Photo of a large modern powder room in Los Angeles with black cabinets, a one-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, concrete floors, an integrated sink, marble benchtops, grey floor, black benchtops, a freestanding vanity, panelled walls and wallpaper.

Das reduzierte Gäste-WC lebt von seinen horizontalen Linien in Form des langen Spiegels und des freistehenden Waschtisches aus Mineralwerkstoff. ultramarin / frank jankowski fotografie, köln

This loft is situated in the former International Tailoring Company Building in New York’s East Village. The clients bought a top-floor loft and an abandoned mechanical room directly above it. Our task was to combine the rooftop space with the loft to create a cohesive triplex apartment. We achieved this by carefully opening up the roof’s 100-year-old structural members to install a staircase connecting the existing loft to the additional upper two levels. On the main floor, the first run of the staircase is located in the apartment's entry and is made of a sculptural form of dark oak. The second run of the staircase is more open, allowing light from the top level's many windows to filter into the spaces below. The existing main loft was gut-renovated to create a more open space. The open kitchen/living space was strategically positioned to be surrounded by the building’s huge industrial steel windows, taking advantage of the apartment's high vantage over Union Square. Opposite the windows, custom woodwork serves to unify the kitchen with the living room. The built-in spans the full width of the apartment with dark textured oak panels concealing the appliances, the TV, and creating ample storage. The blackened steel paneled backsplash and chunky black granite countertops complete the dark color palette used in the kitchen. Throughout the apartment, a play of dark and light elements creates a distinctive atmosphere. In the open living areas, the light pouring in from the large windows contrasts with the dark colors selected for the built environment. The more private spaces, such as the bedroom, have a darker feel, with walls and ceilings painted in a deep purple that borders on black alongside more dark oak custom built-ins. The dining room functions as a bridge between the public and private spaces, with walls and ceiling painted in the same moody purple and a vintage mirrored tile accent wall reflecting natural light from the adjacent room’s windows. The middle floor, which has fewer windows, is painted bright white to enhance light in the home office located there.. On the penthouse level, panoramic views were achieved by installing new floor-to-ceiling sliding glass panels, supplementing the existing industrial steel windows, and opening onto an adjacent roof terrace. The top floor functions as a lounge overlooking the city and includes unique custom features, such as a steel multi-drop lighting fixture above the stairs, hanging glass and steel shelving, and a built-in wet bar. Here again, dark-colored finishes and materials are used as a counterpoint to the abundant light entering the space. A future plan for the apartment is to create a private roof garden on top of the penthouse with an outdoor stair connecting it to the roof terrace below.

Inspiration for a small modern powder room in Cologne with a two-piece toilet, black tile, mosaic tile, black walls, concrete floors, a wall-mount sink, wood benchtops, grey floor and brown benchtops.

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This is an example of a small modern powder room in Montreal with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white walls, concrete floors, an integrated sink, grey floor, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Inspiration for a small modern powder room in Calgary with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, grey walls, concrete floors, an integrated sink and solid surface benchtops.

This 27 square foot powder room is by far the smallest space in this 3,200 square foot home in Nicasio CA. Where some might restrain themselves from highlighting such a utilitarian space, we elevated this tiny room to one of the most unique spaces in the home. The powder room sits behind a board-formed concrete wall adjacent to the front door of the home. In conjunction with our structural engineer and a master-mason, we developed a way to embed ¾” planks of acrylic into the South facing concrete wall. During the day, the acrylic captures the intense sun (while the concrete keeps the space temperate) creating a vibrant and entirely unexpected light show when one opens the powder room door. From the outside though, the acrylic planks appear simply as dark striations in the concrete. At night though, a timed light inside the bathroom illuminates the backside of the wall and creates a glowing nightlight at the front door. The constraints of board-formed concrete and the sequencing of this type of construction determined a pattern that could both retain the material integrity of the concrete while pushing its limits. In addition, the requirements for the vertical members of rebar created a staggered pattern that suggests a sense of movement; a theme that is carried throughout the project. After several experimental concrete pours, the final detail turned a typical powder room into a design feature that pushes the limits of material and construction and jolts our preconceptions of what lies behind a simple bathroom door. The wall appears to transform -- from solid to penetrable, from tame to wild, from utilitarian to spectacle, from dark and stoic to light-filled and poetic. Bruce Damonte

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Photo of a small modern powder room in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, multi-coloured tile, ceramic tile, multi-coloured walls, concrete floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, grey floor and white benchtops.

Photo of a small modern powder room in Other with a wall-mount toilet, blue walls, concrete floors and grey floor.

Small modern powder room in Milan with flat-panel cabinets, green cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, beige walls, concrete floors, a vessel sink, beige floor, a freestanding vanity and recessed.

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Large modern powder room in Munich with flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, concrete floors, a vessel sink, solid surface benchtops, grey floor, beige benchtops and a floating vanity.

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Small modern powder room in London with a wall-mount toilet, green tile, ceramic tile, pink walls, concrete floors, a wall-mount sink and grey floor.

Andreas Kern
Design ideas for a small modern powder room in Munich with flat-panel cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, gray tile, grey walls, concrete floors, a trough sink, solid surface benchtops and grey floor.

Photo of a small modern powder room in Stuttgart with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, green walls, concrete floors and grey floor.

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This is an example of a small modern powder room in Minneapolis with open cabinets, concrete floors, quartzite benchtops, grey floor, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Guest Powder Room
Inspiration for a small modern powder room in London with a wall-mount toilet, green tile, ceramic tile, pink walls, concrete floors, a wall-mount sink and grey floor.

This 7,000 square foot space located is a modern weekend getaway for a modern family of four. The owners were looking for a designer who could fuse their love of art and elegant furnishings with the practicality that would fit their lifestyle. They owned the land and wanted to build their new home from the ground up. Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors, Ltd. was a natural fit to make their vision a reality. Upon entering the house, you are immediately drawn to the clean, contemporary space that greets your eye. A curtain wall of glass with sliding doors, along the back of the house, allows everyone to enjoy the harbor views and a calming connection to the outdoors from any vantage point, simultaneously allowing watchful parents to keep an eye on the children in the pool while relaxing indoors. Here, as in all her projects, Betty focused on the interaction between pattern and texture, industrial and organic.

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern powder room in Dallas with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, blue walls, concrete floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, grey floor, white benchtops and a freestanding vanity.

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Inspiration for a large modern powder room in Other with dark wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, beige walls, concrete floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, white benchtops and a freestanding vanity.