest" bathroom (unless we have a guest.) And I like it. I could see using a two-sink setup. We are on similar schedules and I could see us getting in each other’s way.
I am in total and absolute agreement with you.
Rugs are cheaper and much easier to replace than wall-to-wall carpeting.
Personally I kinda like the idea of putting the toilet in it’s own water closet (at least if there’s a small hand sink in there) separate from the rest of the bathroom. It seems like a practice way of letting multiple people share the space; at least if the dwelling only has one bathroom. I’m aware that’s not the original purpose though.
The buyers on those shows aren’t actually choosing a new home; they’ve already purchased one before going on the show and the other two are decoys. Some people aren’t very good at coming up with convincing pros & cons.
Yes, those are quite stupid.
This is the fence I was thinking of.
Say what you will about radiators, they keep a place warm. When I was growing up we lived in a place that had them, and my sister has them in her house*.
No way I’d give up my ceiling fan. Couldn’t live without it.
*In her house, they have a kind of board over them, so they basically look like window seats. Her cats love to lay on them.
another vote for swamp coolers for all the reasons mentioned beforehand… in the desert there almost useless…
Double sinks in a kids bathroom though, stops alot of fights.
Word of caution. Urinals, since they run less water, can build up salts in the pipes and clog more.
But then my experience is industrial where the urinals get more use.
Bread machines. They were/are kind of fad but I find most people quit using them after awhile and they end up at garage sales.
Mrs. FtG uses hers on a regular basis. Made a loaf of bread last week.
I do strongly advise not giving a bread machine as a gift unless it has been asked for. Few people (but not zero) will actually use them.
Another vote in favor of hot-water baseboard heat. When I was house-shopping, there were a variety of heating systems in the stock I looked at – Hot water baseboards, steam and hot water standing radiators, forced hot air, electric baseboards. (No in-floor radiant heating.) I gave extra points to the ones with baseboard hot-water, (and with gas rather than oil as the fuel) and that is what I bought. And I’m very happy with the heat.
Our heating system was installed in 1959. We’ve lived with it since 1997. We’ve had to replace a couple of pumps, and couple of thermostats, the overflow tank, and a valve somewhere in the main unit. All of those except the valve were cheap. The heat is extremely low maintenance, and all the rooms are evenly heated with no drafts or cold spots.
I have double sinks in the master bedroom. I certainly don’t think they are a necessity – we almost never use the sink at the same time – but it’s not like there’s any downside. If we didn’t have a sink there I suppose the linen closet would be larger, but it’s large enough.
Another problem with swamp coolers: Mildew. I have seen two collections ruined by years of swamp coolers. One was a paper memorabilia collection, mostly sports related. Old cereal boxes, cards, programs. It all was discovered to be covered with mildew when my friend went to move.
Another friend had his father’s gigantic stamp collection. His dad collected stamps all his life, and passed them to the son. My friend was very peeved to find his father’s collection had mildewed and all of the gummed stamps were stuck to their pages. Ruined the entire thing.
Yeah, I’ll make pizza dough and even spaghetti noodles in mine. Bread too of course.
I have actually seen set ups - usually in RV’s or boats, but sometimes very small apartments - where the showerhead is directly over the toilet. Or, conversely, the toilet is set in the bottom of the shower stall. So… yay, you have a built in shower chair? But you have a toilet in your shower.
I stayed at a hotel recently that was $120 a night but the bathroom was basically a giant shower. Square room with a showerhead at both ends, but in the middle was the toilet and sink. If you turned on both showerheads at once and angled them at head height the stream could actually hit the opposite wall which meant both the sink and toilet both got soaked everytime you took a shower. I mean it was well-kept but having to wipe down the toilet everytime after a shower was a bit weird.
That’s actually a thing called a “wetroom”.
I’ve been using mine for over 25 years - I make a couple of loaves every couple of months as a treat. Love warm bread! And there’s nothing like homemade bread for toast. I don’t want to go thru the hassle of kneading, etc. myself. I don’t think I’d have very good luck doing it on my own.