Powder rooms
The powder room is the one room every guest sees. We design it like a jewellery box: one beautiful stone, soft light and a handful of finishes chosen with care. Most are completed in about two weeks.
The look
A floating travertine vanity with a carved basin, glass cube wall lights and a soft cream mosaic, finished with a warm terracotta floor. Below, we walk through how a room like this comes together, one decision at a time.
The design process
01
Every powder room we design begins with one hero material. Here it’s silver vein-cut travertine, honed to a soft matte and wrapped across the benchtop, splashback and drawers so the vanity reads as one solid block. Choosing the stone first sets the palette for everything that follows.
Silver vein-cut travertine
Honed, never polished. Its horizontal banding makes a narrow room feel wider.
Floating stone vanity
Wall-hung with two deep drawers and a basin carved straight into the top. No bowl, nothing to break the line.
02
With the stone chosen, we keep the walls calm so it can lead. A small matte mosaic adds texture without pattern, and a warm clay floor grounds the room and picks up the brown in the travertine.
Cream square mosaic
Small matte squares with matching grout, run floor to ceiling.
Terracotta floor tiles
Square clay-toned tiles that bring warmth underfoot.
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In a small room, fixtures should feel built in rather than added on. Wall-mounted tapware keeps the benchtop clear, and a frameless full-width mirror doubles the sense of space.
Wall-mounted tapware
A slim spout and separate round mixer, shown here in brushed brass. Also available in brushed nickel to suit cooler stone.
04
Powder rooms are often windowless, so lighting does the heavy lifting. We place wall lights at face height either side of the mirror for warm, flattering light with no harsh shadows, and keep ceiling lights to a minimum.
Glass cube wall lights
Chunky clear-glass sconces that glow like ice in the evening.
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The final layer is the pieces that make the room feel lived in. One sculptural object on the benchtop softens all that stone, and we match every metal in the room, from tapware to handles, so it all tells the same story.
Sculptural ceramic
A rippled cream piece to soften all that stone.
The finishing touches
The pieces we love to finish a powder room with: sculptural ceramics, warm metals and a candle that greets every guest.
Rippled ceramic vase
Hand-formed and softly fluted, it softens the stone vanity.
Organic bronze pull
A cast bronze handle that feels as good as it looks.
Diptyque Oud candle
A warm, woody scent for the room every guest notices.
Swirled glass wall light
Ribbons of glass around a bronze disc, soft and atmospheric.
Round brass mirror
A slim brass frame that softens all those straight lines.
Travertine-handle basin set
A brushed bronze spout with stone-capped handles that echo the travertine vanity.
Planning a powder room?
We’ll measure up, sketch the layout and help you choose every finish, then build it in about two weeks.