Category: Bathroom Ideas

Wallpaper murals are a fantastic addition to any bathroom, bringing it to life or providing a cheap way to recreate the look of expensive materials such as marble. However, do think about the following before investing in a mural for your bathroom.

Position

The location of your wallpaper mural is important. Inside a shower cubicle or right next to a shower is a big no. While the odd splash won’t damage wallpaper, sustained exposure to water, steam and heat will make it peel no matter what you do.

You can still enjoy a wall mural in a shower cubicle or near to a shower – reverse printed clear acrylic is what you need. If you fancy this, please get in touch, as we can also produce this for you.

Behind a bath – especially a free standing one – would be alright, as it won’t get soaked (unless you’ve got splashing kids! Bear that in mind!) and the amount of heat and moisture coming off a hot bath wouldn’t be too detrimental.

That said, position your bathroom wallpaper mural away from the bath, shower and sink if you can.

Ventilation

The more ventilation you have, the better. Whether it is via windows, fans or both, the quicker moisture in the air can disperse, the better it will be for your bathroom wallpaper. If you have very little ventilation in your bathroom we would recommend you stay away from wallpaper as it will eventually peel and curl.

Choosing the right paper

You may be tempted to go for a self adhesive wallpaper for your bathroom but this would be a mistake. The adhesive is much more susceptible to heat and moisture than a traditional paste and will loose its ‘sticky’ properties over time no matter how well ventilated your bathroom is.

Stick with the tried and tested wallpaper paste. From our options, we would always recommend Paste the Wall for bathrooms – it’s much easier to apply, it makes hanging the wallpaper simpler and it will last longer than any other type.

If your paper does peel

If you underestimated how steamy your bathroom gets or overestimated how much ventilation you have and your wallpaper mural does begin to peel, DON’T PANIC.

If you act quickly enough, your mural can be repaired by purchasing extra adhesive to re-seal it. This is easy to do around the edges and seams. However, you will likely need to install some form of extra ventilation to prevent it happening again. A window or wall fan – which allows moisture out quickly – or even an additional window – would do the trick.

My bathroom measures up…inspire me!

You have a well ventilated bathroom with a wall perfectly positioned and crying out for a mural, do you? Ok…here’s some ideas for you!

Already beautifully done, the bathroom was clearly feeling too small for the couple, with Peter describing it as ‘our smallest room’.

They turned to Wallbeard to produce a wall mural that would make it feel much bigger. Having browsed our library for a suitable image they opted for the woodland scene at the top of this post.

We got to work straight away, using the dimensions provided by Peter to print the scene at the highest quality on their chosen wallpaper – Paste the Wall. The mural measured just over 2.8m wide and 2.3m tall comprising four panels in total. This is about average for the murals we produce.

We shipped the product on next day delivery as standard and Peter and Philippa installed it soon after.

So were they happy? Here’s what Peter had to say:

Thrilled with the woodland scene in our outside loo. Quality product. Our smallest room is now so much bigger!

Can’t say fairer than that! If you’d like a forest mural like this one, take a look here. Or you can upload your own photos here. Either way, it’s sure to make your smallest room feel much larger!

On one wall, at least!

A feature wall in a bathroom can be a very powerful thing. It can bring it to life. It can even change your mood when you’re in it.

A carefully chosen bathroom wallpaper positioned on the right wall. This is usually – but not necessarily – behind the bath so as to make it the central focus of the room. But it really depends on the size and layout of your bathroom. In this, the decision will be yours.

In this post, we’d like to give you some ideas for choosing the right mural.

Water

Bathrooms are all about water, from the shower to the bath to the sink, running water is the central theme and use of your bathroom. Opting for a wallpaper that reflects this can produce amazing results.

Search: Waterfall / Rapids

Underwater

For a more sedate, relaxing water themed mural it makes sense to dip below the surface and explore the wonders of the underwater world. You can turn your bathroom into a window to the depths or perhaps just paddle around the shallows…

Search: Underwater

Tranquillity

Our bathrooms are often the rooms we go to to get away from it all, wash away the stresses of the day with a long, hot bath. As such, it follows that the décor in our bathrooms should assist with this. Choosing a calming, tranquil image for your feature wall will feel as good as it looks.

Search: Tranquil

Natural

As we’ve said, water is the overarching theme in any bathroom. But you may not want that to play through your entire décor. Instead you could choose to compliment it by introducing other natural themes.

Search: Sand / Stone / Wood

There is so much more you can do with your bathroom when you choose wallpaper – specifically photo wallpaper – over plain tiles. And this is just a fraction of the options open to you. Trick is to think outside the bath, get creative in your own style and make it work for you. What do you think? Would you go for a bathroom wallpaper mural in your home?