Why Wood Can Look Good in the Wettest Room
Don’t be afraid of choosing the warmest, most versatile material for your bathing space – it can work wonders
Laying a wooden floor or cladding surfaces in timber used to be a décor no-no in the bathroom. But modern sealants and paints and super-efficient ventilation systems mean you can now embrace your inner Scandi by welcoming back the tones and textures of wood. Check out these schemes for inspiration.
Run with a ribbon of wood
Still nervous of using too much wood in a damp room? Fear not – a wide ribbon of wood-veneered storage softens up this pristine and angular bathroom, but is rarely in direct contact with water. It’s a lovely mixture of materials.
Still nervous of using too much wood in a damp room? Fear not – a wide ribbon of wood-veneered storage softens up this pristine and angular bathroom, but is rarely in direct contact with water. It’s a lovely mixture of materials.
Get into the tongue and groove
Tongue and groove panelling is a tried and tested way to clad bathroom walls to hide away a tangle of pipes. If you’ve gone for this practical option, you can move with the trends by repainting the panelling as colour fashions come and go. This season, grey is still going strong…
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Tongue and groove panelling is a tried and tested way to clad bathroom walls to hide away a tangle of pipes. If you’ve gone for this practical option, you can move with the trends by repainting the panelling as colour fashions come and go. This season, grey is still going strong…
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Bring clad tidings
This sleek cladding strikes an oriental note for a cloakroom and bathroom. It adds real depth and originality, fashioned into the door and walls. On a practical note, dark wood needs to be well lit to bring out its drama.
This sleek cladding strikes an oriental note for a cloakroom and bathroom. It adds real depth and originality, fashioned into the door and walls. On a practical note, dark wood needs to be well lit to bring out its drama.
Steal style from the sauna
This bathroom has borrowed a style tip from the steam room – a slatted bench – then taken the timber theme along the bath panel and into a striking arch over the basin. This structure provides storage and adds richness to the space.
This bathroom has borrowed a style tip from the steam room – a slatted bench – then taken the timber theme along the bath panel and into a striking arch over the basin. This structure provides storage and adds richness to the space.
Say it with sleepers
This bench, flooring and console are reminiscent of the satisfyingly chunky feel of reclaimed railway sleepers, but here have a sleeker finish. When properly treated, rich timbers can retain their beauty without warping or staining. Sensibly, though, this design incorporates tiles in a similar format for areas that will get plenty of wet footprints.
Discover more ways with reclaimed wood
This bench, flooring and console are reminiscent of the satisfyingly chunky feel of reclaimed railway sleepers, but here have a sleeker finish. When properly treated, rich timbers can retain their beauty without warping or staining. Sensibly, though, this design incorporates tiles in a similar format for areas that will get plenty of wet footprints.
Discover more ways with reclaimed wood
Mix with metal
This industrial-feel bathroom is decorated in tiles and timber that fit the style of this converted stable block. The bands of weathered metal that run across the equally worn timbers would also look striking in a loft en suite, particularly if the wall wasn’t butting up to the shower.
This industrial-feel bathroom is decorated in tiles and timber that fit the style of this converted stable block. The bands of weathered metal that run across the equally worn timbers would also look striking in a loft en suite, particularly if the wall wasn’t butting up to the shower.
Wrap it up
A cloakroom can happily work the timber trend, with walls clad in veneer sheets that showcase a beautiful grain. This room has tiles on the floor, but you could go the whole way and create a warm-hued cocoon. The illuminated inset shelf is a lovely addition to stop it feeling like a below-deck cabin.
A cloakroom can happily work the timber trend, with walls clad in veneer sheets that showcase a beautiful grain. This room has tiles on the floor, but you could go the whole way and create a warm-hued cocoon. The illuminated inset shelf is a lovely addition to stop it feeling like a below-deck cabin.
Surround a basin
A chunky length of wood works as a surface for this bathroom’s basin, and continues up the walls. Regular oiling will keep the wood protected and in good condition, while a deep basin helps keep splashes to a minimum.
TELL US…
Would you go for wood in the bathroom? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
A chunky length of wood works as a surface for this bathroom’s basin, and continues up the walls. Regular oiling will keep the wood protected and in good condition, while a deep basin helps keep splashes to a minimum.
TELL US…
Would you go for wood in the bathroom? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
In an old, beamed home you can tap into the woody feel without going too back to nature. In this bathroom, the house’s own bones are complemented by touches of timber – the chair, the bath panel – that strike just the right balance between traditional and contemporary.