Paint on ceiling is Sherwin Williams Cyberspace, bathroom cabinet by Bertch, faucet is Moen's Eva. Wallpaper by Wallquest - Grass Effects.
Small traditional powder room in Philadelphia with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, light hardwood floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, beige floor, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Edina Spring Showcase Home 2015

Great Neighborhood Homes

spacecrafting
Traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a pedestal sink, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls and light hardwood floors.

Traditional New Build, Dallas

Le Belle Maison Interiors Inc.

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Dallas with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, light hardwood floors, marble benchtops, white benchtops, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.

Interior 1709

Alyssa Collins Design

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Oklahoma City with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, light hardwood floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity 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.

Three Bathroom Makeover in Suburban Boston

Kohler Signature Store by Supply New England

The powder room has a transitional-coastal feel with blues, whites and warm wood tones. The vanity is from Mouser Cabinetry in the Winchester door style with a charcoal stain. The toilet is the one-piece Kathryn model from Kohler. The plumbing fixtures are from the Kohler Artifacts collection in brushed bronze. The countertop is quartz from Cambria in the Fairbourne collection. Kyle J Caldwell Photography

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Just Jill! Interiors

Megan Kime
Mid-sized traditional powder room in Raleigh with a pedestal sink, black walls, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

East Side Townhouse

Michael Zenreich Architects

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in New York with light hardwood floors, a floating vanity and decorative wall panelling.

Teesdale Home by Ernesto Sepulveda

Showcase Design•Build

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The Woodshop of Avon

Matt Schmitt Photography
Mid-sized traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey walls, light hardwood floors, granite benchtops and grey benchtops.

115-year old House Renovation in the Fan

VMAX LLC

Photo of a small traditional powder room in Richmond with a two-piece toilet, white walls, light hardwood floors and a pedestal sink.

Country Club Dutch Colonial

w.b. builders

Seth Hannula
Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a console sink, beige walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

East Hampton Beach House

Debra Geller Interior Design

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in New York with grey walls, light hardwood floors, a console sink and marble benchtops.

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.

Vintage Home Ready for the next 80 years

Normandy Remodeling

The crosshatch pattern of the mesh is a bit of recurring motif in the home’s design. You can find it throughout the home, including in the wallpaper selection in this powder room.

Comfortable and Collected

Ann Lowengart Interiors

The family living in this shingled roofed home on the Peninsula loves color and pattern. At the heart of the two-story house, we created a library with high gloss lapis blue walls. The tête-à-tête provides an inviting place for the couple to read while their children play games at the antique card table. As a counterpoint, the open planned family, dining room, and kitchen have white walls. We selected a deep aubergine for the kitchen cabinetry. In the tranquil master suite, we layered celadon and sky blue while the daughters' room features pink, purple, and citrine.

Colin

Carriage Lane Design-Build Inc.

Small traditional powder room in Toronto with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a one-piece toilet, black walls, light hardwood floors and an integrated sink.

Compact Bathroom Remodel

Henrietta Heisler Interiors Inc

Thoughtful details make this small powder room renovation uniquely beautiful. Due to its location partially under a stairway it has several unusual angles. We used those angles to have a vanity custom built to fit. The new vanity allows room for a beautiful textured sink with widespread faucet, space for items on top, plus closed and open storage below the brown, gold and off-white quartz countertop. Unique molding and a burled maple effect finish this custom piece. Classic toile (a printed design depicting a scene) was inspiration for the large print blue floral wallpaper that is thoughtfully placed for impact when the door is open. Smokey mercury glass inspired the romantic overhead light fixture and hardware style. The room is topped off by the original crown molding, plus trim that we added directly onto the ceiling, with wallpaper inside that creates an inset look.

Neely Farm - Powder Room

Modern Antiquity, LLC

Mid-sized traditional powder room in Atlanta with furniture-like cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, blue walls, light hardwood floors, a vessel sink and quartzite benchtops.

Meadowood

3rd Street Custom Homes

Traditional powder room in Dallas with a one-piece toilet, white walls, light hardwood floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, brown floor, black benchtops and wallpaper.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Light Hardwood Floors

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!