Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Phoenix with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, beige tile, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, solid surface benchtops and white benchtops.

With adjacent neighbors within a fairly dense section of Paradise Valley, Arizona, C.P. Drewett sought to provide a tranquil retreat for a new-to-the-Valley surgeon and his family who were seeking the modernism they loved though had never lived in. With a goal of consuming all possible site lines and views while maintaining autonomy, a portion of the house — including the entry, office, and master bedroom wing — is subterranean. This subterranean nature of the home provides interior grandeur for guests but offers a welcoming and humble approach, fully satisfying the clients requests. While the lot has an east-west orientation, the home was designed to capture mainly north and south light which is more desirable and soothing. The architecture’s interior loftiness is created with overlapping, undulating planes of plaster, glass, and steel. The woven nature of horizontal planes throughout the living spaces provides an uplifting sense, inviting a symphony of light to enter the space. The more voluminous public spaces are comprised of stone-clad massing elements which convert into a desert pavilion embracing the outdoor spaces. Every room opens to exterior spaces providing a dramatic embrace of home to natural environment. Grand Award winner for Best Interior Design of a Custom Home The material palette began with a rich, tonal, large-format Quartzite stone cladding. The stone’s tones gaveforth the rest of the material palette including a champagne-colored metal fascia, a tonal stucco system, and ceilings clad with hemlock, a tight-grained but softer wood that was tonally perfect with the rest of the materials. The interior case goods and wood-wrapped openings further contribute to the tonal harmony of architecture and materials. Grand Award Winner for Best Indoor Outdoor Lifestyle for a Home This award-winning project was recognized at the 2020 Gold Nugget Awards with two Grand Awards, one for Best Indoor/Outdoor Lifestyle for a Home, and another for Best Interior Design of a One of a Kind or Custom Home. At the 2020 Design Excellence Awards and Gala presented by ASID AZ North, Ownby Design received five awards for Tonal Harmony. The project was recognized for 1st place – Bathroom; 3rd place – Furniture; 1st place – Kitchen; 1st place – Outdoor Living; and 2nd place – Residence over 6,000 square ft. Congratulations to Claire Ownby, Kalysha Manzo, and the entire Ownby Design team. Tonal Harmony was also featured on the cover of the July/August 2020 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design and received a 14-page editorial feature entitled “A Place in the Sun” within the magazine.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional powder room in Denver with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, beige tile, stone slab, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops and white benchtops.

Photo of a small beach style powder room in Hampshire with a wall-mount toilet, beige tile, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a wall-mount sink and ceramic tile.

Powder room. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Inspiration for a small midcentury powder room in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige tile, stone tile, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, a drop-in sink, granite benchtops, brown floor and grey benchtops.

Design ideas for a contemporary powder room in Dallas with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige tile, white walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, brown floor and brown benchtops.

Germán Cabo
Inspiration for a small contemporary powder room in Valencia with a one-piece toilet, beige tile, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, brown floor and brown benchtops.

Hadel Productions
Small modern powder room in Orange County with a vessel sink, grey cabinets, engineered quartz benchtops, beige tile, stone tile, white walls, medium hardwood floors and flat-panel cabinets.

Transitional powder room in Calgary with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, beige tile, travertine, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, brown floor, beige benchtops, a freestanding vanity and panelled walls.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Other with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, beige tile, marble, white walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, brown floor, black benchtops, a floating vanity and recessed.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Detroit with a wall-mount toilet, stone tile, a vessel sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, beige tile, beige walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Other with a two-piece toilet, beige tile, medium hardwood floors, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, porcelain tile, white walls, a drop-in sink and marble benchtops.

Christopher Davison, AIA
Inspiration for a small transitional powder room in Austin with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, beige tile, stone tile, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink and granite benchtops.

In the small powder room by the entry, the stacked stone wall, the modern square pedestal sink and the custom mirror, the wall mounted faucet and the otherwise minimal accessories bring in the Wow! factor. Unexpected. Photography: Geoffrey Hodgdon

This gem of a house was built in the 1950s, when its neighborhood undoubtedly felt remote. The university footprint has expanded in the 70 years since, however, and today this home sits on prime real estate—easy biking and reasonable walking distance to campus. When it went up for sale in 2017, it was largely unaltered. Our clients purchased it to renovate and resell, and while we all knew we'd need to add square footage to make it profitable, we also wanted to respect the neighborhood and the house’s own history. Swedes have a word that means “just the right amount”: lagom. It is a guiding philosophy for us at SYH, and especially applied in this renovation. Part of the soul of this house was about living in just the right amount of space. Super sizing wasn’t a thing in 1950s America. So, the solution emerged: keep the original rectangle, but add an L off the back. With no owner to design with and for, SYH created a layout to appeal to the masses. All public spaces are the back of the home--the new addition that extends into the property’s expansive backyard. A den and four smallish bedrooms are atypically located in the front of the house, in the original 1500 square feet. Lagom is behind that choice: conserve space in the rooms where you spend most of your time with your eyes shut. Put money and square footage toward the spaces in which you mostly have your eyes open. In the studio, we started calling this project the Mullet Ranch—business up front, party in the back. The front has a sleek but quiet effect, mimicking its original low-profile architecture street-side. It’s very Hoosier of us to keep appearances modest, we think. But get around to the back, and surprise! lofted ceilings and walls of windows. Gorgeous.

A traditional-styled powder room makes guests feel welcome. Development and interior design by Vernon Construction.Construction management and supervision by Millar and Associates Construction. Photo courtesy of Village Properties.

Small tropical powder room in Orange County with a vessel sink, open cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured tile, beige tile, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, distressed cabinets, a two-piece toilet, stone tile, brown floor and brown benchtops.

This award-winning and intimate cottage was rebuilt on the site of a deteriorating outbuilding. Doubling as a custom jewelry studio and guest retreat, the cottage’s timeless design was inspired by old National Parks rough-stone shelters that the owners had fallen in love with. A single living space boasts custom built-ins for jewelry work, a Murphy bed for overnight guests, and a stone fireplace for warmth and relaxation. A cozy loft nestles behind rustic timber trusses above. Expansive sliding glass doors open to an outdoor living terrace overlooking a serene wooded meadow. Photos by: Emily Minton Redfield

Photo of a small country powder room in Columbus with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige tile, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, brown floor and white benchtops.