Taking a powder room from blah to wow!
Elevate your powder room with modern upgrades: cool tiles, a glass sink, and a custom Roman blind.
We took a boring and rather blah powder room, removed the builder vanity and added in cool tiles to line the back wall and direct the eye upwards. Then we added a glass pedestal sink and new mirror and toilet to update the room. Finally we added in a roman blind to pull all the colours together. Oh, and did we mention that the light fixture echos the lines of the mirror – coincidence you ask? Mmmm mmm – no, not really!
Soft Furnishings
I like to bring in colour and repeat patterns with soft furnishings – yes, even in a powder room. Before this room just had a plain white wood blind. We kept the blind as changing the colour would really make the room feel dark. However, we added softness and texture and brought in the colours of the tile with a striped fabric for the window. We added in a custom Roman blind to tie in the colours and hide the wood blind hardware. This room is now the talk of the town!
Lighting matters
Even in small spaces like powder rooms it’s important to get the lighting right. You can have fun in this space but make sure that it’s well enough lit, especially if your guests are older. They will need brighter lights (especially if you’ve painted a dramatic dark colour) to navigate the space.
Flooring
In this situation the tiles were used throughout that part of the home so we were not able to replace them. Instead we used a grout colour to highlight the tiles and bring the wall tiles to coordinate with the floor tiles.
Shapes and forms in powder room design
By repeating the shape of the mirror with a light fixture with the same shape we were able to use the design principle of Rhythm through repetition. Repeating patterns and shapes is subtle but impactful.
The Homeowner was thrilled with these powder room upgrades:
“My new powder room gets rave reviews from visitors! Clarissa suggested tiles with a vertical stripe for the back wall. She found a cool glass vanity and mirror and a light that has the same shape as the mirror.”
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