Wall Treatments for Bathrooms

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Under the harsh rubric of the amount of time spent in the bathroom, it’s pretty obvious that a person spends a considerable part of their life behind the locked door of the lavatory. It is estimated that a person spends at least half an hour each day divided between using the facilities and for hygienic reasons. As such, a person who lives to the age of 75 years old will have spent the equivalent of more than 568 days, or one year and six months, ensconced behind the bathroom door in one capacity or another. With that much time invested on looking at the interior of your bathroom, it makes sense to want to freshen up your look with new wall treatments this summer.

Painting and Peeling

When you are looking for a low-cost way of improving the look of your bathroom, a little bit of effort goes a long away without the risk of breaking the bank. With everything from new cabinetry to new showers available on the refurbishing menu, it makes sense to consider new wall treatments that will dramatically alter the look of your loo without necessitating the additional costs associated with having to call in a plumber or carpenter.

At its most basic, the look of your bathroom can be transformed with the application of paint, wall paper, or ceramic tile. As you select your medium, you should be aware of two factors that influence the decorations of bathrooms: moisture and size.

For all intents and purposes the interior of a bathroom is essentially an aquatic environment, and this factor must be taken into consideration when making your home improvement purchases. For paint, the primary consideration that needs to be addressed is one of mildew and moisture. As such, always ensure that you avoid flat or matte surface paint in favor of a gloss brand that will help fight back moisture.

Opening up the Space

Wallpaper is making a comeback and is an excellent option for someone looking to dramatically change the look of their bathroom. Like the discussion of paint above, it is critically important to get the thicker, vinyl coated wallpaper that is made exclusively for bathrooms to avoid moisture related damages. This recognized the reality that all paper-coverings will quickly degrade in a moist environment and leave you sitting on the commode to watch long strips of your wallpaper began to peel away from the wall as you sit there handling your business.

Close attention should also be paid to the pattern you select for your wallpaper. In all likelihood, the bathroom is probably the smallest room in your house and the wallpaper pattern you select can either hide that fact or accent it. It’s best to go with a small pattern idea as a large pattern will visually reduce the size of the room. Stripes are always a bold idea, and horizontal stripes will convey the impression of a wider room, while vertical stripes will draw the eye upward.

Throwing a coat of paint, or applying new wallpaper, can go miles in making your old bathroom look fresh and new.

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