Cloakroom Ideas and Designs
How to find the right ideas for a cloakroom?
How do you start planning your cloakroom when you’re starting from scratch? Serving a practical purpose first and foremost, the ideal downstairs toilet is fitted with a few basic items: the cloakroom suite (a toilet and a hand basin), a storage unit and a mirror. These four are essentials and should be small enough to avoid crowding the small space. Specially-designed short-projection units are made to maximise space. If space is really tight, storage ideas are important. Consider space-savers such as corner basins and wall-hung toilets.
How should cloakrooms be decorated?
As with all small spaces, light and bright is often best – avoid decorating your cloakroom with any dark colours, although a well-patterned wallpaper can actually serve to open up the space if chosen carefully. Keep the scheme of tiles, wallpaper and decoration relatively simple, and create space with a large mirror. Also feel free to let the cloakroom reflect your personal style, whether that is sleek and modern or kitschy and cheerful, and it has become a British tradition to add liberal personal touches such as certificates, photographs, artwork and books.
However, as the cloakroom is often small and the toilet will take up most of the room, try to not go overboard with the decor. One pot plant will do, as will one large mirror. A stack of fluffy towels, a fragrant room diffuser and some nice handwash and maybe hand lotion next to your basin, will be all you need to make visitors feel pampered and welcome. Choosing a fancy wall colour is a great way to make your cloakroom exciting – soon you’ll be using your downstairs toilet more than your main bathroom.
If you're still unsure about what kind of design you'd like for your cloakroom, take inspiration from the beautiful photos and save the best one to your ideabook. You can save cloakroom ideas to an ideabook so that you can put together your vision for your newly decorated downstairs toilet.
Whether you want inspiration for planning a cloakroom renovation or are building a designer cloakroom from scratch, Houzz has 79,129 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including Brian O'Tuama Architects and Nicholas Ferris Photography LLC. Look through cloakroom photos in different colours and styles and when you find a cloakroom design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful cloakroom ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.
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Photo of a contemporary cloakroom in London with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, grey tiles, grey walls, a vessel sink and multi-coloured floors.
backsplash right behind vanity, not around the room... - alibei
Cloakroom with the 'wow' factor!
This is an example of a bohemian cloakroom in Cambridgeshire with freestanding cabinets, dark wood cabinets, blue walls, laminate floors, a wall-mounted sink, wooden worktops, a two-piece toilet, grey tiles and grey floors.
Eccentric wallpaper, don’t like chandelier - hamlet09
Siobhan Doran
Small classic cloakroom in London with a two-piece toilet, blue walls, a wall-mounted sink and grey floors.
Downstairs toilet paneling and colors - webuser_987345930
Photo Credit - Luke Casserly
Design ideas for a world-inspired cloakroom in London with grey cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls and a wall-mounted sink.
These people should have had a back to wall loo... - damian_webber
adamcarterphoto
This is an example of a coastal cloakroom in Wiltshire with grey cabinets, multi-coloured walls, a vessel sink and wooden worktops.
bathroom shelf - jimenalonso
Inspiration for a small classic cloakroom in London with a wall-mounted sink, grey walls and a wall mounted toilet.
The shelve at the back of toilet - paulettejames
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A luxurious cloakroom with our latest thin 6mm Porcelain Marble slab which gives this small space a spacious feel.
Wall & Floor Tile - Le Marble Calacatta Gold Polished
Use of glass around and on basin - padmini_singla
Design ideas for a rustic cloakroom in London.
downstairs loo
sleeper over sink
flooring
centrepiece sink - vanessa7172
Photo of a medium sized contemporary cloakroom in London with a pedestal sink, a wall mounted toilet and purple walls.
ensuite, decor, lighting, layout - vern93
Nick Smith Photography
Small eclectic cloakroom in London with an urinal, black and white tiles, white walls, ceramic flooring and multi-coloured floors.
“Eclectic“ my ... :-)Can’t not unsee, like ‘60s Westwood. - fch42
Contemporary bathroom
Rebecca Faith Photography
Inspiration for a traditional cloakroom in Surrey with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white tiles, white walls, marble tiles, ceramic flooring and white floors.
Marble tiles - rabia_joachimsmann
Inspiration for a small contemporary cloakroom in London.
So ugly but something different - wonderspongeamy
Powder room by Torie Jayne
Photo of a traditional cloakroom in Devon with a vessel sink, louvered cabinets, white cabinets, tiled worktops, a one-piece toilet, white tiles and metro tiles.
I like how the tile is grouted... - starvoices888
What struck us strange about this property was that it was a beautiful period piece but with the darkest and smallest kitchen considering it's size and potential. We had a quite a few constrictions on the extension but in the end we managed to provide a large bright kitchen/dinning area with direct access to a beautiful garden and keeping the 'new ' in harmony with the existing building. We also expanded a small cellar into a large and functional Laundry room with a cloakroom bathroom.
Jake Fitzjones Photography Ltd
Printed wallpaper and shelf with all spare hand towels - westielover_klemp
This is a family home where the space needs to be practical yet the desire was for style. As a result, the floor is a Karndean vinyl flooring which has a wood effect and looks incredible yet very practical and hard wearing. The walls are painted in Farrow & Ball Ammonite and skirting in All White. The redundant space under the stairs was made into a little cloakroom with a toilet and basin. We painted this room in Farrow & Ball Hague Blue to create a contrast with the hallway which works as a surprise when you open the door! A hallway and stair runner complete the look and the pendant lighting adds drama in this entrance and compliments the style.
use of space under the staircase - christabel
Design ideas for a small mediterranean cloakroom in London with ceramic tiles, grey walls, concrete worktops, freestanding cabinets, grey cabinets, grey tiles and a vessel sink.
the tiles and minimalist esthetics - glad147
Nicholas Ferris Photography LLC
Design ideas for a contemporary cloakroom in London with a wall mounted toilet, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a console sink, glass worktops and brown floors.
I think I like the wallpaper - adam_farooqui