Small Bathroom Ideas to Make Your Space Feel Bigger

There may be so much unrealized potential in little bathrooms. The bite-sized square footage can quickly make you feel constrained, and unless your very little bathroom is a charming powder room used only for handwashing before dinner, it can also be very difficult to design—especially without professional assistance. 

Where are the fresh towels going? How about wet ones’ hooks? Is it possible to fit a freestanding bathtub and a separate shower, or will it seem and feel too small?

When building or remodeling your bathroom, there are a lot of important considerations to make, such as choosing paint colors, lighting, and plumbing fixtures and tiles. You can choose to live with a limited room or try your hardest to make it feel larger. These are both noble endeavors.

Without a doubt, remodeling a little bathroom is still a major task. However, when done correctly, tiny areas may be case studies in comfort and effectiveness, with plenty of personality. To begin reevaluating yours, all you need is some design experts’ guidance and inspiration. Live large and don’t let the small space stop you!

That’s right, think about the following bathroom storage ideas along with floor plans, window treatments, and styling options to make your small bathroom look as good (and function as hard) as a large jack-and-Jill or primary unsuited before you throw in the bath towel and call a broker to help you find a new place. You won’t realize how tiny your bathroom really is if you take inspiration from these 64 tiny bathroom ideas and make every square inch matter.

Use the Windows

Designer Chauncey Boothby created a curving, wall-hung wood vanity (finished to look like walnut) and suspended an Isabelle Home mirror from a brass hook with grosgrain ribbon to make an unusual powder room layout work.

Extend the Vanity

An under-the-stairs bathroom in Dallas designer Courtney Pettit’s home pays homage to her late mother’s prized blue-and-white crockery. Behind the toilet, the sturdy quartz countertop continues to form a practical ledge.

Mirror the Entire Wall

Designers Marita Simmons and Krysta Gibbons of Kipling House selected a floor-to-ceiling wall mirror for this bathroom in the ladies’ lounge in House Beautiful 2024 Whole Home to give the small space an illusion of greater space. The mirror serves to bounce light about the little space in addition to producing an optical illusion.

Install Sconces on the Mirror

This tiny bathroom was designed by Tanya Smith-Chislett of Unique Kitchens & Baths and Sara Swab of Stories Collective. Three classic sconces were put on the mirrors to direct light where it was needed. 

“While we originally envisioned one single mirror with hand-finished brass trim, it would have been too large to even get into the house,” explains Swabb, the mirror was the result of a creative solution. “Instead, we decided to save a little money by doing four separate mirrors with beveled edges, which turned out to be one of our favorite design details.”

Go for Pearly White

Like the design team Toledo Geller did in this bathroom, make the space feel airy by covering it with white. A light yet bright environment is created by the off-white window shade, white ceiling, and varied white marble tiles. The little brass table provides a touch of elegance, and the glass shower doors give the room a larger sense.

Try a Floating Sink

Installing a floating sink rather than a vanity or pedestal sink will save room. Designer Hecker Guthrie chose a sleek black-and-white one for this bathroom to create a striking contrast. You can always add more storage underneath if you ever need it.

Take Inspiration From Nature

Create a secluded haven with a strong connection to nature for the best possible rest. Display the natural brick and stone characteristics that your property is endowed with. If not, make the introductions when you can. With floor to ceiling stone and a mirror, this room designed by Arent & Pyke demonstrates how their textures can give so much dimension.

Put a Skirt on the Vanity

In this Southampton sanctuary, chintzes add a touch of garden to the bathroom, where Justine Cushing used creative planning to fit in a dressing table and matching chair that tucks under it. Other necessary toiletries are also hidden by the skirt.

Choose Graphic Accents

Actor Carice van Hutten’s Amsterdam bathroom, designed by Atelier ND, unifies many surfaces with a wavy contrasting floor tile that extends up the edge of a built-in tub. A vibrant red towel warmer is both incredibly space-efficient and multipurpose, providing warmth and storage.

Personalize It With Your Monogram

Alexander Reid added a monogrammed shower curtain with a traditional border to this tiny rental bathroom. While taking up little room, attractive framed prints and a garden stool add a lot of formality and polish to the area.