San Diego people understand that space is valuable. Particularly older homes, many have tiny bathrooms that appear antiquated and confined. A makeover might totally change your attitude about the small bathroom you live with. A well-considered bathroom renovation increases value to your house in addition to improving utility.
We’ll offer doable ideas in this piece to enable you to maximize every square inch of a small bathroom. These ideas will provide you a starting point to design a bathroom that feels large and attractive whether your preferred modern makeover or you require more intelligent storage options.
1. Select a Bright and Neutral Color Pallet
The size of your bathroom feels much influenced by its hue. Light colors reflect more light, which gives the room airy and open impression. Perfect possibilities for walls and tiles include white, light gray, gentle blue, or cream. Steer clear of dark hues since they could make a little bathroom seem more smaller.
Use sparing strong colors if you enjoy them. Without overpowering the space, a brilliant towel, a patterned rug, or a little piece of artwork can provide personality. Using the same hue for walls and ceiling will help the area to seem to be smooth and expansive.
2. Install a floating vanity.
The floor area may seem crowded from a classic vanity with legs. Mounting a floating vanity to the wall leaves the floor visible, so giving the impression of more room. It also simplifies housekeeping!
Look for a vanity with drawers for storage to help to arrange things. To create additional countertop room, think about a smaller sink basin. If you have room, orienting the vanity on one side of the bathroom instead of the middle will help to foster more openness.
3. Replace the Bathtub with a Walk-in Shower Bathtubs occupy a lot of room.
Changing your tub for a walk-in shower can release valuable square footage if you don’t take baths very often. Clear glass doors in walk-in showers keep the area aesthetically open and enlarge the bathroom.
Even a half-glass enclosure will help in a small bathroom. Because they lack apparent obstacles, frameless shower doors are particularly efficient. If you value privacy, think about using textured or frosted glass on part of the door.
4. Reflect Light with Big Mirrors
A basic yet effective approach to make a small bathroom seem more expansive is with mirrors. A big mirror across the vanity reflects light and gives the vanity false depth. To create the space seem more roomy, if at all possible stretch the mirror across the whole wall above the sink.
One more thought is to install a second mirror behind the door on an other wall. Just be careful not to overindulge—too many mirrors can seem disorderly. The intention is to reflect light and open the area without overloading it.
5. Install extra shelves for additional storage
Stuck in a small bathroom, storage might be difficult. One excellent alternative are wall-mounted recessive shelves. Without occupying more space, they give toiletries somewhere to be kept. One clever approach to keep shampoo and soap off the floor or ledges is to include recessed shelves inside the shower area.
Think of a medicine cabinet set back above the vanity. For little objects like toothbrushes, shaving tools, and prescriptions, it doubles as storage space and a mirror.
6. Use sliding or pocket doors
Old swinging doors occupy useful floor space. Either a barn-style sliding door or a pocket door—which slides into the wall—can conserve space and help to make your bathroom seem less small. Since you won’t have to consider the door swing, these doors also enable more flexible design choices.
Should a pocket door prove unworkable, you can still employ a sliding barn door for the bathroom entrance. It makes the bathroom more charming and generates extra useable space within.
7. Choose wall-mounted fixtures
More floor space and a sleek, modern design for your bathroom come from wall-mounted faucets and toilets. These fixtures enlarge the room and keep the floor area free by hiding the plumbing behind the wall.
A wall-mounted toilet just shows the bowl; the tank is concealed within the wall. It simplifies cleaning and fits small areas. In same vein, wall-mounted faucets simplify design and liberate countertop space.
8. Maximize natural light
Any area seems larger in natural light. If your little bathroom features a window, maximize it by keeping window treatments light and simple. Sheer drapes or frosted film can offer privacy without sacrificing sunshine.
Should your bathroom lack a window, think about putting in a skylight or solar tube. A solar tube is a small tube that directs ambient light coming from your roof into the room. This is a cheap approach to introduce sunlight into windows-free restrooms.
9. Store vertically using vertical space.
Go vertical when limited floor space exists. Extra storage can come from cabinets or shelves added above the toilet, vanity, or door. Keep towels, cosmetics, or decorative objects in these spaces.
To save room, you might also place hooks or towel bars on the rear of the door. For storage of basics without sacrificing too much space, tall, narrow cabinets are fantastic. Just be careful not to crowd the walls; keep the area feeling open and uncluttered.
10. Simplify the Design and Eliminate Clutter
Little bathrooms call for less is more. The area seems bigger and more pleasant when a basic, simplified design is used. Select small fittings and steer clear of bulky furnishings or extraneous decorations.
Using storage bins or trays inside cabinets and drawers helps keep counters clutter-free. Apart from improving the appearance of the bathroom, a simple design facilitates maintenance.
Ultimately, Small Bathroom, Great Potential
Although remodeling a small bathroom in San Diego can seem difficult, with the correct design decisions you will maximize the available space. Your bathroom will seem larger and more useful if you choose floating fixtures, maximize natural light, use light colors, be wise about storage.
Amparo Construction is here to assist you should you be ready to remodel. Experienced general contractors in San Diego, we specialize in all-sized bathroom renovations. Whether your bathroom need a few space-saving improvements or a total makeover, we will work with you to create one that complements your style and need.
Contact us right now to arrange a visit. Working together, your small bathroom will become a lovely, useful area you will enjoy!