decorating ideas for very small cloakroom

[t78]

hi all,
we are going to have a downstairs cupboard converted into a cloakroom but it will be very tight (about 700x1150).

need some ideas on decoration - would floor-to-ceiling tiles work best or something else to try to make it feel a bit more spacious?


thanks!

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• t78
• 21 Jul 2014
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[alan333]

We have a similar cloakroom, with a hidden cistern where you show your waste pipe, although we also have a window behind there too.

We did the front face of the hidden cistern unit with white wood effect kitchen cabinet doors, and used white wood effect laminate worktop for the top. We fitted a row of tile (approx 275mm high) above the worktop, and similarly a single tile above the sink on both walls. The tiles are charcoal black and have a horizontal line of grout every 35mm or so. We did the floor with charcoal tiles, but picked ones which aren't shiny so they don't show any marks or specks of dust etc. We finished with a light blue plain colour for the walls, a ceiling spotlight with two bulbs, and a square mirror on the opposite side from the window, taking up about three quarters of the wall width.

It turned out great, there's nothing we would do differently. I tried to upload a pic but can't figure it out at the mo. If you fancy the idea post back and i'll upload it with the pc.[/img]

 

[kbdiy]

Tiles would be more durable but of course more costly and tend to be there for life, rather than redecorating at more frequent intervals, so depends on your choice there. As you don't appear to have a window then I would say whatever you choose, keep it light.

Also make sure you have a good extractor fan!

 

[t78]

It turned out great, there's nothing we would do differently. I tried to upload a pic but can't figure it out at the mo. If you fancy the idea post back and i'll upload it with the pc.

thanks Alan, if you could that would be great!

 

[alan333]

I tried to upload a pic but can't figure it out at the mo. If you fancy the idea post back and i'll upload it with the pc.

thanks Alan, if you could that would be great!

here you go

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[t78]

just to update - we have completed the cloakroom.
really happy with how it turned out for such a small space.

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• t78
• 14 Aug 2014
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[ic1927]

Nice job.