Not only does this make the room appear more spacious, but it also leaves room for small storage items, like woven baskets and bins. A larger floating vanity, like in this bathroom, allows for countertop space and floor space all at the same time. Finding opportunities for concealed storage is one of the biggest headaches when it comes to small bathroom design. One surefire way to make your tiny bathroom feel more significant is to expand or modify the home’s footprint—even just a little bit. Paradise Tiny Homes designed this tiny house with a curved outset in the bathroom, making it the perfect space to add a small, round bathtub. Adding a domed skylight makes this compact bathroom feel larger and more lavish.

Royal blue and glitzy gold lend a luxury feel to this traditional bathroom scheme. Here, Burlington Bathrooms’ Bespoke Cosmic Green Edwardian basin, with standard pedestal has been combined with a matching medium level WC. The choice of floor tiles and wallpaper in coordinating colours works brilliantly to create a fanciful finish. It is also useful to bear in mind that there are ways of ensuring traditional bathroom ideas don’t look old fashioned.

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So don’t be afraid to try some of them out, you may be surprised at the results you can achieve. Glass has been chosen for the shower doors, which makes the most of the entire bathroom dimensions, helping the room feel as large as possible to the eye. When choosing tiles for a small bathroom, it is tempting to think that you need to stay small with the tiles too. But although it may seem a little counterintuitive, large tiles can actually work much better in small spaces. This is because using larger tiles means that there are fewer grout lines interrupting the visual flow. If you have an annoying door that opens into your bathroom space and stops you from being able to make the most of the floor area that you have, there are a few possible remedies and workarounds.

• Emily Henderson Design saved counter space in this black-and-white bathroom by installing plumbing fixtures on the wall above the double sink vanity.
• Lively green, grey and gold floor tiles are a colourful surprise in this renovated 1950s Queenslander’s charming bathroom.
• If your bathroom doesn’t have a ton of direct sunlight, you can still incorporate houseplants to help bring a spa-like feel to the space.
• For those who love this idea but are worried about fitting everything in, you can get creative and add special fittings.
• But not just any shade of the cool refreshing hue — opt for a light seafoam color that will remind you of the ocean.