How to tastefully equip a small toilet in an apartment
A toilet room is the hallmark of every apartment. And how clean, fresh and comfortable it will be, the respect for the owner of the apartment will increase. After all, not everyone is ready to let a friend into his office or bedroom - but visiting the bathroom as a guest is already a kind of tradition. Undoubtedly, the owners, in whose apartments a sufficiently large space is allocated to the toilet, are very lucky, because here you can experiment with the most desperate ideas to your heart's content, but what should those who do not bother with such "happiness" and are now crowded into a tiny dark room? There is definitely no point in getting upset!
Below are examples of competent design of the toilet room, which will help visually increase the space and add zest to the design.
1. One of the most effective techniques is the "play of contrasts", when all the walls of the room are painted in a monotonous light shade, and an ornament is applied to one of the walls, usually on the back. Thanks to the movement of the ornamental line - vertically or horizontally - you can visually enlarge the room in width or height.
2. If the room needs to be visually enlarged both in width and height, then white tones with vertical wavy stripes will come to the rescue.
3. Do not avoid bright design! This option will brighten up the gray autumn days and will cheer up any person who decides to retire in such a place. It is recommended to stop your choice on facing with a large pattern, otherwise a too small bright pattern can lead to the opposite effect - a headache and an unwillingness to be alone for a long time.
4. The presence of a small mirror in a small room can visually enlarge it up to one and a half times! Why not two? In this case, you need a full-length mirror, and who will agree to contemplate in such a place a second, albeit a double?
5. Geometric drawing was, is and will be in fashion. In such a room you can linger for a long time, philosophize, read a book, or find a figure that is different from the rest.
6.If you need to visually enlarge just a tiny toilet room, it is recommended to use mirror tiles. The main task here will be to choose the most reflective option with a calm, non-aggressive shade.
7. With a great desire, the toilet room can be organized anywhere in the house! For this case, you can use the closet under the stairs - a backup option, if mainly renovation work; attic - for extreme sports; utility room on the ground floor (in the basement); yes, you can install a toilet in each room if there are many rooms in the house and several of them are planned to be rented.
8. You can achieve success by “removing the walls”! Not in the literal sense of the word, but by choosing the appropriate landscape (urban or natural) in isometric projection. In this case, the toilet room will become a "continuation" of the underground metro, city square, forest clearing.
9. Without going far from the urban style, the toilet room can be transferred to the "well" of apartment buildings. For some it will not be very convenient, because the feeling that someone is constantly watching you ... and someone will even come up with heroes who will live in this or that apartment!
10. The arrangement of devices in the bathroom also plays a large spatial role in the small space. So, if the toilet is located in the corner, then a small sink can also be placed on the side.
11.3d photos will allow not only to visually expand the boundaries of the toilet, but also to give a feeling of complete freedom and independence!
12. Irregularities (formed when closing the riser, pipes, etc.) can be beaten with all kinds of shelves.
13. Additional lighting and calm tones of the walls can become a distraction from the limited volume in the room. Small decorative accessories are not bad in such a room.
14. An additional shelf, which does not contain any, except for decorative and aesthetic functions, will help to visually enlarge a small room - the main thing is to choose the right still life.
A disdainful attitude towards the design of the toilet creates disharmony in the interior of the apartment. The mood of the tenants is deteriorating, having to visit a dull corner several times a day. How to make repairs in the toilet so that it blends harmoniously with the style of the rest of the premises. Its size and sanitation requirements must be considered.
Toilet interior
Basic rules for designing a small toilet
I have a friend who likes to ask questions. Over the weekend, he became interested in the interior of the toilet in the apartment, especially the small one in the panel house. The topic is relevant, since now I have a lot of orders specifically for the repair of small bathrooms. Customers focus on stylish and practical design at the same time.
I told a friend the basic rules for repairing a toilet in an apartment, which you can do yourself:
- a beautiful interior door is necessary, but it does not solve the issue of a harmonious appearance of the entire apartment;
- the design of a small separate toilet and materials of decoration should be the same as in the bathroom or be combined with them;
- square tiles on the walls, especially white, associate with a public toilet and communal apartments;
- bright design with contrasting tones reduces space and will quickly get bored;
- lamps should not be located below eye level;
- light soft colors are used to visually increase the space;
- one color is boring;
- massive lamps, especially overhead ones, steal space;
- the top should be lighter than the bottom;
- glossy surfaces and mirrors increase the size of the toilet.
To this it must be added that the materials must be moisture resistant and easily part with dirt.
Repair in the toilet on your own
The bathroom is usually the last to be renovated, and no one thinks ahead about how to fix the toilet. Women are most interested in cuisine. Therefore, funds remain scarce and men are forced to make a beautiful toilet with their own hands.
Start by replacing the pipes. Think about how to hide them all. It is better to make an installation for a toilet bowl. In case of repair, it is necessary to provide access to the systems, especially if there are meters. Make a door from the profile. It needs to be sheathed with plastic or tiles, the same as the walls. Transform it into decor by creating a frame that matches the design of the room.
Toilet bowl type and equipment with combined functions
A wall hung toilet frees up the toilet floor. This improves the design of the room and makes cleaning much easier. The installation and pipes are covered with panels on back wall... The problem with a small toilet is usually its width. By shifting the back wall, you make the box in the toilet more proportional with your own hands and it is easier for you to create a thematic design.
In an apartment with several tenants, small toilet easy to turn into a place where you can put yourself in order. There are combined models that combine a washbasin, bidet and toilet. In this case, a number of amenities appear.
- Water is saved, because it accumulates from the washbasin installed above the cistern and is consumed for flushing.
- The upright equipment takes up as much space as a single floor-standing toilet.
- The piping is compactly located in the rear wall area and the box can be easily sheathed.
- You use the toilet as a bidet and save space.
For a square room of a small toilet in an apartment, placing the toilet in the corner may be a rational solution.
We start repairs with pipes and floor
Pipes are reworked first. The interior looks much better if there are no rusty elements with smudges. It is desirable to put plastic. When rearranging the equipment, new holes are grooved. When preparing the walls for cladding, you will seal them yourself.
Floor design affects the entire interior. It should match the tone of the walls, but be darker. The tile is laid from the center, symmetrically. The edges are covered with skirting boards. Match them to the color of the walls, turn them into edging - a design element. You can move the tiles forward, and not cut from the threshold, but only behind the toilet. The floor in the toilet is small and there is no point in saving on it. After repair long years look at it, and wash it constantly.
Caution: Floor grout should be darker than the background color of the tile. The walls are lighter or white.
Stretch ceiling or PVC panels
The toilet problem is usually small. The ceiling, with a distance between the walls of one meter, goes up visually and is lost. Therefore, feel free to make it stretch or suspended. Choose materials that are moisture resistant with a glossy surface. Can be sheathed with plastic. This will improve the design, make the room larger and brighter. And you can do it yourself.
The lamp wires and fasteners will be hidden under the ceiling frame. Before sheathing, check how the materials react to the temperature rise from a burning lamp. Insulate the plinth, if necessary. Point the lamp bulb down. The rays will bounce off the walls and ceiling without heating the floor material.
For small space toilet ceiling is out of sight. It performs an additional design function. Therefore, it makes no sense to decorate it, especially with bright and dark elements.
Wall decoration tailored to size and sanitation requirements
There are three popular wall decoration methods for a small toilet:
- coloring;
- tile;
- plastic cladding.
Can be wallpaper pasted or sheathed with panels. But the humidity and cramped conditions will negate your design. Tapestries must be varnished or otherwise protective compound... The panels are mounted on a frame that takes up a lot of space.
The walls are leveled with plaster under the paint. You can use drywall and attach it directly to the walls. Materials must be moisture resistant: gypsum plasterboard boards and putty for damp rooms. Choose acrylic paint. A simple option, easily done with your own hands and does not reduce the area of \u200b\u200ba small room.
You can create any design with paint. Use two light matching colors for decoration. Direct the stripes vertically, visually expanding the room. The disadvantage of finishing is its fragility and selective use of detergents.
Practical tiles and plastic will slightly reduce the toilet
The tile will move the walls inward by 4 - 9 mm, the thickness of the tile. It is the most aesthetic and durable material. When designing the design, place the main
decorative element on the opposite door to the wall. The height of the center of the decoration is 1.5 meters from the floor. Then the gaze will fall on him first. This is the main design element, on the sides of which you can install lamps.
The lack of finishing in the cost of the material and the inability to do it yourself. In addition to skills, you must have a special tool for cutting hard tiles and cutting holes in them for taps, sockets, wires and fixing fixtures.
Plastic panels with fastening strips occupy 3 - 5 cm per side. They look great and are easy to assemble. The plastic repels dirt and creates a ventilated gap to reduce moisture. The decoration of the toilet with panels is done independently. A wide range of colors allows you to create unique combinations.
Luminaires in a cramped room
The optimal design option is several spotlights on the ceiling. They create diffused light without abrupt transitions. Glossy surfaces reflect rays, visually enlarging the space and filling it with air.
On the walls, the lamps are located at a height of more than a meter from the floor. If a mirror hangs on the side, then compact sconces should be hung on the sides. On the back wall, light bulbs can emphasize the central element of the decor. A massive chandelier, even high on the ceiling, will take up the entire toilet space and there will be no room for you.
HideIf you have a small toilet, then you are limited to ideas for renovating it.
In this article, we will indicate which ideas for repairing a small toilet can be successfully applied in practice, and which are better to refuse.
Finishing a small toilet
Don't decorate walls pVC panels - in the literal sense of the word, they will take away the area due to the lathing and panels, although visually they will look good. Choose ceramic tiles for your small toilet and you can't go wrong. You can find out more about this on our website in the article.
The suspended ceiling takes up space, but you can build stylish lED lamp... This type of lighting is fashionable, saves electricity and distributes light evenly in a small toilet - unlike a chandelier or a single lamp with a shade.
Toilet bowl for small toilet
Hidden cistern
Such an important element of the toilet as the toilet does not have to be small - the standard is chosen according to the "sitter". In fact, the sizes of the toilet bowls are unified, and if you specifically put the narrowest one, you won't gain much in space, but you will lose in convenience.
Corner toilet
Another design idea is a toilet in a corner. Such models have already appeared on the Russian market. But it is better to refuse fashionable bidets - for the interior of a small toilet in an apartment it will be an overkill, despite the usefulness of the product and the cultural nature of the venture.
Sink
If you can't imagine a toilet without a sink, then stop at a compact product. You can read more about this interior detail on our website in the article.
If there is a sink, then a heated towel rail is appropriate. There are compact models 50 × 40 cm on sale.
As for the design delights when decorating a small toilet, you can learn more about them on our website in the article.
Read about all kinds of repair options, bathroom and toilet cladding.
Furniture and accessories in the toilet
For toilets, special narrow cabinets are made of wood, PVC, glass and metal. Many designers advise placing the cabinet directly above the toilet. On the side of the toilet, somewhere on the wall, it will “eat up” space and interfere with concentration. And if you install a cabinet opposite the toilet? The idea is not so bad for a small room.
Quite a significant part of the owners hangs a poster or even a picture in the toilet, which is a delight in design. The images of half-naked beauties, pissing boys and animals - cats, dogs, camels, etc. are considered vulgar. But a poster with a view of nature helps contemplation and concentration on eternal values.
Should I put a shelf for books and magazines in the toilet? This is a personal matter for each owner. But the presence of items for mental work in a sanitary-type room is probably still superfluous.
Placement
Summarize. After renovation, the interior of a small toilet can be like this:
- floor and walls finished ceramic tiles, one of the walls of which is not capital, but man-made from drywall
- above the toilet in the plasterboard wall, a niche with doors hides the pipes
- miniature sink is located opposite the door
- opposite the toilet, the wall is closed by a cabinet (not visible in the photo), inside which are stored locksmith tools, nails, screws, brushes and paint cans
- suspended ceiling, between plastic panels cut holes for LED lights
Small septic tank in the toilet for a summer residence
A small toilet not in the apartment, but in the country house should be equipped with a septic tank. Septic tank - this is how the system is called today autonomous sewerage with multiple layers of cleaning. The pipe connects the toilet to cesspool, which is underground in the backyard. In turn, the septic tank in the toilet in the country is connected to a common sewer pipe... The septic tank is small in size, environmentally friendly and not conspicuous. Among the septic tank models, the most compact has dimensions of 760X 1300 cm.
