Make your bathroom feel bigger and brighter.

Is your bathroom smaller than you’d like it to be? If you live in New York City, you’re not alone. The bathroom is a place to escape, unwind, refresh and rejuvenate, so it’s vital for the space to feel welcoming and relaxing. 

Whether you’re remodeling your bathroom or looking for simple renter-friendly ways to open up the space, we’ve got some bathroom remodeling ideas that can make your small bathroom feel bigger. Follow along as we guide you through some interior design tips and bathroom ideas for making your bathroom your best room.

CHOOSE LIGHT COLORS

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There is no denying that bright colors attribute to a brighter space. When choosing paint colors go for shades of white or light colors, like mint green and blue. Create a color palette for your bathroom that includes everything from the hardware to the decor details. 

A white-themed bathroom is always classic, and it can easily be amplified with gold or brass-toned hardware fixtures like VIGO’s Ruxton Single Hole Bathroom Faucet in matte brushed gold. VIGO’s Matte Stone™ vessel sinks deliver a matte white texture that adheres to an all-white bathroom and it never goes out of style. 

ADD MORE MIRRORS

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Mirrors reflect light and make rooms feel larger. With this optical illusion, you can make your tiny bathroom feel twice as big. Make your bathroom sink vanity mirror bigger, or consider mirroring an entire wall. Plus with more reflective walls you’ll have more places to check yourself out. 

Mirrors especially make a spatial impact in lavatories without a window as the mirror reflects the light. A modern bathroom features either an exponentially large vanity mirror or ceiling-high mirrors. 

SELECT QUALITY LIGHTING

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Bathrooms tend to lack natural light and bright light makes any room feel more open and inviting, so equipping your bathroom with high-quality lighting is pivotal. Lighting is the key to creating great ambiance in any room but especially in the bathroom. Positioning lighting on either side of the mirror allows you to better illuminate your face for your beauty routine. 

Overhead lights like pendant lights or a chandelier add character and provide broad-spectrum light for the entire powder room. But the key to quality lighting is quality lightbulbs. Experts recommend your bathroom’s task light have 700 to 800 lumens of light for every 10 square feet. A small bathroom will probably need less than 3,2000 lumens of light. 

OPT FOR CLEAR SHOWER DOORS

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When your shower is closed off, it can make your space feel even smaller so choosing a transparent shower door or shower curtain can make the room feel larger. A frameless glass shower door with clear glass shower doors opens up the space. 

A fixed shower screen allows you to create an open-concept bathroom which can make it feel larger and more free-flowing. VIGO’s newest fixed framed shower screen, The Essex will enable you to achieve this look and feel, plus it adds textural contrast and privacy. Frameless shower enclosures take up less space and VIGO’s selection of frameless shower doors and enclosures makes it easy to choose one that fits perfectly in the space. 

KEEP THE FLOOR CLEAR

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Let’s pretend the floor is lava. A cluttered bathroom floor obviously takes away space, so it’s crucial to ensure that your floors are as clean and clear as possible. If you need extra storage space, install wall shelves instead of purchasing a floor-standing storage unit.

Make your wash space feel more inviting with a cozy rug or bath mat that coordinates with the entire look and feel of your bathroom. Go for a sizeable rug that makes sense for the amount of floor space that you have. Whether you have floor tiles or marble floors, you’ll want to go for a shower mat that compliments your floors.