4 People + 1 Bathroom: How & Why It Works For Us

March 17, 2023 John Petersik

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Any time we mention having only one bathroom it spawns a flurry of interest in our Instagram DMs about how we manage that with our four-person family. Although we’re definitely not intrepid for having this setup in any way (so many families in the US & abroad live a wonderful life in a smaller home with one bathroom), and we also have an outdoor shower that we can use almost year-round (which definitely takes the pressure off of our single indoor bathroom), there’s a surprising amount of curiosity around the topic.

So we’re here to break down why it has worked so well for our family and what we’ve done to make it extra efficient & easy to live with.

Note: Details, sources, and before & after photos can be found in this bathroom tour post.

I know some people will read this and think “I could NEVER live that way!

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