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Traditional Cloakroom Ideas and Designs

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Shelbury Road - Cloakroom
Shelbury Road - Cloakroom
Drawn Interior DesignDrawn Interior Design
Bold wallpaper taken from a 1918 watercolour adds colour & charm. Panelling brings depth & warmth. Vintage and contemporary are brought together in a beautifully effortless way
Tiled Powder Room: Robeson Design
Tiled Powder Room: Robeson Design
Robeson DesignRobeson Design
The powder room has a beautiful sculptural mirror that complements the mercury glass hanging pendant lights. The chevron tiled backsplash adds visual interest while creating a focal wall.
Upper West Side Residence
Upper West Side Residence
Bennett Leifer InteriorsBennett Leifer Interiors
Design ideas for a traditional cloakroom in New York.
vineyard hill
vineyard hill
Nicola Hicks DesignsNicola Hicks Designs
Design ideas for a small classic cloakroom in London with blue walls, a console sink, brown floors and a dado rail.
1910 Foursquare
1910 Foursquare
Vicki Simon Interior DesignVicki Simon Interior Design
When the house was purchased, someone had lowered the ceiling with gyp board. We re-designed it with a coffer that looked original to the house. The antique stand for the vessel sink was sourced from an antique store in Berkeley CA. The flooring was replaced with traditional 1" hex tile.
Arts & Crafts Reimagined
Arts & Crafts Reimagined
Bobbi Alderfer/Lifestyle DesignBobbi Alderfer/Lifestyle Design
Medium sized classic cloakroom in Chicago with freestanding cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a vessel sink, engineered stone worktops, brown floors, beige worktops, a freestanding vanity unit and wallpapered walls.
Briarwood Park
Briarwood Park
Elle Du Monde LLCElle Du Monde LLC
Powder room featuring warm tones with a rattan mirror, a neutral basketweave wallpaper and brushed gold faucet by Pfister.
Photo of a classic cloakroom in Atlanta with wallpapered walls.
Guelph, Dimeson Ave
Guelph, Dimeson Ave
Van Esch EnterprisesVan Esch Enterprises
Design ideas for a small traditional cloakroom in Toronto with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, orange walls, slate flooring, a submerged sink and granite worktops.
Traditional Powder Room
Traditional Powder Room
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional cloakroom in Denver with a vessel sink, marble worktops, beige tiles, mosaic tiles, beige walls and porcelain flooring.
Los Gatos Art Nouveau Style Powder Room
Los Gatos Art Nouveau Style Powder Room
TBS Construction Inc.TBS Construction Inc.
Los Gatos powder room in style of Art Nouveau! With the great products and creativity we get amazing projects and happy, satisfied clients. Caesarstone Classico / Piatra Grey countertop, Crystal cabinets, fully custom, cherry wood with nutmeg stain, inset with beaded detail. Mirror by Hubbardton Forge. Sink by Kohler Devonshire in Cashmere color. Knobs by Berenson Decorative Hardware, Art Nouveau collection. Tile by Crossville porcelain field and tile, Virtue series — in Los Gatos, California. Dean J Birinyi
Metallic Gold Plaster Troweled Walls, Gilded Ceiling, Metallic Glazed Trim
Metallic Gold Plaster Troweled Walls, Gilded Ceiling, Metallic Glazed Trim
Fabulous Finishes IncFabulous Finishes Inc
Photo of a classic cloakroom in Detroit.
Vista West
Vista West
Etch Design GroupEtch Design Group
Traditional cloakroom in Austin with a dado rail.
S邸古民家改修工事「光と風が透る住まい」
S邸古民家改修工事「光と風が透る住まい」
小林輝子建築デザイン小林輝子建築デザイン
腰壁やカウンターは桜の一枚板を引いて造作しました。 洗面器は鳥栖の陶芸家とデザイン打ち合わせをし、製作しました。 壁は施主支給品の照明器具に合うよう、一面を桃色の漆喰で仕上げました。 写真：輿水進
Classic cloakroom in Other with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, orange walls, painted wood flooring, a vessel sink and brown floors.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms
Arizona Designs Kitchens and BathsArizona Designs Kitchens and Baths
This powder room reflect the homeowners' desire to create a comfortable, rustic feel throughout their house. Warm finishes and soft lighting help with this. The offset sink creates more counter space.
Dayton Model
Dayton Model
Zach Building co incZach Building co inc
Small classic cloakroom in Milwaukee with freestanding cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a submerged sink, granite worktops and beige floors.
Greenwood Village Home
Greenwood Village Home
Andrea Schumacher InteriorsAndrea Schumacher Interiors
Photo of a classic cloakroom in Denver with a vessel sink.
Hillsborough Residence 1
Hillsborough Residence 1
Scheinholtz AssociatesScheinholtz Associates
David Duncan Livingston
Traditional cloakroom in San Francisco with a pedestal sink.
Powder Rooms
Powder Rooms
Interior ArtInterior Art
This was for a client in Las Vegas, Nevada. Most finishes were designed remotely from Orange County, including this one. My client sent floor tiles, wood finishes, stone samples in the mail, I got out my buckets and paintbrushes and started to mix. There was no Interior Designer on this project so I had the freedom to create without anyone looking over my shoulder. A vacation home for a large family, corporate lawyer and manly man. He wanted an evironment that would take him away from the daily grind. I created an entire house full of treatments, this room was one of my favorites. It's amazing what can be done with paint! Please visit our project files for more views into what can be done in the backdrops of fine design with special finishes, faux painting, wall glazing, trompe l'oeil artwork, gilding, venetian plasters and so much more. Conscious design - visit Jackie Coburn's Interior Art for our award-winning artistic creations. We hope to inspire you through conscious design!
Arteriors Painted Furniture
Arteriors Painted Furniture
Arteriors Designer FinishesArteriors Designer Finishes
Photo of a classic cloakroom in Boston.
1890's Savannah Townhome Renovation
1890's Savannah Townhome Renovation
Amber Scott DesignAmber Scott Design
Design ideas for a classic cloakroom in Other.

Traditional Cloakroom 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 traditional 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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