If we have a small bathroom sometimes we think that we can’t make it look pretty.
We tend to try and
make it look more spacious and the reality is, if you can stand in the
middle of the room, spread your arms and touch each side of the room,
you know it is small.
I have two favorite rooms to design and decorate, children's rooms and bathrooms.
My
theory about designing a small bathroom is, you can’t make it look
larger, but you can make it look Grande. Not Grande in size but Grande
in feeling.
I say make it look like a jewel box. Make it so wonderfully appointed that people will not want to leave.
Once
they come out your guest bath the first thing they say to you is, “Wow!
you really have a beautiful bathroom, or that is the nicest bathroom I
have ever been in!”
I
am going to show you some beautifully appointed bathrooms, and maybe
you will see that a very small bathroom, or powder room can be a
beautiful little jewel box!
This
room is exactly what I was referring too as small enough that you can
touch each side of the walls. It is a very small powder room, and yet
the owner spared no expense on the amenities.
An amazing open legged sink, lovely wainscoting. Oversized scenic wallpaper is the perfect choice for this room.
Check out the sconces, beautiful, and unusual design. A lovely traditional style black framed mirror is the finishing touch.
A lot of beauty in such a small space.
The
wallpaper in this bathroom really sets the mood for this small space.
All the other details are kept sleek and contemporary. Since there is so
much white they chose to use a dark tile floor in a brick pattern to
ground the room.
This small bathroom fascinates me. Black walls become the backdrop to art covered walls. This room has a lot of Wow factor.
One
of the prettiest bathrooms I have ever been in was literally 4’X4’ and
all the walls were painted black with dark cabinetry and brass fixtures,
including the sink. The sconces were black with brass bases. I saw this
thirty years ago and have never forgotten it.
That one little bathroom taught me to go all out in designing my own personal bathrooms.
Nothing was spared in this pretty bathroom, wallpaper, beautiful vanity, even a chandelier.
Beautiful
soft blue vanity, simple, yet elegant at the same time, this is my kind
of bathroom. Notice the little bun feet to make the vanity more like a
piece of furniture. A small touch but add something extra to a stack of
drawers.
All bathrooms require the same elements so why not choose your elements a little more carefully and add an elegance to them.
MY SMALL BUT SPA-LIKE BATHROOM
It
does not have to be expensive to look well appointed, you just need to
put thought into each element that you are choosing to come up with a
beautiful and cohesive design.
I have a very small master bathroom. The sink area is in a little alcove only 42” wide.
We
saved money by purchasing kitchen cupboards and designing our own
vanity. This cabinetry is made by Thomasville for Home Depot.
The vessel sink was also purchased at Home Depot for under $200.
You will notice the whole wall is tiled in an irridescent mosaic tile.
Behind
the mirror we did not place any tile. Why waste pretty tile where it
will never be seen. The mirror was an inexpensive mirror from Lowes,
that looks exactly the same as its twin at Restoration Hardware, back in
the silver sage days.
We saved $150 on the tile by not using it behind the mirror.
The
shower area is through a sliding door right off the vanity area. It is
only a 6ft.X 6ft. room and the shower measures 3ft.X6ft.
Even though it is a small area I treated it as if it were a much larger bath area.
We have a bench, a niche for shampoos, tile wainscoting around the room.
I have heated tile floors too. Are you still with me?
Don’t let the size of a space make you skimp on what you put in that space. Get the best that you can afford.
It
might not be the time in your life that you can afford what you want
exactly, but by being creative and making a good plan of attack you can
still have a beautiful bathroom
I hope you got a little inspired by some of the above images. If you would like to see more you can go HERE.
