Design ideas for a small contemporary powder room in Boise with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, gray tile, stone tile, grey walls, light hardwood floors, a vessel sink, quartzite benchtops and brown floor.

Hillcrest Residence

Boswell Construction

#buildboswell floating vanity LED backed mirror on stand-offs
Mid-sized contemporary powder room in Los Angeles with a vessel sink, beige walls, porcelain floors and quartzite benchtops.

Belcarra Road - Powder Room

Jamie Banfield Interior Designs

A contemporary west coast home inspired by its surrounding coastlines & greenbelt. With this busy family of all different professions, it was important to create optimal storage throughout the home to hide away odds & ends. A love of entertain made for a large kitchen, sophisticated wine storage & a pool table room for a hide away for the young adults. This space was curated for all ages of the home.

Blue Water

Nicholson Companies

Contemporary powder room with cherry wood cabinets, floating vanity, decorative mirror, designer sconces and unique wallpaper in Orange County, California.

Contemporary

Anne Sacco Interiors, LLC

Glass subway tiles create a decorative border for the vanity mirror and emphasize the high ceilings. Trever Glenn Photography
Mid-sized contemporary powder room in Sacramento with open cabinets, light wood cabinets, brown tile, glass tile, beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a vessel sink, quartzite benchtops, brown floor and white benchtops.

Lake Padden Residence

CLT Design/Build Inc.

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, vinyl floors, an integrated sink, quartzite benchtops, grey floor and white benchtops.

Complete Home Transformation

Floor and Bath Design

Modern Powder room with floating custom vanity and 3" skirt custom black countertop.
This is an example of a small contemporary powder room in Toronto with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, a one-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, porcelain tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured floor, black benchtops and a floating vanity.

Organic Modern

Gebben Interior

Floating vanity with vessel sink. Genuine stone wall and wallpaper. Plumbing in polished nickel. Pendants hang from ceiling but additional light is Shulter mirror. Under Cabinet lighting reflects this beautiful marble floor and solid walnut cabinet.

Powder Room with Floating Vanity, Lalique Mirror and Beaded Wallpaper

Interior Enhancement Group, Inc.

Among all the beautiful elements in this powder room, the back-lit Lalique mirror is a standout. We love the way it reflects the multi-faceted pendant lights and the textural, beaded wall covering. We also custom designed a floating vanity with a metallic finish and warm under cabinet lighting to create a contemporary, open and airy feeling in this space. Photo by Larry Malvin

Edgbaston Cloakroom

Bayswater Interiors

We designed an update to this small guest cloakroom in a period property in Edgbaston. We used a calming colour palette and introduced texture in some of the tiled areas which are highlighted with the placement of lights. A bespoke vanity was created from Caeserstone Quartz to fit the space perfectly and create a streamlined design.

West University Master Bathroom | Houston, Texas | 2015

Sweetlake Interior Design LLC

This West University Master Bathroom remodel was quite the challenge. Our design team rework the walls in the space along with a structural engineer to create a more even flow. In the begging you had to walk through the study off master to get to the wet room. We recreated the space to have a unique modern look. The custom vanity is made from Tree Frog Veneers with countertops featuring a waterfall edge. We suspended overlapping circular mirrors with a tiled modular frame. The tile is from our beloved Porcelanosa right here in Houston. The large wall tiles completely cover the walls from floor to ceiling . The freestanding shower/bathtub combination features a curbless shower floor along with a linear drain. We cut the wood tile down into smaller strips to give it a teak mat affect. The wet room has a wall-mount toilet with washlet. The bathroom also has other favorable features, we turned the small study off the space into a wine / coffee bar with a pull out refrigerator drawer.

Dark, Floating Vanity

User

Dark cabinetry offers a strong contrast against light countertops and walls. The floating powder room cabinetry is a slab door in the Brookhaven frameless cabinetry line manufactured by Wood-Mode in a dark stain. The countertop is Luce de Luna Quartzite.

Marble and Granite Counter Top

Onyx Marble and Granite

Eddie Pires Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Manchester with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey walls, an undermount sink and quartzite benchtops.

Casa C+V

manuarino architettura design comunicazione.

Bagno ospiti con doccia a filo pavimento, rivestimento in blu opaco e a contrasto mobile lavabo in falegnameria color corallo
Inspiration for a contemporary powder room in Naples with flat-panel cabinets, orange cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, blue tile, porcelain tile, blue walls, porcelain floors, a trough sink, quartzite benchtops, beige floor, white benchtops, a floating vanity and recessed.

Menlo Park New Construction

Fiorella Design, LLC

Inspiration for a large contemporary powder room in San Francisco with grey walls, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured benchtops, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Gold Coast Residence

Eva Quateman Interiors

Stunning black and gold powder room Tony Soluri Photography
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, black walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, a built-in vanity, wallpaper and wallpaper.

Tranquility Project

Gilbert Design Group

Inspiration for a small contemporary powder room in Orange County with white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.

Organic Modern, Cordillera Ranch

NR Interiors

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Austin with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, black tile, limestone, black walls, concrete floors, a vessel sink, quartzite benchtops, grey floor, white benchtops, a floating vanity and wood.

Richard project

I love Kitchens

Photo of a small contemporary powder room in Vancouver with a vessel sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops and beige tile.

D.E. Residence

Studio Ten Interior Design Ltd.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, gray tile, marble, light hardwood floors, a vessel sink, quartzite benchtops, brown floor, grey benchtops, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Contemporary Powder Room Design Ideas with Quartzite 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!