Cloakroom Furniture

A cloakroom basin has to do a proper job in a tiny space. You’re usually working with a metre or two of floor, so the unit needs to be compact without being useless. Everything here is sized for that: roughly 400mm to 600mm wide, in finishes from gloss white to oak and matt black, with a usable basin and a bit of hidden storage where there’s room for it.

Pick the right width for your space

For most UK cloakrooms, 400mm to 500mm is the sweet spot. Measure your wall first, then knock off clearance for the door swing, any radiator, and the loo, and work to what’s left.

If space is genuinely tight, the Linea 400 Sonoma Oak Cloakroom Unit (£189) is the smallest sensible footprint we’d recommend. It’s a 400mm wall-mounted unit in warm Sonoma oak with an integrated basin and a soft-close drawer, so you still get somewhere to stash the spare loo roll rather than just a token shelf.

Step up to 450mm and you get a noticeably more usable basin. The Esme 450mm Davos Oak Cloakroom Vanity Unit & Basin (£249) brings natural wood warmth and is backed by a lifetime guarantee, which tells you what the build is like. Prefer something bolder? The same unit comes in a sleek Esme 450mm Matt Black (£239) for high-contrast schemes. Matt black hides marks brilliantly, just make sure the room has decent light or it’ll feel like a cave.

Wall-hung or floor-standing?

Wall-hung wins in a cloakroom almost every time. The strip of visible floor underneath makes a small room feel bigger, and cleaning under it is far easier (cloakrooms gather dust fast because nobody’s in there much). The Esme and Linea units above are all wall-hung for exactly that reason.

Floor-standing only really makes sense if your wall won’t take the weight of a hung unit, or you just prefer the look. If that’s you, the Scudo Empire 500mm Gloss White Floor Mounted Vanity Unit & Basin (£229) is a tidy pick. It arrives fully assembled with soft-close storage, and gloss white brightens up a dim cloakroom and goes with pretty much any tap finish. Want to compare more options? Browse our floor-mounted furniture and wall-mounted furniture ranges.

Just need the basin?

If you’ve already got storage sorted, or you want to keep the floor completely clear, a standalone wall-hung basin is the move. The Litchfield Orbit 450mm Wall-Hung Compact Basin (£79.99) is a soft-curve vitreous china basin with a single tap hole and integrated overflow, and comes in left or right-hand options to suit your plumbing. For a bit more character, the Litchfield Ripple Cloak 400mm Fluted Cloakroom Basin (£79) measures 400mm wide by 215mm projection and adds a textured fluted front, ideal where the wall’s a bit dull and you want a detail that earns its keep.

For the tap, keep it simple: a cloakroom basin is small, so a standard monobloc basin mixer is all you need. Have a look at our cloakroom taps, our full wall-hung basins, or the dedicated cloakroom basins range to finish the job.

What’s the smallest cloakroom vanity I can fit?

A 400mm unit like the Linea 400 is about as small as it’s worth going while keeping real storage. Below that you’re into basin-only territory.

Are these units assembled?

It varies by model. The Scudo Empire 500mm, for example, is supplied fully assembled with soft-close storage. Check the individual product page for each unit.