How to Make your Bathroom Appear Larger

Wondering how to make a small dark bathroom look bigger? Follow these 6 simple steps to revamping your small bathroom to give the illusion that it is much bigger. From quick fixes to a refit of existing fixtures, this blog highlights the power of thoughtful planning to ensure your space is optimised.

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Tile Tricks

How to make a small bathroom look bigger with tiles you might ask? Use light coloured large rectangular tiles with minimal contrasting grout lines and tile all the way to the ceiling to create a sense of scale. Lay tiles horizontally to elongate the room whilst tiles laid vertically with appear to raise the ceiling height.

Timberline Nevada Wall Hung Vanity with Alpha Ceramic Top, ingrain gold mirror, Caroma contura gold tapware, casuarina and sicily bianco tiles and telbix moran lights

Natural Light & Light Layering

We love natural light and all of the benefits it has not only for the soul, but for the illusion of more space in your small bathroom. If you have light shiny wall tiles and a mirror in your space, the natural light will bounce around the room and give the illusion of more space. Light layering is also an effective tool to brighten a space, thanks to new pendant lights & cabinet lighting.

Coastal style bathroom with wooden vanity, white sink, and toilet against a travertine tiled wall.

Wall Hung Vanities

Wall hung vanities look like they are floating from the wall, the open space beneath the vanity gives the illusion of more space in your bathroom. Available in a range of sizes, you will find the perfect storage solution for your bathroom.

Bao Elegant Wall Faced Toilet with Geberit Sigma Inwall Cistern in Matte White

Concealed Toilets

Behind the wall toilets have the cistern hidden in the wall, which in turn creates more space in your room. Concealed toilets are available in rimless options and have really lovely wall flush buttons to compliment.

By Elise Pride

eCommerce Manager

17 December 2018

Elise is a design-focused content creator at The Blue Space, offering practical renovation advice and trend-led insights to help customers style their dream spaces with confidence.