My bathroom is 35 square feet. The toilet, sink, and shower are positioned so that you can touch all three from the center of the room without moving your feet. I have timed this. You can.
Despite this, people ask who designed it. Here's everything I did.
The Lighting First
The existing fixture was a single overhead globe in a light temperature I can only describe as "fluorescent sadness." I added two plug-in vanity sconces mounted on either side of my mirror, wired to a smart plug on a timer so they come on automatically at 6 a.m. with a warm glow. Waking up to good bathroom lighting is genuinely life-improving.
The Counter Rule
Nothing lives on the counter except a soap dispenser and one small plant. Everything else is in the medicine cabinet or under the sink. The rule is: if I wouldn't put it in a photo, it doesn't live on the surface.
The Textiles
Two good-quality towels, always folded the same way, always white. A small bath mat in a warm tone. That's it. The uniformity does the work.
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