2018 Artisan Home Tour Photo: LandMark Photography Builder: Kroiss Development
Contemporary powder room in Minneapolis with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, brown floor and brown benchtops.

The guest powder room has a floating weathered wood vanity with gold accents and fixtures. A textured gray wallpaper with gold accents ties it all together.

Mike Kaskel
Small traditional powder room in Houston with a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood floors, a console sink and brown floor.

Photo of a small transitional powder room in Minneapolis with a wall-mount sink, wallpaper and multi-coloured walls.

Photo of a small transitional powder room in Atlanta with multi-coloured walls and a wall-mount sink.

Des Wcs colorés
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Paris with a wall-mount toilet, pink walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink and green floor.

One of our favorite ways to encourage client's to go bold is in their powder bathrooms. Photo by Emily Minton Redfield
Mid-sized transitional powder room in Denver with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood floors, marble benchtops, brown floor, white benchtops and an undermount sink.

Adding white wainscoting and dark wallpaper to this powder room made all the difference! We also changed the layout...
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary powder room in Seattle with a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, light hardwood floors, an integrated sink, beige floor, a freestanding vanity and decorative wall panelling.

Transitional powder room in Dallas with black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, mosaic tile floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, white benchtops, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.

Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW The homeowners built their traditional Colonial style home 17 years’ ago. It was in great shape but needed some updating. Over the years, their taste had drifted into a more contemporary realm, and they wanted our help to bridge the gap between traditional and modern. We decided the layout of the kitchen worked well in the space and the cabinets were in good shape, so we opted to do a refresh with the kitchen. The original kitchen had blond maple cabinets and granite countertops. This was also a great opportunity to make some updates to the functionality that they were hoping to accomplish. After re-finishing all the first floor wood floors with a gray stain, which helped to remove some of the red tones from the red oak, we painted the cabinetry Benjamin Moore “Repose Gray” a very soft light gray. The new countertops are hardworking quartz, and the waterfall countertop to the left of the sink gives a bit of the contemporary flavor. We reworked the refrigerator wall to create more pantry storage and eliminated the double oven in favor of a single oven and a steam oven. The existing cooktop was replaced with a new range paired with a Venetian plaster hood above. The glossy finish from the hood is echoed in the pendant lights. A touch of gold in the lighting and hardware adds some contrast to the gray and white. A theme we repeated down to the smallest detail illustrated by the Jason Wu faucet by Brizo with its similar touches of white and gold (the arrival of which we eagerly awaited for months due to ripples in the supply chain – but worth it!). The original breakfast room was pleasant enough with its windows looking into the backyard. Now with its colorful window treatments, new blue chairs and sculptural light fixture, this space flows seamlessly into the kitchen and gives more of a punch to the space. The original butler’s pantry was functional but was also starting to show its age. The new space was inspired by a wallpaper selection that our client had set aside as a possibility for a future project. It worked perfectly with our pallet and gave a fun eclectic vibe to this functional space. We eliminated some upper cabinets in favor of open shelving and painted the cabinetry in a high gloss finish, added a beautiful quartzite countertop and some statement lighting. The new room is anything but cookie cutter. Next the mudroom. You can see a peek of the mudroom across the way from the butler’s pantry which got a facelift with new paint, tile floor, lighting and hardware. Simple updates but a dramatic change! The first floor powder room got the glam treatment with its own update of wainscoting, wallpaper, console sink, fixtures and artwork. A great little introduction to what’s to come in the rest of the home. The whole first floor now flows together in a cohesive pallet of green and blue, reflects the homeowner’s desire for a more modern aesthetic, and feels like a thoughtful and intentional evolution. Our clients were wonderful to work with! Their style meshed perfectly with our brand aesthetic which created the opportunity for wonderful things to happen. We know they will enjoy their remodel for many years to come! Photography by Margaret Rajic Photography

Inspiration for a small transitional powder room in Philadelphia with a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, a wall-mount sink, multi-coloured floor and wallpaper.

Contemporary powder room in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, grey floor, grey benchtops, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Photo of a transitional powder room in Tampa with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, brown floor, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

This Greek Revival row house in Boerum Hill was previously owned by a local architect who renovated it several times, including the addition of a two-story steel and glass extension at the rear. The new owners came to us seeking to restore the house and its original formality, while adapting it to the modern needs of a family of five. The detailing of the 25 x 36 foot structure had been lost and required some sleuthing into the history of Greek Revival style in historic Brooklyn neighborhoods. In addition to completely re-framing the interior, the house also required a new south-facing brick façade due to significant deterioration. The modern extension was replaced with a more traditionally detailed wood and copper- clad bay, still open to natural light and the garden view without sacrificing comfort. The kitchen was relocated from the first floor to the garden level with an adjacent formal dining room. Both rooms were enlarged from their previous iterations to accommodate weekly dinners with extended family. The kitchen includes a home office and breakfast nook that doubles as a homework station. The cellar level was further excavated to accommodate finished storage space and a playroom where activity can be monitored from the kitchen workspaces. The parlor floor is now reserved for entertaining. New pocket doors can be closed to separate the formal front parlor from the more relaxed back portion, where the family plays games or watches TV together. At the end of the hall, a powder room with brass details, and a luxe bar with antique mirrored backsplash and stone tile flooring, leads to the deck and direct garden access. Because of the property width, the house is able to provide ample space for the interior program within a shorter footprint. This allows the garden to remain expansive, with a small lawn for play, an outdoor food preparation area with a cast-in-place concrete bench, and a place for entertaining towards the rear. The newly designed landscaping will continue to develop, further enhancing the yard’s feeling of escape, and filling-in the views from the kitchen and back parlor above. A less visible, but equally as conscious, addition is a rooftop PV solar array that provides nearly 100% of the daily electrical usage, with the exception of the AC system on hot summer days. The well-appointed interiors connect the traditional backdrop of the home to a youthful take on classic design and functionality. The materials are elegant without being precious, accommodating a young, growing family. Unique colors and patterns provide a feeling of luxury while inviting inhabitants and guests to relax and enjoy this classic Brooklyn brownstone. This project won runner-up in the architecture category for the 2017 NYC&G Innovation in Design Awards and was featured in The American House: 100 Contemporary Homes. Photography by Francis Dzikowski / OTTO

This is an example of a contemporary powder room in Orange County with furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, multi-coloured walls, a vessel sink, brown floor and white benchtops.

house of hackney wall paper at our recent project in chiswick
Design ideas for a transitional powder room in London with multi-coloured walls, a console sink and beige floor.

This is an example of a transitional powder room in Seattle with multi-coloured walls and a wall-mount sink.

The down-to-earth interiors in this Austin home are filled with attractive textures, colors, and wallpapers. Project designed by Sara Barney’s Austin interior design studio BANDD DESIGN. They serve the entire Austin area and its surrounding towns, with an emphasis on Round Rock, Lake Travis, West Lake Hills, and Tarrytown. For more about BANDD DESIGN, click here: https://bandddesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://bandddesign.com/austin-camelot-interior-design/

Photo of a transitional powder room in Dallas with flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and white benchtops.