Small Bathroom Renovation Toronto

What makes a small bathroom feel bigger

• Floating vanity. Seeing the floor run under the vanity makes the room read wider.
• Glass instead of a curtain. A clear panel lets your eye travel to the back wall.
• Sliding glass doors where a swing door would hit the toilet or vanity.
• Large-format tile on the floor and walls. Fewer grout lines, calmer room.
• One continuous floor tile running into a walk-in shower.
• Light colours or one dark feature wall. Both work; mixing too many finishes does not.

Storage without clutter

Recessed niches in the shower wall replace corner caddies. A medicine cabinet recessed into the wall adds storage without taking space. A vanity with drawers holds more than one with doors. Open shelving looks good in photos and collects clutter in real life.

Fixtures sized for the room

A shallower vanity, a compact elongated toilet, a smaller sink and a wall-mounted faucet can each win back a few centimetres. A wall-hung toilet saves the most floor space, but it needs room in the wall for a carrier. In many condos that wall is concrete or holds a shared stack, so we check first.

Lighting and mirrors

One ceiling light in a small bathroom throws shadows on your face. Light at the mirror, either a backlit mirror or sconces on both sides, makes the room usable and makes it look larger. A large mirror does more for a small room than almost anything else.