The luxury of space is becoming increasingly appreciated with more and more households adopting urban living style. The fact that small and efficient bathrooms are in demand, as opposed to spacey and expansive ones, can be attributed to this growing tendency. These small bathroom designs that are economical both in terms of space and money are getting peoples' interest fast. Although they lack space, these modern age toilets make more than enough in terms of accommodation and efficiency. Thinking that small bathrooms cannot become luxurious is wrong; just wait and witness the results of a few original and bright ideas being put into practice. Equipped with the right information, your small bathroom remodeling project can really shine.

Before you begin your small bathroom remodeling, take some time and design a floor plan that maximizes the useable space of the room. Don't avoid the idea of incorporating free-floating cabinets. Use mirrors so as to stretch a small bathroom's space. This way you can also maintain a simple color scheme. It is important to keep your small bathroom fresh, bright and inviting with coordinated accessories and colors.

Remove big and bulky items from your bathroom. Corner sinks are plain and small-scale. They free up some visual space below, but do not give the counter space and cabinet space provided by a traditional sink. Another option to take into consideration is a classical looking, free standing pedestal sink. Wall-mounted sinks usually save space but they do not have counter space. Both corner and pedestal sinks do not provide storage space underneath.

Another simple, yet effective way to conserve space is to do away with the tub and replace it with a shower. There are also smaller tubs available, but most cannot handle whirlpool faucets. Additionally, a tub less than five feet long tends to spill the water sprayed by the whirlpool faucets.

As for the toilet, you should pick one that can sit close to the wall so that you could conserve even more space. The toilets in older homes are situated 10 to 14 inches between the wall and toilet drain, whereas newer homes have 12 inches. Thus, you should pay attention to the size of the original toilet, as the wrong toilet will not fit. Additionally, a toilet with a low tank takes up less space and compact toilets leave more room.

The last but not the least, you should limit the number of things you bring into your bathroom. For example, you might as well have a dressing area in a bedroom, instead of your bathroom, to free up some additional space in a cramped bathroom.

Remodeling a small bathroom takes some good extra hours of planning, but it is well worth it if done right.