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What furniture does my cloakroom need?

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 in cloakrooms, and are available as part of cloakroom suites or as modular solutions. If space is really tight, you can consider space-savers such as corner basins and wall-hung toilets.

How should my cloakroom be decorated?

As with all small spaces, light and bright is often best – avoid decorating your cloakroom with any dark colours, although bright 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 mirrors. 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 cloakrooms are only small spaces and the cloakroom suite will take up most of the room, try to not go overboard on the decorative accessories you add. 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 cloakroom basin, will be all you need to make guests feel pampered and welcome. Make sure to keep cloakroom suites bright and sparkling and 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 cloakroom design photos from professionals. You can save cloakroom ideas to an ideabook so that you can put together your vision for your newly decorated downstairs toilet.