My house is over 50 years old and was first built in the days when Brisbane had 'thunder boxes'. When sewage was installed, everybody modified their house by either adding the throne in the bathroom if it was big enough, or adding a very tiny room just for that, as in my case. Badly designed on the cheap, I have to walk thru the whole house to get to the bathroom (where the bath, shower in bath and sink is) to attend to hygiene before meals.

The French invented the bidet. Should I ever have the money to modify a house again, I will strongly desire the addition of such an elegant device. I will also think very hard about having one of those very small hand-basins in there too. At the moment, I often find the need for a shower is just the simplest solution...