Ideas & planning
Can you put wallpaper in a bathroom or kitchen?
Quick answer
Yes – choose a scrubbable paper such as our Premium or Luxe, make sure the room is well ventilated with an extractor fan, use a suitable adhesive, and keep it away from areas of direct water such as inside showers and immediately behind sinks and hobs.
Where to paper
Above a dado or tiling, cloakrooms, the wall opposite a bath, or a breakfast area in a kitchen.
Where not to paper
Inside showers, splashbacks, and anywhere that gets regularly soaked.
Designs to try
Geometric
Stafford Diamond Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Botanical
Rossiter Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Botanical
Magnolia Leaf Sprig Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Mid-Century
Hammond Atomic Star Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Spots & Dots
Edmund Painted Spot Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Tropical
Nolan Rainforest Wallpaper
3 colourways · 64 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Terrazzo
Hawthorne Terrazzo Wallpaper
3 colourways · 26.5 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Check & Plaid
Brandon Windowpane Check Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Questions & answers
Will wallpaper peel in a bathroom?
Poor ventilation and direct water are the main causes. Ventilate well and avoid splash zones.
Which patterns suit bathrooms?
Marble, Moroccan tile effects, botanicals and tropical prints are popular.
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