Can You Use Wallpaper in a Bathroom?
Bathrooms and powder rooms are ideal spaces for bold wallpaper, murals and printed finishes. Here’s what to consider before transforming a bathroom wall.
Small bathroom. Zero reason to be boring.
Bathrooms and powder rooms are some of the best spaces to be brave with pattern, colour, botanical wallpaper and oversized wall murals.
It is a small room, which means it can handle a surprisingly large personality — and no, everything does not have to be white, stone-coloured or described as “spa-like.”
The key is choosing the right printed wall solution for the specific area. A dry bathroom feature wall has different requirements from a surface exposed to direct water, and ventilation, wall preparation and material choice matter — especially in humid South African climates such as Durban and the KZN coast.
Smart Art can also advise on printed vinyl, shower-glass vinyl and alternative bathroom wall finishes where standard wallpaper may not be the right fit.
Send us a photo, explore wallpaper designs in the Smart Art Visualiser, and test the look in your own room before committing.
A bathroom renovation is stressful enough without wondering whether the giant protea was a good idea. For the record: it probably was.
Send us a photo of the bathroom and tell us which surfaces you want to transform. We’ll help you work out the best direction before anything is produced.
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See it on your own wall.
Photograph the wall, pick a design, and the browser paints it on for you. It is free and there is nothing to install.