Small bathrooms rank more as the norm than the exception. Few of us have the sprawling bathroom space we’d like, so we seek ways to spruce up the restroom to give it a cleaner look, and make improvements that cause it to look and feel bigger.
Everyone either has “that” bathroom, the one that’s functional, but cramped and lackluster.
Some people might have the option to knock out a wall or build an addition, but when it comes to how to make a small bathroom look bigger, the majority of us simply need more realistic solutions.
According to basic design principles, light colors such as white, crème, pastel blue, gray or yellow will visually expand a room.
The light colors reflect light, especially white, while dark colors tend to absorb light and lend the small bathroom a closed-in feel.
Patterned wallpaper may seem like the thing to do in order to distract from the fact that a bathroom is small, but a smooth, one-toned color creates an expanse of wall and floor that appears bigger than its dark and intricate counterparts do.
For example, a patterned paint job or wallpaper lends a feeling of clutter and crowdedness, while a clean, non-patterned, non-textured paint job or tile will immediately make your bathroom space seem bigger.
Small, black-and-white checks as tile, dark colors and patterns that create extra grout lines can all lead to a busy-looking floor or wall that seems to close things in rather than look expansive.
Large, plain-colored tiles that do not feature fancy cuts or shapes will effectively create a clean look that extends that down-the-line look instead of cluttering it.
Moreover, if you want to go wild with tile, it can create a decorative accent wall on the bathroom or shower. A small shower, for example, with a colored-tile wall and clear-glass doors will create a sense of depth.
In the same way that wall-mounted toilets and sinks save floor space and create a bigger look, so do wall-mounted shelves and skinny rails where you can set supplies.
You can incorporate certain colors or materials to accessorize, or choose a glass or clear material to create clean-line continuity. Besides clean, continuous lines, it will help to get stuff off the floor and to re-organize to clear clutter.
It will literally brighten up the small-bathroom space to have a skylight or window in it, and the better a lighting in a space, the bigger it will feel.
Some people will cover or black out the window if there is one, but light lends the small bathroom a bigger look.
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