Maximalist Powder Room: The Perfect Place for Adventure

A very small guest restroom, designed with the boldest style in the entire house. All four walls and the ceiling are covered with extremely intense wallpaper—perhaps dark-based tropical plants and flamingos, or full-bleed Chinese-style floral and bird patterns, so dense that no white space is left. The basin is a painted ceramic bowl, placed on a countertop repurposed from an antique wooden cabinet. The mirror is an ornate gold-framed antique mirror. Three or four small paintings also hang on the wall. The hardware is brass. The floor is high-chroma patterned tiles. Because the space is only one or two ping (3.3-6.6 sqm) and used for short periods, this intensity is not only tolerable but will become a memorable feature for visitors. Lighting consists of a small pendant light and two wall sconces. Avoid: using plain walls, depicting the space as spacious and bright, using modern minimalist bathroom fixtures, leaving the ceiling white.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間極小的客用洗手間,做了整個家裡最大膽的設計。四面牆與天花貼滿極為濃烈的壁紙——可能是深底的熱帶植物與火鶴、或滿版的中國風花鳥,圖案密集到沒有留白。面盆是一只彩繪的陶瓷盆,擺在一張古董木櫃改造的檯面上。鏡子是華麗的金框古董鏡。牆上還掛著三四幅小畫。五金是黃銅。地面是高彩度的花磚。因為空間只有一兩坪且使用時間短,這種濃度不但可以承受,還會成為訪客記得的地方。照明是一盞小吊燈與兩盞壁燈。避免:使用素色的牆面、把空間畫得寬敞明亮、使用現代簡約的衛浴設備、讓天花留白。