Small space living: How to Rev Up Style in a small bathroom - While we may all dream of a size ballroom where you can splash out on a double shower in Italian, triple sink and huge freestanding bath, the reality is that most of us Brits have a little more than a handkerchief size of space to play with. Fear not, though: there are now a multitude of mini-devices and accessories on the market (Teeny tubs and basins close to start), and design loads of clever tricks to steal to help maximize the footprint your bathroom.
White is always a winner in small spaces - whether on baths, basins, floor or walls - but that does not mean you have to apply a ban of color, far from it. In fact, playing with light and shadow, color and contrast, will inject personality and style which can be a sterile look. After all, the saying goes wrong, 'All the best things come in small packages?
White is always a winner in small spaces - whether on baths, basins, floor or walls - but that does not mean you have to apply a ban of color, far from it. In fact, playing with light and shadow, color and contrast, will inject personality and style which can be a sterile look. After all, the saying goes wrong, 'All the best things come in small packages?
Chantel Elshout Design Consultancy
Try a small tub
Some of roll-top baths today have been narrowed so that even the tiny bathroom can squeeze one in. Make the best use of a delicate piece shaped by placing your bath under the eaves. A tiny space also means you can splash out on luxury materials without breaking the bank, lots of style bidding.
Some of roll-top baths today have been narrowed so that even the tiny bathroom can squeeze one in. Make the best use of a delicate piece shaped by placing your bath under the eaves. A tiny space also means you can splash out on luxury materials without breaking the bank, lots of style bidding.
CP Hart Bathrooms
Exploit corners
Corner shower cabins are one of the best decorating tools for the bathrooms that refuse to comply with any kind of standard dimensions. Wall furniture is also a boon to create the illusion of space, as your eye can see the floor right to the wall.
Corner shower cabins are one of the best decorating tools for the bathrooms that refuse to comply with any kind of standard dimensions. Wall furniture is also a boon to create the illusion of space, as your eye can see the floor right to the wall.
Robertson Lindsay Interiors
Finish with a soothing color
do not be afraid to use color in a small bathroom. This duck egg blue used on ceilings, walls and woodwork elongates the room by drawing the eye through the windows. And is not the most restful shades, to boot?
do not be afraid to use color in a small bathroom. This duck egg blue used on ceilings, walls and woodwork elongates the room by drawing the eye through the windows. And is not the most restful shades, to boot?
Maxwell & Company Architects
Keep it white and bright
you can not go wrong with white subway tiles in a small bathroom. They are crisp, classic and the strengthening of the area, and watch especially on trend with gray grout. Keep the rest of the single room and no frills to create maximum impact in most mini-bathrooms.
you can not go wrong with white subway tiles in a small bathroom. They are crisp, classic and the strengthening of the area, and watch especially on trend with gray grout. Keep the rest of the single room and no frills to create maximum impact in most mini-bathrooms.
Luis Trevino Architects
work around awkward architecture
This looks like an awkward space to work with by anyone's standards, but the narrow dimensions and sloping roof have been cleverly exploited to create an elegant bathroom. The huge punches roof window in masses of natural light (which is doubled by the wall of mirror), while glass shelves "invisible" and wall basins help streamline and de-cluttering.
Read expert advice on redesigning your bathroom
This looks like an awkward space to work with by anyone's standards, but the narrow dimensions and sloping roof have been cleverly exploited to create an elegant bathroom. The huge punches roof window in masses of natural light (which is doubled by the wall of mirror), while glass shelves "invisible" and wall basins help streamline and de-cluttering.
Read expert advice on redesigning your bathroom
Honky architecture & Interior design
Experience with darker shades
White is a classic, and your instinct may be away darker colors in a small bathroom, but look how warm and cocooning that deep taupe hue is -in this bathroom walk. And soft washes of light just add to the spa ambiance.
See more spa-inspired models
White is a classic, and your instinct may be away darker colors in a small bathroom, but look how warm and cocooning that deep taupe hue is -in this bathroom walk. And soft washes of light just add to the spa ambiance.
See more spa-inspired models
Rossington architecture
Be careful with your devices
with small bathrooms, you must use all the tricks of designing the book to squeeze in everything you want . In this room with a sloping ceiling, armored glass shower was mounted at the upper end, while a drop-style pool bath buried well below the lower end and offers the possibility of adding a stylish panel mosaics. A unit of built-in vanity, meanwhile, offers a stylish storage.
with small bathrooms, you must use all the tricks of designing the book to squeeze in everything you want . In this room with a sloping ceiling, armored glass shower was mounted at the upper end, while a drop-style pool bath buried well below the lower end and offers the possibility of adding a stylish panel mosaics. A unit of built-in vanity, meanwhile, offers a stylish storage.
Wanda Ely Architect Inc.
custom display shelves
most of us are still demanding more storage, and this canny en suite utilizes every last inch of space, with custom shelves mounted in each tiny corner alcove and lean. The pieces of wood look like simple chip on the white background, too.
most of us are still demanding more storage, and this canny en suite utilizes every last inch of space, with custom shelves mounted in each tiny corner alcove and lean. The pieces of wood look like simple chip on the white background, too.
The Tiny Tack House
Create a space with personality
Who says small always means white and minimal? I love this handheld shower in a wooden tub. He's cute, discreet and uses very little space in a very inventive way.
Who says small always means white and minimal? I love this handheld shower in a wooden tub. He's cute, discreet and uses very little space in a very inventive way.
WALK INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Try a set-up bath room
Mounting an extra room in a slice of your bedroom is a great idea, and it does not need a lot of square feet to work effectively. This former loft space includes a full length bath which is directly under a skylight, so you can expand and soak away stress and tension that you look into the sky.
Have you created a bathroom in a small area? Tell us how you maximized the space in the comments below.
Mounting an extra room in a slice of your bedroom is a great idea, and it does not need a lot of square feet to work effectively. This former loft space includes a full length bath which is directly under a skylight, so you can expand and soak away stress and tension that you look into the sky.
Have you created a bathroom in a small area? Tell us how you maximized the space in the comments below.