It looks perfectly smart and pleasant but just lacks any real interest. Personally I don’t think the mirror or the pictures go. It may be worth considering a round mirror above the basin perhaps one of those that hang from a leather strap to add interest? Matalan does a cheap one. To get more WoW factor I would also paint all the walls are darker. I don’t think you would need pictures then. Last thing is I would get a nice hand towel but hang it from the bars in the middle of the radiator rather than the top so it looks neater!

Oh and take off one or two of your spare toilet rolls as they are a bit overpowering in such a high tower!

A bath?

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Thank you for the comments. Would you advise painting all the walls a darker colour or just one? The slanted roof is an awkward shape. I never noticed the toilet rolls look like a tower 😂

It’s missing colour

You haven’t got a splashback behind the sink, so this could be the opportunity to add some colour. You could tile just up to the mirror behind the sink, or make more of a statement with tiling up that wall to the top. If tiling is over your budget, you could do the same thing with a colour in washable paint, that is paint the sink wall from top to bottom. I must say I do like Carolina’s idea and looks very achievable. Here’s some ideas, one a little OTT but why not! 😊😊

Sonia - do you know the make/name of wallpaper on the last photo you posted? Love it! (& sorry to interuppt the thread)

Sorry no 1986, just a picture I downloaded from Pinterest!

ok thank you anyway!

I would paint all the walls darker as I’m not keen on one feature wall and a big contrast with other walls. You could even paint the sloping ceiling the same. The colour would depend on the rest of your house and your personal style. If you have any extra budget I would change the tap to something more modern.

Just came across this image, reminded me of your cloakroom:

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Maybe paint the ceiling in a darker colour. Why do ceilings have to be white or pastel shades?

This would "bring" the ceiling down and make the room seem bigger.

Wallpaper all walls

A small point, buy matching accessories for the soap and hand cream etc.

I have a very similar problem in my small cloakroom.
I was thinking round mirror on chain, dark grey behind the loo and a tiled splashback ... possibly Metro with grey grout but may go for something funkier now I’ve seen these ideas 😀 Love the last post with the metallic hexagons.
Not sure how much of the splash back to tile 1,2 or 3 walls?

As a quick fix for now, how about a brightly coloured hand towel until you decide which of the great ideas posted you implement??

i think some colour will make a big difference. Something bold and on the dark side on all walls.

We have a small clock room that was a bland magnolia before so brightened it with some colour (awaiting an ochre coloured hand towel to finish it off). Colour makes all the difference & not too expensive a solution! Good luck 😀

Sorry to interrupt, 1986 I believe the wallpaper is Nina Campbell’s Perroquet wallpaper.

It’s a lovely little room, I do love the panelled look too. Just for some texture ❤️❤️

I think small toilets are the perfect space to express yourself and go bold. This is what we did with our small under stairs toilet and it’s very cozy

Agree with the others, you need a darker colour on the walls and I think the picture above your loo is too small. I think many people think small rooms should only have small accessories but I think a bigger print will balance it out better. Also I personally don’t like toilet paper displayed like that. Having a basket next to the loo with your spares and a roll on the wall for me is more appealing.

Lots of super suggestions that I can’t add too but feel I need to say that toilet rolls are never a display feature .

I'm often asked by clients to design wallpaper for their loo. It's a place where many feel they can be more adventurous with their choices. Here's one that I designed with many family photos repeated to fill all the walls, but often it is a feature wall that is required. I believe this client went on to install a glass splash-back above the basin to keep the wallpaper visible but protected.

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I went with the fresh seaside look. I painted the biggest wall (opposite the door) with a textured blue suede paint, it's basically sand in paint. The rest is magnolia. I really thought it through though as I'm conscious if I ever wanted it smooth I'd either have to plaster or sand back thoroughly. I got some really cheap accessories from the range and matched the hand towels with a dark blue. It's been over 8 years and friends all still love it. My ensuite is painted in a neutral mocha shade but I stirred in a sachet of silver glitter, it's not enough to alter the texture so can be just painted over when I'm bored with it, but it adds a lovely dimension when the light shines on it.

If you decide to keep your mirror, I personally think it looks really "glam" so would work around it. A dark blue on that wall only would make it look more intense and like you'd put some effort in, but the pic doesn't work with it as you have a "glam" mirror and a "homely, seasidy" picture. 2 completely different styles. I'd pick one and feature around it.

Agree that toilet rolls should never be on display, mine are in a basket with lid on. I would also buy some mosaic sheet tiles as a splashback as they're so easy to cut to size and fix in place and not only add an instant impact, but protect whatever you do to the wall above the sink. Plain white textured would never date as they'd match the ceramic toilet and sink so wouldn't matter how many times you changed wall colours.

Go for a really bold wallpaper....its the best way to liven up any room! We had a horrid little cloakroom and recently paneled half way up and added a cheap but stunning embossed Rasch parrot wallpaper - it always results in a 'wow' every time we open the door!

I went for a seaside look in my small cloakroom. Before, it was just bland magnolia walls and the standard pedestal toilet and mini sink...I think it’s an improvement 😀

Whats missing - the bath?

Silver foil background and fish design，

Your wash hand basin could be replaced with one that is floating, it doesn't look very appealing right now, and I would go full height, full width mirror above the wash basin to make the space look bigger - two wooden shelves above the WC and wall behind WC painted grey. Then you could see if you need to wallper the wall with the towel rail.

A very simple and cheap fix would be to replace the towel with one in a more interesting colour/pattern. Also I agree that a circular mirror would look better than rectangular, and remove the small picture from above the cistern.

Go for colour. Mine has been painted wine red, then teal and now navy. we have pin boards with dozens of postcards from our travels. We have a large mirror that also acts as a splashback. We also have a sparkly loo seat and a small chandelier.

Be bold, it is the one room you can do that with.

Another example for inspiration - pretty half height tiling and a lovely hexagonal mirror:

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I think it looks very clean and fresh and to keep this look, a very simple update would be an artificial green plant and paint the ceiling and possibly the toilet wall a dark colour and then add the same dark colour handtowel.

Change the mirror for a mirrored cabinet if there is room so you can ditch all those loo rolls.

Alternatively, as someone else has suggested, a basket for loo rolls would be so much better.

Do you have to have a waste bin in such a small space? Good luck

In the smallest room in the house you can go wild/quirky... big time. A ready-made wallpaper or invent your own. Pages torn from old books, music scores, old newspapers or you can print stuff (old OS maps for instance...) off the internet. Stick them up overlapping in a sort of "crazy-paving" way. Or go for shocking pink and luminescent yellow/green paints - anything bright, quirky, different and daring.

Definitely go bold and have fun! we papered one wall and it wasn't too overwhelming that way.