Art in the bathroom: Why the washroom is the perfect place for your private collection

In the bathroom, the same applies as everywhere else: Large works fit into large rooms, as they only develop their full effect from a distance. Small pictures come into their own best when viewed up close, which is why they combine well on gallery walls. 

Materials should be fit for damp spaces

Be sure to protect your photos and paintings from condensation. Today, there are a variety of materials that are suitable for damp rooms while also effectively staging your art: 

• Acrylic glass impresses with brilliant colors and a high-gloss look. Gallery prints that use aluminum Dibond as a substrate are particularly high-quality.
• Black-and-white photography in particular has a strong effect when laminated on aluminum Dibond. No disturbing reflections here. 
• Forex panels are light-weight, and therefore suitable even for difficult walls. They combine a matte surface with bright colors.  
• Prints on pine slats look natural and add vintage charm to the bathroom. However, these slats do need to be properly ventilated. They fit in especially well when there are other wooden elements in the room.
• You can present originals protected under glass in high-quality frames made of metal. You can also use wooden frames in well-ventilated rooms. 

Only great masters make it on the bathroom wall

Art is a subjective experience. If you like it, it’s good – the keyword being ‘you.’ Works by contemporary painters and photographers may still be unknown to you. Instead, you might have originals hanging next to the sink. When it comes to the classics, you can fall back on high-quality prints. Some great masters are especially suitable for bathrooms. Masterpieces that are the perfect finishing touch to your style:

• Is pop art your world? In a minimalist gray bathroom, the view from the walk-in shower of Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn” in hot pink will wake anyone up in the morning.
• Do you love the French impressionists? In the original in New York's MoMa, Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” are two meters high and six meters wide. As a scaled-down art print, they are hardly any less impressive in a blue bathroom.
• Gustav Klimt was the founder of Viennese art nouveau. His “Golden Phase” fascinates with dazzling paintings. “The Kiss” is a particularly glamorous highlight in a luxurious bathroom with gold elements. 

Early Renaissance works complete opulent retro bathrooms. With Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” on the wall, you’re sure to feel reborn after a sojourn in a freestanding bath tub on lion's feet.

Art isn’t just paintings

Pictures on the walls are just one way to present art in your bathroom. But there is another way – and not only analog: 

• With digital picture frames, you can flexibly decide which parts of your private collection you want to display at any given time, depending on your mood, the time of day, and the user. 
• Art for the bathroom can also include moving images. Video installations look avantgarde – especially in sober bathrooms with a concrete look.
• Culture doesn't just go on the wall. Sculptures made of marble or bronze – contemporary works or replications of old masters – are the perfect visual fit and are do well in damp rooms.
• First editions of important literary works aren’t art in the classical sense, but they are artistically valuable. Presented on an elegant sideboard, they testify to a lot of personal style in your bathroom. 
• A premium floor vase will become an eye-catcher in a spacious room. Otherwise, antique items also look very good here.

Impressive design element with lots of personality

Whether contemporary works or old masters, photos or sculptures: Art in the bathroom is an expression of your very personal taste – and an impressive design element. Make sure that the dimensions are right and that they are suitable for wet spaces. Then you can best enjoy your private gallery between the sink and the bath tub.