Small Bathroom Remodeling Ideas

Do you have a small bathroom to remodel?



You might think that your bathroom is too tiny to remodel but it's surprising what can be done with a little creative effort. Don't give up on your ceramic dream bathroom yet.



Spend time designing and become one with your bathroom



Before you write off the idea completely why not sit down with a few sheets of square graph paper and try out a few different ideas. Measure your bathroom accurately then draw it to scale on square paper so that you can see exactly where everything is.



When you are happy with the drawing of your current bathroom you should be very familiar with the size and shape of it. You will also have found all the awkward places that you will need to accomodate. You are now ready to begin designing your new bathroom layout.



Put your current bathroom drawing aside and get a blank piece of graph paper. Draw the outline of your bathroom on this sheet of graph paper. Now take another piece of paper and draw accurate scale drawings of the things that you want to get into your new bathroom.



Take a sharp pair of scissors and carefully cut out the shapes you've drawn. You can now have fun arranging the shapes to fit into the outline drawing of your bathroom. Just keep moving all the shapes on the paper until they fit and you are happy that the room is going to work. Take as much time as you need with this task because it's very important to the whole project and because you don't have much space to play with you might have to think a little creatively.



An example of a small bathroom remodeling project



I decided to remodel my small bathroom after I dropped something hard into the bath and cracked it. I wanted to replace the old dingy stuff and put in a shower cubicle anyway so it seemed like a good idea at the time. To me this dream was ambitious because there just didn't seem to be enough space. I wasn't looking forward to the project but I'm more than pleased with it now.



There is a link to the story of how I remodeled my tiny bathroom at the end of this article.



Small bathroom problem solving ideas



Here are a few ideas to help you fit your new stuff into your bathroom.



Raising the radiator can free space below



You might be able to free some space at ground level by raising a radiator to get something new underneath it. I put mine over the bath which sounds inconvenient but it works for me.



Centralise the bathtub



If you are struggling with where to put the bathtub you might want to think about putting it in the middle of the room instead of against a wall. There isn't any magic to this but it might be an option you hadn't considered.



Design, design and redesign



I'm always amazed to find that I can spend hours trying out different arrangements and yet when I leave it alone for a while and come back to it later I can often spot options that I hadn't seen before. So keep playing with your paper cut-outs.



Space saving shower cubicles



If you are of small to average build then you probably don't need the space that a square or rectangular shower cubicle provides. Installing a cubicle with a rounded quadrant can save a surprising amount of space in the bathroom and make it look nicer too.



Install a sliding door



A door that doesn't need space in the room to open can give you more options.



Do it with mirrors



Mirrors can only give the impression of space but they are very effective at doing just that.



Storage space



Get all the accessories and cleaning stuff off the floor and into storage cupboards fitted to the walls.



I hope that you can see that even a small bathroom can be transformed into a dream if it's designed and planned well. Remember to take a look at how I remodeled my tiny little bathroom and added a shower cubicle while I was at it.



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