Wallpapers for Wet Rooms

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Wallpepper's Coral Tree MD-15 designed by Masha Donskaya

Yes! You can wallpaper your bathroom. Two wallpaper companies have developed a waterproof wallpaper collection with amazing designs to update any bland bathroom, without fear.


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Think wallpaper and bathrooms don’t mix? Think again. Thanks to cutting-edge innovations from leading wallpaper brands, you can now bring bold prints, textures, and colour into the most unexpected room of the house – without worrying about steam, splashes or mildew.

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Équilibre / WP-114 designed by Walpepper’s Creative team

WP/H2O is a technical waterproof, heat-resistant and moisture-proof material. This innovative system is scratch resistant and very strong, as it is composed by smooth pressed-glass-fibres sheets coated with a special antibacterial protective covering. This material is flame-retardant and can be easily cleaned with common detergents. Developed by the WallPepper group wallpaper company to transform bland bathrooms into an unexpected surprising world.

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Low-Fi designed by Wladimiro Bendandi.

WET System is the WALL&decò patented waterproof wallpaper for bathrooms, humid environments and wet areas. A revolution in the wallpaper world with surface application possibilities from tiled surfaces to plasterboard, PVC and glass surfaces. WET System won the German Design Award 2024 in the Category Excellent Product Design. 

On the local front, Cara Saven‘s Vividtex is a water-resistant wallpaper ideal for bathroom settings.


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