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If you are installing a new cloakroom, you will very quickly find yourself wondering how on earth you ever managed without it.  If you are renovating an existing cloakroom, you already know what a useful addition to your home this usually very tiny room can be. Whichever of these categories you fall within, however, you might well find that there is now so much choice out there that you don’t know where to start.  The purpose of this article is to give you a push in the right direction.

If you find yourself thinking that choosing simple sanitary ware such as a hand washbasin and toilet, well, perhaps it is.  But have you considered how the addition of a shower and storage facilities (if you have enough space) could positively affect the value of your home?

Let’s get back to the basics, though, and think in terms of the essentials first.

The basics are, of course, budget and dimensions.  You can find cloakroom suites for rooms of almost any dimension but it won’t harm to abide by that old rule to ‘measure twice and cut once.’  When it comes to budget, don’t forget the cost of installation; if you can fit the cloakroom suite yourself, then you’ll just have that much more money to play with when it comes to choosing the suite itself.

Next consideration is style – are you a traditionalist or a modernist?  Whichever of these terms applies, there are plenty of cloakroom suites out there to fit your particular bill.

If you’re a traditionalist, you will be drawn to bathroom furniture with curves and rounded edges.  Toilets and basins will be supported by pedestals and white or cream will probably be the order of the day.

Contemporary cloakroom suites throw that entire specification up into the air!  You will find rectangular basins (and indeed toilets) with flattened, angular edges.  The pedestal has been vanquished and basins and toilets are wall-hung; taps are operated by the use of levers or they are wall mounted and there seems to be no connection between the cistern and the lavatory bowl.  Contemporary suites are very popular, possibly because the minimalist lines look better in confined spaces.

Whatever your style-choice, choose the very best you can afford within your budget, always remembering that you are aiming for function as well as beauty.