Photo Credit Sarah Greenman
Design ideas for a transitional powder room in Dallas with beaded inset cabinets and white cabinets.

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.

Lake Shore Drive Boho Chic

Dual Concept Design

Amazing 37 sq. ft. bathroom transformation. Our client wanted to turn her bathtub into a shower, and bring light colors to make her small bathroom look more spacious. Instead of only tiling the shower, which would have visually shortened the plumbing wall, we created a feature wall made out of cement tiles to create an illusion of an elongated space. We paired these graphic tiles with brass accents and a simple, yet elegant white vanity to contrast this feature wall. The result…is pure magic ✨

Bates - Modern Powder Room

In the Deets

Modern powder bath. A moody and rich palette with brass fixtures, black cle tile, terrazzo flooring and warm wood vanity.
This is an example of a small transitional powder room in San Francisco with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, black tile, terra-cotta tile, green walls, cement tiles, engineered quartz benchtops, brown floor, white benchtops and a freestanding vanity.

The Urban Treehouse

Treefrog Design

Small transitional powder room in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, green tile, ceramic tile, multi-coloured walls, porcelain floors, a wall-mount sink, brown floor and a floating vanity.

Tranquil & Timeless

Cindy Aplanalp & Chairma Design Group

Photo of a transitional powder room in Houston with recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, white benchtops, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.

Stafford Summit Ct.

Carey's Custom Woodworking, Inc

modern powder room cabinetry with custom mirror frame.
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional powder room in Portland with dark wood cabinets, white walls, ceramic floors, an integrated sink, wood benchtops, brown floor, brown benchtops and a built-in vanity.

Sapphire Lane Custom Home

E & S Builders

Inspiration for a small transitional powder room in Phoenix with a two-piece toilet, grey walls, a console sink, multi-coloured floor, grey benchtops, furniture-like cabinets and marble benchtops.

Needham House Makeover

Cheryl McCracken Interiors,Inc

Photo of a mid-sized transitional powder room in Boston with black cabinets, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, brown floor, white benchtops, furniture-like cabinets and engineered quartz benchtops.

Pierce Street: A fresh take on a classic Edwardian

IDF Studio

Photo by Christopher Stark.
Transitional powder room in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, white walls, medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, brown floor and white benchtops.

Winter Park Renovation

TotalCare Orlando

Photo of a mid-sized transitional powder room in Orlando with open cabinets, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, an undermount sink, brown floor, dark hardwood floors, marble benchtops and white benchtops.

School House Eclectic

Third Coast Interiors

Photo of a mid-sized transitional powder room in Chicago with furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, multi-coloured walls, an undermount sink, a one-piece toilet, engineered quartz benchtops and grey benchtops.

Meadowdale

JPStyles

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional powder room in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, black walls, cement tiles, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and black floor.

Magnolia

Elizabeth Taich Design

Mid-sized transitional powder room in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, gray tile, porcelain tile, grey walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink and engineered quartz benchtops.

Woodway residence interior

Satterberg Desonier Dumo Interior Design, Inc.

Matt Hesselgrave with Cornerstone Construction Group
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional powder room in Seattle with a drop-in sink, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, a two-piece toilet, blue tile, ceramic tile, grey walls and recessed-panel cabinets.

Grade II listed Islington Georgian Townhouse

Emilie Fournet Interiors

Guest shower room and cloakroom, with seating bench, wardrobe and storage baskets leading onto a guest shower room. Matchstick wall tiles and black and white encaustic floor tiles, brushed nickel brassware throughout

Power Room Remodel

UpLiving Design

Example of a small but roomy powder room with marble hexagon ceramic mosaic tile, wainscoting, wallpaper from wallmur.com, free standing vanity, light fixture from West Elm and two piece toilet. Remodel in Erie, Colorado.

Happily Ever Texture

Tracy Lynn Studio

Inspiration for a transitional powder room in San Diego with furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood floors, a freestanding vanity and wallpaper.

Rusholme

Wanda Ely Architect Inc.

The ground floor powder room is located in the transition point between the old and new parts of the home. New wainscoting takes a cue from the heritage woodwork, and is combined with more contemporary fixtures and finishes.

Powder Room Remodel - Bellevue, Washington

Ellen Weiss Design

Small and stylish powder room remodel in Bellevue, Washington. It is hard to tell from the photo but the wallpaper is a very light blush color which adds an element of surprise and warmth to the space.

All Cabinet Styles Transitional 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!