No windows in your bathroom? Brighten it up with these 15 wonderful furnishing and decorating projects
The bathroom - especially when small and dimly lit - is perhaps the most difficult room in the house to furnish, especially if it doesn't have any windows letting in natural light.
However, even the darkest, smallest and most humid of bathrooms can be transformed for the better by using the right design project - check out these 15 great ideas:
1. Decorate with neutral colors
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White embossed panels and wooden cladding in neutral colors will help you make your bathroom brighter.
2. Decorative tiles
Decorate the walls (or parts of them) with decorative tiles - these will make your bathroom more aesthetically pleasing and pleasant to be in.
3. Contrasting colors
Combine contrasting colors and decorate your bathroom with brightly colored artistic elements: your bathroom will immediately look prettier and be more welcoming.
4. Wallpaper
Add liveliness to your bathroom with wallpaper in bright patterns. Try combining contrasting colors to add movement and vivaciousness: you will immediately forget that your bathroom doesn't have any windows!
5. Large mirrors
Mirrors, as you know, reflect light and space, amplifying them and you can exploit this in a small bathroom that doesn't have anywindows. Position large mirrors so that they reflect the existing (artificial) light and the entire bathroom will immediately seem larger and brighter.
6. Lighting
Good lighting is essential in bathrooms without windows: place light sources in strategic positions so that they can imitate natural light coming into the space.
7. High-quality tiles
To increase the brightness levels in your windowless bathroom, choose high-quality, glossy tiles that will reflect the artificial light (and look great too).
8. Mirrored walls
And you feel particularly daring, why not cover an entire wall with mirrored tiles to completely transform your bathroom?
9. Look upwards
Choose tiles or wallpaper that will draw the eye upwards towards the ceiling and this optical effect will immediately make your bathroom appear larger.
10. A high-quality floor
Choose high-quality, decorative tiles to decorate your bathroom floor. These tiles will help create movement and add charm and elegance to the bathroom.
11. Light-on-dark
Create an interesting play of light-on-dark colors (aka "chiaroscuro") to make your bathroom look more refined and welcoming.
12. The warmth of wood
Transform your small, windowless bathroom with the warmth given off by using natural wood.
13. Industrial style
Furnish your bathroom in the industrial style with bricks on the walls and pipes as supports for the shelves.
14. Mixed styles
Choose a mixed styles approach to your bathroom by using the chiaroscuro technique (see above), coupled with decorative tiles for the flooring and a large mirror on one of the walls.
15. Dark and elegant
Even a darkly-decorated bathroom can be elegant: choose the furnishings and shades carefully, and complete your project with metallic finishes that will accentuate the overall effect.
