The walls in the bathroom are decorated using various materials. Compared to other rooms, the process has its own characteristics. Finishing materials used in wet rooms, in addition to decorative properties, also meet certain functional criteria. They allow you to use the created facing coating for many years. Very often, tiles are used for these purposes. In addition to tiles, bathroom walls are decorated with plaster, stone, plastic panels, mosaics, moisture-resistant wallpaper and film, and painted. Each option is good in its own way, and the price range is wide. This allows you to choose practical material according to your budget. repair work. The photo below shows a beautifully decorated room with a bathtub.
Artificial and natural stone
Depending on the supplier, the colors are also available in different colors. Additionally, white dampening paint as well as regular wall paint with tinting paint can be mixed with the desired shade as long as you decide to use a light shade; finally, the base in this case is the color of the white wall.
Some colors are more commonly used in the bathroom than others. This is due to the color effect that is attributed to them. What ratio of color to final mixture ultimately depends on personal taste. However, for small bathrooms, you should not use colors that are too dark as they also reduce the size of the room and darken it. Especially in the bathroom, we like to light it in front of the mirror. The dark wall paint "swallow" gives a lot of light, and the bright color reflects the light.
Bathroom wall decoration is designed to create a beautiful, original interior, so it should be practical. This requires a special approach in order to decorate the room brightly, stylishly, uniquely and at the same time functionally. The combined decor option is shown in the photo below.
For these purposes they are used different kinds finishing. New materials are gradually replacing traditional ones. When choosing the best way to decorate the walls in the bathroom, you should take into account that the room has its own special microclimate. Therefore, the facing coating must have the following characteristics:
Medium and high cost materials
When it comes to bathroom paints, you don't have to limit yourself to just one color. If you like it, you can combine colors. It makes sense to use white as a neutral color. In addition to colorful dispersion paints There are also colorful tiles for the walls. In addition to the simple color effect, the pattern, relief and size of the tile can also be selected for decorative fine grinding.
Also keep in the bathroom what they promise: wall tattoos
By the way: Did you know that tiles can also be painted on? With matching tile colors, bathroom tiles can be painted in different colors or vice versa. Practical for all those who want to add new accents to the bathroom without renovating. However, not everyone knows that they also make a good figure in the bathroom. 
Self-adhesive motifs consist of a thin vinyl film. Wall tattoos stick to most smooth surfaces and can therefore also be installed in the bathroom on tiles or painted walls.
- be resistant to high levels of humidity and temperature changes;
- do not require specific care;
- be environmentally friendly and hygienic.
An important role is played by the durability and strength of the created decor. In terms of saving money, a good option for wall cladding is one that is easy to install. This allows you to do all the work yourself.
If, however, the bathroom walls are painted with special dampening paints, the adhesive ability of the wall motifs may be limited. It has to do with interaction. chemical composition paint and glue used for wall tattoos. Most manufacturers offer practical test wall tattoos that allow you to check if your paint is compatible with your bathroom wall tattoo.
Inexpensive finishing materials
The variety of wall motifs for the bathroom is great. From relaxing words to wellness and relaxation to botanical motifs, decorations or unusual paintings, there are wall art of all sizes, shapes and also colors. In this way, motifs can also provide color neutrality on a neutral wall.
Finishing methods
When planning or carrying out repairs, the issue of choosing a working material is relevant. There are a lot of options for how to decorate the walls in the bathroom. From these, you should choose a design method that best suits your financial capabilities, aesthetic preferences, and is practical.
If desired, you can easily remove a wall tattoo. So this means for a bathroom wall tattoo. Sticks to smooth surfaces, there are also when tattoo designs are available in many different colors, can be easily replaced if necessary. So here, without any repairs or efforts, decorative elements come to the wall in the bathroom.
Looking Around - Bathroom Wall Murals
What at that time could only bring a compassionate glance and a soft smile from our colleague is now a proven means of decorating a bathroom wall. The reasons for this are now revealed to you. Thus, photographs can be placed on the bathroom wall.
Bathroom finishing ceramic tiles- This is a classic option, used for more than one century, but has not lost its relevance to this day. The tiles are also used to decorate entrances, saunas, baths, office floors, hospitals, and public institutions. The scope of application is very wide.
It is represented on the market in a wide range. The plates are produced by pressing clay-based mixtures followed by firing in special ovens at 1200 degrees.
Bathrooms are rarely fully tiled and therefore provide only wall surfaces where photographs find space. There are also photos and photographs that are suitable for use in damp areas, made of acrylic or equipped with an appropriate frame. Bathrooms are getting bigger and humidity doesn't soften things up. . That's why today it's hardly worth designing a bathroom wall with your favorite images. You shouldn't hang a Picasso under the shower, but prints, photographs, frames and specially coated canvas paintings have a place in the bathroom.
Tiles are divided into:
- glazed, coated with a special layer;
- unglazed, without protective coating.
The latter option has a natural texture and an attractive natural appearance. But due to the lack of a protective layer, unglazed tiles are not suitable for decorating wet rooms.
Products are produced various sizes and shapes: square, rectangular, in the form of circles, ovals, hexagons, triangles. It comes in a variety of color options and textures.
Our second picture shows how accent colors come into a bathroom with wall murals. Combine colorful paintings, also abstract ones, with colorful wall surfaces. On the other hand, it is possible to avoid colors entirely, as our third example shows. Contours, shapes and contrast are concentrated here.
Let there be light - Decorative lighting in the bathroom
By the way, with a wall design in black and white, you are completely in line with the trend. This is practical in that white walls can simply remain white and can be designed with black or black and white pictures on the wall. And this applies not only to the living room, but also to the bathroom. 
When lighting a bathroom, you need to consider some factors that are not found in the living room. A bath is often classified as a wet room and therefore has different electrical installation requirements.
There are non-standard products with metal, mirror or stone inserts.
Along with tiles, manufacturers offer dividing borders for decoration.
The advantages of this finishing material are:
- high mechanical strength;
- beautiful decorative appearance;
- resistance to aggressive substances, fire, temperature changes, high humidity;
- easily combined with other materials used to decorate bathroom walls;
- harmless from an environmental point of view, hygienic;
- maintainability, ease of maintenance.
The tiles in the interior are shown in the photo below.
Three of these areas are so-called protection zones or protection zones, for which special lighting regulations apply. Consult an electrician. Lamps are not prohibited in these protection areas, but they must belong to certain safety classes.
Decorative wall lighting can have many faces in a bathroom. In wall niches, as irreplaceable places, like on the walls or around the mirror: multi-faceted lighting divides the bathroom into several levels and brings a different mood to the room, not just the gloomy neon lamp on the ceiling.
A traditional disadvantage is the complexity of installation, which requires careful preparation of the bathroom walls.
For repairs, you can either select tiles yourself or use ready-made collections from manufacturers. The price range is wide: from budget options to luxury ones. What makes it possible to choose best option tiles for covering walls.
To illuminate the bathroom wall, you can also think about a mirror and its use. Anyone who stands in front of a mirror wants to see an undistorted image of himself. Therefore, one-way lighting is unfavorable, as well as light that comes only from below or above. Ideally, the light from a bathroom mirror comes out from the top and evenly from the sides. If the lighting around the bathroom mirror also looks good, like the artist's closet-style mirror lighting in our painting, you've killed two birds with one stone.
Plastering
Plaster is another common way to finish bathroom walls. It is a mixture of a binder, fillers, and additional components. Both natural and artificial ingredients are used in production.
The base of the compositions can be cement-sand or gypsum.
Mirror, mirror - Decorative bathroom mirror
And where we are already in lighting mirrors in the bathroom, we should perhaps devote ourselves to mirrors. As practical as a bathroom mirror, as good as it gets. That's why the motto: decorating the walls in the bathroom? Beautiful mirrors make this possible.
Wall mirrors are available in all sizes and designs. Whether an antique flea market, a furniture store or a designer store, with a mirror, will have a decisive influence on the style of the bathroom. You can differentiate between full body mirrors and smaller wall mirrors. Full body mirrors are available as both a mirror and as a wall mirror.
The most common fillers are:
- polymer granules;
- cellulose fibers;
- stone chips;
- glass.
Plastering allows you to create a smooth coating as well as a textured one. The addition of pigments produces a wide variety of colors and shades. An example of how to finish with Venetian is shown below in the photograph.
Looks good and comfortable - Decorative lamps in the bathroom
Mirrors for the trend: round mirrors without frills. If you want to invest a lot of money in your bathroom, you can easily do so in the form of fittings. The price list for cool fittings is open above. But the investment is worth it. 
Wall mounted faucets are available in simple and elegant designs. But there are also retro models that are modeled after faucets from the 1930s. If you like it authentic, you can of course also look for flea markets or online after originals from the 30s, 40s, 50s. However, in the case of taps such as those shown in the sample, you should avoid the practical function of a single-lever mixer, with which the water temperature can be easily adjusted.
The advantages of the created finish are:
- plaster allows you to cover the entire work surface to be decorated with an integral (solid) layer without seams;
- combines well with similar materials;
- resistance to various influences, long service life, easy maintenance;
- the base does not require special preparation.
When using plaster there is a possibility of cracking. This is especially typical for new buildings whose shrinkage has not been completed.
Use areas - decorate niches and projections
Many bathrooms have wall overhangs or reverse wall recesses that occur when pipes and pipes are lined with drywall. To keep those corners and edges out of the room, our advice is to simply decorate. 
The finish can be chosen to suit the bathroom. Those who prefer a nautical style can complete the look with shells, feathers, driftwood and baskets.
Our advice: It is better to wear large items instead of layering many small items on the surface. It's tempting, but it doesn't look very good and needs to be cleaned. 
While decoration can be coordinated thematically in the bathroom, there is of course also the possibility of creating a color interaction. Our last two examples show a color scheme for neutral bathrooms using decorative pieces placed on niches and ledges. Overhangs can also be made with plants.
When choosing plaster, preference is given to waterproof mixtures. Façade options based on polymers and epoxy resins are well suited for wet rooms.
Painting the walls
Bathroom walls are painted quite often. This is due to the large selection of compositions on the construction market. Based on the substances included, paints are divided into several types. They are presented below in the table. Their main characteristics are also given there.
| № | View | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | acrylic | The basis of the composition is acrylic polymer, the additives are marble chips and titanium dioxide |
| 2 | latex | resistant to detergents chemicals, exposure to moisture |
| 3 | silicone | it can be applied to substrates various types: concrete, brick, plastered |
| 4 | silicate | This moisture and temperature resistant paint is made from liquid glass with the addition of resin, silicon, metal oxides (to obtain different colors) |
The silicone version combines the advantages of latex and acrylic compounds.
Interior decoration using paint is shown in the photo below.
During repairs, walls and ceilings are covered with paint. It can be combined with other types or finishing options. This is the most affordable method of registration. An undoubted advantage of decorating is the ability to do the work yourself. The durability and aesthetics of the coating depend not only on the quality of the material, but also on the skill of applying the paint.
Decoration with plastic panels, plasterboard covering
Plastic is another material for finishing walls in the bathroom. They can completely decorate the entire room. The products are made from polyvinyl chloride, which in its normal state does not pose a health hazard.
There are ceiling and wall varieties of plastic panels. The differences lie in strength, flexibility, and thickness of the material.
Laminated panels – a good option for the bathroom, what you can use to decorate the walls. They are characterized by increased resistance to various influences due to the presence of a special protective layer (film).
The advantages of plastic are as follows:
- large range of products;
- ease of maintenance;
- allows you to hide communications: sewer pipes, water supply, heating system;
- simpler installation compared to materials used for similar purposes;
- the base does not need to be perfectly prepared.
But the material has some disadvantages:
- impenetrable to steam;
- less resistant to mechanical stress than tiles;
- During installation, the volume of the room is reduced.
The photo above shows the plastic coating option.
Quite often, when remodeling and needing to level out curved surfaces, the question arises: what can the walls be made of in the bathroom? One option is to use moisture-resistant drywall for these purposes.
This material allows you to build interior walls, insulate and soundproof the room. When finishing, drywall is covered with tiles, wallpaper, painted, and sheathed with plastic panels.
Gypsum board is easy to install and cheap, but if the rooms are small, their volume will decrease even more.
Plastic is one of the cheapest ways to create decor and additional protection for the base. To avoid having to deal with uneven walls for a long time, panels and waterproof plasterboard are the best options to choose from. .
Mosaic covering
Mosaic is a magnificent, bright coating that can be created from small fragments of ceramics, glass, stone, smalt, and metal.
The options for finishing the walls in the bathroom in terms of color, size and shape of the elements are very different.
Coverage is made in two ways:
- gluing individual pieces by hand;
- using ready-made options.
The first case is a painstaking, labor-intensive, time-consuming process. But at the same time an exclusive result is achieved.
The second way to decorate is much faster and easier.
Mosaics on a plastic base are sold on the market. It is easy to fasten; no special skills are required from the worker.
In addition to the spectacular appearance, mosaic has the following positive characteristics:
- mechanical strength, long service life;
- excellent hygienic properties;
- the created coating has no joints.
The disadvantages depend on the material used to create the mosaic. The coating itself and its installation are expensive.
Mosaic is a beautiful, practical, but expensive design option. WITH correct installation Only professionals can handle it piece by piece. The panels can be installed by less experienced people.
Pasting wallpaper and special film
If the question is about how to cover the walls in the bathroom, then for these purposes you can use wallpaper or self-adhesive film.
Paper versions of canvases disappear immediately. Vinyl or glass wallpaper are suitable options. When using the former, the advantages are as follows:
- relatively low price of the material, but more expensive than painting;
- magnificent decorative appearance and a huge variety of product ranges;
- Wallpapering can be done independently.
Despite the water resistance of vinyl varieties of products, moisture penetrates into the joints over time, which renders the coating unusable. Photo wallpapers allow you to create beautiful decorations. The photo below shows a possible result of their use.
Fiberglass is a more suitable option for covering the walls in the bathroom. This durable material is not afraid of dampness, mold, and protects the base. But the price is higher than that of vinyl analogues.
Self-adhesive is made on the basis of polyvinyl chloride. The front side contains a decorative design, and the back side contains a layer of glue covered with paper.
They produce different versions of the film:
- matte;
- glossy;
- with 3d effect;
- mirrored;
- plain or with patterns;
- copying the texture of fabric, wood, tiles, mosaics, cork and other materials.
They can serve for at least 5 years, are durable, and easy to stick on. It is also very easy to care for the coating. The film has fairly good moisture-proofing ability, which helps protect the base.
A significant drawback is sensitivity to elevated temperatures. Poor quality products may stretch.
Wallpaper and self-adhesive film allow you to quickly decorate your bathroom without significant expense. Before work, defects in the base surface should be well repaired.
Finishing with natural and artificial stone, wood
To decorate wet rooms, natural (marble, granite and others) and artificial species stone But this method, due to its high cost, has not received significant distribution. You also need to hire a specialist to create the cladding. The material is heavy, which places special demands on its installation.
In addition to these disadvantages, the coating has excellent practical characteristics. It has been used for many decades without any changes.
Artificial analogue natural stone similar in properties, but cheaper in price.
Also decorating a bathroom with wood is good choice. But this is an expensive way. Wood must first be treated with special solutions: fire retardants, antiseptics, anti-rot compounds, varnishes, paints.
Design when using wood requires a combination of all interior elements. The harmonious cladding with boards is shown in the photo below.
Stone and wood are expensive methods of decoration. They require the involvement of specialists. But the result can exceed your wildest expectations in appearance and practicality.
Alternative design options
New generation materials for wall decoration in the bathroom are constantly appearing. One of these is agglomerate. It resembles tile, but is more durable and abrasion resistant. The slabs are easy to install. However, the material is expensive.
Decoration can be made using the following materials:
- linoleum;
- glass;
- mirrors
Finishing using various materials is shown in the photo below.
Various materials that meet operational requirements are suitable for design.
A wide variety of materials are suitable for wall cladding in the bathroom. By using correct installation You can get great results from each of them. Nevertheless, the decisive factor in the choice should be the compliance of the created coating with the conditions inside the room being designed. The most budget option is coloring. This is followed by wallpaper, film and plastic panels. Other methods require large investments.
The most popular materials when decorating a bathroom are discussed in the video below.
An alternative finishing option using quartz vinyl is demonstrated in the following video.
Combination allows you to get a unique design. Savings are achieved by doing the work yourself. Which also stimulates creative activity and develops construction skills.