how to make a really small room look HUGE

ok so maybe not HUGE, but a lot bigger!

my bathroom = really small.

one day while flipping through domino magazine (which is fab, by the way) i saw a photo of a gorgeous green striped bathroom with a claw footed tub. it was a bathroom of dreams. a small can of navy paint and a lot of painter's tape later...maybe not a bathroom of dreams, but a lot larger looking!

i think the stripes are a great way to brighten a small space....entryway? closet? laundry room? the possibilities are endless.