The home of a modern person should be comfortable and cozy. This applies not only to living rooms, but also to the plumbing unit. Today, its design has a number of requirements. Thanks to this, the interior is aesthetically pleasing and functional. The material in this article will tell you about the best ideas and fashion trends in the design of bathrooms.
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The fundamental factor in creating a harmonious interior is footage of a specific bathroom. In spacious rooms, the bathroom can be adapted to a living room. Here opportunities for the implementation of the most extraordinary solutions open up. When space is limited, you have to be limited to a minimum of plumbing, furniture and accessories. Moreover, the project is often complicated by the combined type of plumbing unit.
Interior design allows you to create the most convenient arrangement of all elements of furniture. Projects are compiled in special programs, choosing from several constellations the best option for the customer. The room is conditionally divided into several functional zones, equipping each with an emphasis on functionality. At the same time, all zones are harmoniously interconnected due to the color used, texture and shape of the objects used.
In spacious rooms
In large bathrooms, you can create the interior of any interior style.Sufficient space allows you to embody the most pompous areas of design, including Rococo, Baroque, classics, neoclassics, English, Italian, Arabic and Greek styles. In such rooms you can install podiums, create a multi-level floor with stairs in the wash zone.
If there is enough space, the baths are supplemented with stairs and columns.
There are spacious bathrooms place for bathtubs with hydromassage, bidet, double washbasins, washing and drying machines. Here you can install large accessories (for example, large mirrors, statues, floor vases). The floor and walls are usually tiled. She draw up the countertop wash basin. For a comfortable perception, light tones of wall and floor cladding are chosen.
Designing the interior of the room, try to use all the protrusions or existing niches, using them as delimiters of hotel functional areas of the bathroom. In combined bathrooms, they try to separate the toilet, separate it from the wash zone and the place of washing. Often in such projects use freestanding bathtubs on pylon legs or podiums.
They become a key accent of the interior.
In large bathrooms, the possibility of using arched designs. This can be as the design of doorways, as well as the design of the wash zone and dressing table. Thanks to them, the interior takes on special aesthetics and originality.
At the same time, arches can also be made in the form of niches, creating them in the bath area.
Interior designs for spacious bathrooms may vary. If you wish, you can create a cozy and relaxing atmosphere in the attic bathroom. If the room is well ventilated, furniture and textiles are used in the design. Wet areas are separated from the rest of the space using glass partitions. So that they fit better into the resources of style, they buy glass curtains with a suitable pattern.
The arrangement of the elements of the arrangement also differs. It can be linear, U-shaped or angular. There is enough space for the embodiment of any design.
- You can install a shower cabin, a bathtub, furniture, a heated towel rail, and even a flower along one wall, leaving enough space between the furniture elements.
- A separate washing zone with a freestanding bathtub located on the side of the spacious shower cabin with a low tray looks harmonious.
- Practically located and a hot tub on the podium, separated from the wash and toilet areas by a partition and shower.
- The minimalistic design completely unloads the space, making it visually even larger, despite the installed furniture, a comfortable bath and a spacious shower.
- You can position the bathtub against the wall, choosing a product with a bowl and an additional free panel for detergents or accessories for greater operating comfort.
- In studio apartments, the bathroom can be separated from the main space by a small closed toilet.
- In modern design, furniture of a hinged type in strict geometric forms is often used. Moreover, almost always there are bright and expressive accents in the interior.
Beat the little space
In a small room there is no place to place overall furniture and plumbing. Often it is not possible to place accessories here. Therefore, each item purchased for arrangement passes a kind of face control on relevance and functionality.
Furniture and sanitary ware in such rooms is compact and ergonomic.
They design the interior of a small-sized bathroom with particular care. It is necessary not only to place a minimum set of plumbing, but also to make the room convenient for use. Having a small room, for example, in 2 or 4 square meters. m, repelled from the most necessary. Usually it is a bathtub or corner shower, a small sink and a heated towel rail.
To make room for a washing machine, instead of cabinets with countertops, they buy console-type panels for built-in sinks. They have to be installed close to the bathtub; therefore, it is often enclosed with glass partitions. In this case the partition is not so much a method of zoning the space as a way to reduce water splashes in the wash zone.
On an area of 5-6 m2, the effect of space can be achieved through the rational use of existing niches. They are equipped with functional shelves, having there the necessary detergents, as well as towels.
The use of hinged racks is also appropriate.
In a cramped space during design, they adapt to the characteristics of a particular room. For example, if it is located under the ceiling, the bathtub and toilet are installed so that they are freely accessible. Whenever possible, they try to equip the wash zone with maximum convenience.
The place for the installation of plumbing is selected close to the communications.
Furniture in small bathrooms is used infrequently. Usually these are floor cabinets in which you can hide the washing machine. In addition, it can be a functional cabinet with shelves for storage of detergents. Install it opposite a shower or bath.
To make the interior comfortable, try to use all the corners of the existing room.
- The washing machine is hidden in a niche, the basket for dirty laundry or garbage is cleaned under the sink.
- Use mirrors and glass to visually increase the space. Buy compact bowls and shower boxes.
- They install furniture as rationally as possible, freeing up space for free movement.
- Use functional hinged shelves with mirrors, which clean gels, shampoos, toothbrushes, paste and other hygiene items.
- The bathtub is replaced with a shower cabin, mounting corner shelves for soap, washcloths and shampoos.
Popular decoration materials
Finishing materials for bathrooms may be different. Today it is not only familiar tile, but and porcelain stoneware, natural and artificial stone, net mosaic, plastic wall and sheet panels, as well as slats. The ceilings are finished with slats, tension film and moisture-proof drywall.
For the floor, they buy tiles, and sometimes a bulk floor.
Non-standard options for wall decoration include painting and wallpaper, as well as moisture resistant linoleum. The use of wallpaper is appropriate mainly in spacious rooms. At the same time, they wallpapered the walls only in dry areas of the plumbing unit. This cladding is noteworthy in that it allows you to convey the atmosphere of a particular style better than any tile or panels.
However, today panels can reliably simulate the texture of any material. Despite the presence of connecting seams, they can convey the texture of the surface of brick, concrete, decorative plaster, stone and boards. Textured surfaces today are at the peak of popularity, while plastic is easy to maintain and install.
It is durable and aesthetically attractive, provides washing and is not afraid of moisture.
As for the tile, the view on its shape and type of design has changed. If earlier the design was dominated by the square shape and laying with crosshairs, today the focus is on combining elements and using materials of the original look. For example, it is fashionable to decorate the walls with tiles in the form of honeycombs.
At the same time, only part of the wall or accent space is made out with a special finish.
You can accent walls with mosaic tiles on a mesh basis. This allows you to create a special mood and indicate a specific style. Actual combination of wall and floor cladding. Using a pair of tiles in this way, it is possible to distinguish between separate functional areas of the bathroom.
When decorating antique It is appropriate to combine 2 types of facing material.For example, plastic panels or slats can be located at the bottom, wallpaper or tile, and painting at the top. At the same time, they try to select the texture in such a way that it conveys the naturalness of the materials used. Let's say Wallpaper should look like textiles, panels - like painted wood.
The texture of modern finishing materials can be very diverse. Today, not only glossy, but also matte, satin variants, a mirror and embossed surface are popular. Somewhere it is made with brick veneers, sometimes they buy material with a 3D effect, more often the walls are lined with textured plastic.
Glass tiles bring a sense of visual spaciousness to the interior. It contributes to the visual expansion of the boundaries of the room. This material is hygienic and durable, easy to care for and aesthetically pleasing.
Marble finishes today are more often used to implement modern interior styles.
You can create an original ceiling using moisture resistant drywall and false beams. In addition, the use of a stretch film does not lose its relevance. However, if earlier such ceilings were overloaded with several levels, today it is fashionable to create concise single-level structures.
There is a tendency towards simplification: with a simple ceiling, the interior seems light and not overloaded.
Actual colors
The times when the bathroom was finished mainly in blue and blue tones are a thing of the past. Today, it is customary to relate to the choice of color thoroughly. The atmosphere of harmony is created using soft, muffled and noble tones. Moreover, if earlier it was considered the norm to use a lot of shades in the design at once, today today there are no more than four. One is the main one, the second is created by bright accents, the other two connect the base with contrast.
Excessively bright and unnatural colors are undesirable. This is a sure sign of obsolete repairs. Acidic and too dark tones are excluded. Both of them simplify the interior. The focus is white, beige, creamy, milky, cream colors.
All of them are united by nobility and visual high cost.
Megapopular shades of expensive varieties of wood. At the same time, colors can be complex, with the transition of shades from one to another. The tone of light and dark oak wenge, silver mother-of-pearl and matte gray color is also in fashion, the shade of wet asphalt is also relevant. However, dark paints are customary to use dosed.
Otherwise, they change the perception of space for the worse.
Gold and copper tones are relevant. They are used in plumbing fittings, embodying the design of the old era. The focus is on brick and concrete paints, peach, bleached pistachio. In addition, smoky and blue-gray colors are popular shades. The best color contrasts are:
- white with gray and lemon;
- marble with white and metallic;
- gray-blue with wood and white;
- beige and coffee;
- gray-beige, swamp and white;
- mustard, white and wood;
- walnut, sand and white;
- gray mint, beige and white.
Among the optimal bright contrasts it is worth noting muted terracotta, emerald-marine, lemon, brown and dark yellow tones. The floor of the bathrooms is usually made in practical shades: blue-gray, brown-wood, sand, marble, graphite, dark, and pistachio gray. Megapopular combination of gray with wood.
Popular style solutions
The interior stylistics is given special importance today. It is important to convey the desired atmosphere as true as possible, without oversaturated design with iconic accents. Among the popular styles, designers note a few.
Classic
This interior solution is chosen for decorating bathrooms in mansions and spacious country houses. The design of the bathrooms is carried out in a characteristic desire for palace solemnity. Gilding, fishnet handles, faucets, wall sconce holders are required. The color scheme is necessarily bright, noble: the design is dominated by beige, milky tones.
Minimalism
Minimalist style bathrooms are a typical solution for most bathrooms of old-style apartments. Distinctive features of the style are the absence of all unnecessary and the desire for symmetry. There is no place for decor, all elements of the arrangement are strictly functional and concise. This is the geometric shape, the use of glossy textures and practical shades. The interior is performed in neutral and bright colors.
Modern
Such a project is created in spacious bathrooms. Both plumbing and furniture are characterized by smooth forms, elegance, demonstration of manufacturability. 3The deliberately emphasized texture of the wall cladding is appropriate here. The priority is the light colors of the beige band. In addition, a combination of gray with wood and white is relevant. They are especially careful in lighting: such bathrooms have lights not only on the walls and ceiling, but along the contour of furniture, in niches, shelves and even bathtubs.
High tech
Like Art Nouveau, this style is distinguished by an abundance of light. This is achieved by the abundance of lamps of abstract shapes, clothespins, floor lamps on chromed legs. Design ideas may vary. Distinctive features of the style are straight lines, an abundance of glass and metal elements. In addition, the appeal to silver and metallic shades is relevant.
Art deco
This stylistic direction is a duet of bohemian and pretentiousness. Its characteristic features are the inclusion of rare materials in the interior (for example, ivory, crocodile skin). Finishing and furniture should be glossy. Accented areas of the bathroom can be decorated with panels in an abstract form. In addition, materials for parquet and ceramic tiles are appropriate here. Geometric ornaments are a priority.
Loft
The bathroom, adapted to the loft style, is distinguished by the presence of brick finish and rough stucco. There should be ceramic plates on the floor; furniture is used here as a separator of functional islands. This is a style for spacious rooms that conveys the atmosphere of an inhabited industrial facility. Typical colors of the loft are gray, wood and brick. Interior furniture should be rude, decor - always bright.
Fashionable furniture and plumbing
Furniture and plumbing today decided to choose based on a specific style. In this case, the dimensions, shape and design may be subject to the footage of the room. For example, to implement retro design, the elements of arrangement are selected so that they fit the resources of a certain style.
If it is country or Provence, furniture and plumbing should contribute to immersion in the era of antiquity. In this case, the washing machine and boiler are masked with cabinets or floor drawers. Buy a freestanding bathtub on carved lion paws made in gold color.
The fittings must be unified, so the effect of a holistic ensemble is created.
For modern interior styles, they buy plumbing of a certain type and functionality. For example, toilets can be not only rimmed, but also rimless. If you do not like standard models with wall mounting, purchase floor and wall mounted plumbing innovations.
In this case, if desired, products with heating and a micro-lift are selected.
Bowls of bathtubs can be traditional oval, rectangular, triangular, in the form of a ship, ladies slipper, drop, quarter circle. If there is enough space, buy a product for two. In this case, if desired, you can install a model with a hydromassage in the bathroom. When there is not enough space, you can install in the bathroom a combined version with a high tray and shower.
Furniture and plumbing are selected taking into account the features of the interior and budget possibilities. In the product lines there are products for luxury bathrooms and economy class models. The spacious bathrooms buy floor and wall cabinets, display cases, spacious cabinets, dressing tables, as well as convenient benches, drawers, tables and chairs.
In small bathrooms acquire compact shelves and concise cabinets. At the same time, their sizes can be very small (for brushes and paste, soap and shampoo). Shelves can be mounted in a niche. Less often in small bathrooms buy racks.
Decor
Dressing the bathroom today is subject to the resources of a particular style and the size of the bathroom. Accessories are selected in such a way so that they indicate belonging to a particular design. For example, in a classic bathroom, country interior or Provence there should not be trendy modern shelves, creative soap dishes and makeup boxes.
Here you need caskets with an old look, decoupage, gilded decoration.
In such bathrooms statuettes look harmonious too, which, depending on the size and available space, can be installed on shelves or floors. A suitable decorative element of the interior will be a panel made of mosaics. Curtains that are used in spacious bathrooms adapted for living rooms can also be attributed to decor elements of ancient styles.
The number of decorative elements is dosed: if there are a lot of them, they lose expressiveness. For example, in a small bathroom it can be a beautiful curtain that covers the floor and walls of the room from water spray. The color of the material may be different. If the style is minimalistic, do with a plain canvas.
When elegant styles of style are chosen, curtains with drawings are purchased for the bathtubs.
However, if you choose the right theme, you can decorate the bathtub with curtains in a modern style. For example, you can buy models with photo printing of the night city, made in neutral colors. Against the background of a laconic interior, they will look like a bright accent, not breaking out of the general design concept. At the same time, styles with large flowers are undesirable: it is outdated today.
The curtains with formulas or the periodic table will look original in the bathroom.
Interesting trends
Interior design is not only about loading it with functional furniture and leaving space for movement. With each season, new techniques appear in the design, with the help of which it is possible to create not only a cozy, but also a modern design.
Using countertops
More recently, one of the key elements of the interior of the bathroom was a sink of standard shape. Today, this trend is becoming obsolete: washbasin zones with large countertops are in fashion, they are equipped with overhead sinks with an upper or lower mount. Working cloths are made of drywall, particleboard, acrylic, lined with tiles or other decorative material.
Monolithic countertops with bowls are practical and aesthetically attractive.
The use of suspended structures
If earlier furniture and plumbing were installed mainly on the floor, then Today it’s fashionable to install hanging cabinets, cupboards and toilets in the bathroom. To some, this trend may seem strange, but the hanging elements make the interior more interesting and practical. Cleaning is simplified, the floor is freed, the effect of visual space is created. Hanging cabinets can be supplemented with lighting, lighting along the contour of the furniture will give the interior a special touch.
Select closed storage systems
This trend is today considered one of the leading. The use of shelves or niches of a closed type allows you to remove from sight the mass of small items that are characteristic of bathrooms. The fewer they are, the more expressive the interior. The abundance of hygiene items contributes to the creation of the disorder effect. They hide small objects in the shelves of bath screens, mirror cabinets, floor and wall cabinets.
Shower bath replacement
Time for modern man is a valuable resource. From this point of view, the shower is more functional. In addition, the cabins can combine the properties of bathtubs and showers. Models can be very diverse. In small bathrooms you can buy compact corner models. Cabins with seats and shelves for hygiene items are installed in spacious rooms.
Zoning space
Rarely what interior of a bathroom does without zoning. With its help, it is possible to introduce an unobtrusive organization into space. In fact, this is a division of the room into separate functional areas without loss of integrity of the interior composition. At the same time, any accent place is highlighted in the interior. They perform zoning with the help of primary and secondary lighting using screens, partitions, accent cladding, contrasting floor or ceiling finishes.
New tile texture
More recently, the background of the bathrooms was marine or floral. Thanks to the designer look, it was possible to improve the design of the facing materials. Today, the focus is on cladding that conveys the texture of various natural materials. With its help, it is possible to finish the bathroom in the best traditions of our time.
Walls under a tree, a stone, travertine, metal look very stylishly and effectively.
Cladding size
The interior of a modern bathroom should not have many lines that are created by tiled seams. Therefore, the size of the dice has changed. Large fragments reduce the number of joints, they look better and more interesting. Wherein the “contrast grout” rule is considered obsolete.
It is important that it does not crush the finished wall into a mass of squares or rectangles.
The right colors
Modern interior design ideas are based on the choice of the right prints for wall and floor cladding. If earlier it seemed normal to decorate walls and floors with a complex pattern, today the priority is the uniformity of materials and the relief of the texture. At the peak of popularity there are drawings of wood of noble varieties with characteristic veins, knots and cuts. In addition, the focus is on the colors of stone, Venetian and rough plaster.
Interior Design Examples
We offer 10 successful and beautiful examples of fashionable bathroom interior design.
- The decor of the spacious bathroom in bright colors, Art Deco style.
- Finishing the washbasin with original print wallpaper.
- Design of a modern bathroom with a freestanding bathtub and shower.
- Harmonious selection of tiles with a pattern for finishing the wash area.
- An example of designing a bathroom with a two-level floor and zoning space.
- The design of a functional bathroom and a partition and glass screens.
- Making a small bathroom using brown.
- The project of a bright bathroom with hanging furniture and emphasis on the wash zone.
- The embodiment of the old design using the same design fixtures and fittings.
- Wood texture and large tiles in the interior of a small bathroom.
You can find out how to make a modern bathroom interior by watching the video below.