Small toilet in a stylish solution

A cozy and stylishly decorated house is beauty in everything, and not just in the interior of the room. It is equally important to treat with soul the decoration of auxiliary premises: the entrance hall, corridors, bathroom and, of course, the toilet.

The sanitary zone of the house should not remain an outcast. Do you think that it can simply be finished according to all hygienic requirements and calm down? Perhaps in the last century everyone did this, but today toilet interior - this is a full-fledged stylistic decision, with all the ensuing moments. We will talk in detail about how to make a bathroom practical and comfortable.

Toilet remodeling plan

To make the small space of the bathroom as harmonious as possible and rationally use absolutely its entire area, you need to perform the following work:

1. Change old communications to PVC pipes.

2. Hide engineering systems (sewer risers, water pipes) under the finish. Plasterboard or other types of collapsible structures will help with this, which will be appropriate even when finishing a small toilet.

3. Perform decorative work. Registration begins with the arrangement of the floor. Then the ceiling and walls are finished.

4. Install fixtures.

5. Change the plumbing equipment of the room.

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Finishing the toilet: we select materials

“We can safely say that it’s not worth looking for a better solution than tiles for finishing the floor, even in the interior of a small toilet”

According to sanitary standards, in such a specific room as a toilet, all surfaces must be regularly processed, so decorating its walls with wallpaper is, frankly, not the most rational solution. A few wet cleanings with disinfectants will quickly spoil the integrity and beauty of their surface, so leave the wallpaper to decorate the rooms, and use something more practical in the interior of the toilet.

The best solution for decorating a bathroom today is considered to be ceramic tiles. It can sheathe absolutely all surfaces of the room. It looks wonderful on the walls and looks great on the floor. They also lay tiles on collapsible panels, behind which they hide communications. Material that is not afraid of moisture and easy to clean, which is very important for the toilet room.

The list of advantages of ceramics includes not only excellent performance, but also high decorative effect. The breadth of the assortment allows you to combine colors, textures, rhythm.

We can safely say that it is not worth looking for a better solution than tiles for finishing the floor, even in the interior of a small toilet. You can play with walls.

Instead of tiles for their decoration, you can take plastic panels. A great option in terms of cost and decorativeness, but plastic does not really like abrasive products, so you have to do the cleaning without using them.If the task is a budget solution for the interior of the toilet room, then plastic panels can be adopted.

In addition to plastic, the bathroom is successfully decorated with MDF or natural wood panels. They will become the main background of country style and classic decors. Beautiful, but impractical, as the material is afraid of moisture, despite all modern impregnations and treatments. This interior solution is justified in spacious toilets with well-organized ventilation.

The walls in such rooms are noticeably less dirty, and they need to be cleaned much less frequently, which will extend the life of the finish. It is still better to replace wood and MDF with tiles in a similar design that imitates wood texture.

As a finish for a small toilet today they often act:

1. Facing stone.

2. Pebbles.

3. Mosaic.

4. Tempered glass.

5. Front brick.

The facing stone, along with the front brick, is distinguished by the porosity of the surface, which contributes to the accumulation of dust and dirt. Having given preference to a material with such a structure, one should dwell on surfaces with a minimum degree of relief and be sure to open them with varnish after laying.

Mosaic is usually used fragmentarily in the interior decoration of the toilet. It serves both as an aesthetic beginning and as a way of zoning space.

Pebbles should also be attributed to accent materials. Tempered glass decorates the sink area. A kind of apron is laid out of it, akin to a kitchen version. The apron will be sufficient protection for the underlying decorative layer, which allows the use of painting or wallpaper in the design of the walls of the toilet room. Original panels of one and a half meters high can be made of glass. A great way to bring beauty and protect the most vulnerable part of the walls to damage and pollution.

As you can see, not a single tile is used to decorate the interior of a small toilet.

Let's look at the ceiling. In a humid room with such a difficult microclimate, it is also better to decorate it with something waterproof. Albeit occasionally, but this surface will also have to be washed. Optimal solution:

1. Sheathing with plastic panels.

2. Aluminum hanging profile.

3. PVC stretch fabric.

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Toilet interior: color variations

"Drop the ideas of decorating the interior of a small toilet in black and deep blues, greens, purples and the like"

A bathroom is rarely a spacious room. More often, a very modest space is allocated for it, so a rule will apply in its decoration, stating that dark tones hide the volume of the room, and light colors “push the walls apart”. Based on this postulate, immediately discard the idea of ​​​​decorating the interior of a small toilet in black and deep blue, green, purple and the like. These colors can be present in the decor only in small quantities.

If you really want an art deco toilet with a black and white solution, then make the light color dominant, and create accents, fragments or blotches with black. It is also worth doing with the rest of the representatives of the dark spectrum. They should be generously diluted with pastel colors. Combinations of brown and beige look good. To dark blue, you can add white, cream or blue. Dark purple should be mixed with pale yellow, light lilac, beige and white.

Cheerful colors of the main spectral colors will bring comfort to the toilet room: orange, yellow, light green.Filling the atmosphere with coolness and emphasizing the textured features of each accessory in the setting will help finish the toilet with a mint, lilac, turquoise, pale pink tint.

Don't be afraid to play with colors. A small space decorated with plain tiles will turn out to be flat, uncomfortable, lifeless. And it does not matter what color was used for the background. The “dead” pastel interior of the toilet room needs to be revived with color accents. A bright panel, accessories, a lamp of an intricate design will do.

Remember, the smaller the room, the more its decoration needs a combination of colors. If the shape of your closet is more like a tunnel than a room, you simply have to divide its walls in a horizontal plane. What kind of “sharing” this will be is up to you. You can highlight the borders with stripes or just play on the transition of shades. In the latter case, the wall is conditionally divided into three sectors. The lowest, at the same time, is made as saturated as possible, the subsequent ones are softer and more tender.

A similar effect of expanding space and reducing height will be from the first option. Only here the entire wall decoration of the interior of a small toilet is made of plain tiles, with dividing inserts of tiles of a contrasting color or tile decor. Such inclusions are made in several rows. They should be placed at different heights. Stripes can also go vertically, but a similar technique is used in situations where it is necessary to make the room higher.

A companion shade can be added to the decor as an accent area. For him, leave, for example, the space behind the toilet or the sink area. The general background is done in pastel colors, and tiles of a contrasting color are placed in the indicated areas.

In the decoration of a small toilet, you can play not only on the difference in tones, but also on the contrast of textures. An accent spot can be lined with tiles of excellent shape, mosaics or stained glass.

Since we have already touched on the shape of the tile, then we need to develop the topic to the end. In small bathrooms, small tiles should be used. Walls lined with small square tiles in combination with a mosaic floor will look harmonious. The usual rectangles will not let you down either. But the elements of complex, polygonal shapes in the interior of the toilet room should not be used. Such masonry will compress and crush a tiny space, which will completely deprive it of its attractiveness.

Adherents of the Feng Shui teachings should pick up accessories, plumbing and decoration in colors that carry the energy of water in the interior of the toilet. These are soft greenish, blue and white shades.

The combination of colors and the struggle of contrasts can manifest itself in a variety of wall and floor decor. If the toilet room is small, you need to clearly delimit the surfaces. The general drain background will deprive the room of comfort. Stick to the design canon: the less spacious the room, the more contrasting and bold should be the color combinations in its decor.

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Toilet selection

Buying a toilet is not a problem now. Their assortment is unrealistically diverse. Modern products look not only like standard white bowls. Their design differs in size, height of the toilet seat, shape, color, control method. You can put square, round, rectangular, oval or even flower-shaped sanitary ware in the interior of a small toilet.

When choosing a toilet, feel free to try out its convenience before buying. Sit on it, check if you feel comfortable. Decide on a model.Perhaps the interior of your toilet does not need a floor version of the toilet, but a hanging one. The priority indicator should be the size of the room, and then an eye is made on the style of finishing the toilet. Floor models are the prerogative of more or less spacious restrooms. Where there is little space, suspended structures are in favor. Attached to the wall, they free up a significant part of the scarce space. You should not think that suspended plumbing is unstable and of little practicality. Manufacturers guarantee its quality, and voice the load capacity of 400 kg.

Look at the material of manufacture. Toilet bowls of any quality will look equally good in the interior of the toilet, regardless of what they are made of:

• porcelain;
• stainless steel;
• faience;
• ceramics;
• marble;
• cast iron;
• plastic.

Each of them is attractive in its own way. If you are not sufficiently aware of the quality characteristics of the material, do not apply to get advice from the seller on this issue. For each buyer, different moments are a priority. Toilet bowls from some materials are well washed, from others they are more durable, and still others are pleased with the price.

Look at the country of origin. There are no obvious outsiders here, but still products of the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Russia, and Italy are considered to be of higher quality.

For those who prefer exclusive classics, it is worth installing a toilet bowl made according to an individual project in the interior of a small toilet room. The product can have any shade. It can be decorated with painting and gilding, change the design by adding armrests or a book stand.

There are even more exalted options. In the toilet room, a wooden model of a toilet seat may appear, which will evoke memories of a barefoot childhood and rural amenities, or the very throne that will allow you to elevate yourself to the rank of royalty. In the interior of the toilet in a retro style, toilet bowls are offered, with their shape associated with the pots of our ancestors.

All this is great and tempting, but an individual order of a toilet bowl will be a real find in the case when you need to install its children's model or an option for a disabled person in the bathroom. Caring manufacturers adapt plumbing to the individual characteristics of this category of consumers. It will be really convenient for them to use toilet bowls of this quality.

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Ergonomics of the interior of a small toilet

The toilet is different from the toilet, therefore, the ways of organizing their space will vary significantly. For example, squeezing anything other than a toilet into the bathrooms of old houses is not an easy task, so the main emphasis in their arrangement is on finishing the toilet. Slightly more adequate is the situation in houses with improved planning, built in the last years of the past century. Here you can already think not only about the quality of the decor, but also about adding some accessories to the decor. The greatest pleasure is the organization of space in the toilets of new buildings. There is room for imagination here. The area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe toilet room is enough not only to arrange all the plumbing, but also to place a washing machine and furniture.

Let's start with the fact that the sink in the interior of the toilet is a natural necessity, but not every bathroom project provides for it. You can fix the situation and mount the washbasin yourself. This may require moving the toilet. Don't be afraid to move it. In the interior of a small toilet, it is almost always installed in the middle of the far wall. At the same time, unused space remains on the sides of the plumbing accessory.If you move the toilet seat to the side (maybe even drive it into a corner), then there will be enough space for attaching the sink.

The location of the sink right next to the toilet has its advantages. By equipping it with a mixer with a shower, you will be able to expand the functions of the toilet, and if necessary, use it as a bidet. If there is no place for additional plumbing at all, then the shower can be an independent element of the toilet decoration. It is simply attached to the wall and used for its intended purpose.

As for the sink itself, it can be of a minimum size, because it will be used in the toilet room exclusively for hand hygiene. You might like the idea of ​​turning the toilet around and placing it perpendicular to the door. In general, don't get hung up on layout standards.

Think non-linearly and be a little bolder, this will help you find the perfect toilet space optimization. In order to save space in the interior of a small toilet, it would be right to install non-standard toilet bowls:

1. Suspended. Such designs will further facilitate the process of cleaning the room.

2. Embedded. Distinguished by the elegance of their design.

3. With closed type eco system.

The latter will help save both space and water. In the configuration of such a toilet bowl, a sink is provided, which is mounted above the tank. The water draining from it goes through a purification cycle and is used to flush sewage.

The need to introduce such an accessory as a bidet into the interior of the toilet is a moot point. It will take up enough space, but, in fact, a hygienic shower fully replaces this element.

Ergonomics rules

Studies have shown that the toilet should be at least 50 cm away from the upcoming wall. Violation of this parameter leads to discomfort when using plumbing. It will be especially difficult for obese and tall people to sit in the ill-conceived interior of the toilet room. They simply have nowhere to put their knees resting against the wall. You should consider the distance to the side walls of the room. They cannot be too far away from the toilet bowl because it will be awkward to reach for the toilet paper holder. The optimal parameter here is from 35 cm. Now about the paper holder. The height of its installation relative to the floor is about 60 cm. The parameter is selected individually.

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The role of lighting in the decoration of the toilet

Space optimization is never complete without adequate lighting. The toilet is a room that is almost always devoid of windows, that is, natural light does not penetrate into it, which means that its space will have to be illuminated with the help of electric lamps. Let's make a reservation right away, one ceiling lamp, such as a "tablet", will not be enough. Faded light is the lot of toilet rooms in communal apartments. This should not be the case in a modern home.

Why is there a bright light in the interior of a small toilet?

In addition to their main function, the light fluxes in the interior of the toilet room also solve design problems. Properly pouring light will emphasize the style of the situation.

To attract shooting to particularly successful areas will help the backlight or lamps with a controller for the direction of the light rays. And you can highlight everything in the specific interior of the toilet, including the floor and accessories.

The quality of lighting will also affect the perception of the space of the room. In a dark bathroom it will always seem cramped and staying in it on the subconscious will be minimized.The correct organization of the lighting system, combined with the successful finishing of the toilet, in general, will make it possible to present even the most modest room in a favorable form. In such an interior, walls and ceilings will never press on you. You can do what you came for in a calm and pleasant atmosphere.

The brightness of the lighting should not turn into aggression. Avoid flashes of light that hit your eyes. All lamps should be hidden under shades and lampshades.

The design of lamps in the interior of a small toilet

Since we are considering a very limited space option, the tightness simply will not allow you to use sconces and other wall lamp designs in it. Preference will have to be given to ceiling models. The LED strip and spotlights distributed around the perimeter of the ceiling surface will do the job well. They are built into suspended and tension structures.

A stained glass ceiling with lighting will look very original. This approach will add decorativeness to the interior of the toilet room. It is impossible not to mention one more innovation of interior lighting. We are talking about light panels. The rear wall of the room designed in this way will be an excellent lighting and an unusual decoration for a small space.

Often the lighting in the toilet is placed under the hanging shelves, cabinets, along the edge of the sink cabinet or under the toilet bowl. In more spacious bathrooms, light streams become a way of zoning space. Separate groups distinguish a mirror, a toilet installation area, panels and other noteworthy parts of the interior of the toilet.

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Toilet interior: the secrets of disguise

“Communication lines and installations of suspended plumbing structures are hidden in small cabinets when finishing the toilet room”

Nowadays, open communications are already bad manners. Since pipes can hardly be called an element of decor, they must be hidden. When finishing a small toilet, such details of the situation are sewn into plasterboard boxes or hidden behind panels. The room takes on a stylish and neat look. It's just that you need to do this kind of work wisely. Access to pipes and drains must be maintained. To do this, a hatch is equipped in improvised boxes or a door is mounted. The access zone is masked under the general background or, on the contrary, made an accent area, if this does not abhor stylistic canons and does not spoil the overall look.

The easiest way is to ennoble the technical area by decorating it under a false window. There are options for masking a mosaic panel, a poster. Communication connections and installations of suspended plumbing structures are hidden in small cabinets when finishing the toilet room. The empty space above them, as well as the niche above the built-in toilet bowl, can be filled with shelves. Thus, you will not lose valuable centimeters. If you have nothing special to store on them, leave this area for decoration.

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Convenience and beauty in the interior of the toilet

Does the bathroom need to be furnished? If it is spacious enough, then it is quite possible to add several pieces of furniture to its space. You should start by replacing a small sink with a moidodyr. A cabinet with a built-in or overhead washstand will bring comfort and additional convenience. There is a place for a storage system in the design.

Consider a custom shelving or cabinet that sits above the cistern. Thus, you can revive the interior of a small toilet. Non-standard symbiosis will produce an unexpected effect. Everything will look as if the toilet was built into this piece of furniture.In a large bathroom, you can install an additional cabinet.

Naturally, everything that appears in the interior of the toilet must have an appropriate finish. In a classically decorated bathroom, it is better to choose wooden furniture. Modern trends are more suitable for plastic, glass, shiny metal.

Accessories should be made in a similar vein. The bearer of style in the interior of the toilet room will be everything, up to the toilet seat. Its wooden model will emphasize classicism in the setting, become a highlight of retro or a carrier of country notes. Bright, on the contrary, focuses on the creativity of the toilet decoration.

The decoration of the room should be: a brush, a paper holder, roof rails, a trash can, towel hooks and even an air freshener can. More domesticated things such as a stylish magazine rack, a poster in an original frame, aromatic diffusers, candles and even fresh flowers may appear in the toilet.

The appearance of a mirror in it will have a good effect on the interior of the toilet room. He is usually allocated an area above the washbasin. The accessory can be simply fixed on the wall, or it can be embedded in it. The presence of a reflective surface will add volume and lightness to the narrow space of the room. All of the above will have to be abandoned in too limited areas. Only the essentials will remain here: a trash can, a brush and a paper holder.

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Stylish toilet is a reality

Are you sure that the toilet space is too small to implement stylistic ideas? Wrong! It is quite enough to indicate the direction of the decor.

Classic

The classical setting is distinguished by an abundance of decorative details, pretentiousness of sanitary equipment and gilding threads. Everything is elegant and understated. The high cost of finishing the toilet room will provide expensive materials and a few elegant gizmos in the interior. By the beauty of design, such a toilet will not yield to the luxury of living rooms. Just imagine a chocolate background with a baroque pattern, brown laminate flooring, with white plinth trim to match the sanitary ware.

The interior of the toilet is filled with rather simple, but at the same time “pedigreed” accessories. Nobility shines through in the design of the oval-shaped mirror, enclosed in a gilded frame, and in the design features of the wall lamp, decorated with vintage lampshades. Fascinating picture, isn't it?

Country

Excellent interior for a small toilet. Stylistic canons are tied to rural life. The setting can be deliberately naive or revealingly rude. To implement the main ideas does not require a lot of space. A sunny washroom atmosphere can be recreated with a simple color combination of white and yellow and ultramarine.

Rationality is not inherent in country, so there will be no restrictions on additional accessories in the decoration of the toilet. The only thing that needs to be adhered to is color harmony. The towel should echo the colors of the rug or curtains that hide the shelf. Bouquets of dead wood in the decor will not be superfluous.

Minimalism

A great solution for a modest-sized toilet interior. The style saves maximum space. The external rigor of the design and the asceticism of the decor are compensated by the variety of colors and textures of the finish. The wall surface can be painted in a muted graphite and diluted with a dusty blue tint. Below it is worth putting snow-white panels in harmony with the plumbing equipment.

In the minimalist decoration of the toilet room, strict lines should prevail. The mirror here will not have a frame, and the plumbing elements will delight you with the simplicity of the outlines, given by the slight smoothness of the corners. Those few accessories from the mandatory series that will be present in the interior of the toilet should echo the overall design palette. This is the easiest way to harmonize a minimalist space and give the room a sophisticated look.

Eco style

The direction brings space and freshness. The interior of a small toilet will be filled with the breath of nature. The decor uses only natural materials. The almost complete rejection of synthetic substitutes increases the cost of finishing work. The atmosphere is dominated by warm, natural shades. The emphasis is on woody tones and the color of young growth. Metal, glass elements in the room are present in a minimal amount. From accessories, you can add wicker baskets, shelves, vases. It is permissible to insert dried branches into the latter.

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Exemplary high-tech

A world of shiny and reflective surfaces. High-tech decor easily solves the problems of expanding space. The style is characterized by bold mixes of textures and colors, pragmatism in the arrangement of space. The interior of a small toilet is dominated by clear lines and simple configurations. Hi-tech is a triumph of steel luster, mirror cabinets and glass shelves.

Floors and walls when finishing the toilet room can be decorated with glass mosaics. It is moisture resistant, shockproof, durable and environmentally friendly. The material is unpretentious in operation. Not laborious to maintain. Mosaic elements with glossy chrome inserts look great. Such a coating will give the room expressiveness.

Stretch ceiling in the interior of the toilet is a practical solution from all sides. This is a way to stand out, and beauty, and protection. With a stretch ceiling, you do not have to worry about the consequences of flooding. The film is able to hold up to 100 liters of water per square meter! If a similar situation happens, then the water accumulated under the decorative layer is simply drained, and the canvas is returned to its original form. It will look good in tech decor glossy ceiling, decorated with a photo printing of abstraction in 3D perception or pictures of the starry sky.

Hi-tech - the interior is innovative, therefore it gravitates towards the latest technical progress. Plumbing in the interior of a small toilet, interpreted in this style, should be extravagant and make life easier for the owners. An extremely comfortable invention in this aspect is the electronic toilet. This is a suspended multifunctional design, in which a lot of options are combined. Smart appliances are equipped with a shower system for intimate hygiene, a hairdryer, an infrared sensor that monitors the user's presence, a person recognition program, and many other useful things.

No less interactive should be the sink in the interior of this type of toilet. Here it is important to draw attention to the aesthetics and unusualness of the faucet and fixtures. Faucets, as well as a toilet bowl, can have touch control and turn on / off at the signal of a motion sensor.

Considerable attention in the decoration of the toilet room is given to lighting. Its proper organization is an additional opportunity to emphasize the originality of the situation and adjust the space. It is worth considering a combined lighting option, where the light of ceiling lamps is diluted with the light of wall lamps. To adjust the power of the flows, it is good to use a relay or install a cross-current switch.

Of the accessories in the decoration of a small toilet, mirrors in chrome corners should appear. This is more of a design move than a practical need. In this way, space will also add volume.

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Conclusion

Making the interior of the toilet stylish and comfortable is a difficult task, but quite real. The main thing in this matter is to correctly select and place plumbing fixtures, furniture and organize adequate decoration in a small space with a difficult microclimate. The guarantee of success will be a thoughtful approach to the repair of the toilet room and the desire to put your soul into this process.

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