Small Bathroom Remodel with Velux Skylights
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of VELUX Skylights. All opinions are 100% mine.
The sun is shining in and it looks so good! Come see how our new VELUX skylights have dramatically changed our small bathroom.
When we moved into this home over four years ago, I had a ton of design ideas for almost every room in the house. Except for our hall bathroom. Was it because I was completely in love with the current design? That would be a hard no. It had green walls, and a tired, worn out vanity. And it was dark – like so dark. Even though I knew someday, this small bathroom remodel would happen, it was far down on the to do list.
So when VELUX reached out and asked me to create a mood board for a space in my home in need of natural light, I was thrilled. A skylight is exactly what this tiny bathroom needed to get a new modern look. Now imagine my excitement when they loved my mood board so much, VELUX offered to send me a VELUX No Leak Solar Powered Fresh Air Skylights and make my bathroom dream a reality!! (insert happy dance!)
Of course – I couldn’t say YES fast enough. So I then received a free in-home consultation to assess our skylight options. If you are in the northern Colorado area, I used VELUX 5-Star Skylight Specialist Heinsight Solutions in Fort Collins. Darren and his team were fabulous to work with! Find a skylight installer in your area by visiting whyskylights.com.
Choosing Our Skylight
After seeing all the skylight options, we finally decided on a VELUX No Leak Solar Powered Fresh Air Skylight with solar powered blinds. Did you catch all of that? There’s no leaking – awesome. It’s solar powered — so convenient! And it let’s in all the fresh air! What more could you want from a skylight?!
We love the addition of the white blinds as well. The option of making the bathroom darker at anytime was super important to us. Our skylight and blinds can be controlled two different ways: with the VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO smartphone app or a Velux remote control.
More on how the VELUX ACTIVE system automates my skylights later. First let’s talk about the installation process!
The whole installation only took two days. As soon as I saw the first hole cut in the ceiling, I began to freak out with joy and excitement!
But then when the actual skylight was completely installed, it was even more amazing! The whole room instantly felt ten times bigger.
Once the skylight was in, the next steps of this small bathroom remodel began. And it turned out better than my mood board. It’s better than I could have dreamed. So let me stop talking about it and instead let the before and after pictures speak for themselves.
The Small Bathroom Before
So here’s a picture of the bathroom before we installed the skylights. With no windows, this room was a pretty dark space.
For example, here’s a picture of how dark this bathroom was during the day with the lights off.
Now, let’s see the after and take in all that glorious sunshine, shall we?!
All of that beautiful light is coming from our new Velux skylight. Such a huge difference, right?! And I’m just getting started.
The Small Bathroom Now
Even though it’s the same size, it doesn’t seem small any more. 😉 The skylight has given this tiny bathroom the feeling of a cathedral ceiling.
Every view of this bathroom is so much better, including this view of the new vanity, mirror and bathroom sconce.
And I got a surprise for you! Not only did I wallpaper this small accent wall, I also did the back of the door. Love how this turned out!
In this bathroom, which didn’t have any windows, the skylight was the only way we could bring in daylight and fresh air into this space. And that gorgeous natural light from above is what provides a beautifully balanced light throughout the whole room. This natural light was key for the whole bathroom remodel. It helps all the colors in the room appear true, crisper, cleaner!
The natural light from the skylight simply enhances everything it touches! From the marble shower tile to the black hexagon floor and everything in between. Such an unbelievable change from how this bathroom started out.
Automated Skylights
The VELUX ACTIVE system allows me to automate the skylight to automatically open and close to bring in fresh air or adjust the blinds for light control. There’s a sensor in my bathroom that monitors humidity, temperature and CO2 levels.
The System is also connected to an online weather station, so it compares the outside conditions with the inside conditions and opens the skylight if bringing in fresh air will improve the humidity, CO2 and temperature levels. Exactly what a bathroom needs! I can also control it from anywhere with my smartphone app — even from California. Yep! The whole time we were on vacation I knew when our skylight was open or closed. How cool is that?!
A big thank you for following along on the small bathroom makeover journey. I will be sharing all the product sources for our bathroom in another post coming tomorrow.
If you have a dark room in your house that needs a bright new look, definitely consider a skylight from VELUX. We are so happy that we did!
Don’t forget to PIN this small bathroom remodel transformation!
Wow!! That’s a beautiful transformation! I love the skylight in the bathroom. I never thought to do that, but it’s such a brilliant idea. I love the wallpaper too.
I like all the bathrooms as they are larger and more modern than mine.
The remodel is just gorgeous! The skylight really opened up the entire bathroom. Beautiful job and congratulations.
Your small bathroom remodel looks awesome! Natural light makes all the difference in the world. I especially love the dark flooring.
Absolutely beautiful! I love the natural light!!
That is so gorgeous!! I can hardly believe the difference between the before darkness…and the now glorious sunshiny view!! Great job.
Wow…LOVE it. What a difference it is. It looks so much bigger with the skylight. I just love it. Gonna show my husband because we need to do this. It’s gorgeous!!!!
A lot brighter, definitely brings a whole new look. Happy thanksgiving!
I absolutely love all the natural light and the white paint and tile – it makes the space seem so open
Your bathroom remodel is AMAZING! I had to look at the before and after photos a couple times because it was such a drastic difference! It’s beautiful! Annnnnd I will be pinning all your photos. Lol. We’re undertaking a bathroom remodel soon and need some inspiration, so this great. Thanks for sharing!!
I love the sink and faucet on the sink and in the tub!
Love the natural light! Beautiful design in the room, too!
Great remodel! The colors really open up the space.
Wow! Great job! It is absolutely beautiful!!!
This came out so good! We have a similar hall bathroom that we’re getting ready to remodel and the darkness is what bothers me the most! I never thought about adding a skylight, but now that’s exactly what I want to do… Your tile choices are beautiful too!
This bath is now FAB, love the black and white and the variation to gray on the shower tile. So light and bright and updated. Thanks SO much for sharing!!!
OMG! It doesn’t look like the same room. So modern and bright!! Love it.
Love the black and white color scheme and the skylight oh my. Everything looks so much bigger and brighter! Good job!
What size is this bathroom? Looks just like ours!
A no-leak sky light??!! yes, please! We also have a no window bathroom and I absolutely hate it! I have to look into this line of windows. I’d do the same as you – all white & bright. Love the wallpaper as well!
wow, I love it! that bathroom is gorgeous.
Congratulations on a beautiful finished project!
What a difference!!!! Always wanted sky lights, so much nicer with natural light. Great job!!!!!
It’s hard to believe that it’s the same bathroom. It transformed from an ugly caterpillar to a stellar butterfly. The skylight being able to open automatically is an incredible feature. There’s nothing that can replace the natural light and fresh air that bring this room to life. The plants on the wall also add a delicate piece of nature that add warmth. Awesome redesign!
Beautiful! Love the Skylights!
I love it and I am so jealous. I would love to put a skylight in my bathroom
Great remodel. Love the natural light and plants!
Amazing transformation!! I absolutely love the white subway tile & the skylight, so cool.
Thanks for sharing your remodeled bathroom 🙂
A fabulous update! Thank you for sharing it!
What a beautiful transformation. I can’t believe what the skylight has done for your room. I honestly had no idea that there were even skylights that opened and closed let alone have automated blinds built-in. The bathroom looks so clean and crisp. I love the surprise of the wallpaper on the back of the bathroom door, genius! Congrats on a beautiful, light, airy transformation.
Quite a change! The skylight adds a new dimension to the room and allows the redo to really show itself off. Good job.
I love your bathroom transformation, and it has given me great inspiration for our bathroom remodel in 2020! I dread it, but it will be worth it in the end. Thanks for the great ideas!
Gorgeous remodel! The natural light really enhances the lovely changes you made to your bathroom. Great job!
What a beautiful change .We rented a house years ago that had a sky light in the bathroom and I always liked it
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What a wonderful idea I would have never thought of it. I have never heard of using wallpaper to update the door or to blend into the wall. I love how you updated your bathroom it looks AWESOME!
Wow beautiful. I love the black fixtures and the wallpaper is fabulous.
Beautiful! So bright and fresh! Great makeover!
Wow what a beautiful transformation! The skylight is amazing. Love every single detail of tile selections, matte black hardware etc.
Oh. My. God!
What a fabulous talent for design you’ve have! Truly transformative/
Absolutely beautiful. Now can you come and mine?
That’s so gorgeous! I love that you can have plants in there thanks to all of that natural light!
I would never have thought a skylight could make such a big difference. And I love the light over the vanity and the accent wall!
What a dream!!! The natural light makes all the difference and looks amazing with that dark tile! This is good inspiration for our bathroom remodel!
Love this! Totally need a skylight in our hall bathroom. No windows or natural light either in mine. What a transformation!
Unbelievable transformation!!
Love the natural light in your bathroom. The wall paper is a really great accent.
What a difference! It looks great!
Nice color contrast, love the faucet design.
The new bathroom looks amazing! I’m astounded at the difference the skylight made. Love the tile selections in the bath and floor.
wow. the transformation is incredible. the sunlight itself does wonders for the mood of the room.
That is absolutely gorgeous & doesn’t even seem like the same space,it’s amazing! I love the effect & mood the skylight sets for the bathroom,it’s like you walking past,then back up & go WOW!! What a complete & magical,if I may say so,transformation!! Congrats & my applause to y’all for such a wonderful overhaul ????????????????
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the wallpaper behind the door.
OMG it doesn’t even look like the same bathroom!! You did an awesome job with the design!!
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Wow! Looks amazing. I love the floors!
Wow! What a difference. I love the contrast of the flooring and the sky light is everything!
WOW. You really transformed the bathroom. Are you sure it’s the same room ?
I really like the black hardware and the wallpaper brings it all together.
Looks Fabulous.. Wow what a difference it looks so fresh and clean. The brighter lighting seems to pull it all together.
The bathroom is beautiful. I love how it turned out.
Love the renovated bathroom. We are planning something very similar and was wondering what size skylight did you have installed?
Hi Deborah! Thanks for the love on the bathroom. We have really been enjoying it! 🙂 I’m not sure exactly on the size but I’m pretty sure it’s between a C01-C08. And I’m leaning more towards the C04 – our bathroom is pretty small. Hope that helps! 🙂
Hi …. ordered our skylight yesterday. Thank you for the information it was very helpful!
Oh nice – you are going to love it! Velux is such a fabulous company and their skylights are quality. 🙂
Wow, what a difference so pretty! We are building a house and one bathroom doesn’t have a window so we would like to add a skylight. Do you happen to know the size of yours? It looks really good.
Hi Tina! Thanks for the love on the bathroom. We have really been enjoying it! ? I’m not sure exactly on the size but I’m pretty sure it’s between a C01-C08. And I’m leaning more towards the C04 – our bathroom is pretty small. Hope that helps!
LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this. Where did you get your tile from?
I want a skylight now- My husband thanks you (not really) but I sure do!!
Thank you so much, Janet! We got our tile from Floor & Decor. If you check out this post, linked here: https://inspirationformoms.com/modern-small-bathroom-sources/ you will find all the sources to our bathroom makeover. And I just love our skylight – one of the best updates to our home! 🙂