25 Gorgeous Half Bath Design Ideas You'll Want to Steal for Your Own Home (2024)

Outside your kitchen and living room, the space in your home that guests are most likely to see is the powder room, so we're in favor of having fun with its design and showing it off. Here we share 22 gorgeous half bath design ideas to inspire decorating your own. With such a small space, you can take much bolder design risks and even use pricey materials that you might not want to splurge on for larger rooms (think: a bold wallpaper, sparkling fixtures, a cool retro mirror, or antique art).

Looking at the photo gallery below, you'll find images that exemplify the latest bathroom trends as well as classic bathroom designs that are sure to make your bathroom feel like a spa in the best of ways. Whether you want to make a statement with your wallcovering, sink shape, flooring, or all of the above, we have lots of half bathroom design ideas to help inspire you.

This jewel-box powder bath designed by Paige Blodgett Sher features a sculptural scalloped sink for added charm. The Allan Jeffries mirror and swoon-worthy Andrew Martin wallcovering add romantic drama to the small space.

Fashion designer Veronica Swanson Beard's Nantucket home packs in timeless charm with white wood paneled walls, a skirted sink, patinaed sconces, and a carved mirror. A petite wooden stool holds necessities like hand towels.

This Larchmont, New York, home designed by Chauncey Boothby features a clever mirror placement in the powder room. We love the suspended look above the window and handsome leather strap detailing.

One way to dress up your powder bath is to set your sink in a piece of elegant furniture like this William IV mahogany washstand topped with polished marble designed by Tammy Connor in a South Carolina Low Country home. A leafy yew tree-inspired Cole & Son wallcovering cloaks the powder bath in verdure. The sink fixtures are by Waterworks.

In this space, an Art Deco-inspired mirror (Selamat Design) adds a sense of glitz to this room designed by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller. The mirror and sink pop against the moody striated, hand-painted wallpaper (Maya Romanoff) and voluminous window shades.

Instead of swathing a room in one pattern to create a homey vibe, travertine stone (Ann Sacks) in this Dallas powder room actually does the opposite due to its mix of light gray tones, making the room feel more open. The custom stool was built by Sawkille Co.

You can't go wrong in a powder bath with a classic patterned tile, like these Portuguese tiles by NS Ceramic. The vanity, sink, and sconces in this California seaside getaway are by RH, and the mirror is by Charles Jacobsen.

Don't forget to add character to the flooring of your half bath design. Here, silk pinstripe wallpaper (Ralph Lauren) harmonizes with the funky marble floor in this Greenwich powder room designed by Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey. It was her design solution for the geometric challenge of the elegant yet slightly off-center leaded-glass window.

Add drama to a classic white sink with with a geometric pattern like this Cole & Son’s antique silver paper that brings platinum grays and luxe textures to the scene. The powder room is part of an 1850 country home in Nashville designed by James Huniford.

Defy the rules of scale and contrast with unexpected dramatic choices like this Ann Sacks metallic leaf backing and Area Environments wallcovering. These designs add movement and depth to this Kips Bay powder room by Mark Williams and Niki Papadopoulos. The window shade is by The Shade Store.