We recently talked about the best paints for repainting a kitchen, but the same applies to a bathroom! This is a room particularly prone to humidity and splashes, which is why you need a paint that is washable and can withstand humidity, condensation, heat, and water. Among the different paints available, conventional paints generally give off strong odors.
Get ready for those big jobs and give your best brush strokes!
Preparing the paint in your bathroom
Due to its particularity, a few essential steps must be taken before painting your bathroom.
Before even starting to paint, it is important to have the healthiest walls possible and to properly prepare the surface to be painted for the best possible result. For the preparation phase, remove any traces of mold, empty and ventilate your room well to eliminate ambient humidity. Wash your walls, fill any potential cracks, holes, etc. If the old paint is blistered, remove it as much as possible and coat your wall if necessary. The important thing is to have a healthy, clean, dust-free, and dry surface to paint.
If you're painting over tile, be sure to remove the glossy glaze from the tile by sanding it by hand or with a power sander. This will allow the undercoat and paint to adhere properly and not slide off. Then clean the tile, don't forget the grout, which will also need to be scraped.
Use an undercoat paint and a satin finish for bathroom walls
Firstly, applying an undercoat is of course essential to ensure good waterproofing, whatever the type of surface (even more so in a damp room), better adhesion but above all an optimal final result: invest in a special undercoat for bathrooms or tiles, for example, then you will only need to apply two finishing coats. Make sure you let each coat dry properly: it is generally recommended to wait 12 hours between each coat. Do not trust paints sold as single-coat, the result is rarely effective and low-end or "all-surface" products are often disappointing or not at all suitable.
Just like for the kitchen, choose a satin finish over a matte finish for walls and ceilings, which, when dried, will create a film that is both heat and condensation resistant. It is also less porous, retains less dust, and is more resistant to repeated cleaning. When repainting tiles, choose a satin or glossy finish and avoid matte paint, which will allow any water splashes to be seen.
Algo paints are of good quality and are perfectly suited to bathrooms when all the preparation steps are followed because they are particularly resistant and washable, offering the best results.
Green, blue, gray: our color ideas to apply in a bathroom
There are a wide variety of options available to you to make this room a beautiful space for relaxation. First, consider the exposure and natural light in your bathroom, as this will influence your color choices. If you have few openings or a small window, choose light shades that won't darken your room. On the contrary, don't limit yourself if you have large openings and a comfortable space.
You can first consider white, which is one of the timeless options that can brighten and enlarge your room in addition to conveying a feeling of cleanliness. If you don't want to create a total immaculate white look, a good solution is to energize the room using touches of color via accessories or your bathroom equipment. The advantage is that you can easily change it if you get tired of it or if you want to create a different atmosphere. White remains a safe bet for creating countless decorations depending on the association you make with the furniture and objects that decorate your room (graphic, Scandinavian, black and white, industrial, etc.).
Two-tone bathrooms are also very trendy: white walls combined with black faucets and a shower column or gray furniture and a bathtub can give your bathroom a modern and refined look, as can all-black walls and a ceiling combined with white furniture. You can accentuate the look with cement tiles with graphic patterns.
Of course, blue in all its forms is a particularly popular color in a bathroom, bringing to mind water and the sea. To integrate it in a modern way, opt for original shades such as petrol blue , duck blue or even a beautiful dark or light blue . You're spoiled for choice!
The bathroom is also one of the rooms where you can dare to apply warm and bright colors. A single wall painted in a bold shade like red , yellow or even pink will make its most beautiful effect!
Brown paint has gradually made its way into bathrooms in recent years, immersing the room in an atmosphere dedicated to well-being. It's a color often found in spa rooms and pairs well with raw materials like wood, baskets, and natural objects.
So you can confidently embark on a bathroom renovation using the right paints and, more importantly, colors that inspire you. You'll have new reasons to spend more time taking care of yourself and relaxing!
