This is an example of a traditional powder room in Houston with an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets and multi-coloured walls.

Traditional Residence - Fairview Farms

Jim Quigley Custom Homes LLC

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

Tudor Cottage Renovation

GSMA

Jack Thompson
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Houston with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink and marble benchtops.

Elegant Powder Room

Alexandra Naranjo Designs Inc

David Khazam Photography
This is an example of a large traditional powder room in Toronto with medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige tile, stone tile, multi-coloured walls, limestone floors, an undermount sink, onyx benchtops and furniture-like cabinets.

Camp Run Residence

Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.

Tom Crane Photography
Photo of a traditional powder room in Philadelphia with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, blue walls, medium hardwood floors, a drop-in sink and wood benchtops.

Green Lake Classic Craftsman

RW Anderson Homes

Traditional powder room in Seattle with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and grey benchtops.

Traditional Four-Square Revival

Olson & Jones Construction, Inc

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

Lakeview: Paulina

Lugbill Designs

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Chicago with medium wood cabinets, blue walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, grey floor, grey benchtops and a freestanding vanity.

Bathroom Remodel

Alison Whittaker Design, Inc.

Russel Abraham Photography
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in San Francisco with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, a vessel sink, wood benchtops and brown benchtops.

Italian Villa

Scott Daves Construction Co., Inc

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Raleigh with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood floors, a drop-in sink and brown floor.

Boulevard of Dreams Home

Bryant Ratliff Builders

Design ideas for a traditional powder room in Kansas City with a drop-in sink, furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, beige tile and brown benchtops.

Jacksonville River Front Home

Lola Interiors

Interior Design: Lola Interiors, Photo: East Coast Virtual Tours
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Jacksonville with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, a two-piece toilet and medium hardwood floors.

Cabinets by Showplace

Victor Faustino

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in DC Metro with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige walls, concrete floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops and brown floor.

Green Meadow

Solaris Inc.

Inspiration for a traditional powder room in Charleston with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops and brown benchtops.

Orchard lake Residence

McIntosh Poris Associates

Justin Maconochie
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Detroit with a pedestal sink, medium wood cabinets, onyx benchtops, brown walls and marble floors.

Waypoint Vanity

CMA Flooring & Design Center

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Dallas with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops and brown floor.

Color Loving Ranch

Nathan Taylor for Obelisk Home

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Other with marble benchtops, furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, green walls, a vessel sink and beige floor.

Chic powder room

DKB Design Inc

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in New York with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, blue walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, black floor, white benchtops and a freestanding vanity.

The Historic Home

Carter & Company

The Historic Home lies at the heart of Michael Carter’s passion for interior design. Well versed in the academics of period architecture and antiques, Carter continues to be called on to bring fresh and inspiring ideas to historic properties that are undergoing restoration or redecoration. It is never the goal to have these homes feel like museums. Instead, Carter & Company strives to blend the function of contemporary life with design ideas that are appropriate – they respect the past in a way that is stylish, timeless and elegant.

Pool Bath

Deborah Gordon Designs

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in San Diego with medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, beige walls, a drop-in sink, granite benchtops and beaded inset cabinets.

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!