Photo of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Boston with ceramic floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, white benchtops, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, pink walls, black floor, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Victorian Chic Powder Room

Cypress Design Co.

Small traditional powder room in Providence with a two-piece toilet, green walls, porcelain floors, a wall-mount sink and black floor.

Bathroom with Stone Sink

Improva

Photo of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Sydney with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige walls, marble floors, a drop-in sink, engineered quartz benchtops, black floor, white benchtops, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Mill Pond Tudor

Rehkamp Larson Architects, Inc.

Photography: Steve Henke
Photo of a traditional powder room in Minneapolis with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, mosaic tile floors, an undermount sink, black floor and white benchtops.

Project Wilshire - Powder Room

Michelle Berwick Design

The new modern yet traditional and classic powder room. Fresh and chic small room transformations can pack a punch with the 'wow ' factor. The monochromatic color scheme won't go out of style can be updated very easily with new accessories. This tiny room is ready to dazzle and any guest. Design: Michelle Berwick Photos: Sam Stock Photograph

Stately Colonial

Teakwood Builders, Inc.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Boston with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, white walls, slate floors, quartzite benchtops, black floor, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity and planked wall panelling.

Aschebergsgatan 33

Bjurfors Göteborg

Bjurfors/SE360
Photo of a small traditional powder room in Gothenburg with black tile, marble, black walls, marble floors and black floor.

Leesburg Whole Home Remodel

Synergy Design & Construction

The expanded powder room gets a classy upgrade with a marble tile accent band, capping off a farmhouse-styled bead-board wainscot. Crown moulding, an elegant medicine cabinet, traditional-styled wall sconces, and an antique-looking faucet give the space character.

Old Tiny Appartment

Gonchar & Lobyntseva

Фотограф Алексей Народицкий
Small traditional powder room in Moscow with raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a one-piece toilet, black walls, porcelain floors and black floor.

Ghamsaris

Create SPACES

W/C renovation
Photo of a small traditional powder room in Surrey with green walls, marble floors, a wall-mount sink, black floor and panelled walls.

Homecrest Brooklyn - Bathroom renovation

Star Renovations NY

belvedere Marble, and crocodile wallpaper
Expansive traditional powder room in New York with furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, black tile, marble, beige walls, marble floors, a wall-mount sink, quartzite benchtops, black floor, black benchtops and a floating vanity.

Modern Victorian Gem

Copper Leaf Interior Design Studio

Rick Lee Photo
This is an example of a large traditional powder room in Other with furniture-like cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, mirror tile, yellow walls, porcelain floors, a vessel sink, marble benchtops, black floor and black benchtops.

Parkview Drive Powder - Millburn, NJ

KraftMaster Renovations

Large powder room with a quartz vanity with undermount sink. Brizo, champagne bronze faucet and an antique mirror hangs on the wall surrounded by deep green and gold flecked wallpaper.

Antique Renovation in Historic Dedham, MA

Alyson Abby Interiors

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Boston with a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, ceramic floors, a pedestal sink, black floor and wallpaper.

Dutch Colonial on Lake Minnetonka

Larson Kerrison Design Studio

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a vessel sink, marble benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, beaded inset cabinets, medium wood cabinets and blue walls.

Victorian Revival

Watson & Co

Design ideas for a traditional powder room in Denver with multi-coloured walls, mosaic tile floors, a wall-mount sink and black floor.

Old Tiny Appartment

Gonchar & Lobyntseva

Фотограф Алексей Народицкий
This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Moscow with raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a one-piece toilet, black walls, porcelain floors and black floor.

Shelbury Road - Cloakroom

Drawn Interior Design

Bold wallpaper taken from a 1918 watercolour adds colour & charm. Panelling brings depth & warmth. Vintage and contemporary are brought together in a beautifully effortless way

Classic Luxury

Marsha Jones Interior Design, Ltd.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Chicago with glass-front cabinets, distressed cabinets, beige walls, marble floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and black floor.

Portland Basement and half bathroom

Let's Remodel

This bathroom had lacked storage with a pedestal sink. The yellow walls and dark tiled floors made the space feel dated and old. We updated the bathroom with light bright light blue paint, rich blue vanity cabinet, and black and white Design Evo flooring. With a smaller mirror, we are able to add in a light above the vanity. This helped the space feel bigger and updated with the fixtures and cabinet.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Black Floor

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!