11 Creative Ways to Make a Small Bathroom Look BIGGER — DESIGNED

A small powder room is great. 

A small guest bath is okay.

But a small primary bath…

It’s just inconvenient.

Let’s just say a small primary bathroom isn’t something your realtor will be including on your house’s tear sheet when it comes time to sell.

But there’s hope! There are ways to deal with this. Your small bathroom can be designed to look and function just as well as the rest of your great house.

You just need to know a few tricks – a few little pointers that can help a tight, tiny space GROW, visually.

These tricks I’m about to show you can be applied to any type of room.

However, in a bathroom, they are particularly important.

Every bathroom has to satisfy certain needs and, therefore, must include the basics: the sink and faucet, shower or bathing area, and the toilet. No matter how small the space, these things have to be shoved in there. 

(Oh, and, of course, a big bath tub, some linen storage, an extra sink for the Mr., some great lighting and mirrors, and maybe a seated vanity . . . Well, all those would be nice in a beautiful bathroom, too 😉

If this was a living room, you could just remove a piece of furniture.

But bathrooms a little more troublesome.

Here’s a quick summary of all 11 creative ways to make a small bathroom look bigger. Keep reading below to get details and photo examples for each creative tip:

1. Keep everything the same tone / color / value as much as you can.

2. Paint the ceiling the color of the walls.

3. Blend the tile color and wall color.

4. Take the tile in the shower up to the ceiling.

5. Watch your material transitions.

6. Use clear glass in your shower.

7. Go BIG on the mirrors.

8. Go for plenty of natural light.

9. Use mirrors strategically.

10. Recess some cabinetry and shampoo shelving into the walls or wall cavities.

11. Replace the linen closets built out of sheet rock walls with cabinetry.