Experience shows that the most money is spent on repairing the kitchen and bathrooms . Concerning the kitchen, everything is clear, because there are built-in kitchen sets and cheap household appliances. But what about the bathroom?
The fact that the original ideas for the bathroom is difficult to implement, because they require a long preparatory work, expensive finishing materials and buying quality sanitary equipment. However, the new bathroom will pay for the money invested in it and will not need to be repaired for 8-15 years. How correctly to issue this room? About this below.
Room size
Before planning the bathroom design, analyze its dimensions. Depending on the size, different repair ideas can be used. For a large room (more than 7 m & sup2) it is advisable to use a single-colored tile with contrasting inserts. The tiles can be of a mosaic or classical type. The following details will also be relevant here:
- Mirrors . Visually increase the room and emphasize the luxurious design of the room.
- Built-in bathtub floor . For a standard city apartment, such a solution is not feasible due to the design features of the houses. Installation of the bath can be done only in a private house, standing on a ribbon foundation. This is quite expensive, but this design will be the main decoration of your bathroom!
- Oversized furniture . In a spacious room you can not limit yourself to a standard curbstone with a washbasin, but to order something stylish and elegant. It can be a wardrobe for towels and bathrobes, a soft pouf or even an unusual sofa.
In addition, in such a room you can play with lighting, a stepped floor and large details ( vases , laundry baskets, curbstones).
If the room is rather small (which happens much more often), then you have to include the imagination and a little limited in the decor and selection of furniture. For the small bathroom, the following ideas will be relevant.
- Glass screen . Replaces the curtain in the bath. The screen is made of transparent materials, so the room does not seem cluttered and there is a sense of spaciousness. You can choose a design (transparent, toned, patterned), profile and shape of glass.
- Functional furniture. Choose a special cabinet under the sink or use hanging cabinets. It is desirable that the furniture does not take up excess space on the floor.
- Use creative ideas for the bathroom . Do not be afraid to complement the room with small interesting things. It can be a small pot of greens, hooks of unusual shape, a wire basket for towels. Sometimes an interesting detail can bring the missing charm to the interior of the miniature room.
Walls and ceiling
The most popular option for decorating walls is ceramic tiles. It is moisture resistant, well washed and looks very beautiful on the walls and on the floor. Today, the assortment presents a lot of different shades and textures tiles, so choosing the right design will be quite simple. The most popular bathroom tile ideas are:
- at the bottom there is a dark tile, at the top - light, and between them there is a curb of tiles of the third color;
- placement of contrasting tiles on monochrome walls, creating interesting color accents;
- use of a panel of small elements;
- combination of several types of tiles.
In the case of the ceiling, it is desirable to stop the risky experiments and turn to proven options. Suitable ideas for the ceiling design in the bathroom: stretch or suspended structure, plastic / rack panels, dye-proof paint.
