Unconventional materials for the bathroom decoration

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Unconventional materials for the bathroom decoration

A bathroom with a photo wallpaper? Yes, it can be. And with hardwood flooring? Of course, why not? The solutions are varied and, in addition, they are practical. Even if it is the room with the highest degree of humidity in the house, the bathroom can be more easily decorated with materials that you have never thought of before.

The wallpaper and the hardwood flooring, unusual materials for a bathroom, offer a number of advantages which deserve to be taken into consideration when you are looking for unprecedented and quick solutions for decorating this room. Their advantage is that they are easier to assemble than the classic sandstone tiles and the faience: you can do this on yourself without having to call any specialists, and you can finish the whole redecoration in one day – with one condition: that the walls and the floor are not already plated. In addition, they are more advantageous according with the convenience of the transport, and the wallpaper also has the advantage of the small price.

If you think of the dangers of moisture for such materials, you will find that there are enough modern products that are specially created and treated against the humidity. The only disadvantage is the lifetime of the wallpaper: that the one of the wallpaper is much shorter than that of the faience, and in terms of the hardwood flooring, its resistance over time depends on how much you have invested in your chosen wood and how you maintain it. But weigh it alone if it is worth it: you will enjoy years of a completely unconventional bathroom, with a warmer and more welcoming look, which you will be able to redecorate effortlessly as soon as you get bored with the old look.

Hardwood flooring in the bathroom

The pleasure of touching a warm, natural floor is something we would like to enjoy in any room, and in a room like the bathroom the wood would bring even a special comfort. Who likes to go out barefoot, after a hot shower, on the cold sandstone tiles? But it is known that the wood, under the influence of the humidity, swells, and that is why we tend not to consider it in this case. The good news is that some types of hardwood flooring are specially made for bathrooms, made of certain wood species that are more resistant to moisture, usually of exotic essence, and treated with waxes, varnish and special oils to enhance their qualities. As for the types of hardwood flooring, the transport and their assembling, you can find on the internet various producers who already import this kind of products in London.

What you need to know, however, before choosing the hardwood flooring in the bathroom is first that you will need to pay more attention to the maintenance, namely to wipe the floor after each use of the shower or sink and treat it like any other hardwood flooring, wiping it weekly with wax solutions specifically designed for this purpose. You also need a well-ventilated bathroom to avoid the risk of fungus and mold. Do not forget, however, that the bathroom hardwood flooring is a luxury and that it is best placed in a spacious room. With a proper care, it will ensure a great comfort, a totally refined appearance and it will have a long life.

Wallpaper in the bathroom

In case of the wallpaper, even the smallest bathroom can benefit from the heat and the variety of colors and prints that this material offers. You can choose exotic images, marine imprints or imitations of other materials (from wood and brick textures to mosaics and painted glass windows): the range of the options is basically infinite.

In this case, also, there are wallpapers specially designed for the high humidity rooms: the only requirement for their later use is not to be subjected to direct water jets. The drops that go incidentally on the material or the condensate droplets due to steam can be wiped off immediately after bathing or showering with a dry cloth. In a well-ventilated room, the remaining moisture after the wiping will evaporate shortly because the waxed paper and the treated surface of the material prevents the too rapid penetration of the moisture or its detachment from the wall.

The major advantages of the wallpaper are, compared to the faience, the extremely low cost, the ease of assembling, and then the ease with which it can be removed and replaced: many people prefer to use wallpaper in the bathroom and to change it periodically once a few years, always giving a fresh look to this room. With a careful metering and little patience, you will finish redecorating the bathroom in just a few hours.

And because your wallpaper lasts as long as possible, you will have to respect only a few assembling requirements: make sure that the walls are smooth before you start assembling, do not leave any air bubbles to be stuck under the wallpaper (break them if they appear and smoothen the material as you advance with the work) and do not leave loose spaces between the wallpaper strips (overlapping them a few millimeters over one another). In the bath tub and in the sink area, protect the connection area as with ceramic plating, with silicone bands that you allow to dry for 24 hours (or as indicated for the product used). The only case where the photo wallpaper is not indicated is when the bathroom is not ventilated.