The wall above your toilet is roughly 8 square feet of dead space that could be working harder. Leo Chase shows how to turn it into closed storage that doesn't feel top-heavy, with real clearance numbers, mounting heights, and the one type of cabinet that actually looks intentional in a small bathroom.
A floating vanity gives you drawers. A pedestal sink gives you floor. Neither is the wrong answer — until you pick one without measuring what you're giving up. Leo Chase breaks down the real drawer-depth numbers, the clearance requirements, and the one scenario where a pedestal sink is actually the smarter choice.
Most shower niches are too shallow, placed wrong, and sized for hotel minis rather than actual shampoo bottles. Leo Chase breaks down the ideal niche depth, the one placement rule that keeps your soap dry, and the tiling trick that makes a niche nearly invisible on the wall.
A standard 16-by-22-inch medicine cabinet holds almost nothing you actually use. Leo Chase makes the case for going full-width and recessed — a 6-inch-deep upgrade that turns the entire wall above your vanity into usable, clutter-swallowing storage without stealing a single inch of floor space. The dimensions, the installation logic, and the one wall you can't cut into.