Use a real corner to compare wallpaper and panelling

A freestanding bath and a wetroom shower share our Northfield bathroom in Aberdeen. Pink panelling and floral walls establish a distinctive look alongside the traditional fittings and pocket door. A patterned wall and a stronger painted colour can make a room feel personal, but their relationship is easiest to judge where the two surfaces actually meet.

Show the wallpaper and painted wall on adjoining elevations so their meeting point is clear. Check the pattern at the proposed height and see how it looks with the fittings in view. Discuss which areas are suitable for each finish in the actual room. The light can fall differently on each side of a corner, changing how the colours appear together. It also gives you a better sense of how much floral pattern will be visible from the bath.

White bath against pink panelling and floral wallpaper
The patterned and painted finishes meet at the corner beside the bath.