Deep Blue Powder Bath Chinoiserie Inspired Wallpaper

Powder bath wallpaper detail. Love the brass hardware!
Small traditional powder room in Austin with black cabinets, blue walls, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and white benchtops.

Powder Room Renewal -

Design Cube Inc.

Photo: Daniel Koepke
Photo of a small traditional powder room in Ottawa with a wall-mount sink, gray tile, matchstick tile, a two-piece toilet, beige walls and medium hardwood floors.

Shadybrook Powder Bath

Barbara Clayton Design

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Wichita with raised-panel cabinets, green cabinets, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured benchtops, a freestanding vanity, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, travertine floors, a vessel sink, brown floor and wallpaper.

Revival Style Kitchen & Bath

Sheila Mayden Interiors

Revival-style Powder under staircase
Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Seattle with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, purple walls, medium hardwood floors, a drop-in sink, wood benchtops, brown floor, brown benchtops, a built-in vanity, wallpaper and decorative wall panelling.

Modern English Country Style

Nathan Taylor for Obelisk Home

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Other with white cabinets, engineered quartz benchtops, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Kensington Art Deco Wonder

Lethbridge London

Small traditional powder room in London with a two-piece toilet, light hardwood floors, a wall-mount sink, brown floor and multi-coloured walls.

Tiny Powder Room under the stairs.

DRL Total Environments

DRL
Photo of a small traditional powder room in DC Metro.

Heirloom House

Wright-Ryan Homes

Photo of a small traditional powder room in Portland Maine with raised-panel cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, dark hardwood floors and medium wood cabinets.

Captain's House on Cape Cod

Bee's Knees Design, LLC

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Boston with a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, porcelain floors, a pedestal sink and grey floor.

Forest Ave. Remodel

Lauren M. Smith Interiors, LLC

Photography by: Jill Buckner Photography
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Chicago with brown tile, metal tile, brown walls, dark hardwood floors, a pedestal sink and brown floor.

Project 2

Milo Vision Staging and Interior Design

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Toronto with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, beige walls, ceramic floors and an integrated sink.

A Designer's Dream Home

RLH Studio

Steve Henke
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, pink walls, light hardwood floors, a two-piece toilet and a vessel sink.

Traditional Update

Kitchen & Bath Gallery

This elegant traditional powder room features the Queen Anne vanity by Mouser Custom Cabinetry, with the Winchester Inset door style and Cherry Mesquite finish, topped with Calacatta Gold marble top. The vessel sink is Kohler's Artist Edition in the Caravan Persia collection. The wall-mounted faucet is Finial by Kohler in the French Gold finish. The sconces are by Hudson Valley, Meade style and Aged Brass finish. The toilet is Kohler's Portrait 1-piece with concealed trapway. All of the tile is Calacatta Gold by Artistic Tile and includes 6x12 Polished on the wall, 1.25 Hexagon on the floor, and Claridges Waterjet cut mosaic with Thassos White Marble and Mother of Pearl shell. Photography by Carly Gillis

Powder room under the stairs

casey_ross

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Other.

MA Residence

Karen Aston Design

Thomas Dalhoff
This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Sydney with a console sink, multi-coloured walls and mosaic tile floors.

Powder Rooms & Small Bath Ideas

Roomscapes Cabinetry and Design Center

Upper Wall: Benjamin Moore Gray Cashmere Paint. Lower wall: Crushed glass with stone rhomboid mosaic from the Aura Harlequin Collection in silver cloud color, that comes in 12" x 12" sheets, finished with 2" x 12" honed marble chair rail with ogee edge. TOTO Pedestal sink & Water closet from the Guinevere Collection.

Greenwich Residence 3

The RAM Group

Photo of a small traditional powder room in New York with furniture-like cabinets, white cabinets, grey walls, dark hardwood floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and brown floor.

Westchester Country Home

J. F. Roesemann Builders, Inc.

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in New York with a pedestal sink.

2017 Southern Living Showcase- Bluejack National

Morning Star Builders LTD

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.

Small Black Powder Room

Aslan Design & Renovation

Custom mouldings, black granite tile flooring and Kohler fixtures give this traditional powder room a contemporary look. Design - ASLAN Design and Renovation, Photo by Mark Gutierrez

Small Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas

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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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!