Panel in the interior of the bathroom

No matter how high-quality your tile in the bathroom is, the monotony of the geometry of its masonry and the mathematical correctness of the background becomes annoying over time. And it doesn’t matter at all that it is framed by a beautiful frieze, and on the surface of the tile itself there are scatterings of brilliant inclusions. All the same, the soul longs for something new. Panels made of corrugated paper, mosaics, tiles can revive the interior. And do not think that such a design will cost fabulous money. It is not difficult to make it even with your own hands and from improvised materials. The main thing here is to know how to combine style and consumables. This is what we will deal with in detail. 

What panels are made of

The specifics of the microclimate in the room makes it necessary to focus on the selection of the type of material from which the image will be created in the future. It depends on its quality how successful and pretty the picture will turn out. You will be surprised, but adding a mosaic panel to the bathroom is not the only way to decorate it. The image can be posted from:

• ceramics;
• porcelain stoneware;
• wall panels;
• glass;
• mirrors.

Tile bathroom panel

Bathroom tile is by far the leading material that is in great demand on the market. The main advantage of ceramics is the breadth of the range, the magnificence of the color palette, ease of installation and budget solution. In the case of a bathroom, tiles have practically no drawbacks, with the exception of low strength. In principle, tiles are quite easy to break. The icing on it cracks and falls off the base even with a small impact. In general, if you are not going to use the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room as an arena for throwing darts, hammers and other projectiles, then you can safely assemble tile bathroom panels.

Porcelain stoneware

The material also has a high popularity rating. Sturdy, solid, one-piece, porcelain stoneware tiles are often used for flooring in public areas, so you can imagine their level of strength and durability.

Bathroom panel made of PVC panels

It is clear that plastic in decoration is used only in economy projects, so it is not necessary to rely on high-quality decor initially. This solution is relevant as a temporary option or in a situation where the owners prefer to frequently update the environment in the room. It will be possible to replace a boring picture with a new one in just a few hours and a modest amount if you assemble a plastic bathroom panel with your own hands.

Mosaic bathroom panel

photo tiles

A new word in interior design. With the help of such tiles create a panel for the bathroom in the brightest and richest colors. It can be any pattern or landscape. Photo tiles are often laid on the entire wall, although other options also look more than relevant. The most popular are exotic images with a riot of wildlife, beaches. Often found in the interior panels with waterfalls, colorful fish, giant jellyfish, pearl shells.Tile panels with photos of sailing boats and large images of blooming orchids harmoniously fit into the bathroom.

In modern interiors, you can often see family photos. It can be a solid picture or an image scattered in puzzles. To create a full-wall panel, you will need high-resolution photographs, and this will cost money. But small elements of such a mosaic for bathroom panels will cost much less. As an option, you can use several different photos. Photo tiles can be decorated not only on the wall. It looks good framed by doorways, mirrors. If you lay out a niche with it and equip it with competent lighting, then in general you can get an art object in the bathroom.

Before you make a tiled or plastic bathroom panel with an image from a family album, think carefully about whether you are ready to see this photo every day, and even several times? No matter how soon repairs are needed.

glass tiles

Glass panels can be made with a corrugated, matte or glossy surface. Wall decor is additionally equipped with all kinds of lights. The glass tiles used on the bathroom panels are offered in different shades, which allows you to lay out quite beautiful compositions from it.

A glass picture on the wall can become a bright accent. Similar decors are frequent guests of modern interiors. Holographic patterns look great on glass, so there is scope for a flight of fancy in this case.

Single-tile panels in the interior of the bathroom

Are you going to assemble a bathroom panel with your own hands, but do not have special practical skills in this matter? No problem! A single-tile panel will come to your aid. This is a special type of decor that carries a certain plot. Its theme can be geometry, the world of animals and plants, fantastic stories.

Drawing on the panel is applied in a bas-relief way. It always comes with additional ceramic constructions. Use the element to decorate narrow spaces in the room. The texture of the pattern on the bathroom panel from one tile allows you to enhance the visual effect of the decor. One of the latest hit solutions was the application of photos of celebrities and simply attractive appearance of people to the tiled surface.

What distinguishes such panels from traditional tiled ones? First of all, the dimensions of the decorative part. Secondly, single-tile options cannot be bought without an accompanying background. This allows them not to get lost and not lose relevance in the interior of the room.

From multiple elements

The most popular type of bathroom panel for do-it-yourself assembly. In this version, the drawing is assembled from several puzzles. But the elements have the same shape and are distinguished by evenness of the edges, which makes installation very easy for amateurs. The image can be divided according to the principle of a diptych, triptych, or unfold to the entire wall.

Tiled, pvc panels, bathroom panels are mounted in the traditional way. They are laid joint-to-joint so that no seams form, and the canvas has a solid appearance.

You don’t need to be seven spans in your forehead to understand that special frills and curly paintings, as in the case of mosaic panels for the bathroom, cannot be laid out here. Standard tiles do not accept any intricate turns, so the image will be strictly square or rectangular.

3D panel

Decor with a 3D effect for the bathroom is a real find. It allows you to imagine, usually a small space, quite voluminous, and sometimes limitless.

Volumetric images are applied to the bathroom panel tile by photo printing, therefore, in order to protect the photo print from damage, it is fired. After firing, the material will not be afraid of any aggressive influences. The fact is that during the firing process, the paints have time to penetrate deep into the tiled surface and securely fix there. Later, a layer of protective glaze will be applied to the tile, which will make it unusually attractive.

3D panels look truly unique in the interior. With its appearance, not only the perception of space changes, but also the course of time. Today you can order the manufacture of panels for the bathroom from corrugated paper, plastic, or even do it yourself, but still, three-dimensional images will always remain out of competition.. Tiled panels can also be made for a specific layout of the room.

What is also important is to correctly illuminate the wall picture so that it appears in all its glory. In practice, it is quite difficult to successfully implement all this, therefore, it is better not to try to assemble a 3D bathroom panel with your own hands without being a specialist in the construction field.

freesize

In the design business, this term refers to drawings without size restrictions. Pictures can be almost infinitely increased or combined.

This decor comes in two versions. The first is very convenient for decorating rooms with too high ceilings. The plot of such tiled mosaic or plastic panels for bathrooms is divided into parts vertically. The increase in size occurs due to the build-up of the canvas in the middle part. If these are images of a tree, then there is nothing to mix here. The roots will definitely go down, the branched crown will go up, but you can play with the trunk and stretch it as far as the interior requires.

The second version of freesize is a set of elements without clear boundaries. You won't get a clear picture, like a frigate or a flower, for example. On each tile of the bathroom panel in this case there is a completed episode with some parts of other components of the plot. This will allow you to assemble a picture according to your own visions. According to this principle, everything is created from the starry sky and abstract compositions to completely earthly field spaces. Moreover, all these panels for the bathroom are made from tiles of one set. We just show imagination and that's it! You can change the picture at any time.

The nuances of choosing a plot composition

“It is preferable that the picture is dominated by pastel colors, as bright plastic or mosaic panels in a small bathroom will “steal” the space”

When choosing a finish for a bathroom, one should not forget that the picture should become a full-fledged element of decor, which means it should harmoniously fit into the space both in terms of overall dimensions and color scheme.

In a small room, monochrome compositions will be more appropriate, possibly with medium-sized, but expressive images. It is preferable that pastel colors prevail in the picture, as bright plastic or mosaic panels in a small bathroom will “steal” the space.

In large rooms, you can choose compositions containing dark and contrasting colors. In order for the decor to fit into the already finished environment, you need to choose the right plot for it.

By interior styles

Abstract compositions are ideal for retro interiors.

To create a relaxing environment, beach landscapes, images of the inhabitants of the ocean depths, various shells are more suitable. Such panels on pvc panels should appear in a Mediterranean-style bathroom.

Classical interiors and baroque style are perfectly complemented by tiled masonry in delicate colors. The panel may contain natural landscapes, including images of various varieties of flowers, as well as photos of soaring butterflies.

Graphic paintings and mosaic panels are a godsend for an ethnic-style bathroom.

Oriental design directions of the room will require the brightness of color schemes and unusual ornaments. But for country music, on the contrary, everything should be decided in a restrained palette.

For bathrooms interpreted in the Provencal style, images of three-dimensional flowers with pastel-colored petals are relevant.

When choosing a panel for bathroom decor, make sure that the mosaic tiles have a matte surface and are light in color. For small rooms, you can safely choose materials that imitate any natural textures, for example: the color of skins, a cut of wood, bamboo.

As you can see, there are many options for solutions, and you need to listen to the advice of professionals, but still, what will be the panel for the bathroom: mosaic, plastic, glass or 3D, cheap or custom-made - it will be up to you to decide.

How not to make a mistake with the size of the panel?

Harmony should reign in the interior of any room, and the bathroom is no exception in this regard. In your desire to make her beautiful, it is important not to overdo it. Too much decor will spoil the atmosphere, and you won’t be able to calmly take a bath after a hard day at work.

Much will decide both the drawing and the size of the picture. Whatever the bathroom panel is made of - mosaic, pvc panels or other materials - it can be positioned so that it will either hide obvious flaws in the layout and design of the room, or put them on display.. The second option is not needed by anyone, so we focus on the first.

The easiest way to solve problems is for owners of large bathrooms. Here you can deploy images to the entire wall and come up with the most unusual decors. Mosaic dolphins, marinas, images of ships, especially sailboats, will look good on panels in the bathroom. As always, wildlife is in trend.

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In medium-sized bathrooms, you can’t turn around like that. Here, no more than 2/3 of the accent wall area can be allocated for decor. As for the subject, it can be anything.

In small rooms, you will have to adjust the perception of space at the visual level, so experts suggest highlighting one of its corners for the drawing. Decor doesn't even have to have a story. In this case, it can be at least a do-it-yourself panel of corrugated paper, at least a purchased abstraction that pleases with the clarity of the contours.

If there are children in the house, you can focus on them and make the bathroom a favorite place. To make it more interesting for kids to wash and learn the basics of hygiene, it is recommended to place images of cartoon and fairy-tale characters on the wall of the room. Just try to keep the water theme. Let it be mosaic bathroom panels with images of Nemo, Dory, the Little Mermaid or a whole plot from Moidodyr. Older children will love images of pirates, wild animals, something from the theme of travel.

Original panels for the bathroom with your own hands

“For non-specialists, people who do not have special knowledge in needlework, it is best to start working on a mosaic bathroom panel”

Buy and hire or make your own? Eternal question.Both options are worth considering, however, if you really want to get a room with an exclusive interior, it is still better to work on the decor in person. Not only is the process positive, but the idea will also cost much less.

For non-specialists, people who do not have special knowledge in needlework, it is best to start working on a bathroom panel from a mosaic. In order for everything to work out with a guarantee, and if something didn’t work out, it would not be noticeable to others, you need to stop at abstraction. Find a suitable picture and transfer it to a large drawing paper or plywood sheet.

Smalt can become a working material. It is affordable and comes in a wide variety of colors. Decide on a palette and buy smalt in every color, even with a small margin. Before you start laying out the bathroom mosaic on the wall, try to practice the process on the floor. Lay out the workpiece, and lightly smearing it with glue, put the mosaic elements in their places. Evaluate the resulting masterpiece, and if everything suits you, then you can safely smear the surface prepared for decor with building glue, and start transferring smalt onto it one by one. At the end of the masonry process, grout the gaps with grout.

If there is no money even for smalt, then take into circulation the battle of tiles, and even better porcelain stoneware. A bathroom panel from such a tile will turn out no worse than a mosaic one. You can get hold of consumables at any hardware store for free.

With the same ease, stone and glass decors are created.

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Decoupage technique will help to decorate the bathroom cheaply and beautifully. The selected pattern in this case is also printed on tracing paper or film, after which it can be used to create a plastic panel in the bathroom with your own hands. This option is also suitable for decorating tiled masonry, they just apply a colored film on tiles or pvc panels after placing the base on the wall. So that the picture does not lose its beauty, it must be opened with a protective layer of varnish after installation. Naturally, it should be colorless. Perhaps such a panel, created by oneself, will not last long in the bathroom, but you can always change it with a new one, right?

Another interesting idea can be the creation of wall decor from wine corks. Making a composition from such material is easy. The corks are attached to the base in the frame using a glue gun or the composition "Dragon". They can be cut in half lengthwise or across, thus increasing the amount of material. Corks can be painted or laid in any order.

Luxurious in the interior of a shabby chic bathroom will look like a panel of corrugated paper with images of peonies. You can work on its creation both yourself, and order a picture from a specialist.

Panel Assembly Technique Recommendations

It is not too difficult to make a bathroom panel from mosaic or other materials, but it is not quite simple either. As with any job, there are nuances here. Try your hand at the simplest design projects, for example, providing a single-tile panel in the bathroom interior. If you have laid a tile at least once, then you will cope with the task of installation perfectly well.

With prefabricated paintings will have to tinker. The image needs to be perfectly joined and not skewed, so you need to work with plumb lines and threads to mark the wall for masonry. Laying out a full-wall tile panel in the bathroom should start from the bottom, starting from the baseboard or the edge of the bath.

Not ready to mess around with small items? You can use the production blanks of paintings. In them, pebbles, pieces of glass or tiles are already fixed on a special grid, so you just need to transfer all this beauty to the wall by imprinting the grid into a layer of construction adhesive. The existing gaps after drying of the composition are rubbed with a rubber spatula with a special compound.

Conclusion

Making a spectacular bathroom panel with your own hands is a great way not only to express yourself. The interior, updated with soul, will definitely cheer up all households, and is guaranteed to turn a simple bathroom into a paradise where you can relax your body and soul. So if your fantasy is wild, and your hands are ready to work wonders, do not hold back your impulses. Who knows, maybe this will become not just your hobby, but will serve as an impetus for starting a full-fledged business?

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