How to Make a Small Bathroom Seem Bigger

Most bathrooms in average homes, especially older homes, are very small. However, real estate professionals claim that what sells a home are it's bathrooms and kitchens. Whether you are planning to sell your home, or whether you are just tired of your tiny, dark bathroom, you can beautify your bathroom and increase your home's value with these easy tips.

Paint

For a small space, always use light paint. However, white paint can look cold and clinical in a bathroom. To make a small bathroom seem bigger, paint it a light neutral color, such as a sandy light beige, or a light taupe. If you want another color on the wall, stick with the most popular paint colors, like a light sage or blue. Painting the ceiling the same color will make a seamless, almost never-ending feel to your bathroom. You can also leave the ceiling a bright white, and paint the baseboards a crisp white.

Shower Curtain

Clean your bathtub until it sparkles, and you can make your small bathroom seem bigger by getting a clear shower curtain. This will widen the space and make use of the space in the bathtub area. You should have nothing sitting in the bathtub, or on the sides. Then, get a decorative fabric shower curtain for your bathroom with tiebacks. To make a small bathroom look even bigger and to increase your home's value, invest in a glass bathtub or shower door.

No Clutter

A small space looks even smaller when it is cluttered. There should be nothing on your bathroom sink except perhaps your toothbrush in the toothbrush holder, and a soap dish. Keep everything else under the sink, in the linen closet, or in the medicine cabinet. This will make your small bathroom appear bigger instantly.

Sheer Window Covering

If you are lucky enough to have a window in your bathroom, utilize it. For privacy, hang a sheer curtain on a decorative curtain rod. To make a small window seem bigger, hang the curtain rod at least six inches above the actual window and about six inches out on both sides. Don't cover up a bathroom window with heavy fabric.

Sink

Another way to make a small bathroom space seem larger is by installing a pedestal sink. These sinks are very popular, and add value to a home. They also give the illusion of more space because of their design.

Storage

A small bathroom will feel much larger if there is storage incorporated into the design. Especially if you do choose to install a pedestal sink, you will want to have storage, and offer potential buyers the selling point of storage. A great place to provide more storage is with an attractive cabinet over the toilet.

Fixtures

Replacing fixtures is a given in updating a bathroom, but when trying to make a small bathroom look bigger, think of design. Go for slim designs, not bulky, big metal bathroom fixtures. You can even go for modern glass fixtures, that will reflect the light, or that are transparent, to give the illusion of more space.

Art

Many people believe small art goes in a small space. This is not always the case. A small bathroom will appear bigger if you choose one or two larger pieces of art, instead of cluttering up the visual space with lots of little paintings or pictures. Keep it simple and elegant.

You can make your small bathroom seem bigger by incorporating these tips, which will increase your bathroom's value, and give the illusion of more space. Most can be done in a very short amount of time, with little investment.