Which Poster for the Powder Room: Retro and Funny Ideas
The powder room is the smallest wall in the house, but often the most fun to decorate. Size, tone and placement: how to choose well.
Key points
- 14 posters in the Powder room posters collection, all in the table below.
- From CHF 15.00 in A4, up to CHF 55.00 in A0, 5 sizes for each poster.
- Printed in Europe on demand, free delivery from €59.
The table
The 14 posters at a glance
A small wall, a poster that dares
It’s often the smallest wall in the house, which leaves room for a poster bolder or funnier than in the rest of your home.
What size for a powder room
The space is tight and the wall is seen up close. An A4 or A3 is more than enough; a larger size would overwhelm the room. If the wall is narrow and tall, a vertical orientation is still the most natural.
Humor or style: 2 families of posters
Brunelia’s powder room posters collection rests mainly on 2 families. The first plays on direct humor, around the toilet paper roll or a witty line on the door. The second keeps a more elegant tone, like the “Ladies Gents” poster and its Victorian public restroom kiosk in London, which makes you smile without being silly.
Where to hang it
Center the poster at the eye level of an adult standing, taking into account the position of the door and the sink so it doesn’t get in the way.
Beyond direct humor and elegant style
The powder room posters collection isn’t limited to the toilet paper roll or the Ladies and Gents sign. A few designs tell a little story rather than a simple message: a last toilet paper roll kept under a glass dome like a relic, a theatrical scene in English, or an animal staged in place of text. A way to vary the tone without repeating yourself if several posters follow one another in your home.
Last Resort, the last roll under glass
The Last Resort poster displays the last toilet paper roll under a glass dome, like a museum piece, in a turquoise-tiled bathroom where a figure rummages through an empty cupboard. It’s for the visitor who takes the time to look at the details of the drawing, unlike direct-message posters such as the toilet paper roll or Ladies and Gents.
Golden Rules and Royal Throne, the theatrical tone
The Golden Rules poster sets a white toilet bowl and its tank on a pedestal, in front of red and cream rays, like an exhibited work of art. The Royal Throne poster turns the toilet into a golden throne with red velvet, complete with a rotary phone, in front of a blue mosaic wall. Both designs carry an English title.
Dog and goat, 2 characters rather than a message
The dog on the toilet with a newspaper poster shows a dog in a bathrobe reading a humorous newspaper. The Busy Goat poster, in landscape orientation, plays on the same idea with a goat absorbed in a book on its turquoise toilet. 2 ways to make people smile without any written text.
Check the English text before choosing
The titles of Golden Rules and Royal Throne are in English. It’s best to view the enlarged image before choosing, to make sure it suits the room and the people who will read it.
One poster to read up close, another to see from afar
Last Resort is best viewed up close, and the small powder room wall suits it well. A character poster like the dog or the goat, on the other hand, is recognizable at a glance, even from the hallway.
Don’t repeat the same tone on 2 posters
If the powder room already has a direct message like the toilet paper roll, a character design or a detailed scene like Last Resort avoids repeating the same kind of humor twice on an already small wall.
Build this wall
3 posters from this article, at true scale
All 3 posters: CHF 80.00
Frequently asked questions
You often ask us
Does a poster withstand powder room humidity?
Powder rooms are generally less humid than a bathroom with a shower or tub. If the room has no ventilation or stays very damp, choose a spot away from running water.
Does a powder room poster need a frame?
It’s not required: many people choose an unframed print for this small wall. A simple frame protects the paper better if the room sees a lot of traffic.
