How to create the perfect bathroom and toilet design with size and style in mind

The design of a toilet bathroom is an important step in creating the overall interior of any home. It should be given no less attention than the design of the kitchen or bedroom, because the first room that a person visits upon waking up is the bathroom. Its comfort and aesthetics can make a big difference in mood, setting the tone for the day. For this reason, everything needs to be thought out very carefully - from the color scheme, the finishing materials used to the choice of plumbing and small accessories.

The first thing to start planning a sanitary zone in the house is the sanitary equipment, which is the central element of this kind of premises. And here you need to follow a few rules that will help you not to make a mistake when buying.

Beautiful plumbing sets the tone for the whole room

Proportionality with the dimensions of the room

Plumbing for bathrooms and toilets should not only be beautiful and practical, but also match the dimensions of the room. This is the first and most important selection rule. No matter how strong the desire to take foam baths in the evenings is, but if the area of ​​​​the room is 4 m², on which you still need to fit a washbasin and a washing machine, then it is better to think about installing a shower cabin. Therefore, before heading to the store, make a preliminary list of everything that you need to place in the bathroom, taking into account the accessories.

Even better - draw at least a freehand plan of the room and try to schematically arrange future objects in it, not forgetting about the space for free movement. As a result of such simple manipulations, you can visually make sure in advance that, for example, it is better to refuse a bidet that does not fit into the toilet, and instead buy a toilet bowl with a hygienic shower.

Finished bathroom design

Harmony of forms and style

The second rule is a harmonious combination of all plumbing items, especially if the bathroom and toilet are combined. In this case, it is generally preferable to buy equipment from the same collection, or at least choose items that are similar in shape and color.

As for style directions, here you need to start not only from the holistic view of the bathroom and toilet, including tiles and accessories, but also take into account the design style of the entire apartment or house. Agree, a rustic or hi-tech bathroom will look a little strange in the classic interior of the house.

Bathroom in a minimalist style

Modern manufacturers of sanitary equipment have long established the production of colored products. But here you should be especially careful - colored washbasins and toilets are appropriate only against a calm background of the walls.

Colored plumbing should be offset by calm wall decoration.

If it’s hard to decide on the color of plumbing, choose white. It always looks advantageous against the background of any color combinations and is a symbol of hygiene.

Competent choice of material

Plumbing for the bathroom and toilet is mostly made of porcelain or faience, with the exception of bathtubs and showers. Both of these materials look great, but have both pros and cons.

Pros and cons of faience:

• visually looks very good;
• fairly light material;
• relatively inexpensive;
• has a porous surface, which complicates cleaning and increases the risk of stubborn stains;
• breaks easily.

Advantages and disadvantages of porcelain:

• the surface is very smooth, almost non-porous, so the dirt is easily washed off without leaving any traces;
• the material is more resistant to temperature extremes;
• costs more than faience products;
• heavier than faience;
• also quite easily beats from heavy objects.

In addition to the materials described, in interiors, although rare, you can also find sanitary equipment made of composite materials, plastic or glass.

The use of glass and faience plumbing items in the same room

As for the materials and design of the bath, it can be cast iron, steel, acrylic, faience. Each of these materials also has its own advantages, but as practice shows, more and more buyers prefer acrylic products, which are characterized by lightness, good heat retention and a large selection of shapes, sizes and design solutions.

There are many options for decorating walls in the bathroom and toilet. But the most common and time-tested method is ceramic tiling.

Ceramic tiles - a win-win finish option

Large tiles reduce the number of seams

These few tips on how to choose tiles for the bathroom and toilet will help you not to get confused with the modern abundance of shapes, colors and textures on the construction market:

1. Almost all ceramic tiles are produced in collections that include floor and wall tiles with decorative elements, which saves customers from lengthy searches for materials that match each other.
2. The main requirement for floor tiles is that they must be safe and not slip even with water spilled on the surface.
3. Wall tiles can be matte and glossy. Glossy is easier to clean and visually enlarges the room. Matte gives more comfort.
4. When deciding on a color, focus on inner feelings. If you like to relax in the bathroom, then avoid excessively bright colors (red, orange) in large quantities, as they have an exciting effect on the nervous system. In this case, it is better to opt for a calm color scheme and natural or traditional "water" colors - blue, light green, turquoise.
5. If you are not going to change the design of the bathroom and toilet every year, inspired by another photo from a fashion magazine, then give preference to classic styles and soothing tones so that in a couple of years your interior does not seem ridiculous or, even worse, does not annoy you with flashy colors.

Classic style beyond fashion and time

Brown trim is always on trend

Combined bathroom - pros and cons

The lucky ones have always been the owners of those apartments where the bathroom and toilet were originally planned by the architects as two separate rooms. But, over time, designers began to see this not as a drawback, but as a fashionable trend, which even stimulated some homeowners to deliberately combine these two hygiene rooms into a single whole.

Merge while maintaining the privacy zone

Bathroom with shower

Of course, in the photo, the design of a bathroom combined with a toilet always looks beautiful, but in real life there are still several situations in which I would like to warn apartment owners against such a step (unless, of course, it is forced).

Intentionally combining a bathroom with a toilet in order to increase the area is advisable only in apartments where small families of one or two people live, or where two bathrooms are provided - a guest room and a master one. Otherwise, it can create inconvenience for all the inhabitants of the house.

Ditching the bath for a shower

Thus, if you have a large family or guests are not transferred to the house, then you should not intentionally turn the bathroom and toilet into one room. Here it is better to think about how to additionally equip the toilet with a small washstand and bidet (or hygienic shower).

If you are a forced owner of a two-in-one bathroom, then, when starting repairs, try to plan the design of the bathroom with a toilet in advance to the smallest detail, because in such a situation every centimeter can play a decisive role.

With the right approach, even in a small area you can place everything you need

Furniture and accessories for bathroom and toilet

Doing without special furniture for bathrooms seems possible only at first glance. In fact, even if it is there, but it is chosen irrationally, the inconvenience is felt from the very first minutes: there is nowhere to place numerous bath and washing accessories, put clean towels, sort dirty clothes. For this reason, the choice of cabinets and cabinets should be treated with no less responsibility than the choice of a bath or toilet.

The dominance of gray in the interior

Successful use of a niche

Criteria for selecting furniture for wet areas

When buying bathroom furniture, take into account the following aspects:

• functionality;
• combination in style with the selected plumbing equipment;
• moisture resistance;
• comfort;
• surface hygiene.

Quite often, plumbing manufacturers are also setting up the production of special furniture in parallel, which allows you to select items that are ideally suited in terms of parameters. Particularly noteworthy are the sets of washbasins and cabinets for them, which allow rational use of every centimeter of precious space in small bathrooms, and at the same time hide unaesthetic drainage pipes from prying eyes without any problems.

Special furniture will make the room more comfortable

Hanging furniture visually expands the space

Luxury without vulgarity

Accessories in the interior

Accessories for the water zone deserve a separate discussion. Thanks to them, you can, even without making repairs, visually change the appearance of the room beyond recognition.

Sometimes a bright shower curtain, a soft rug and a matching soap dish are enough - and all guests will get the impression that you have recently changed the design of the bathroom. Therefore, even such trifles should not be left unattended, especially since nowadays it is not difficult to choose the right accessory - in modern specialized supermarkets you can find everything for the bathroom and toilet that only the unpredictable creative soul of the designer wishes.

If the whole interior is done in pastel colors, then bright towels, a soap dispenser are just what you need to place the missing optimistic accents that will complete the design.

Accessories can change the interior without repair

Often, repairs in the bathroom and toilet are done for many years, because this is not a living room, where you can re-paste the wallpaper over the weekend. For this reason, if you are not sure that you can arrange everything beautifully and rationally on your own, it is better to consult a professional designer or at least consult specialists in stores.