Clever ideas for renovating a small bathroom

Imagine being able to renovate your bathroom with whatever takes your fancy. Then come crashing back down as you realise your bathroom is too small to fit everything in. RELAX! Renovating your small bathroom into the bathroom of your dreams is achievable with these clever ideas!

Moving storage outside the bathroom

Bathroom storage

Storage is important in your bathroom and there is no reason why a small bathroom needs to miss out. Pop up some shelves in those awkward or hard to fill corners. Beside the toilet is a great place to have narrow shelving which can hold towels, flannels or even toilet paper.

Floating bathroom furniture

A huge advantage with floating vanities, toilets and shelving is that some of the units will recess into the wall cavity. While the space it gives you back may only be a few centimetres, it is space you would not have otherwise had.

Moving storage outside the bathroom
Moving storage outside the bathroom

Pedestal basins

Slightly old fashioned, but pedestal basins are all the rage nowadays. They will give you back some much-needed floor space. Perfect for when space is more important than storage.

Take it outside

There is nothing to say that you can’t take some of your bathroom fixtures out of the room! A clever idea to ‘fit’ more in your small bathroom is to use the area directly out of the bathroom’s door. Having a custom-built seat, shelves or cupboards out of your bathroom will give you more space inside it for the shower, basin and toilet!
Bathroom design and decoration with flair
Using glass in the bathroom

Decorate with flair

A small bathroom can be made to look much larger with some clever decorating. Vertical stripes make the walls seem larger and further apart. An ornately titled floor can capture your eye, making you pay attention to a feature rather than the room size. A floor to ceiling mural on one wall can also increase the perceived room, as well as strategically placed mirrors. If you have a favourite rectangular shaped tile, but feel it is too large for your bathroom, have it installed horizontally instead. The long lines will help elongate the feel of your room too.

Check out these Before & Afters

  • Bath removal adds more space


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Janeen Paynter, our Hutt Valley and Wellington East affiliate, is an expert on bathroom renovations. She's certainly done enough of them in the time she's been with Pzazz Building. She enjoys renovating smaller bathrooms most, she says, because they present more design challenges.
  • Richie bathroom before and after


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“No matter what size the bathroom, you've still got to fit in the same things – a vanity, shower, toilet and often a bath,” she says. 
“To make sure a smaller bathroom really works for its users, you've got to be more creative and smart about the layout and fittings.” 
  • Mariner bathroom before and after


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Take this bathroom, for example. The original vanity took up too much space and the shower, while it fitted nicely in the corner, leaked badly, necessitating that lovely blue shower curtain and big green absorbant bath mat. By installing a frameless glass shower, Janeen created the illusion of greater space in the bathroom.
  • Darragh bathroom before and after


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Again, the use of a frameless shower enclosure instead of the nasty pink-framed one at left has opened this bathroom right up. And the new bath, vanity, built-in towel rails and gorgeous colours has given it a warmer, more contemporary feel. 
  • Dark bathroom becomes lighter


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This little bathroom was dark and damp and nobody liked using it, until Janeen worked her magic and recreated it. Even with a bath that wasn't there before, the room looks bigger and more welcoming. You can't quite see it from the photo at right, but the bath is also now the shower and is square-bottomed for safety.  
  • 3D Design Bathroom


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  • Waikato Bathroom

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  • Hamilton Bathroom Renovation

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At Pzazz Building, we combine vision and design with practicality, unlocking your bathroom’s potential through our experience and a thorough understanding of your needs. To experience your new bathroom before we even begin to create it, we invite you to take advantage of our exclusive 3D Design and Video service.