Bathroom designs for very small spaces from Albert Wisdom

Try Oval Mirrors

Not only are these savvy shapes better for taller individuals (we had to), but designers Phoebe and James Howard also understand that since they appear to stretch upwards they make ceilings feel taller and bathrooms feel larger.

Add a Trough Sink

Enormous families know that twin sinks come in handy. Just picture using this workhorse right before bedtime. The big trough sink in a boys' bathroom can adapt three children at once, with step stools to coincide.

Never Block Precious Windows

Natural light is too significant for crowded spaces to obstruct with a dingy shower curtain. Instead, opt for clear glass doors (and a trusty lock on your own door)

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Go Big With Your Mirror Selection

In a Vermont bungalow designed by Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber, the cedar bathroom's claw foot bathtub is made glamorous by painting it midnight blue. A mirror over the bath creates the delusion of a larger space.

Go With a Sliding Door

Instead of a door on a hinge that, when open, takes up space in your little room, decide on a door on a rail that remains parallel with the wall at all times.

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Choose an Unusual Accent Color

Chrome shower accessories, such as the door handle, knobs and even drain (!) add decorative elements to the bathroom, which enables the room design as a whole to feel clean and open (but not overwhelming).

Ditch the Built-In Vanity

Occasionally that giant storage unit is merely not worth the bulk. Here, a classic table adds an airiness to the space and with open shelving feels slimmer.

Give a Long Sink a Shot

"My husband and I thought about two sinks, but we were around 10 inches short on space," says designer Lynn Butler Beling, who renovated the bath in her Southampton, New York, dwelling. "This sink and also the countertop are all one piece — it's long enough that we can prepare at the same time, which looked like a fine compromise. The vanity along with the sink are created by Duravit, and I like how it is mounted on the wall. The secret is to get things off the ground when you have limited space. The room will seem bigger."

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Angle It

Not everything has to line up flush. A corner sink optimizes every inch, while litter can hide behind the cloth skirt.

Opt for a Leggy Table

A little table with an open foundation does not close off space in the master W.C. of designer Thom Filicia's upstate New York lake house. Towel racks over the bath save on wall space in a Park Avenue apartment and are both suitable.