Design Takeaways From the Most Popular Powder Rooms of 2017
Features such as patterned floors, mosaic-covered walls and floating vanities can turn a powder room into a jewel box
Powder rooms lend themselves to experimentation. Since they tend to be on the smaller side, you can try out bold colors, tile and hardware without breaking the budget. This year’s most popular powder rooms are filled to the brim with daring choices and design inspiration. Here’s a look at the most popular powder rooms of 2017, as measured by the number of Houzz users who uploaded them to their ideabooks.
9. Open Sesame
Open shelving isn’t for everyone, even in a guest bathroom or powder room, as it exposes your plumbing and everything you might like to hide underneath the sink. But it can be worth it, as evidenced by this open vanity made of mitered pieces of solid cedar. The piece mixes natural with industrial by exposing the plumbing and adding the concrete element of the sink.
Design takeaway: By keeping the shelving in a powder room clean and open, it helps the small space feel bigger.
Open shelving isn’t for everyone, even in a guest bathroom or powder room, as it exposes your plumbing and everything you might like to hide underneath the sink. But it can be worth it, as evidenced by this open vanity made of mitered pieces of solid cedar. The piece mixes natural with industrial by exposing the plumbing and adding the concrete element of the sink.
Design takeaway: By keeping the shelving in a powder room clean and open, it helps the small space feel bigger.
8. Sculptural Standout
Tiny powder rooms don’t offer much chance for sculpture unless you get creative. This modern take on an antler chandelier is the star of this room, while a chic round mirror and 3D walls are strong supporting players.
Design takeaway: Stellar light fixtures and chandeliers aren’t just for dining rooms — adding one to a powder room can transform the space into a jewel box.
Tiny powder rooms don’t offer much chance for sculpture unless you get creative. This modern take on an antler chandelier is the star of this room, while a chic round mirror and 3D walls are strong supporting players.
Design takeaway: Stellar light fixtures and chandeliers aren’t just for dining rooms — adding one to a powder room can transform the space into a jewel box.
7. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
There’s a lot to admire about this classic powder room, from the parquet wood floors to the gold fixtures and floor-to-ceiling wood paneling. The designer’s attention to natural light especially enhances the space.
Design takeaway: Mirrors installed around the perimeter not only brighten the room by reflecting light, but also create the illusion of more windows.
There’s a lot to admire about this classic powder room, from the parquet wood floors to the gold fixtures and floor-to-ceiling wood paneling. The designer’s attention to natural light especially enhances the space.
Design takeaway: Mirrors installed around the perimeter not only brighten the room by reflecting light, but also create the illusion of more windows.
6. Ombre Mosaic
The ombre trend isn’t loved by everyone, but this tile wall might quell even its toughest critics. Transitioning from dark gray to nearly white, it connects the floors and the walls while opening up the space in an elegant, subtle way.
Design takeaway: Because storage isn’t likely to be a priority in powder rooms, it’s a great space to feature a vessel sink with no cabinets.
The ombre trend isn’t loved by everyone, but this tile wall might quell even its toughest critics. Transitioning from dark gray to nearly white, it connects the floors and the walls while opening up the space in an elegant, subtle way.
Design takeaway: Because storage isn’t likely to be a priority in powder rooms, it’s a great space to feature a vessel sink with no cabinets.
5. Top-to-Bottom Tile
Cement tiles with gray grout cover this room’s back wall and create a great backsplash. The feature draws the eye in and emphasizes the mirror.
Design takeaway: Oversize sconces can make a big impact in a powder room and add face-level lighting.
Cement tiles with gray grout cover this room’s back wall and create a great backsplash. The feature draws the eye in and emphasizes the mirror.
Design takeaway: Oversize sconces can make a big impact in a powder room and add face-level lighting.
4. Go for the Gold
The designer of this space dressed the walls for a party. The golden accents continue in the mirror, the faucet, the hardware and, as you’ll see if you look into the mirror, more mirrors on the opposite wall.
Design takeaway: Powder rooms are a great space to go over-the-top with patterns and shapes. This bathroom boasts a geometrical patterned wallpaper and mirror that steal the show.
The designer of this space dressed the walls for a party. The golden accents continue in the mirror, the faucet, the hardware and, as you’ll see if you look into the mirror, more mirrors on the opposite wall.
Design takeaway: Powder rooms are a great space to go over-the-top with patterns and shapes. This bathroom boasts a geometrical patterned wallpaper and mirror that steal the show.
3. Rustic Radiance
This powder room combines rustic and industrial elements via its brick accent wall. While the brick may look like an exposed wall of a loft or reclaimed warehouse, it’s in fact made of a brick veneer product that the designer over-grouted using a German smear technique.
Design takeaway: If you opt for a floating vanity in a powder room, consider adding a basket underneath for storage needs.
This powder room combines rustic and industrial elements via its brick accent wall. While the brick may look like an exposed wall of a loft or reclaimed warehouse, it’s in fact made of a brick veneer product that the designer over-grouted using a German smear technique.
Design takeaway: If you opt for a floating vanity in a powder room, consider adding a basket underneath for storage needs.
2. Turn to the Dark Side
A small powder room is a good spot to experiment with today’s popular navy, indigo, charcoal and true black paints and wallcoverings.
Design takeaway: Little details matter in a powder room. Just look at this one’s elegant brass P-trap (the pipe under the sink).
7 Inky Colors to Use Instead of Black
A small powder room is a good spot to experiment with today’s popular navy, indigo, charcoal and true black paints and wallcoverings.
Design takeaway: Little details matter in a powder room. Just look at this one’s elegant brass P-trap (the pipe under the sink).
7 Inky Colors to Use Instead of Black
1. Farmhouse Fresh
Wood, white and shiplap come together to make this narrow space bright and cozy. The floating vanity leaves room below for storage and makes the space feel less crowded.
Design takeaway: Since powder rooms tend to be small, they’re a great space to add a ceiling treatment because it won’t overwhelm the space or your budget.
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Wood, white and shiplap come together to make this narrow space bright and cozy. The floating vanity leaves room below for storage and makes the space feel less crowded.
Design takeaway: Since powder rooms tend to be small, they’re a great space to add a ceiling treatment because it won’t overwhelm the space or your budget.
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Cement tile adds color and pattern to this otherwise neutral powder room, tying in with the black-painted sink and aqua step stool. The room is also near a pool, so the tile’s natural slip resistance makes it a practical choice as well.
Design takeaway: Make the most of a powder room’s limited floor space by covering it in a patterned tile.