The initial inspiration for this Powder Room was to have a water feature behind the vessel sink. The concept was exciting but hardly practical. The solution to a water feature is a mosaic tile called raindrop that is installed floor to ceiling to add to the dramatic scale of the trough faucet. The custom lattice wood detailed ceiling adds the finishing touch to this Asian inspired Powder Room.Photography by Carlson Productions, LLC

Contemporary Powder Room

Inspiration for a small contemporary powder room in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, multi-coloured walls and dark hardwood floors.

Hill Side Home

Thompson Studio Architects

Reflex Imaging
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in San Francisco with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, a one-piece toilet, white walls and concrete floors.

Maryanna

Soledad Builders, LLC

Inspiration for a contemporary powder room in Austin with limestone benchtops.

Classic Modern Reinvention

Randy Heller Pure and Simple Interior Design

This powder room has a simple, clean, modern, unadorned feel and look. A floating stone vanity with a rectangular, integrated under mount sink offers a clean appeal. The faucet was off set in order to avoid moving the existing plumbing and the wallpaper was added for a nice but light textural feel and look. We kept the soffit and treated it as the wall to allow the height of the ceiling to show itself off. Photo credit: Janet Mesic Mackie

Alta Collingwood Chalet

Jillian Aimis Architect

Tom Arban
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Toronto with a trough sink, limestone benchtops, stone slab, white walls, limestone floors and brown benchtops.

Halifax St, Brighton

M.J.Harris Group

The floor plan of the powder room was left unchanged and the focus was directed at refreshing the space. The green slate vanity ties the powder room to the laundry, creating unison within this beautiful South-East Melbourne home. With brushed nickel features and an arched mirror, Jeyda has left us swooning over this timeless and luxurious bathroom

Bay House

McClellan | Tellone

Photo: Ross Ishikawa
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Seattle with a two-piece toilet, gray tile, mosaic tile, grey walls, a vessel sink, limestone benchtops and grey benchtops.

Victorian Mews House in Notting Hill Gate, West London, W9

TAG ARCHITECTS

Bespoke design guest lavatory.
This is an example of a small contemporary powder room in London with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, green tile, stone tile, white walls, limestone floors, a drop-in sink, limestone benchtops, green floor and green benchtops.

Boca Raton Splendor

Bravas Boca Raton

Fully integrated Signature Estate featuring Creston controls and Crestron panelized lighting, and Crestron motorized shades and draperies, whole-house audio and video, HVAC, voice and video communication atboth both the front door and gate. Modern, warm, and clean-line design, with total custom details and finishes. The front includes a serene and impressive atrium foyer with two-story floor to ceiling glass walls and multi-level fire/water fountains on either side of the grand bronze aluminum pivot entry door. Elegant extra-large 47'' imported white porcelain tile runs seamlessly to the rear exterior pool deck, and a dark stained oak wood is found on the stairway treads and second floor. The great room has an incredible Neolith onyx wall and see-through linear gas fireplace and is appointed perfectly for views of the zero edge pool and waterway. The center spine stainless steel staircase has a smoked glass railing and wood handrail.

River Home - Powder Room

Everitt Design

Modern Powder Room
This is an example of a large contemporary powder room in Other with a vessel sink, gray tile, a one-piece toilet, white walls, limestone floors and limestone benchtops.

The Reserve Golf Club - Rusnak III

Angela Wells Interior Design

Trent Teigen
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Los Angeles with a one-piece toilet, white tile, limestone, beige walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, limestone benchtops, beige floor and grey benchtops.

East Setauket Residence

bowerbirds inc

Custom Floating Vanity in a small powder room. Glass Vessel Sink.
Design ideas for a contemporary powder room in New York with a vessel sink, a one-piece toilet, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige tile and limestone.

Oceanfront

McRae Lambert Dunn

Grey Crawford Photography
Photo of a contemporary powder room in Los Angeles with a vessel sink, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige tile, beige walls, limestone floors and flat-panel cabinets.

Contemporary Powder Room with Stone Vanity and Glass Vessel Bowl Sink

Orren Pickell Building Group

Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan. http://pickellbuilders.com. Contemporary Powder Room with limestone tile floors, stone vanity and glass vessel bowl sink.

Hilltop

Roberta Wilson

Mark Pinkerton - Vi360 Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white tile, marble, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, limestone benchtops and grey floor.

Lake Forest Contemporary Chateau

Devon Grace Interiors

The new custom vanity is a major upgrade from the existing conditions. It’s larger in size and still creates a grounding focal point, but in a much more contemporary way. We opted for black stained wood, flat cabinetry with integrated pulls for the most minimal look. Then we selected a honed limestone countertop that we carried down both sides of the vanity in a waterfall effect. To maintain the most sleek and minimal look, we opted for an integrated sink and a custom cut out for trash.

Modern Bellevue Condo

Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC

Photo of a small contemporary powder room in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, white walls, a vessel sink and limestone benchtops.

Spanish Oaks

Gingerwood

Icy, natural face quartz tile adds natural sparkle to this Powder Bath. Leuter countertop and hammered nickel sink balance the alternating pattern vein-cut marble floor.

La Senda

Horst Architects

Interior Designer: Aria Design www.ariades.com Photographer: Darlene Halaby
Expansive contemporary powder room in Orange County with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige tile, matchstick tile, white walls, travertine floors and beige benchtops.

Contemporary Powder Room Design Ideas with Limestone Benchtops

Think of your powder room as a small bathroom that’s always on display. Likely to be frequented by guests or used as a second bathroom by family members, it should always look its best. Consisting of little more than a vanity, toilet and sink, you could be mistaken that contemporary powder room designs are easy to execute, but the tight space can be tricky to get right. As you plan your bathroom renovation, consider the following.

What’s the best way to collate small bathroom ideas?

Browse the photos on Houzz for small bathroom designs, and get acquainted with the specialist behind your favourite picks. You can bookmark and share your favourite photos with everyone involved in your renovation, and click through to Related Photos to broaden your scope. For even more contemporary powder room and small bathroom ideas, check out the Stories section on Houzz.

How do I plan the layout of my powder room?

If you're building from scratch, an architect may be the best person to ask. There are three main objects to consider when planning the layout of your contemporary powder room: the door, toilet and sink. Pocket, sliding or folding doors will give you more options for toilet and sink placement, while wall-mounted toilets will help save you a few inches of floor space, and make the room feel more spacious. To ensure ease of use, make sure the toilet has at least 38 centimetres of unobstructed space on either side, and 61 centimetres at the front. Powder rooms are primarily a place to use the toilet and quickly wash your hands, so unless you have the square meterage, you don’t need a full-blown vanity. Look for compact options, like a pedestal or wall-mounted sink instead.

What materials should I use in my powder room?

There’s not much space to work with when designing a contemporary powder room, so keep your design fairly simple. Otherwise, too many different patterns and textures will quickly overwhelm the space. To avoid a disjointed design, opt for one statement piece or element, such as a fun splashback, benchtop or vanity, and choose subtle materials like stone, marble or granite for everything else. If you fear you haven’t created enough visual interest, fill the void with bathroom accessories such as hand towels and soap dispensers. High-quality bathroom fixtures – including everything from your toilet roll holder to faucet – with matching lines and style, will make a big difference in a such a small space, so if you have the budget, splurge a little!