Start by putting your plans down on paper. When working with a small bathroom renovation project, you want to be sure you’re making efficient use of every square inch of space.

While shopping for cabinets or fixtures, including towel bars, avoid the very dark or heavy pieces and opt, instead, for white or light wood colored cabinets and the lighter weight towel bars and accessories. They are much less likely to make a small space look weighed down.

Use soft or neutral colors. Paints and wallpapers in lighter colors will open up the space and give a feeling of more room. Woodwork and moldings painted to match the walls will also provide the illusion of space.

Remember that with any small bathroom renovation project, mirrors can do wonders for creating a feeling of space. Two mirrors placed opposite each other will give the illusion of a very large open space. Place a large mirror on the longest wall of your bathroom, where it can best reflect the most light
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If you’re fortunate enough to have a window in your small bathroom, take advantage of the light. Windows, with little or no trim, such as a lace curtain or a valance, will allow for the most light and make your bathroom look larger.

Another solution might be to use mini-blinds that can be opened to let in the maximum amount of light or closed for privacy. Consider frosting your window instead of installing an actual window treatment. You will gain privacy without any loss of light.

Use scaled down fixtures when renovation a small bathroom. Large chunky fixtures look out of place in a small bathroom. A pedestal sink is a nice option for a small bathroom though you may have to come up with new storage suggestion. However, this might be as simple as placing a storage unit over the toilet. Also, if you don’t use your tub, consider replacing it with a new glass-enclosed shower stall.

There are plenty of advices for your small bathroom renovation project that can make your limited space look and feel a lot larger than it is and make it an efficient and inviting and all done without knocking out any walls!

About Shower Remodeling

While homeowners can choose any kind of shower remodeling that they want, since you live in an apartment, you do not have that option. Any remodeling ideas that happen are to be approved first by the landlord.

Now, if you have been a longtime tenant of the apartment, have no plans of moving, and know the landlord well, the landlord might allow some shower remodeling. This is especially true if the shower remodeling will make the apartment look better.

However, if you are only a temporary resident of the apartment, with plans to move into a house when you earn enough money, chances are your landlord will not allow you to do any remodeling. This is because it is the landlord’s job to make sure that the apartment is well taken care of.

If the shower is dingy because that was the way it was when you moved in, then it is the landlord’s responsibility to do the shower remodeling with no cost to you. However, if you caused the shower to look the way it currently does, it is your responsibility to pay the landlord for the damages.

If you do get the chance to remodel your shower, start with the tiles. A common problem in many showers is the scum that accumulates between the tiles. The scum can also accumulate under older tiles, so start from scratch and have the tiling completely redone.

It is particular important to have a nice, clean shower area because it is, after all, where you clean yourself. Also, if you are a particularly tense person, since showers can really relieve tension.

You should also make sure that the shower head is new too. Shower heads that are older do not provide the best water pressure, while the newer ones practically are capable of giving a massage. Remember, do your research and take your time figuring out what you want in terms of shower remodeling. With the proper planning, you are sure to have clean and well-made shower!