The dream bath is entirely achievable, even if your current loo is less spa and more storage locker. Here are 5 ideas for gaining space in your bathroom remodel.
1. Lose The Linen Closet
If your bathroom has a towel or linen closet, thank your lucky stars, says interior designer Barbara Schmidt, owner of bstyle in Minneapolis. That little closet can be a bathroom breakthrough. Many times having a beautiful, spacious-feeling bathroom can be achieved by reclaiming just a few square feet of space.
2. Mount It On The Wall
With so much heavy equipment, a bathroom can easily feel crammed and claustrophobic, especially when floor space is at a premium. Now you can put the biggest appliances on the wall, thanks to new innovations in wall-hung vanities and toilets.
3. Make It Transparent
Perhaps the best invention since indoor plumbing, watertight, frameless-glass shower doors work beautifully to expand any bath visually. Frosted glass doors and shower curtains cut off your sight lines and make small bathrooms feel even more cramped. Visually adding several sqare feet to a bathroom can change the entire feel of the room.
4. Rightsize Your Vanity
Too often, builders make the mistake of installing oversized vanities in bathrooms that can’t accommodate them. There are a variety of bathroom vanities that are designed to maximize space.
5. Take Your Flooring To The Walls
Interior designers know that perception of space is just that: perception. By lining the floors and walls with the same material, the eye perceives the space as a single, continuous volume.
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Source: Midwest Home Magazine, Alyssa Ford
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