subject: Making The Most Of That Small Bathroom [print this page] Apart from your closets and pantry space, your bathroom's are probably the least roomy areas in your house. If you're starting from scratch and pulling everything out of your bathroom so that you can completely remodel it, you should sit down and try to think of everything you want your bathroom to consist of. If you generally have a tough time visualizing these types of things, then you should sketch out a rough draft of your bathroom's blue-print, or layout.
Unless you're a skilled tradesman, you're probably not going to be up to date on all the code requirements for some like you who is trying to do a complete renovation, so for this reason, you're going to want to call around and come up with a competent source of information that can tell you the specific requirements that apply to your city.
After you've found out the exact requirements in terms of drainage, electrical outlets, etc., you're going to want to take measurements of everything. First you want to start by measuring the square footage of the space you're working with as this is going to be your guide for figuring out what you can and cannot fit into your bathroom space.
Once you've gathered all of the vital measurement information and recorded it on paper, you're ready to start looking at different bathroom vanities, bathtubs, showers, toilets, bidets, etc.. If you're at this stage of the renovation process, usually the best thing to do is go into a hardware store such as Home Depot and take a look at their wide selection of bathroom appliances and fixtures. When you go into one of these stores, you'll want to bring the measurements that you recorded so you can have someone help you figure out what you can and cannot fit comfortably into your bathroom space.
If you're running on a tight budget and you don't want to go all out at Home Depot, then what a lot of people will do, is use these stores as visual references and then go back home and make their purchases from an online retailer because of the huge cost savings potential on certain items.
