9 Design Tips To Maximise A Small Bathroom - Space Saving Hacks

[@burntsoup]

I've bought my first (small) house and have been watching all of your videos to help me plan my home with limited space. Thank you for all of the advice! You explain everything so well.

[@sonyaOT]

Same here too!!

[@bunniewood]

Why is everyone buying houses when house prices are so bad? Everyone is buying right now it’s crazy

[@burntsoup]

For me, it's a lot cheaper to pay a mortgage than rent. It'll save me about £200-300 a month and the money that goes into it will benefit me when it's time to sell. But I have sacrificed a lot to save up the deposit and I've moved to an area that wasn't my top choice.

[@sophielegay4104]

​@@bunniewood Also not everyone is from the USA. Rents in France are increasing quicker than houses prices. I was lucky enough to be able to make a good deposit (after years of living very cheaply) and to find a cheap small house. It's not great now but I was spending more in rent (750€) than I do for the mortgage (570€). Of course I have taxes so I think it's kinda similar at the end. But in 10 years the house will be mine!

[@RR-yh6vr]

Ok, so should you ever decide you want to read bedtime stories in addition to your home content, you have a guaranteed subsciber. Your voice, tone, inflections...are all so soothing. I could listen to you all day.

[@saissevictor]

i can’t never get enough of how good you are mate

[@reynardlowell]

Thanks Victor! Always appreciate it.

[@travis.stevens]

Thanks for all your videos Reynard. Your content has helped me slowly curate my space and I am grateful for the inspiration. Already looking forward to the next upload!

[@tw-mq3le]

you bring up valid problems and give such good alternatives to resolve them. i especially like all the sample pictures of bathrooms you have incorporated into your video, they have given me so much food for thought. The best part is, your videos are so easy to sit through since so many parts all resonate with me. subscribed !

[@kaizen_5091]

Sooo many key points and tips that I have not seen in other YT vids on the same topic. Love this content!

[@Clauds71]

So informative so timely, thanks Reynard 😀👍

[@goshenking6286]

Brilliant! thanks :)

[@maudelemelin9026]

I have the tiniest bathroom and can attest all of tips you covered really help. I would add: Stacking the washer and dryer (for us city dwellers who don't have the luxury of a laundry room)

[@mark9294]

Or getting a combined washer-dryer?

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

Excellent tips as always!

[@basilthecavy]

Extremely helpful, as are all your videos!

[@ednaramos727]

My house was built in the 50s. ive got a small master bathroom. Recently had it remodeled. I had a built in trashcan made. I love it! Even though it's little, i don't have it in the way. Also went with a clear glass door and light tile all the way to the ceiling. Kept a medicine cabinet. Wanted it recessed but that wasn't possible. It's one of those LED with 3 different light temperatures. Wish i had gotten one sooner! My bathroom looks so much bigger now!

[@ps4402]

We just finished our small bathroom renovation and incorporated many of these tips. We took out the tub and replaced it with a curbed shower. Used coordinating aqua/green tile for the floor and shower floor - 2x2 in the shower and 12x24 on the floor. White 12x24 horizontal on the shower walls, floating vanity with Ikea Flaxalven medicine cabinet you featured in the video. Low profile toilet with towel rack and shelves above. The dark floor and white walls do help it to feel larger.

[@susanr123]

This is very informative - thank you! We're planning to renovate our bathroom, which is very small, and your advice is really helpful. The photos are excellent as well. Thanks!

[@cakedupkevin]

Great tips per usual, Reynard!

[@reynardlowell]

Thanks Kevin!

[@angelinaenright210]

Really enjoyed this video. Thanks

[@MMacNicol]

Just what I was looking for. Many thanks!

[@MargoTheNerd]

Open showers require heating the bathroom much more to be pleasant - in large bathroom this can really add upp and with the slightest draft underfloor heating will not be enough to keep the shower area pleasant in any but tropical climate. Doorless showers work in small bathrooms with significant heating. The only way to keep open shower pleasant in large open space is adding infrared heating - air is poor conductor of heat. I generally suggest even to budget renovators to consider saving space for at least overhead infrared bulb - I found out how effective and pleasant it is by accident, while trying to figure out a solution to keep shelter dogs warm in winter without running sky high power bill. Not only animals love infrared heating, it's great for anyone that has joint/bone issues and for people who feel suffocated by warm stagnant air. It helps one from feeling that unpleasant cold draft when you are standing wet in the shower 😂

[@marylut6077]

Love freestanding tub tips

[@iriegee2358]

Hey Reynard, what size large format tile (floor/wall) would you recommend for a small bathroom to make it appear spacious? Likewise, what large format tile do you generally prefer for a living room?

[@julianacaicedo5334]

Excellent video, Reynard, thanks so much. I am planning to renovate my small bathroom so your advice was very useful. Regarding floating toilet, I wonder if it is harder to fix it than a regular toilet. Thoghts?

[@FM-ny7xh]

Thank you for all your tips. I have a dilemma extending my powder room into a half bathroom by adding a shower: the space is limited, what type of bathroom door would you recommend? Have you done videos on choosing the right door? If not, please make one, can’t wait to see it and use your tips!😊

[@mariastathopoulos744]

Great practical recommendations. The only tip l disagree with is the floating vanity unit. It sacrifices storage for aesthetics. That extra hidden shelf within a full vanity unit is needed in a small bathroom.

[@reynardlowell]

That's fair. I think in the end it's personal choice, I put it there bcs it does make a space look bigger, but I agree that extra storage is useful in a small bathroom.

[@marylut6077]

Must consider is floor structure supports tub weight when full of person and water

[@fanfancheong]

Would you recommend a prefabricated shower or custom built

[@Pipsterz]

Just found you and love. Thank you. Subscribed ♡

[@ryansoo4000]

I would not use small tiles and grout in a shower niche (any water on a horizontal surface will eventually soak through the grout and damage the substrate). Instead I would build the niche out of a non-porous material like Corian and glue all the edges together with the recommended sealant. Now you have a waterproof "box" that can be set into the wall (for better drainage you can slope the bottom of the box 5 degrees so any water flows out).

[@linjeng2593]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@Vgallo]

Yeah but if you’ve got waterproofing behind the tiles , which every bathroom built today does and should have, those tiny amounts of water will be inconsequential, also you aren’t getting much water in the niche anyway, it mostly stays dry, you’d be much better using that strategy for the shower hob, which is where 90% of water and water leakages will be.

[@sarahd.8303]

I am considering a remodel of our bathroom with the tub right at its end, it looks so spacious and beautiful. That said, I have no idea where we would put the toilet, as the door opens to a slim bath *corridor* and there is no way we could hide that thing. 😆 (also we would need to get the landlord’s permission first, but as I hear it, most are open to everything that raises value)

[@janicelavoie2457]

Love your channel. What is your advice on doors for a small bathroom, if a pocket door is not an option, My bathopens into a very narrow hallway. Im stumped, current door opens in taking up space. Saw your video on barn doors, guess thats a no for bathroom.

[@Rob-yu1lw]

I love seeing your latest videos Reynard. Do you think you will be able to do a video on Temu please????

[@reynardlowell]

Like a Temu haul or just general opinion on it?

[@estherstephens1858]

I once lived in a house that had very long shower curtains. It looked beautiful. However, in MY case the problem it created was it was so high that I needed a ladder (I’m 5’ tall) to bring the curtain down every time I wanted to wash it. Also, because of the length of the curtain, that meant it was more expensive than the “standard” size/length curtain. The bathroom wasn’t THAT small but it did not have a window, either.

[@Misakigi]

Reynard, do you have any tips on picking a mirror for a vanity that has only one sink on one side? aka the sink is not centered in the vanity. You said it's better to pick a larger mirror than a smaller one in a small bathroom. Is it still good to center the mirror to the vanity or just to the sink?

[@j.m.7056]

0:34 I have a similar vanity -- sink on one side only. A large wall hung mirror centered on the vanity and wide enough to look proportionate to the counter top works well. Looks just fine. Forgot to add: vanity is stained dark espresso and the wide frame on the mirror is the same stain.

[@heddaszczepanski9210]

Why not mirror the whole wall - the room will look much bigger. That is what I am going to do then the fact that the sink is not centred doesnt matter

[@Misakigi]

@@heddaszczepanski9210 That was my initial thought, but my particular wall is 3x wider than the vanity so I won't be adding a mirror that big. It reminds me of locker rooms and large bathrooms in movie theaters. And I want to use that wall space for vertical storage :)

[@applesauceandhoney2407]

ok where and how do we hide kids toothbrushes? Especially the electric ones

[@bryandaves1005]

❤

[@sourabhkumar8552]

Whats the color code of your background wall please

[@Easymixer-au]

👍👍

[@anitchlikadze3451]

👍

[@JuicyJuice1313]

I guess I'm the minority who still rents and can not do most of these changes hahaha

[@ameliatan337]

Your contents are good but the way you present them is not very good. You’re too fast, not very clear. Seems like you’re just reading them. As a subscriber, I want to digest everything you’re saying as well as the pictures you’re presenting. Hold on to your horses. I don’t want to rewind everything you’re saying and presenting.

[@julianacaicedo5334]

I agree that sometimes it's hard to digest everything that is said but I prefer to rewind to miss valuable content to make the videos shorter.

[@camellia8625]

He is an architect not a voice actor. That said, I find Reynard’s presenting style to be perfectly clear.

[@sarahd.8303]

This comes down to preference of course, for me with my ADHD, a slower presentation style would simply drive me up the wall lol Try to 0,75x the speed, I am sure it makes a huge difference.

[@debbieredfern2267]

Just slow it down and even watch again 10 mins isn't too long😊

[@susannovak8263]

Just slow down the playback speed. See how easy that was?

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

Really great tips, thank you!