How to Make Your Small Bathroom Seem Bigger With a Remodel

Raise your hand if you have a teeny tiny bathroom that needs a complete makeover. Compact bathrooms are quite common and make up about 15% of all bathrooms, according to Home Stratosphere. The goal is to make your small bathroom feel bigger, brighter, functional, and fabulous. Here are some tips and tricks on how to make your small bathroom seem bigger with a remodel.

1. Go Light or Go Dark

Avoid using high-contrast colors, as they make the room feel too busy. Instead, pick a light color to make the room feel bright and airy or a dark color to give the room depth. When you remodel your bathroom, a professional painter can help you determine what color will look best in the new and improved space to make it feel bigger.

2. Tip Top Tiling

Tile all the walls, using the same tiles from floor to ceiling. With no flooring transitions, your eye is drawn into the whole space. Your remodeling company will be able to complete this task so that the bathroom feels bigger and better!

3. Open-Concept Shower

Consider a curbless shower or a bath and shower combination. A frameless glass panel extends the space in the bathroom, as you can see through into the bath/shower, making the room feel bigger. Talk to your remodeler about your realistic shower options before you decide on one!

4. Natural Light

Increase the natural light in your bathroom before adding artificial light. Ask your bathroom remodeler about adding windows, expanding the size of an existing window, or putting in a skylight. If none of these are options, consider the next point.

5. Mirror, Mirror

Talk to your remodeler about adding a mirror to the entire length of a wall. The reflection will help visually expand space and double the impact of color. If you don't have a window, the mirror acts like one, furthering the effect that light has on the room. The magic of mirrors can truly impact the seeming size of a space!

6. Floating Vanity

Smaller bathroom vanities with sink features should be floating vanities. They expose the floors underneath, making the room feel bigger. Overall, they're a nice design feature that any bathroom remodeler would recommend.

7. Clear the Clutter

Putting toiletries away in bathroom vanities with sink features makes surfaces feel clean and spacious, as your items will be neatly tucked away in an organized manner. Increase storage space by asking your remodeler about adding horizontal shelving. It draws the eye along the length of the room, extending the bathroom visually.

8. Fix Your Fixtures

Wall-mounted faucets oftentimes free up countertop space, so speak with your bathroom remodeler about this option. Consider looking at smaller bathroom vanities with sink features to fit your space while you and your remodeler consider ways to fix the features in your small bathroom.

Changes in design elements can have the hugest impact on the tiniest of rooms. Speak with your bathroom remodeler about the best ways to transform your bathroom into a space you'll love moving forward. Connect with our team today to browse our vanities and other bathroom furniture for your bathroom remodel!