Hey Gibby -- 6 x 10 bath here [finally demo'd last week!] and I know that my size isn't even that small. I've been on the lookout for 3 or so years and it's been surprisingly difficult to find ideas. Aside from "recess whenever possible," of course! There's the "monochromatic = more spacious" school of thought but IMO there are alternative ways to lead the eye around the room and create interest in a small space. Things to consider: * color / color contrast * the lines of an object (round vs square) * judicious use of oversized scale * having some consistency with eyelines/sightlines of your vertical elements Here are some of the apparently-smaller baths I've found that put at least one of the above into action: We're adapting this built-into-doorway cab for our bath -- ours will be built out from the wall, perpendicular to the sink, and serve as a med cabinet. I'd use a wall-hung if this were a full bath, but I do love this! [Note horizontal cladding] I was involved in this [5 x 8 with TWO doors!] bath: Grabbed space from kitchen to make this 15" cubby: IMO one of the biggest challenges with small baths is to create negative space that serves to set off what IS in the room. In our case, we splurged a bit on a demilune/semicircle vanity instead of a square or rectangular one -- given our bowling alley dimensions, it helps carve out some pleasing curves. However, having lived in a place where the tiny wall-hung sink, toilet, and clawfoot were all accessible from one spot I know negative space is sometimes non-existent! I've enjoyed the book below, which has a mix of sizes and lots of materials in it --"ideas for tiny half-baths, medium-size his-and-hers, and large, luxurious home spas. Specifics on ventilation, waterproofing, faucets, showers, tubs, and more." Here is a link that might be useful: New Bathroom Idea Book (Taunton Press)

papercrane, thank you for responding, i also do most of my shopping online, however am very unsure of purchasing a sight unseen, minimal information regarding the vendor, large, heavy, expensive piece of furniture from an online source with a less than appealing return policy. for instance, they do not want you to refuse the shipment for ANY reason & if you return the item you must pay for the return AND outgoing shipping(which was actually free shipping)PLUS a 15% restocking fee, AND the product Must be returned in the original package. Is it just me, or does this sound absurd? sheilaaus, thank you also for responding- I have a homedecorators story... I get their catolog and have always thought the products and pricing were good, I went online and realized they actually have several storefront locations and over the past 2 years have been affiliated with the home depot, i was so excited and thought it would be worth it and even took a trip to one of their locations. When we arrived in the parking lot (on a Saturday afternoon 2 weeks ago) the lot was empty, we were very surprised, however after walking around the entire store we understood why- the quality was below average and the finishes were just awful, I really wanted to love this stuff, didn't leave until looking at everthing, very dissappointing, however very glad did not purchase anything sight unseen. Still hoping someone will respond with a great online source for bathroom vanities. the online sources that have the vanities i want are premierevanities and maxvanities. thank you in advance for your responses.

I went to Ferguson, Sophie. All but one brand of vanities they carry is imported. And that brand's aesthetic was very "country." Kohler is making their vanities in Kentucky, but they are quite expensive. Please don't think we are lazy...some of us may have explored other options that were outside of our budgets. Looking at your profile, it says your typical project goes up to $100k (or am I missing a few zeros?). That just isn't plausible for some and I'm sure you know this. I buy mostly American made furniture, but even some of the major brands are sending production to Asia. Plenty of companies have High Point showrooms, but are getting their goods off container ships. Since you are a pro, I'm sure you know this as well.

We have redone 4 bathrooms in 3 houses in the last few years and my advice is to go to a local counter top store and look at more options. We found a local place that makes vanity tops in several more options and higher quality than the box stores and they add the sink you want and drill the holes. It was cheaper and we got a way nicer top. We did one from HD because it’s what the MIL wanted. We found it was way thinner material and was not as nice my hubby and I hated it.