As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I s As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I share with you some pictures of mine at 9 months, 9 years, 19 years, 29 years  to today 39 years old of age. Looking back at each decade, I feel both ‘older’ and ‘younger’, I see the change in my features, the change in my way of life, the change in my personality and the experience itched on my face. I am grateful for the life I have lived thus far and excited for the life I am yet to live. 
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2026 - 39, (Home, England), I am ready for this final year before my 40s but also ready for this next decade. 
2016 - 29, (Oslo, Norway), this decade was about self discovery and building the life I dreamt about. The life that I am super proud of and truly grateful to be living. This decade, I built my financial life and in later years choose to heal from the trauma gained in the last decade and now I feel well equipped for the future. 
2006 - 19, (Glasgow, Scotland), I thought I was grown (look at the cheekbones 🤣🤣) and ready for the world, chiiiild was I wrong, let’s just say, I am still resolving the trauma the decade brought me but I am grateful because I met my best friends and made decisions for the future I wanted to have. (Spoiler alert - I did better than I dreamed). 
1996 - 9, (Home, Zambia) this was my birthday but my little sister insisted she had to be the one in the middle. The only way we knew whose birthday it was, was by standing in the middle but this year I remember baby sister crying her eyes out and refusing 🤨
1988 - 9 months, (Chililabombwe, Zambia) although my mother looks tired and traumatised😟, I know I was loved and happy. 
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I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most rela I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most relaxing and fulfilling time of my life. Sometimes taking it slow and living in the moment is what the soul needs. 🥰🥰🥰
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I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after no I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after not visiting for almost 8years. 📍

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Home · April 1, 2019

How to maximise space in your bathroom

Over the last 8+ years of being a renter, I have lived in properties with the smallest bathrooms imaginable. As a renter, I am limited on how much change I can do to my flat but that doesn’t mean I can’t do anything. I found some amazing tips on maximising the small spaceI have in the bathroom.

In more recent years, the apartments I have rented have had small but sizable bathrooms with room to add my touches. I have had to learn how to maximise space in your bathroom through trial and error. Since moving into a new place last month, I decide to maximise the small space in my bathroom.

In more recent years, the apartments I have rented have had small but sizable bathrooms with room to add my touches. I have had to learn how to maximise space in your bathroom through trial and error. Since moving into a new place last month, I decided to maximise the small space in my bathroom.

In this post, I will share tips that I have used to make my small bathroom look and feel bigger and stylish. As a renter I can’t rearrange the bathroom to my preference but have worked around what I have been presented with.

How to Maximise Space in Your Bathroom

When I moved into my current property, as soon as I saw the bathroom, ideas started jumping out of my head of things I could do with the space. None of the ideas require professionals but if I was to need an update to my bath, Bathing Solutionswould be my first choice.

The few changes that I made to the bathroom required me spending a few pounds to add pieces to the bathroom. I am not a big spender but I do appreciate quality items from my home and always purchase those. A few simple changes I made include;

Added a Mirror

Every bathroom I have ever had in my home has always had a mirror as it gives the illusion of the room being bigger. Another thing is it makes the room brighter when light reflects on the mirror. Plus, as a woman, I need a mirror to sort my face out before I leave the house.

In more recent years, the apartments I have rented have had small but sizable bathrooms with room to add my touches. I have had to learn how to maximise space in your bathroom through trial and error. Since moving into a new place last month, I decided to maximise the small space in my bathroom.

Under sink storage

In my new bathroom I have enough space between the bath tub and the toilet to add an under-sink cupboard for storage. In almost every bathroom I have had one thing of concern has always been storage space.

Storage Baskets

In this new bathroom, I actually have a window sill which has been incredible as I can perch storage baskets on them. I have so many products for the body, face, hair but other necessities that I need more storage space.

In more recent years, the apartments I have rented have had small but sizable bathrooms with room to add my touches. I have had to learn how to maximise space in your bathroom through trial and error. Since moving into a new place last month, I decided to maximise the small space in my bathroom.

Bathroom Accessories

When it comes to accessories the bathroom, I think the less the better since a small bathroom will look crowded quickly. I have a soap holder, an electric tooth brush and toothpaste holder around my sink. Then on the floor I have one large bathmat which makes my bathroom look and feel cosier. 

Towel Bar

I have a towel back installed at the back of the bathroom door, not only does this create space for towels, it keeps the bathroom look neat. I hate not having somewhere to hang my towel in the bathroom, the towel bar is long enough to put my bathrobe on too.

I hope this post will be helpful for those looking for simple ways to maximise space in your bathroom. 

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Comments

  1. Claire Roach says

    April 12, 2019 at 6:27 pm

    Brilliant ideas, my bathroom is so small, I hate it. I need to try some of these out.

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  2. mightymamabear2017 says

    April 11, 2019 at 6:37 am

    These are great tips. Our bathroom is small so we need all the space saving advice we can get!

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  3. stephanie says

    April 8, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    I love these tips, I’m looking at re-doing my bathroom this year and it’s such a small space, I really need to work out how to maximise the area x

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  4. WhatLauraLoves says

    April 7, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    You’re right, mirrors are such a great way of making a space appear bigger and lighter too!

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  5. Laura Schwormstedt says

    April 7, 2019 at 3:00 am

    These are some ace tips!! I have a small bathroom so making more space is key

    Laura x

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  6. ChelseaMamma says

    April 6, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    We have two cabinets in the bathroom and I still run out of room!!

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  7. Girl-travelsworld says

    April 6, 2019 at 7:12 pm

    I do love the idea of adding a mirror to give the illusion of space. It really works.

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  8. Fatima says

    April 6, 2019 at 12:47 am

    An under sink cabinet can be really handy! Lots of things can be stored, especially those we don’t want to display!

    Reply
  9. Hannah says

    April 5, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    I so need these tips! Can’t wait to put a few into practice. Thank you!

    Reply

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