Many sins have been committed in bathrooms, at least when it comes to decoration. Fourth of cartoon of “dad humor”, pendants of walls and peeling travel posters, these intimate spaces often have no art. But they don't have to be.
Do not miss the opportunity to decorate your bathroom. “Each room needs a focal point, an ingenious place where their eyes can land,” says Los Angeles headquarters Jeff Andrewswho designed his main bathroom around a vintage abstract oil painting by Aubrey Penny. “I love putting art in unexpected places, and the bathroom is no different.”
In fact, with its cold and hard surfaces and less than photogenic, the bathroom could be said more decoration than other parts of a house. A captivating paint can help a small WC feel less claustrophobic and distract from the base function of the room.
Just keep away from the “bath art,” warns the designer based in New Jersey, Beth Diana Smith. Although it may seem logical to hang impressions that say “welcome to the bathroom” or “bath fabric here”, they resist. “Uugh, don't do that,” says Smith. “Treat art as it would in the rest of your home.” Here is how.
Everything is worth
Think in general terms when it comes to bath art. If framed travel photos or ceramic wall problems are aesthetically pleasant or elegant, they can function as decoration. “The strange but not valuable elements”, such as postcards or a poster, are a fair game, says Washington, DC -based designer Annie Elliott. “I do not mean a monet poster of an art exhibition for a long time, but one of a much more great event, such as a film festival or its early adulthood. Something that you cannot make you get rid of.” Elliott had planned to donate a framed block impression he had had for years. But then his daughter intervened. She was linked to the piece and ended up pointing it against the wall in the center of her bathing dressing table. “It looks great,” says Elliott.
A pink art splash attracts attention in this small blue bath designed by Sarah Storms.
(Aimee Ryan)
Be silly
The world is your oyster when it comes to bath art. Although you want to avoid cheesy or crying pieces, consider injecting some humor. “Don't take yourself too seriously,” says New Jersey headquarters Sarah stormsthat hung a small and framed paint of a pink swan in a small bathroom with blue tapestry paper. “I wanted a touch of contrast, and pink and blue look quite together,” she says. In a similar toilet room, Elliott placed a paint of a dog with business suit in a context of tapestry paper of the playful French revolution. Since the paint hangs directly on the mirror, the effect is as if the puppy was observing. A duck figure in the sink adds to the capricious sensation.
Or take an example of Atlanta -based designer Jessica Davis And exhibit the works of art of their children. In his bathroom, Davis hung paintings that his children had made in the style of artists Piet Mondrian and Yayoi Kusama. The geometric shapes of the pieces and the primary colors echo the Mosaic of the Metro on the walls.
Of course, fun can also balance sinister. When an artistic client requested a feeling of “fresh, avant -garde, funky” for her bathroom by Beverly Hills, Andrews chose dark and gloomy oil paintings. One is a full face, while others represent portions, such as an ear or nose and mouth. Together, people (or their parts) seem to look creepy to guests. Its juxtaposition with a protector against living wood splashes evokes a rough and violent effect that reminds a set of a Slasher film.
The designer Jeff Andrews added oil paintings to a client who seeks a feeling of “fresh, avant -garde and funky” in his bathroom.
(Gray Crawford)
Embrace elegance
You may prefer to deviate from high -end or traditional. Elliott points out that a paint by Picasso hangs in the previous one to Washington's bathroom, DC of Washington, DC of a prominent political family. “Wouldn't it be good, glimpse a Picasso on his way to the bathroom? You can hang your van Gogh there if you trust your guests,” she says.
That statement does not need to be ironic. Like any room, a bath can have a feeling in the gallery, says Andrews. In the Glam Beverly Hills shelter of his client, he hung a red ink sketch in abstract shapes. As the room is white, the piece appears. “It is the only piece of jewelry that catches your attention and the cleanliness of all white is removed,” he says.
Rifle Paper Co. The dessert plates add contrast to the Black and White wallpaper in this bathroom designed by Sarah Storms.
(Aimee Ryan)
For a lower budget alternative, try a storm strategy. On a customer's bath, he hung a set of three rifle dessert plates Paper Co. with images of different cities.
Take care of moisture
Spotted water or condensation can damage art. Then, “if you have a super smoking bath with condensation dripping through the mirror, avoid including anything valuable,” says Elliott. Instead, choose the art that is willing to “let a long and slow death die.”
But if your bath is well ventilated and does not shower or bathe often, you have more options. In his main bathroom, Elliott hung two bird engravings, protected under glass. Despite 20 years of steam exposure, the pieces have remained well, she says.
Advanced placement
Here are some tips to dominate the art of the art of bathroom:
Art does not have to match the walls: Smith often chooses art in a complementary color scheme to the walls. “I do not deal with coloring art with anything specific in a bathroom. I want art to feel different and not mix,” she says.
You can and you must hang art in tapestry paper: “If you do not hang art or a mirror framed in the tapestry paper, the room will not be finished,” says Elliott. But there is an exception, according to storms: murals, since they must be seen in their entirety. She recommends choosing a tapestry paper pattern with a small repetition, so hanging art will not obscure key portions.
Apóy it: Incline an impression framed against the wall in the center of a wide dressing table or on a shelf on the toilet. As part of a toilet vignette, Elliott can imagine small photos of grandparents in silver frames interspersed with perfume and bottles of colony.
A large and bold paint throws from the black bathtub in this bathroom designed by Jeff Andrews.
(Christopher Stark)
Consider a small gallery wall: Or opt for a cluster of three to five images or cover the entire wall, says Elliott. For an affordable approach, buy oil paintings of 4 by 4 inches from Etsy and keep the frames or consistent art, says Storms. Think of all black and white photos in different pictures or a variety of botanical impressions in the same frames.
But don't exceed: “Sometimes less is more with art layers in a bath,” says Storms. If you only have space for a large piece on the bar or towel toilet, look for a great piece. Do it a little bigger to create a moment. Don't try to put too much. “
