Everyone wants a nice big bathroom in their house.
They want a big shower and tub, plenty of leg room and enough storage for everything that goes in this room.
But, we do not always get what we want.
Just like the song by the Rolling Stones says.
You may be stuck with a very small bathroom.
If this is the case there are some things you can do to make this room look bigger than it really is.
Sure it would be nice to do some construction and make it bigger, but that can be messy and really costly.
So here are some ideas you can use to make a small bathroom bigger.
Do you take a lot of baths? Most people on shower.
The exception for need a tub would be if you have small children that need to get a bath.
IF not, then lets continue.
One thing you can do is to replace the tub with a stand up shower.
This will be about half the size of the tub.
This will give you more room in your bathroom.
It will take some capital, but the result will be well worth it.
If that is not in your budget, try putting a clear glass door on your existing tub and shower.
By using a clear glass door you will open up the room a little.
you will be able to see the space behind the shower and tub door.
This will make the room look bigger even though you still have only the space that was there to begin with.
The next thing you might want to check out is the toilet.
Yes, your thinking what the heck can I do with a toilet to give me more room? What you can do is go from one that is attached to floor to a wall mounted toilet.
This will move the toilet back against the wall freeing up more space in the middle of the floor.
You will no longer have pipes behind the toilet taking up valuable space that can be used.
Do you have a vanity cabinet in your bathroom? Do you really need this thing in there? Is the sink in the top of this vanity? If you want more room, get rid of it.
Convert your sink to a wall mounted one and get rid of that vanity.
This will open up floor space.
You will have open space under the sink now to.
The more of the floor you can see, the bigger and less cramped the bathroom will appear.
When you replace the sink, get one that has a single handle to control the water flow.
The less things you have sticking out, the more room you have.
If your bathroom has dark spaces, this will make it look smaller.
The more space you can see, the bigger the room will look.
To get rid of the dark spaces try putting a light as close as possible to a mirror.
The mirror will reflect the light all over the place.
You could always add another mirror to.
Mirrors give the look of making a room seem bigger than it really is.
Just take notice to how many small stores use walls of mirrors to give the illusion that the place is twice as big as it really is.
The next thing you can do is make sure the window or windows in the bathroom are exposed.
Do not cover them up so no light gets in.
Pick a curtain for this room that will let the light in.
Try and find one that is relatively see through.
Again, this will make the room look bigger than it really is.
Pick a light color as not to make the room have a dark spot.