The design of the bathroom is a very responsible question. It concerns not only the appearance of the room, but also the functional moment. Combining both of these criteria is quite difficult, especially when it comes to small spaces. Nevertheless, furniture stores and construction supermarkets offer a wide range of various solutions even for the most difficult tasks. About how to choose the right furniture for the bathroom, and we will talk.
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Theory
When it comes to the bathroom, the first thing that comes to mind is a relaxing shower or bathing in foam. Nevertheless, what is good for a person is bad for furniture. Moisture, steam, temperature differences, even expensive products are unusable. There are several reasons for this:
- inappropriate targeted purpose,
- non -compliance with production equipment,
- ignoring domestic rules for furniture care.
It is no secret that the furniture is being developed and gathered for specific needs. In its design, the dining table is very different from the worker. Even if outwardly the items look the same, they will differ in the assembly method and materials.
Features of materials:
- Wooden furniture is most popular. This trend has developed historically and is still relevant. It is important to understand that wood is a living material that reacts very painfully to sharp temperature changes. Even if the board is treated with moisture -proof impregnations, it will still quickly become unusable. Therefore, it categorically does not fit the bath.
- The next most popular, building material is plywood. Like a tree, it is subject to drying out. In addition, it reacts much more sharply to the flag.
- DSP is glued sawdust, they completely duplicate the shortcomings of previous options, in addition, it is impossible to repair spoiled furniture.
- MDF or wood -fiber plate is the only material that corresponds to the rigid conditions of the operation of furniture in the bathroom. Production technology allows you to give the plate moisture resistance, this is not one hundred percent protection, but it will already extend the service life for several years.
There are certain options when furniture is made of galvanized steel or stone, we will dwell on them in more detail.
Important: the properties of MDF depend on the impregnations, therefore, when buying furniture in its passport, it must necessarily indicate that the plate is moisture -resistant, otherwise the product will become unusable in a few years.
Practice
Furniture in the bathroom should be primarily made as high quality as possible. When examining products, pay attention to:
- gaps at the corners of the adjoining facade stickers,
- method of fastening,
- the presence of legs for bedside tables,
- the thickness of the slab,
- the thickness of the protective coating.
The unprocessed MDF looks quite unattractive, so it is glued with special vinyl or acrylic facades. Most often, these are PVC foundations that are cast plastic panels. They themselves are resistant to moisture, but if there are noticeable gaps at the seams, then the steam will gradually wet the base of the stove, and it will begin to swell, which in turn will lead to peeling of the facade and complete damage to the furniture.
MDF is much less commonly based on liquid acrylic, as a result, a monolithic coating is obtained, which protects one hundred percent from moisture. Such furniture is rare and is quite expensive, but it extends the service life of at least ten years.
In both versions, the thickness of the plate itself is of fundamental importance. According to the standards, it should not exceed two cm. In all other cases, you can be sure that you are sold to furniture collected by a artisanal method from low -quality materials. It is also fair in relation to the protective coating, the thickness of which rarely exceeds 1 mm.
For floor products, the presence of legs is quite important. This will not only simplify the cleaning process, but also protects from the accumulation of moisture under the nightstand. If we are talking about hinged cabinets, it is desirable that the mounting mechanism does not imply a violation of the protective cover (most often it is realized like this - a guide is screwed to the wall, on which the cabinet is hung with special hooks).
Where and how to buy?
To buy furniture in the bathroom, it is better to contact the construction hypermarket. As a rule, the products presented there are certified with a quality guarantee and a passport, according to which you can understand how long the product will last.
In addition to the tog, the area of \u200b\u200bthese stores allows you to simulate real rooms and clearly demonstrate how the product will look in real conditions. This will not only help to decide on the choice, but will also tell you a few original options for decorating the bathroom.
Prices in hypermarkets are much lower than in retail stores and are only a little inferior to market. Another indisputable dignity is a huge assortment of the presented products. Such a variety is not anywhere else than in elite, specializing specifically in this product, stores.
Tip: Before going to the store, at least about to think about the design, since it is better to immediately buy a full set of furniture for the bathroom. This will save on delivery.
The second place to pay attention to will be the market. There are significantly fewer goods, but there are quite a lot of non -standard options suitable for small rooms. In addition, there is an opportunity to bargain and save several hundred rubles. There is only one drawback - lack of quality guarantee.
Specialized stores are mainly sold by luxury goods. It is not profitable to trade ordinary cabinets and cabinets, since their price will be higher than that of competitors, so the buyer is offered truly unique furniture. The cost is appropriate and can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles.
Another option is to order bathroom furniture. Suitable for those who created their own design project, for the implementation of which non -standard forms and solutions will be needed. There are a lot of artisanal masters, there are ads both on the Internet and in newspapers. The total cost of products will be greater than in a hypermarket, but you realize your ideas.
Tip: Turning to the unverified workshop, it is better to provide the workers with your own material, and warn you that you will take the scraps. This will protect the fact that the usual, inhospital MDF will be used as a furniture shield, the cost of which is much lower. You will take some advance for your work for sure, but the full payment should occur only after the act of acceptance and transfer of the goods. If something does not suit you, alterations should be carried out at the expense of the workshop.
Ideas for design
The issue of decorating the bathroom largely depends on the shape and size of the room. Large rooms offer two options:
- classical,
- minimalism.
The classic is collective and assumes that the bathroom itself is installed stationary, and the whole composition is built around it. The first thing to think about is the washbasin cabinet. It performs two functions, hides the supply of communications and serves as a place of storage of household chemicals. Therefore, the inside must meet these requirements. External design should be combined in color. Experts recommend:
- blue and white,
- white and black,
- white and red.
Other colors are suitable, but it is advisable to withstand the gamut in only two colors. It not only looks beautiful, but also creates comfort.
After the nightstand is installed, move to different shelves, cabinets, etc. Recommendations for choice, the same. The classic involves maximum functionality, so the selection criteria are quite subjective, the main thing is that you are convenient.
Minimalism is a modern fashionable solution. The bath on the legs is installed in the middle of the room. On one of the walls is a moom. The last item of the interior, which is supposed to be a ladies toilet table. The color scheme involves dark tones and minimal lighting. The style helps to create an atmosphere of sacrament and solitude, but it really looks good only in rooms with an area of \u200b\u200b20 square meters. m.
In small bathrooms, fantasy is very limited by area. Therefore, instead of furniture, various shelves or niches are installed cup. The cabinet is needed only for the moom, and then it is relevant if there is nowhere to store household chemistry. To familiarize yourself with how the furniture for the bathroom looks more than a photo.
Non -standard solutions
Furniture is understood not only products made of wood and derivatives, but also any other solutions to decorate and optimize the space. It will be about glass and stone.
Glass, as a rule, is used for the production of shelves. The modern market offers the most diverse palette of colors and shapes. Using these products, they create unique and original, and most importantly, very functional compositions. Glass refers to eternal materials, since the only thing that can damage it is mechanical damage. Another drawback is a salt plaque that needs to be regularly removed.
Glass is becoming more and more popular. In addition to tables, various bedside tables and toilet tables are already beginning to make. They are originally fit into any interior and allow you to forget about the problems with moisture.
A stone is the world's first building material. Fashion has never disappeared on him. It is even more universal than glass. Today, not only natural, but also artificial stone is used. Furniture, made in this style, is quite rare in Russia, and is characteristic exclusively for England.
Make it, as a rule, with their own hands. To do this, collect the desired structure from the brick and sheathed with slabs made of granite, marble and Corian (Corian). It looks very rich and unusual. In value, it costs even cheaper than furniture from MDF.
Another good and newfangled solution is niches. Using a profile and drywall, absolutely any designs are created without problems. Doors are mounted to the walls, as a result, quite beautiful and non -standard furniture is obtained.
Recommended furniture manufacturers
The highest quality, beautiful and original furniture is made in Italy. These are luxury products that can decorate absolutely any room with its appearance. The best factories are considered:
- CATTELAN,
- Sedit,
- Calligaris,
- Bontempi,
- Mobilsedia.
Such Italian manufacturers are more acceptable at a price:
- AGM (Alberto & Mario Ghezzani),
- Volpi.
In the catalogs of all the above firms, quite a few options are presented. Companies make a distinction only on the bedrooms, kitchens and furniture for the street, so cabinets and cabinets must be selected from the presented products. The absence of a narrow specialization does not affect quality.
In second place in the quality and price of the company from Germany. Among the best:
- Hulsta
- Himolla
- Ronald Schmitt
- Leolux
- Schoenbuch
- Franz Fertig
- Vitra
- NOLTE DELBRUCK
- Woessner
- Gwinner
Like colleagues from Italy, the Germans do not make narrow -profile specializations. But, unlike Italians, they work not only with wood and glass, but with other materials.
French furniture is in third place in quality, in price, some models surpass even Italians. The most popular:
- Siguier,
- Iv Fouquet.
The first company is engaged in the development of serial models, which allows you to make the cost of the population affordable for the general masses, the second offers manual furniture, buying and buying fouquet, you can be sure that no one will have a second such product anymore.
Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic and other European countries are also actively engaged in the manufacture of furniture. Nevertheless, in price and quality, they are not competitors to leaders and work mainly for the domestic market. The exception to the rule is Poland, it offers very affordable options for quite good quality. In this country, furniture is mainly produced by small firms, therefore, only the country of the manufacturer is indicated on the products. In addition, there is already a clear division into bathroom products.
Leaders among Russian manufacturers:
- "Lapis lazuli",
- Dolce vita.
Relatively inexpensive cabinet furniture is offered by Lazurit. More refined and unique options are presented in the Dolce Vita assortment. Another good and affordable option is the company "Furniture Moscow".
