With a magnificent pairing of bold paint and floral wallpaper, every wall becomes an accent wall. This design can’t get enough of bold features, with a black vanity matching the wall behind it. If the contrast leaves you longing for a little variety, install brass vanity lighting for luxury and diversity.
26 Narrow Small Powder Room Ideas With Big Personalities
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Published: August 16, 2023
Updated: November 22, 2023
Whoever said that compact spaces lack personality hadn’t seen the narrow small powder room ideas that await you in our gallery of images. These ideas are truly stupendous and demonstrate how any area can be a design oasis no matter the size.
To say that you can use the same elements in a narrow powder room as you can in a larger bathroom would be a lie. You should accommodate the space size, which could mean using unique ideas for your sink and vanity. Scale down the size of necessary features, like a slimmer vanity or even a version of a wall-mounted sink. Maintain an open mind to storage options, and find new ways to tuck your items away. As in any small space, we want to focus on wall décor and accessories to showcase decorative elements and maximize space.
Look through our narrow small powder room ideas below to utilize your room to its fullest potential.
02 of Blue Accessories and White Walls
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Let the entrance of your powder room be the beginning of beautiful decor by painting the door a soft shade of blue. You will see that complementary decor resides within the space, showcasing blue hand towels on a wall-mounted bar. White walls offer the perfect backdrop to welcome future changes.
03 of Powder Room Door Opens Inward
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A door that opens inward may be an unfavorable element for a small bathroom unless you plan your decor carefully. Place your vanity closer to one corner to prevent bumping and scuffing. You can create a compacted area where all the necessities are arranged in a way where space is not an issue.
04 of Creating the Illusion of Height in Narrow Powder Room
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Modern influences are wonderful for decorating narrow bathrooms because they often offer unusual sizes of everyday features, like extremely slim vanities. This vanity style creates an illusion of height, bringing a different kind of space to the bathroom. Focus on designs that elongate the look of a bathroom instead of minimizing it.
05 of Narrow Small Powder Room Ideas With Personality
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The design of sophisticated elegance lurks within every corner of this powder room, where wall panels are painted a warm shade of brown. Within each panel, wallpaper depicting images of trees fills the space and brings artistry into the room. The size of the room demands a gentler approach to a vanity, which can be met with a smaller piece featuring a brass frame and marbled sink.
06 of Wall Tile Reflects Lighting Color
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Adding tile to the upper portion of the powder room walls is a powerful decision that comes with the benefit of achieving a unique look. Because the tile is light, it absorbs the color of the brass lighting, giving the walls a similar tone. Let the tile attract attention by pairing it with a lower wall in a solid color.
07 of Wallpaper Niche Made for Storage
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There is a crazy idea that presents itself in compact rooms, and that idea is to create more usable space. In the spirit of this idea, this powder room features a wallpaper niche perfect for visible storage, leaving your floor free of clutter. Embrace those visible pipes with a wall-mounted sink that invites stylish boldness.
08 of Intricate Wallpaper and Emerald Green Beadboard
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Boundless beauty covers the walls of this powder room, offering an exciting blend of emerald green beadboard and intricate wallpaper. No typical accessories will do in a space like this, but an embellished gold mirror introduces details of luxury. Make the vanity area a unit of a seamless design with a brass faucet and sconces displayed around the mirror.
09 of Moody Paint Colors Enhanced by Modern Accessories
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A moody aesthetic is easily achieved with a fresh coat of paint in darkened colors, such as gray or blue. A brass light fixture is just what you need to utilize the potential of the bold background. Add texture to your walls with visible paneling or wainscoting.
10 of Adding Contrast to Balance Busy Walls
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Put your eclectic interests on display with a selection of decor that make your space memorable. When the walls of a room are full of eye-catching elements, tone them down by showcasing contrast on larger features, like a vanity. The solid shades of black and white will balance your creation.
11 of Floating Vanity Made of Wood
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Presenting a rustic aesthetic isn’t difficult in a narrow room and can be completed simply by minimizing the scale of your typical decor. Connect thick wooden shelves to each wall in the place of a regular vanity, allowing a more organic look. Mounting a brass faucet over a vessel sink has the potential to highlight a vintage style.
12 of Vertical Décor Enhances Compact Spaces
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Placement is the key to decorating a compact bathroom, and the perfect placement of a mirror is to install it vertically, in this case. You will see that using vertical lines amplifies the design while drawing your attention away from the lack of space. The base of this vanity remains open to avoid an enclosed appearance.
13 of Fitted Vanity Perfect for a Narrow Room
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A narrow powder room is capable of containing all your needs with a few small accommodations. Fit a wall-to-wall vanity in a tiny area for an appearance that will appease your obsessive side. Not much else will be needed except some wall hooks for hand towels and a fancy mirror to decorate the vanity wall.
14 of Wall Décor for Small Spaces
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Decorating the walls of a powder room can ensure that your compact space receives the attention it deserves. Vertical shiplap wainscoting may be one way to reflect an intended look, but if not, allow frames, mirrors, and lighting to contribute their skills. Brass fixtures and muted colors mingling on a vanity will always produce a look of luxury.
15 of Matching Accessories Decorate a Minimalist Powder Room
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To create a minimalist space with a splash of luxury, we witness the partnership of a white vessel sink on a simple wooden vanity table. Smooth white walls are left to state the minimalist aesthetic, with only lighting, a circular mirror, and a towel bar to occupy them. Selecting only accessories with a nickel appearance prevents an overwhelming effect.
16 of Vintage Influence and Patterned Walls
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A lovely combination of chevron wallpaper with board and batten wainscoting bring the joy of pattern to this charming powder room. Moving towards the vanity area, we see that vintage influences have expanded into the lighting choices as well as the countertop. While the sage green vanity infuses the color into the room, gold knobs welcome subtle modernity.
17 of Bright Lighting Illuminates a Neutral Room
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Beautiful designs deserve the maximum visibility provided by bright lighting. In this neutral space, beige walls are complemented by a rich vanity countertop with a slightly raised backsplash. Behind the vanity, an accent wall covered in images of leaves is finished with a mirror with a light wood frame.
18 of Marbled Powder Room Invites Homey Accessories
Focusing on floor tile is the alternative to decorative walls as this feature draws your eyes downward to a masterpiece of patterns. The marbled tile on the floors unites beautifully with a similar infusion of white and gray depicted on the vanity countertop. Styles like this may need a homey touch to add warmth, so incorporate small accessories like mats and storage baskets.
19 of Slanted Ceiling Powder Room Maximizes Space
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In a compact powder room where space is limited, creating the illusion of more area can be done simply by adding a larger rectangular mirror. The slanted ceilings of this room may impair this effort, which is why it’s important to maximize your decor through thoughtful choices. Incorporating a slimmer vanity in a powder room is a good choice.
20 of Color Adds Life To Rustic Bathroom
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Welcoming a hint of color may be exactly what your compact powder room needs and there is no better place to start than painting a vanity. To go with this feature, try to include at least one other element with the same color to reflect a sense of coordination. You can still achieve a rustic aesthetic by pairing these pieces with white and wood features.
21 of Faux Brick Walls and Light Green Vanity
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Leave it to faux brick walls to add a world of personality to any space. When paired with a subtle green vanity, the farmhouse aesthetic becomes a fun and lively appearance you can’t take your eyes off of. A trendy rectangular mirror is a stylish addition that manages to fit in perfectly among the rest of the stunning features.
22 of Narrow Small Powder Room Ideas With Accent Wall
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No decorative feature exudes more power than an accent wall, especially when the room is as tiny as this one. Wood-look panels manage to depict a farmhouse aesthetic against an extremely narrow wall, only to be accentuated by a white pedestal sink. An oval mirror with a white frame is an excellent choice to display in this location.
23 of Elegant Elements and Soft Illumination
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The elegance of a thin brass frame supporting a powder room sink is the perfect dainty detail to add to a narrow bathroom. Arched mirrors are perfect for adding softened energy to a space with more elegant decor. Choose dimmed or sparse lighting to not over illuminate a highly decorative wallpaper.
24 of Gray Wallpaper With Matching Mirror
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Take decor coordination to the next level by bringing out the gray tones of wallpaper with an eccentric mirror painted a shade of light gray. The pairing of classic decor like brass sconces with heavily decorative wallpaper is a combination that will give any space an unforgettable personality. Focusing most of the decor in one area highlights the pedestal sink.
25 of Lavish Embellishments Decorate Powder Room Wallpaper
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The blue and white wallpaper gives the appearance of a ming vase accessorized by the opulence of an oval brass mirror. When such accessories inhabit a space, don’t slack on lighting, the light in lavish rooms requires a certain level of embellishment. The lower walls don’t overpower the look, with a black vanity surrounded by white beadboard wainscoting.
26 of Intricate Wallpaper and Coastal Themed Décor
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Embrace intricacies with an eye-catching wallpaper design installed between white bathroom walls. Metal brackets support wood shelves mounted over the toilet. Offer the shelves a coastal theme with an arrangement of treasures found in the sea.
