An Australian architect has revealed the five things she would never put in a small bathroom.
Georgina Wilson said she would never have inward opening doors, would place the toilet on the entrance way and would even want to have both a bath and shower in a small bathroom.
The architect from Sydney also advised against installing toilet brush holders in the wall and installing underfloor heating.
Her hot shots divided hundreds in the comments, with many agreeing, but others saying they loved their baths and showers and underfloor heating.
Georgina’s first design no-no was inward-opening doors, saying, ‘It’s much more space-efficient to use a sliding pocket door or an outward-opening door.’
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Sydney architect Georgina Wilson has shared the five things she would never do in a small bathroom design, including installing heated floors and having inward-opening doors
Secondly, she said you should never use both a bath and a shower, as only a ‘generous’ shower will make the room look ‘more open and spacious’.
‘Never install heated floors. There just isn’t enough dry floor space in a small bathroom to make it worth it,” Georgina added.
The architect also said that the toilet should not be placed in direct view of the entrance.
“Place the sink or a window as the main view when entering the bathroom,” she said.
Finally, Georgina would never attach the toilet brush directly to the wall.
“You’ll no doubt want to throw it in the trash at some point. The built-in retainers are overly finicky and dedicated,” she said.
She said you should avoid using both a bath and a shower as only a generous shower will create a more ‘open and spacious’ space
Georgina said not to place the toilet directly in front of the entrance: ‘Place the sink or a window as the main view when entering the bathroom’
‘Do you really want unnecessary holes in your carefully waterproofed beautifully tiled walls?’
Georgina shared her five bathroom mistakes in a TikTok video which racked up more than 811,600 views and hundreds of comments.
‘Regardless of the plumbing. I keep the toilet brush out of sight. Not sure why anyone would want it off all the time,” said one viewer.
“As a bathtub lover, this explains all the renovations with large showers and no tubs,” wrote a second.
“Unnecessary holes in tiles are always a shame,” says a third.
Finally, Georgina advised against attaching toilet brushes directly to the wall: ‘Do you really want unnecessary holes in your carefully waterproofed, beautifully tiled walls?’
One woman said she had never seen a bathroom with an outward-opening door and some pointed out that in some countries it is a legal requirement to have a door that swings outward from the bathroom.
‘It’s actually safer and takes up less space. In Poland it is required by law to have an outward opening door in every bathroom,” someone replied.
Many disagreed with some of Georgina’s points, especially about the lack of underfloor heating, a bath and a shower.
“My bathrooms have heated floors and they are the showpiece of my house,” said one woman, and another woman agreed, “My small poor people bathroom has heated floors and it was the best $300 I have ever spent.”
“Parents of young children would disagree about the bath,” said one mother.