How to Make a Small Bathroom Look Bigger

It tends to be the smallest room in the house, and for a lot of us the bathroom can sometimes become a bit of an issue. A small bathroom can often lead to a space that feels cluttered and over crowded, with too many obstacles to make it a functional space. Luckily for you, we’re here to provide the answers and tell you how to make your small bathroom look and feel bigger.

1 – Keep it Light and Bright

A light scheme throughout the bathroom can illude to a much larger space. Although you won’t be literally gaining more space, light colours can make the room feel grander and more ‘open’ that it would with a darker scheme. Splash a light colour paint across the walls, and introduce lighter toned floor tiles, to reflect the light. You can either opt for the traditional white throughout the space, or introduce lighter shades of blues, greens and pinks.

2 – Use Plenty of Mirrors

Mirrors are the perfect way of reflecting the light around your room, making it appear much larger than it really is. Use large mirrors across the wall over your sink. Not only is this the oldest trick in the book, but it’s also the easiest! Find yourself the perfect mirror and hang it up, your room will instantly feel twice the size.

3 – Add a Shower Niche

By adding a shower niche to your shower space you’re providing extra storage to give your bottles and products somewhere to live, so they then don’t clutter up the rest of your shower. It can be tiled the same as your shower area so it’s disguised and hidden, or you can create a funky feature out of it like we have here.

4 – Utilise Space Above the Toilet

The area behind or above the toilet is very often wasted storage space, and isn’t considered in a bathroom redesign. The empty wall space behind the loo can be home to shelving or cabinets, to help create space to store your bathroom bits and bobs. Most toilets also have exposed cisterns, where you can often store things like extra loo roll or air fresheners, so they can act as a bit of extra shelf space.

5 – Use Glass Shower Doors

Using glass shower doors can create the look of an open and airy space. Shower curtains can often close the area off, making it look like the area outside the shower is much smaller. Glass means there’s no obstacles between the eye and the rest of the room that would normally be behind the curtain. Plus, they’re easier to clean and we think they look nicer!

6 – Or, Get Rid of it!

This means you need to plan a new wet room, as you’d have an open shower space without doors. This can be hard work, but is definitely worth it if you have a smaller space. They can open the shower area right up, with nothing in between you and the shower space. Include the niche from before, and this allows your floor space to be empty and free from clutter.

7 – Keep Things Tidy

Cluttered bathrooms can be half the problem with small spaces. Stuff piles up and gets in the way of a functional bathroom, even if you don’t have much in the space. Stick to the essentials, don’t overcrowd your bathroom with unnecessary products. If you do need storage for further products, introduce a handy mirror cabinet for further shelving space, combined with a beautiful new mirror.

8 – Choose the Smaller Options

When it comes to purchasing the furniture and appliances you want to implement into your bathrooms, make sure you shop around and consider implementing smaller options for those big and bulky items. Smaller cloakroom sinks are an option, along with slimmer toilets, to optimise the valuable space you do have.

There you have our ideas for transforming your small bathroom so it looks bigger. Tag us in pictures of your redesign on Instagram, @wallsandfloors, we love seeing what you’ve been up to!