Man loved Manchester pizzeria's loo so much it's now in his own home

A man has recreated the bathroom from a popular Manchester pizzeria in his own home after feeling inspired by its ‘bold’ design.

Matt Hatt, who lives in Withington with his partner George, has a popular Instagram account with more than more than 16,000 followers where he shows progress of the work he’s done to renovate their property ‘room by room’.

One of his recent renovations was to transform a laundry cupboard into a new downstairs bathroom - which has featured inspiration from local pizzeria Nell’s in the sense that he’s taken their bright orange colour scheme and incorporated one of their pizza boxes into wall art.

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35-year-old Matt, who is originally from Bath, said the inspiration came because he ‘always knew’ he wanted a downstairs bathroom that ‘packed a punch’ and ‘didn't take itself too seriously’.

As a result, he saw the bathrooms at Nell’s, who are known for their huge pizzas, and said he fell in love with their orange design right away. Nell's has a pizzeria in Kampus, as well as kitchens within The Beagle in Chorlton and Common in the Northern Quarter and a fourth location opening soon.

Posting on Instagram, Matt wrote: “Where else to get inspo for my new loo than my favourite Manchester pizza restaurant @nellspizza! I really love everything about this punchy space - and think it’s the perfect match for our very own understairs renovation!”

The inspiration features bold Valencia orange matt painted walls and shelves, as well as white tiling. In another post, Matt added: “Though I may have seemed mad trying to recreate the loo of my favourite Manchester Pizza restaurant @nellspizza