Beauty and the Baths: Jewel Box Powder Room

Jewel-box powder room in the Marina District of San Francisco. Contemporary and vintage design details combine for a charming look.
Photo of a small transitional powder room in San Francisco with panelled walls, wallpaper, multi-coloured walls, a vessel sink, white benchtops and a built-in vanity.

Powder Room Remodel

jennifer1821

Inspiration for a small transitional powder room in Miami with furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, ceramic tile, white walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops, brown floor, white benchtops and a freestanding vanity.

Tiled Powder Room: Robeson Design

Robeson Design

The powder room has a beautiful sculptural mirror that complements the mercury glass hanging pendant lights. The chevron tiled backsplash adds visual interest while creating a focal wall.

Ocampo

Shain Development Inc

Design ideas for a transitional powder room in Los Angeles.

St Johns Wood

Turner Pocock

Photo of a transitional powder room in London.

Eclectic Rye Home

Touijer Designs

Hermes wallpaper mixed with brass fixtures creates a wildly eclectic look. The original tile flooring was painted instead of being replaced
This is an example of a small transitional powder room in New York with porcelain floors, green floor, multi-coloured walls and a wall-mount sink.

Harmonious Transitional Redesign

JRP Design & Remodel

Our client’s large family of five was shrinking through the years, so they decided it was time for a downsize and a move from Westlake Village to Oak Park. They found the ideal single-story home on a large flag lot, but it needed a major overhaul, starting with the awkward spatial floorplan. These clients knew the home needed much work. They were looking for a firm that could handle the necessary architectural spatial redesign, interior design details, and finishes as well as deliver a high-quality remodeling experience. JRP’s design team got right to work on reconfiguring the entry by adding a new foyer and hallway leading to the enlarged kitchen while removing walls to open up the family room. The kitchen now boasts a 6’ x 10’ center island with natural quartz countertops. Stacked cabinetry was added for both storage and aesthetic to maximize the 10’ ceiling heights. Thanks to the large multi-slide doors in the family room, the kitchen area now flows naturally toward the outdoors, maximizing its connection to the backyard patio and entertaining space. Light-filled and serene, the gracious master suite is a haven of peace with its ethereal color palette and curated amenities. The vanity, with its expanse of Sunstone Celestial countertops and the large curbless shower, add elements of luxury to this master retreat. Classy, simple, and clean, this remodel’s open-space design with its neutral palette and clean look adds traditional flair to the transitional-style our clients desired.

Guest bathroom

Fowler Interior Design

This high ceilinged powder room was made more intimate by adding a chair rail and adding wallpaper above the chair rail. We have kept the focus on the beautiful fixtures by not installing the wallpaper below the rail. Walls: Sherwin Williams SW7642 Pavestone TrimL Benjamin Moore Classic Gray

HISTORIC HYDE PARK RENOVATION

Debra Ackerbloom, Inc.

The Powder Room off the central hall downstairs is simple and elegant with modern appointments, a pedestal sink, and designer lighting.
Design ideas for a small transitional powder room in Tampa with a one-piece toilet, white walls, light hardwood floors and a pedestal sink.

Millennium Park Two

Maura Braun Interior Design, Inc.

Powder room with organic live edge countertop.
Photo of a mid-sized transitional powder room in Chicago with a one-piece toilet, blue tile, subway tile, blue walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink and wood benchtops.

Elegant Colonial

PS & Daughters

Formal powder room off entry has original suspended porcelain sink, brass fixtures and matching brass sconces. Grass wallpaper and dark hardwood floors.

Transitional Issaquah House

Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC

HD Estates
Mid-sized transitional powder room in Seattle with a one-piece toilet, grey walls, medium hardwood floors and a pedestal sink.

Transitional Farmhouse Home

Gresinger Construction

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional powder room in DC Metro with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a one-piece toilet, grey walls, an undermount sink and marble benchtops.

Garfield

Duet Design Group

Transitional and Glamorous Powder Bath, Photo by Eric Lucero Photography
Design ideas for a small transitional powder room in Denver with an undermount sink, furniture-like cabinets, beige cabinets, multi-coloured walls and white benchtops.

78 Norholt Drive, New Canaan CT

Fletcher Development LLC

Design ideas for a transitional powder room in New York.

Corona Del Mar Powder Room and Laundry Room

Vision Interiors

This is an example of a small transitional powder room in Orange County with a vessel sink, wood benchtops, a two-piece toilet and beige walls.

Dallas | Avalon | Powder & Hall Bath

Kitchen Design Concepts

This home was a complete gut, so it got a major face-lift in each room. In the powder and hall baths, we decided to try to make a huge impact in these smaller spaces, and so guests get a sense of "wow" when they need to wash up! Powder Bath: The freestanding sink basin is from Stone Forest, Harbor Basin with Carrara Marble and the console base is Palmer Industries Jamestown in satin brass with a glass shelf. The faucet is from Newport Brass and is their wall mount Jacobean in satin brass. With the small space, we installed the Toto Eco Supreme One-Piece round bowl, which was a huge floor space saver. Accessories are from the Newport Brass Aylesbury collection. Hall Bath: The vanity and floating shelves are from WW Woods Shiloh Cabinetry, Poplar wood with their Cadet stain which is a gorgeous blue-hued gray. Plumbing products - the faucet and shower fixtures - are from the Brizo Rook collection in chrome, with accessories to match. The commode is a Toto Drake II 2-piece. Toto was also used for the sink, which sits in a Caesarstone Pure White quartz countertop.

Bace Transitional by Unika

Unika Homes

Inspiration for a small transitional powder room in Houston with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble, marble benchtops, grey benchtops and a floating vanity.

Sycamore Canyon Kitchen

Lea Biermann Design

Transitional powder room in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtops.

Neely House

Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

Photo of a transitional powder room in Portland with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a console sink and brown floor.

Transitional Beige 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 transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional 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!