This materially rich house is designed to make the most of its sub-tropical location. Privacy is maintained from the street through layers of screening and landscape that surround the cobbled forecourt. A scalloped and curved concrete form pushes out towards the street engaging with the neighbourhood with planting spilling down the textured wall. Once visitors pass beneath the planted concrete awning, the water views reveal themselves slowly as you pass through a series of living spaces. This house plan is arranged to encourage prevailing breezes to pass through interior spaces that are rich with natural light. Screening on the first floor shifts dynamically according to required function. Upper screen folds allow views to the sky and tree canopy, while lower folds reveal garden views while maintaining privacy.

Powder room with a feature wallpaper and mirror, thick benchtop on a floating vanity, and a fluted glass window.
This is an example of a large transitional powder room in Sydney with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an integrated sink, white benchtops, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Sydney with green tile, an integrated sink, white floor and white benchtops.

Design ideas for a small contemporary powder room in Melbourne with green walls, mosaic tile floors, an integrated sink, marble benchtops, multi-coloured floor, green benchtops and a built-in vanity.

The Classic Modern nature of this home lead to this stunning renovation; Chevron tiles with detailed mouldings and amazing bathroom furniture hand made in Italy creates a warm powder room for guests to enjoy. Image by Nicole England Design by Minosa

Photo of a contemporary powder room in Sydney with stainless steel benchtops, an integrated sink and grey walls.

Warm and welcoming with a touch of glamour
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern powder room in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, beige tile, porcelain tile, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, quartzite benchtops, beige floor, grey benchtops and a floating vanity.

Custom quartzite vanity and art deco detailing.
Photo of a transitional powder room in Adelaide with green cabinets, a floating vanity, beige tile, mosaic tile, grey walls, an integrated sink and green benchtops.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional powder room in London with flat-panel cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, porcelain floors, engineered quartz benchtops, grey floor, white benchtops, a floating vanity, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an integrated sink, decorative wall panelling and wallpaper.

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Experience understated elegance in a newly added powder room featuring grooved vanity cabinet fronts that echo the wall panels in the open-plan kitchen, dining & Living. The brown/grey wall color is moody yet inviting. Brown/grey porcelain tiles on the floor and skirt tie the color scheme together, completing the elegant ensemble.

Small modern powder room in Milan with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a two-piece toilet, brown tile, ceramic tile, brown walls, medium hardwood floors, an integrated sink, brown floor, white benchtops, a floating vanity and recessed.

Mid-sized contemporary powder room in Stuttgart with a wall-mount toilet, gray tile, ceramic tile, blue walls, an integrated sink, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

Design ideas for a contemporary powder room in Barcelona with black walls, medium hardwood floors, an integrated sink, marble benchtops, beige floor and grey benchtops.

Contemporary powder room in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, gray tile, grey walls, an integrated sink, grey floor and grey benchtops.

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This is an example of a small transitional powder room in Madrid with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, an integrated sink and a two-piece toilet.

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Inspiration for a small contemporary powder room in Paris with a wall-mount toilet, black walls, ceramic floors and an integrated sink.

If cost is no object what can be more practical and stylish than a marble clad bathroom? Many companies supplying marble will let you go to the yard to select the piece. As it is a natural product mined out of the ground no two pieces are exactly alike. In this bathroom the marble veining continues across the alcove so it still looks like a large continuous slab. Photography: Philip Vile

Design ideas for a contemporary powder room in Paris with ceramic tile, white walls and an integrated sink.