9 creative ways to give your HDB bathroom a makeover

Create an open space

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Replace your walls with modern glass doors instead, for an open and brighter space.

If you're less inclined to such exposure, you can opt to install textured glass doors. 

Design: Space Sense

Hotel themed bathroom

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Doesn't this look like a glitzy hotel bathroom? It actually belongs to a five-room HDB flat in Punggol. 

Picking luxe looking materials like marble-look tiles and countertops will automatically bring an opulent ambience to the space. 

Design: Akihaus

Add the unexpected

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Unlikely furnishings can add a focal point of interest to your bathroom.

Like this antique drawer that was fitted with a stone top and modern-style sink! 

Design: Blupin I.D

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Create contrast

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To create contrast against the darker common areas in this five-room Clementi flat, the bathroom was given a mostly-white look.

Simple contemporary touches like black matt bathroom accessories and white tiles provide enough character to the otherwise sterile looking space.

Design: Tld Design

Add stylish tiles

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Jazz up your plain bathroom with vibrant and stylish Moroccan-style tiles. With a feature wall like this, you can get away with minimal details for the rest of your bathroom. 

Design: D'Haus

Have a shower curtain that's stylish

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Line motifs and a printed shower screen create a casual and artsy atmosphere in the bathroom. 

Design: The Scientist

Get floor to ceiling mirrors

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How about installing floor-to-ceiling mirrors in your bathroom? Mirrors give the illusion of a larger and brighter space.

The maintenance can admittedly be more troublesome than normal walls however. 

Design: Mark Ormsby Home Interiors

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Get that retro look

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With checkered floor and wall tiles, we're sure the homeowners are bold folks with a penchant for the dramatic! 

Design: Mint Studio



 

Go light

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If you have adequate storage, you can do without visually weighty under-sink cabinetry. Opt for weave laundry baskets instead!

Also, by skipping out on the fixed cabinetry and you'll get to play around with your mirror and light fixture selections. 

Design: The Scientist

This article was first published in Home & Decor. 

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