By Master James 
Does your bathroom lack space and do you feel a bit cramped? In small bathrooms, less than 5 m², it quickly becomes complex to put everything away and provide a place for all the furniture and accessories. However, this optimization work is vital, because who does not use their bathroom every day, morning and evening?
If the task may seem a bit laborious at first glance, there is however no need to be an interior designer to find functional layout solutions in a small bathroom. We prove it to you with these tips and layout ideas.
Light colors to brighten the room
Let’s start if you want with the basics in terms of decoration: the use of colors. In small spaces, the golden rule is to use light colors. Unlike dark tones, these brighter tones generate an impression of grandeur in the room concerned.
In a small bathroom, we favor predominantly light tones, whether for the fronts of the furniture but also for the paint on the walls, tiles and other floor coverings. White of course, but not only. Beige, off-white, pastel colors or light wood are greatly appreciated. Does it lack color and originality for your taste? Do not hesitate to add touches of color, sparingly, on a section of wall for example, with colors that fit perfectly with the decorative trends of the bathroom (blue, green).
Promote brightness
Always in this search for better luminosity, the development of a small bathroom goes through an effort on the light.
For natural light first, if you are lucky enough to have a window or skylight, we avoid obstructing these openings as much as possible. Natural light must spread as much as possible in the water feature. No obstructing furniture or curtains, or light, sheer curtains that let the light in.
As far as lighting is concerned, the trick is to find discreet systems that diffuse a comfortable light throughout the bathroom. Spotlights recessed in the ceiling are popular. Aesthetic, they are also not bulky. Mirrors with LED lighting, above or directly integrated into the frame, are also appreciated for providing precise light.
hanging furniture
Suspended furniture is a must when it comes to saving space and airing a room. The space is occupied in height rather than overloading the floor. Circulation in the bathroom is simplified, as is cleaning, which is much easier to do.
In the bathroom, this therefore involves the installation of furniture that is hung on the wall: the wall-hung vanity unit but also the various storage units such as the column, the laundry basket or small wall cupboards.
Harness the height
In smaller water features, the smallest spaces are important. This is why we take maximum advantage of the height. No big secrets here, it goes through hanging furniture as we have seen previously. Adding overhead storage is key. For example, the installation of a wall shelf makes it possible to place accessories or hygiene products. We can also put things that we use a little less often in beautiful baskets, which we put above the bathroom column.
Furnish the corner of a room
Maximizing every square meter of the small bathroom is key to improving the practicality of the place. Corners are thus frequently ignored, although they can be of great service.
It happens from time to time that the location of the water point puts a few knots in the brain, when it comes to anticipating the right layout of the room. Implementing it in a corner is sometimes the solution! To respond to this, bathroom furniture manufacturers have designed furniture specially designed for this use. This is the case of furniture under corner basins which are designed to be placed against the two perpendicular walls. Check for models now at Homary! The basin is also suitable here with a rounded shape that allows you to contour. Well-designed mirrors even follow the shape of the corners above the washbasin. Convenient!
The central role of the mirror
The mirror is an essential assortment in a bathroom, its location generally overhangs that of the sink. In addition to its traditional role (for doing one’s hair, putting on make-up, getting ready, etc.), the mirror makes it possible to visually enlarge a body of water by reflecting and accentuating the luminosity. The idea here is to kill two birds with one stone by opting for a mirror large enough to optimize your mini-bath space in the blink of an eye.
If you lack storage space, the trick may be to opt for a mirror cabinet. The mirrors are here the facades of the doors which give access to very useful storage compartments.
Bet on a towel radiator
A highly functional piece of equipment, the towel radiator has more than one trick up its sleeve. Versatile and multifunctional, its primary role is to heat the bath linen, so that it dries more quickly, at the same time avoiding bad odors and excessive humidity.
What relationship with the layout of a small bathroom will you tell us? Well, at the same time as it dries wet towels, this type of radiator will radiate heat into the room. Like a radiator. It is therefore a two-in-one equipment that is functional in the smallest rooms. Especially since some models are flat, considerably limiting the size.
Between shower and bathtub: which one to choose?
At the risk of disappointing lovers of hot and comforting baths, it is clear that the shower is much more space-saving than the bathtub.
Rectangular and all in length, the bathtub offers only few possibilities in terms of optimization. Contrary to the shower, of which certain small cabins make it possible to occupy the surface more intelligently.
If equipped with sliding doors, the shower will also have the advantage of reducing the size thanks to the overlapping sliding of the walls.
Finally, the walk-in shower is ultra-practical and trendy in a small bathroom! Although its layout is a little more restrictive (cost and installation) than that of ordinary showers, it is worth it if you want to optimize the bathing space as much as possible. Space-saving, the Italian shower is a walk-in model where the demarcation between the shower and the room does not exist or little. It is thus more minimalist and refined.
A sliding door
A final tip is to study the layout of the bathroom door. The loss of space can indeed be done by a traditional hinged door, the opening of which can sometimes be inconvenient. In this context, pocket doors or simple sliding doors can be conducive to gaining space and circulation in the bathroom.