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Designer: Kate FitzGerald-Wilks of Timeless Design
Location: Hockessin, Delaware
Size: 32½ square feet (3 square meters); 5 by 6½ feet
Homeowner’s request. “After designing and renovating this client’s entire first floor, including the kitchen, pantry, living room, dining room and study, she decided the powder room was no longer up to snuff,” designer Kate FitzGerald-Wilks says. “We kept the color scheme consistent and sourced really special pieces and finishes that are sure to wow her guests.”
Main feature. “Our client fell in love with this wallpaper when we originally presented it to her for her study, but she ultimately decided against wallpaper for that space,” FitzGerald-Wilks says. “We decided the powder room was the perfect place to show it off and built the rest of the space around it.”
Other special features. Custom wainscoting. Blue vanity. Gold hardware, plumbing fixtures, lighting and mirror. “In a small space like a powder room, we feel it’s important that every element be special but not overwhelming,” FitzGerald-Wilks says.
Designer tip. “Are you afraid of integrating bold pattern into your home? A powder room is a great space to add a commanding pattern or color,” FitzGerald-Wilks says. “It’s a large statement but on a smaller scale, and because you’ll only spend a few minutes at a time in the space, it won’t feel overwhelming.”
“Uh-oh” moment. “Believe it or not, our biggest challenge in this tiny room came from an existing outlet placement,” FitzGerald-Wilks says. “We met with our master carpenter as we were hashing out the final height on the wainscot installation and discovered the outlet to be in just the wrong spot to accommodate our ideal height. The client was not keen on the idea of moving the outlet, so after reflecting on the challenge, I determined the outlet and its plate could be rotated 90 degrees, and with minimal repair our wainscot could go in at just the right height.”
Wallpaper: Mulberry Tree in navy, Thibaut; vanity: Thornton in Bright Navy and Carrara, 30 inches, Signature Hardware; mirror Haya Scalloped in gold, Uttermost; light fixture: Broche in antique gold, Crystorama Lighting
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