Bathroom decoration: wall decoration options

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Finishing a bathroom with various materials
Finishing a bathroom with various materials

The bathroom should be practical, meet sanitary requirements, while not forgetting about functionality. If the bathroom is combined with the bath, then the room is characterized by increased humidity, so finishing the bathrooms is not an easy task, very often you have to think about which materials to choose.

Types of decoration for the bathroom

The modern market offers a variety of materials for wall decoration, but for the bathroom it is preferable to choose:

  • Moisture-resistant drywall.
  • Plastic panels.
  • Ceramic, mirror, glass tiles.
  • Decorative plaster.
  • Painting with waterproof paints.
  • Wallpapering.

Tip. For the bathroom, you need to choose a finish that can withstand high humidity in the room and complex wet cleanings with chemical additives.

Moisture-resistant drywall

The decoration of the bathrooms with moisture-proof drywall is used in rooms where the walls need to be leveled. The usual material for decorating bathrooms will not work, due to the high humidity it will quickly become unusable.
Moisture-resistant GLK differs from the usual one:

  • in color, it is green, not gray;
  • it does not have a cardboard cover;
  • It has a high density.

Moisture resistance is ensured by a special substance that is applied on both sides and repels moisture.
There are two ways to decorate the walls with plasterboard:

  • Install the sheets on the frame of a plastic or metal profile, which will allow you to hide the tube liner, install fixtures built into the material. This method will help to create a unique design using multi-level designs.
    Finishing a combined bathroom in Khrushchev can become unusual if you install a small partition made of drywall and visually separate the toilet from the bath. The disadvantage of this finish in reducing the usable area.
  • Paste the walls with sheets of drywall. This method practically does not change the area of ​​the room. The only drawback is that the walls for gluing must first be prepared.
Finishing the GLK bathroom
Finishing the GLK bathroom

Tip. Using gypsum plasterboard to decorate the walls of the bathroom, it is advisable to finish around the bath with other materials - panels, tiles, since this place is constantly under the influence of moisture.

Installation of drywall is easy to do with your own hands, having studied the detailed instructions.
Installation takes place in several stages:

  • Cleaning and coating the walls with an antiseptic.
  • Installation of the profile frame.
  • Hemming drywall sheets on the installed crate.
  • Putty treatment.

After the drywall is installed, it can be faced in different ways:

  • To plaster and to cover with water-repellent paints.
  • Apply mosaic or tile.
  • Decorate the walls with natural and artificial stone.
  • Finish with cork.

Tip. The seams between the sheets of drywall should be carefully waterproofed.

Finishing the bathroom with ceramic tiles

Ceramic tile is a classic finishing solution that always remains relevant, especially since today there is a huge variety of this material.

Traditional and reliable cladding
Traditional and reliable cladding

Ceramic tile has excellent performance:

  • Hygiene It is easy to wash, clean, treat with disinfectants and it does not collect dirt.
  • Durability. She will serve for many years where other finishing materials will become worthless.
  • Decorativeness. Today there is a huge variety of tiles in color and size. Tile with drawings, decorative borders, ready-made panels will help create a unique design and an interesting design solution.

If a person does not have experience laying tiles, it is best to invite a master. Laying tiles is a very difficult task, requiring experience and accuracy so as not to spoil the material, especially if the tile is expensive.
If ceramic tiles are still decided to be installed on their own, then it should be remembered that the installation of tiles takes place in several stages:

  • Alignment of walls with plaster.
  • Primer surface moisture resistant composition.
  • Sticker tiles on the wall using a special pecking composition.

You need to work carefully, constantly monitor the styling level, because at the end of the work, errors and bumps are striking.

Tip. When choosing plaster, primer, glue and other materials for decorating the walls of the bathroom, it should be remembered that they must be moisture resistant.

Painting the walls of the bathroom

Wall painting is another classic version of wall decoration. For this, latex-based paints and varnishes or water-dispersible paints are used.
The process of painting the walls is as follows:

  • The walls are aligned and a smooth surface is created.
  • Walls are painted with a roller.
How painted walls look
How painted walls look

Tip. For small rooms of the bathroom, it is preferable to use light shades.

Wallpaper decoration

If before the decoration of the walls of the bathroom with wallpaper was impossible, today waterproof wallpaper has been created. It is very simple to find them in the store, they can be distinguished from ordinary ones by using a special sign on the label - three waves symbolize resistance to moisture.
For baths, it is best to choose acrylic or vinyl wallpapers.. They are ideal for rooms with a closed shower, as they have one weak point - the joints. If moisture gets there, the wallpaper will quickly become unusable.
Before gluing wallpapers to walls, you must:

  • Clear of previous coating.
  • Smooth with plaster, putty and primer.
  • Prepare the wallpaper for sticking - adjust the picture (you can learn and see how to do this using the video).
  • Mark the walls to make it easier to glue the wallpaper.
  • Apply glue to the wallpaper and stick it on the wall.

Tip. All materials for wall decoration: putties, primers, adhesives must be moisture resistant.

Can not be ruled out and wallpaper
Can not be ruled out and wallpaper

Decorative plasters

Decorative sanitizing plaster is a modern, practical material, which has an affordable price and good quality. Such a finish will create a coating resistant to steam and moisture.
Plaster has such advantages as:

  • Creates a waterproofing layer.
  • Absorbs moisture.
  • Easy to apply on walls.
  • Over time, it does not crack.
  • Is safe.

Using plaster, you can create a homogeneous - rough, modeling surface, and using stencils you can create beautiful ornaments that will give the room originality and unusualness.
The process of decorating walls with plaster is long and troublesome:

  • Apply sanitizing plaster - a layer of waterproofing.
  • Primer the surface.
  • To apply decorative plaster, having familiarized with the instruction.

Tip. The plaster can maintain its life if wax is applied on it, which will repel moisture.

Great finish
Great finish

Finishing the bathroom with plastic panels

Plastic panels are a convenient and economical finish option. They are made of plastic or polyvinyl chloride.
Advantages:

  • The panels are very light
  • Fireproof,
  • Moisture resistant
  • Durable
  • Easy to mount vertically, horizontally or at an angle.

For the bathroom, you can choose an interesting color, thanks to a variety of color schemes.When decorating a room with panels, you need to consider that they easily crack from an impact.
Before you start installing panels, you should choose how they will be attached:

  • on glue, using self-tapping screws;
  • or use a crate - slats that are attached to the wall.
Plastic panels are a good alternative to tiles.
Plastic panels are a good alternative to tiles.

Installation of panels is quite simple:

  • Choose the far corner of the room and start attaching the panels.
  • Mount horizontal rails, or clean the wall or drill holes for fasteners - depending on the type of fastening.
  • Installation of panels on the crate, gluing them or fastening with screws.
  • Fix the panels one at a time, and hide the gaps in the corner with the help of a trim profile or corners.

Tip. If there is a battery in the room, then a gap of 3-4 cm should be made between the battery and the panels to avoid deformation of the panels from temperature.

Other bathroom finishes

The walls of the bathroom can be made original using mosaics, glass tiles with a holographic pattern, wood. Finishing a combined bathroom in Khrushchev can become unusual if you use mirror tiles with other materials.
Starting to repair the bathroom, you should evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of the room and the possibility of using this or that material, view the photo. Given the features of the room, you can create a unique finishing solution that will create coziness and comfort.

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