Glass bath: photo ideas

Transparent glass tank instead of the usual bathroom - this is not a fantasy from the films about the future, but reality. Today, the glass bathtub is an affordable and elegant accessory for a stylish interior. They are purchased not so much for the surprise of the guests with an exquisitely designed house, but for the opportunity to use technological innovations of imported sanitary ware. People with good taste appreciate the original design of the interiors of the bathroom, where a magnificent glass vessel with all the options for water and cosmetic procedures with illumination can appear on the catwalk.

Glass bath in the interior

Modern designers can embody the boldest ideas in the interior, as everyday objects from unusual materials enter everyday life. Today glass products are coffee tables, unusual figurines, shelves for equipment or floor lamps in the form of a vase with luminous colors. More and more often you can see original washbasins in the form of a flower from colored glass in the Art Nouveau style or elegant and completely transparent baths that perfectly fit into the concept of high-tech.

The glass bath is a rather unusual piece of transparent material, and today they are made double, with the guarantee of increased strength. This product looks very fragile, although it is made of special thick glass, but it perfectly embodies the idea of ​​lovers "more free space."They pass special hardening for special strength, so breaking a glass bath is quite problematic.

According to the terms of use and basic technical characteristics, the glass bath is not inferior to enamel, acrylic and cast iron products. But the design and "filling" options are often ahead of many plumbing models for hygiene and SPA-procedures. If, after expensive designer repair of the bathroom, most of the classic products seem morally obsolete, then it is worth considering more original options, for example, with glass doors or a fully glass bath - photo.

Modern tanks for the interior of the bathroom - it's far from the trivial products that have already bored everyone with their primitivism since Soviet times. Many manufacturers offer a number of products that differ in many parameters, including classic baths for small apartments. Original products are offered not only from transparent or colored glass, in some it is combined with marble, metal, wood and other materials.

Very original look design variant of the glass bath "2 in 1", where inside the "aquarium" for convenience is enclosed a special chaise lounge, sun lounger or comfortable plastic bottom with air bubble massage function. For general convenience glass baths can be equipped with comfortable handrails, rims, headrests and crossbars for cosmetic products, mirrors, soaps and shampoo. Most models can be ordered with additional options, special devices for filling / draining the water, with original lighting and even with built-in television plasma - all for relaxation and pleasure!

Many consumers do not plan to buy a glass bath, because they live in small apartments of standard layout with the certainty that even a standard bath is difficult to replace. But this is not so - if you put a corner or asymmetric product, removing the wash basin, the glass bath will fit in the combined bathroom if one side completely fits along the wall. It is only necessary to become interested in the assortment of new plumbing devices, and you will be able to see how many compact versions with small dimensions are offered.

Of course, some glass tanks are made in such a way that they can be placed on the podium in the middle of a spacious bathroom or in spacious apartments without walls with pronounced zoning. The round shape indicates that they should not touch the walls and adjacent surfaces. The shape of the product is chosen in accordance with the overall design task, but in any interior of the bathroom the original bathroom can impress the imagination and please the eyes for many years.

Advice: What to choose - a transparent bath or a frosted colored glass, dazzling white in the form of a flower or a luxurious malachite in retro style, exquisite black or lacquered of natural wood? It all depends on your budget, preferences and style of interiors, and on a glass bath the price differs little from other modern products.

Glass furniture and other bathroom accessories

If you are interested in having an original glass bathroom made by yourself, you can decorate the bathroom in the form of a mini-pool. Use brick-cement masonry with sealing and finishing of granite under natural marble. The front wall of the mini-pool can be replaced by a panel of thick clear glass. This luxurious version can be supplemented with an original waterfall made by own hands, as well as wild stone, shells, plants or an aquarium. Such marble-glass bath-pool in ekostile will be cheaper, it will differ luxury and imagination, it is only important to install all the plumbing equipment correctly.

When the finish of the bathroom assumes modern stylistics, you can choose the original glass bath under high-tech, avant-garde or techno. Then, the whole complement can be made of colored or transparent glass, plastic, acrylic with the addition of chrome fittings. This is suitable for:

• special glass tiles;
• mosaic walls;
• glass partition;
• transparent shelves;
• hinged cabinets with glass doors, made in the same vein as the main tank for the bathroom.

The shape of the glass bath and bathroom furniture should be in harmony, for example, streamlined shape and smooth lines of accessories. A rectangular tank or square is more suitable for a bathroom, where the rest of the furniture has a traditional rectilinear shape. Round, oval or angular with a rounded outer edge the bathroom organically looks in the room for hygienic procedures.

Original round and asymmetrical bathtubs are often very fit in the interiors decorated in the historical style - Empire and Rococo, Baroque and Classicism, antiquity and the English classics. Among the newfangled trends for the bathroom are black and colored, wooden and glass bathing tanks, which are complemented by glass furniture and accessories made in a single key.

In the catalogs of elite sanitary ware and furniture for the bathroom there are many exclusive models of glass from famous foreign manufacturers - Gemelli, Nautico, Ledeme, Rassland, HST, etc. In the interior design of the bathroom, glass furniture always looks stylish and original, besides itcreates a sense of weightlessness and a sense of unfilled space.

Advice: It is not difficult to care for glass shelves, doors, washbasin and bathroom, the main periodic cleaning them with the use of cleaning agents for glass. The main thing is not to use scratching( abrasive) substances, but just rub the glass with soft sponges and a fleecy rag.

Advantages of glass bath

Many consumers do not pay attention to glass products for the interior, because they are confident in their fragility and fragility. However, in this world there is nothing eternal - a faience sink or toilet bowl is broken into pieces because of an accidental impact of a heavy object. Surprisingly, the test tests showed that glass partitions, hanging cabinets, heat-resistant dishes and glass bathrooms are sometimes much more difficult to break than the usual and stronger-looking objects.

Glass bath has a number of advantages:

• is made of environmentally friendly materials;
• safety, reliability and durability in operation in compliance with technical standards;
• does not form rust and plaque;
• is resistant to scratches, shocks;
• does not respond to temperature changes;
• on its surface does not settle fungi and mold;
• dirt is easily removed with a sponge with a detergent;

• does not visually block up space even at impressive sizes;
• looks weightless, thanks to transparency;
• is manufactured with different dimensions, and some products are installed in a small bathroom;
• exclusive design emphasizes the originality of the interior;
• is not deformed;
• aesthetic appearance in an empty and filled form;
• is suitable for rooms with high humidity;
• will last many years as new;
• products are presented in different versions - transparent, opaque, colored glass or with a pattern;
• is supplemented with modern functional( aeromassage, lighting, cascading water supply, etc.).

Thanks to modern technology, high-tech thick glass has received a number of properties previously inherent in stronger and durable materials. Glass for furniture, partitions and bathrooms is quenched, due to which it receives unusual strength, preserving transparency. With proper care, a bath of high-strength glass will last for at least a decade, maintaining an amazing and original appearance.

If we talk about the shortcomings of a glass bath, then it has a high cost, which includes the prestige of the brand of a foreign manufacturer, careful transportation, comfort in taking water procedures, exquisite appearance. If you consider that such products are purchased for a long period, then aesthetics and functionality worthy of the high cost of a transparent bath.

Alternatives

An exclusive transparent bath requires appropriate treatment and proper care. Such products are often bought by people who have the perfect order in the bathroom, and the capacity itself sparkles with impeccable cleanliness. Perhaps not all consumers are psychologically ready for such an acquisition, but will gladly buy other, equally extravagant plumbing products.

There are combined products in which only one glass wall or a sealed transparent door into the bathroom. No less interesting is the round bath of colored glass for installation in the center of the room on the podium. They can cost even more, but their appearance is worth the cost. And yet this is an alternative option for those who are looking with caution at the transparent glass. The bathroom, originally designed and supplemented by a very extravagant reservoir for hygienic procedures, is an excellent gift to a newly-married couple or a beloved woman who has returned from vacation. Especially elegant it looks with a diode illumination and in the company with an aroma lamp or a salt ionizer of air.

Luxurious plumbing for a bathroom often includes a set of hydro massage equipment, internal illumination comfortable sunbed, remote or touch control options, built-in TV and other devices. Owners of this bath prefer to relax and get "full relaxation" after a busy day, not on the couch in the living room, but in a glass bath with sea salt and hydromassage at the TV.This is confirmed by reviews on the pages of online stores.

However, it is necessary to recognize that many potential buyers deny themselves such a pleasure in anticipation of moving to a larger room. But an elite bath, like any other, is easy to dismantle, to move to a new house with their masters. All that it will require in a new place is a supplement in the interior with status accessories:

• original heated towel rails;
• glass shelves and hanging cabinets,
• elegant stands and soap dishes;
• corresponding to the aesthetics of the sink;
• interesting shape mirror;
• unusual lighting and other decor elements.

The Russian market has elite plumbing of European, Asian and Russian brands, which have models using glass. These are Akvarodos, Aquella, Duravit, Albatros, Ideal Standard, Novellini, Gemelli, Waterlounge, Pharo, Verona, Villeroy & Boch, etc. The cost of elite sanitary ware starts from 120 thousand rubles.

Consider the properties of a glass tank for a bathroom, using the example of an Italian bath on the wooden frame Incanto I Doctor Jet, which became the embodiment of the connoisseurs of connoisseurs of exquisite beauty and comfort.

Included in the package:

• bath based on the frame with drain / overflow;
• acrylic handrails;
• device for back massage( 5 nozzles);
• device for foot massage( 2 nozzles);
• device for general aeromassage( 16 nozzles);
• white acrylic mini-panels for easy placement.

In addition there is a possibility to order:

• board lighting;
• thermostatic mixer EGO;
• cascade and watering can Minima;
• natural mini panels and teak railings.

Advice: The best addition to luxury sanitary ware will be a repair according to the sketch of the interior designer in modern or classical style, as well as the original author's project. Also, we recommend buying author's masterpieces from "artists on glass", which sometimes expose their exclusive models of original glass tanks for the bathroom.