Wallpaper for the bathroom - recommendations on the choice

For many people, the choice of wallpaper as wall decoration in the bathroom may seem not just a strange, but a risky move. Indeed, at first glance, gluing paper wallpaper in the room with high humidity seems a very rash move. However, it is only at first glance. In fact, with the advent of new building materials on the market, including a huge variety of wallpaper not only on paper, but also on fleece, we can implement almost any design idea in the interior.

Whether it is necessary to glue wallpaper in the bathroom or not, everyone decides for himself. We just dare to assure you that the adoption of such a decision will not be a disaster for you. Moreover, the use of wallpaper in the bathroom has its own advantages:

• A square meter of wallpaper in most cases is cheaper than a meter of ceramic bathroom tile.
• Unlike ceramic tiles, wallpaper can glue even a layman. The walls under the wallpaper is not necessary to even out.
• If you think of a new bathroom renovation, it will be much easier to remove the old wallpaper and put up new ones than to replace the tiles.

• The range of wallpaper of different shades, patterns and ornaments is much wider compared to the range of other finishing materials.
• In addition, wallpaper can also be combined with other finishing materials: tiles, drywall, plastic panels, etc.

Of course, wallpaper is by no means the most durable material. But you should not fear that they will split and peel off in a week.

According to manufacturing technology distinguish paper, soundproof and moisture-resistant wallpaper. It is about moisture-resistant wallpaper can be used in the decoration of the bathroom.

In addition, we recommend that you pay attention to washable wallpaper: it is easier to clean from all kinds of dirt and their protective coating prevents the material from delaminating due to moisture.

Further in this article we will talk in more detail about such types of wallpaper as liquid wallpaper, vinyl wallpaper, vinyl vinyl wallpaper, self adhesive vinyl wallpaper, glass wallpaper and finally, photo wallpaper.

Liquid wallpaper appeared relatively recently and immediately won great popularity. However, they can also be called wallpaper very conditionally. Liquid wallpaper is a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, which combines the best properties of wallpaper and decorative plaster.

It is a cellulose mixture, which is diluted with water and applied to the walls with a spatula after priming. You can buy either ready-made liquid wallpaper of the color and texture that you need, in which you only need to add water, or buy white wallpaper and experiment with colors and decorative elements yourself.

The advantages of using liquid wallpaper in the bathroom:

• they are easy to apply even in hard-to-reach places and on uneven surfaces
• you will not have joints and seams on the walls
• the walls do not need to be pre-levelled
• it is easy to create a variety of decorative elements
• If the wallpaper in some area is damaged, it is easy to fix

Vinyl wallpaper got its name because their second, top layer, made of polyvinyl chloride, or simply vinyl. The first, bottom layer, may be paper or fleece. Such wallpaper is not cheap and fairly resistant even to direct contact with water, but it can split because of high humidity.

Advantages of vinyl wallpaper:

• moisture resistance
• they can be cleaned: with a damp cloth or even a brush, and some can even be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner
• there is no need to level the walls before pasting
• a variety of patterns, colors, textures, as well as the ability to do imitation stone, plaster or textiles.

This is a type of vinyl wallpaper. Their only difference is that the wallpaper is already initially impregnated with moisture-resistant adhesive, and all you need to do is to slightly moisten the back surface with warm water and stick them to the wall.

Fleecelead wallpaper is made on a special non-woven base, similar to paper, but made from a mixture of natural and chemical fibers.

Fleece can either be the main, sole material for wallpaper, or it can be used only as a base. Different types of fleece wallpaper: plain solid-colored wallpaper, wallpaper for painting, wallpaper with a pattern and textured options.

Advantages:

• easy gluing - No need to apply an additional layer of glue on the roll and wait until it soaks in. It is enough to cover the wall, on which you will glue the nonwoven wallpaper
• environmental friendliness
• they are easy to remove the next repair;
• you can paint in any color

Not many people have heard of this type of wallpaper yet. They are woven on special machines from glass fiber. Glass fabric is impregnated with a special mixture based on starch. It is believed that this is the ideal wallpaper for the bathroom, and for any room.

Advantages of glass wallpaper:

• High durability compared to other types of wallpaper
• environmental cleanliness
• they do not form a favorable environment for bacteria and mold
• they can be cleaned with water, even with detergents
• very durable.

Photo wallpaper can be made of any material: paper, vinyl, fleece. What distinguishes them is that on the top layer of wallpaper the picture is applied with digital printing. This wallpaper is great for translating any design ideas: companies engaged in the manufacture of this wallpaper, print any high-quality digital images of any size for you.

Wallpaper in the bathroom should always be glued on moisture-resistant adhesive, unless otherwise stipulated by the instructions. As a rule, all the recommendations for pasting a particular type of wallpaper, are listed on the packaging adhesive.

Even if you use moisture-resistant and adhesive, and wallpaper, glue wallpaper in places where they will regularly get water, can not. So near the sink, bathtub and shower, if they are located near a wall, it is better to put ceramic tile or stone.

• Try to maintain a unified style in plumbing, tile, wallpaper and in other details. Using wallpaper in the interior, you risk cluttering up the space too much, not adhering to a unified style and unsuccessfully combining different textures.
• Be careful with the choice of dark and bright wallpaper. After all, the bath is, in the first place, a place to rest. Try to make an accent on the contrast of colors. For example, looks good in a bathtub, in which the bottom of the walls is done in dark color, and the top - in light. The main thing is that the colors match each other.

• For the bathroom, as for any small room, it is better to use wallpaper with a small pattern - so the space will not be even more hindered.
• Also with the help of wallpaper you can try to zone the room.

• Make sure that your bathroom has good ventilation. You may need to clean the existing ventilation or even install a new, forced ventilation. This is necessary not only to make sure that the wallpaper dries and sticks faster, but also to make sure that as little moisture accumulates in it as possible later on.

Prices for different types of wallpaper fluctuate depending on width, length, manufacturer, etc.

• The cost of glass wallpaper ranges from $3 to $50 per roll.
• The cost of a roll of vinyl and fliselin wallpaper of domestic production starts somewhere from 400 rubles per roll, imported - from 500 rubles.
• The cost of liquid wallpaper ranges from 130-250 rubles per square meter of medium-grade wallpaper to 300-500 rubles for the elite varieties.

However, you have the opportunity to save well if you need a small amount of wallpaper. The fact is that construction stores sell leftovers of even expensive wallpaper at a significant discount. It is better to ask the store consultants in advance if they have such wallpaper with a markdown.