How To Choose The Best Wallpaper For a Bathroom: Part 1

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Finding bathroom wallpaper ideas can be a difficult task, some might even view a bathroom as one of the more challenging environments to style. To help get you started with picking a style for your bathroom wallpaper, we’ve compiled a range of tips for picking wallpaper colours, wallpaper patterns and creating the kind of theme you have in mind:

Which vinyl wallpaper works best in the bathroom?

The fact that there’s moisture within the bathroom space, is a concern but one that can be placated. We will cover ways to deal with this concern later. For some people, choosing their bathroom space is more about not ending up with a standard white and chrome design scheme. Although, there’s nothing wrong with an elegant design scheme, but with bathroom wallpaper, you have a vehicle to emphasise and express any theme or atmosphere that you wish.

This wallpaper, for example, emphasises elegance by taking a vintage, floral-inspired twist. The artist, Jessica Warrwick, loves to illustrate the feeling of fun, whimsical movement combined with the opulent abundance of the natural world. The result is a bathroom wallpaper with muted tones that creates a classy environment.

Choose Your Prefernce from Options Like:

rustic wallpaper
modern wallpaper
floral wallpaper
landscape wallpaper
photographic wallpaper
textured wallpaper designs

Adding a Personal Touch

Unlike a shared space like a living room, which needs to be welcoming to guests, a bathroom is more of an experimental space. It’s popular when styling a bathroom to come across more striking themes and creativity, that relates strongly to a couple or someone’s personal taste. This means that the approach for designing your wallpaper will differ, depending on personal preference, the colour scheme, and fixtures you’ve chosen for the bathroom.

Bathrooms are often associated with the theme of nature which can be important to someone for a variety of reasons.

For some, nature is where they feel at peace. For others, the intricate detail and vibrant colours that nature serves to us on a platter are too much to resist when designing a bathroom wallpaper. Both the atmosphere created by nature and the detail of the wildlife and floral forms are important elements to a natural wallpaper.

The detail of the natural forms is brought to life by specific colours that have a purpose within the piece, the same way nature’s purpose within a bathroom wallpaper provides a sense of calm.

Selecting the right material on which to print your wallpaper

Bathrooms are wet spaces, subject to steam, splashes, spills and drips, wherever they might occur, so you need a wallpaper that will be able to stand the test of time. Steam is a primary factor that makes choosing a wallpaper for your bathroom a bit tricky. Steam can make wallpaper curl and decay designs, so it’s important to pick a durable surface to print your wallpaper on.

For starters choose solid vinyl, fabric-backed vinyl or paper-backed vinyl, as these provide the best splash proof wallpaper surfaces. Picking a plastic-based material will have result in a slight sheen or noticeable reflection, but the plastic nature of the material allows you to clean your wallpaper gently and easily. It also makes the wallpaper slightly water resistant, and this can help with any splashes of water or droplets of moisture left on the walls.

Vinyl wallpaper with a woven backing is also great for the bathroom, as it provides durability against slightly harsher scrubs and nicks. The textured nature of the wallpaper also provides creative room for enhancing the artwork or design. Certain imagery, like rustic wallpapers, vintage wallpapers and floral wallpapers can benefit from this additional texture for added intricate detail.

Part 2- coming soon…

For any practical advice or assistance, call the Tiletoria Sales Team or visit your closest showroom. Tiletoria Paarden Eiland is an official retailer of Robin Sprong Wallpaper so pop in store for inspiration or to get a quote.

Here’s Deon Bing’s Ultimate Guide to the Do’s and Don’ts of a Bathroom Renovation – Part 2

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Deon Bing knew from an early age that the outdoors were going to form a major part of his life. Surfing, trail running, lake swimming, skating and travelling – squeezing everything out of the day. Fast forward a few years and nothing has changed – his love for the environment has continued to grow. He’s been able to share these passions through his Radio Surf Report for nearly 3 decades. In addition, he brews and distributes his own craft beer and runs a video production company, Bing Digital. He has been an ambassador for Tiletoria for many years, and recently renovated his bathroom. Read about his experience, get some advice and inside tips before starting your own renovations.

What have you got available to spend on completing the bathroom renovation?

PLANNING AND BUDGET

The sanware and the tiles and all the pretty bits to make your bathroom look amazing are just a portion of the final costs.

Additional costs to consider are the adhesive and grout, new power points and light fittings, possibly plumbing upgrades, removal of the old bathroom tiles, basins and baths and delivery and storage of your new materials, ready for installation.

You’ll need to chat to the plumber and electrician before you start, as they’ll need to be there at the beginning during demolition as well as at particular stages along the way – i.e. making sure the power to your backlit mirror or heated towel rail is there before the wall tiles go on, or that the shower will have correct drainage, before you lay the floor mosaic.

Discuss the scope of work required and get a quote from them – and their availability to be on site! They need to schedule their diaries around progress on your bathroom renovation. They’ve done it before and can offer good advice on the pitfalls to avoid.

Anticipate lots of chopping, cutting, mixing and dust – you’ll need to cover and tape the rest of your home to keep it clean.

An experienced project manager takes away a lot of the guesswork and hassle and can also assist with fine tuning a realistic budget, offering alternative solutions – choose wisely.

Budget sorted, layout and design ideas and a plan of action ready – it’s time to visit the Tiletoria showroom!

VISIT THE TILETORIA SHOWROOM

The staff have been involved with numerous creative clients over the years and are able to discuss your ideas and give you detailed advice on each and every aspect of your planned renovation. They can help you avoid costly mistakes.

Their catchphrase is “Luxe for Less” – finding those bespoke, luxurious pieces that will enhance the look of the space, at a great price.

Take a walk with them through the showroom displays to get a better idea of how things will look and work together.

There are options for all budgets, with ranges of baths, basins, taps and toilets to meet all pockets.

Also note how the tiles have been laid, possibly a herringbone layout?

Large format tiles help to visually increase the size of a space – with the added bonus of being easier to clean.

Lighting is just as important, and the showroom displays have been lit to create the perfect mood.

And talking about mood, there are mood boards everywhere. They can even help you create your own, helping you visualise what goes together and how the end product will look. Ask for a sample to take home with you.

The staff will guide you through the process, confirm the stock availability and get everything ready for you to get going on your renovation.

Renovating your bathroom is a process, both a creative one and a practical one.

I was incredibly lucky with the team on site, competent and professional, as well as the selection of tiles and sanware we purchased from Tiletoria. The results were amazing and worth the effort and investment.

Take your time in the planning, chat to the right people, be aware of what your budget is and be realistic about the time it will take to complete.

The sales team at Tiletoria will advise and assist along the way, ensuring you are able to create the bathroom of your dreams, adding value to your home and to your life.

Deon’s Bathroom Before Reno

Deon’s Bathroom After Reno

Deon Bing ©

Here’s Deon Bing’s Ultimate Guide to the Do’s and Don’ts of a Bathroom Renovation – Part 1

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Deon Bing knew from an early age that the outdoors were going to form a major part of his life. Surfing, trail running, lake swimming, skating and travelling – squeezing everything out of the day. Fast forward a few years and nothing has changed – his love for the environment has continued to grow. He’s been able to share these passions through his Radio Surf Report for nearly 3 decades. In addition, he brews and distributes his own craft beer and runs a video production company, Bing Digital. He has been an ambassador for Tiletoria for many years, and recently renovated his bathroom. Read about his experience, get some advice and inside tips before starting your own renovations.

In the first part of our two part series on renovating a bathroom, we discuss the project overview, questions to ask your self and practical considerations before going ahead with your dream bathroom renovation. Once you’ve gone through that process and have an idea of the direction you want to take, it’s time for the costing and detail.

Our bathroom in an old Woodstock flat needed help – lots of it.

It’s weird how one gets used to peeling, lumo green walls, black mosaic and a faded yellow bath and toilet. Then, one final morning, after more than a year of lockdown and working from home, it smacks you between the eyes and you scream – ENOUGH!! This has to go…everything! You might be in a similar situation?

Maybe you walked into the bathroom of a new boutique hotel and were blown away with what’s possible and where the latest looks are headed? But take a breath and maybe some tips from my experience before diving in. There are so many little things to be taken care of and to plan for, before you start buying taps and tiles. You don’t want to be making costly changes down the line. I’d taken the decision to renovate, but wasn’t a builder, tiler or designer, plus didn’t have an unlimited budget. I’d have to focus and plan, understand the process to get what I wanted and keep costs realistic. It’s not just a tiler you need, it’s a plumber too. And an electrician that can install approved power and lights for bathroom use – which have different requirements to the rest of the house. And someone to jackhammer the old tiles off and a project manager to oversee that all the elements come together in sequence. But let’s go back to you in your bathroom.

FIRST THINGS FIRST – Some questions

Take a shower or bath and practically look at what you’d like to change. Is it only you who uses the bathroom, or is there more input needed?
Whats not working for you, what is? Is the layout correct, is the basin or shower big enough?
Is there enough water pressure? Is the ventilation sufficient or is the fan too noisy?
What would be the ideal scenario in your new bathroom?
Do you still need both a bath and shower – I removed the bath completely and put in a nice sized walk-in shower.
Is there enough storage – look at the variety of shampoos and face scrubs and medicines and the rest – do you need extra space for those? Or kiddies bath toys?
A big mirrored cabinet could help, with subtle, understated lighting.
There are often times, like the middle of the night, when you don’t need all the lights to be turned on.
Heated towel rails or underfloor heating?

Before even thinking of the aesthetics, understand your basic requirements for the bathroom to be practical and functional and work for you and your family. Ideally, if you can stick with the existing layout, then you won’t have to make any major structural and plumbing changes.

Measure the space you have to work with. It’s important that you don’t get baths or basins that won’t fit the area – i.e. a basin too big that the bathroom door can’t open – nearly happened! Make sure there’s plenty of space between everything.

Now it’s time to get creative and play with some ideas!

GET CREATIVE

Look at the Tiletoria website, Pintrest, Studio McGee, Amber Interiors.

Colours – what goes together?

Floor styles and wall tiles, light fittings and ceiling finishes, baths, shower roses and glass doors and basins, taps and towel rails, mirrors, toilets and all the details that go along with it – so many options!

Narrow it down to the look and feel and then…reality.

The budget.

Part 2- coming soon…

For any practical advice or assistance, call the Tiletoria Sales Team or visit their closest showroom.

Deon Bing©

Event: Tiletoria Elgin Mtb Race

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Event: Tiletoria Elgin Mountain Bike Race

Sunday 28 August 2016

In association with and organised by PPA took place on Sunday 28th August 2016. With over 1000 entries it turned out to be a fantastic event! The venue was at Paul Cluver Wine Estate in Elgin... Perfect weather conditions.. spectacular views... with Deon Bing emcee... Cash Prizes... Food, Wine, Craft Beer, Cappuccinos and a huge bedouin tent in which we all relaxed after taking part or just being a spectator. Thank you Pedal Power Association for all the hard work and long hours to make our event a huge success!