Elegant Formal Powder Room: Features an Antique Buffet, retrofitted as the vanity. Dramatic granite counter, with over scaled Camel Back style splash, anchors an Onxy Vessel Sink and wall mounted faucet. Antique crystal wall sconces and a small antique crystal chandelier add glamor to the space, along with the multi-layered Damask Patterned Faux Finish on the walls. Michael Hart Photography www.hartphoto.com

Janesville Dream home

Zander's Interiors Inc.

Photo of a traditional powder room in Other with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey walls, a drop-in sink and white benchtops.

Peacock Residence - Quail Creek CC, Naples

Home Photo Architectural Photography

Greg Agee / Home Photo
Traditional powder room in Miami with a drop-in sink, furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets and multi-coloured walls.

Вечная классика

A&D (архитектурно-дизайнерская студия)

Дизайнеры: Светлана Баскова и Наталья Меркулова Фотограф: Александр Камачкин
Photo of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Moscow with pink tile, stone tile, marble floors, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, an undermount sink and beige floor.

Bathroom Remodel 4

Kessler Construction LLC

Custom bathroom remodel with a freestanding tub, rainfall showerhead, custom vanity lighting, and tile flooring.
Mid-sized traditional powder room with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, mosaic tile floors, an integrated sink, granite benchtops, black floor, white benchtops and a built-in vanity.

Magnolia - Touchdown Drive

Cypress Homes, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Other with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, green walls, a vessel sink and a freestanding vanity.

Traditional Custom Home - Fairview Farms

Jim Quigley Custom Homes LLC

Large traditional powder room in Oklahoma City with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige tile, ceramic tile, blue walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink and engineered quartz benchtops.

Renovation & Extension | Epping

iBuild Group Pty Ltd

Small traditional powder room in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, white tile, subway tile, white walls, terrazzo floors, engineered quartz benchtops, grey floor, white benchtops and a floating vanity.

Classic Traditional

MJK Homes, Inc.

Bernard Andre Photography
Photo of a traditional powder room in San Francisco with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood floors, an undermount sink, brown floor and white benchtops.

Post Residence Renovation / Additon

Julia Chuslo Architects

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Boston with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, medium hardwood floors and brown benchtops.

New home

A.C. PAZ CONSTRUCTION INC

Photo of a small traditional powder room in Toronto with medium wood cabinets, beige tile, beige walls, an undermount sink, beige benchtops, furniture-like cabinets and stone tile.

Granger Cottage, Parade Home 2013

E Tanny Design, llc

Randall Perry
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in New York with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, beige walls and brown benchtops.

Powderroom Update

Blakeslee Custom Carpentry, LLC

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in New York with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, green walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, beige floor and beige benchtops.

Georgian Revival

Carter Allen Ltd.

Photo of a traditional powder room in Toronto with a vessel sink, medium wood cabinets and white benchtops.

Farmhouse Inspired Rennovation

Courtney Ellen Interior Design

Photo of a traditional powder room in Boston with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige walls, an undermount sink and white benchtops.

Dallas | Lakewood | Mudroom & Powder

Kitchen Design Concepts

This powder bath just off the garage and mudroom is a main bathroom for the first floor in this house, so it gets a lot of use. the heavy duty sink and full tile wall coverings help create a functional space, and the cabinetry finish is the gorgeous pop in this traditionally styled space. Powder Bath Cabinetry: Cabico Elmwood Series, Fenwick door, Alder in Gunstock Fudge Vanity: custom designed, built by Elmwood with custom designed turned legs from Art for Everyday Hardware: Emtek Old Town clean cabinet knobs, polished chrome Sink: Sign of the Crab, The Whitney 42" cast iron farmhouse with left drainboard Faucet: Sign of the Crab wall mount, 6" swivel spout w/ lever handles in polished chrome Commode: Toto Connelly 2-piece, elongated bowl Wall tile: Ann Sacks Savoy collection ceramic tile - 4x8 in Lotus, penny round in Lantern with Lotus inserts (to create floret design) Floor tile: Antique Floor Golden Sand Cleft quartzite Towel hook: Restoration Hardware Century Ceramic hook in polished chrome

Tordeur Court

TCD Homes

Chic powder room accented with white paneled walls and white crown molding. Photo by FotoSold
Photo of a traditional powder room in Other with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, grey walls, dark hardwood floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops and brown floor.

Afton

J & M Construction & Development

Laura Hull
Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Los Angeles with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey walls and dark hardwood floors.

Minnetonka Woods Residence

MSI Custom Homes, LLC

This Powder Room is a work of art. Handpainted cherry blossoms on faux finished silver metallic walls with painted and glazed crown molding, like framed artwork. Greer Photo - Jill Greer

Villanova

User

Design ideas for a large traditional powder room in Philadelphia with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, an undermount sink and marble benchtops.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Medium 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!