Having trouble decorating your small bathroom? Read this first!
Designing your bathroom can be technically hard especially if you have a small one – achieving a great bathroom look can be more challenging. If you are thinking of getting your home ready for the market on the other hand, a bathroom makeover is a must. You don’t want to compromise the space just to make it look beautiful and you have to find the balance between the two. If you are having a hard time deciding what to do with your tiny bathroom, you’ve come to the right place.
Below are some ideas you can choose from by www.chesters.co.nz to help you remodel your small bathroom to a cozy one.
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Add Mirror Walls
If you have a small space for your bathroom, mirror walls are a great decorating idea that can be of great help. These mirrors can help your space appear larger than it really is. This can be effective if you put it along one side of a narrow bathroom. Additionally, mirrors reflect lights and in the result, you can get more lighting from your light fixtures and windows.
Wall Mounted Toilets
Wall mounted toilets can be more convenient than the usual toilets because they can save leg room. If you have an empty wall, you should consider putting one but if your space won’t allow to, just consider putting up additional shelves above the tank to have more storage for your things instead.
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Lose the Tub
Compared to your shower space, the bath tub consumes two times space. If you can put away the tub, it will help you gain more space. Also, showers are not that bad as it is good for older people and pets. However, if you have kids and your tub is a must, you can just choose a lower profile one. With this kind of tub, getting in and out will be a lot easier.
Frameless Glass Tub and Shower Panels
Ditch out those shower curtains because it seems that it takes too much of your space. You can put frameless glass panels to make your small bathroom appear larger because you can see through the end of your bathroom space. These glass panels are also easier to maintain compared to shower curtains. Just avoid using sliding glass panels because they require top and bottom tracks. They take additional space and are harder to clean.
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Continual Flooring and Curbless Showers
Curbless showers can help give your bathroom an infinity-edge drain for a really seamless appearance. This is by removing the curb around your shower so your flooring can continue right into the shower itself.
Small Sinks and Floating Vanities
Wall mounted sinks, like that of the toilet, can help you save floor space and make your bathroom appear larger. Also, mounted sinks could be mounted into your walls. This can help you add more storage for your things but will still help you save space.
Think Vertical – Add Cabinets and Open Shelving on the Walls
If you have a small space, the one that is sacrificed the most is the storage. While it is true that the floor space will not be enough, what about the wall space? You can put extra cabinets on your walls instead. Metal racks also work well to keep the appearance lighter and less crowded.
Pocket Doors
If you have an in-swinging door, it will consume a lot of your bathroom’s space. Just replace it with a pocket door. As the name suggests, you will have to open up your wall to create a pocket where your door will slide right on it. Not only you will be able to save space but you will also gain flexibility in placing your wall-mounted fixtures on it.
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Combine Dark Walls with Lighter walls
Combining dramatic colors with light colors is a designer bathroom decorating trend that never fails. Colors can also affect the size appearance of your bathroom. Darker colors can make your room look smaller while lighter walls will reflect more light and in result will make your bathroom feel larger. So just reserve the dark colors to your flooring to preserve the overall scheme light.
Add an Accent Walls
In a small bathroom, you can choose to put accent walls to a black or darker wall. You can also put accent walls to the whole wall or just a band of color. By doing this, you can help your room depth while not making it look crowded and overwhelming.
