Kitchens by Riland

Every home needs to have a bathroom, the size of the bathroom or their designs however vary according to the use of the house or the space available among other factors. While big homes and hotel suites are often fitted with very large bathrooms, other simple homes have small bathrooms fitted with a few features as long as the bathrooms meet the objectives that they are intended for.

There are a wide range of showers that are used in bathrooms but important factors have to be considered when setting up showers to ensure that they capture the needs for which they are being made. No matter how little your space is, it is important to ensure that your bathroom meets the set standards in order to be sure that any body using the small bathroom’s safety is assured. The minimum space required for any bathroom however small the space may be is about 1024 square inches of interior space in the finished shower room.

When designing a shower small bathroom, you must take note of all the fittings that are expected to make part of the bathroom; such fittings may include the lavatory, sinks, toilet or bidets. A very important point to note is that the space in front of the bidet must be approximately 24 inches. The other very important feature that you must take into full consideration is the size of the bath tub. There are set standards for the bath tubs internationally. A standard bath tub should be 60 inches long and about 30 inches wide, it is thus very important to provide room for these measurements including reasonable space besides the tub to allow for free movement around the tub.

Fresh Air is very important in the bathroom; it is thus a very significant move to ensure that you include windows in your small bathroom. Even as you include windows in the bathroom, it is also advisable to include openings to allow in light. This should save you any unnecessary lighting bills that you would have otherwise incurred if your bathroom does not have any openings to let in light. Since we are focusing on small showers bathroom, we should also take note of the need to create an illusion of space even though the space may not be available in real sense. The use of colors and contours to create an optical illusion of space is vital. You could also add mirrors on the walls to give the feeling of space where there is none.