Shower-bath or walk-in shower? It’s the big conundrum in a small bathroom: do you have room for a bath? It’s a personal choice, of course, and we’ve seen some cleverly-designed shower-baths that can make a real style statement. If you opt for the latter, make sure you choose some really beautiful bathroom tiles as they’ll be taking up so much visual space in the room. Choose your vanity carefully: a wall-hung vanity is the most space-saving option of course, but you may want to put your basin on a vanity that incorporates storage, if you have nowhere else to store things. Pedestals don’t really perform much of a function, but vanities on a metal frame can be quite handy for storing towels.

No matter its size, a room will have four walls, each a perfect canvas to show off one’s penchants in decoration. Tongue-and-groove panelling in a small bathroom, for example, is a great way to demarcate spaces (you might use it, for example, to create a special zone for the bath), and lends a traditional look while avoiding the pitfalls of wallpaper in a badly ventilated room. If you do have ventilation in the bathroom, on the other hand, we love a bathroom wallpaper – nothing adds character in quite the same way. Tiles and backsplashes, too, offer ample opportunity for inventiveness: a small bathroom is a perfect place to try out some beautiful tiles as a backsplash for the sink (you won’t need too many) or experiment with a bespoke panels behind the bath or shower.

Once you’ve panelled, wall-papered or tiled your small bathroom, let your next consideration be the art. It might seem counter-intuitive to hang art in the bathroom (and it may not be where you want to keep valuable paintings), but prints, posters, photographs and other framed pieces will add plenty of charm.