03/31/2026
Small bathrooms don’t need more square footage—they need better decisions.
This guest bath started as a cramped, dated space that fought with the adjoining guest bedroom—beige tile, a bulky tub/shower combo, and a lot of visual noise for such a small footprint.
The brief was simple on paper: use blue for drama and contrast, connect the bath to the guest room next door, and create enough storage that we could finally ditch the over‑toilet cabinet tower.
Our first round of tile selections looked beautiful on their own, but in this tight layout (plus the window obstruction) they would have felt overwhelming once every shower wall was wrapped.
So we edited.
A soft blue vertical tile makes the room feel taller and fresher, a simple wood vanity with deep drawers and a niche to the right of the sink adds functional storage, and a recessed medicine cabinet keeps everyday items off the counter. The art and textiles pull just enough blue from the bedroom so the spaces read as one story—not two competing ideas.
The countertop is a fall‑off from the primary bath renovation; its veining ties into this color story, and it meant we didn’t need to purchase an extra slab.
Pro tip: when you’re renovating a small bath, plan your countertops and storage together—use remnants from larger spaces and trade bulky towers for drawers, niches, and medicine cabinets. It saves money, visual space, and daily frustration.
The result is a guest bath that feels intentional, connected, and easy to live with—without adding a single square foot.
Their guests can’t believe the transformation.
If your bathrooms feel builder basic or don't relate to the rooms around them, I’d love to help you reimagine them this year.
