Bathroom in oriental style: Japanese, Moroccan, Chinese, Egyptian

Features The oriental style is many-sided and diverse, as well as the countries that are located in the most mysterious part of the world. For restrained Japan is characterized by strictness and minimalism in everything, and Turkish interior can not be imagined without luxurious, rich decoration. However, there is something that unites the various orientations of the oriental style: it is the commitment to traditions and the desire to embody the national color in everything from the design of sanitary ware to the way furniture is arranged.

Among other features of the interior, typical for most oriental styles, it is possible to name:

• a rich color palette, combining bright and light shades;
• mainly natural materials in the decoration of walls and furniture;
• national patterns as decor elements;
• furniture, decorated with artistic carvings and / or imitation gemstones;
• art painting on walls and other surfaces;
• colored mosaic of stones and ceramic tiles on walls and on the ceiling;
• zoning of premises with the help of building structures - arches, columns, podiums, etc.
• curtains and canopies made of expensive, patterned fabrics.

• Oriental style is a very broad concept, which includes a lot of sub-types, completely unlike each other. Bathroom, decorated in an oriental style, can be both practical and concise, and full of all kinds of excesses. Therefore, among the wealth of style directions that the countries of the East gave us, everyone can choose something of their own.
• To work with oriental style in the interior is very interesting, because one knowledge of the basics of design is not enough for this. To create an authentic oriental interior, you will have to at least superficially get acquainted with the culture of your chosen country, its traditions, religion and other important moments. So, in order to design a bathroom in Chinese style, it's not superfluous to get acquainted with the teachings of Feng Shui.

Eastern style is not popular with everyone. But, even if you are delighted with the exotic interiors of Turkish palaces or sushi bars, this does not mean that you have to like living in an apartment furnished in oriental style.

Eastern interior is suitable only for those people who:

• love order and try to keep for each thing in the house a certain place - in fact in the East each piece of interior is given special significance, and violating the established order means breaking the harmony in the house;
• do not like the heap of furniture in the house - oriental people prefer to do with a minimal amount of furniture: instead of armchairs - pillows and mats, instead of cabinets and chests of drawers - chests for storing things, etc.;
• prefer to sacrifice something from the interior or accessories to save a free space - the oriental style "loves" spacious rooms with lots of light and fresh air.

Consider the most common varieties of Oriental style.

The Arabic style has ancient and quite strict traditions that combine religious prescriptions, the way of life of ancestors and folk crafts. So, according to the Koran, the artist has no right to depict anything living, so the Arab masters learned to create unusually beautiful geometric patterns and ornaments from fantastic flowers and religious texts.

Nomadic way of life forced the Arabs to abandon the excess furniture and carry only the most necessary things on the road with them. Protecting from the scorching sun, the desert tents have become a source of inspiration for interior designers. Therefore, even in the bathroom, you can safely place canopies and air curtains.

Arab masters are famous for their ability to create a mosaic, carving out elegant diamonds from pieces of wood and covering them with mother of pearl. This mosaic is used to decorate walls, columns or pieces of furniture. Another craft that is considered a "visiting card" of Arab masters is the weaving of bright, patterned carpets. The more intricate the picture, the more valued the product.

In the Japanese tradition, the bathing procedure is given special significance, it becomes a real ceremony, allowing to restore the lost energy and bring the mind in order. Therefore, the bathroom is an important place in any Japanese house. The bathroom, like any other room in the apartment of a real Japanese, should be ascetic and conducive to immersion in one's own thoughts.

The Japanese take care of the purity of the body no less than about the purity of the soul, so in addition to the font, in the bathroom there is usually also a shower in which the first stage of purification takes place - the actual washing of the dirt.

Traditional Japanese bath is a wooden font. But, since our goal is not an exact reconstruction of the Japanese interior, we can do without a simple acrylic bathroom, adding it with a wooden or stone countertop. Materials for finishing walls, floors, furniture and sanitary ware must be exclusively natural;In addition to wood and stone, it can be ceramics, glass or bamboo. If metal, then it's old.

The colors in which the Japanese interior is made out must also be natural - sandy, brown, beige, milky. Bright accents usually use red and green colors.

Mobile partitions made of bamboo or rice paper - a traditional element of the Japanese interior. They can be used to divide the room into functional areas or to separate the changing area.

The Egyptian-style bathroom is a combination of simple geometry, strict lines and rich finishes. In the Egyptian interior designers embody all their knowledge about the history of this ancient land. The majestic pyramids, the vast desert, the mighty Nile - all this is reflected in the constructive and decorative elements of the room, decorated in the Egyptian style.

Walls can be painted with recognizable hieroglyphs, depicting mythical creatures and ancient gods. A colored fresco performed in the "flat" manner characteristic of ancient Egyptian masters can become the main decoration of a bathroom in the Egyptian style.

Gold is the main element of decor for an Egyptian bathroom, so gilding should be as much as possible - on walls, furniture, plumbing, etc. On the floor, a mosaic of traditional turquoise or blue is preferred. Other colors that designers recommend - yellow, beige, ocher, green. Supplement the interior with souvenirs brought from travel, miniature pyramids, parchment scrolls, figurines depicting pharaohs and Egyptian deities.

The Turkish style is an offshoot of the Arabian style, so in general, these two varieties of oriental style are very similar, except for Turkey, which is characterized by more lush interiors. If it's a bathroom, then it should have a stone floor and a large, beautifully decorated font. The most recognizable Turkish pattern is "cucumbers".This ornament can be decorated with ceramic tiles on the walls, upholstery of furniture and other elements of the interior.

The color scheme consists mainly of warm tones, reminiscent of the sun, the sea and the rich vegetation of the Black Sea coast. Therefore, the bright finish of the floor and walls should be combined with interspersed with yellow, orange, turquoise, azure and green colors. As a decoration element, you can use the traditional Turkish mosaic.

Morocco has become popular with our tourists relatively recently, and until then our ideas about this African country have been very blurred. Now, when everywhere there are restaurants of Moroccan cuisine and shops of exotic souvenirs, the interior in the Moroccan style has become quite popular in design.

The Moroccan style is characterized by the use of objects of worship( ritual masks, etc.), ornaments cut from bone or wood or clad of clay, aged copper utensils, potted palms, bright feather decor and other attributes reminiscent of a hot desertand the jungle.

In decoration and decoration, preference is given to wood, stone, ceramics, patinated metal, painted fabrics. The color palette is the same as in most eastern styles - the most natural, warm, sunny colors.

The Chinese interior is almost as simple and laconic as the Japanese, because these two cultures have much in common. The key importance here is given to the teachings of Feng Shui, one of which sections contains strict recommendations for arranging furniture in the apartment.

In the Chinese bathroom the font should be quite large and mark the correct shape - a rectangle, a circle or an oval. Since we are talking about a modern interior, the material of the bathtub can be anything, you just need to find the right place for it and complement it with interesting accessories like a countertop or a suitable sanitary equipment.

As in all national interiors, the Chinese bathroom prefers natural materials. In addition to traditional wood and stone, it can be bamboo or ceramics. The favorite color in the Chinese interior is red. It can be supplemented with white, gold, yellow, black, green colors. The most recognizable symbol in China is, of course, the dragon. The image of this mythical creature can be used as a repeating motif in the decor of surfaces and furniture.

Perhaps, the brightest and colorful of all the above oriental styles is exactly Indian. Remember the scenes from Indian cinema - it seems, there are collected all the colors of the world! Therefore, if you decide to make an Indian bathroom in your house, be prepared for a plentiful decor and color game. However, you can do with a less "extreme" option and use only some recognizable elements of Indian style.

In the Indian interior, what is absolutely unacceptable in Indian is the wall painting depicting people, animals and plants inhabiting this wonderful country. So, the panel with the image of an elephant can become a key element of a decor, at first sight creating corresponding mood.

Carved wooden panels with intricate curls can be used in the decoration of walls or as a decorative screen for a bath. Elegant, carved furniture is an indispensable element of the Indian interior, so be sure to try to buy at least one locker made in this manner.

• Decorating the bathroom interior in the oriental spirit is a great way to find application for knick-knacks brought from travels or given to loved ones. All sorts of figurines, vases, dishes, panels, shells - these are the little things that are necessary to create a true oriental color.
• Interior should be thought in advance. In search of inspiration, watch films that take place in Eastern countries. Pay attention to what color combinations are used most often, how the houses of local residents are furnished. Let even this be just scenery - after all, we are more important to convey the atmosphere than to observe the authenticity.
• Do not forget to designate the bathroom, using designs characteristic for the oriental style - portable partitions, arches, niches, columns, etc. This does not necessarily have to be a massive, capital product, a fairly sophisticated imitation.