The specifics of the bathroom requires a special approach to the choice of facing materials, lighting fixtures, plumbing, furniture. It is necessary that every detail fits into the interior in color, shape, size. It is quite difficult to choose materials and interior elements for decorating a bathroom on your own. If the renovation in the bathroom still does not start, because you cannot decide what the design of the bathroom and toilet should be, photos on interior websites and advice from professional designers will help you.
Separate bathroom
A separate bathroom and toilet is a common occurrence not only in new buildings, but also in houses of the old stock: in the Stalinist buildings of the 40-50s and in buildings of the Khrushchev period. But if stalinok is characterized by high and spacious rooms, including bathrooms, then Khrushchev is considered to be housing that is not adapted for a comfortable existence. Nevertheless, even a small-sized room, if desired, can be transformed beyond recognition.
It is physically impossible to make the ceiling higher and move the walls apart, but properly organized lighting, color combinations, and a combination of different cladding textures will help create the desired optical effect.
Preparation of surfaces for cladding
Toilet repair and the bathroom should begin with the dismantling of the old coating, replacing old plumbing, pipes, leveling surfaces with plaster, priming, reliable isolation of power sources.
When used to level drywall walls, you can:
- Make a two-three-level ceiling.
- Arrange niches.
- Make curly arches.
- Install spot lighting.
- Illuminated plasterboard niches
- Arches in the bathroom
- Multilevel ceiling
- Shelves with hidden lighting
- Niches with shelves made of plasterboard
In any other case, it will be more difficult to equip the bathroom and toilet with additional sources of lighting. However, you will have to be in a too small bathroom from drywall: the frame will reduce the already cramped space.
Repair of the toilet and bathroom involves the use of moisture-resistant drywall, the surface of which can be lined with any material - painted, finished with decorative plaster, pasted over with vinyl wallpaper, tiled.
Ceiling decoration in the bathroom and toilet
The options for finishing the ceiling in the bathroom are very diverse:
- Painting. There are many high-quality waterproof dyes that can be given any shade with colors.
- Stretch ceiling. An extremely practical solution that protects the premises from flooding from the upper floors and eliminates the laborious leveling of the ceiling with plaster and putty. The color palette of ceiling coverings is very diverse, you can choose a smooth or corrugated, glossy or matte canvas of any tone with patterns, embossing, 3D images (photo). The design of low and cramped rooms involves the use of light glossy film sheets.
Important! Stretch ceilings should not be installed independently. The use of special gas equipment in a small room is especially dangerous because it can lead to fire and explosion. It is necessary to invite experts.
- Waterproof glass wallpaper for painting. Differ in excellent operational characteristics. The pasted ceiling can be painted with fluorescent paint or decorative translucent varnish.
- Mirror tiles. Finishing the ceiling with tiles with a mirror effect will help increase the space in height and give the room a special appeal.You can decorate individual fragments of the surface with a mirror coating - arrange diamond-shaped or rectangular inserts around the lamps, lay out in narrow stripes along the joints with the walls.
- Tree. Wood treated with special moisture-proof compounds will look expensive and noble. A wooden ceiling is a great choice for bathrooms decorated in country style, Provence, eco-style.
Wall design features
The bathroom looks impressive, finished partly with ceramic tiles, partly with plaster. It is better to decorate the area of \u200b\u200bthe bathroom and sink with tiles. Structural stucco, vinyl wallpaper, or pastel painted surfaces look great on the opposite wall.
Organizing the repair of the toilet, you should adhere to a single concept. Facing materials should be the same and in the same color palette as in the bathroom. You can slightly change the shape and configuration of the inserts, focus on lighting details, color options.
Other options for decorating the walls in the bathroom are shown in the photo:
- partial wood trim;
- porcelain stoneware;
- decorative plaster;
- mosaic;
- washable wallpaper.
- Partial wood trim
- Porcelain stoneware
- Decorative plaster
- Mosaic
- Moisture resistant wallpaper
Drywall pipe box can be finished with any material, a combination of two or three types of cladding is acceptable.
floors
The classic option for finishing the floor in the bathroom and toilet is tile. The richness of colors and textures, the ability to imitate other materials allow you to choose tiles for absolutely any interior.
Also for decorating the floor in the bathroom, you can use:
- tree;
- waterproof laminate;
- porcelain stoneware;
- a natural stone.
- Wood on the bathroom floor
- Waterproof laminate
- Porcelain tiles on the floor
- marble floor
Features of the design of spacious bathrooms
Renovation and design of separate bathrooms and toilets with large footage is characterized by an endless variety of options for finishing and placing sanitary ware and furniture.
You can arrange multi-level floors and ceilings, make a bathroom look like a Roman bath, but it is important not to overdo it.
The abundance of bright saturated colors, gilding, decorative elements at a certain stage becomes a marker of the lack of taste. It is better to choose one of the interiors presented in the photographs of design agencies, or seek help from specialists.