Personally, I have always loved wallpaper but know few people who are using it. Candice loves using it but generally, more of the textured type. I've never seen her put up a busy design.

I would never put wallpaper in a bathroom where moisture is an issue. Is your shower in a separate room? If so, if you want wallpaper, put it in the other section of the bathroom, but not where you would get condensation on the walls (despite a powerful venting system).

I have wallpaper in four bathrooms and always have. The fixtures and tiles are white and timeless so they never look dated, and I can change or update the look by changing the paper, along with towels, throw rugs, and accessories. Each bathroom is vented though, which I think is important for any bathroom.

I used to be a real estate broker and was always struck by how quickly certain styles got outdated. White tiled bathrooms with white fixtures never did, so I used them in my house. Have fun with your wallpaper, you can always change it.

I wallpapered my bathroom 29 years ago (g) My husband is in the construction business and I often get the opportunity to see the high-en luxury homes he's working in, plus, I go to the Parade of Homes most years. I HAVE noticed a increase in the use of wallpaper. Mostly textured wallpapers and embossed papers. I love wallpaper but as I've remodeled, I've been removing it and choosing not to use it again because of the labor involved in removing it.
Monica

I was just browsing Houzz.com and kicking myself for being too chicken to go with wall paper in my new build, I LOVE wall paper! I've never had it but I've been admiring it for years.... I would have used it just like Sunnyflies, to compliment neutral tile and I would have saved a bundle by having simpler tile patterns with wallpaper.....

There's one particular designer who uses it often, I'm a big fan of these bathrooms:

[home design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/home-design-ideas-phbr0-bp~) by los angeles interior designer Elizabeth Dinkel

[home design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/home-design-ideas-phbr0-bp~) by los angeles interior designer Elizabeth Dinkel

[powder room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/powder-room-ideas-phbr0-bp~t_713) by los angeles interior designer Elizabeth Dinkel

[powder room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/powder-room-ideas-phbr0-bp~t_713) by los angeles interior designer Elizabeth Dinkel

i love wallpaper in a powder room.

I really wanted to use wallpaper in my powder room, but DH vetoed it. Go for it, wall paper definately has come a long way.

I currently have the lower half of my powder room with paper and boarder. I get lots of compliments on it. I have had other bathrooms papered in the past. If you like paper, I say go for it, you just need to run your vent fan during showers and leave it on long enough afterwards to extract any moisture and you won't have issues with the paper.

I'm not sure why I am having such a dilemma, maybe there are too many choices. All my other bathrooms have wallpaper and I love it. It WAS easier when all the fixtures were white, but I recently had granite counters installed in the master bath and it IS NOT neutral! LOL. With white counters and neutral floors you could pick what you want. I guess I am afraid of making a mistake with the pattern of the granite. Thanks Rookie and Vampiressrn for the photos. It looks like these all have white counters which definitely make it easier to select a wallpaper.

I'll try to post pictures of current counter and the "too busy" wallpaper I have now. It's funny. When I picked the granite, I took the floor tile, wallpaper, border, everything with me to make sure it all matched. Got the granite installed and nothing matches well. :-(

One of the Candice Olsen wallpaper I am considering is gorgeous and the design is actually glass beads. Really beautiful and expensive, but thankfully the even though I have a nice size Master Bath, but not a lot of wall space to cover...thank goodness! ;-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Candice wallpaper option I'm considering

Yes,
I put wallpaper in bath & dinning room 4yrs ago when renovating our home.

Honestly I was a "no wallpaper" gal - & had to be convinced to put up paper

Both are Thiabut -

Wallpapers are making come back over the past several years. Once you have decided on a paper I would suggest having it professional hung - The prep is key to making certain the paper hangs properly & can be easily taken down when one tires of it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Thibaut

Once upon a time I had wallpaper in a bathroom. It was designer paper. It was strippable and scrubbable. BUT it wasn't toothpaste proof. If you do get wallpaper, make sure it can stand up to the cleaning items that you use in a bathroom, including personal grooming items.

Oh jejvtr! I have Thibaut paper in the 1/2 bath of the house we are renting and I LOVE it. It took me nearly 8 months to find out what it was. If we have any money left by the time we actually build, we are considering using the same pattern in our new build. However we are more likely to paper the master bath with a William Morris paper that I am in love with.

Yep... i'm a wallpaper in the bathroom lover!!!
Here's my Master with a very understated pattern and the hallbath which is much more bold.

We did both papers about two years ago when we did refresh/remodels to these two bathrooms which we originally buildt in the 80's.

The Master paper is a tan background with a silver metallic pattern which just has a slight sheen to it... lovely! Soooo much more interesting than tan paint would have been.

The hall bath now has a frame around the mirror which really helps tie it all together. Original 80's cabinets, floor and fixtures... just redid the wallpaper and added the frame. Both Thibaut papers.

Wow...beautiful master bath. The wallpaper is gorgeous.

Maybe that's why I'm seeing mostly textured and embossed papers...because of the use of granite counters.
sonepi, I can't access your link but is this the glass bead wallpaper you're referring to? I found it a few years ago but also found it WAY too spendy for my budget :o I had these two color samples sent to me. It is GORGEOUS!

Maybe that's why I'm seeing mostly textured and embossed papers...because of the use of granite counters.
sonepi, I can't access your link but is this the glass bead wallpaper you're referring to? It's called Bedazzled. I found it a few years ago but also found it WAY too spendy for my budget :o I had these two color samples sent to me. It is GORGEOUS and would look great with granite :)
Monica

Wow, is that spectacular, monicakm!

monicakm, where does one find that beaded wallpaper? It's just what I want for my (small, thank god) closet!

You want to put this in a closet?? Srsly? :o That's gonna be one spendy closet! LOL I first found it on line and then retailer information from the website. I think it was "Designing Women" in Tyler, Tx. It's been 5 years. Here's the website. I think it would make an awesome ceiling!
Monica

Here is a link that might be useful: Bedazzled

I think that, unless you live in a swanky lounge/club, this admittedly gorgeous wallpaper would be too much for a wall in a house (except for certain uber-modern or modern/feminine places) -- thus the closet idea. That said, you're probably right! LOL

Interesting idea re ceiling... I always thought one of these Chinoiserie wall coverings would be incredible for a bedroom ceiling:

Here is a link that might be useful: Chinoiserie wall papers

While it's interesting, I couldn't have it anywhere in my house... It wouldn't sparkle long since it would be clogged with dust and pet hair in no time!!!! :)

>>While it's interesting, I couldn't have it anywhere in my house... It wouldn't sparkle long since it would be clogged with dust and pet hair in no time!!!! :)yeah but it would be a breeze to vacuum :) I fully intended to use it in my bathroom...till I found out the price :o

duchamp: I had something semi similar as my bathroom wallpaper (circa 1981). It was a *cushion-y* feeling European paper. I don't know what made it European LOL
Monica

Just out of curiosity, how much was it, Monica?

Monicakm, that beaded one WAS one I briefly looked at, but my bathroom is more traditional. If I had contemporary that would definitely be one on my short list...I loved it. I saw it in one of the wallpaper books from an Interior Designer (ID). Thought it could be used almost like a backsplash. It was really gorgeous.

The wallpaper I am considering is from the Candice Olson Dimensional Surfaces Book. The glass bead design is called Script Geo $130/roll. You can't tell by the picture, but the background has a beautiful sheen and the glass bead design is raised off the paper.

The one with a faint scroll design with a grasscloth type weave is called Filigree on Sisal $140/roll.

Those are retail prices, but the Interior Designer can get it for much less.

I never heard of Thibaut, so looked it up...wow what awesome papers. And those beaded papers are unbelievable, they would look cool covering a hat box. :-)