Small bathrooms are huge problem and giant challenge to many designers. The limited space and the fixed positions of the pipes are dictating the look of the bathroom. If the process of planning is made with the designer before the pipes are installed, everything goes better. The plan can be in order with orientation of the room in the home plan, use of the inside walls for the pipes, use of the possible window location and more.  See these examples which are showing several excellent examples of small bathroom arrangements.

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