How to Use Wall Panels to Enhance Natural Light in Your Bathroom

There are many factors that can affect how much natural light gets into your bathroom. The size of the window, the size of the bathroom, its location in the home and which direction it is facing, and whether the window is obstructed by a neighbouring house. However, creating a bright, light bathroom is easy. You just need to choose the right décor and accessories.

Choosing the right wall panels

The right bathroom wall panels can help transform a dark bathroom into a light, airy space. But which are the ‘right’ panels?

Glossy Panels

Glossy, rather than matt, panels will help to reflect, rather than absorb, light. This will create the illusion of more light, both natural and artificial. Here at National Plastics, we offer a wide range of glossy panels. Our Gloss White Wall Panels provide an understated glossy finish, whilst our Alpine Wood Wall Panels offer the same high gloss finish, but with added texture and depth.

Light Colours

Choosing lighter colours for your décor, bathroom furniture, and accessories will help to brighten your bathroom, making it feel lighter, airier, and more spacious. However, light does not always have to mean white. Beige, such as our Romano Wall Panels, grey, similar to our Platinum Wall Panels, and marble effect, like our Storm Marble Panels, are all tones that will add light to your bathroom.

Reflective Panels

Like gloss finish wall panels, reflective panels help to reflect light back into the room. If your think entire reflective panels may be a bit too overwhelming, try using reflective strips. Our White Gloss with Silver Strip Wall Panels, provide the perfect understated reflectiveness.

How to Complement Wall Panels

As well as choosing the best wall panels, you can add more light to your bathroom in other ways.

Mirrors

Mirrors are a stylish and practical way of adding light to your bathroom. They reflect light back into a room, as well as creating the illusion of more space, which in turn adds a spacious, airy ambience.

Lighting

Creative and well-placed lighting can transform a dark bathroom into one of the lightest rooms in your home. Noticing those darker areas of your room and strategically placing lights to illuminate these areas will help dissipate the dark. Lights around a mirror and spotlights are also a great way of adding a lot of light to a bathroom – why not add a dimmer if you’d prefer to bathe in a more subtle light?

Making the most of natural light

If natural light is at a premium in your bathroom, why not try and borrow it from somewhere else? If you have a bright landing or hallway, you can fit an opal glass door. These doors still offer privacy, but they also allow in much needed additional natural light.

Look down

As well as your walls, it is important to consider the colour of your floors. Again, choosing a lighter tone will help reflect light upwards and back into the room.

Discover your option with National Plastics

If you’re looking to add light to your bathroom, call our friendly team today on 0800 22 77 77 to find out how National Plastics can help you achieve your vision.