Cloakroom with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Onyx Worktops Ideas and Designs

Inspiration for a medium sized classic cloakroom in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a submerged sink, onyx worktops, brown floors and white worktops.

Scarsdale home

Lucy Harris Studio

Key decor elements include: Decorative painting: Caroline Lizarraga Sconces: Pris 1 Sconce by Pelle Rug: Tuareg rug from Breukelen Berber
Large contemporary cloakroom in New York with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, onyx worktops and a floating vanity unit.

Pinnacle Mtn Homes- Parade of Homes

Granite and Marble Designs Inc

Back lit white onyx vanity top with onyx vessel sink featured in the Summit County Parade of Homes 2012.
Medium sized traditional cloakroom in Denver with a vessel sink, onyx worktops, white tiles, brown walls, dark hardwood flooring and beige worktops.

Transitional Powder Room

This is an example of a medium sized traditional cloakroom in Los Angeles with freestanding cabinets, a one-piece toilet, black tiles, glass tiles, black walls, dark hardwood flooring, a submerged sink, onyx worktops and brown floors.

Vail Valley Home

Sarah Carr Design

Inspiration for a large contemporary cloakroom in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a vessel sink, onyx worktops and brown floors.

Georgetown Estate

JEFFCO Development

Jeffco Development Remodel
Classic cloakroom in DC Metro with a submerged sink, green cabinets, onyx worktops, multi-coloured walls and dark hardwood flooring.

Lake Michigan Retreat - Powder Room

zpd+a and roomTEN design

The Powder Room integrates the home's attitude of casual elegance with touches of formality: an onyx vessel is set off by green penny tiles, and a vintage wool and silk rug adds texture and color while simple hand-blown glass orb provides a warm glow. Tyler Mallory Photography tylermallory.com

Transitional full service interior design project

Foran Interior Design

Based on extensive interviews with our clients, our challenges were to create an environment that was an artistic mix of traditional and clean lines. They wanted it dramatic and sophisticated. They also wanted each piece to be special and unique, as well as artsy. Because our clients were young and have an active son, they wanted their home to be comfortable and practical, as well as beautiful. The clients wanted a sophisticated and up-to-date look. They loved brown, turquoise and orange. The other challenge we faced, was to give each room its own identity while maintaining a consistent flow throughout the home. Each space shared a similar color palette and uniqueness, while the furnishings, draperies, and accessories provided individuality to each room. We incorporated comfortable and stylish furniture with artistic accents in pillows, throws, artwork and accessories. Each piece was selected to not only be unique, but to create a beautiful and sophisticated environment. We hunted the markets for all the perfect accessories and artwork that are the jewelry in this artistic living area. Some of the selections included clean moldings, walnut floors and a backsplash with mosaic glass tile. In the living room we went with a cleaner look, but used some traditional accents such as the embroidered casement fabric and the paisley fabric on the chair and pillows. A traditional bow front chest with a crackled turquoise lacquer was used in the foyer.

Project Olive

Inside Stories

This is an example of a small bohemian cloakroom in Denver with pink walls, dark hardwood flooring, a vessel sink, onyx worktops, black worktops, a floating vanity unit and wallpapered walls.

Suburban Living

Karen Renee Interior Design

Mark Moyer Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary cloakroom in DC Metro with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige tiles, white tiles, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood flooring, a vessel sink, mosaic tiles and onyx worktops.

Custom Home

Design Anthologie, Inc.

Rebecca Read Photography
This is an example of a large classic cloakroom in Orlando with a vessel sink, freestanding cabinets, distressed cabinets, onyx worktops and dark hardwood flooring.

Onyx Powder Room Vanity

Ceramic Harmony

Custom designed and fabricated back-lit green onyx sink and vanity top. Madison County's Elite Tile and Stone Design Solutions | Best of Houzz | 11317 S. Memorial Pkwy. Huntsville, AL 35803

Timeless Transitional

LeBlanc Design

Leblanc Design, LLC Michael J Lee Photography
Photo of a classic cloakroom in Boston with dark hardwood flooring, onyx worktops and brown floors.

Ambler Modern Rooms

Stimmel Consulting Group

Photo of a medium sized modern cloakroom in Philadelphia with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a wall mounted toilet, grey walls, an integrated sink, onyx worktops, brown floors and dark hardwood flooring.

Los Gatos Contemporary Farmhouse

King Visual Design Inc.

This small Powder room has a full height mirrro behind the lighted onyx vanity to give a feeling of more space. Bronze light fixtures and faucet are mounted to the mirror face and a bronze vessel sink sits atop the lighted onyx top.

Historic Georgetown Texas Renovation/Preservation

Kimball Bonamici Designs

Powder Bath with period style lavatory and fixture
Photo of a small classic cloakroom in Other with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a pedestal sink, onyx worktops, brown floors and a freestanding vanity unit.

Onyx Powder Room Vanity

Ceramic Harmony

Custom designed and fabricated back-lit green onyx sink and vanity top. Madison County's Elite Tile and Stone Design Solutions | Best of Houzz | 11317 S. Memorial Pkwy. Huntsville, AL 35803

Irvine Terrace

Anne Michaelsen Design

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary cloakroom in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood flooring, a built-in sink, onyx worktops, brown floors and orange worktops.

Pinnacle Mtn Homes- Parade of Homes

Granite and Marble Designs Inc

Back lit white onyx vanity top with onyx vessel sink featured in the Summit County Parade of Homes 2012.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional cloakroom in Denver with a vessel sink, onyx worktops, white tiles, brown walls and dark hardwood flooring.

Onyx Powder Room Vanity

Ceramic Harmony

Custom designed and fabricated back-lit green onyx sink and vanity top. Madison County's Elite Tile and Stone Design Solutions | Best of Houzz | 11317 S. Memorial Pkwy. Huntsville, AL 35803

Cloakroom with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Onyx Worktops Ideas and Designs

The cloakroom is a room where us Brits love to go to town on the decor. A place to showcase the wilder side of your personality! As well as displaying all those certificates and awards, your downstairs toilet can offer your guests a glimpse into what makes you tick, so unleash your creative side and have fun when planning the design of cloakrooms. Whilst these small spaces are often retro-fitted underneath the stairs or bolted on an extension (having replaced the outdoors toilet of yesteryear), the convenience of having a cloakroom can’t be underestimated. And because they are so often tight on space, specially designed cloakroom suites that work in the limited space are advisable – compact cloakroom vanity units or small cloakroom basins, back-to-wall toilets and bathroom wall cabinets. Browse thousands of cloakroom ideas to get inspired, or read on to get more tips on how to decorate your cloakroom.

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.

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