How to choose furniture in the bathroom

Bathroom design is a very responsible issue. It concerns not only the appearance of the room, but also the functional moment. Combining both of these criteria is quite difficult, especially when it comes to small spaces. Nevertheless, furniture stores and building supermarkets offer a wide range of different solutions, even for the most difficult tasks. On how to choose the right bathroom furniture, and will be discussed.

Theory

When it comes to the bathroom, the first thing that comes to mind is a relaxing shower or bathing in the foam. Nevertheless, what is good for a person is bad for furniture. Moisture, steam, temperature changes cause even expensive products to become unusable. There are several reasons for this:

• unsuitable purpose,
• non-compliance with production techniques,
• ignoring household furniture maintenance rules.

It's no secret that furniture is being developed and is going to meet specific needs. By its design, the dining table is very different from the working table. Even if outwardly the items look the same, they will differ in the way they are assembled and materials.

Features of materials:

• The greatest popularity is enjoyed by wooden furniture. This trend has developed historically and is still relevant. It is important to understand that the tree is living material, which reacts very painfully to sudden temperature changes. Even if the board is treated with waterproof impregnations, it will very quickly become unusable. Therefore, in the bath she is absolutely not suitable.
• Next by popularity, building material - plywood. Like a tree, it is prone to drying out. In addition, much more sharply reacts to the flag.
• Particleboard - this glued sawdust, they completely duplicate the drawbacks of the previous options, in addition, to repair the damaged furniture is impossible.
• MDF or fibreboard is the only material that meets the harsh conditions of furniture in the bathroom. The production technology makes it possible to impart moisture resistance to the board, it is not 100% protection, but it will prolong the service life for several years.

There are certain options when furniture is made of galvanized steel or stone, we will discuss them in more detail later.

Important: MDF properties depend on the impregnation, so when buying furniture in its passport, it must be indicated that the plate is moisture-resistant, otherwise the product will become unusable in a few years.

Practice

Furniture in the bathroom must firstly be made as high as possible. When inspecting the products, pay attention to:

• slots at the corners of abutment of facade stickers,
• fastening method,
• availability of legs for bedside tables,
• plate thickness,
• thickness of protective coating.

Untreated MDF looks quite unattractive, so it is glued with special vinyl or acrylic facades. Most often - it's PVC bases, which are molded plastic panels. They are themselves resistant to moisture, but if there are appreciable cracks on the seams, the steam will gradually wet the base of the plate, and it will start to swell, which in turn will lead to the peeling off of the facade and complete damage to the furniture.

Substantially less basic MDF pour liquid acrylic, resulting in a monolithic coating, which completely protects against moisture. Such furniture is rare and expensive, but extends the service life by at least ten years.

In both versions, the thickness of the plate itself is of fundamental importance. According to the regulations, it should not exceed two centimeters. In all other cases, you can be sure that you are selling furniture collected by handicraft from low-quality materials. The same is true with respect to the protective coating, the thickness of which rarely exceeds 1 mm.

For feet, it is important to have legs. This will not only simplify the cleaning process, but will also protect against the accumulation of moisture under the bedside table. If we are talking about hinged lockers, it is desirable that the fastening mechanism does not imply a breach of the protective cover( it is most often realized in such a way - a rail is screwed to the wall, which is hanged by means of special hooks).

Where and how to buy?

To buy furniture in the bathroom, it is better to turn to a construction hypermarket. As a rule, the products presented there are certified and have a quality guarantee and a passport, according to which you can understand how long the product will last.

In addition, the area of ​​these stores allows you to model real rooms and clearly demonstrate how the product will look in real conditions. This will not only help you decide on the choice, but also will prompt several original bathroom design options.

Prices in hypermarkets are much lower than in retail stores and only slightly inferior to market ones. Another undeniable advantage is the huge assortment of products presented. There is no such diversity anywhere else, except in elite stores specializing in this product.

Advice: before going to the store at least roughly think through the design, as it is better to immediately buy a complete set of bathroom furniture. This will save on delivery.

The second place to which attention should be paid is the market. There is much less goods, but there are a lot of non-standard options suitable for small rooms. In addition, there is an opportunity to bargain and save a few hundred rubles. The only drawback is lack of quality assurance.

Specialty stores sell mainly luxury goods. It is not profitable to trade with standard cupboards and cabinets, as their price will be higher than that of competitors, so the buyer is offered really unique furniture. The cost is appropriate and can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles.

Another option - bathroom furniture to order. Suitable for those who created their own design project, for the implementation of which you will need non-standard forms and solutions. Handicraft masters are many, ads are on both the Internet and in newspapers. The total cost of production will be more than in the hypermarket, but you realize your ideas.

Tip: When turning to an unverified workshop, it is better to provide the workers with their own material, and to warn that you will take the scraps. This will protect against the fact that as a furniture shield will be used ordinary, non-moisture resistant MDF, the cost of which is much lower. Some advance payment for work from you will be exact, but full payment should occur only after the certificate of acceptance-transfer of the goods. If something does not suit you, rework should be carried out at the expense of the workshop.

Ideas for the design of

The design of the bathroom depends largely on the shape and size of the room. Large rooms offer two options:

• classic,
• minimalism.

The classic concept is collective and assumes that the bathroom itself is installed permanently, and the whole composition is built around it. The first thing to think about is the curbstone under the washbasin. It performs two functions, hides the supply of communications and serves as a storage place for household chemicals. Therefore, the inner part must meet these requirements. Exterior design should be combined in color. Specialists recommend:

• blue and white,
• white and black,
• white and red.

Other colors are suitable, but it is desirable to withstand the gamut in only two colors. It not only looks nice, but also creates coziness.

After the nightstand is installed, go to different shelves, lockers, etc. Recommendations for selection are the same. Classics involves the maximum functionality, so the selection criteria are rather subjective, the main thing is that you feel comfortable.

Minimalism is a modern fashionable solution. The bath on the legs is installed in the middle of the room. On one of the walls is a washstand. The last item of the interior, which is permissible, is a ladies' dressing table. The color scheme assumes dark colors and minimal illumination. Style helps create an atmosphere of mystery and solitude, but really looks good only in rooms with an area of ​​20 square meters.m.

In small bathrooms, the imagination is very limited in area. Therefore, instead of furniture, a bowl is set up with different shelves or niches. The curbstone is only needed for wash-hand basins, and then, this is actual, if there is nowhere to store household chemicals. More details on how the furniture for the bathroom looks like will help the photo.

Non-standard solutions

Furniture is understood not only products from wood and derived materials, but also any other solutions that allow to decorate and optimize space. It's about glass and stone.

Glass, as a rule, is used for the production of shelves. The modern market offers a wide variety of colors and shapes. With the help of these products create unique and original, and most importantly, very functional compositions. Glass refers to perpetual materials, since the only thing that can damage it is mechanical damage. Another disadvantage is the salt coating, which must be regularly removed.

Glass is becoming more and more popular. In addition to the tables are already beginning to make different tables and dressing tables. They are an original fit in any interior and allow you to forget about the problems with moisture.

The stone is the world's first building material. Fashion for him has never disappeared. It is even more versatile than glass. Today not only natural, but also artificial stone is used. Furniture made in this style is rare in Russia, and is unique to England.

Do it, usually with their own hands. For this, the necessary construction is assembled from the brick and it is covered with slabs of granite, marble and Corian. It looks very rich and unusual. At cost, it is even cheaper than furniture made from MDF.

Another good and newfangled solution is niche. With the help of a profile and drywall, absolutely any structures are created without problems. The doors are mounted to the walls, as a result, rather beautiful and non-standard furniture is obtained.

Recommended furniture manufacturers

The most high-quality, beautiful and original furniture is made in Italy. This is luxury products, which can decorate absolutely any room with its appearance. The best factories are:

• Сattelan,
• Sedit,
• Calligaris,
• Bontempi,
• Mobilsedia.

More affordable Italian manufacturers:

• AGM( Alberto & Mario Ghezzani),
• Volpi.

In the catalogs of all the above mentioned companies there are quite a lot of options. Companies make a distinction only for bedrooms, kitchens and furniture for the street, so the cabinets and cabinets must be selected from the presented products. The absence of a narrow specialization does not affect the quality.

In second place in terms of quality and price of the company from Germany. Among the best:

• Hulsta
• Ronald Schmitt
• Leolux
• Schoenbuch
• Franz Fertig
• Vitra
• Nolte Delbruck
• Woessner
• Gwinner

Like the colleagues from Italy, the Germans do not do narrow profile specializations. But, unlike the Italians, they work not only with wood and glass, but also with other materials.

French furniture is in third place in quality, at a price, some models surpass even the Italians. The most popular are:

• Siguier,
• Yves Fouquet.

The first company is developing serial models, which makes it affordable for the general public, the second offers furniture hand-made, buying Yves Fouquet, you can be sure that no one else will have a second such product.

Spain, Belgium, the Czech Republic and other European countries are also actively engaged in the manufacture of furniture. Nevertheless, in price and quality, they are not competitors to leaders and work mainly for the domestic market. The exception to the rule is Poland, it offers very affordable options of fairly good quality. In this country, furniture is mainly produced by small firms, therefore only the country of the manufacturer is indicated on the product. In addition, there is already a clear division of products for bathrooms.

Leaders among Russian manufacturers:

• "Lazurite",
• Dolce Vita.

Relatively inexpensive cabinet furniture is offered by Lazurit. More refined and unique options are presented in the range of Dolce Vita. Another good and affordable option is the company "Furniture Moscow".