Bathroom interior

Often in apartments and houses, the bathroom is combined. This is justified in terms of saving space (one wall less), and in terms of functionality too. But it is not easy to develop a bathroom design: you need to correctly place the plumbing, and sometimes even household appliances (a water heater and a washing machine). About all the intricacies of this difficult lesson further.

Ergonomics of the bathroom

To use plumbing was convenient, it must be placed at a certain height, while maintaining minimum tolerances to walls and other objects:

• the optimal size of the washbasin is 48-61 cm (with smaller sizes, even washing your hands is inconvenient);
• there must be a free space in front of the sink - at least 69 cm;
• the upper shelves in the bathroom should be no higher than 180 cm;
  

  Correct location of the washbasin and shelves above it

• the center of the toilet should be located no closer than 40 cm from the side wall;
• the bidet is placed so that the sidewall is no closer than 30 cm from the wall;
  

  Positioning the toilet and bidet relative to the walls

• the holder for toilet paper is placed at an arm's length - about 80-90 cm from the back wall at a height of 60-70 cm;
  

  Positioning the paper holder and towel

When developing the design of a bathroom, these dimensions must be borne in mind, but they can and should be adjusted. They are calculated for the average height and average body size of a person. Determining the exact location of this or that piece of furniture, "try on" the distance for yourself. If you are comfortable, at this distance you can install.

How to arrange everything

In a modern bathroom, besides plumbing, there are also household appliances. For lack of another place, they put a washing machine here, and sometimes a boiler. So, in addition to the toilet, sink and bath / shower, you have to find a place for two more dimensional objects.

We are looking for a place for a typewriter

One of the options is to choose a typewriter and a sink so that the washer is hidden under the washstand. The disadvantage of this solution is that the sink will be higher than usual, and the machine will have to look for a narrow one. If there are tall people in the family, the plumbing located a little higher is not scary, but the space savings are solid. The photo below is one of the options for such a bathroom design. The sink is rectangular - there are many of them today.

 

If it is impossible to lift the washstand in any way, the machine is placed where it "fits". So that the place above it does not walk, you can make shelves on top. If there is a need to hang a boiler, it is the place above the machine.

 

If space is tight, take a look at top-loading washing machines. They are smaller and can squeeze into a small gap.

Bathroom or shower

The bathroom certainly has an advantage - you can soak in warm water. But it takes up a lot of space and in some cases such convenience can be neglected by installing or making a shower cubicle.

If you don’t want to say goodbye to the bathroom, we will “fill in” it and all the necessary items. The most obvious way is to position the sink so that one edge is above the bathroom. But at the same time it is necessary to ensure that the use of the washbasin is convenient.

If you just use a small-sized washbasin, this will cause significant inconvenience: splashes will fly in all directions, and there will be nowhere to put accessories. In such cases, they make a countertop (as in the photo above), revet it with mosaics or tiles. This design takes up less space, and the functionality is even higher.

Another option is to put a corner bath, thereby freeing up one corner for installing a washing machine or toilet.

Another option is to use a non-standard bathroom. For example, such as in the photo. And there was a place for a typewriter ...

If, nevertheless, it is impossible to fit the bathroom into the bathroom, put a shower cabin (how to install a shower cabin read here). Moreover, it is not at all necessary to buy a ready-made one, you can make it yourself - build a pallet of tiles and install the doors.

A homemade shower stall fits well into the end of a long and narrow bathroom. You can simply fence off about a meter from the wall by installing doors. Moreover, the doors can be made of glass (tempered glass). They do not share a small space and the design of the bathroom is more harmonious.

In square rooms, part of the area is fenced off by placing a dividing wall. With such a decision, one must remember that the minimum size of the shower stall is 90 * 90 cm. This is not enough - you cannot wave your hands in such a cubicle much, so if possible, do at least a little more.

Where to put the bidet

It is much more convenient to use the bathroom if it has a bidet. It is optimal if it can be placed next to the toilet (the distance between two faience products is at least 40 cm). If there is not enough space nearby, you can install it on the opposite wall. The main thing is that there should be water and drain.

The problem is that with all approaches, this plumbing item takes up about a meter of usable area. If the total area of ​​the bathroom is only 4-5 sq.m. that's a lot. In this case, you can install a hygienic shower. Warm / cold water is supplied to the toilet, a mixer and a flexible hose with a special nozzle are placed. In terms of functionality, this option is slightly inferior to a bidet, but it is also very convenient.

Fashion trends in decoration

Most often, the design of the bathroom is developed taking into account the fact that the walls will be lined with ceramic tiles. Until recently, this material had no competitors. Mosaic is becoming more and more popular today. This is a very small tile (glass or ceramic) glued onto a polymer net. Small tiles usually have several shades, which give the walls an interesting look and are present in most modern bathroom interiors.

 

The same trends are observed in the design of the walls of the bathroom - a combination of tiles of different colors and shades. As well as for combining wallpaper, tiles manufacturers produce collections of designs which are designed so that they are combined with each other.

The styles of bathroom design have also changed - more and more often they decorate a room with a modern style, in the spirit of minimalism or high-tech. When creating such an interior, they use rectangular plumbing and a minimum of colors. All these styles are characterized by neutral tones for the walls - white, gray, beige. And against this background, several bright elements from a compatible range may already be present.

However, modern plumbing itself can be a decor. There are very decorative forms with graceful outlines.

Bathroom design in the photo