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Antique Renovation in Historic Dedham, MA

Alyson Abby Interiors

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Boston with a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, ceramic floors, a pedestal sink, black floor and wallpaper.

LARCHMONT / RUSTIC COLONIAL

ACK Design Inc.

Photo of a traditional powder room in New York with a one-piece toilet, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, grey floor, black benchtops, decorative wall panelling and wallpaper.

Eclectic WC

User

This understairs WC was functional only and required some creative styling to make it feel more welcoming and family friendly. We installed UPVC ceiling panels to the stair slats to make the ceiling sleek and clean and reduce the spider levels, boxed in the waste pipe and replaced the sink with a Victorian style mini sink. We repainted the space in soft cream, with a feature wall in teal and orange, providing the wow factor as you enter the space.

Antique Wooden Row House

Filament Architecture Studio, PLLC

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in New York with a wall-mount sink and wallpaper.

Home Renovation in Villanova, PA

Rudloff Custom Builders

This traditional home in Villanova features Carrera marble and wood accents throughout, giving it a classic European feel. We completely renovated this house, updating the exterior, five bathrooms, kitchen, foyer, and great room. We really enjoyed creating a wine and cellar and building a separate home office, in-law apartment, and pool house. Rudloff Custom Builders has won Best of Houzz for Customer Service in 2014, 2015 2016, 2017 and 2019. We also were voted Best of Design in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 which only 2% of professionals receive. Rudloff Custom Builders has been featured on Houzz in their Kitchen of the Week, What to Know About Using Reclaimed Wood in the Kitchen as well as included in their Bathroom WorkBook article. We are a full service, certified remodeling company that covers all of the Philadelphia suburban area. This business, like most others, developed from a friendship of young entrepreneurs who wanted to make a difference in their clients’ lives, one household at a time. This relationship between partners is much more than a friendship. Edward and Stephen Rudloff are brothers who have renovated and built custom homes together paying close attention to detail. They are carpenters by trade and understand concept and execution. Rudloff Custom Builders will provide services for you with the highest level of professionalism, quality, detail, punctuality and craftsmanship, every step of the way along our journey together. Specializing in residential construction allows us to connect with our clients early in the design phase to ensure that every detail is captured as you imagined. One stop shopping is essentially what you will receive with Rudloff Custom Builders from design of your project to the construction of your dreams, executed by on-site project managers and skilled craftsmen. Our concept: envision our client’s ideas and make them a reality. Our mission: CREATING LIFETIME RELATIONSHIPS BUILT ON TRUST AND INTEGRITY. Photo Credit: Jon Friedrich Photography Design Credit: PS & Daughters

Powder Room with a Punch

Erica Peale Design

This punchy powder room is the perfect spot to take a risk with bold colors and patterns. In this beautiful renovated Victorian home, we started with an antique piece of furniture, painted a lovely kelly green to serve as the vanity. We paired this with brass accents, a wild wallpaper, and painted all of the trim a coordinating navy blue for a powder room that really pops!

City Style

Andrea Schumacher Interiors

This powder room has a white wooden vanity and silver, reflective tile backsplash. A grey and white leaf wallpaper lines the walls. Silver accents are present throughout.

Contemporary Masculine Remodel

Folding Chair Design

wallpaper custom vanity design and stone surround
Mid-sized traditional powder room in Baltimore with beaded inset cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a drop-in sink, engineered quartz benchtops, brown floor, white benchtops, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.

Classic Powder Room Remodel in Saugus MA

McGuire + Co. Kitchen & Bath

Powder room remodel, with a faux-marble herringbone floor, pedestal sink, custom millwork, and timeless, classic fixtures. The space is finished off with soft wallpaper, a pair of sconces, and an oversized custom mirror that enlarges the room.

Elegant Farmhouse Project

Alison Giese Interiors

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Austin with white cabinets, blue walls, light hardwood floors, a console sink, beige floor, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Crown Residence 4

4D Design + Consulting

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Other with brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, blue walls, light hardwood floors, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops, beige floor, multi-coloured benchtops, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

Manor Estate

M-Squared Contracting Inc.

This estate is a transitional home that blends traditional architectural elements with clean-lined furniture and modern finishes. The fine balance of curved and straight lines results in an uncomplicated design that is both comfortable and relaxing while still sophisticated and refined. The red-brick exterior façade showcases windows that assure plenty of light. Once inside, the foyer features a hexagonal wood pattern with marble inlays and brass borders which opens into a bright and spacious interior with sumptuous living spaces. The neutral silvery grey base colour palette is wonderfully punctuated by variations of bold blue, from powder to robin’s egg, marine and royal. The anything but understated kitchen makes a whimsical impression, featuring marble counters and backsplashes, cherry blossom mosaic tiling, powder blue custom cabinetry and metallic finishes of silver, brass, copper and rose gold. The opulent first-floor powder room with gold-tiled mosaic mural is a visual feast.

Modern Americana

Amy Troute Inspired Interior Design

ATIID collaborated with these homeowners to curate new furnishings throughout the home while their down-to-the studs, raise-the-roof renovation, designed by Chambers Design, was underway. Pattern and color were everything to the owners, and classic “Americana” colors with a modern twist appear in the formal dining room, great room with gorgeous new screen porch, and the primary bedroom. Custom bedding that marries not-so-traditional checks and florals invites guests into each sumptuously layered bed. Vintage and contemporary area rugs in wool and jute provide color and warmth, grounding each space. Bold wallpapers were introduced in the powder and guest bathrooms, and custom draperies layered with natural fiber roman shades ala Cindy’s Window Fashions inspire the palettes and draw the eye out to the natural beauty beyond. Luxury abounds in each bathroom with gleaming chrome fixtures and classic finishes. A magnetic shade of blue paint envelops the gourmet kitchen and a buttery yellow creates a happy basement laundry room. No detail was overlooked in this stately home - down to the mudroom’s delightful dutch door and hard-wearing brick floor. Photography by Meagan Larsen Photography

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.

All in the Details

Kirk Riley Design

All new space created during a kitchen remodel. Custom vanity with Stain Finish with door for concealed storage. Wall covering to add interest to new walls in an old home. Wainscoting panels to allow for contrast with a paint color. Mix of brass finishes of fixtures and use new reproduction push-button switches to match existing throughout.

Cobble Hill Landmarked Townhouse - Powder Room

Ben Herzog

Design ideas for a small traditional powder room in New York with ceramic floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, grey floor, grey 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.

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.

Morristown Kitchen Renovation

Fein Construction LLC

Traditional powder room in New York with ceramic floors, a pedestal sink, black floor and wallpaper.

Traditional Powder Room Design Ideas with Wallpaper

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!