When repairing a bathroom, the option of pasting it with wallpaper rarely comes to mind. However, if you are not a fan of tile or want to save a significant amount on the purchase of material and work - take a look at modern wallpaper. This is not only a paper with a floral pattern, as several decades ago. Today, the wallpaper has an expressive and unusual pattern, bright or, on the contrary, refined, and will suit any bathroom interior that you are trying to create. They are easy to glue, are inexpensive, and they are easy to care for. Pasting of a bathroom with wallpaper can be a temporary option, for example for a new building.
Combining wallpaper with tiles
Usually in the bathroom do not wallpaper all the walls, but only those that do not get water. Wallpaper combined with a tile or other protective waterproof coating, for example, tempered glass. Tiles or glass cover the walls directly at the bathroom or shower and the sink, the rest can be completely glued wallpaper, because the water gets on them rarely.
Wallpaper in the bathroom can be combined with tiles and other ways. For example, lay out the tile only up to the middle of the wall, and cover the upper part with wallpaper. In this case, you need to carefully select the combination of colors and patterns on the tile and wallpaper.
Bathroom wallpapers must withstand the constant high humidity characteristic of this room, and short-term strong soaking. Typical paper wallpaper will not last long and, in the end, fall behind the wall. They create excellent conditions for mold and insect breeding. Ideal for bathroom vinyl wallpaper. They are moisture resistant, and they are easy to clean from drops and streaks. Color and pattern can be selected for every taste, as the options on the shelves of building stores are countless.
Vinyl wallpaper must be glued to vinyl glue( you can read about it here), following the instructions of its manufacturer and applying it without spaces, only this can guarantee a reliable hold of the wallpaper on the bathroom wall.
The color and texture of the wallpaper
Selecting the wallpaper design for the bathroom, it is necessary to follow the same rules as for other small dark rooms, because the bathroom area usually does not exceed 4 square meters.m., and there are no windows. So, visually raise the low ceiling will help the wallpaper in a thin vertical strip, and the horizontal bars will allow it to look a little wider. In the bathroom it is undesirable to glue wallpapers with large flowers or other patterns, but if you want to do this, it's better to place them on one wall or even parts of it, pasting other wallpaper-companions with a more neutral and small pattern.
Textured wallpaper with a pattern under the stone or wood will create the illusion of facing the bathroom with natural stone or lining. For baths in the classical style, wallpaper with a refined floral ornament or a pattern for stucco molding will suit. Bamboo trunks, bright green grass or intricacies of hieroglyphics will fit into the bath in the oriental style. Solid wallpaper neutral or, on the contrary, bright color with an unusual texture - the best option for a bathroom in the spirit of minimalism.
Wallpaper has one more advantage over tiles. If you get tired of drawing in a couple of years, you can choose new wallpaper and in a few hours to change the face of the bathroom without the special costs and dirt inherent in all tile works.
