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I won't claim it's *good* art, but after picking out the palate for the bathroom, I made a couple of pastel drawings that complemented the colors in the room. It adds a personal touch to the room and gives me an excuse to be creative.

But I only have cheap prints in there as I'm paranoid that steam, etc will warp them.

I have two 8x10 framed photographs from my trip to Italy in my bathroom. I figured, they didn't cost more than a couple dollars to print so if the humidity ruins them it isn't a big loss.

I have a medium cheap print and a wood sculpture in one bathroom and a ceramic sculpture in the other

I have a framed calendar page in the guest bath and am planning on replacing it with a couple of amusing tin signs I found in New Orleans.

Master bath has a unique mirror and that's it.

I have 2 prints from Tiny Showcase, if they warp, I'm not going to cry over $50.

We have a framed record album cover. It's the famous Herb Alpert cover where the girl is covered in shaving cream. Seems appropriate for the bathroom.

Whipped Cream and Other Delights... Great album!

I have 3 black and white pictures of trees in white frames and 2 pictures my friend made in graduate school.

Black-and-white photos of Prague and such...

I'll be hanging a slightly risque valentine's card shortly. Just need a frame for it. That Herb Alpert cover would compliment it nicely... I may have to steal that idea.

Two framed B&W James Bond photos from a wall calendar. Likewise, nothing to cry over if they get ruined...which they haven't so far!

I have three photography prints in my bathroom. Two are of orchids and one is a gerber daisy. I never really worried about anything happening to them and nothing has. They work really well with the large graphic flower on the shower curtain.

N.

http://badhuman.wordpress.com

At my parents' house, one bathroom has an excellent photo (taken by my father) of the old outhouse in the field next door. It manages not to look kitschy, probably because it's black & white and in the snow. Bathroom-themed art sounds like a bad idea but I think it works in this case.

I have two color photos (actually framed laser prints) taken by a friend. One is a close up of a hand, the other a close up of a foot. They seem somehow appropriate.

I have pic's in the bathroom that would not make it on the walls of more public rooms. Not smutty, just a bit flaky.

This question reminds of this great, but really kinda tacky wallpaper my friend Beth's parents have in their guest bath ... it's a midcentury (they haven't remodeled since!) garish paper of Lautrec paintings ... it is SO LOUD and metallic ... and really a frightening choice for the tiny little half bath. But so much fun to look at when you're ... ahem ... in there.

Oh, and currently I have two vintage ads framed in my bathroom ... one for a bra and the other for weight loss. However, I'm finally getting a photo framed that I've wanted in there for a while ... perhaps Bathroom Month will inspire me to hurry and get it done now!

we have Hokusai's Great Wave framed in the guest bathroom. It used to hang in my home office but when we moved didn't have a place for it. It seemed to work really well in there with the color palette and the bathroom has an accidental japanese theme.

Nothing in the master, still working on decorating but doubtful much will go in there.

in the guest bathroom -- a listed work under glass. nothing in the en suite...

A black and white framed photo, one of my favorite pieces.

Steam is rarely an issue since I leave the bathroom door open more often than not when showering.

No art. My bathroom gets way too steamy, even with the window open, and it stays wet for hours. There's no fan and I rent so I can't install one. I battle mildew on the walls and I'm sure any art would be ruined in short order.

I have a photocard that's in an inexpensive frame-- nothing that would absolutely destroy me if/ when the humidity eventually catches up. It goes along with the shadowboxes/ tableaux that showcase artifacts from the beach (I went with a beachy-spa theme in my bathroom).

Yep, my own pix - water themed (Alcatraz Island, TN River from Decatur AL, etc)

anne
www.poofny.etsy.com

I bought some "superheroes on the toilet" postcards that I read about in either Domino or Living Etc. and framed them in inexpensive frames with mattes. They're hung in a kind of formal grouping which contrasts with crude subjects. I get a lot of compliments on them. Above the toilet I framed the ubiquitous "keep calm and carry on" poster. Like others have said, none of these were expensive so if they get ruined I won't be too worried, but at the same time they are fairly (relatively) unique.

Always something kitschy and fun...currently a Japanese piece, complete with three dimensional elements, of the California redwood highway. I change it out every 3-4 months, mostly to keep guests happy.

yes, i have art work. art work in a bathroom adds warmth. art work should not have any food in it!
and please if anyone has photos in your bathroom of people, please remove them. my friend had a picture of her grandfather in her guest bath, i felt very uncomfortable each time i met him at a family gathering.
have art, no food or people, please.

I have part of my postcard collection wallpapering the walls.

To me this is like knick knacks on top of the TV (thank God flat screens solved that decorating tragedy for us).

My bathroom has no art. My grandparents have the BEST ART in their main floor guest bathroom (which has no tub or shower). It's an original Hokusai print of a couple of angry sumo wrestlers facing off in a shoji room. Oh, it is fantastic, and scared the wits out of me when I was a child.

I have a series of framed cibachrome photographs in my ensuite bathroom.

Like most people who live alone, the door is open, so steam, etc., isn't an issue.

As for the art work itself: when I was younger, I produced a lot of drawings and the like -- even won a couple of contests -- what's left of that is framed and kept there.

I have two framed vintage magazine ads for hair products. Rexall hair tonic and one other one. I found them at an arts and crafts fair when I was maybe ten or twelve, and I still love 'em.

I have a mini- painting gallery which I rotate out every few months for new material. the paint is acrylic, so I'm not too worried about humidity damage. The canvases are all less than 6" x 6". I do them as experiments in materials and technique for larger works. The bathroom is a good place to hang the results.

I have hanging in my bathroom two small hand-colored illustrations of hummingbirds taken from a 19th-century book. I have a good fan system so I'm not too worried about the humidity. They're holding up fine.

I love this bathroom and am keeping this photo for design inspiration. The only downside I see to this design is all that grout by the bathtub - that is a lot to keep clean!

Currently we do not have art in the bathrooms we shower in because I was afraid of the moisture... we don't have great ventilation...

For those who'd like art but fear serious moisture problems -- it's possible to hang ceramic tiles, and there are a lot of art tiles running loose, both vintage and contemporary. Ambient moisture won't damage the fired glaze.

my bathroom gets really steamy as its so small and doesnt have a fan, so i have some "antiquesque" prints on metal. they dont warp or rust. it works so far!

I have an art print of flowers with colors that complement my shower curtain. It is however, to big for the space and I am currently in search of the perfect piece to hang. It has been quite difficult to find something.

I've got some decorative tiles hanging on the wall - there's no fan in the bathroom, so the moisture tends to be an issue when it comes to art! The tiles were a perfect solution, and look fabulous. They were made by Etsy seller Melabo

I have this great Brault poster in my bathroom. I like the dynamic composition of the mermaids and of course that it says "Wonderfully Gassy" at the top. The steam hasn't warped the poster yet, it has been 3 years.

http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=1106611&CID=59D07FC9F3824365973C94BA0E254045&PPID=1&search=Brault&f=t&FindID=0&P=1&PP=1&sortby=PD&cname=&SearchID=

Yes, we do.

see it here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/82525810@N00/2220538903/in/set-72157602940258814/

It was done by my brother.

regards,

joel pirela

Ceramic cross purchased "somewhere out west" and glazed in colors matching my linens. My bathroom ventilates too poorly for anything paper-based - even if it were something cheap that I didn't mind ruining, it wouldn't stay looking good for long enough to be worthwhile.

A colored pencil drawing I did of an Aquafresh toothpaste tube, framed, as an homage to my partner's freakish love of Aquafresh, and tin recuerdos (hearts, skulls) from Mexico.

i painted a few stylized white flowers on the wall since it gets so steamy in there i didn't want to use anything paper.

My "art" consists of a framed poster of Rainbow Brite dolls, and a small framed picture of a rubber ducky. It's art I suppose, but not totally traditional.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53899843@N00/2055743610/in/set-72157601842040748/

i do, and i'm worried about it...
i just did a little post about this exact thing:
http://mylittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/03/bathrooms-fine-art-not-so-good-together.html

We've had horrible problems with water leaking and steam in our bathrooms (renting), so I'm super paranoid about using anything with paper. I've actually found some tin signs that I like - hard to find something not stupid, but I'm happy with what I got. They don't require any big nails since they don't weigh much (or just use sticky tape!) and they air dry with no problem!

A japanese print, moon and peonies.

framed Guinness Postcards.

Framed original watercolor seascapes, and other original art in baths/lavs, always! I also have a glass-covered knick-knack display box (kind of like a type box only deeper, with 3 inch square niches) full of my miniature treasures in the lav by the dining room. I figure it's something to distract a person while using the facilities.

I painted a triptych of a toy Godzilla with a rising sun that matched my red bathroom. It was really fun and, because I used a spray sealant, they are water resistant too.
Lots of people have taken pictures in my bathroom (weird, but flattering).

Use acrylic instead of glass, it "breathes" so you won't get crazy condensation=)