small bathroom

My husband and I bought a house and we have other home improvements he is working on. We only have one small bathroom for the four of us. It will be a long time before we can think of adding another bathroom. Any way - I want to paint it and make it more functional. I want a royal blue color on the walls with white tile on the floor. He hates that idea because he said it will make it look smaller. I thought if you paint the ceiling it would make it look bigger but he said it would look like a dungeon. It has no towels racks just 3 hooks for towels. It is very narrow. We have a sink, toilet and bathtub. You have to breathe in to turn around. lol This will be my project since I have Lupus and can not do any of the projects outside, etc. (allergic to the sun) Any tips would be great. I won’t mind doing a lighter color but I hate pastels. We have family coming in June and I want to try and do the bathroom and living room before they get here. Bathroom is smaller so I want to start there. We are on a VERY limited budget too. Thank you for your time and suggestions!!

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