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Handwritten interior planning in the bathroom is the most difficult but interesting exercise. Unfortunately, not always the bathroom has a large area necessary to create it a real oasis of comfort and «relaxation». Especially small bathrooms can «to boast» the owners of apartments in Khrushchev – to correctly plan a light and elegant interior is not easy. If you are working with a large room minor flaws may be invisible to outsiders, a small room requires the use of error-free decisions.
The small bathroom has the value of almost every detail – from the color of the walls to the accessories used. A special place in the interior of the bathroom is the furniture – it is one of the most important elements of comfort and style. Her choice, in spite of existing abundance, is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. Before you buy you need to evaluate not only the materials from which it is made, but how organically it will look in «complex» with existing walls, ceilings and floors in the bathroom.
Choosing furniture necessary to remember about another important aspect – its color. Despite the fact that in a small room, as a rule, more appropriate furniture, light shades, subject to certain conditions is allowed to use dark, saturated colors. For example, Burgundy bathroom furniture in the interior of a small bathroom if the walls will be several times brighter and the furniture will not be too massive. A great option would be furniture secured to the walls and not placed on the floor.
A nonstandard approach to standard ↑
Most bathrooms are made pretty standard, like there is some unwritten rules – the Cabinet under the sink, multiple floor cabinets, mirror, Laundry basket. This kit often «crowns» ordinary ceramic floor tiles and walls. Approach to lighting also in diversity – one or two lamp on the ceiling and side illumination of the mirror. This approach to interior design does not allow to create an atmosphere suitable for relaxation and stress relief.
When planning a new interior, should start from their own preferences, without taking into account the existing stereotypes. For a self-created bathroom interior was harmonious, all performed work must be planned carefully. Ideally. You can use a special computer program where you can «try» various options for the location of the furniture, color of walls and floor to locate desired accessories.
If this is not possible, you can just try to draw your future tub. It does not need to have the abilities because the main thing here is to accurately display the shape and the little details and the overall color scheme. Thus it will be possible to determine in advance the optimal combination of the color of the walls, flooring and furniture. Do not be afraid to experiment, if the soul «requests» black furniture, you can install it by making the surface of the walls and floor a light and bright room lighting.
Bathroom furniture – the style or functionality ↑
Choosing furniture for a small bathroom, the design of which is still not fully understood by the owners, will inevitably have to choose between the functionality of furniture and its style. Such difficulties hardly have the happy owners of big bathrooms where you can easily place all the attributes of comfort. In order to make a small bathroom comfortable and convenient for everyday use, it makes sense to think about the manufacture of furniture on his own sketches, as the search for ready-made option that would meet existing needs of the room can be enough to take.
For a small room very comfortable corner bathroom furniture, which is installed in such a way that be involved the corners of the room, which in most cases simply not used. It is undesirable to use in a confined space, the furniture made of plastic, and also the furniture which is installed directly on the floor, i.e. without leg such a visually weigh down the space. For small bathroom make optimal use of suspended furniture sets.
Special attention when choosing furniture should pay its functionality – things like gradually closing the door, the presence of multiple outlets in the lockers, fittings with corrosion-resistant treatment or zapotevshie mirror will significantly increase the comfort during use. In addition, in the small bathroom it is possible to depart from the generally accepted design standards, and to completely abandon a vertically mounted furniture. Her усп5ехом you can replace the horizontal modules, mounted on the walls. Spaciousness they did not differ from the standard cabinets, but look much more refined and interesting.
Furniture placement and lighting ↑
If the design of the bathroom furniture is easy to come up with yourself, it is also easy to come up with and original method of arrangement. Of course, if the bathroom is small, the furniture will be located only along the walls – there’s no other way. If the bathroom allows, you can and experiment. Of course in the center of the bathroom to place the wardrobe is not very suitable, but to place in there «recessed» in the floor of the tub is possible. So the room will not only gain an interesting design, but will allow the owners to use the maximum furniture along the walls. This will significantly increase the functionality of the room.
The bathroom lighting should also pay a lot of attention. It is desirable to provide it «multi-level» – this decision is equally appropriate for large and small bathrooms. Depending on the chosen stylistic direction on the ceiling can be massive chandelier, small minimalist lamp, and if the multi-level ceiling, you can use the inbuilt. Additional light sources are mounted on the walls at the level of 100-180 cm from the floor. In their role there may be a small light directional lighting, or a neat sconce. The third type of illumination becomes illuminated mirrors. You can use a light selection of interesting accessories.
Decor surfaces – bans do not exist ↑
No matter how exquisite and elegant neither was the furniture for the bathroom, its design is not limited only to this. The important point is the choice of flooring, and walls with the ceiling. A lot of ideas for independent interior design of a small bathroom you can see in the following video
The flooring in the bathroom ↑
Despite the existing diversity among the flooring for the bathroom remains optimal porcelain or ceramic tile. The greatest strength and durability porcelain is different. It is simple, and its similarity to natural stone flooring makes a rich and elegant. Together with porcelain, you can use the floor heating system. Granite tiles will fit into any interior, even the small tubs, it is available in rich colours, there are polished and matte is such to a greater extent eliminate the possibility of slipping.
Walls ↑
Despite the obvious use in wall decor ceramic tiles, currently there are lots of alternatives. For example, the variety of decorative plaster with water resistant characteristics. They allow to simulate almost any surface from suede and wood to natural stone, easily tintable to any color, the application is straightforward, and can be performed independently. Choosing the color of the walls, should be possible to correlate it with the furniture and the floor, as it is the color of the walls is crucial for space. you should not use a very intense, saturated colors – being in such a bath will tire.
Ceiling ↑
In order to eliminate possible dissonance with the rest of the interior, you can leave the ceiling in a classic white color. If the owners bathroom is not alien to the spirit of innovation and are not afraid of change, the ceiling can be colored. Of course, not every bathroom is relevant ceiling color but if it is large, the presence of Windows, bright walls and the same furniture, and the ceiling in a rich hue can be a good decoration for the bathroom.
