How To Brighten Up Your Windowless Bathroom
Condo living has many perks — added security, built-in maintenance, a sense of community. However, if you live in a condo, chances are your bathroom doesn’t have any windows.
We have seen this time and time again and have even experienced it ourselves—how can we make our windowless bathrooms brighter, livelier and more inviting? Our TruHome team has tried many things to spruce up windowless bathrooms, so here are our tips!
Bring in vibrant colours
Even though white paint is the obvious choice, using it as your bathroom wall colour may not necessarily brighten up your space. In fact, it may end up making your bathroom feel a bit like a hospital. Instead, opt for a rich colour— green, terracotta, blue… anything in your favourite shade. Don’t be scared of painting your room too dark—someone on the TruHome team recently painted their windowless bathroom walls a dark green…and it looks fantastic!
If you are not up to painting your bathroom, consider bringing in a colourful shower curtain, bath mat, wall shelf accessories or framed wall photos.
Add some plants
Plants bring warmth, life, and positivity to any room, especially ones without windows. If you have a green thumb and like to have plants that thrive in humid rooms, opt for real plants! Otherwise, we have found that fake plants do just as well, if not better, in a windowless bathroom. Find high quality fake plants are easy to clean, easy to move around, and easy to find in Edmonton! To add some extra oomph, try hanging your fake plant in a macrame hanger from your ceiling!
If you are not a fan of fake plants, there are other options! Dried eucalyptus looks great in a vase, or hanging from your shower head (it also turns your shower into a refreshing, spa-like experience!!). Additionally, snake plants are a lovely low-light plant, however you will want to bring them out of your bathroom and place them in the sun once in a while to ensure they stay happy! Small potted cacti are another great option.
Replace your lighting fixtures
While it may be hard to visualize, replacing your light fixtures can have the quickest, most impactful change to your windowless bathroom. With many Edmonton condo buildings being built in the 1980s-2000s, oftentimes we notice that the bathroom lighting has never been updated.
Replace your fixtures with something more modern that filters through most of the light from the bulb. A fixture with three or more bulbs is a bonus! Changing your lighting also gives you the opportunity to adjust the vibes you’re going for. A warm, yellow bulb will be more cozy, but white bulbs give off better lighting. At the end of the day, it is your bathroom and you choose the light bulb tint that fits your vibe most!
Hang more mirrors
While your bathroom may already have a large vanity mirror, there is always room for more! Thinking about choosing small wall-hanging mirrors with unique frames, or mirror-finished objects for an extra pop of shine. Extra mirrors in a small, windowless space reflect more light and give the appearance of a brighter, more spacious room.
Add an essential oil air freshener/diffuser
There is so much more to a room than the way it looks—the way it smells can also completely transform it. There are many ways to bring in a fresh, inviting scent to your windowless bathroom, but our favourite is to place an essential oil air freshener. It is easy to find, low maintenance and it is also nice decor to look at! Go find your favourite scent and see how it transforms your bathroom.
Double down on decor
Windows take up significant space in most rooms, so since you have more wall space in your windowless bathroom, fill it with decor! Think about adding floating shelves, gallery walls (with mirrors and pictures), macrame, and anything else you can think of to bring more dimension into your room. Reminder: make sure that everything you bring in can withstand a high-humidity environment.
Keep it clutter-free
This may seem like an obvious one, but keeping any room, especially a windowless bathroom, clutter-free will transform your space the fastest. A clutter-free bathroom makes the room feel bigger and more inviting. With no natural light available to brighten up the bathroom, the darkness can make the room feel too full if there is too much clutter!
We hope this helped you on your windowless bathroom journey! If you have any other ideas on how to brighten and liven up your windowless bathroom, we would love to hear it!! Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook @yourtruhome
