13 Big Ideas for Small Bathrooms | This Old House

13 Big Ideas for Small Bathrooms

1Big Ideas for Small Baths

Courtesy National Kitchen & Bath Association

A few things all old house lovers are familiar with: Drafty windows, less-than-perfect plumbing, squeaky floorsand small bathrooms. While new home baths have nearly doubled in size over the past 30 years, old home bathrooms average about 5- by 8-feet.

Not to worry, though: You can combat the claustrophobia by scaling down to physically save space. (Pedestal sink, anyone?) And, with the right colors and lighting, you can create the illusion of a roomy bath.

Here, we dig into the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Design Competition archives to deliver great ideas from Certified Kitchen Designers that you can use in your next small bathroom remodel.

2Rich, Asian-Inspired Design

Courtesy National Kitchen & Bath Association

This homeowner wanted to bring her home out of the 1980s with contemporary Asian design, so the powder room vanity was inspired by a Japanese kaidantansu (stepped chest), which contributes fluidity of design in the cramped quarters. The use of rich and dark colors makes the walls of the small space recede.

Designer: Debbie R. Gualco, Co-designers: Denae C. Baggs, AKBD & Leah C. Pugh, CKD, Reynolds Gualco Architecture & Interior Design, Sacramento, CA

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