I have a 100+ year old house with no fans/vents in the bathrooms and I love wallpaper. There is just nothing like wallpaper to enliven a space and give it personality. There was already wallpaper in all the bathrooms and the powder room and kitchen when I moved. Over the years, I've wanted to bring my own taste to the rooms with new wallpaper. About 5 years ago I hired my wallpaper hanger to put some adorable Schumacher wallpaper into my teenage daughter's small bathroom. Note: Teenagers + showers + no fan = LOTS OF STEAM! The wallpaper hanger encountered the problems others have noted with removing the old wallpaper--it hadn't been prepped and the face of the wallboard kept peeling off, leaving rough spots. She did her best, but the walls weren't really flat. She put the paper up anyway and it looked fabulous. Then, after 3-4 years of 1-2 showers per day in that room and the wallpaper started to peel off in a few areas. I called the wallpaper hanger and she came over and spent 30 minutes sticking the edges down again. It looks great again!! The bottom line: 1) DO properly prep and prime the walls; 2) unless you are a raging perfectionist, put up wallpaper in your bathroom if you love wallpaper. Just maybe expect to do a bit of re-gluing now and then = really not a big deal. It's a bit of work, but so is touching up painted walls.

I love wallpaper in bathrooms but not this wallpaper. I say remove it. Most people have no imagination. So the wallpaper may just make them not see that is actually a nice bathroom. Sometimes removing it is a pain, sometimes it comes down easy. But people think it's hard so don't want to tackle it. Do it for them and paint it something that goes with the permanent fixtures of the room. If it is a vinyl as most bathroom, the top will come down in one piece. Then just spray with water to saturate the paper that's left over and remove. It will take time It needs to be wet. Beyond that remove the valance and your jewelry hooks. it will look so much better and appeal to more people. Since the glass is frosted you can remove the shutters or leave them for added privacy. They would be something a new owner could easily remove.

Was your house built in the 1940's or thereabouts? I'd spend the money on a better light and mirror, toilet holder, floor register. The last 2 may seem unimportant but these elements are registered in the periphery and help to enhance the overall feel of a bathroom. At least to me. Some suggestions if cost is an issue-- Main Bathroom: -If this is a main bathroom and makeup is applied in here, I would keep the walls white/cream to avoid casting weird colors on skin. No matter what color skin is involved. -Install a simple woven wooden/bamboo blind for the texture and feel that only wood can offer. -Get some inexpensive wooden frames and find old horticultural or birding books, tear out a page and place in the frame. Instant art. Mount on the wall above the toilet, wrap the framed montage over onto the wall by the window. - Work on finding a nice light and mirror. -You can also mount a wall hook to hold a plant or two, or suspend a glass terrarium above the tub, high enough that no one hits their head climbing out of the tub. Guest Bath: -Go crazy with wall color. I painted my guest bath Poseidon by Behr, couldn't be happier. I would lean toward blue or green. Blue and white are classic for bathrooms. I had a lovely light Aqua color in the guest bath for 15 years but I just needed a change. Paint is the least expensive way to update a space. -Same suggestions as above This is my guest bathroom. Read up on budget bathroom remodels, this site has good examples that can spark an idea: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/bathroom-makeovers-20-great-before-after-transformations-for-every-budget-204360 You have a blank slate, so easy to let your imagination run wild. Have you looked at floor pops or adhesive floor tiles? I installed them for my MIL in her laundry room, shockingly easy and pretty inexpensive. https://www.thespruce.com/transform-bathroom-with-self-adhesive-tiles-1314779 https://www.wallpops.com/peel-and-stick-vinyl-floor-tiles-overview

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