While Europe may be more judicious with their allocation of bathrooms, in Canada – Vancouver, at least – they’ve proliferated in newer homes. A lot of newer 3 bedroom condos on the market cram 3 bathrooms into ~1100 square feet – often with one bathroom including a separate shower and bath.

While this drives up the quantity of bathrooms on the real estate listing, the tight quarters mean that the other rooms are even smaller, while each bathroom lacks enough cupboard or shelf space for anything more than a couple towels and a spare roll of toilet paper. It’s an odd tradeoff.