Functional Bathroom Ideas

Your bathroom is one of the few rooms in your home where your style can be all your own. It is also generally a small room that fills up quickly. We have found several ideas that are extremely successful at making this small room feel much larger and be more functional. Here are just a few of them:

Open Space Designs – Using an open design can help to open the space in the room. It will make your bathroom feel much larger and generally will be more comfortable. You won’t feel cramped in a space that is typically very limited.  This design works for either a small space; replace the tube with a shower and enclosed with glass.  For a large space like a master bathroom incorporate a standing tube, in addition to a walk-in shower; be sure to use glass to keep the space open.  

Open Floor plan bathroom 


Small vanities or no pedestal basins – A small bathroom can be outfitted with a floating vanity, the provide some storage without making the space feel cramp. 

 

Small Floating Vanity

Wall toilet paper holder – You can build a simple toilet paper holder that will hold spare rolls of toilet paper on the wall. This wooding toilet paper holder we found is perfect for small spaces.  The wood can be painted or stained your favorite color, this can keep this necessity out of cabinets and out as a decoration to match your bathroom décor.

 

Toilet Paper Holder



Barn Doors  –  To maximize character in your master bedroom, consider a high-style sliding barn door for entry into the bathroom. Here, a bright and airy bedroom is home to a white, weathered barn door that accompanies the light color palette throughout.Bathroom entry Barn Door

Giving the illusion of more space in your bathroom, as well as finding new and interesting ways to utilize the space you have can make your bathroom a much nicer place. It only requires that you think outside the box and look for opportunities to make old things new and new things do more.

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Bathroom Renovation: Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

 

Renovating any part of the home is not an easy feat. It must involve lots of planning to avoid regrettable mistakes. The annoying thing is you can make mistakes whether or not you plan. But you can’t compare the mistakes you make without a plan to those you make with a plan. To help you stay on the safe side with your bathroom renovation here are 7 common mistakes pointed out along with how to avoid them.

  1. Going in without a budget

No matter how much you have, it’s never right to embark on any project without a budget. It only leads to spending too much money and getting little value for it. Before anything begins to visit stores with the images of the kind of materials, space, and other things you need for the renovation to get a decent estimate. Of course, make provision for extra money worth at least 10% of your original budget.

Bathroom Renovation

  1. Choosing the wrong sink or bathtub

We all have that dream tub or sink that we can’t or shouldn’t try to force into our bathrooms. Don’t try this at all. Some people end up with a sink or tub that’s too large, not fitting, and/or not functional for their bathroom space.

  1. Neglecting proper ventilation

The bathroom is always a moist environment and an attraction for microorganisms. Add that to a lack of ventilation to air out space and you have peeling paint, growing mold, an entire country’s worth of microorganisms. Keep your new bathroom safe, clean, and long-lasting by ensuring proper ventilation during the remodeling process. Don’t leave out a reasonably sized window.

  1. Not committing to a theme

A renovating process makes you feel you can have anything, and that is exciting. But you shouldn’t take it so literally. Check your options from images online or in magazines and choose. Choose a theme, choose a look, décor, or idea. It saves stress and hastens your project.

  1. Trying to DIY it

Many homeowners probably believe they can even DIY building a house – they DIY everything else already. A bathroom renovation like many other projects should never be DIY. You need to hire licensed and experienced professionals for the whole project and not some parts. It will save you costs and stress in the long-run. Not to mention professionals have better finishing.

  1. Not planning for that possible contingency

Contingencies almost always occur. They can be mild or pretty serious and without any plan for them, they can greatly influence your project in the wrong way. It’s possible to discover that the upgrades are more serious than predicted. So be prepared to go with a plan B on everything.

  1. Rushing the project

Rushing the bathroom renovation might help your bathroom come together faster. But it also sets you up for other problems. A renovation or remodeling project takes time for the contractors to work through. Don’t rush them into taking shortcuts or using untested methods.

 

 

 

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