With limited space to build a home, you will find yourself in need of a small bathroom design. This requires you to think out of the box in terms of crucial fixtures, how the bathroom will be laid out, and what to include or leave out.
Common features such as a toilet, shower, vanity, and storage space are all important. Regardless of how limited your small bathroom space is, some essentials must be included.
Put Careful Thought into The Floor Layout
With a small space, it is easy to make mistakes in the layout. This means that where you place the shower, the sink, and the toilet must be planned well. You do not want challenges in opening the door just because a shower is behind it.
Besides the right placement of fixtures, you must make sure there is sufficient space to move around and open all doors. This is a great time to leverage a professional with experience by seeking out a small bathroom designer who can help.
Consider Overhead Storage Space
When a small bathroom is not well-organized, it is easy for it to become cluttered. Whether it is toiletries or towels, they should have adequate areas where they can be conveniently stored.
Overhead or underneath sink storage space will come in handy in such cases, since the last thing you need in a small bathroom is a messy look.
Tips for Choosing Fixtures for Small Bathrooms
When choosing fixtures for small bathrooms, different each element plays a large role due to the space limitations. The trick is, to choose items that will create a space illusion without making the space look small and dull.
Sinks
When it comes to sinks, you have lots of choice as they are available in different designs, shapes, and styles. Consider the space that is available and choose the most appropriate.
Sunken and countertop designs work well with small spaces. But to make the most out of a small space, you should go for wall-hung sink as they make the bathroom look bigger. You can even choose a glass sink for a greater illusion of space.
Mirrors
The use of mirrors has always been known to create the illusion of more space. This is most evident in bedrooms with floor to ceiling sliding door mirrors for walk in wardrobes. The floor to ceiling effect is great as it almost doubles the perceived size or the room.
While floor to ceiling mirror may be impractical in most small bathroom designs, the larger the mirror the better in most cases. You will be amazed at how much it opens-up the space.
Just be mindful not to install adjacent mirrors or ones opposite to each other. This will create weird effects that are not desirable.
Tiles
In the past lots of small intricate tiles was trendy, however these days larger tiles are in fashion. For small bathroom designs you should always opt for larger tiles. Not only are they quicker for the tiler to install, but the effect of large tiles in a small space is to make it feel bigger than it really is.
Curtains and Blinds
Even with a small bathroom, you can still have curtains. A bright room will look bigger than it is. Choose curtains, blinds, and towels that are bright in colors such as white and pink. The color of tiled or painted walls and floor should also be bright.
Now Get Designing
With clever small bathroom designs, you can make your limited space comfortable, spacious, and even luxurious.
Go for bright colors when choosing tiles, wall paint, bathroom items, and the floor. Consider the floor layout, the storage space, and how you can use the walls to save on space. By doing so, you will give your bathroom an elegant finish with a compact design.
