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53 Small Bathroom Ideas 2022
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Hang a Mirror Gallery Wall
Jared Kuzia Photography
Besides looking incredibly charming, this collection of vintage mirrors in a Boston home by Cecilia Casagrande is also a great small space solution: The mirrors move sunlight into every nook and cranny of the room. By painting the frames all Farrow & Ball Pitch Black, the homeowner unified the quirky collection to feel cohesive in a small space. Wallcovering: Ms. Ward, Grow House Grow.
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Go With a Compact Tub
NICK GLIMENAKIS
"The bathroom is really long and narrow, so it forced me to really find the right bathtub to fit in it," says designer Delia Kenza of a small bathroom she renovated for clients in Brooklyn. She demo'd the former bathtub surround, which wasted valuable inches, and replaced it with a freestanding Signature Hardware tub on an elevated platform.
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Choose Graphic Accents
Thijs de Leeuw/Space Content/Living Inside
A wavy contrasting floor tile, carried up the side of a built-in tub, unifies several surfaces in this bathroom by Atelier ND at actor Carice van Houten's Amsterdam home. A bright red towel warmer takes up barely any square footage adds serves more than one function: storage, and coziness.
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Make an Entrance
ROBERT PETERSON / RUSTIC WHITE INTERIORS
For a bathroom just off the main bedroom in Alison Victoria's Atlanta loft, the HGTV star designer chose not to add doors at all. Instead, she installed a solid bronze doorframe from an old elevator, and played off the gilt theme with an ombré Phillip Jeffries grasscloth wallcovering hand-painted with 24-karat gold.
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Add a Skylight to Your Small Bathroom
Kevin Scott
So your small bathroom doesn't have any wall space for windows.
.. but what about installing a skylight? Studio Diaa opted for a Crystalite one, which floods the space with natural light but also maintains privacy.
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Hang Art Vertically
Hector M. Sanchez
“I wanted it to feel like a jewel box," says Andrew Brown, the designer behind this small but aspirational bathroom. With bold gold features, rich textures, and plenty of patterns, Brown proves that an elevated look isn't reliant on having a massive canvas to work with.
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Build In the Vanity
Haris Kenjar
A deep red paint color, fun graphic floor tiles, and modern pendant each add some personality to this small bathroom (in a cool Seattle treehouse) designed by Andy Beers of Ore Studios. The spacious drawers under the floating vanity also help keep things tidy, and maximize every spare inch of the space.
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Hide the Bathroom With a Jib Door
Haris Kenjar
"I watched a lot of period piece murder mysteries, and I knew I wanted a secret door," says Michelle L. Morby, the occupant of this fun powder room by Landed Interiors & Home. Hiding any room behind a Murphy Door (no matter how small it is), is guaranteed to make it the most exciting place in the house.
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Replace Swinging Doors
Shade Degges
“Everything feels sort of candlelit,” says designer Jae Joo of this Boston home. The elegant powder room is no exception. Ambient lighting radiates a soft glow, wood finishes emit warmth, and the green floral wallpaper brings the entire room to life; together, these elements have a cocooning effect. Replacing hinges and installing pocket doors—whether at the entrance or on a closet enclosure—saves a lot of usable space in a small bathroom.
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Stick to a Tight Palette
Read McKendree
Interior designer Elizabeth Cooper brought out the rich blue veining in the marble surfaces with an icy pale blue paint color on the cabinet doors. Keeping some of the wall unfinished creates a calming effect that helps keep pattern-pushing small spaces from feeling overwhelming.
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Mix Materials to Keep it Interesting
Trevor Tondro
Designed by Cameron Schwabenton, this eclectic bathroom in a 1770s Charleston residence honors the integrity of the home's history with rustic wood foundations. But by incorporating more modern materials, like the marble used in the shower, it also feels contemporary and polished. The country-style elements are perfect for a quaint, modestly-sized bathroom while the white marble brightens it up.
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Only Keep Products You Love
AP Deign House
AP Design House optimized this bathroom by installing a narrow shelf over the sink for storing small essentials like skincare products, cotton swabs, and more.
But be sure to choose items with pretty packaging so there's no need to hide them out of sight.
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Tuck Cabinets Into the Wall
Ngoc Minh Ngo
Customize built-in storage with a solid enclosure that's hidden in the wall to take up less visual real estate. This crisp all-white bathroom designed by Adam Leskinen features a perfect example.
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Use Your Toilet as a Surface
Eric Piasecki
This bold and playful bathroom designed by Robin Henry proves there's nothing wrong with using your toilet as an extra surface for propping up bathroom accessories. How to keep it looking clutter-free? Forget the open shelving and allow vibrantly hued walls to stay clear and in the spotlight.
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Customize a Shower Bench
Romanek Design Studio
Even if your bathroom only has space for a small shower, you can still make it feel and look luxe.
Take, for example, this one designed by Romanek Design Studio. The baby blue zellige tiles and sleek matte black and glass enclosure makes a modern statement. A floating bench adds both formal and functional value, too.
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Add Space-Savers to Your Small Bathroom
AMY NEUNSINGER
Everything in this small bathroom by design duo Nicky Kehoe serves a purpose while also adding some decorative style. For example, even the wall hook is perfect for tiny spaces. If you look closely, you'll see that it has several swiveling prongs for extra hand towels—we love this simple one from Wayfair.
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Use Unique Materials in Monochrome
Tamsin Johnson
In this bathroom by Tamsin Johnson Interiors, the stone surfaces, classic striped towels, sculptural sconce, and round mirror prove that minimalism can have edge.
And the easy-going, grayscale elegance is proof that taking a minimalist approach can result in a unique and quirky space without overpowering the eye.
Related: Small Bathroom Paint Colors
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Keep Toilet Paper In Bins
Mylene Fernandes
Corral toilet paper and other personal hygiene items you'd rather keep discreet in baskets and bins, then tuck them neatly under the sink, as designer Shari Francis does here.
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Use a Big Mirror
Elizabeth Cooper Design
A wall-to-wall mirror is a guaranteed way to create the illusion of spaciousness. Designed by Elizabeth Cooper, the bathroom boasts an open and airy vibe despite not getting ample natural light. That's thanks to the light color scheme and sweet wallpaper.
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Install Good Lighting
Eric Piasecki
The obvious highlight of this bathroom is the fun use of tile and color, but good looks aside, designer Kureck Jones also knows how to maximize function.
The oversized pendant adds just enough contrast but also floods the room with light, which is an essential in a bathroom (don't forget extra lights by the sink and mirror areas, too).
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Hang Curtains Strategically
Heidi Caillier Design
Try a curtain that looks more like a drape than your average plastic shower curtain, and hang two from either side so you can tuck them away when you want to. Heidi Caillier opted for a soft oat-meets-blush linen shower curtain to add warmth to the cool space.
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Add Tons of Cabinets
Gail Davis Design
This hidden vanity in this Gail Davis-designed bathroom is such a fun surprise. The orange mirror picks up on the warmth of the curtains and wallpaper accents while the striped penny tile floor complements the navy paint. Apply this trick to your own bathroom to double its function without cramping it visually.
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Use Tile to Your Advantage
It doesn't get much tinier than this bathroom, yet it still looks elevated and functional. The key is to use waterproof materials throughout so everything can get wet (a central drain is also a must) and then swap your shower head and secure towel racks to the walls.
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Go Ham With a Gallery Wall
Peter Murdock
No room is too small for artwork. In fact, sometimes small spaces are the perfect places to display things on the walls since vertical space is all you have to show off your style. We love the eclectic artwork against the baby pink walls of Ailana Michelle Ralph's powder room. Framebridge is a great resource if you're looking for ways to elevate your art collection and family photos.
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Use Window Ledges in a Small Bathroom
Shade Degges
In another bathroom designed by Jae Joo, the careful balance between clean contemporary style and the 200-year-old bones of the house live in harmony.
Instead of cluttering the walls and floor with shelving units and storage furniture, Joo simply leaned a framed print on the windowsill and then added a tiny vase.
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Curve Corners on the Vanity
Chango & Co.
By making the edge of your vanity soft and rounded, you'll gain back space and you're less likely to bang into the edge when you're in a rush (win-win!). Full of fun patterns and whimsical motifs, this powder room designed by Chango & Co. proves that small spaces can still shine.
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Find Deep Storage
Robert McKinley Studio
Make up for a nonexistent linen closet with a strategic configuration. Whether it's a mirrored medicine cabinet or a vanity with deep enough shelving to fit towels, as Robert McKinley Studio did here. We're loving the offbeat (yet still neutral!) clay color scheme, too.
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Choose a Bright Color for a Simple Design
Laure Joilet
Make sure every piece has a purpose. Choose mirrors with drawers or shelves if you don't want to go for a traditional medicine cabinet, or use your wall space to build cabinets. The vibrant tangerine-painted cabinets in this bathroom designed by ETC.etera bring out the orange undertones in the pink stone vanity topper, which also ties in the pink floor tiles and area rug.
29
Install a Floating Shelf
Gail Davis Design
In a small powder room, a floating shelf will be a life-saver for essentials like washcloths, hand soap, candles, and tissues. Interior designer Gail Davis installed a simple glass shelf right under the mirror for a nice, symmetrical display. And if there isn't much room for fun decor, choose a texture-rich wallpaper.
30
Create Outside-the-Box Surfaces
Corinne Mathern Studio
In this modestly sized powder room designed by Corinne Mathern Studios, the tiny shelf transforms an awkward corner into something chic. It's just large enough to fit a select few cosmetics or a vase with flowers. Either keep it at the same heigh as the sink, or put it right between the sink and mirror.
31
Go Dark and Moody to Make it Feel Bigger
Robson Rak
Interior design firm Robson Rak embraced the small size and lack of light in this powder room by making it feel snug and intimate with black tiles, mood lighting, and dark cabinets under the smoky natural stone sink. And while the mirror might be slim, its height draws the eye up and accentuates the high ceilings.
32
Extend Sink Surfaces
Heidi Caillier
Instead of a double sink vanity, a long design could save you serious space.
The sink and countertop are all one piece and it's long enough that two people can get ready at the same time. There's also plenty of room to hang towels on this one designed by Heidi Caillier.
33
Opt for Glass Shower Doors
Emil Dervish
Skip the foggy glass or dark curtain, and opt for glass doors. It'll make the shower feel like livable square footage. Emil Dervish kept this industrial space clean with white graphic square tiles but added some funk with color on the upper half of the walls and ceiling.
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Keep Things Bright in a Small Bathroom
Shapeless Studio
Some may say its boring, but an all white bathroom makes any tucked away space feel bigger and brighter (just look at this one by Shapeless Studio for proof). With interesting materials—like a natural stone countertop and corresponding trim, light wood cabinets, and graphic floor tiles—ensure plenty of style.
And if you can, work with your designer and contractor to come up with a strategic layout that works with the odd shape of your space.
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Stay Proportional
KARYN R MILLET
Designer Celerie Kemble's daughter's bathroom is long and narrow, so she made sure to keep proportion in mind when shopping for extra storage pieces and decorative items (tall and slim plant stands and a skirted shelving unit to be exact). To keep the shelving inline with the dainty floral theme, she found a tablecloth from eBay and turned it into a shelf cover.
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Build Shower Niches
Robert McKinley Studio
If you need a big tub or yours just happens to take up all the space between the two walls, then make sure you're saving space elsewhere. Incorporate built-in shelves and niches into the wall behind the bathtub for towels and products.
Robert McKinley used the same Heath tiles throughout so it blends right in.
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Hide Your Storage With a Curtain
Courtesy of House Beautiful
For a powder room this small, a mirror hung at an angle above a corner sink maximizes every inch (and clutter can be stashed behind the fabric skirt). The Wedgwood plates and round accent table help counteract the boxiness, and add charm. And add a small table for your extras, just like Thom Filicia did. Choose a small table with an open base so it doesn't close off space. It'll give you a spot to set magazines, flowers, or candles.
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Get Creative With Storage
Courtesy of House Beautiful
There's a clever small-space solution everywhere you look in interior designer Shaun Smith's New Orleans bathroom. From the extra storage created by placing a tray over the hamper to the towel bars and soap dish, this bathroom proves you can go big in a small bathroom.
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Innovate With Colorful Bulbs
RYAN GARVIN & TYLER HOGAN
So you want your bathroom to be bright and unique without the hassle and commitment of paint. Well, here's a fun hack that won't overwhelm a small space: Take note of this powder room by Breegan Jane, where circadian-rhythm color lights turn the cream walls temporarily pink.
40
Opt for Ledges over Furniture
Leanne Ford Interiors
If your bathroom doesn't have a built-in vanity, opt for a ledge right above the sink. This will hold all your daily essentials (toothpaste, soap) but won't take up as much floor space as a big piece of furniture. Install a floating shelf above the sink for your décor, essentials, and other small knick-knacks, as Leanne Ford Interiors did here. This is especially convenient for anyone who doesn't have a hidden cabinet behind the bathroom sink.
You could also arrange a few floating shelves above the toilet, if space is an issue.
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Choose a Fun Wallpaper for a Small Bathroom
In a small powder room without much access to natural light—for example, a windowless space under the stairs—embrace the moodier, edgier atmosphere with darker tones and dim lighting. In this powder room designed by Tamsin Johnson, the concrete floors, inky marble sink and modern wallpaper by Kelly Wearstler set the right mood.
42
Use Bins and Baskets
Katie Hodges Design
If you have open shelves, keep organized with wicker baskets and bowls. Shelves are sleek, but the lack of cabinetry cut down on storage space, but bins will do the trick. Having pretty linen towels like these in a bathroom designed by Katie Hodges doesn't hurt either.
43
Work Around Your Windows
Abney Morton Interiors
No walls to hang a mirror? No problem.
Just hang it in front of the window, which creates privacy with a purpose. Or, if there's a slim strip to secure an accordion mirror to between windows.
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Add a Skylight Over a Window
Björn Wallander
Natural light is the key to making a small space feel bigger. Skylights are a great option for when windows aren't enough, like in Maxwell Ryan's Hamptons home. Paired with a window just below, it allows daylight to stream in from all angles.
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Stash Bottles in Niches
David Tsay
You could add a bulky shower caddy, but little cubbies look so much cuter. Alcoves keep soaps and sponges within arm's reach. Take note from this one by Justina Blakeney.
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Continue Floor Tile into the Shower
TREVOR TONDRO
Run tile from the bathroom floor straight into the shower stall, like Alla Akimova did here.
It makes the room feel so much larger.
47
Try a Floating Basin Sink
Paul Raeside
Skip bulky cabinets and install a floating basin sink to save space. Plus, it looks incredibly chic.
48
Get a Claw-Foot Tub
DITTE ISAGER
Don't be afraid of large pieces in a small bathroom. A big claw-foot tub is actually a very efficient use of space—the curtain hangs right above it, plumbing fits within it, and essentials can be stored in a caddy that sits right on top. The giant mirror over this tub creates the illusion of a larger space, and earns style points, too.
49
Get Towel Bars
JONNY VALIANT
Towel bars = the best way to save surface space.
If you can get a washstand with towel bars, it'll look even sleeker. Just slip them over the metal to dry and tug them off when you're ready to use again.
50
Never Block Windows
Sarah Sherman Samuel
Natural light is too important for cramped spaces to block with a dingy shower curtain. Instead, opt for clear glass doors instead. See more at Sarah Sherman Samuel .
51
Use a Ladder
Courtesy of Jenna Sue Design Co.
Lean a ladder right up against the wall behind your toilet to provide extra room for hanging linens or a shower caddy. See more at Jenna Sue Design Co.
52
Go With a Sliding Door
Courtesy of Shades of Blue Interiors
Instead of a door on a hinge that, when open, takes up space in your small room, opt for a door on a rail that stays parallel with the wall at all times.
See more at Shades of Blue Interiors.
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Small Bathroom Design FAQs
Paul Raeside
How do you design a small bathroom?
Consistency is key. Extend a tile wall all the way across the room, as in this bathroom by Lucy Harris in a New York State home. All-glass shower doors—or even no shower doors, if the rest of the room is rendered in waterproof surfaces—keep it feeling open and breezy. Don't forget to add a spot for a medicine cabinet. So much room for stashing toiletries out of sight!
What's the best color for a small bathroom?
“Think about the night sky,” says designer Shavonda Gardner. “It’s expansive; there’s no end in sight. Your eye doesn’t stop at the line between dark walls and a white ceiling; it just keeps going.” This is precisely the reason designers love going with dark colors in a small room—it genuinely opens things up!
Is it better to use large tiles or small tiles in a small bathroom?
Size isn't as important as pattern and color when it comes to tiling a bathroom.
Whether you go for subway tile, huge marble square, or tiny penny tiles, the key in a small bathroom is to keep the surface as streamlined as possible. Match your grout to the tile, or create a simple pattern that doesn't overwhelm the space or create visual clutter.
Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.
Amanda Sims Clifford Executive Editor Amanda Sims Clifford is the executive editor at House Beautiful.
33 Small Bathroom Ideas to Make Your Bathroom Feel Bigger
Small Footprint, Big Ideas
Your tiny bathroom just might become your new favorite room
By Amanda Sims
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Looking for small bathroom ideas that will make the whole space seem bigger? So is most of Manhattan. The lack of square footage, limited natural light, and number of fixtures to squeeze in make a small bathroom one of the more challenging spaces to decorate. But done right, the whole room can seem brighter and more spacious. And no, you won’t have to spend a zillion dollars to carve a window into the wall (or call on something retro, like glass bricks).
These small bathroom ideas go beyond making the most of the available space and prove that bold design elements can be right at home in even the tiniest rooms. Here are the best ways to turn powder rooms, half-baths, and just little tiny (sometimes windowless) bathrooms into less cramped, more enjoyable situations. Your small bath may just be your next favorite room.
1. Keep Your Colors Light and Bright
© Emily Gilbert Photography
A wood floor and vanity give this city bathroom a warm and serene feeling.
A soft mint-green hue reflects natural light from the window. The space surrounding the freestanding tub makes the room feel more open, as does the lightweight curtain fabric, which allows maximum light to enter.
2. Or Double Down on Dark Color
In Gilles Mendel’s Manhattan apartment, the bath’s vanity is granite and the black towels are by Calvin Klein Home.
Joshua McHugh
Wait, what? “Oftentimes I like to paint small bathrooms [typically windowless rooms] a dark color, like black. It gives depth and creates an illusion of a larger space,” says Jenny Wolf of Jenny Wolf Interiors. “Go with a high-gloss in a super dark color,” advises Fleming James of Oliver Street Designs. The hue will simultaneously impart a big-night-sky effect and also bounce the little light you have around the space. (Doing so will also draw attention to the light fixtures, she points out, so you’ll need to choose them thoughtfully—bulbs that bring in plenty of light, shapes you don’t mind being pretty pronounced.
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3. Mirror a Wall
Even with a bold marble, this bath by Joanne de Guardiola and Jon Bannenberg feels very open thanks to the mirrored upper half.
William Waldron
Rather than just hanging one above the vanity, consider mirroring a whole wall of your tiny bathroom. The reflection of light and pattern (and, sometimes, that open door) will do the same good work a window does.
4. Or Incorporate Multiple Mirrors
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If mirroring an entire wall won’t work in your space, you can just add multiple mirrors to one wall.
5. Opt for a Glass Shower Door
Inspiration for the glass shower door of your dreams, courtesy of a Jenny Wolf–designed space.
Emily Gilbert
If you’re starting your small bathroom design from scratch, consider scrapping the curtain entirely. “I also recommend glass shower doors in a small bath, as it will help to open up the space,” Wolf says.
6. Or Remove Your Shower Door Completely
Totally renovated bathroom with shower cabin and bathtub,light cream coloured tiles on floor and wall. Point of focus mainly on tiles in forground.KristianSeptimiusKrogh
The slightly more adventurous might even consider no shower door at all (a good drain is wise in that case).
7. Backlight the Mirror
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“This can be a chic and modern way to amplify light,” James says, “if you do not have room for sconces or simply want a more minimalistic look.”
8. Take On Tile
McGrath II used floor tile to cover the walls of this small bathroom.
Photo: Matt Harrington/Courtesy of McGrath II
Tile is a durable way to add impact and can be used from floor to ceiling. “For smaller bathroom walls, we like to specify ceramic tiles that are small,” says Suzanne McGrath of the design firm McGrath II. The designer is a fan of using one-by-four and two-by-six floor tiles—which are also less expensive—on bathroom walls.
9. Give the Curtain a Lift
If you have the luxury of choosing where your shower curtain goes, James says to “take the fabric all the way up” past the usual height of the tub. “Extending the curtain nearly to the ceiling will certainly elongate the walls,” she says, adding that the taller your ceiling in the bathroom, the more this will help.
10. Install a Pocket Door
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Though this trick is a little more labor-intensive, replacing your door with a pocket door that tucks away into the wall can open up room for additional storage. You’ll just need to find another spot to hang your towels.
11. Keep the Floor Clear
A pedestal sink keeps a slim profile in the bathroom of Elizabeth Locke’s Virginia home.
Joshua McHugh
Covering the floor with a vanity or storage containers can create a cramped space, not to mention tripping hazards. A pedestal or floating sink keeps the floor clear, and installing floating storage will help keep everything you need at arm’s length.
12. Try a Large-Scale Wall Covering
The powder room of a house in Monte Carlo features Dornbracht fittings and Phillip Jeffries wallpaper.
Photo: Simon Watson
You might think you need to go for a petite motif, but it’s actually better to go big. “Medium- and large-scale wallpapers and tile patterns can actually make a space feel larger,” James explains. Whether you choose big tiles or an even bigger pattern is up to you; she says they’ll both “give an illusionary scale in tight quarters.”
13. Use High-Gloss Paint to Reflect Light and Amplify the Space
A light-filled, narrow bathroom is accented with a sheepskin rug and bamboo roller blinds in the Brooklyn home of designers Casey Kenyon and Jonathon Beck.Photo: Roland Bello
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Designers Casey Kenyon and Jonathan Beck’s Brooklyn bathroom feels decidedly airy thanks to light-reflecting high-gloss paint.
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Extend Bathroom Tile Into the ShowerBathroom renovated with mosaic of grey tiles. Washbasin, shower and skylight. No one insidepiovesempre
Unbroken lines give any space more depth. Use this concept in your bathroom by installing the same tile on your floor and shower. The effect is an unbroken surface that makes the entire room seem larger.
15. Opt for a Patterned Floor
Francesco Lagnese
Believe it or not, this bathroom is windowless. Tall mirrored medicine cabinets and a glass shower amplify light from the interior fixtures, brightening up the space. Wolf used built-in cabinets to save floor space. A herringbone wood floor gives the illusion of a larger and warmer bath.
16. Install a Shelf in the Shower
Some of the best small bathroom ideas are all about creating space for storage, including your soaps and bottles. If you shower lacks space, you can install a shelf in about 20 minutes.
17. Add a Shower Niche
Shower niche trumps plastic caddy every.
single. time.Photo: Aubrie Pick
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Another major space saver? A shower niche. If you’re designing a small bathroom, make sure to include a shower niche in your plans.
18. Use a Ledge to Create Space
A narrow ledge along the entire length of this bathroom is the perfect perch for a mirror, toothbrush, and other essentials.
19. Move Your Towel Bar
Photo: Carmen Chan
In a West Village powder room by designer Ashley Darryl, a towel bar is fastened to the side of the floating sink.
20. Upgrade Your Bathroom Accessories
Patterned towels, vintage rugs, and sophisticated lighting also add pops of personality. “Lighting and bath fixtures are like the jewelry of the room. Use them to bring a little glamour into the space," says Los Angeles–based interior designer Sarah Samuel.
21. Rethink Your Sink
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If you’re designing your tiny bathroom from scratch (or remodeling), consider a tiny corner sink.
There’s no rule that says you have to have a full-size standard sink. A corner sink gets the job done just as well—plus it gives you plenty of space and less to clean.
22. Choose Compact Pieces
Hulking vanities and blocky tubs may look at home in a larger bathroom, but they can make a small bathroom feel claustrophobic. Install compact toilets and sinks or consider floating versions to open up the space. If a tub is a must, consider a Japanese soaking tub to add serenity without taking up square footage.
23. Use Closed Storage to Stay Organized
Bottles and tubes scattered on the countertops are guaranteed to distract from even the most gorgeous bath. Samuel suggests closed storage, such as a linen closet or vanity with drawers and doors, to keep things tucked away. “Display only your favorite and most frequently used, well-designed products.”
24. Get Your Cabinets in Order
Don’t forget about what’s inside the cabinets too. Compartmentalize your cabinets with specific storage sites for tools and toiletries.
Large baskets keep hair dryers, flat irons, and brushes from becoming a tangled mess, while smaller trays are great for holding makeup and beauty products.
25. Curve Some Surfaces
Small bathroom with toilet and shower in gray tonesyuryRumovsky
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Reclaim some of your space with a curved sink or shower. It might not seem like much, but it can make a difference, especially in a tiny space where real estate matters.
26. Add Stylish Shelving
Winslow 3-Tier Wall Shelf
$119 at Pottery Barn
Forget anything basic. Opt for a sleek shelf that fits your decor and gives you extra space (a precious commodity in a small bathroom).
27. Choose a Wall-Mounted Faucet
Not only is a wall-mounted faucet a real space saver, it’s also stylish, modern, and easy to clean.
28. Use a Bathtub Caddy
Expandable Bathtub Caddy
$25 at West Elm
Whether or not you find yourself with a small bathroom, you just might find yourself with a small bathtub ledge.
When bathtubs are made to fit compact spaces, designers may opt to shave off the width of the edges—and if you don’t have a shower niche or corner shelf, you’re out of luck. The solution? A bathtub tray. Sure, it’s made for relaxing in a bathtub with a book and a glass of wine, but it doubles as a place to set your toiletries.
29. Get Creative With Storage
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In cramped rooms, any open space is an opportunity. Take the area underneath the sink in this Carnemark-designed bath, which is just the right size for a stack of artfully rolled towels.
30. Add a Ladder for Towels
A vintage vanity with an undermount basin. Photo courtesy of Making Home Base
We love this country-chic small bathroom that gets creative with a ladder. It can hang more towels than a bar, and it gives the bathroom a unique feel. If you don’t have enough space for a ladder that stands alone, choose one that is made to sit above a toilet.
31. Pare Down Your Bottles
Let’s be honest: We usually don’t need all those toiletry bottles. Streamlining your grooming products will give you more space, so do a Marie Kondo and pare down your shampoo collection. Or, at the very least, store the products you don’t use daily somewhere other than your counters or bathtub ledges. Getting rid of any clutter will make your small bathroom seem much bigger.
32. Go for Custom Toiletry Bottles
Custom Toiletry Bottles
$29.99 at Etsy
You can take this a step further and actually get custom toiletry bottles, which come in a variety of styles and sizes. In a small space, every design choice matters—so even this seemingly small upgrade can really streamline your surfaces and make everything look organized and clean.
33. Install a Skylight
Bathroom renovated with mosaic of grey tiles. Washbasin, shower and skylight. No one insidepiovesempre
This is one of the more ambitious small bathroom ideas, but it will make a major impact.
Installing a skylight will open up your entire bathroom and significantly brighten the space.
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Most often in modern apartments and houses you can see a kind of housing layout, in which the bathroom does not take up too much space. This approach is quite practical and rational. Despite the minimal size of the room, a small toilet can be decorated stylishly and comfortably. To do this, you need to take a responsible approach to the choice of style direction, colors, plumbing and lighting. It is about these important points that our article will tell.
Choosing an interior style
The main mistakes in the design of a small toilet are too bright a palette of colors, an abundance of decor and a lack of overall balance. We will consider those style directions that most harmoniously fit into a small area.
Minimalistic small toilet
Functional simplicity and comfort - the perfect combination for a small toilet.
Minimalism includes soft contrasts of light and dark shades (coffee and peach, white and gray, yellow and green), natural finishing materials (glass, wood, stone), as well as the absence of bulky decorations, which can be replaced by compact decorative lamps and panels. on the ceiling.
Classic style small toilet
The toilet should be decorated in a classic style, if the overall interior design is made in such a luxurious direction. For a small room, large chandeliers, ancient statues and metal mosaics will not be relevant. It is worth giving preference to antique forms of a sink, an aged mirror and a marble floor.
Provence style small toilet
The elegance of every single detail and light colors can give a small toilet extra lightness and space. It is necessary to pay attention to textiles and decor. Preference should be given to linen towels and rugs, as well as paintings and mosaics, which include floral elements and discreet ornaments.
Eco style small toilet
The name of this design speaks for itself in many ways. Eco-friendly finishing materials and textiles will highlight the peculiarity of the room, while minimalist stone souvenirs and ceramic tiles will make the atmosphere more stylish. Colors should be as consistent and harmonizing with each other as possible.
Loft style small toilet
Industrial notes in design are becoming more and more popular every year. This is not surprising, because not only aesthetic, but also practical aspects are important for a modern person. The ideal option for a small loft-style toilet is flat facades, wooden elements, a wall-mounted toilet and a brick finish on one of the walls. It will look simple, original and comfortable.
Color palette
The right choice of shade for a small toilet can smooth out any imperfections, visually enlarge the space and emphasize its advantages.
White small toilet
The best option for a small space, not only in terms of aesthetics, but also in terms of rationality. Snow-white tones are able to visually expand the area in an amazing way, making it more spacious.
To prevent the room from looking too strict, you can use lamps of unusual shapes, a sink with designer patterns, or textiles with bright elements.
Green small toilet
The olive color of the walls will perfectly harmonize with yellow, pink, beige, peach, gray. Such a combination of two desired shades (with a predominance of green) can create a special stylish atmosphere without the use of additional decor.
Brown small toilet
Coffee shades in the design of the toilet always look stylish and expensive. The main thing is not to overdo it. Brown colors look great in combination with metal and wooden decor elements, as well as with snow-white plumbing, which will visually appear even whiter. A harmonious combination of contrasts will create a special style of the bathroom interior.
Blue small toilet
Sky colors can look both cold and warm. It all depends on the desired effect. There are many options for decorating the toilet with a blue tint.
It can be blue and white mosaic on the walls, delicate turquoise wallpaper or marine ornaments on the floor.
Yellow small toilet
Sunny colors pair well with all other bright and neutral hues. The best options are yellow with turquoise, yellow with white, and yellow with olive. Solid sand motifs can be diluted with bright textiles and LED strips built into the mirror.
Finishes and materials
The main rule of a good design of a small toilet is to follow the rules that will help visually lengthen and expand the space thanks to individual elements.
Floor
A small area of the toilet can be covered with a plain self-leveling floor, reminiscent of gloss, which, in combination with light, will give the room extra space. The ideal choice is a 6 or 8-sided tile with fine patterns. Large drawings and bulky ornaments will make the toilet even narrower, so you should avoid them. The color scheme can be monophonic, or it can combine two shades of the same color (cold and warm).
Walls
An original and practical type of wall covering for a small toilet can be plastic/wood panels, glazed ceramics, vinyl wallpaper or decorative stone. In the design, it is worth giving preference to calm shades (sand, beige, white, blue, gray), as well as zoning bright and neutral tones. For example, white with gray, black with white, green with light green. This simple move will also help visually expand the space.
Ceiling
One of the most successful options for a small toilet can be considered a stretch ceiling (pvc film). Among its subspecies you can find glossy, silk, matte, pearl. The main thing is not to forget that the high quality of the ceiling and the overall design of the toilet can only be appreciated in combination with good main and additional lighting.
Lighting and decor
Many people think that the smaller the area of the room, the less light sources are needed there. This is not true. One single lamp will not be able to cope with all corners of the room.
A good option is mini-point lamps, which can be built-in in the center of the ceiling or along an elongated row. Also, an LED strip for a mirror or floor lighting can become an additional stylish spotlight. Then the room will look small and cozy, and not narrow and gloomy.
Unusual towel organizers, soap dishes, small lamps of non-standard shapes, mirrors and even plants that do not require too much light (cyperus, cactus, ficus) can become original and practical decorative elements for a small toilet.
Small toilet design - photo
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Video: Small toilet - Interior ideas
Design of a small bathroom (82 photos of real interiors)
Living examples from the owners of how to organize a stylish and functional space in a small bathroom.
Redevelopment and visual enlargement techniques turn even the most compact room into a comfortable room. Thoughtful design should combine aesthetics and comfort equally.
Maximum functions were combined in a compact room, due to the competent placement of the washing machine and the hanging sink – these items occupy the same area, because they are located one above the other.
The tint of tiles and furniture facades is chosen in the same range, thanks to which the space is perceived as one. The glass door protects the floor surface from accidental splashes and creates a comfortable stay in the room.
Shower cabin in a small bathroom – ideal for delimiting the bathroom and sink area.
The layout of tiles on the walls and floor contributes to the fact that the room is perceived as a whole.
The sink is combined with the cabinet and looks quite neat. The mirror surface visually increases the cramped space, due to reflection.
The interior of the combined bathroom in a monochrome white and gray palette. Pay attention to the design of the heated towel rail – at the same time it is a roomy shelf. The mirror front of the furniture hides the internal storage shelves. In this case, every millimeter is used to the maximum functionally.
Blue and white interior. For decoration, we used background tiles in two colors and a mosaic in a similar range.
The facades of the locker also echo the tone of the room. A single palette of materials allows you to combine all areas and a small area does not look cluttered.
A modern classic in the bathroom space. A large framed mirror opposite the cab's glass railing creates the effect of no walls. The neoclassical cabinet with shelves is made to order and allows you to store the necessary bath accessories without exposing the part that is better to hide.
White ceramics on the walls imitate brickwork and match the wooden texture of the floor. Such materials in a modern interior coexist quite often and look organically on the same territory. As additional lighting, spotlights are built into the bottom of the wall cabinet. For storage of things, not only furniture is provided, but also several shelves-niches recessed into the wall.
An interior that combines classic furniture and textiles, modern finishes and fixtures, and vintage details. Lighting is provided by several sources: the main and additional above the mirror.
