Design of Small Bathroom: 7 Ideas from Designers

How do our designers decorate tiny bathrooms? We tell and show together with OBI experts.

Contrast Decoration

Contrast decoration is relevant even for small spaces. For example, in a bathroom with an area of 3.7 square meters, designer Julia Veselova decorated the walls with light beige ceramic granite and chose dark blue paint for contrast.

This technique allowed the designer to visually expand the space and zone it.

Design: Julia Veselova

Paint coloring is a complex process. Often, the final color differs from what you selected in the catalog. Therefore, it is better to leave this task to professionals. OBI hypermarket offers this service completely free online: you can color paint to any desired shade.

Successful Purchases: Wall Tile "Jade - Ceramic Perfume", OBI

Brownish tile with a wood texture. Matte paint Husky for walls and ceilings, OBI

Super-white matte, mold-resistant, water-resistant paint. Ceramic granite "Rubicon", OBI

Unpolished dark gray tile. Does not become slippery even when wet.

Accent Wall in the Shower

But thanks to light glossy tiles on the walls and a colored accent with an azulejo pattern, a bathroom with an area of 2.6 square meters does not look cramped at all.

Designers from the bureau "Total Area" were also able to fit a sink with storage and even a water heater in a small area, in the niche above the toilet installation.

Design: Bureau "Total Area"

Successful Purchases: Wall-mounted Toilet AM.PM, OBI

Will fit into a bathroom of any size due to its 51 cm projection. Water Heater Electrolux, OBI

Equipped with Wi-Fi, can be controlled via smartphone, can be installed both vertically and horizontally. Features a professional antibacterial water purification system. Ceramic granite Yurtbay Vesta, OBI

Tile for walls and floor. Matte surface with a natural texture.

Multiple Mirrors

To decorate her small apartment, designer Nadezhda Zотовa excluded such typical techniques as light decoration and lack of bright decor. However, she did use one standard approach — mirrors.

In a small bathroom, there are three mirrors: two above the sink and one above the toilet. They help create an illusion of a larger space.

Design: Nadezhda Zотовa

Successful Purchases: Floor Tile Dual Gres Seaford, OBI

A complex symmetrical pattern with a matte glazed surface that has increased durability. Mirror CERSANIT, OBI

Mirror with LED perimeter lighting. Wall Tile Azori Eclipse, OBI

High-quality ceramic glazed with a glossy finish.

Compact Sanitaryware

How to fit all sanitary equipment in a small bathroom and still leave space for a washing machine? Designer Marina Sarkisyan simply replaced the bathtub with a shower and left a mini sink. Only then did she manage to fit the washing machine.

Design: Marina Sarkisyan

Successful Purchases: Floor Tile STN Timber, OBI

Surface imitating the texture of warped wood. Shower Screen Akvaton Prima, OBI

Folding door made of tempered glass, profile from anodized aluminum in silver matte color, reliable brass rollers. Wall-mounted Sink Santek, OBI

Compact wall-mounted sink with a hole for a mixer on the left side. Washing machine under the sink

Designer Nikita Zub knows everything about small apartments and how to make the most of them. For example, in a bathroom of a small studio, he placed the sink on top of the washing machine. This way, he saved space.

Design: Nikita Zub

Successful Purchases: Wall Tile Azori Pandora, OBI

Matte tile with a stone-like texture. Shower System Am.Pm, OBI

The model is equipped with a thermostat that maintains constant water temperature regardless of pressure fluctuations in the system. Mirror Cabinet Akvaton "Yuta", OBI

Behind the mirrored doors are adjustable shelves and a luminescent lamp.

Niche as Storage System

Integrated niches are a convenient solution. They can store towels, cosmetics and other accessories without losing square meters. Designer Valeria Belousova holds the same opinion. In her Stalin-era project, where the bathroom area is only 3 square meters, she made niches with glass shelves.

Design: Valeria Belousova

Successful Purchases: Shelf AM.PM Joy, OBI

Tempered matte glass is completely safe: even if broken, it does not leave sharp shards. Wall Tile Kerama Marazzi, OBI

Glossy surface with a volumetric relief. Mosaic ELADA, OBI

Glass, white matte mosaic on a grid.

Shower Curtain for Zoning

Designer Anna Veretennikova used striking wallpapers with tropical patterns and unusual solutions. For example, a freestanding bathtub and a curtain that simultaneously zones the room and replaces curtains for the bathtub. As a result, a 4-meter bathroom in a Stalin-era apartment was transformed beyond recognition.

Design: Anna Veretennikova

On the cover: design project by Julia Kalem.