Bath renovations: Practicality wins out over luxury

Space-saving tips for bathroom remodeling

Space-saving expert Gale Steves suggests ways to renew your bathroom in her book, "Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle" (Northwest Arm Press):

1. Enhance space and storage by swinging the door outward. Use hooks or pegs to hang towels, put a storage cabinet or shelves above the toilet and use below-sink cabinetry and mirrored medicine cabinets.

2. In smaller bathrooms, create a larger, spa-like shower by getting rid of the shower/tub combo. If a dedicated bather, go with a space-saving built-in soaking tub.

3. Install lighting that can dim as well as go off (along with exhaust fans) automatically after a period of time.

4. Separate the toilet from the sink area with a frosted glass wall, or if there's more space, with a toilet room (add venting for noise and odor control).

5. To enhance counter space, use a single-bowl rather than a double-bowl vanity. If there's enough room, use two sinks and add privacy by separating them with built-in wall storage.

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Bath renovations: Practicality wins out over luxury