Plan a Small Bathroom

For most of us, space in the home is a valuable resource that we can never get enough of, and nowhere is this more important than in the bathroom.

More often than not, bathroom cabinets are stocked full of all manner of cleaning supplies that you know you’re never going to need and hampers that are bursting at the seams, primed to erupt at any moment and cover the bathroom floor with sponges and shampoo bottles.

Bathroom Solutions for Small Spaces

That might be a slight exaggeration, but the bathroom is certainly one place in your home which requires you to fit a lot of things into an incredibly small space. For this reason, making the best use of the limited space you have is vital.

Here are some handy bathroom solutions for small spaces, so that you have some legroom to play around with.

Plan a Small Bathroom – Plan Ahead

As the adage goes, ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail.’ In regards to designing a new bathroom, this means plan, and then plan some more. Measure every wall accurately and then do your research. There are some amazing bathroom fixture and furniture designs around today that can help you save an inch or two here and there.

Consider fittings such as column radiators which are longer and narrower than standard designs, using vertical wall space instead of horizontal. This could mean the difference between being able to finally have that beautiful freestanding bath you fell in love with instead of settling for something smaller and less glamorous.

Extra Storage

Just as you decide that you can have the bath of your dreams, the bathroom Gods throw you another curveball and threaten to take it away from you again.

The bath takes up too much space and that wall-mounted mirror cabinet just doesn’t provide enough storage.

Before you panic, there are other options available. Fitting a counter top basin instead of a more traditional pedestal design not only gives your bathroom a more modern look, but the cabinet housing the pipework has shelves to store those bottles you struggle to find room for. These basins are a fantastic addition to your bathroom and might just provide that extra bit of storage you need.

Let There Be Light

This isn’t exactly a way to create more physical space, but rather the illusion of more space. Dark and shadowy corners make a bathroom feel claustrophobic and cramped, so add more light to your bathroom via stronger light fixtures – or more of them.

Another great way to achieve this, if you have the space, is to use fixtures with a lot of glass for the light to shine through and bounce around to other areas of your bathroom. The bathroom is a place to relax and unwind, and it can be difficult to do this when the room feels too cluttered.