Can I hang a framed poster/art in the bathroom?

wallofbeans

Hi All,

I want to brighten up the bathroom by hanging something on the wall. I've read that a poster in a metal frame with plastic glass is the best option, but wondered if anyone had different or more specific advice on what will or wont work in a humid room like a bathroom.

Can I hang a framed poster or art or anything in a bathroom without it being eventually ruined by the inevitiable humidity?

grumbler

wallofbeans said:

I've read that a poster in a metal frame with plastic glass is the best option

I don't see how plastic glass can be better than normal glass. And not all metals are corrosion-resistant, e.g. steel, even if chrome-plated.

DullGreyGuy

wallofbeans said:

I want to brighten up the bathroom by hanging something on the wall. I've read that a poster in a metal frame with plastic glass is the best option, but wondered if anyone had different or more specific advice on what will or wont work in a humid room like a bathroom.

Can I hang a framed poster or art or anything in a bathroom without it being eventually ruined by the inevitiable humidity?

There will be a balance between cost of preparing the art for the environment and the value of the art. 

Are you wanting to hang a Picasso or an Ikea?

Eldi_Dos

Upgrade the extractor fan so the bathroom is not too humid is the route I would take.

theoretica

If it is poster you are happy to sacrifice, I would be tempted to spray the paper (both sides) with waterproofing varnish.  Or look at the quality you could get having something printed to outdoor standards.  Or outdoor art is available...

Sarahspangles

Maybe you would be better with a ‘canvas’ - printed cloth stapled over a frame without backing or glass.  They sell them in places like Dunelm.  Although if it’s a very steamy bathroom, even that might eventually deteriorate.

wallofbeans

grumbler said:

wallofbeans said:

I've read that a poster in a metal frame with plastic glass is the best option

I don't see how plastic glass can be better than normal glass. And not all metals are corrosion-resistant, e.g. steel, even if chrome-plated.

I was told that plastic was better I'm not sure why. And it was aluminium that was suggested. 

wallofbeans

DullGreyGuy said:

wallofbeans said:

I want to brighten up the bathroom by hanging something on the wall. I've read that a poster in a metal frame with plastic glass is the best option, but wondered if anyone had different or more specific advice on what will or wont work in a humid room like a bathroom.

Can I hang a framed poster or art or anything in a bathroom without it being eventually ruined by the inevitiable humidity?

There will be a balance between cost of preparing the art for the environment and the value of the art. 

Are you wanting to hang a Picasso or an Ikea?

I want to hang something that I like. I can't afford a Picasso but don't want a generic Ikea. I will probably be something speficic and sentimental to me. Not worth a lot but I think I'd rather skip it going in the bathroom if it's going to mean it'll get ruined.

wallofbeans

Eldi_Dos said:

Upgrade the extractor fan so the bathroom is not too humid is the route I would take.

I don't have an extractor fan at all. I do have a window though!

wallofbeans

theoretica said:

If it is poster you are happy to sacrifice, I would be tempted to spray the paper (both sides) with waterproofing varnish.  Or look at the quality you could get having something printed to outdoor standards.  Or outdoor art is available...

Hmm. I want to hang something I like and has a reason for being or nothing at all.... I'm not someone who buys things just because they look pretty or will match the decor.  

wallofbeans

Sarahspangles said:

Maybe you would be better with a ‘canvas’ - printed cloth stapled over a frame without backing or glass.  They sell them in places like Dunelm.  Although if it’s a very steamy bathroom, even that might eventually deteriorate.

I read that wooden frames will warp over time. And I don't want a generic print that lots of people will have. I want something old and weird or some sort of framed poster that means something to me. 

I thought I could find a weird old painting that I liked at a car boot sale or something, but then read that paintings are a bad idea, and that a metal frame is the way to go. So I went back to the idea of some sort of poster framed. But that isn't seeming like a good idea either.

I might have to stick with a boring plain walled bathroom!