What the 10 Most-Saved Powder Rooms This Year Tell Us
A small, practical space that allows you to have a bit of fun. Welcome to the top-10 most-popular powder rooms this year
Vanessa Walker
21 August 2021
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
Looking for inspiration for your future powder room? Or insights into what others around the nation are looking at when anticipating their new spaces? Look no further. Here, we take you thought the top-10 most-saved powder room images so far in 2021, and provide some insight into why we think you loved them. We are showing you photos that you, our Houzz users, saved in the first six months of 2021, from images uploaded by professionals around the world from July 2020 to July 2021.
1. Top trio
This spa-inspired space shows how material selection and a complementary palette are the keys to a successful room. Dark VJ panelling, a gently veined vanity and grainy timber fit together perfectly in this Geelong, Victoria masterpiece by Dylan Barber Building Design.
This spa-inspired space shows how material selection and a complementary palette are the keys to a successful room. Dark VJ panelling, a gently veined vanity and grainy timber fit together perfectly in this Geelong, Victoria masterpiece by Dylan Barber Building Design.
2. Bold beauty
Using a beautiful colour boldly and combining it with pared-back fittings works wonders in this tiny space in Toronto, Canada, from Kaza Contracting. We think it’s a great case study in how restraint coupled with personality makes a space great, rather than having flashy and expensive fittings.
Using a beautiful colour boldly and combining it with pared-back fittings works wonders in this tiny space in Toronto, Canada, from Kaza Contracting. We think it’s a great case study in how restraint coupled with personality makes a space great, rather than having flashy and expensive fittings.
3. Flowery language
Wallpaper is a) hot right now and b) so underestimated as a decorating device in small spaces. We put this powder room by Watershed Design in Sydney, NSW to you as evidence that energetic, fun, expressive wallpaper is such a great way to make your powder room a welcoming, interesting place for guests.
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Wallpaper is a) hot right now and b) so underestimated as a decorating device in small spaces. We put this powder room by Watershed Design in Sydney, NSW to you as evidence that energetic, fun, expressive wallpaper is such a great way to make your powder room a welcoming, interesting place for guests.
Are you in the market for upgrading your powder room? Find a bathroom specialist to help you on Houzz
4. White delight
Terrazzo is so appealing, and in this Sydney bathroom terrazzo-look tiles have been used to add interest to a white-on-white (with black highlights) guest bathroom in an alcove area.
Terrazzo is so appealing, and in this Sydney bathroom terrazzo-look tiles have been used to add interest to a white-on-white (with black highlights) guest bathroom in an alcove area.
5. Rising up
The gentle gradations on the rectangular, vertically laid tiles are the making of this ACT powder room by The Dept of Design. The greeny-grey hues on this feature wall are backed up by a solid furniture-look vanity and other dark accessories, thus grounding this enthralling space.
The gentle gradations on the rectangular, vertically laid tiles are the making of this ACT powder room by The Dept of Design. The greeny-grey hues on this feature wall are backed up by a solid furniture-look vanity and other dark accessories, thus grounding this enthralling space.
6. Fun times
With a brief to deliver an artsy, cosmopolitan and colourful bathroom, powder room, ensuite and kitchen in this Armadale home in Victoria, Eat. Bathe. Live really delivered. This powder room spells fun with its Pierre Frey wallpaper, tiles with a complementary grout and delightful dusty-pink matt basin.
Need more ideas? Browse more beautiful powder rooms here
With a brief to deliver an artsy, cosmopolitan and colourful bathroom, powder room, ensuite and kitchen in this Armadale home in Victoria, Eat. Bathe. Live really delivered. This powder room spells fun with its Pierre Frey wallpaper, tiles with a complementary grout and delightful dusty-pink matt basin.
Need more ideas? Browse more beautiful powder rooms here
7. On the lowdown
Restraint is the order of the day in this calming space in Brisbane, Queensland by Big House Little House. With luminescent grey tiles that border on silver – and expressed in large-format tiles laid horizontally and elongated hexagonal mosaics – this powder room is a wonderful sanctuary.
Restraint is the order of the day in this calming space in Brisbane, Queensland by Big House Little House. With luminescent grey tiles that border on silver – and expressed in large-format tiles laid horizontally and elongated hexagonal mosaics – this powder room is a wonderful sanctuary.
8. Green scene
This elegant space in London, UK, by Jo Cowan Architects uses a classic fern-patterned wallpaper with a blue shadow that matches the curvy basin, also in a chalky dark blue. It’s small but beautifully resolved. A sconce and gently curved mirror complete the scene.
This elegant space in London, UK, by Jo Cowan Architects uses a classic fern-patterned wallpaper with a blue shadow that matches the curvy basin, also in a chalky dark blue. It’s small but beautifully resolved. A sconce and gently curved mirror complete the scene.
9. Check-in time
Hotel luxe features in this Los Angeles, USA powder room by Shapeside, with its circular, LED-lit mirror on a textured timber wall. Black hardware coupled with a solid vanity adds to the feeling of being on holiday.
Hotel luxe features in this Los Angeles, USA powder room by Shapeside, with its circular, LED-lit mirror on a textured timber wall. Black hardware coupled with a solid vanity adds to the feeling of being on holiday.
10. Home on the range
This is such a lovely powder room for a transitional home in Austin, USA by Cross. With its classic cabinet in a deep blue, topped with pared-back Victorian tapware, and abstract wallpaper – all with some degree of linearity – it bridges the gap beautifully between heritage and contemporary.
Your turn
Which of these 10 powder rooms is your favourite? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save these images for inspiration, like this story and join the conversation.
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Keen to see more of Houzz’s most-popular rooms so far this year? Check out What the 10 Most-Saved Laundry Photos This Year Tell Us
This is such a lovely powder room for a transitional home in Austin, USA by Cross. With its classic cabinet in a deep blue, topped with pared-back Victorian tapware, and abstract wallpaper – all with some degree of linearity – it bridges the gap beautifully between heritage and contemporary.
Your turn
Which of these 10 powder rooms is your favourite? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save these images for inspiration, like this story and join the conversation.
More
Keen to see more of Houzz’s most-popular rooms so far this year? Check out What the 10 Most-Saved Laundry Photos This Year Tell Us
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"Best and boldest work" for a small space can work wonders, not so much on a larger scale as you have to nail all aspects so as not to overwhelm. Doing retrospective design myself so will use wallpaper on rear of toilet wall as it will reflect into a full scale mirror on the opposite wall housing the vanity to add some "oomph" to the room.
Yes, #4 might have a plant a little too close for comfort but can you see where the toilet roll holder is? Hilariously bad styling 🤣🤣🤣
I do love some of these but a large number are a little too “adventurous” for my personal palate. All power to the adventurous, I salute you.
Is floor standing vanity coming back to trend? I see couple of powder rooms here have floor standing vanity even in small areas where wall hung would work better.