Bathroom Design Ideas To Brighten Up A Windowless Room

Sadly, many of today’s homes have bathrooms  without windows. Master baths occasionally warrant a small portal to the outside. But upstairs and guest baths almost never get a view. Still, if you possess a flair for the creative and a real desire to lighten up that dim room, there are bathroom design ideas that can help you let a little sunshine in, even without a window.

Obviously, the simplest plan would be to cut hole in an exterior wall and frame in a real window. Unfortunately, most windowless baths are that way for a reason. There is no place to put one. You’ll have to settle for “implied” sunlight. Something as simple as adding a grow light and a few green plants to a bathroom can give it a sunnier feel. Take that a step farther and use a sunny shower curtain with some green trim or even with a plant-covered print. A nice border around the top of the room can also add an outdoorsy and sunlit bit of style, making the room seem less closed off from the world beyond.

Other bathroom design ideas that bring a little light in can include new light fixtures that cast a more natural glow, simulating daylight and new furnishings  that provide a bit the outdoors come inside. If you like wicker and rattan, especially those in softer hues, you’ll enjoy those types of accessories in dim room. Don’t forget that a few extra mirrors can add some more light, too.

As a last resort, if none of the other ideas work, you can hang a faux window. Painted windows can give an illusion of real windows to the outside world. Putting a light behind one can almost look like sunlight. Whatever design course you choose to follow, I hope your bathroom is sunnier when you’re done with it.