Narrow cloakroom advice please
Je Barr
4 years ago
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Comments (10)I like all the above ideas but if you are feeling brave I'd go a bit further and put some colourful pattern around the room. Your basin and WC have beautiful curves so why not accentuate them with a curvy pattern? A small room can be very dramatic without being overpowering - after all you are not in there for long. Depending on your budget you could:- 1) tile all around, 2) wallpaper with a coat of clear varnish over the top to make cleaning easier, 3) paint all over with some gorgeous colour - use a washable paint such as those from Little Greene's Intelligent range, 4) get in touch with a muralist to paint you something really personal or whacky on the long wall and then tile the basin and cistern walls in white so they don't compete for attention (find a muralist at selectAmaker.com), 5) use coloured glass instead of tile and if you just want to do the sink area why not take two pieces of glass from the basin top all the way up to the ceiling! That would light up the corner beautifully. Hope these ideas help but don't hesitate to get in touch to clarify or discuss. Best wishes Yasmin...See MoreCloakroom conundrum!
Comments (32)Ludo Gallagher great idea - I turned mine into a gallery, all the smaller and fun items that would have got a bit lost in a larger space ... photos, prints, postcards framed and not, 2 geckos climbing the walls, a mirror from Morocco and I add more or swap some out when I have something new. The colour is Salsa Red and the tall mirrored cabinet has lots of room for toilet paper, cleaning products and you just push to open/close so it's steam-lined and almost invisible. bombel1972 I loved your options! If I had seen them pre-decorating I may have been swayed. Love the zebras, the orange/monkeys, the tree ... thanks for sharing!...See MoreHow to finish my cloakroom?
Comments (10)Ooops. Didn't mean to submit that yet... Obviously not very good at putting photos on Houzz either! ...This is the "grim" end of the cloakroom. Doesn't really go does it?! ...The room is L shaped and the loo cistern will be boxed in. I painted it in Ammonite (F&B) to try and tie in the floor but it doesn't work as it's all too pale. Susie, the wallpaper is Fine Decor Tranquility Tree (Black and Copper). I got it from Johnstones but it is online everywhere. Minnie, you have hit the nail on the head. The floor has been driving me mad, as it was probably a mistake and doesn't really match anything. Probably needed dark wood or some kind of geometric print but hey-ho. It is done now so have to make it work. The cabinet was orange wicker off ebay for £30 which I japanned with shellac. It doesn't seem very green in the flesh, but I agree something doesn't gel and I can't put my finger on it.. I'm not keen on posting pics of my rooms on the forum unless I have a genuine question, as I am under no illusions that I am not an interior designer and have no budget for fancy things, so it's a bit scary, but I will take some pics and put them in my Glen House board if you are interested :) Jonathon, Carolina, I will give dark a try. Thank you... perhaps if I break up the dark then it won't be too overbearing. (MATH- pictures of the other walls as requested... I have painted my Drawing Room blue on your advice in the past, so advice welcome!) Hannah, would you paint the skirtings to match the floor, or the walls or both? ...The floor is "dove grey". Thank you. Lottie x...See MoreVERY Narrow Bathroom Advice
Comments (34)One needn't necessarily "compromise" between bath and shower here; they're not entirely trivial to find but a small number of manufacturers make _square_ (or at least, near-square / wide) shaped bathtubs (Japanese soaking tub style) at about 120cm width. I've found: https://www.livinghouse.co.uk/acatalog/square-lounge-bath.html https://www.omnitub.co.uk/products/omnitub-duo-plus Such make a very luxurious bath (if money's no object, even a whirlpool / steam shower setting) while also providing more than ample space for great showering. Yes, you'd probably need to have some small steps built to enter the bath. And a concern would only be whether the floor is strong enough (when used as a bath, it makes a difference whether there's 300l or 150l water in the tub). Diagonally-installed corner baths may also be an option (quite a bit cheaper), something like: https://victoriaplum.com/product/orchard-wharfe-corner-bath-1200-x-1200 which would also allow a better shower experience than a 70cm-wide standard bath. Not as deep as a soaking tub / wouldn't need steps. If going for something like that, I would actually "box-off" the corner and turn it into shelving for storage, so the bath turns into a bit of an "enclosed niche", something like: I wouldn't go for a freestanding bathtub; the narrow spaces would make it challenging to clean....See More
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4 years agoCan you not eek out the room to 800mm and put a space saving Sink / Toilet combination in like this one:- The length is uncalled for, but the width is definitely needed. Maybe you can get the builder to use slightly different width timbers for your stud wall. Drench compact toilet / basin
You'll also have a problem with the door as even a slim door is 762mm without the casing.
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