Renovate a small bathroom on a budget

Read this blog for creative & economical ideas to renovate a small bathroom on a budget with bonus tips on how to make it look bigger!

If you have a small bathroom at home, I feel you: the struggle is real! Finding ideas for home décor that suit your budget may not be an easy task. However, you want to decorate and renovate your small bathroom in the best way, but you are limited in terms of ideas, space, and budget. Take it easy. No matter how small or big the size of a bathroom, remodeling the bathroom is not a small project, yet not a hard or expensive one. Therefore, if you are looking to renovate a small bathroom on a budget, rest assured that this project is doable, and you will attain a transformed bathroom at the end.

To refurbish your bathroom at a low cost, you will need to unleash your creativity and think outside the box to implement more economical alternatives that suit your budget and overall home décor. Therefore, I have listed in this blog, ideas to remodel a small bathroom on a budget with bonus tips to make it look bigger!

How can I renovate a small bathroom on a budget?

1. Consider creating a seating space

You need this. Some personal things must be completed in the bathroom so why the hassle of standing as you have them done. A stool, bench, or chair, depending on the space you have, is all that you need to add seating space to your bathroom. Just consider choosing the color or style that complements best the overall ambiance and style of the bathroom.

2. Well-arranged containers do wonders

Do you use a soap bar or liquid soap? How about a hand lotion? Do you have any? In most elegant bathrooms, the display of such items takes the bathroom to another level. A neat, beautifully designed, and the matching set is what you need to organize the items placed on the vanity top and make it more elegant. Such a set can be found at a low cost without compromising on the style and look and feel of the whole bathroom. Fill a jar with cotton, another one with cotton buds, add the soap to a plate while having two dispensers for the liquid soap and the hand lotion and a tumbler for the toothpaste and toothbrushes.

Your vanity top is now well organized, and you are left with enough space to add a small plant for a more beautiful set up. This method is one of the easiest to renovate your small bathroom on a budget.

3. Hang everything in place

Hand towels, bath towels, shower robes, curtains, all of them can make it or break it when reviewing an organized bathroom. Remember, we are talking about a small bathroom, and organization is your magic wand. With plenty of rods and hangers options from low to high cost, from plastic to steel or ceramic, and in different shapes and colors, you have a wide range to pick from and install in your bathroom in the best way that fits the overall style. These simple touches may look random for you but contribute massively to the renovation project.

4. Invest in a new bath mat

Renovation means paying attention to the small details. A bathroom mat is one of these details that should be considered. Give it a chance to be changed for several reasons: either being stained, or its colors become faded, or has lost its grips and became slippery, or in the best scenario, does not fit the style and color palette of the renovated bathroom. In all cases, add it to the list and start looking for the right mat to place in your remodeled bathroom.

5. Have you heard of the vinyl faux wall?

Most probably yes, but what does this have to do with a wet place? A wide range of these vinyl faux walls is waterproof. With a cost relatively lower than the cost of installing tiles and bricks, the result will be astonishing. Not to forget that installing wallpaper is not as time-consuming as the installation of tiles. On another note, take into consideration that the color of the faux wall may affect the spacious effect that we are creating. Therefore, consider installing these faux walls in a pre-defined space of a wall or corner, and see for yourself the transformation in your bathroom look.

6. Change the handle of the cupboards

Your cupboards may have been existing in your home before you moved in. But when we speak about decorating a house with a specific style, the bathroom is not an exception. Those cupboards sitting in your bathroom can create a better impact once painted with the right color and supported with handles of your choice. Identify the style and color of your bathroom, and then shop the handle that best fits your bathroom style.

What is the best color palette to make a small bathroom look bigger?

• The first answer that comes to mind is white. Wall, behind the cabinets, the vanities, hidden areas, are best painted with white to push them into the overall bathroom. White color transforms the whole look of any space. It can definitely contribute to your efforts in renovating a small bathroom.
• Pastel palettes or shades of light colors such as blue or green. These colors contribute to making the bathroom look bigger and more spacious.
• Avoid colors such as red, orange, brown, or yellow. They will interfere with the lighting and give a controversial illusion of closed or dark spaces.

Need more ideas to renovate a small bathroom on a budget and make it look bigger at once?

Think of out-of-the-box mirrors

Isn’t it boring to step into a bathroom and face a regular, frame-free, regularly shaped mirror? Think of replacing your bathroom mirror with a creatively cut one. You can have an oval tilted mirror or an undefined shape of your choice. You can round it with a wooden frame colored as per the color palette in your bathroom. Check this video for an idea of how you can DIY this mirror decoration and add your personal touch to your toilet.

Strategically place these mirrors

Two places are ideal to hand mirrors for a more spacious bathroom. A white wall or on the bathroom door.

If you have the option to do both, do not think twice. The mirror creates a spacious kind of illusion. Whether placed perpendicularly to each other or in parallel, they will end up doing the job.

Lighting, lighting, lighting

Did I stress enough on this aspect? You may already have lanterns or pre-installed lights in your bathroom that exist before moving in. Regardless, you have to think twice if these lights are in the favor of making your bathroom look bigger. Bright lights and a well-lit bathroom will give you this spacious hit you are looking for. So, consider reviewing the status of the existing lights in your bathroom.  Save a few pennies if needed to invest in better lighting options for a bigger-looking bathroom.

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