Photos by Lori Hamilton
Traditional powder room in Boston with a drop-in sink, furniture-like cabinets, beige tile, beige walls and light wood cabinets.

Middle Harbour Project

Nimmo Nielsen Collective

Benito Martin
Traditional powder room in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, multi-coloured tile, mosaic tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink and solid surface benchtops.

Rustic Powder Room

Grayscale Homes Designs

Photo of a small traditional powder room in New York with light wood cabinets, grey walls, marble floors, quartzite benchtops, white benchtops, a freestanding vanity and panelled walls.

Современная квартира в ЖК «BauHaus» (Баухаус)

Locus Interiors

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Saint Petersburg with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets and a floating vanity.

4th Floor Powder Room

Charleston Building and Development

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Chicago with furniture-like cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, blue walls, cement tiles, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, multi-coloured floor and white benchtops.

Fieldstone Addition & Renovation

Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.

Jeff McNamara Photography
This is an example of a traditional powder room in New York with furniture-like cabinets, light wood cabinets, green walls, brick floors, an undermount sink and granite benchtops.

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Elissa Fenster Interiors

Photo of a traditional powder room in Boston with light wood cabinets, beige walls and an undermount sink.

Ultrate

Florent Corail Architecture Intérieure

Conception d'un appartement de 60m² immaculé de blanc, destiné à la revente suite après travaux. Conception de sanitaires dans les tons blanc gris et noir. La touche de bois du meuble vasque permet d'apporter un peu de chaleur à cette pièce.

Custom Beverly Hills Estate

Buda Design

Jim Bartsch
Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, furniture-like cabinets, light wood cabinets and beige walls.

CASA ALAGNA

STUDIO14

particolare incasso doccia
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Other with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, black tile, porcelain tile, white walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, brown floor and brown benchtops.

Red Ledges Lot 417

PureHaven Homes

Design ideas for a traditional powder room in Salt Lake City with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white walls, a drop-in sink, granite benchtops and brown benchtops.

Larchmont Village

Trinity Builders & Design, Inc.

Mid-sized traditional powder room in Los Angeles with light wood cabinets, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a drop-in sink, marble benchtops, black benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

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Tiny's Granite Works

Photo of a traditional powder room in Denver with a vessel sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets and granite benchtops.

Our Work

Maftei Construction, LLC

Mid-sized traditional powder room in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, red walls, dark hardwood floors, an integrated sink, engineered quartz benchtops and brown floor.

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АСЯ БОНДАРЕВА

Денис Комаров
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Moscow with louvered cabinets, light wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, gray tile, stone slab, blue walls, ceramic floors, a drop-in sink, grey floor and a built-in vanity.

Modern Victorian Gem

Copper Leaf Interior Design Studio

Rick Lee Photo
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, grey floor and black benchtops.

17_Bradley Boulevard Residence

Ossolinski Architects, PLLC

photos by Paul Burk
Small traditional powder room in DC Metro with a vessel sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, a two-piece toilet, orange walls, ceramic floors, white tile and stone tile.

B&B RomAntica

Studio2A+Partner

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Rome with light wood cabinets, black walls, porcelain floors, laminate benchtops and black floor.

Powder Room Revamp

Devine Bath & Kitchen

Small powder room update with new toilet, lighting, small vanity with decorative glass vessel sink.
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, light hardwood floors, a vessel sink, engineered quartz benchtops, beige benchtops and a built-in vanity.

Traditional Bathroom Remodel

Kingfisher Construction

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Other with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, green walls, slate floors, a pedestal sink, solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured floor and white benchtops.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Light Wood Cabinets

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!