Stickers in the bathroom: varieties, tips for choosing and sticking

Decorative stickers - an invention that brought interior design to a new level. Appearing in France, products quickly gained popularity. Many people liked the opportunity to update the appearance of the room in a minute. Today, the range of such products is very wide, which allows everyone to choose an option to their liking. Consider the types of stickers suitable for the bathroom, as well as understand the nuances of their use.

Many of today's stickers are water resistant. Such products are suitable for use in the bathroom, because they do not deform and do not lose the brightness of shades due to high humidity. Their advantages are obvious.

• These stickers calmly tolerate temperature changes and water splashes, while maintaining a flawless appearance. Some even suggest exposure to water. At the same time, they become voluminous, which delights children and adults.
• A wide range allows you to choose a picture that fits perfectly into a particular interior.
• Products are easily glued without requiring special knowledge and skills.
• Bored images are quickly removed without leaving traces, which often allows you to change the atmosphere in the bathroom without high financial costs.
• Stickers can successfully mask surface defects (scratches, cracks, stains).
• Such decorative elements do not require complicated maintenance. Sometimes it is enough to wipe them with a clean rag.
• Correctly pasted drawings will serve more than one year without losing attractiveness.
• You can stick stickers not only on the walls, but also on other surfaces, which opens up scope for creativity.

Stickers come in matte and glossy. The first option is ideal for the decoration of painted walls. In such cases, the images appear drawn on the surface. Stickers of the second type often decorate tiles, plumbing, household appliances. Such products shimmer in the light and require periodic wiping, as they leave prints.

And also all decorative stickers can be divided into color and black and white. The first type is very popular with children. Suitable color drawings and decor for rooms decorated in neutral colors. If the bathroom has a bright finish, or you prefer minimalism, you can focus on black or white products. They allow you to give the interior a personality without too much variegation.

Among other things, stickers differ in the materials from which they are made. Let's consider the main options.

Such products are environmentally friendly and absolutely safe. They do not contain harmful chemicals, which allows the use of products in families with small children. Stickers are easy to stick and remove. The color scheme and design variations of the drawings are very wide.

There are several subspecies of vinyl stickers that are important to distinguish.

• Models consisting of paper backing, vinyl backing and protective film. Such products are not suitable for bathroom design. The fact is that the paper base quickly softens with high humidity. Accordingly, the picture loses its appeal.
• Non-woven options. This component prevents condensation under the sticker. This helps reduce the risk of mold or mildew. However, the service life of such models is low.
• Drawings made entirely of vinyl. Such products are durable, resistant to moisture and are well suited for the bathroom. However, there is a significant drawback. Vinyl cannot breathe. Therefore, the likelihood of the appearance of a fungus under the pattern over time is quite high.

Externally, such stickers are very similar to vinyl. However, the material gives them some significant advantages.

• The presence of micropores allows products to pass air. This minimizes the likelihood of developing fungi under the picture.
• The composition contains antiseptic components. They also inhibit the development of harmful microorganisms.
• The material is quite durable and wear-resistant. Among all the options, silicone models are considered the most durable.

Of course, such stickers only look like mirrors. In fact, they consist of a completely different material. There are vinyl varieties, and there are acrylic products. The second ones are a little more expensive, but they differ in durability.

When choosing a picture, you should focus on the purpose of the sticker (to entertain the child or simply decorate the room), bathroom design and personal taste.

• Marine theme is the most popular option. In the bathroom, such images look as natural as possible. Whales, dolphins, beautiful fish, bright jellyfish and other inhabitants of the seas will make the room lively and interesting. And also it can be a picturesque seascape, a beach with green palm trees, shells and crabs. There are many options. The 3D options look especially impressive.

• Baby stickers are especially colorful. The same marine theme here can be expressed not with ordinary fish, but with cartoon characters with funny faces. If your child likes land animals more, you can decorate the walls with images of giraffes, lions and other animals. The boy can be delighted with sailboats or submarines on the walls of the bathroom, and the girl can be delighted with the fabulous Little Mermaid. You can create a real magical world indoors. This will help to accustom the child to water procedures. The kid himself will strive to the bathroom to wash his hands or take a bath together with fairy-tale characters.

• Eco style also blends harmoniously into the bathroom. Flowers, exotic plants, trees, or even whole landscapes can successfully decorate a room.

• Abstract drawings Ideal for décor in modern-style bathrooms. These are geometric patterns that transform the space and emphasize the style of the interior.

• Stickers with text. usually chosen by young people who want to express their position in life or to cheer themselves and their guests. These may be phrases regarding the use of water procedures or simply interesting quotes. Often the words in such stickers are combined with the corresponding drawings (images of soap bubbles, a bathtub on curly legs, a shower head, a rubber duck and so on).

• Stickers with humor. It can be funny sketches on the subject of hygiene (for example, a big tooth with a brush or a little man soaping his head), emoticons or funny inscriptions with graphic accompaniment.

Stickers can be glued on walls, furniture, mirrors, plumbing. Only non-slip images should be placed on the bottom of the bathtub and floor (for safety reasons).

It is undesirable to paste wallpaper on stickers, long-painted walls with peeling paint, concrete, plaster. In such cases, traces may remain after deleting the picture. Also, surfaces with grease spots (stickers will not adhere well) cannot be pasted.

The place where the picture will be located must be degreased and wiped dry. The sticker is gradually pressed to the surface. At the same time, the substrate is removed from it. Then the drawing is ironed, the protective film is removed.

See how to stick stickers in the video below.