31+ Small Powder Room Ideas That Inspire

What about the ‘wow’ factor? How do we make a powder room look and feel more luxurious? As you will see in the powder room images below, there are plenty of options. One of the simplest ways is through color and creating points of interest. Wallpaper does a fantastic job of creating interest through intricate imagery. It can give a whole new ‘feel’ to your powder room.
Given that the powder room is traditionally small, you may consider using some premium tiles. Beautiful tiling designs and patterns can create a super-premium look that draws the eye, yet has the added benefit of bouncing light around the room. It is this combination of textures and colors that really alter the feel of a room.
What is clear, you don’t need to stick to gray walls or a white wall. Think outside the box…introduce colors, high quality materials like a marble countertop, quartz countertops, consider a wood countertop, use built in open cabinets or shaker cabinets to add some solidity…your powder room makeover deserves your full attention.

There are many ways to add personality to this cramped space. After all, the powder room is one of the first rooms you see when you enter a home. This means it’s the perfect place to set the mood for the rest of the house.
A powder room is small but it has two major functions: a bathroom vanity unit for grooming and a toilet. You will also want to consider storage space for toilet paper, hand towel, and other things. The fixed or floating vanity and bathroom sink needs to include space for toiletries and obviously, you need a mirror too. It will depend on the size of your space, but the larger the unit and mirror, the more practical it is. There is flexibility though so don’t feel confined. It is perfectly plausible to have a pedestal sink or undermount sink.
The toilet and sink combo often work well in powder rooms since they are space saving designs. However, that is not always necessary depending on the room you have available.
The vanity area is one that needs to be considered. Are you looking to integrate your sink and counter? There are obviously many types of sinks available…a floating sink, vessel sink …or even a granite or marble vanity. The options are endless so think carefully.

A small powder room is a place for freshening up, fixing up, or getting dressed up before going out. Officially, the answer is no…but what’s to stop you right? It’s all about adding value and convenience to your living space…so why not?
In powder room design, it might be shocking to think that a powder room could have a shower, but it is in fact, totally possible! While adding a small bath tub might increase the value of your home, you don’t necessarily need to spend the money (or the floor space) on a tub to get a little luxury in your powder room.

The temptation is always there to wall tile a powder room, and there is nothing wrong with that. It is easier to keep clean and the design aspects make it perfectly viable. There are plenty of beautiful options. A subway tile is ‘on trend’ at the moment, but there are plenty of other ceramic and porcelain tiles that are stunning to look at. A bathroom design can become a thought-provoking period!
However, it’s not always necessary as the ‘traffic’ through the room is minimal. Therefore, consider wallpaper or painting an accent wall. This gives you way more options in terms of interior design. You may even wish to consider something like a shiplap wall, which is cheap and easy to install, yet will last many years.
In terms of cost, it is probably a lot cheaper than tiling and it is something you can do yourself without having to call in contractors.

Realistically, it can cost a couple of thousand dollars…but the real answer is whatever you want to spend on it. It really depends on the look that you want to achieve as well as the fittings. If you are going for the designer option, then it can cost over $10,000. It all depends on what you want and what your budget is.

As we discussed above, a small powder room has low foot traffic. Therefore, you don’t particularly have to prioritize surfaces to keep it clean. Normally, a rug wouldn’t work in these circumstances but for a powder room…it is absolutely possible! It gives you more options too, in terms of styling and color. So why not give it a try, it could transform your space.