ᐅ Bathroom – plaster – textured wallpaper on the ceiling

Good morning,

the renovation of our old house is now entering the final phase. As of today, the plasterers have started work. In our small bathroom, we tiled over existing tiles up to a height of 1.20m (4 feet). The rest, up to the ceiling, will be plastered. We installed a new suspended ceiling and added recessed spotlights. All ceilings in the house will be wallpapered with woodchip wallpaper, including the bathroom. Here, I’m a bit unsure about wallpaper in the bathroom, especially above the shower. What are your experiences with woodchip wallpaper in the bathroom, particularly over the shower area? Would you recommend it?

In this area, meaning in the bathroom, I would prefer a paint-on plaster or paint without wallpaper. Whether it will hold up or cause problems depends as much on the application process as on the users’ showering and ventilation habits.

I would have some concerns about a suspended ceiling in the bathroom with recessed lights. Depending on what is above on the next floor, condensation could occur. Why not plaster the ceiling instead? A few square meters (square feet) shouldn’t be too expensive.