• November 22, 2011

Wallpaper in the Bathroom

Add pattern and color to a white bathroom

Bathrooms, Inspiration,


Image from Pinterest

Lately, I have been strangely drawn to wallpaper, which is crazy because I know from personal experience just how difficult it is to remove.


Image from Apartment Therapy

I am the same person who adamantly hated wallpaper and swore I would never do that to our beautiful plaster walls. Well, never say never…

I am considering indulging my wallpaper lust, but starting small by hanging it in our tiny powder room.


Our power room is in the midst of getting a few updates. We recently purchased an Ann sink from IKEA. It is about the only sink that I could find that fit our requirements of being affordable and small enough to work in the space. We also tiled behind the sink to prevent problems with water splashing onto the walls.

And I am considering the Mme. Jeanne wallpaper from Grow House Grow. The pattern is loosely based on mollusk scallop shells. I like how it mimics the round shape of the sink.

Hmmmmm…will I regret this? It isn’t as easy as painting over the walls if I change my mind.

Comments { 3 }
  1. Erin

    No do it! I am a huge fan of wallpaper in old homes. There are so many amazing wallpaper companies now. I saw this laundry room on design sponge that was like emerald green with black white and gold (yes gold) pagoda/asian style, with white wainscotting and a little chandelier and love it! I think small spaces like bathrooms, laundry rooms, office, are great places to get super playful with wallpaper especially when it’s broken up on some sort of molding or tile. Do it!


  2. Ann

    I’m told, and sure hope I’m right, that if the wall is prepared correctly it’s easy to remove. I had mine done professionally so I can only assume it was.


  3. Katherine

    We have a “powder room” that’s about the size of a postage stamp and I’ve been thinking about doing this same thing. I wallpapered our stair risers and I’ve got a lot left over but I don’t know if that would be in poor taste to use the same wallpaper in two places?


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