Wooden panels are perfect for upcycling and easier to paint than acrylic panels. Before you paint over a wooden panel, carefully remove it, sand it down and prime it and then once you have chosen your desired colour paint a few coats and leave it to dry thoroughly before replacing it. Bathe before a stunning sunset in your bathroom with a bath panel design that's tiled with a glowing ombre effect. Here, lines of right-angle tiles are laid in light-to-dark tones that echo the warming colours of sundown. To get this look, start from the top of the bath panel and continue down and onto the entire floor with similar stripes of cream, buttercup yellow, amber, blush pink and finish with rich terracotta-coloured tiles. The design of your bath panel can be changed drastically purely by changing the way your tiles are laid. By adjusting the pattern of your tiles, you can easily add a sense of individuality to your bathroom.

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Once you are ready to start painting, use a primer to protect the wood from water damage. For the undercoat and topcoat, an eggshell emulsion will create a smooth finish. Since mildew-resistant properties were added to paint, a gloss is no longer vital, but good ventilation is always recommended.Many bath manufactures now offer specialist bath panel boards which can make the process a lot easier as the panels can take the extra weight of the tiles with minimal fuss. You can either choose to blend it seamlessly by continuing your tiles on the panel or create an even bigger focal point by contrasting the tiles.’