Very sleek, modern & clean.

Wow! That is a wild transformation. Love it!

Wicked job, Jamil!

I'm sure it's a matter of personal taste and the after is very well done, but I like the before better.
More counter space and much warmer. The after is a bit cold.

My first thought was to wonder if the picture is in black and white. I love the clever storage ideas and the tile, etc, but this definitely needs some warmth. Maybe a nice rug and a different curtain? I wouldn't want to be climbing out of the shower in such a cold room!

Great job--the trash can built into the wall is a brilliant space-saver.

Love, love, love it!

i'm curious as to where you got the inset trash. such a great idea! i'm also remodeling my bathroom which is probably the same size if not smaller.

Wow--fantastic job finding all of that extra wall space for the trash pullout (love that!) and his-and-hers cabinets. The off-center faucet is a great find, too!

Wow, nice surprise to come home to! :) Thanks for posting our bathroom Colleen! And thanks for the comments everyone ! :) We haven't completed decorating and adding all of the personality to the bathroom yet, just finished it over the past few weekends. We'll definitely be "warming" it with a few splashes of color here and there. My wife and I are having a difficult time finding a nice colorful shower curtain that we like, And floor mats seem to only come in McMansion size these days. We're taking our time with the accessory part though, want to get stuff we like, and not stuff just for the sake of having it in there.

@calicogrl: The "trash bin" (at least that's what we use it for) can be found at industrial supply shops and places that sell commercial bath fittings. Bobrick is a major player in that market and they manufacture the bins. We found ours at The Community Forklift over in Hyattsville. That is GREAT source for architectural salvage products here in the DC metro!

My baths have the same floor plan and I plan to borrow some of your ideas. Thanks for sharing.

Great work! I have a 1/2 bath that feels even smaller than this, but that sink and vanity gave me some ideas to save space and potentially find ways to convert it into a full bath (well, with shower stall, not a tub.)

a bit too institutional for my taste, and agreed on the difficult to cleanness of those tiles. however, it is an improvement if only because that old vanity was EWWW.

wow - am inspired. you bathroom looks about the size as ours- dc rowhouse? do you have the dimensions?
also interested in whether the door swings inward or outward. we are thinking of trying a barn door arrangement to make our bathroom feel a little less cramped - when we finally get around to bathroom renovations!

Very nice! I'm in the process of renovating a small DC rowhouse with a 'master' bath that is probably the same size. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the continued comments and complements everyone! When living in an old small house, you have to do everything you can to take advantage of every nook and cranny. The new sink is actually larger than the one that was removed, and the vanity has more storage too. Getting rid of the banjo counter top took care of the tendency to clutter up what was already a cramped space. The storage space is actually more than triple the original now with 3 medicine cabinets and the larger vanity cabinet. The clear space beneath the vanity is perfect for stashing a scale and slippers. As to the "cold" feel, that can partially be attributed to my camera skills...or lack thereof; check out the other pics in my flickr for better photos and a more realistic feel. The color palate was an intentional design choice. We're more interested in a clean crisp feel in the bathroom. Warm and cozy is for sleeping and lounging. :)

@catnap: The bathroom is approximately 5’(tub length) x 7’(width). Subtract around 3’ for the tub to get the actual maneuverable floor space. The door swings into the bathroom. It’s not too bad since usually the door is closed when someone is in there.

@hrhprincessfiona: lol, my wife and I are about average height. I’m 5’10”. I do despise low sink heights though. Shaving in a low sink is the equivalent of torture.

It would kill me to lose that much counter space in a bathroom.

It's good/bad to see that someone has as big or as small of a bathroom as I do. Question though, does anyone ever wash their face in the sink? I say this because if you look at the really cool basins and faucets, the faucets are placed too high and the basins seem not to be designed for anything else but washing your hands or brushing your teeth. I like the sink pictured though, it sets to the side. Just curious.

I have a slightly larger version of that sink and vanity (both from IKEA's Lillangen series), and I'm just a hair over 5'4". It IS a little too high for the face-splash method of face-washing -- more than one splash and the water runs down my forearms. So after I got it, I adopted a more grown-up style of face-washing, and it's all good ;-)

@alidmc, I brush my teeth using the basin before washing my face as part of my shower.

@alidmc: great question. This sink has definitely improved my face washing ordeal. The previous sink was way too low which led to a lot more water splashed everywhere...especially when I shaved. I installed that faucet you see in the before shot when we first moved in...like within the first week...because the previous one was just too low. That was a big improvement alone, and now this new faucet and sink are at the optimal position I think. The single handle offset faucet is perfect for bathrooms where you're often relegated to using one hand to control the water.

I guess it all boils down to the height of the user. It's the perfect height for both of us. I guess if we ever sold this house the new owners might take issue....but I don't care about them :) & LOL at "grown-up style face-washing" I like that!

Other than the fact that I think that extra counter space will be missed, it looks good to me!

Your ideas for such a tiny bathroom were brilliant. I love the floor tile and the trash bin. Please, who needs "warm", bright and clean is the way to go. Great job....Enjoy!

I am also renovating a small bathroom! I decided to write a blog about it, since I needed so much advice when I started, and couldn't find one, so this way, other people can get advice from me!
http://lalasapt.blogspot.com

im sorry if this has been asked before, but what size is your bathroom?
thanks

Wow, I too have a teeny bathroom and am super impressed with all the stuff you fit into this one while maintaining/expanding the usable footprint of the room!

Great job, glad you were able to keep the tub. Although, I too would want a small pop of color somewhere to soften the clinical look. Even a black graphic print would go a long way.

It looks great, but I would be crying over the loss of counter space. Where do all the cosmetics go?!

i don't agree that it looked better before, it looks better now on many levels. and i would prefer to lose counter space than to use a counter above a toilet.

@rosamware: It's about 5' deep & 6' wide.

@dirce79: THANKS! :) We've since changed the shower curtain to one with some color via vertical stripes, i'll try to post a pic up on my flickr with the new curtain. The color definitely helped. The silver curtain was always intended to be temporary until we found one with some color that we liked.

@lucica: We actually GAINED space believe it or not. The new vanity cabinet has two shelves. The new mirrored medicine cabinet above the sink has 4 shelves. And I also installed two full size recessed medicine cabinets on the wall opposite the toilet. If you check out the flickr pics you can get a better feel for how we gained much more storage. In a small bathroom, counter space really = CLUTTER space lol....so getting rid of the banjo has helped with clutter and crud immensely.

@gypsy marie: Thanks! & you are spot on with the counter above the toilet. It is sooooo much more sanitary to have your toiletry items stored inside a cabinet rather than out in the open.