Powder Room Photo by Rob Karosis
Design ideas for a traditional powder room in New York with furniture-like cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, grey floor, medium wood cabinets, slate floors, marble benchtops and white benchtops.

Kristi's Kitchen & Bathroom Remodel

Grace Hill Design

Powder Bathroom remodel included an easy update of new bold wallpaper, a new freestanding green vanity, and new faucet, sink and toilet.
Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Minneapolis with furniture-like cabinets, green cabinets, multi-coloured walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, blue floor, grey benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Vine

Duet Design Group

Traditional Powder Room with Floral Wallpaper, Photo by Emily Minton Redfield
This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Denver with brown cabinets, a two-piece toilet, an undermount sink, white benchtops, multi-coloured walls, mosaic tile floors and multi-coloured floor.

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Judkins Park Jewelbox Victorian

Board & Vellum

Photo by Cindy Apple
Design ideas for a small victorian powder room in Seattle with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, green walls, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Victorian Double Fronted Villa in Brighton

Bean Interiors

This is an example of a victorian powder room in Sussex.

Buell Mansion Cherry Hills Village

Earthwood Custom Remodeling, Inc.

Formal powder room, floating marble sink, wall mounted sink faucet, glass chandelier, slate tile floor
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Denver with a bidet, grey walls, slate floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, grey floor, grey benchtops and a floating vanity.

Virginia Highland 1920s Cottage Renovation

Copper Sky Design + Remodel

This renovation project of a 1920s home included a kitchen, bar/mudroom, laundry room, guest bathroom and primary bathroom. This home, located in the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, had an unusual layout and a good bit of unused space. The two main goals were to bring the outdated spaces to suit modern living standards, and to better utilize the space.

Tammarron Elegance

Jennifer Butler Design

In the powder room, gorgeous texture lines the walls via Indira Cloth by Phillip Jeffries, while a Scalamandre vinyl pulls the eye to the indigo (a client favorite) ceiling. Sconces by Visual Comfort.

Middletown 1st Floor Renovation

Bailey Design + Build

Bill Worley
Photo of a traditional powder room in Louisville with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink and white benchtops.

Sophisticated Navy and Gold Powder Bath Renovation

Corinthian Fine Homes

These homeowners came to us to renovate a number of areas of their home. In their formal powder bath they wanted a sophisticated polished room that was elegant and custom in design. The formal powder was designed around stunning marble and gold wall tile with a custom starburst layout coming from behind the center of the birds nest round brass mirror. A white floating quartz countertop houses a vessel bowl sink and vessel bowl height faucet in polished nickel, wood panel and molding’s were painted black with a gold leaf detail which carried over to the ceiling for the WOW.

Jordan Remodel

R|House Design Build

Soft blue tones make a statement in the new powder room.
Mid-sized traditional powder room in Minneapolis with recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, a two-piece toilet, blue walls, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops and white benchtops.

Deep Blue Powder Bath Chinoiserie Inspired Wallpaper

Paper Moon Painting

Here you can see the corner vanity, corner-hung mirror, and a bit of the light fixture and custom window shade! Perfectly beautiful efficiency in a small space!

Old add's Character

Amy Storm & Company

This is a SMALL bathroom with a lot of punch! The double sink was painted black on the base to tie into the black accents on the floor. The subway tile was added to protect the space and make it super kid proof, since this is the bathroom closest to the pool! Joe Kwon Photography

DC Rowhouse Complete Renovation

Four Brothers Design + Build

Morgan Howarth Photograhy
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in DC Metro with a two-piece toilet, grey walls, medium hardwood floors and a wall-mount sink.

Twin Creeks Traditional

Girl Meets Lake

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Dallas with furniture-like cabinets, distressed cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, grey floor and white benchtops.

Battersea House

Brian O'Tuama Architects

Ed Park
Design ideas for a traditional powder room in London with a wall-mount sink, a two-piece toilet and multi-coloured walls.

Lakeside Luxury

Cebula Design

Leo McKillop Photography
Photo of a large traditional powder room in Boston with an undermount sink, furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, yellow walls, travertine floors, marble benchtops, beige floor and white benchtops.

Edina Tudor Estate

Katie Bassett Interiors

Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a pedestal sink, a one-piece toilet and beige tile.

Decatur Powder Room Remodeling

Copernicus Home Creations

Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Atlanta with white benchtops.

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.

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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!

New York Area Interior

Debra Kling Colour Consultant

Photo: Denison Lourenco
Design ideas for a traditional powder room in New York with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, soapstone benchtops, a one-piece toilet and grey benchtops.