Projects and furnishing ideas for small mini bathrooms
Do you have a small bathroom and are you wondering how to best furnish it? Here are many useful tips!
If the small bathroom is mini, which furniture to choose to furnish it
If you have a bathroom small and difficult to furnish, è It is necessary to take care and attention in its design, first of all choosing the right furniture.
Consider dimensions and measures : save even just a few centimeters in the size of the furniture è indispensable. Well then to sink bases from the depthà reduced and flush with the wall;
S cegli suspended bathroom furniture : you will facilitate the cleaning of spaces and a feeling of greater lightness and breadth.
Not only suspended: even among the bathroom furniture on the ground that you will find in the store we offer space-saving solutions, to ensure reduced dimensions and depth; contained, without neglecting però the containment space.
Personalize your bathroom : just because& eacute ; small, the bathroom must be made special with suggestive finishes and materials. S&Grave; therefore to color and decorations, without demonizing the shades; dark and deep and hints of eccentricity, like wallpaper or a patterned tile;
Some useful examples
Organize the spaces : to keep everything tidy and close at hand, you need to choose a d’ furniture program rich in accessories and containers. He learned all these notions è now it is possible to understand which arrangement to choose for ceramics and furnishings, ideally placing them inside the room.
Let's give some examples: if the bathroom &is; long and narrow we can place the tub or shower on the bottom, to visually resize the environment, avoiding the traditional arrangement of the elements along the same wall. If the plant è square , corners with corner showers or washbasins should be used or by arranging the sanitary ware one in front of the other. Even the space behind the door should be used wisely with a towel warmer or a shallow wall unit.
The best arrangement of bathroom fixtures and furniture
To design the small bathroom è useful to know some notions of architecture d’ interiors and d’ home furnishings.
Start from the size of the room : with paper, pen and tape measure in hand, outline the drawing of the room, identifying doors, windows and “ particular signs”: such as pillars, niches, lowered beams, etc.
Consider the position of the drains : never distance the toilet too far from the waste water column, especially if it is an apartment located in a condominium and dated over the years. The same rule applies to the shower drain, especially if you want to create a solution flush with the floor.
Correct measurements and distances
Know the minimum distance between the elements to respect the rules of functionalityà and ergonomics. Between the sanitary fixtures, keep a gap of 20/25 cm if they are side by side and of 50 cm if they are facing each other. The toilet should be moved away from the side wall by at least 15 cm. For the passage respect a movement space between 50 and 60 cm.
Keep in mind the typical dimensions of the fundamental pieces: a minimal shower occupies a space of 60/70 x 60/70 cm, while a tub of 70x140 cm; the compact sanitary ware measures 36x50 cm in plan; a sink to be comfortable must have a depth of 26-agrave; 40/45 cm, preferably 50.
A few tricks to make a very small bathroom look bigger
Here are some d’ furniture strategies to make it look more ugly; large a small bathroom, even if the room è mini:
- brightnessà in the foreground with shiny and shiny surfaces: bathroom furniture glossy lacquer and glass, ceramic and metal finishes help make the room less stuffy, as they are all shiny and reflective surfaces.
- If the bathroom è blind, greater attention should be paid to the 26-rsquo; lighting . È It is necessary to prepare three light points: a central one, to offer diffused light, one in correspondence with the mirror, directed towards the face, and one più scenographic, installed above the shower, or perimeter (like a led bar to be hidden in a plasterboard veil);
- full-height coverings , including decorated ones, perché white is not è l’ only solution. To distract the attention from the absence of space and light, è well create a focal point , represented by a wall covered with wallpaper, by a design bathroom cabinet , sophisticated and elegant, with an ultra-modern and equipped shower.
- he uses furnishings that are light in form and suspended in the volume, which do not affect the floor. The perimeter of the room will appear sharp; più great.
The tub suitable for mini bathrooms
Designing a small bathroom also means choosing the tub or the shower cabin ideal for the space available and for your needs; housing.
- Small rectangular built-in bathtub , to be installed on the wall. Tiled or with its own side panels, può have dimensions in length starting già 120 cm, but it would be ideal to opt for a 160 cm model. The minimum width &is; 70/75 cm.
- Freestanding bathtub with a modern design and mini volume. The oval, basin or square shape, the thin thicknesses, the depthà increased, the innovative finish distinguishes these free-standing models that can in some cases find space even in a small bathroom. The ideal location è at the back of the room or at the corner.
If you opt for the shower enclosure here is which one to buy
If the space è just opt for a flush-to-floor, square, rectangular or irregular-shaped shower customized, equipped with folding, hinged or corner doors. In fact, it is difficult to insert sliding glass, as these can be installed on plates at least 120 cm long.
And speaking of dimensions, the minimum è 60x60 cm, ideal 80x80 or 70x90 cm. Corner models save space, becauseé they have a soft and rounded shape that frees up space on the ground. If there are niches, exposed pillars or diagonal and irregular walls, è You can opt for models that can be shaped on the spot.
