The Top 10 New Powder Rooms of 2024
Find bold ways to update a small bathroom with wallpaper, paint and tile from these most-saved photos of the year
This Trending Now story features the most-saved powder room photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2024.
A powder room is often one of the smallest rooms in a house, but it offers tremendous potential to do something big and bold. Functionally, designers rise to the proportional challenges powder rooms pose with thoughtful layouts and space-saving tricks. Style-wise, they embrace the opportunity to delight and surprise with lively wallpaper, an unexpected paint color and engaging tile. You’ll find plenty of inspiration in this countdown of the most-saved powder rooms uploaded to Houzz this year.
A powder room is often one of the smallest rooms in a house, but it offers tremendous potential to do something big and bold. Functionally, designers rise to the proportional challenges powder rooms pose with thoughtful layouts and space-saving tricks. Style-wise, they embrace the opportunity to delight and surprise with lively wallpaper, an unexpected paint color and engaging tile. You’ll find plenty of inspiration in this countdown of the most-saved powder rooms uploaded to Houzz this year.
9. Flamingo Pink
For this Hollywood Park, Texas, powder room, Carla Royder Designs & Co, which uses Houzz Pro business software, tied together several eclectic elements. Pink shiplap (Charming Pink by Sherwin-Williams) complements pink flamingo wallpaper. A compact wall-mounted white trough sink with a black base coordinates with energetic black-and-white floor tiles.
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For this Hollywood Park, Texas, powder room, Carla Royder Designs & Co, which uses Houzz Pro business software, tied together several eclectic elements. Pink shiplap (Charming Pink by Sherwin-Williams) complements pink flamingo wallpaper. A compact wall-mounted white trough sink with a black base coordinates with energetic black-and-white floor tiles.
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8. Retro Spirit
Savvy Interiors’ fresh renovation of this San Francisco ranch home paid homage to its 1970s architecture. In the powder room, paneled wainscoting, a cheerful yellow vanity and far-out butterfly wallpaper nail the stylish retro look.
Savvy Interiors’ fresh renovation of this San Francisco ranch home paid homage to its 1970s architecture. In the powder room, paneled wainscoting, a cheerful yellow vanity and far-out butterfly wallpaper nail the stylish retro look.
7. Dark and Dramatic
A New York City homeowner craved drama in this powder room, so designer Lauren Rubin delivered it in the form of striking Nero Marquina marble. Rubin used large tiles of the dark stone to clad the walls. Smaller tiles cover the floor in a herringbone pattern. The dark features, along with a poster of images from classic films by French director Jean-Luc Godard, as well as an asymmetrical mirror, give the space a moody noir feel.
A New York City homeowner craved drama in this powder room, so designer Lauren Rubin delivered it in the form of striking Nero Marquina marble. Rubin used large tiles of the dark stone to clad the walls. Smaller tiles cover the floor in a herringbone pattern. The dark features, along with a poster of images from classic films by French director Jean-Luc Godard, as well as an asymmetrical mirror, give the space a moody noir feel.
6. Unexpected Finishes
Erica Burns Interiors created a coastal feel in this Bethany Beach, Delaware, cottage in unexpected ways. She bedecked the powder room walls in a mix of durable wainscoting and bright blue faux bois wallpaper. The deep blue wall-mounted sink is stained concrete. The mirror frame is wood in an oversize bead pattern.
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Erica Burns Interiors created a coastal feel in this Bethany Beach, Delaware, cottage in unexpected ways. She bedecked the powder room walls in a mix of durable wainscoting and bright blue faux bois wallpaper. The deep blue wall-mounted sink is stained concrete. The mirror frame is wood in an oversize bead pattern.
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5. Smartly Tailored
Located outside Minneapolis, this handsome powder room by Tays & Co Design Studios recalls patterns seen in a tailor’s atelier. Tall fluted wood wainscoting brings to mind narrow pinstripes, while the wallpaper resembles windowpane fabric. The vanity continues the pinstripe motif in a wider pattern. The flirty pendant lights finish off the look like a boutonniere or fanciful tie clip.
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Located outside Minneapolis, this handsome powder room by Tays & Co Design Studios recalls patterns seen in a tailor’s atelier. Tall fluted wood wainscoting brings to mind narrow pinstripes, while the wallpaper resembles windowpane fabric. The vanity continues the pinstripe motif in a wider pattern. The flirty pendant lights finish off the look like a boutonniere or fanciful tie clip.
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4. Bamboo Bounce
A bamboo wallpaper was the jumping-off point for Laura Design in this Western Springs, Illinois, powder room. The pattern captures the soft, ethereal qualities of the trees, and the elongated subway tile wainscoting coordinates with the colors. However, the room has a carefully balanced tension that makes it interesting. The designers chose a pedestal sink with a dynamic marble countertop and chrome-and-wood legs, which keeps the room from leaning too soft and sweet.
A bamboo wallpaper was the jumping-off point for Laura Design in this Western Springs, Illinois, powder room. The pattern captures the soft, ethereal qualities of the trees, and the elongated subway tile wainscoting coordinates with the colors. However, the room has a carefully balanced tension that makes it interesting. The designers chose a pedestal sink with a dynamic marble countertop and chrome-and-wood legs, which keeps the room from leaning too soft and sweet.
3. Botanical Bounty
Born & Bred Studio tucked a tiny powder room under the stairs in this Edwardian London home. The exuberant floral pattern on the wallpaper and deep emerald green of the wainscoting tiles surprise and delight, yet coordinate with the dark color palette of the foyer.
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Born & Bred Studio tucked a tiny powder room under the stairs in this Edwardian London home. The exuberant floral pattern on the wallpaper and deep emerald green of the wainscoting tiles surprise and delight, yet coordinate with the dark color palette of the foyer.
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2. Freestanding Fashion
A vanity can play a big part in taking a powder room from ho-hum to fabulous. In this Indianapolis-area condominium, Hoskins Interior Design replaced a typical built-in vanity with one that has a freestanding-furniture look. Its long legs and thoughtful proportions elevate the style of the bathroom. Custom wainscoting, patterned linen wallpaper and a glamorous mirror match the vanity’s sophistication.
A vanity can play a big part in taking a powder room from ho-hum to fabulous. In this Indianapolis-area condominium, Hoskins Interior Design replaced a typical built-in vanity with one that has a freestanding-furniture look. Its long legs and thoughtful proportions elevate the style of the bathroom. Custom wainscoting, patterned linen wallpaper and a glamorous mirror match the vanity’s sophistication.
1. On the Bias
A slanted ceiling posed a design challenge in this Southern California powder room. Designer Laurie Montour met it with a strategy that embraced the asymmetry. She established the monolithic vanity as the dominant line in the room, then created a focal point above it with a large, round mirror. Opposite the diagonal line of the ceiling, a single pendant light lends balance. Watery blue tiles running vertically emphasize height. A graphic black-and-white pattern on the floor adds to the room’s playful personality.
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A slanted ceiling posed a design challenge in this Southern California powder room. Designer Laurie Montour met it with a strategy that embraced the asymmetry. She established the monolithic vanity as the dominant line in the room, then created a focal point above it with a large, round mirror. Opposite the diagonal line of the ceiling, a single pendant light lends balance. Watery blue tiles running vertically emphasize height. A graphic black-and-white pattern on the floor adds to the room’s playful personality.
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In this powder room outside Paris, Qualirenovation by Qualiconcept saved space by opting for a wall-mounted toilet and recessed cabinetry. Terra-cotta-colored accent paint, an oak niche and black-and-white floor tiles add stylish flair.
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