The classic style is aristocratic restraint and elegance. It is generally accepted that only rooms with solid functionality, such as a living room or dining room, should be decorated in such a design. Have you ever seen what a classic style bathroom looks like? Not? Then it's time for you to get acquainted with such an interior, especially if you are a person with a considerable level of prosperity and are ready to personify your status.
bathroom in classic style
The classic style is incredibly popular, and it is quite difficult to find it in its purest form today. He was saturated with the characteristic features of the regions where he is used, and received a lot of varieties. Despite this, the basic ideas of classicism remained unshakable.
Anyone can reproduce the classic interior in the bathroom. It doesn't take millions. Just follow a series of canons, and you will certainly get the desired result. What characterizes the style?
- Strict lines.
- The presence of antique finishes.
- Aged colors.
a small bathroom is lined with monotonous tiles in light colors
You can, of course, make a palace version with gilding, stucco, false columns, but this, as they say, is a matter of prosperity. The main attribute of the classical decor is the antique ornament, famous for its repetitive elements. The most common motif is the weaving of the vine. Where can you see this beauty? On the frieze of ceramic tiles, which will separate sections of the walls, zoning the space, just go under the ceiling, like a normal decor, or delimit the wall in a horizontal plane, separating the panel from the top. Decorative polyurethane and plastic friezes bearing such an ornament are used when delimiting the ceiling from the walls. Grape weaving can appear on the facades of furniture and in the design of mirrors.
restraint of colors, strict lines of decor items and furniture
The interior of the bathroom in a classic style can be interpreted very broadly. After all, each nation brought its own national concepts to the direction. Someone sees the classics in antiquity, someone is closer to the Roman clarity of lines. There are adherents of the English interpretation, where colors rage in an aristocratic interior. There is also a Russian version, pompous and rich. But if you try to take a closer look, you will see that the options presented have something in common. This is the severity of lines, symmetry, correct proportions and luxury in decor.
Color solutions for a classic bathroom
“Our compatriots prefer to see a classic-style bathroom in a brown-beige solution, although snow-white marble in the spirit of the decor of Roman baths framed in black would also look good”
The classic style is quite calm, so flashy colors and violent contrasts should not appear in the bathroom decor. The basis of the classic palette are pastel colors:
- Beige.
- Cappuccino.
- Cream.
- Grey.
- Sand.
the prevailing white color of the bathroom muffles the contrast of the dark floor
Chocolate, burgundy and bottle colors are also welcome here. As an accent, you can introduce a little red or add light green shades.
Our compatriots prefer to see a classic-style bathroom in a brown-beige solution, although snow-white marble in the spirit of the decor of Roman baths framed in black would also look good. You can add green, pink, blue colors, they will be quite appropriate in a classic setting. There is no place here only for artificially synthesized shades.
Good in such interiors are duets of beige and chocolate, gray and burgundy, white and brown, milky and olive, framed by golden decor.
trio: combination of black with white and blue tint
Bathroom in a classic style: decor materials
In the traditional version, the classic decor is made of marble, wood, stone. Of the decorating elements on the walls and ceiling there is stucco molding. Agree, the average person can not afford such a luxury. Let's see what these luxurious natural materials recommend us to replace with designers. Let's start with marble. It on the walls and floors may well imitate ceramic tiles. Today it can be found in a variety of interpretations, including those made and marbled. On the floors, tiles can be replaced by self-leveling technologies. Such a coating will have the pattern that you wish, even repeat the pattern of a wood cut.
An alternative to wooden doors will be products from MDF. In order for them to look expensive, they need to be treated with decorative materials, then in appearance they will differ little from real oak doors. If in the decor of a classic-style bathroom you need to make the rest of the finish (cabinet for bath accessories, a screen for sewing up a bathroom, etc.) with a cheaper material than wood, then it is better to use high-quality plastic.
the use of ceramic mosaics in the classic style of the bathroom interior
Regarding the ceiling finish. I especially want to highlight the tension structures. Although this is more than a modern solution, however, it will not abhor the classic style if you do not forget to highlight its junction with the walls with a decorative frieze. There must be an ornament on the frieze. It is rational to replace gypsum stucco molding on the bathroom ceiling with polyurethane analogues of elements or use moldings. The latter should also be:
- from plastic;
- polyurethane;
- polystyrene.
Not every bath has enough space to install columns in it, but they are indispensable companions of classicism. This dilemma also has a solution. It is permissible to replace them with pilasters.
the presence of wooden furniture and decor in the interior of a classic bathroom
Let's go back to decorating the bathroom walls in a classic style. More precisely, to the question, what other materials can they be made out of? In addition to the considered standard version in the form of ceramic tiles, wall surfaces can be finished with Venetian plaster. If treated appropriately and polished, it will be almost indistinguishable from marble. The positive qualities of such a finish include not only a visual resemblance to an expensive material, but also its no less practicality in conditions of high humidity. It will be easy to take care of such walls, because they are allowed to be washed.
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“Because wood works well with stone, classic-style bathrooms often feature mixed pieces.”
What should it be in classicism?
- with the correct geometry.
- Streamlined shapes.
- symmetrical.
natural wood bathroom furnishings with stone top
As well as for rooms, bathroom furniture should be made of natural wood, which has naturally undergone specific processing. Since wood goes well with stone, combined objects often appear in a classic-style bathroom setting, for example, a moidodyr with a stone countertop and a wooden pedestal. Furniture can also be made from simpler materials that are a good imitation of natural ones. Pay attention to the fact that such styling is of good quality and quality.
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Cast-iron, marble or copper bathtubs, standing on thick massive legs, remain classics of the interior genre of the classic bathroom. In a budget option, the bathroom can be made of acrylic or even steel. In this case, the strict classical proportionality of the product should come to the fore. Very often in the classic decor you can see the bathroom, hoisted on the podium, which makes this already a central piece of furniture, even more significant.
modern plumbing in a classic interior
With regard to the presence of showers in a classic-style bathroom, there is still a lot of controversy today. Some consider their appearance in such an environment inappropriate, but the majority of designers fundamentally disagree with this. Naturally, a product with numerous buttons in a chrome-plated high-tech style cannot be inserted into such a design, but today there are other models of cabins in the design of which the doors are made of tempered and transparent glass with a geometric pattern and stained glass windows. These options fit perfectly into classic interiors.
What else should be in a luxury bathroom? Of course, the sink. Our favorite model "Tulip" in this case is not very suitable, unless it will have some unusual shape or appropriate design in the form of geometric patterns and gilding lines. It is better if the sink you choose is built into a cabinet or cabinet.
the dark tone of the bathroom walls favorably emphasizes the white color of plumbing
Faucets are designed to emphasize the classic direction of design. It can be an imitation of bronze or copper. Also on sale you can already see products of this series that imitate porcelain, which is a real find for such decor.
If a toilet bowl should appear in a classic-style bathroom, then it must be selected according to the same parameters as the bath. Today, toilet bowls with suspended cisterns standing on a high pipe are in fashion. These models may well be present in your bathroom, as they belong to the English branch of the classical direction.
It will be more difficult to fit a bidet, although if its exterior does not differ from the design of the toilet bowl, then the task will be greatly simplified. One more moment. Both the toilet bowl and such an accessory as a bidet are intimate pieces of furniture, so it is rational to hide them behind a decorative screen. Such a move would also be quite in the spirit of classicism.
well-chosen variant of the design of sanitary ware, faucet and handles made of bronze in a classic style
Classic bathroom lighting
The lighting fixtures that can be seen in a classic-style bathroom have a very unusual structure.. This is a kind of mix of modern filling and exterior retro forms. The historical roots of the classics are incredibly deep, however, these interiors require good lighting. In the conditions of the current forced economy, energy-saving lamps will help solve this problem. They shine well and consume a minimum amount of electricity. When choosing fixtures, make sure that their technical specifications include permission to use fluorescent and LED lamps.
As for the exterior, everything here should match the design style of the bathroom. Wall lamps can be an imitation of candles. Candelabra sconces will do.In such an interior, even a crystal chandelier may appear under the ceiling, and it will not be superfluous either. Point ceiling lamps are good, the main thing is to fit them organically into the environment.
bathroom accent, crystal chandelier with LED lamps imitating candles
Accessories
What gives the interior a finished look? Definitely accessories. And the bathroom is no exception. You can lay out the room with strict tiles, put the “correct” plumbing and furniture in it, but the classic-style bathroom will not look at all, because there are literally a couple of things missing in the environment, without which the design will remain faceless. We are talking about a mirror in a wooden or gilded frame, bronze handles, reminiscent of piece products, a rug with a pattern in the spirit of classicism. Little things, but they will deprive the interior of the standard and fill it with the appropriate atmosphere.
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