ISO Photo Studio
Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Cleveland with an integrated sink, furniture-like cabinets, marble benchtops and red walls.

Frankfort Cottage Style

Environment Architects

Dietrich Floeter
Photo of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Other with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white walls, light hardwood floors, an undermount sink, limestone benchtops and beige benchtops.

Matteson Home

Matteson Custom Homes

O'Life Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Oklahoma City with medium wood cabinets, red walls and a drop-in sink.

Powder Room

My House Design/Build/Team

My House Design/Build Team | www.myhousedesignbuild.com | 604-694-6873 | Liz Dehn Photography
This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Vancouver with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets, wood benchtops, red walls and dark wood cabinets.

Romantic Condo

Linda Shears Designs, LLC

Beth Singer
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Detroit with a drop-in sink, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, a one-piece toilet, red walls and furniture-like cabinets.

Traditional Transformation

Owen Homes LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional powder room in Kansas City with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, gray tile, porcelain tile, orange walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtops.

Traditional Sophistication

Paxton Place Design

Gary Logan
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Dallas with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood floors, a pedestal sink and brown floor.

Woodcrest Residence

Highland Builders LLC

Powder room with a white vessel sink on top of granite. Oil rubbed bronze fixtures and hardware accents. The vanity is a furniture style raised panel stained cabinet. (Ryan Hainey)

Coastal Home Powder Room

Michael James Design, Inc.

This view of the Powder Room vanity shows how well it was sized for the small space. The red & gold faux finish on the walls coordinates perfectly with the tones in the vanity as well as with the "Typhoon Bordeaux" granite top.

Baths

Cookeville Kitchen Sales

Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Nashville with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige tile, stone slab, red walls, travertine floors and beige floor.

Lake Cottage

User

Jim Kerkow design, www.spiderlaketrading.com. Sean Chopp, photographer
Photo of a traditional powder room in Minneapolis.

Gallery

Top of the Line Contracting, LLC

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Other with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, red walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops and brown floor.

Powder Room

Peggy Odita-Hodel Interior Design

Asian inspired, powder room bath remodel with an eclectic mix of finishes.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Orange County with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured tile, slate, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, beige floor and green walls.

Powder Rooms

Talla Skogmo Interior Design

Mid-sized traditional powder room in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, red walls and slate floors.

Rustic Powder room

Milk and Honey Design

Design ideas for a traditional powder room in Phoenix.

stylish simplicity

Diane Burgoyne Interiors

Diane Burgoyne Interiors Photography by Tim Proctor
Traditional powder room in Philadelphia with granite benchtops.

Hobby farm residence

Habitat Architecture

Photo of a traditional powder room in Minneapolis.

Seneca Floorplan

Inland Homes

Half pool bath.
This is an example of a traditional powder room in Tampa with a pedestal sink and a two-piece toilet.

Traditional Timeless French

Professional Design Consultants

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Other.

Powder bath

Bess Jones Interiors

This is an example of a traditional powder room in Phoenix.

Traditional Red Powder Room Design Ideas

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!