100+ Powder Room Design Statistics

If you’re planning a powder room reno or addition, this page is for you.

Below you’ll find key powder room statistics that set out what types of features, colors, styles and materials are most commonly used.

For example, under the first section “Style” you’ll see Craftsman style is used in 1.85% of powder rooms.

Our data is based on analysis 48,740 powder rooms

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Powder Room Style Statistics

Looking at our first set of statistics, there is no big surprise in our top four most common powder room styles. These are the styles that most people use in their own homes, usually powder rooms have to mathc the overall aesthetic of the home.

Powder Room Size Data

Our data shows that the most popular powder room sizes are medium and compact. Since powder rooms are usually dedicated for guests that aren’t staying over-night, it makes sense that most powder rooms are compact because they don’t need a shower or big spaces. This statistic also depends on the overall size of your home, if you have the space for an expansive powder room then why not do it?

Most popular Powder Room Color Statistics

• When it comes to picking the right color for your powder room you have to take in to consideration the overall aesthetic of your home. Our data shows that more conservative colors are picked more often, Brown, White, Beige, Gray and Black are all safe choices for a room that will probably be seen by most of your guests. It’s up to you to pick the safe Brown or the risky Pink Color for your home’s powder room.

Cabinet Styles

• Cabinets are a big part of every powder room, they’re usually an after thought for most people but choosing the right cabinets can make or break the look you want. Again, like the rest of our data so far, people tend to go for the safer, more conservative options. Flat-Panel and Furniture-Like are the most common types of cabinets you’ll find in powder rooms.

Cabinet Finish Metrics

Once you have made a decision on the type of cabinet you want for your powder room, you are now forced to choose between a huge amount of finishing styles and colors. We are trying to make your life easier so we have done the research on the most popular types of cabinet finishes, this way you know where your choices land in the spectrum.

Powder Room Counter Materials

Picking the material you want to use for the counter in your powder room will usually depend on what you are using for the rest of your house, this decision is harder to make if your are only remodeling your powder room. We would recommend something that looks nice but also lasts for a long time, this is why Marble is the reigning champion within the rest of these materials.

Wall Tile Colors

When you are picking the color of your walls, it’s very important that you are sure of your decision. This is the color you will look at and it will have the biggest impact in the aesthetic of your home. This is why White, Gray and Beige are so common, you usually can’t go wrong with those.

Wall Tile Materials

Choosing whether or not to add wall tiles to your powder room is a strenuous decision on it’s own. In an effort to make your life easier we have the most popular tile choices for powder room, we give you the facts and you pick what you like the most.

Toilet Types

You may think that deciding on the type of toilet you want for your home would be some sort of an after thought, turns out people are pretty split on their toilet preferences. It is a bit obvious that the top choices would be Two and One-Piece toilets but it is interesting to see that there are people that decide to add a Urinal to their home.