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Small bathroom ideas

Reading Time: 5 minutes | Article from 4.6.2024
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  • Challenges with small bathroom design
  • Small bathroom ideas and tips
  • FAQs
  • The differences in designing large bathrooms
  • Essentials for a small bathroom

  • Small bathrooms don't need to be boring. We have put together some great small bathroom design ideas and tips and explain how to create a cosy and modern atmosphere.

Challenges with small bathroom design

Working out how to design a small bathroom can be a challenging task. We would like to inspire you with small bathroom ideas and tips. Find out how to make the most of limited space and how to make your bathroom look bigger with the right tiles and lighting.

The right bathroom furniture and fixtures can give a small bathroom a modern look. In terms of space saving ideas, you can integrate a quadrant shower cabinet or a corner bath. Choose narrow washstands and washbasins to avoid restricting movement, while a vanity unit or a mirror cabinet offers additional storage space.

At Villeroy & Boch, you'll find a wide selection of bathroom furniture such as mirror cabinets, sink cabinets, and tall cabinets, as well as sinks and washbasins, baths, and showers in various sizes and designs. Our bathroom furniture and ceramics stand for long-lasting quality and enhance your small bathroom.

Small bathroom ideas and tips

Whether you want to design your small bathroom with a shower or integrate a bath, it is always important to use the available space wisely. The design of your bathroom succeeds through a careful selection of bathroom furniture, sanitary ceramics, tiles, colours, and lighting.

White Artis washstand in an industrial-style bathroom with concrete walls.

Space saving bathroom ideas

While most bathrooms in this country are an average of seven to eight square metres, space can be far more limited in others. The challenge here is to make best use of every centimetre for your bathroom design without making the room look cluttered.

In smaller spaces, it is important to focus on the essentials. However, this doesn't mean that you need to compromise on comfort. With Villeroy & Boch's wide range of products, you can be sure of finding the perfect furnishings for your small bathroom – whether your bathroom design ideas feature a walk-in shower, a bath or other special requirements. You can choose from high-quality washbasins and washstands in timeless designs, modern washdown toilets and shower toilets, shower systems and baths in numerous sizes and shapes, as well as aesthetic bathroom furniture that closes gently and silently thanks to self-closing and SoftClosing mechanisms.

Tip

In addition to the right furnishings, there are a few simple tricks you can use to make your small bathroom look bigger. These include lighting and your choice of tiles. Choose light colours for both wall and floor tiles. Villeroy & Boch’s collections also include an extensive selection of high-quality bathroom tiles which will help you turn your dream bathroom into reality.

Find inspiration

Are you looking for small bathroom design ideas? Let us inspire you! Villeroy & Boch offers a diverse portfolio of high-quality bathroom furniture, washstands, washbasins and toilets, as well as space-saving baths and shower trays with coordinating taps.

A green washbasin in the bathroom with a silver-coloured washbasin tap from the Antao collection by Villeroy & Boch.View washbasins

Choosing the right colours

Choosing bathroom colours is primarily a matter of personal taste. However, the following guidelines apply for small bathroom design: Opt for light colours and shades if possible. White, sand and grey shades or pastel colours create an impression of space in small bathrooms. It is important to limit your design to a maximum of three main colours to keep the effect harmonious rather than cluttered and oppressive. Variations of the same shade work particularly well together. A few bright colour accents are, of course, permitted if appropriate. These will add a cosy feel to your small bathroom and emphasise your personal style.

Selecting floor and wall tiles

Light-coloured floor tiles are recommended for small bathrooms. These will make the room look larger and more inviting. The size of the tiles is important, too. Large tiles will create an impression of spaciousness and the reduced grouting on the walls and floor will prevent a clutter of joints. This will make the bathroom look more harmonious and tidy. Glossy tiles also work well on the walls.

Are you looking for a unique small bathroom design ideas? Then why not take a look at our bathroom tiles? You can find a wide variety of wall and floor tiles in our many tile collections. Choose from different sizes, materials and looks to design a bathroom that reflects your personal tastes.

Perfect lighting for small bathrooms

Lighting design plays a particularly important role in small bathroom design. Many small bathrooms do not have a window that lets daylight in, so it is important to make effective use of artificial light sources. Clever lighting can improve the atmosphere and also increase accessibility.

Carefully positioned light sources are a simple way to enhance the architecture in your bathroom. Ceiling lights or spotlights provide ambient lighting. Illuminated mirrors add bright highlights and are useful when styling hair or applying make-up, for example. Indirect lighting also lights up the space better, making it appear not only more modern but also larger.



FAQs

Designing small bathrooms often raises questions. Below, you'll find many helpful answers.

The differences in designing large bathrooms

Overview of the differences between designing a small or large bathroom:

  • There is less space available a small bathroom compared with a large one. This makes it important to choose functional and compact bathroom furniture and ceramics.

  • To avoid an oppressive effect in small bathrooms, opt for light colours for walls and floors. In large bathrooms, the space can be visually separated into zones using wall and floor tiles in different colours.

  • Large tiles are a particularly good choice for small spaces. These will make a small bathroom look bigger and less grouting will create a harmonious impression.

  • While decorative elements and bathroom accessories can be interesting highlights in a large bathroom, they should be used sparingly in a small bathroom to avoid making the room appear cluttered.

Essentials for a small bathroom

Nowadays, there are many small bathroom solutions available to suit every taste, making it possible to design compact bathrooms in a modern and cosy style. What are the essentials that every small bathroom needs? To be described as a bathroom, the room should at least have a toilet for everyday needs, a shower or bath for washing, a washbasin or washstand for washing hands and brushing teeth as well as coordinating taps and fittings.

In addition to these basics, practical vanity units and, depending on the space, mirror cabinets, tall cabinets and wall shelves provide storage space. The family's towels can be hung up neatly on towel holders or hooks. Last but not least, sufficient lighting as well as heating are also essential in small bathrooms.

If you’re looking for a little more luxury, shower toilets provide extra hygiene. Walk-in showers create accessibility. A rain shower will make the showering experience even more special, while a whirlpool bath is a wonderful way to relax after a strenuous day. 

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