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Want your design style extended to a bathroom or laundry? The good news is that wallpaper and paint are more water-friendly than ever

WORDS LAURA BARRY

Bathrooms, laundries and other areas prone to dampness require wall and flooring materials that are splash-resistant at a minimum and waterproof at best. While this turns many people towards hard-wearing tiles, it’s worth remembering that wallpaper and paint can also be used in wet areas. You just need to know where you can put it – generally not in the shower zone itself – and how. wallpaper According to Melanie Adams, global manager of Wallpaper Direct, any wallpaper can effectively be used in a bathroom or wet area – as long as the room is well-ventilated, the wallpaper doesn’t come into direct contact with water, and it is applied using a high-quality adhesive. “Intense steam can break down the wallpaper adhesive, so it’s essential to keep doors and windows open when possible,”…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2022

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