Keep It Light
It’s best to avoid dark colors and contrasting colors and stick with light and monochromatic hues in a small space. By sticking to the lightest shades within a single color family, you avoid strong and contrasting hues that can make a small room look even smaller. Matching your floor tile to the wall color is also a good idea.
A Splash of Color
Keeping your walls and trim light doesn’t mean you have to give up all personality. Inject color into the bathroom through the accessories you choose like bold red towels and a soap dispenser in a matching shade to energize a small bathroom. Add some texture and color to the floor with a patterned rug.
The Illusion of Light
Raising the bathroom ceiling visually will make the whole room feel larger, and it isn’t a difficult illusion to achieve. You can also reconsider the room’s light fixtures, such as replacing a ceiling fixture that hangs down with recessed lighting for a cleaner look. Wall sconces that direct light upward seems to blur the line between the wall and ceiling, almost as if the ceiling has receded.
Reflectivity
The light that bounces around in your bathroom makes it look bigger. The most obvious place to start is with mirrors. They will give you the illusion that the room is bigger than it actually is.
You may not realize that high-gloss fixtures like tubs, sinks, shiny countertops, and tile backsplashes can do the same.
Pocket Doors
Standard bathroom doors swing inward, which cuts into the floor space behind it. A pocket door is non-intrusive and retracts into the wall, maximizing the small bathroom’s footprint.
You also have the option of installing a pocket door with a frosted glass panel, which will visually open up the area even more.
Storage
Pare down what you store in your bathroom. Keep only the essentials while spare towels, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, and tissue boxes can be moved to a nearby closet.
Glass
Install adequate ventilation to reduce any high humidity that can damage your paint and drywall. Most bathroom ventilation fans are installed on the ceiling, drawing hot, steamy air out through a duct to the outside of the house. Choose recessed ventilation fans to keep the ceiling looking sleek and uncluttered.