Ever had the challenge of remodeling a tiny bathroom? Sometimes, the bathroom is too small that everything is all cramped up so you don’t know how to make it look bigger anymore. What’s more is that tiny bathrooms may not be safe or accessible to children, elderly, or disabled people. So the challenge is how to remodel a tiny bathroom to make room for kids and elder folks to move around. Read below to learn about some things to consider when remodeling a tiny bathroom in your home.
- Firstly, check the surrounding space or rooms. Is there a way that you can extend the tiny bathroom even for just a few feet? With such a tiny bathroom, what you really need is to try to find some space where it can be extended. Maybe there’s a pantry or extra storage that you can do without? At the same time, maybe you can get some space from an extra bedroom or a large room? Consider these options so you’ll know if your bathroom remodeling will consist of knocking down walls.
Bathroom model
- Now if you are left with just the existing space, there are other ways on how you can make a tiny bathroom look more spacious than it really is. First, avoid fixtures that make use of doors. What does this mean? Avoid shower doors, cabinets or pantry that have doors, and even the under cabinet below the sink. Why? Only because doors need to be opened. When you have a tiny space, the last thing you will need is to find some space to move just to open up a door. At the same time, doors will make the room look more cramped and smaller than it already is.
- For the shower, make use of a stand-up style shower and simply use shower curtains instead of shower doors. You can make use of collapsible water retainers to prevent water on the rest of the bathroom floor. For the bathroom vanity, avoid using counters on cabinets. Instead, use a wall hung sink to make it look spacious below. At the same time, it’s more accessible for disabled people and for kids too.
- Lastly, consider changing the door of your bathroom to a slide door or pocket door. This way, you eliminate having to swing the door towards a very small space. It will be much more accessible for everyone as well. You can avoid minor accidents of swinging a door open when someone is inside.