Mirrors, better lighting, vertical storage and a few carefully chosen decorative touches can make a surprisingly big difference.

A tiny toilet can be one of the trickiest spaces in a home to decorate, especially when you’re renting and cannot knock down walls, move the door or replace the loo.

Older homes and smaller flats often have separate toilets that are little more than a toilet and hand basin squeezed into a narrow room.

While you may not be able to change the size, there are clever ways to make a small toilet feel bigger.

The trick is to work with what you have.