Is Wallpaper a Good Idea for Bathrooms?
Is Wallpaper a Good Idea for Bathrooms? Yes, wallpaper is a good idea for bathrooms, but the right answer depends on which bathroom you're talking about, and which wallpaper you're considering. Get those two answers right and wallpaper is one of the most rewarding things you can do to a bathroom. Get them wrong and you'll be peeling it off within a year. We've been selling wallpaper at Mahone's since 1969, and the bathroom question comes up more than almost any other. The hesitation is understandable- water, steam, humidity, tile grout. But the fear usually traces back to a single experience: a grandparent's bathroom where the paper bubbled and peeled above the tub. That paper was almost certainly a wood-pulp, paper-backed product installed in a room with no ventilation fan. The world of wallpaper has changed significantly since then, and so has our understanding of which rooms need which substrates. Here's the honest version. Can You Actually Put Wallpape...