| If your home includes a small bathroom, and knocking | | | | Making a Small Bathroom Look Bigger |
| out walls is not an option, then you'll need to consider | | | | Let's start with color. Light colors make a room look |
| the best ways to maximize space and making that | | | | bigger. Of course, the lightest color is white. But if |
| space look bigger. | | | | you don't like the idea of a white bathroom, pale |
| Maximizing the Space | | | | colors often work as well as white. Another option |
| In terms of your bathroom fixtures, you should | | | | would be to add an occasional row of pale colored |
| probably just keep the basic arrangement unless it | | | | tiles in the midst of white tiles. If your decorating |
| absolutely does not work. Removing and replacing | | | | budget doesn't allow for replacing the tiles right now, |
| bathroom plumbing fixtures can be a big job, and | | | | it is possible to paint them with paint made just for |
| there may not be that many options in a small | | | | that purpose. Painting your tiles and adding a new |
| bathroom for a new arrangement. However, you | | | | shower curtain could make a big difference in the |
| might want to consider replacing older fixtures with | | | | perceived size of your small bathroom. |
| the new smaller fixtures that have been introduced. | | | | The next trick for making your small bathroom look |
| Another improvement to consider is replacing your | | | | larger is to add any design elements that draw |
| current fixtures with new combination fixtures. | | | | people's eyes upward. Additions like crown molding or |
| Several new combo fixtures are available now to | | | | high shelving add to the illusion that the room is really |
| perform several functions within one space. It might | | | | bigger than it is. Surprisingly, large floor tiles instead of |
| even be possible to add a steam bath, a sauna or a | | | | small ones also give the impression of a larger room. |
| whirlpool in a remarkably small space. | | | | Another trick for enlarging the room is to use clear |
| Another way to maximize the space of a small | | | | shower doors. If you can see all the way to the |
| bathroom is to get rid of any accessories that are | | | | back wall when you go into the bathroom, your eyes |
| taking up floor space. You might get away with using | | | | will be fooled into thinking the room is larger. |
| a towel caddy or a plant stand in a larger bathroom. | | | | There are several options for dealing with a small |
| But having extra things on the floor beyond the | | | | bathroom. In terms of maximizing the space, think |
| basics really isn't a good idea. Try to find items that | | | | multifunction, hidden spaces and high spaces. To |
| provide similar functions which can be attached to | | | | make your small bathroom look larger, use pale |
| the wall or hung from the ceiling. | | | | colors, high decorations, and lots of glass and mirrors. |