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The small size of bathrooms is increasingly forcing owners to pay attention to built-in furniture models. Their very high capacity makes them a desirable object in small areas.
The main motto of the bathroom: cleanliness and order
The bathroom is a special room; cleanliness, almost sterile, is important here like nowhere else. And what is the easiest way to achieve it? That's right - clean more often.
And so that cleaning is not a burden and does not take a lot of time, it is important to arrange your bathroom so that many items are hidden in cabinets and do not clutter up the space, which is already quite small, even in apartments of impressive size.
Cabinet made of glass or with glass inserts
A very practical and winning option for the bathroom. A cabinet made of darkened glass looks great. But the most interesting are the structures made entirely of this material. Such a product becomes a stylish piece of furniture, an exquisite decorative element, which also accommodates the necessary accessories.
Glass is highly resistant to moisture, but it requires special care. To prevent stains and stains from remaining on the surface, it must be treated with special solutions for glass and washed very carefully so as not to scratch it.
Choosing furniture for the bathroom
You will agree that there should not be a lot of furniture in the bathroom. The main place here is occupied by a bathtub or shower and a sink. If the bathroom is combined, then we also add a toilet and bidet to this list.
But besides this, you need to store a lot of things here: cosmetics, perfumes, cosmetics and toiletries, towels, etc.
Where should all this be stored in order to protect it from dampness and dust, and at the same time, so that every thing is in its place? Convenient and functional bathroom storage systems help us with this. Let's start with the most common ones.
Door opening mechanisms
Pay attention to the features of the door opening system:
- Swing. Movable furniture hinges serve as fasteners. The doors can be opened by pulling them towards you. When plowed open, they take up a large amount of free space. So organize an approach in front of the closet. If you avoid extreme loads on the hinges, the doors will last a long time without any problems. If noise occurs, the fasteners must either be replaced or lubricated;
- Sliding. The compartment system is the best option when access to the closet is difficult. Open by sliding to the side. In this case, the doors overlap the neighboring ones. Low noise level. They are afraid of distortions and collisions with foreign objects. When selecting rollers, make sure that the carriages are made of water-resistant materials. Then you won’t have to change them often;
- Foldable. The doors can be attached to each other in pairs (book) or as a single sheet (accordion). In the first case, the doors move from both edges to the center. In the second - sideways movement. You have to be very careful. Avoid sudden jerks. This method involves installing only the upper rollers, and the loops are significantly smaller than those of swing rollers.
Wall cabinet in the bathroom: when square meters are worth their weight in gold
Probably in almost every bathroom you can find such cabinets. They can be different in depth, size, materials from which they are made.
But they have one task: to accommodate a maximum of things that will be useful in this room, without taking up floor space.
Make sure the bathroom wall cabinet door opens smoothly, that it is at the right height, and that there is no need to stand on tiptoes or on a stool to see the contents of the top shelf.
Indeed, if the bathroom is small, there is often simply nowhere to put floor cabinets. That’s when space-saving wall cabinets come to the rescue.
They can have one door, two, or have different opening mechanisms (the door can even go up, like in kitchen cabinets).
There are many types of them, and the main thing is to choose the right one correctly, not only in design, but also in size, so that it does not cause inconvenience in the room.
Types of structures and selection of materials
High humidity in the bathroom, temperature changes, the need to meet hygienic standards - all this places special demands on the accessories and fixtures that will be installed there. Modern bathroom cabinets fully meet these criteria.
They can have different designs:
- open - without doors or with separately mounted shelves;
- closed - equipped with reliable doors, curtains or hermetically sealed drawers;
- combined - with the joint use of closed and open cells.
To make cabinets original, manufacturers provide a wide variety of door designs. They can be of standard geometric shapes, broken, folding or sliding.
Several solutions are also used for access - from the front side or from the end. At the same time, the mounting method itself gives a wide range of choices:
- mounted;
- built-in;
- with separate installation;
- with installation of plumbing equipment and fixtures in the structure.
Competent design project: everything is in place
Yes, it happens that the bathroom has dimensions commensurate with the area of the living room or kitchen. But you must admit, such a layout is rare, and in apartment buildings it is only possible as a result of a radical redevelopment, for which you still need to obtain permission, and this is a separate topic.
How can you make sure that a small bathroom does not cause a feeling of negligence, but only gives rise to bright thoughts? Yes, of course, a competent design project is important. And due attention is always paid to furniture, and the bathroom is no exception.
Moisture-resistant chipboard type
The option is budget-friendly and quite good due to the large assortment of colors and sizes. Chipboard cabinets, which manufacturers make specifically for bathrooms, are coated with a melamine-based water-repellent solution. The joints of the surfaces are covered with tapes so that moisture does not get inside through the edges and the material does not swell.
Corner cabinet in the bathroom: saving space
As we have already said, often bathrooms are so small that it is difficult to find space even for the necessary furniture. That’s why designers use certain tricks and come up with furniture that can be placed in a very tiny space.
Such cabinets do not take up much space, but at the same time they can be extremely spacious. And if the cabinet is high enough, then other storage systems may not be needed at all.
If you have an empty corner in your bathroom, even if it’s a very small one, a corner cabinet can fit perfectly in there.
Which option should I choose?
Bathroom furniture can decorate any room. But the choice for small rooms is somewhat limited. It is necessary to choose those options that best suit both the overall design and the availability of free space.
Choosing the best option for spacious bathrooms is not difficult - there are many types of cabinets, both in design and in the method of fastening and placement.
Bathroom cabinet: champion in space
The classic solution to the problem of placing all the necessary little things in the bathroom is the pencil case.
This is a small cabinet in terms of width and depth, but quite tall, human-sized, and has several shelves.
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You can find models where the number of shelves can be increased and they can be placed in it at your discretion at the required height. This is very convenient, because high shelves are not always used to their full potential.
Pencil cases may differ in size, materials of facades and shelves. Such cabinets are often illuminated so that even in poor lighting conditions everything can be quickly found.
Floor model
A floor-standing bathroom cabinet is being purchased for a spacious room. The model is spacious and easy to assemble. But it is very important to carefully consider and calculate the free space for it before installing it.
The base cabinet looks great freestanding or next to the sink.
- A floor-standing cabinet-column is installed in a small room. This is a narrow model from floor to ceiling.
- A cabinet with legs is mounted under the sink. It is used for storing things and hiding communication pipes. A woman stores her cosmetics on a cabinet like a cabinet.
- A cabinet with drawers at the bottom, similar to a cabinet under the sink, is installed under the bathtub.
Bathroom cabinet design: when we want something exclusive
It happens that it is very difficult to fit furniture presented in stores into the existing interior. And it happens that there is no desire, because it does not fit well with the overall picture of the design project. But there is always an alternative. In this case, it is possible to make any bathroom cabinet to order.
- How to come up with that perfect cabinet that will complement the interior and become an indispensable companion to the bathroom for years to come? First of all, you need to think about where you will place it. Next, determine its optimal dimensions, including height.
- To decide on the external design, you can look at different photos of the bathroom cabinet. It must fit harmoniously into the existing or newly created interior and be an integral part of it.
- And finally, what is very important is to think about the inside of the cabinet - shelves, pull-out elements, cabinets, etc. It's better if there are a lot of them. And the final stage will be the selection of materials and accessories for the future piece of furniture.
The last point needs to be given maximum attention, because the destructive humid environment of the bathroom does not have the best effect on the life expectancy of the furniture, so everything should be chosen taking into account these conditions.
Price policy
A built-in wardrobe by default implies individual execution. Moreover, this concerns not only the appearance of the sash, in this case only the size varies, but also the dimensions of the frame, the number of elements and filling.
If the bathroom and the furniture in it are going to be used for a long time, then the material for the cabinet, even a built-in one, must be appropriate: MDF or chipboard with water-resistant impregnation. And, therefore, the cost of the product will be slightly higher than that of the same design located, for example, in the hallway.
The built-in model consists of a frame, filling and door. The material and design of all three components, as well as dimensions, determine the cost.
- The frame is an ordinary wooden beam treated with antiseptic compounds. In some cases, only a frame for the leaf is required, and if the door is sliding, then you can do without it. In this case, the shelves and drawer slides are fixed directly to the surface.
Particular attention should be paid to the decoration of niche walls. Condensation should not be allowed to accumulate here.
- Filling: regular shelves, drawers, drawers, laundry basket. The elements are standard, only the sizes vary, and even then only slightly. However, a large cabinet may include such non-standard cells as a compartment for a washing machine, for a heating tank, etc.
- A hinged door with the same design will cost less than a sliding door. In addition, the latter requires installation into the floor, which is not always possible. For the bathroom, it is recommended to choose an option made from MDF with acrylic film or acrylic panel, which is more reliable. Models with glass and mirror inserts will be more elegant, but also more expensive.
If the goal is not to decorate a built-in wardrobe, but, on the contrary, to hide it from view, then the simplest panel door, which is pasted over or finished to match the wall material, will do.
It is impossible to even estimate the cost of the model. To imagine how much a particular project will cost, you need to contact the furniture company, at least by phone, or use one of the online calculators on the company’s website.
If the bathroom area allows, then you can build a really spacious and stylish wardrobe into it, as in the following video:
Hiding unnecessary things
All that space under the bathroom that is considered unnecessary can be hidden with ready-made structures with a sliding mechanism.
Plastic panels, which after installation are subject to tiling.
The screen comes in different colors and patterns, which are made for a particular bathtub model.
