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It doesn’t matter what kind of room we are talking about: a separate toilet or a bathroom combined with a bathroom - you can’t do without installing a cabinet, because you need to put hygiene items and cleaning products somewhere. By installing a cabinet in the toilet, you can beautifully close the pipes and counters, but at the same time leave free access to them. To make the closet as spacious as possible, you need to use niches and other wall irregularities. The material is selected taking into account the high humidity in the room.
Many models of cabinets allow you to choose furniture that is more suitable for the style of the interior and the size of the room
Toilet cabinet models
Cabinets for the toilet room are different:
- Wall-mounted, which are considered universal for compact spaces. They are mainly mounted above toilets;
- With a built-in design that not only fits perfectly into the interior, but is also convenient in terms of accessibility;
- Floor type, which is located separately. There are options here without or with legs, as well as open or closed shelves;
- Retractable with different functionality. They not only save small space, but also perfectly complement the design, especially if placed next to the toilet;
- Particular comfort and style appears with the presence of models with open shelves. Small original vases, baskets with wicker, all kinds of jars, etc. will fit perfectly here;
- Shelving structures look compact and ergonomic, especially since they are suitable for the smallest rooms. Forging gives them the maximum effect of grace and beauty;
- Pencil cases that are not just roomy, but also contain everything you need for everyday life;
- Options with doors are different, both in design and in installation method. Moreover, they can either swing open or move apart. The contents are hidden, and the interior looks neat in a consistent style;
- Models with doors with roller shutters. The option is extremely practical, preserving enough space for the necessary actions. Plus providing ventilation for the contents.
Selection of furniture by material
The main and most important requirement for bathroom furniture is its increased moisture resistance. Cabinets are made of durable plastic, MDF, chipboard, wood.
Glass and metal are more often used as finishing materials.
Plastic models
A plastic cabinet belongs to the inexpensive category of furniture. Models are produced in different colors, with original facades.
- The big disadvantage of plastic is its low resistance to mechanical damage.
- A shallow scratch and layer by layer the coating peels off.
Tree
A wooden cabinet looks rich, but it is not the best option for a bathroom. Even the best impregnations will not save it from high humidity.
Wooden furniture is installed in a spacious bathroom with a good ventilation system.
MDF, chipboard
For the production of bathroom cabinets, manufacturers consider MDF and chipboard as the main materials. This is the case when the lifespan of the furniture corresponds to its price. The material resists moisture. The cabinets are available in different colors. For the design, smooth facades from chipboard and convex facades from MDF are selected.
Metal
The material is used to decorate cabinets. It is pre-treated with an anti-corrosion agent.
Glass
Glass in a small bathroom is a risk of injury. In a spacious room, a cabinet with glass doors is often installed.
- Through these doors you can see where and what is stored.
- But there is a lot of care for the housewife.
- You need to constantly monitor the order on the shelves.
- In addition, the glass becomes covered with drops of water.
What can you store in a locker?
Cabinets can differ in the types of their main purpose:
Plumbing, when it is used to close pipes along with a boiler or meter. The room with them looks neat and has a more attractive appearance. The hatch ensures accessibility of communications during the cleaning or repair process. Less dirt deposits accumulate on devices and they last longer;
A utility room, which can become an original storage room that can accommodate a mop, a broom, a bucket and many other useful things for the home;
Decorative, performing only aesthetic functions thanks to the original design of colored doors, facade glass or glossy surface, which will please the eye with the arrangement of decorations.
General information
For Soviet-built houses, the most typical layout is a toilet with water supply and sewage risers located at the rear wall. Steel pipes rust over time; even with regular painting, many years of paint deposits are a dubious decoration for the bathroom.
Time is not so merciless with a cast iron sewer pipe, but even after 20 - 40 years of service it rarely shines with beauty. In such conditions, the temptation to hide the risers by building a light partition between them and the toilet is quite understandable.
Partition? Excuse me, sir
In general, I categorically do not recommend doing this .
Beautiful. But not from a plumber's point of view.
What is this instruction related to? There are several reasons.
A solid partition means no ventilation at all . Without it, condensation will form on the cold water riser (water vapor penetrates perfectly through drywall and aerated concrete, which are usually used to create partitions). Constant contact with moisture will greatly reduce the service life of a steel pipe.
Moreover, it’s unlikely that your neighbors below will be happy about the wet spot that has appeared on their ceiling and the plaster that has begun to peel off.
In addition, the partition will have to be dismantled when the need arises for access to the risers .
Access to the risers required partial dismantling of the partition.
There are many reasons for this:
- Steel pipes periodically leak - along the seam of an electric-welded pipe, at a thin section of a welded joint, or simply in the place where the pipe has been exposed to moisture for the longest time;
- There is such a thing as the planned replacement of risers and water supply lines. Sooner or later, friendly plumbers will come to you and, when they see the partition, they will get upset and say a lot of offensive words to the hapless builder;
- Sewer pipes often collapse under the weight of the pipe resting on them. This requires replacing a section of the riser or at least installing a bandage;
- A leak in the sewer riser can also be caused by subsidence of the socket in the ceiling. What is especially unpleasant is that this leak occurs periodically, when the riser overflows due to the simultaneous flushing of a pair of toilets or foam formed during washing. Repair work in this case will also require access to the riser;
- For some blockages, the only way to clear it is to open the riser and remove the stuck object from it with your own hands;
- Finally, on the outermost floors (and in high-rise buildings - every three floors) inspections for cleaning are installed on the sewer riser. They (like, in fact, the risers) belong to the common property of the residents of the house, and free access to them is necessary.
Access to the risers and inspection must be maintained.
Sometimes it's still possible
Is it really the only decoration that an apartment owner can afford is a curtain on the back wall of the toilet?
Comrades, not everything is so bleak. You can still hide the boners you're fed up with. But with a few very serious caveats:
- Corrosion-resistant steel pipes must be replaced with material resistant to overheating and water hammer with maintenance-free connections . In houses with centralized hot water supply, only corrugated stainless steel and copper pipe with solder fittings can be used for this purpose. In buildings with boilers, polypropylene and metal-plastic may be added to the club membership list;
- The risers should be replaced not from floor to floor, but at least from the toilet located above yours to the toilet of the neighbor below . Steel pipes rust most quickly in the ceiling;
- The cast iron sewer riser is replaced with a plastic one , and all pipes must be fixed with clamps to avoid spontaneous uncoupling;
- a hatch is mounted opposite it in the partition . Its dimensions should provide free access to the inspection cover;
Inspection hatch. The price for a size of 40x40 cm is about 400 rubles.
Hatch with tile cover.
- At the bottom and top, the partition is equipped with a pair of ventilation grilles .
Location of the locker in the toilet
The most common solutions are:
- Directly behind the toilets, where it is not only convenient, but compact for placing rolls of toilet paper and towels, as well as an air freshener, along with other small things that will always be at hand at the right time. It will help free up space on the sink, not to mention the shelves, which are best decorated with small trinkets and decor;
- The location above the installation will help to perfectly complement the toilet. The room is absolutely uncluttered, and communications are closed;
- The hidden structures that the external façade parts give them look very aesthetically pleasing. By merging or harmoniously fitting into the interior, they give the space a complete, holistic look. It seems that there is nothing, but in fact there is a whole secret arsenal of all kinds of necessary household items;
- Side placement on the left or right is a great addition due to the thinness and lightness of the shape. The space remains completely unoccupied, but functional;
- Placing a cabinet in the corner of the room will help maintain the size of a compact room. If it is possible to occupy two corners with them, then the space will look very organic;
- Models that only have doors and shelves are usually placed in a niche. In this case, the niche itself becomes the sides and back of the cabinet.
Lighting and decor items
Lighting
Lighting should be basic and local. For basic lighting, lamps built into the ceiling with a frosted glass shade or small spotlights are suitable. Sockets and switches must be drip-proof. Decorative lighting can be along the ceiling, along the baseboard of any color.
The photo shows a combination of main, niche and decorative lighting in a small bathroom in a brown-beige interior.
Decor
There should not be a lot of decorative accessories in a small interior, but decorative tiles with a pattern, highlighting a color accent on the walls, a colored toilet lid, a soap dish, and framed paintings are acceptable. To increase the space near the front wall, you can hang a mirror from the middle of the wall to the ceiling.
Toilet cabinet design
If the room is small, then it would be more appropriate to place narrow shelves directly above the toilet barrel. To do this, you can cover the wall on one side.
An elegant miniature design, where the shelves can be either open or closed, will fit well into the design. The room will have a finished and neat appearance.
The mirror surface of the facade often adds beauty, thanks to which the room does not seem cluttered at all, but, on the contrary, creates an effect of expansion along with lightness, sometimes completely changing the design.
Decorating cabinets in the toilet
As for colors, pastel shades are considered the most appropriate and attractive, along with beige, blue, and the universal snow-white. Contrasting and bright colors can enliven the interior, giving it individuality. This includes the colors of the red and green palette, along with a striking black contrast.
Acrylic plastic elements will add originality. It’s a great idea to use frosted or transparent glass fragments, metal edging with loft fittings.
Self-made cabinets look completely unusual and original, especially if you additionally decorate them with drawings.
You can use photo printing or 3D images. The room is beautifully framed by successful lighting, which can be connected so that when you open the doors to the room, it turns on automatically.
Color spectrum
The toilet room in the apartments of brick houses is distinguished by its compactness. Therefore, when choosing a facing material, you should be guided by the good old rule: dark colors reduce the space, and light colors expand it. Do not use completely dark tiles for a small room. If you want something unusual, then use dark tiles in fragments, alternating with light tiles.
Using this principle, you can combine blue tiles with white, and brown tiles with beige. Use cheerful colors - yellow, light green, lilac, blue.
It is not recommended to decorate the toilet in one color in apartments. It looks very simple, lifeless and dull.
The floor in the toilet is often insulated. It is especially important to insulate a toilet in a panel house, as it allows cold and moisture to pass through. In a brick house there are fewer problems with this, but if desired, you can make a warm floor.
So, a toilet in an apartment in a brick house can be made very beautiful and functional. It all depends on your imagination and availability of funds.
