Design: Walls

Once you've got an idea about what style you like and maybe already have chosen your bathroom suite, walls are the next thing to think about. Walls in bathrooms have a few conditions to apply to. They have to be resistant to water, damp conditions, dirt and they have to be easy to clean. Especially in a very frequently used bathroom in a family home these conditions apply.

Materials useable for walls in bathrooms are the same as in other parts of the house, given that you use materials especially designed for the bathroom. Especially inside the shower enclosure, tiles are still thought the best material to use. Tiles come in all kinds of sizes, colours and finishes. Try to make an interesting combination of colours and sizes. It gives your shower more character and it will stand out as an individual space in your bathroom.

Wallpaper can also be used in the bathroom. When you buy wallpaper, make sure that it is suitable for the bathroom. Also use wallpaper paste suitable for your wallpaper and the bathroom. It will obviously need to present more resistance to moist then in any other room in the house.

Wooden cladding gives a nice Swedish feel to your bathroom. You can put cladding over the whole wall, or just all around at about waist height. Constructed like this it can also provide a little shelf for your accessories. You can either leave it in its own wood colour or paint it in any colour you want.

Paint is an easy way to brighten up your bathroom and is available in a fast array of colours. Just make sure you buy paint that is suitable for bathrooms.