What is a beautiful interior? Everyone will answer this question in different ways. For some, beauty lies in the harmony of color and form, for someone in an abundance of expensive luxurious things, and someone considers beautiful only a unique, unlike any other interior. All agree on one thing: beauty is something that is pleasant to look at. And what it is nice to watch him, every man decides for himself. In other words, beauty is a relative concept.
That's why it's very difficult to give advice on creating a beautiful bathroom interior: a thing that one person finds beautiful, the other may not notice at all. Or notice, but decides that this is the ugliest thing in the world. But, despite all the ambiguity of the problem, we still try to collect and generalize the advice and recommendations of designers regarding the beautiful design of the premises. We hope that they will help you to realize your ideas about the beautiful, and make not only a beautiful and stylish, but also a comfortable and functional bathroom.
Finishing and plumbing
One of the key moments in bathroom renovation planning is the choice of finishing for materials. For the finishing of walls and ceilings in the bathroom, the ideal material is tiled or porcelain tiles. These materials are resistant to moisture and temperature changes, they look great and have a huge variety of sizes, colors and textures.
Here are a few options for decorating the bathroom with tiles:
- In the appropriate interior will look very impressive tile, imitating wood or stone.
- Using a combination of dark and light tiles, you can create patterns that can visually adjust the dimensions of the room, for example, vertical or horizontal stripes.
- One wall, lined with bright, contrasting to the other three walls of tiles, is able to revitalize the interior of the room and become a real decoration of it.
- Glossy tiles will be an additional reflective element, unlike matte, which absorbs light. To owners of small or dark bathrooms it is better to stop the choice on such variant of furnish.
- The highlight of the bathroom can be a wall panel of tiles. You can buy it in a store, order an individual panel with your image or make it yourself, using the mosaic method, using tiles, porcelain utensils, bright pebbles, etc. for this purpose.
The best solution for finishing ceilings in the bathroom are stretch ceilings. They not only create a completely flat surface, but also protect the premises from flooding from the neighbors from above. Glossy stretch ceilings visually make the walls higher. This effect will be stronger if the wall decoration uses a vertical pattern and the room has many light sources.
The choice of finishing materials usually follows the choice of sanitary equipment. Its number depends on the size of the room and your financial capabilities. At least - a bath or shower and a washbasin, in a combined bathroom to this set is added and a toilet. When choosing a plumbing, it is necessary to pay attention to the materials from which it is made. The materials used depend not only on the durability, but also on the appearance of the product.
Decorating with natural marble will make your room unforgettable.
You can choose a natural stone with a pronounced texture or any pattern. This bathroom loudly declares itself and certainly will not go unnoticed.
From an aesthetic point of view, plumbing from sanitary ware, acrylic, quarrel, and also from artificial or natural marble wins.
Recently, transparent glass shells and bathtubs have gained great popularity.
In addition to the standard, familiar to us forms and configurations of sanitary equipment, many interesting and original novelties are presented in stores. For example, monolithic sinks and toilet bowls in the form of huge vases, vintage baths on curved decorative legs, shower cabins with a compartment for sauna much more.
Be sure to study all the presented options, perhaps, some of them you will like.
Styles
Of course, the bathroom can be decorated neutral and does not belong to any of the popular style trends. However, the interior, which contains a certain idea, always looks much more interesting.
The chosen style can become a memory of a summer vacation, a favorite era or genre in art.
Consider a few, the most popular styles in the design of the bathroom.
Classic style
As a basis for the classic design of the bathroom you can take the style of Empire, taking its origins back in antiquity, Baroque, Gothic and others. In the classical interior there are always high ceilings, marble surfaces, wooden carved furniture, paintings, statues, in general, everything that embodies our ideas about ancient European palaces.
Read also our article about the bathroom in the classical style - learn about all the features and nuances.
East
Eastern interior can be different. Its design depends primarily on the country, which has become a source of inspiration. The Japanese style is characterized by black and white-red color combinations, strict lines and a minimum of furniture. Moroccan style, on the contrary, involves an abundance of various ornaments, decorative elements, patterns, a combination of rich, bright colors, for example, turquoise and gold.
Country
Country style, it is also called rural or rustic, allows you to find use of old things found in grandmother's chests. Simple wooden furniture, cotton curtains with a floral pattern, knitted striped rugs - all this you can safely use in the design of a bathroom in the style of country. Give preference to natural, natural colors. For the finishing of walls and floors it is better to use a tile imitating rough untreated wood. Very to the place will be wooden beams on the ceiling.
Fusion
Fusion is a modern style of , which is a mixture of elements of different styles. Often it is called a "combination of the incongruous."The bathroom, decorated in this style, can consist of things belonging to different eras. However, one should not excessively get carried away by searching for deliberately eclectic combinations. Despite the call for experiments, the style of fusion involves the creation of beautiful and harmonious interiors.
Minimalism
Universal style, suitable for bathrooms of any size. Includes elements of "easy" design. It is characterized by minimal furniture and creates a sense of spaciousness. Often used contrasting color combinations to create a spectacular design.
Large dimensions
If you are a lucky owner of a spacious bathroom, you will be able to avoid many of the problems faced by owners of standard three-meter adjacent bathrooms.
For example, you do not have to choose between a bathroom and a shower, and you can enjoy the benefits of both. You can use any colors in the design. Even the abundance of black is not forbidden!
The presence of additional square meters allows you to distract from the task of saving space and allow you to choose the plumbing and furniture that you want, and not the one that takes less space. In addition to the usual set: a bath, a washbasin and a toilet, you can purchase other plumbing fixtures. For example, a bidet is not necessary, but very convenient.
So, what does the modern sanitary market offer to the owners of spacious bathrooms? First of all, it is, of course, a bath. Forget about standard baths, in which a man of medium height can hardly fit. You can choose from huge round tubs with hydromassage, as in a Hollywood movie. Or to install a bath on the podium, to which leads a sloping staircase. Or, which is feasible, rather, in your own home than in a city apartment, put it in the floor, like a swimming pool.
It is now fashionable, in addition to standard furniture for a bathroom like cabinets and bedside tables, to place chairs, sofas and even beds in the bathroom, thus creating a real relaxation zone.
And how beautifully you can relax, take a bath looking at the fireplace. Real bliss!
Small
In the interior design of a small bathroom, the most important thing is to rationally use the space. Here we will come to the aid of angular models of sanitary ware - baths and sinks. However, it is better to refuse the bath altogether, replacing it with a shower cabin or a corner. They only help to save an extra square meter, on which you can install, for example, a washing machine, but also look great.
For small bathrooms, special models of sanitary ware are being developed. In the shops you will find sinks, under which you can install a washing machine, hanging toilet bowls and much more.
Another task is to organize the storage of things. For a variety of shelves and lockers, there is not always a place, and what is, is often not enough. For these purposes, you can use space, which is usually not used. For example, under the bathroom set a beautiful sliding screen or behind the toilet to organize a storage system. Visually expand the space can be, using lighter tones in the decoration of walls, floor and ceiling.
Also a good option is placing the washing machine under the sink-lily. Read about this in another of our articles.
It's all about the little things!
In the creation of a complete interior, you will certainly be helped by various interesting accessories. Buy them should be based on the selected style. Rugs, towels, curtains, hooks, soap dishes, towel holders - all this should harmonize with each other not only in color, but also in style. Harmonize - it does not mean to be the same, it means to make a beautiful and effective combination.
In the interior design of the bathroom you can use things not connected in our minds with the bathroom and as if coming from other rooms of the house. For example, fluffy puffs, paintings, figurines, flowers in pots or in vases. It looks very unexpected and brings comfort to the room.
Think carefully about lighting. Try to use different light sources - chandeliers, sconces, floor and table lamps, candles. Provide the possibility of separate illumination of different functional areas. The presence of windows in the bathroom, of course, is rare, but it can be replaced by a large mirror.
Basic design rules for
Before starting to repair, draw a plan for your future bathroom, think through the style and key elements. Pay attention to the unusual modern plumbing - perhaps it will become the main accent in your beautiful bathroom?
To make the design of your bathroom really beautiful, first of all think about that:
- It is important to choose the right color. For a small bathroom, lighter colors are suitable, but expressive nature can afford to bring in a small room bright accents, for example, mosaic panels. For a spacious room, you can use dark or bright colors, experiment with different color combinations.
- When choosing the finishing materials, it is also necessary to take into account the dimensions of the room .The larger the bathroom, the larger the tiles and the pattern on it.
- The various functional areas of the can be identified by selecting a color for each zone and organizing separate lighting for them.
- If you are not satisfied with the finished design solutions, try decorating the bathroom with your own hands. You can paint the walls with water-resistant paints, make a mosaic panel or decorate a glass sink using the "decoupage" technique.
- Pay attention to the new, ergonomic models of sanitary ware and furniture for the bathroom. They are not only convenient and functional, but they are often real works of design art.