10 cloakroom design mistakes to avoid at all costs, according to bathroom and colour experts

Cloakroom design mistakes, small bathroom with green tiles, pink shelves, marble style tiles on lower wall and floor, brass fixtures and fittings, pink basin.

Cloakrooms are usually the smallest room in the house and let's face it, often the most neglected. Cloakroom design mistakes are so easy to make as this space's identity can often get caught between a coat and bag dumping ground and a downstairs loo.

But that is number one on the list of cloakroom design mistakes right there – it's not large enough to be used for anything other than it is!