Traditional powder room in Nashville with black cabinets, green walls, an undermount sink, white benchtops, a built-in vanity, raised-panel cabinets and wallpaper.

Jett Road House

Meriwether Design Group

Jeff Herr
This is an example of a traditional powder room in Atlanta with recessed-panel cabinets, green walls, an undermount sink, white cabinets and beige benchtops.

Littleton MegaRemodel

Doug Walter Architect

A main floor powder room vanity in a remodelled home outside of Denver by Doug Walter, Architect. Custom cabinetry with a bow front sink base helps create a focal point for this geneously sized powder. The w.c. is in a separate compartment adjacent. Construction by Cadre Construction, Englewood, CO. Cabinetry built by Genesis Innovations from architect's design. Photography by Emily Minton Redfield

Preppy Green Powder room

Joni Spear Interior Design

Powder room with preppy green high gloss paint, pedestal sink and brass fixtures. Flooring is marble basketweave tile.
Small traditional powder room in St Louis with marble floors, black floor, white cabinets, green walls, a pedestal sink, a freestanding vanity and vaulted.

Summit Hill Addition

Rehkamp Larson Architects, Inc.

Scott Amundson Photography
This is an example of a traditional powder room in Minneapolis with green walls, mosaic tile floors, a wall-mount sink and white floor.

After Photos - Grand Victorian Villa Renovation

Fiona Watkins Design Limited

Design ideas for a traditional powder room in Cheshire with green walls, a console sink, multi-coloured floor, decorative wall panelling and wallpaper.

Cloakroom

Brooke Copp-Barton Interiors

Photo of a small traditional powder room in London with green tile, green walls, light hardwood floors, a wall-mount sink and wallpaper.

Reimagined Historic Fulton Kitchen

w.b. builders

Seth Hannula
This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a two-piece toilet, green walls, a wall-mount sink and grey floor.

Beach House at The Strand, Dana Point, CA

Homer Oatman, AIA

Richard Powers
Photo of a traditional powder room in Orange County with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets and green walls.

Sabot Hill

Island Architects

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Richmond with green walls, medium hardwood floors, a wall-mount sink and brown floor.

Austin/Westlake Powder Bath

Montebella Homes, Inc.

Montebella Homes, Inc.
This is an example of a traditional powder room in Austin with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, green walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops and brown benchtops.

Townhouse renovation

Laura Jayne Design

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Kent with green walls, dark hardwood floors, a wall-mount sink and brown floor.

bathroom

Incredible Renovations LLC

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in DC Metro with white tile, subway tile, green walls and a pedestal sink.

Exotic Powder Room

J&J Carpet One Floor & Home

A Granite remnant with bold and contrasting colors complements the warm color tones throughout the home. The vanity was complete with a unique decorative hardware pull and eye catching vessel sink.

Лофт в Москве

FAINSHTEIN_INTERIORDESIGN

Лина Калаева, Инна Файнштейн фото Евгений Кулибаба
Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Moscow with green walls and a wall-mount sink.

Greenbush Residence

Hsu McCullough

Powder Room in dark green glazed tile
This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, a one-piece toilet, green tile, ceramic tile, green walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, beige floor, white benchtops, a built-in vanity and brick walls.

Whimsy Cottage (Powder Room)

Beyond Kitchens

Photography: Marit Williams Photography
Small traditional powder room in Other with green walls, ceramic floors, a console sink, multi-coloured floor, a freestanding vanity and decorative wall panelling.

Traditional Powder Room

Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Nashville with a two-piece toilet, green walls, light hardwood floors and an undermount sink.

Bathrooms and Powder Rooms

Urso Designs

Jeff Garland
Traditional powder room in Detroit with a one-piece toilet, green walls and a console sink.

Kitchen Addition

Gerry Dunleavy Construction

White custom paneling with chair rail contrast very nicely with the green grass cloth wall paper. The new Marvin double hung window provides ample daylight.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Green Walls

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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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!