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Small bathroom - advice needed

7 years ago

Hi all. Back once again for much needed advice. We have converted our bungalow to a chalet style home and the upstairs bathroom only measures 6x5ft. Its technically 9x5 but the 3 feet under the dormer cheek is fairy useless apart from storage of maybe towel's/shampoo's etc. Mrs S wants a bath and I've attached the plan I have come up with. Is this going to be too tight in reality? 1500mm (5ft) bath is fine as Mother in law has one and we've used with no size issues. Any other plan ideas welcome obviously! Thanks all.

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mcpeeple

7 years ago

We had a bathroom fitted last year with these same dimensions - Ive attached some pics. We also had a 700x1500 bath and 400mm sink. Tips - go for a wall-hung sink rather than pedestal or vanity to create more floor space; use as small toilet as possible (ours was 360mm - both toilet and sink by Roca); massive mirror on whole right wall (see second pic) and use folding glass shower screen - looks really neat when not in use.

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John Smith
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7 years ago
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Amelia Wilson
7 years ago
Hi John, yes this is a small room but there is a lot you can do to avoid it looking cramped and still make it practical. The layout you've suggested is perfect. The 1500mm bath is a good idea but you can also get extra deep ones this length which could give you a little more coverage for want of a better phrase! I see you've gone for a narrow basin - also good. I'd go for a pedestal rather than a vanity to give more floor space and put a cupboard with a mirror above it for storage. If there's a window in the way put it above the loo. Get a narrow toilet too so you have space for a loo brush and bin and can still get in behind it to clean. Put your towel rad on the wall at the end of the bath opposite the shower assuming you're having one. And go for a curtain instead of a screen so when it's pulled Back it opens up the room. Keep the tiling light and go for large tiles with pale grout. I've attached a link to a bathroom I did the same size. Hope that helps, Amelia http://www.houzz.co.uk/projects/1471925/the-bijou-bathroom
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If you can squeeze in 500 mm for a basin, you could fit a wall hung vanity unit which would give some storage also. You can get 400 wide units but the sinks are usually so tiny, they're not worth having. 500 gives a better size basin.
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7 years ago
Thanks for all the advice and info. Very useful.

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