How to maximise space in a tiny bathroom

Incorporate these tips into your bathroom design and you will really maximise space in a tiny bathroom

Wall painted in Aubusson Blue Wall Paint, bath painted in Provence Chalk Paint, both Annie Sloan

Raise your bath

​The more floor space you can see in a room the larger it will feel. Opt for a bath that is raised up on feet, like the roll-top bath shown above. By giving a glimpse of the floor beneath your bath, you will make your bathroom feel that little bit more spacious. You can get raised baths in both modern and traditional styles and even ones that you can paint to your own specification, just like the gorgeous azure one above. 

Milano Oxley Golden oak wall -hung vanity with countertop, Big Bathroom Shop and BestHeating

Opt for a wall-hung basin

By keeping your basin clear of the floor, again you will be able to see all the floor space underneath it and again help make a small bathroom feel bigger.
​Your wall will need to be strong enough to support the basin and you will need to conceal the pipework within the wall, which may necessitate building your wall out slightly, but overall you will still find the whole space feels more airy.
Opt for a unit with storage underneath too, like the unit above, and then you can keep most of your clutter hidden away. Less visible mess will enhance the feeling of space too.

Viu with XViu wall-mounted toiled and sink, Duravit

Lift the toilet off the floor too

You can get wall-hung toilets as well and again by showing more floor area you make a small bathroom feel bigger than it is. Plus, all this raised sanitaryware makes the floor easier to keep clean too.
​You will need to conceal the plumbing in the wall again, but what you lose in inches by moving the walls slightly in, you gain in visible floor area and spatial optical illusions. 

Sensio Harlow with mirror door, light and shaver socket, B&Q

Combine mirrors with storage

In a small bathroom you don't have much room for storage, so you need to incorporate it where you can. Look for a bathroom vanity unit that doubles up as a mirror. Not only will it hold storage, it will also reflect your space back at you, helping to maximise space in a tiny bathroom and bounce light around, so that it will feel brighter too.
In the basin vanity unit and mirror combo above from B&Q, there is also a light and a shaver socket. 

Copper & White Bath, Indigenous

Bring in reflective surfaces

Bring in reflective surfaces. Just like mirrors, all reflective surfaces, be that the surface of your bath, like the copper tub shown above, or your taps or glossy tiles will reflect your room back at you, making it feel deeper and more spacious. They will also make your bathroom feel brighter too. 

Flow hybrid shower bath, Waters Baths of Ashbourne

Combine baths with showers

 If you've no room for a separate bath and shower, you may not need to sacrifice either. Opt for a combi shower bath that allows you to have a quick shower before work and a more relaxing bath at the weekend. You can also get smaller than standard baths, if you don't have room for a full-size tub.
Read on to discover more fantastic shower baths for small bathrooms 

Engineer Mono Basin Mixer in brushed gold, Swadling Brassware

Go for single-mixer taps

Selecting, a single-mixer tap to fill your bath or basin, not only gives you more room on your basin top and around your bath, it also means less visual clutter in your bathroom, which again serves to make a small bathroom feel bigger and the whole space feels clearer and cleaner. 

Extreme White Porcelain Tiles, Tile Mountain

Choose large and light floor and wall tiles

While tiny patterned and colourful tiles are cute, large scale light-coloured floor and wall tiles are what really maximise space in a tiny bathroom. They are also cheaper to install, as there is less fiddly grouting to do.

Get your radiators multi-tasking

Choose a radiator that doubles up as a heated towel rail, so that it dries and stores your towels too. Select one with a built-in shelf, such as the Aquaworld heated towel rail and shelf, as shown above, and you can store fresh towels on it too. 

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