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Shower design for a small bathroom: 6 space-boosting tricks

Shower design for a small bathroom need not compromise on style and comfort.

A small shower room or bathroom can feel cramped and unwelcoming, particularly if it has low ceilings. But there are many ways to make it feel more spacious, according to Yousef Mansuri, head of design at bathroom experts CP Hart.

So, if you are considering walk-in shower ideas that take over the whole space or simply a cubicle you want to feel spacious, this is what to consider.

These clever tricks will help with shower design for a small bathroom, particularly if you are in the planning stages and looking for small bathroom ideas.

1. Fit a flush shower head and tray to boost headroom

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'A low ceiling requires careful showerhead positioning,' Yousef Mansuri explains. 'A flush-to-ceiling shower can help gain extra headroom, as will a low-level shower tray.'

A ceiling-mounted shower head – also known as a rain shower – is the perfect shower design for a small bathroom or walk-in shower and very desirable because it gives the bather a more immersive and often more luxurious experience.  

While it may need more extensive plumbing work compared to standard shower head, it is a great solution for low ceilings and comes in a range of models, including ones with adjustable nozzles and changeable colored lighting.

2. Enhance space with a glass shower screen

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Another trick to help maximize space in a small shower room is using a glass screen. This will help trick the eye into thinking the room is bigger, and also creates a smart, streamlined look. 

3. Pick wall-hung fittings to make a small space look bigger

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Choosing the right sanitaryware is key in any shower design, but in a small bathroom you need to think particularly carefully about how to choose a shower.

Wall-hung fittings allow you to see right to the walls beneath them, giving a better sense of space, adds Yousef. 

'A stud wall is built out by at least 12-20cm to hide cistern and pipes, but if you have a partition wall already, for example it’s a newly created en-suite, you can utilise the interior voids. '

4. Create more wall space with niches

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Floating shelves are great for having essentials to hand without taking too much space. Other clever small bathroom storage ideas include creating a niche or ledge above the sink if you don’t have room for a vanity. 

Building large niches into the shower walls also means you have an easy and clever spot to hold all your bathing needs.

5. Swap a shower room for a wet room for tiny spaces

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If you are short of space, wet room ideas can be a game-changer, although there has to be consideration given to ensuring the room is completely waterproof. 

'Wet room floors give the illusion of extra space, as there is no break in the floor type. Underfloor heating can free up wall space for other fittings,' says Yousef.

6. Hang a large mirror

(Image credit: Future / Jonathan Gooch)

Hanging a large mirror is another way to get the illusion of space. Clever mirror ideas can bounce light around in a room, making it look brighter and larger. 

With clever tricks like these, any shower design for a small bathroom can be as stylish as one that is twice the size.

Shower Renovation Raising a Low Ceiling

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Welcome to how we are updating our boys bathroom – demo week. Today we are sharing tips on our Shower Renovation Raising a Low Ceiling.

Some say 7 feet is tall enough for a shower ceiling.

It’s functional because it keeps the heat in allowing for a warmer shower.

But they didn’t ask my 6’6″ son’s opinion.

So here we are at week 2 of the One Room Challenge – demo week – which is notorious for running into unforeseen issues.

Want to know how we fared? We were pleasantly surprised.

This week was all about demolition and raising the roof!!

Look at this low ceiling.

So as you can see, the shower ceiling in this bathroom was very close to the shower head, dropped down about a foot from the rest of the room.

When we renovated our master bathroom last fall, we were able to raise the ceiling and we hoped to do the same here.

So, how do you know if you can raise the ceiling to allow for more head room?

First, head up to the attic.

Before making any cuts, you want to make sure there aren’t any pipes, electrical, or HVAC ductwork in place. That low ceiling may have a purpose.

Once we found out there weren’t any structural hurdles, we cleared out all the blown insulation from that area.

We, being Trent, because I don’t do attics!

You don’t want to open up that ceiling and have all that insulation fall on your head, so go ahead and remove it before you cut it open.

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Shower Renovation Raising a Low Ceiling

Next, clear away any drywall to expose the framing. It’s another way to get eyes on what you’re facing before doing any demolition.

Trent was able to see the framing could easily be cut away and raised up a foot. No pipes, vents, or electrical issues to deal with!

Now we were in business!

But this next step got super-duper messy.

We lined the tub with moving blankets to protect it from damage.

Next, Trent covered his ears, eyes and nose to keep any debris or flying objects from hitting him.

IMPORTANT! Shut the door before you make any cuts. Dust will be flying everywhere, so I had a shop vac going while Trent made the cuts to control the dust.

Using a tile saw and a spray bottle filled with water, Trent cut a square into the tiled ceiling.

After that, he was able to use a hammer and pry bar to remove the rest of the ceiling with minimal mess.

See what I mean! If you prep properly, you can minimize the amount of dust and debris that spreads to the rest of your home.

Now we could see the framing that we want to raise up a foot.

We removed the nails and used our Dremel Multi-Max tool to cut away any nails we couldn’t reach.

Now it’s as simple as raising that framing up into place and securing to the exposed studs.

We gained about a foot of head room – which is perfect for our tall boy!

Using Green Board, we drywalled the ceiling in. Green Board is specifically made for moist environments.

This was the biggest hurdle for this room and we are so glad we could do this for our son and it wasn’t a huge task to figure out.

So that was the high five moment of the week! It couldn’t have gone better for us.

We also were able to remove the mirror behind the vanity as well as the countertop. We did find one issue that we had to change our design plan on.

Our original plan was to raise the vanity up, however, after seeing how they installed it and tiled around it, we had to switch gears.

We built a frame on top of the existing vanity to increase the height.

And it was a pleasant surprise!

Had we gone with the original plan, we would have needed to fix the flooring underneath the raised vanity.

This option not only saved us time, but also money!

I was able to tackle the grout issues in the bathroom.

But, to keep things orderly, I taped off where the grout was in great shape and only removed the grout on the lower half of the tub surround.

I’ll be sharing tips later this week on how to easily remove grout and the secret tool to make it easy on yourself!

We also removed the old ceramic towel bars and toilet paper holders.

During the ceiling demo, we saved some tile to fill in the missing gaps from where the ceramic fixtures were.

Another thing that got moved was the electrical!

Remember from last week where I showed that the electricity was IN the shower?

We removed that and swapped it to the wall on the other side.

In other electrical news, Trent also prepared the wall for two separate lights instead of the single one in the center of the wall.

So I started sanding away the paint from the front of the vanity.

It was painted with oil, so it was a bit of a chore and stripper wasn’t cutting through.

And last but certainly not least, I was able to scrape the ceiling from all that ugly popcorn!

Not too bad for demo week. In the past, we have always run into issues that were game changers. And while we did have a design plan mishap – it ended up being in our favor.

So I hope this Shower Renovation Raising a Low Ceiling tutorial gave you some ideas!

Check out our finished to do!

ORC Budget Bathroom


Remodel To Do List

So, next week is all about prepping the tile for paint and grouting the tub, mudding the ceiling in the shower and adding tile around the top of the shower surround, and building the vanity top.

Don’t miss out on the other spaces my blogger friends are renovating. Over at the One Room Challenge, you can follow along with the 20 featured bloggers or the other guest bloggers like me. This year, there are close to 300 participants across blogs and social media.

You will definitely find creative ideas for any room you are tackling.

A huge thanks to Linda from the One Room Challenge and the sponsors listed below for giving me the inspiration I need to create a room for those I love!

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in this Bathroom Makeover!

THE BEFORE
RAISE THE ROOF: HOW WE MADE THE BATHROOM CEILING TALLER
DIY SHOWER DOOR UPDATE
HOW TO MAKE A BATHROOM VANITY TALLER
REGROUTING BATHROOM TILE
INSTALLING AND LIMEWASHING BRICK VENEER
DIY CEILING PLANKS FROM LAMINATE FLOORING
HOW WE CHANGED OUR BATHROOM TILE FOR $150
HOW TO MAKE CEDAR FRAMED MIRRORS
THE BIG REVEAL!

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Low ceiling - no problem.

5 life hacks for interiors with low ceilings

On the pages of overseas publications, interiors with ceilings so high that one glance at them takes your breath away flicker. Domestic realities in most cases do not have such a scope. In our progressive century, there are objects with ceilings below 2.7 m on the Russian real estate market. This is not only a relic of the Soviet era in the form of Khrushchev apartments, but also some representatives of the new building. Interior designers suggest considering the low ceiling not as a disadvantage, but as a feature of the room that can be competently beaten. The ceiling in the interior will seem higher than it actually is and will not put moral pressure on you if you follow simple rules.

Nothing superfluous

If the height of the walls in the apartment is below 2.7 meters, stretch and suspended ceilings should be abandoned. The same applies to stucco and complex ceiling structures. The latter safely went out of fashion, giving way to modern minimalism, and stucco is much more appropriate on the ceilings in ballrooms than in Khrushchev. If you gravitate toward complex structures in the interior, you can always win back on the walls by decorating them with moldings or arranging beautiful and functional niches (necessarily vertical ones).

The best option for apartments with low ceilings is water-based paint.

If the soul does not categorically lie to the ceiling minimalism, you can decorate the ceilings with caissons. This design in our time is experiencing a rebirth and is returning to modern interiors as a design element. The coffered ceiling is decorated with beams that form recesses. In fact, this design will make the ceiling a few centimeters lower, but visually it will appear higher and more voluminous.

The right light

Museum chandelier with pendants, known worldwide as the "pendant chandelier" - a taboo for rooms with low ceilings. Even if all this luxury does not hang down to the middle of the room, massive lighting fixtures have every chance to visually overload the interior. Any fixtures on a low suspension will have to say no. Preference should be given to lighting fixtures that fit snugly against the ceiling. Such lamps will provide soft diffused light. In addition, the darkness in an apartment with a low ceiling can be dispelled with the help of sconces, table lamps and floor lamps with lampshades directed upwards.

If you have not spared precious centimeters and decided on a suspension or tension structure, you can safely include laconic ceiling spots in the lighting scenario. An interesting solution for a modern interior will be spots or LED lighting, launched around the perimeter of the room. Such a lighting scheme will create an optical illusion and visually raise the ceiling.

In addition, spots and LED strips can serve as an alternative to traditional lighting fixtures - they can be used to illuminate wall niches, floors, and storage systems. An interesting way to visually raise the ceiling is to equip the top of the hanging cabinets with spotlights pointing upwards.

Minimum horizontal, maximum vertical

All girls know that a horizontal stripe on clothes can visually expand the figure and make it more squat. The same rule applies to apartments with low ceilings. In such interiors, we say a categorical no to curbs, long hanging shelves and other unnecessary horizontal lines. But the vertical lines opposite are welcome guests. Everything in such apartments should strive upwards: floor lamps, cabinets, shelving, decor elements and print on the wallpaper. A classic design technique that allows you to make the ceiling visually higher - wallpaper in a vertical stripe.

In addition, living space parameters can be deceived by increasing the height of interior doors. Doors can be "built up" to the ceiling with the help of a false transom. In small apartments with low ceilings, it is recommended to give up interior doors to the maximum, opting for a high arched opening.

Floor-length curtains will also add verticality to the interior. If short curtains "cut" the room and create a forbidden horizontal, long curtains opposite will help to "stretch" it.

Working with color

You can immediately forget about design experiments with bright ceilings. A bright low ceiling will put even more visual pressure on you. In our case, the color of the ceiling in the interior is traditionally white or categorically black. The black ceiling in the interior will not only declare your original personality, but also help the ceiling to "get lost". The true height of a black ceiling is not easy to establish by eye, especially in small rooms. Another way to "lose" the ceiling is to paint it the same color as the walls.

The color of furniture in such interiors is better to choose neutral. A long sofa in a bright shade will create that very cutting horizontal, while its neutral counterpart will not attract too much attention. If you want to add color, place bright accents with decorative pillows.

The Power of Reflection: Mirrors and Gloss

Mirrors again, a truly magical artifact in the arsenal of interior designers. The first thing that comes to mind is a mirror ceiling. He will do his job and will seem taller, but the idea is so ambitious that few dare to bring it to life. Mirrored ceilings in modern interiors are usually found only in bathrooms. In residential areas, mirror surfaces rarely appear on the ceilings, but no one will stop them from reclaiming the walls. The wall can be decorated with vertical mirror panels resting on the ceiling. And if you do not tolerate half measures - make the wall completely mirrored

Reflective properties in the interior have not only mirrors, but also glossy surfaces. Light gloss scatters light throughout the room and visually expands the footage. The glossy ceiling will make the room visually higher and lighter.

How far higher?

At the beginning of the article, we mentioned overseas interiors with their endless ceilings. Looking at these, one might think that it is simply impossible to adapt them to Russian reality. In fact, an experienced interior designer will be able to transfer the main features and atmosphere from any reference you like to a real interior project. An insufficiently high ceiling will definitely not become a hindrance. Moreover, some designers find rooms with low ceilings more cozy and interesting and willingly work with this feature. And in such rooms, sound insulation is better, the cost of finishing materials is less, and it is easier to change the light bulbs in the chandelier.

Shower cabin 120x80 with a low tray without a roof - what is the model convenient for and what parts does it consist of

24 March 2022

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What is the design

Briefly about the main thing

Dimensions of bathrooms in modern apartments can be different, so it becomes possible to choose plumbing equipment for its installation in the room. So, if the bathroom has enough space, then the choice depends on the owner. The case with small-sized rooms, almost always, determines one of several solutions - this is a 120x80 shower cabin without a roof. For the most part, these models come with a low pallet.

You can get acquainted with the variety of designs of such dimensions and purchase the most liked model in our online store .

Low tray especially suitable for the elderly and children

What is a design

Shower cabin 120x80 with a low tray without a roof has a fairly simple device, which is based on the following elements:

Attention! Shower enclosure drain 120x80 with low shower tray without roof can be curved or straight, but with a closure that is always closed in the normal position. Before opening the water, you must press the locking mechanism to lift the lid.

Metal frame and adjustable feet

Since a shower cabin 120x80 without a top was chosen for consideration of the device, the roof was not included in the description of the composition of the structure, which is installed in some models to completely seal the frame and create an individual microclimate.

Briefly about the main

The main part of cabins without a roof belongs to the economy class, since the model, in addition to everything, has a lower functionality. It is an excellent option for installation in small bathrooms. The absence of a roof makes it possible to mount the structure in a bathroom with a low ceiling.

Why did you decide to pay attention to such a product? What parameters do you analyze first of all when choosing?

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Andrey Davydov Speciality: Consultant

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