Bathroom design 3 sq. m .: choice of layout, furniture, finishes

Renovating a small bathroom is a big challenge, as all family members use the bathroom several times a day. Despite its small size, the bathtub should be comfortable for everyone. In addition, it must be arranged so that it lies

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to keep her clean.

Planning

How to plan a small bathroom? There are only two popular options:

Simple: there is a bathroom along the short side, and all other bathroom furnishings are placed along the adjacent long side.
No corners: objects are placed in front of the bathroom in a semicircle. This option takes up more space. But this can be corrected by choosing small plumbing..

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When creating a design project for a small bathroom, choose an angular arrangement of plumbing and furniture elements. It is desirable for the elements of the interior to be rounded, streamlined, small in size. Draw multiple plans, making good use of every decimeter of space..

When creating a design project for a small bathroom, choose an angular arrangement of plumbing fixtures and furniture.

Selection of plumbing

Usually, a bathtub is conventionally divided into several zones (three or four), in which a bathtub, a toilet bowl, a sink, a bidet, and a shower stall are located. But, having three square meters of space, it is impossible to arrange all these plumbing fixtures. You have to sacrifice something. Most often they refuse a bath as the most bulky piece of furniture. The bath is replaced with a shower. The shops have a huge selection of cabins with a variety of options, including music and hydromassage.

Some families are not ready to give up the bath. If there is or is planning a small child, then a bath is necessary. In this case, you need to choose a corner bathroom that takes up a minimum of space. Other compromise options are a sitz bath or a complex-shaped bathtub (tapering towards the feet).

Important: If you have given up the shower stall and will use an open shower, then in a small bathroom you need to lay tiles from ceiling to floor.

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Other plumbing items you need in the bathroom (bidet, toilet, sink) should be as small as possible, hanging and with rounded edges. Wall mounted plumbing saves a ton of free space that can be used effectively. For example, you can store household chemicals under a wall-mounted toilet, and a compact washing machine under a small sink. A cistern is a separate reason to save a little space. Get a toilet with a hinged cistern, place a water container on top or side, and you will expand the bathroom space to the width of this container..

Purchase a toilet with a hinged cistern, place the water container on the top or side.

Bathroom furniture

Buy furniture only from moisture resistant materials. Wood and cork are often seen in magazines as part of the bathroom interior. But magazine pictures are one thing, and another thing is the real operating conditions of a tree in a small volume with high humidity. In a small bathroom, wooden cabinets or panels will last for several seasons. Then a replacement will be required. Therefore, stop your choice on practical MDF, plastic, glass, chipboard, natural or artificial stone. If you can’t do without natural wood, then use expensive moisture-resistant varieties: wenge, teak, iroko.

In addition to plumbing, the bathroom needs cabinets, bedside tables under the sink, shelves, etc. Instead of several wall cabinets, use a built-in closet in the bathroom, a whole canvas. At first glance, it will take up too much space. But in fact, it is the many small objects along one wall that make people feel crowded in a small space. In the built-in wardrobe, you can “pack” not only drawers and objects, but also a mirror, bidet, basket for dirty linen and even a sink. Try to hide all small items in a cramped bathroom. Cluttered shelves and a sink are exactly what causes a feeling of discomfort and does not fit with the rules of hygiene..

Instead of several wall cabinets, use a built-in closet in the bathroom, a whole canvas.

Door

The main rule of the bathroom door: it should open outward or be sliding. Half of the space inside, which “eats” the door inward, is completely unacceptable for planning a small bathtub. A mirrored or glossy inner surface of the door will greatly help in expanding the visual space in the bathroom..

Important: Do not ignore the area above the door. There, in a wall cabinet, you can arrange an excellent storage space inaccessible to animals and children, for example, caustic household chemicals.

Choice of materials

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The first requirement for finishing materials in the bathroom is resistance to moisture and its consequences: fungus, rotting, etc. This is especially important for small rooms. The best choice for a small bathroom – tiles on all walls, or in combination with moisture resistant paint.

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Do not use large tiles: the smaller the space, the smaller the tiles should be. Multicolor tiles with multiple decorative elements should also be discarded. In a small volume, they simply cannot be properly entered. But combinations of two companion colors, borders, color accents on the walls, etc. are possible and desirable.Try the timeless ceramic mosaic with a pixel pattern, when on one surface, like in a mess, there are small interestingly matching tiles to match.

Beautiful bathroom

Do not use matte tiles in small bathrooms. On the contrary, a glossy bathroom surface will add height to the room. As for the ceiling, a glossy stretch or painted is an excellent solution in a small bathroom.

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About painting and plastering

Moisture resistant plaster is used to decorate individual areas in a small bathroom. It is best to arrange such zones along the perimeter above the ceiling, around the toilet, in a vertical strip along the wall opposite the bathroom. But it is obvious that it is unreasonable to apply such a finish above the bathroom itself and the sink, near the shower stall: you will have to plaster and paint again in about a year..

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Small bathroom colors

Immediately abandon the traditional color division of the walls into a light top and a dark bottom. In a cramped bathroom, this “progressive design” divides the space. And our goal is just to unite it and visually expand.

Green bathroom

The color scheme is determined by the style you choose to decorate your bathroom. Minimalism or high-tech will require cold light tones with few dark accents. The classic adapted for a small space will allow you to use warm colors: beige, pink, peach. In any case, the combination of bright elements, the “kaleidoscope” effect in a small room without natural light is not what is required for relaxation. On the other hand, a completely white or plain bathroom will quickly tire and get bored..

Lighting solution

The only way to make your bathtub look bigger with lighting is to fill it with even, bright light. Place on the walls and ceiling some of the now popular recessed or surface mounted luminaires in an aluminum profile. The light from them in terms of brightness and color is as close as possible to daylight from the window. An excellent proven option is spotlights around the perimeter of the ceiling. They must be supplemented with light sources at the mirror, at the sink. This always allows you to vary the nature of the lighting from pleasant twilight to bright light “like in an operating room.”.

Accessories

The first most important bathroom accessory is mirrors. Fill all free walls, voids, niches in a small bathroom with them. Use the mirrors above the bathroom, above the sink. Buy shelves and cabinets with mirrored doors. Mirrored surfaces always expand the space, which cannot be said about other small decorative accessories. Newly produced moisture resistant mirrors do not fog up as they are coated with a special compound. The only problem with them is that you often need to scrub them off from plaque..

The first most important bathroom accessory is mirrors

Minimalism is the leading style in the design of small bathtubs. Its basic rule is that the smaller the room, the fewer parts and elements. The necessary small accessories, such as a bottle for soap, a holder for a hair dryer, a glass with toothbrushes, need to be matched to the walls. Make sure that little things don’t catch your eye. The same applies to bath textiles: bathrobes, towels. It is better to use not a soap dish as color accents, but a bright tile motif, a sink in a contrasting color, a moisture-loving plant on a shelf. This technique will allow you to give the room a little picturesqueness and carelessness, without adding unnecessary cluttering details..

Washing machine and water heater

The issue of installing a washing machine is very painful for residents of small apartments..

Advice! installing a washing machine in the adjacent kitchen does not work well: a small bathroom usually comes with the same small kitchen.

If you can’t find a place for the washing machine in the pantry or kitchen, then try sliding it under a small hinged sink. Alternatively, you can purchase a narrow top-loading machine that fits perfectly on the side of the sink. If you properly formulate this idea, then you will get an additional dressing table by the sink..

With a water heater, the issue is easier to solve: it is suspended, and therefore there is always a place for it in the kitchen. Get rid of the bulky old model, buy a new, compact and economical one and place it in the room next door.

Alternatively, you can purchase a narrow top-loading machine that fits perfectly on the side of the sink.

Comfort in the bathroom

Consider installing underfloor heating in your bathroom. This is not only pleasant, but also protects against colds in the winter. The floor area of a small bathroom is small, and the cost of installing such heating will not be large..