Well, your bathroom is twice the size of our little 3/4 bath. First of all, the location of the doorway makes a big difference. With ours, it is in the middle of a 8.5' long wall, with the tiled shower to the right and the compact 1.24 gallon flushing toilet at the other end. It has a ceiling exhaust fan and an a/c vent, my DH built a couple of 10" deep shelves on the toilet end of the space. The floor is tiled in the same tile as the shower. There is beadboard wainscoting painted semigloss latex enamel white. The top is painted in a Behr satin latex enamel, all painting was over alkyd/oil primer. The ceiling is the same color, which is LILTING LAUGHTER, very soft and pale. The sink is the smallest I've ever seen, with the faucet mounted on the right side, not along the wall. I used a Price Pfister ORB pump style single hole. The sink does not have an overflow, but that has not been a problem. It is wall mounted, and is absolutely precious! We opted to omit a medicine cabinet in this bath, since the toilet in the other bath was located behind this wall, so I put an oval ORB mirrow that was the prettiest I could find. We also put in a pocket door. The toilet I chose was the Cadet 3 by American Standard, and it has many great features to recommend it. We've used it since about September and NEVER have had a failure to totally and cleanly flush. Never had to flush twice either. It is the 1.24 gallon Water Sense version of the COMPACT Cadet 3. Our contractor is pleased as punch with the way this tiny bath turned out. It is the smallest he's ever built, he said, and it does everything you need a bath to do. The pocket door does subtract some space from width of the room. If I could do it over, I'd probably install one of those by-pass barn door thingys, which would look fine if you have enough flat wall beside the doorway on one side. You buy the door you want and then mount it with a track over the doorway and down the wall. For our use, I'd have it mounted in the hall on the wall shared with this tiny bath. I use robe hooks instead of towel bars. I also have a wall sconce beside the mirror (ORB of course) and inside the shower I used a water proofed marine fixture which has an o-ring for the clear glass globe. Here is the toilet and sink half of the "room" before it was finished. The sink is the Porcher Elfe model. I dare you to find one smaller! :) The pocket door and the hallway. And the shower, being used but the niche for bottles etc is covered up while the grout dries. Love the Pulse Showerspa Hana model! This little bath was created from two closets and a piece of space from the other bath, and the door was the entrance to that other bath. Now, there is an ensuite bath for the master bedroom and it is still under construction.

Take heart! Here is an even SMALLER bathroom (67" x 43") that was made over to spectacular effect ... Could something along these lines work for you?! Good luck with your project! Ruth Here is a link that might be useful: Small bathroom makeover

Nice! I bet you really notice the nice, clean feel of a shiny new surround and the new paint. Did you do anything else I missed? Was there mold behind? Did you have to replace drywall, too?

The photo shows the former renters' things like your bedroom post, right? Since you are renting, spend your money on things that can go with you. If you want it to look "somewhat expensive", pick a quiet color scheme for shower curtain, towels and bath mats. White, blue, or brown would be fine. If you must add storage such as a wall-hung cabinet, make sure it has closed doors, and get written permission from the landlord before drilling installation holes in the wall. The finish should match the vanity (white). Keep everything put away in drawers except for soap in a pretty soap dispenser (not plastic) on the counter. Replace the burned out light bulb and the other two bulbs with identical bulbs to avoid uneven lighting. Add an orchid to the counter if you want some greenery. Rotate it with a fresh one when it finishes blooming.