5 pretty powder room designs
Photo, Stacey Brandford.
Powder rooms (home SIP pg 40)
Wow them with wallpaper
The tiny footprint of most powder rooms is just the right amount of space for that outrageous wallpaper you’ve been dying to experiment with. Adding a chair rail and painting the lower half of the wall makes it that much more affordable.
Room design, Sarah Richardson Design.
Add a graphic floor
Black and white hexagon tiles are edgy and graphic but best served in small doses. A bar cart makes an unusual vanity.
Room design, Hubert Zanberg.
Put your collectibles on display
Clear Lucite boxes mounted directly onto the wall provide the perfect opportunity to display antique perfume bottles and other favourite objects.
Room design, Kimberley Seldon Design.
Make your vanity the focus
A sculptural vanity made out of luxurious marble adds a touch of class. Go for drama with a graphic tile pattern you might be afraid to use in a bigger space.
Choose a stunning faucet
While a copper faucet might be too bold a choice in a kitchen, it makes a statement in a powder room. Hand- painted walls and a dip-dyed fluorescent mirror continue the daring look.
Room design, Courtney Wotherspoon.
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