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HELP! Wallpaper ideas for powder guest bath

7 hours ago
last modified: 1 hour ago

Help me choose a wallpaper for this guest/powder bath!

The vanity is RH Shagreen, so it already has quite a bit of texture.

At this point, I’m completely open to ideas—wallpaper, paint, or even leaving the walls as they are. I’d love to make the room feel elevated and pulled together without having too much competing for attention.

I also realize the artwork is fighting with the hand towels, so that can absolutely be changed.

Thank you a million for any input! I’m open to all suggestions.


Comments (13)

  • PRO
    7 hours ago

    You can use paint or wallpaper to finish the room.

    Just make sure the item you select doesn't lean blue or green.






    ellirih thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 6 hours ago

    Thank you for the recommendations!! Keep them comin gplease.

    Would it be a crime to do something like this // something more bold. ::


  • 5 hours ago

    I do not think the art is “fighting with the hand towel.” I think it looks fine. It is quirky... but it is also a fact of life that a bit of the unexpected can add a lot to a space. It is really all in the details... As Charles Eames said: “The details are not the details. They make the design.”


    All of that said: My take on the space is that, for a guest bath, it is oftentimes helpful to approach the space with the general mindset of it being a hotel bathroom. And for that, imo, your art is a bit strong. Art is a very personal thing. And I can understand that you may want the bathroom to be a bit dramatic. But there are other ways to introduce drama. You could get a leopard print soap dispenser. Maybe more dramatic light fixtures(s). Your art does not need to look like the guest(s) just landed at Little House on the Prairie - but they should not be scared to go into the bathroom. :)


    Wallpaper is also very taste specific. So my suggestion would be to just get art that is more guest friendly, and take it from there. Hopefully, whatever lighting you have in the space is dimmable - so that guests can set their own lighting levels, for mood and comfort.


  • PRO
    2 hours ago

    I like the dark walls I would make sure your guests get a nice caddy for their stuff they need ,nothing in the shelf under the sink. Maybe a couple of huge bath towels there but not in that pattern you show with the one on the counter , that does nothing for the space as far as inviting .A nice one piece toilet would have been a good choice . No TP sitting on the toilet that is wy you have the basket and something aliitle more upscale for the lighting.Sorry thought guest bath but this is just a PR right ? If that is the case then wallpaper is a great choice on all the walls , PRs can be way over the top in a very fun way.

    ellirih thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 2 hours ago

    I do not think it is a powder room. But if it is - do whatever you want in there. But no cloth hand towels. You need disposable hand towels for a powder room.

  • 1 hour ago

    It is a powder bath used mostly by guests.

  • 1 hour ago

    I like a bathroom to have wallpaper. It makes the least interesting room the most interesting. Here are some ideas I found.

  • 1 hour ago
    last modified: 10 minutes ago

    Digging your last three options the most RedRyder.

    Another room in the home is done in york shibori wallpaper ( hoping this helps create visual language )

    Shibori by York 'Modern::


  • 1 hour ago

    No, it doesn’t help. That room has nothing up do with the bathroom.


    And you need to specify whether this is for a guest bathroom or a powder room.


  • 1 hour ago

    We want the house to feel intentionally designed rather than like each room was decorated independently so attaching sample of paper used in another room in home should help.

  • 1 hour ago

    These two rooms are not similar:


    And you expect guests to use the bathroom.


    You are not specifying whether it is a powder room - or whether it is a guest bathroom (as you state in your original post).


    I have noted my thoughts about the situation, if it is a guest bathroom.


    Other than that good luck to you. And your guests.