This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Orange County with a wall-mount sink, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, travertine floors and beige tile.

Shadybrook Powder Bath

Barbara Clayton Design

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Wichita with raised-panel cabinets, green cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, travertine floors, a vessel sink, engineered quartz benchtops, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtops, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Lakeside Luxury

Cebula Design

Leo McKillop Photography
Photo of a large traditional powder room in Boston with an undermount sink, furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, yellow walls, travertine floors, marble benchtops, beige floor and white benchtops.

Arnold Renovation

W.L.C INC

Mike Sneeringer
Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Baltimore with a one-piece toilet, white walls, travertine floors and a pedestal sink.

Missouri City Pool House

Fort Bend Builders

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in Houston with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, brown walls, travertine floors, a vessel sink, granite benchtops and brown floor.

Pedestal Sink with Wood Toned Mirror Above on Wallpapered Wall

Denise Quade Design

A pedestal sink was built in to an alcove that has a low window that prevents a traditional cabinet from being used. A strong wood tone mirror was hung above the pedestal sink and the contrast is striking. A sconce was hung above the mirror in an oil rubbed bronze finish.

Traditional Powder Room with Large Square Mirror

ULFBUILT

In this restroom, the white and wood combination creates a clean and serene look. Warm-toned wall lights adds to the mood of the space. The wall-mounted faucet makes the sink and counter spacious, and a square framed mirror complement the space. Built by ULFBUILT. Contact us to learn more.

American Brick Georgian

Charles Hilton Architects

Charles Hilton Architects
This is an example of a traditional powder room in New York with a pedestal sink, blue walls and travertine floors.

HOUSE IN KENSINGTON

STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS

Traditional powder room in London with a two-piece toilet, green walls, travertine floors, a wall-mount sink, beige floor, a freestanding vanity, coffered and wallpaper.

Powder rooms

Designlink Architecture and Interiors

INCYX photography A simple copper mirror matches the glass copper vessel bowl in this updated powder room. An otherwsie, small powder room gets it's pizzazz from metal backsplash and glass colored copper bowl .

Big House

Bert Henry Carpet & Tile, Inc

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Other with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, red tile, stone tile, beige walls, travertine floors, a vessel sink, onyx benchtops and beige floor.

Elegant Powder Room

Lynne T Jones Interior Design

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

Eclectic Contemporary Main Floor

Liliblue Interior Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Orange County with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, travertine floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, beige walls and white benchtops.

Bridgeland Jewel Box

Marre Design Group

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Calgary with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown walls, travertine floors and a drop-in sink.

Interiors

Karen's Company

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Denver with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, red walls, travertine floors and solid surface benchtops.

Alamo Creek

Interiors and Functional Design

Powder room that also serves as a bathroom for the 3rd bedroom. Stucco walls and a high coffered ceiling with lots of natural light. The vanity is James Martin with a Crema Marfil marble top. The vessel bowl is a shaped amathist bowl by Stone Forest. The sconce lighting is my design, and custom made for the client.

Powder Room, Calabasas, CA

Lauren Jacobsen Interior Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Phoenix with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and beige floor.

Upstairs powder bath

Chase Ryan

Cork wall covering accessorized with multiple mirrors with small furniture vanity.
Photo of a small traditional powder room in Austin with furniture-like cabinets, distressed cabinets, a one-piece toilet, purple walls, travertine floors, copper benchtops, beige floor and a drop-in sink.

Villa Zeffiro

Shannon Scott Design

Photo of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Santa Barbara with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, beige tile, travertine, green walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink and marble benchtops.

New England Comfort

W Design Interiors

Tricia Shay Photography
Design ideas for a traditional powder room in Cleveland with raised-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, travertine floors and an undermount sink.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Travertine 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!