The size of a bathroom in a standard layout house is 3-4square meters. We want to fit a spa, a laundry room, and storage space there. Impossible? Maybe - see our options for clever layouts of small bathrooms A small bathroom is a well-known problem of modern apartments, especially painful if the tastes and habits of family members differ. Someone loves a shower, someone loves to lie in the bath, someone spends hours making themselves beautiful, but someone needs to find a place for all things, appliances, furniture, plumbing, and even so that the result pleases. And how many different tasks and functions this room performs - from a place for washing and drying to a zone of relaxation and immersion in pleasure. Let's try to solve as many problems as possible with competent planning and arrangement of space. The bare minimum First, we suggest getting scared properly and realizing that you are not so deprived of square meters, remembering the design of bathrooms in places where there is no space at all - on trains, planes, ships, mobile homes. But even there you can find useful ideas, for example a sink that is installed on an axis and rotates 180 degrees, the mixer turns into a shower, and the sink can even be hidden in the wall. Now do you understand how much space there is in your bathroom? Combination Combine toilet and bathroom —logical, if there is not enough space, and in this way you can also gain some space in the corridor. Of course, this should only be done if the wall between the rooms is not load-bearing. Your family should be prepared to withstand the periodic queues at the door to this very necessary room.Shower instead of bath Bath takes up a lot of space— the shower is compact, easier to clean, water consumption is reduced by almost half, and transparent doors visually add space. equipped with a huge number of "chips", from the rain effect to steam generation - what's not a spa?Corner Bath If you don't want to sacrificea bath ritual with foam and aromatic oils — consider a corner bath. It is slightly deeper than a standard bath — very convenient. Of course, consider the height of your household — long-legged ones will have a hard time. But children may like it more than a shower.Combined solution Another option,combining the advantages of a shower and a bath - such as the German company Artweger makes. It is quite compact, easy to get out of, and at the same time, it is possible to fully relax in a bath with foam and candles. The cabin has a seat - this can be convenient for older people. Combine other design elements - a cabinet and a mirror, for example, a shower curtain and a hanging organizer for storing small items. Let's fill the corners that are wasting awayThe spacious corners can easily accommodate not only a bathtub, but also a shower, sink, shelves for small items, a towel dryer, even a toilet. Think of other original storage places - we have many interesting ones.Sink Sink can help with savingsplaces in several ways. You can place it above the bathtub. You can install the sink in the corner - if the location of the water supply riser allows. Finally, it can be deep and small, but be prepared for the fact that splashes will fly in all directions. And do not forget that it is around the sink that the maximum of auxiliary items accumulates - soap, toothbrush, comb, perfume.Washing machine If possible -take the washing machine out into the hallway, where you can also put a clothes dryer. In the hallway, its surface will be very useful, but in a small bathroom, you will most likely have to hide the machine under the sink or cabinet. In any case, be sure to provide more space for drying towels and linen and choose narrow models.Light The ideal option is a small window,if the bathroom is in a private house or apartment allows such luxury. Natural light and fresh air - what could be better? If this is not possible - the room is visually enlarged by uniform ceiling lighting and additional mirror lighting. By the way, to prevent the mirror from fogging up, you can provide for its heating. Our opinion:— A ceiling with mirrored or glossy elements will also add light to the bathroom. Read about other ceiling finishing materials and their advantages and features in our . Color and Finish Light neutral shades are your obvious choice for most of the space, dark colors can be used as an accent. Also on your side are small tiles, lighter walls at the top and vertical lines — narrow cabinets can act as such. Our opinion: — In this project, we like the discreet elegance of the color scheme and the luxurious mirror. The vertical stripes laid out with small tiles visually expand the space. And the location of the toilet raises doubts — is there enough distance to the opposite wall? pinterest.com, msant.ru, artweger.at.