Creating an interesting toilet design is not easy, especially if the room is small in size. The use of black allows you to create a design in a modern or classic style without any worries. Dark finish or plumbing looks noble and unusual. Many interior styles can be implemented using black.
Basic Rules
Dark colors are quite moody in the interior. They must be applied in compliance with certain rules:
- it is necessary to decide what exactly will be black - finish or plumbing;
- it’s not necessary to make everything in one shade, the smaller the toilet in size, the less dark it should be;
- black must be combined with other, lighter shades;
- to soften the color, you need to use bright details or decor items;
- scratches and dust on dark surfaces are very conspicuous.
Black “eats” the light, making the room darker. Therefore, you need to take care of bright lamps so that the interior does not press. It is worth considering that the finish is matte, glossy and metallic. You need to use one view, but you can combine the texture.
Glossy surfaces reflect light more and compensate for gloom, while matte surfaces require more light sources.
Black plumbing
A dark colored toilet bowl is not as versatile as white. You need to beat him correctly in order to achieve harmony. Black plumbing is not very common, so it looks original and extravagant. For the toilet, you need to create the right background, which will emphasize it favorably. Such a solution looks good if the walls are made in white, gray and partially black.
Consider the basic nuances of using dark plumbing.
- A black toilet on the background of the same plain wall should not be installed. It will be extremely uncomfortable, the designer highlight will disappear.
- Behind the toilet, you need to lay out a light tile. The rest of the wall can be decorated in dark color.
- Can be combined with dark floors and fully light walls. Laying out a tile in a checkerboard pattern looks advantageous.
- Black plumbing looks good in combination with surfaces imitating natural stone. Marble, granite and the like are used.
- If you bring gold or silver to the interior, the toilet room will become luxurious and glamorous.
If the toilet is combined with the bathroom, then it is not necessary to install all the plumbing in one color. You can choose a white sink with a dark mixer, eg. A light-colored bathroom framed by contrasting tiles looks interesting and not so gloomy.
However, the use of only black plumbing is not excluded.
Color combinations
Solid dark toilet looks gloomy. You need to choose the right combination to dilute the color. The easiest option is white and cream shades. Many designers use just such a combination to add light to the room. You should adhere to the advice of specialists in combining colors.
- Black and white considered a classic solution and looks elegant. Contrast looks vibrant, but can be tiring. Psychologists believe that the combination of pure white with saturated black acts on the nervous system and causes irritability.
- Do not lay out black with white or cream in a checkerboard pattern over a large area of the wall. The interior in this case will not be harmonious, but annoying. Reception can be used in small areas - behind the toilet, for example.
- The combination of colors on the walls looks good. Two are laid out with black tiles, and the remaining ones are decorated with light. It is worth decorating monotonously those that are opposite, as if through one.
- Black harmonizes with some shades of red. A good solution is to divide the wall into a conditionally horizontal line into two parts. The bottom should be decorated in black. Borders and inserts will visually combine the two colors into a single composition.
- The floor in a small room can be laid out by alternating small tiles. Large squares visually reduce the room.
- Alternating white and black stripes makes the floor visually larger.
- Diagonal layout of small tiles visually increases the volume of the room.
- The combination of black and cream It looks softer than with white. At the same time, beige shades also successfully reflect light.
- The red wall behind the toilet looks interesting, black walls and white floors with a ceiling. With proper lighting, the room becomes larger and more interesting.
- When using a tile of black and red tones, it is worth installing only white plumbing. Otherwise, the room will look too gloomy and dark.
- It is acceptable to use bright shades, but with caution and in small quantities.
Experts still recommend decorating the walls, floor and ceiling with a combination of black with white or beige. To add brightness, accessories and decor are used. It is worth noting that the walls can be covered not only with tiles, but also with plaster. In this case, a wide selection of textures opens.
Lighting
Black color has one feature - it absorbs light. The sun's rays do not get into the toilet, and therefore you need to be especially competent in organizing artificial lighting. The black toilet eliminates the use of one wall lamp. It is worth using spot lighting, highlighting the zone. In a black room, it is possible to make individual lighting for the floor, walls or ceiling.
Excess of the light will play a cruel joke with the owners of the apartment. It will be uncomfortable to be in such a toilet even for a couple of minutes, and to relax in it, in general, will become an unrealistic task. Here are some tips for lighting in a dark toilet.
- It is enough to hang one ceiling lamp and a pair of wall.
- Do not direct the rays directly into the eyes, into the face. All lamps must be under lampshades or shades.
- Avoid using aggressive cold light. It is better if the wall-mounted devices are softer.
Interior styles
Usually black color requires volumetric space. If the room is large, then you can arrange it in many style decisions. With small toilets, the situation is different. There are a lot of styles in which you can design a toilet in black.
- Classical. To create such a design, a finish with imitation wood or marble is used. Black, violet, brown and magenta in dark colors are inherent in the classic style. You can use white or gold to highlight some elements. A heavy classic may seem bleak, in which case it is worth paying attention to later variations of the style. Gold and beige shades must be combined with black and bronze. The last two are quite feasible to implement in plumbing.
- Rococo. Black is combined with light cold shades of blue, beige. Gold monograms are used as decorative elements. Shelves should be decorated with lace. The style is lightweight, it is worth excluding the use of burdensome textures.
- Baroque. It has some similarities with the previous one, but more severe. Black goes with dark chocolate and gold. Imitation of marble is more relevant than ever. If the room is large, then it is worth putting a table with a stone countertop. Baroque is always associated with something grandiose; such a style was realized in palaces.
The use of gold toilet and washbasin is appropriate.
- Antique. The style is ideal for fans of the culture of ancient Greece. Beige plaster, murals, ivory faience, ornaments on ledges and perimeters of walls are used. Plumbing is characterized by curvature and smooth lines. Black fits perfectly into the ideology of antiquity.
- Modern style. The solution is distinguished by the simplicity of shapes and lines. Monograms and marble surfaces are excluded. Plumbing with clear shapes is used. For the design of walls, floors and ceilings, any colors are used, but without halftones. Black is combined with red, white, blue, yellow, brown.
- Art Deco. In this style, the black toilet looks best. The main color is combined mainly with bronze and gold. It is acceptable to use white and beige in a small amount.
- Minimalism. All surfaces are monotonous, but the colors can be any. Decorative elements are excluded, the lines are regular and simple. Walls are laid with tiles of the same color, without inclusions and ornaments. The use of matte textures is relevant.
Beautiful examples
Decorating the interior of the toilet in a dark color so that it looks harmonious is not an easy task. Let's look at successful examples of the implementation of such an idea.
- The combination of black, dark red and white looks interesting. The main emphasis is created by combining textures.
- There is not much black here, so the room looks very bright and spacious. The floor is tiled in an unusual shape, and imitation of brick on the wall.
- The surfaces are matte and smooth. The combination of black and beige makes the small room cozy and bright.
- The rich classic in a large toilet looks luxurious and bewitching. Mirrors allow you to increase the amount of light in the room.
- The unusual interior combines black, white and bright yellow tiles. A sufficient amount of light and a good block size makes the room visually larger.