3 Musts And 27 Ideas To Get A Practical Bathroom

You don’t need to invest a lot of money to make your bathroom look stylish and make it functional. There are some simple tips and ideas that are useful for any bathroom and that help making it chic-looking and practical at the same time. I’ve chosen three ideas that may help you get the best result and enjoy an amazing bathroom for a long time without any renovations, these are tiles, open shelving and organizers. Let’s have a look at them.

Use Tiles

Yes, there are a lot of materials to clad your bathroom with: stone, wood, plastic and so on. You may make wooden floors, or clad the whole space with it – it’s a hot trend, add stone accents but nothing works better than tiles. If we take the correlation between the look, functionality and price, tiles are the best idea. They are durable, water and scratch-resistant unlike wood, they won’t cost a lot unlike real marble or some kinds of stone. Besides, tiles are timeless, they will never go out of style and there are tons of kids, shapes and looks to choose from – you’ll definitely find something. Tiles are very easy to maintain – just wash them, and that’s it, and renovate the grout if necessary.

choose various kinds of tiles that work nice together and catch an eye

tiles are timeless, especially geometric or subway ones like here

black tiles on the floor and geomtric ones for an acent wall in the shower

tiles are a great option, which is water-resistant, and that is important for dump spaces like a bathroom

tiles needn't be boring, make a colorful mismatching mosaics

there are lots of colors to try, and you'll definitely find something proper

try trendy options like penny tiles to get an edgy look

Open Shelving

There’s nothing better than open shelving for a bathroom because such shelves don’t look bulky and can accommodate a lot of things. As bathrooms are usually small, open shelves are ideal as they don’t look heavy, an airy feel will be kept in its place. You can make wall-mounted open shelving, floor shelving units, usual, floating or box-shaped ones. Your vanity if it’s a large one, can include some open shelving too – you can place several tiers of shelves under the vanity countertop, and you may place open built-ins next to the shower or bathtub.

dark wooden box shelves for a contemporary bathroom

open shelves next to the floating vanity

a double vanity with open shelves and a marble countertop

such built-in yet open shelving with wooden shelves for a chic look

open shelves are a nice idea to the bathroom

IKEA Molger shelving units can be used as nice open shelves if you have enough space for them

small open bathroom shelves of glass are a very elegant choice besides they won't take much space

an industrial double vanity features open shelves inside

neutral box shelves are perfectly matching the rest of the space

light-colored wooden box and open shelving add a warm touch to the bathroom

a black open shelving unit suspended over the sink

Organizers

Use organizers to make your bathroom more organized and stylish, to avoid clutter, which is important for any small space (though a large too). There are different kinds of organizers, and if you have enough space, get a two or three-tiered stand to put on a vanity, on a bathtub edge or on the floor. Such a stand can have any look and colors you want, and if you can’t find a proper one, you can DIY it easily. You may also use an IKEA kitchen cart as an organizer, or use a small shelf for storage – attach it over the sink, and that’s it.