Variations in the design of a bathroom in a panel house

A modern apartment building is a complex engineering system that protects its residents from bad weather, supplies electricity, gas and water, but at the same time limits each tenant to the size of a single apartment.

The smaller the space, the more carefully you need to think through the design of the bathroom

Solving the housing problem under the USSR, the country's leadership moved from brick building to panel high-rise buildings - and still this type of floor building remains the most popular. A characteristic feature of the houses is the abundance of load-bearing walls and full standardization in all details.

Combined bathroom or separate?

The bathroom in a prefabricated panel house in most cases has a very modest size. For this reason, the final decision is important to make before planning the design. Both options may be appropriate depending on the answers to the following questions:

1. How many people live in the apartment? If more than three people apply for the only bathroom in the apartment, then difficulties and conflicts will not take long.
2. How comfortable will the toilet and bath become after separation? If both rooms are too small, then take the risk.
3. Is there a hood for a combined bathroom - and how does it work? To sit in the fragrant bathroom, smelling from the toilet, is not too pleasant.

Thoughtful preparation for repair will help not to miss every little thing and save time and money.

The layout of the combined bathroom is influenced by the shape of the room and the location of the doorway

It is important to think over models of bathroom equipment which will be installed in a bathroom in advance

Typically, in panel houses, the combination of a toilet and a bathroom has to be done in order to be able to install a full-sized option instead of a shower cabin or a sitting bathtub.

Ceiling design in a prefabricated house

The bathroom will always be a place of high humidity. Therefore, whatever ceiling design you choose, moisture resistance will always be in the first place.

Putty and subsequent painting - the most budgetary option for ceiling coating

The easiest way to decorate the ceiling is to use silicone or acrylic paint. With proper application, the paint will last you about 5-6 years, but over time it will begin to change color and become stained. The ceiling can be leveled with waterproof plasterboard, but due to its cost and the difficulty of attaching directly to the ceiling, the option is not suitable for everyone.

If desired, a two-level ceiling can be made of drywall, if the height of the room allows

Instead of paint, you can use foam plastic, which is attached directly to the ceiling using special glue. The main disadvantage is a short service life (from 3 to 5 years). It’s easy to choose a tile cover for the color scheme and style of the bathroom - there are patterned, embossed and classic tiles of any shade on sale.

Foam tiles can be easily glued with their own hands, and preparing the surface for it does not take much time

False ceiling is another relevant option when designing a bathroom. Its main advantages:

• the ability to use recessed lights (spots) for lighting;
• neat and stylish look;
• a large selection of materials, styles and colors (from popular PVC panels or drywall sheets to metal panels or plexiglass cells);
• for fastening, you can use an internal supporting element or an external capital base for installing cells.

False ceiling allows the installation of integrated spotlights

The rack ceiling fits perfectly into the hi-tech bathroom

To design the bathroom also use stretch ceilings. If the stretch ceiling is made of elastic and strong material, then if you are flooded by neighbors, it will be able to take up to 2 cubic meters of water.

Stretch ceiling compares favorably with installation speed and “clean” installation

Materials for floor and wall decoration

To decorate the walls of the bathroom, wall tiles or a combination of wall tiles with paint are used. In the second case, tiles exposed to water are covered with tiles.

Highlighting accent walls with boar tiles with original styling looks beautiful and unusual

The floor material in a prefabricated house is always the same - ceramic tile. The floor in the bathroom is constantly exposed to water - and it is the bathrooms that are flooded more often than all other rooms due to a pipe break or a turned-on and forgotten tap.

The smaller the area of ​​the bathroom, the less floor tiles should be

Diagonal tile laying is another design secret to visually increase space.

Color solutions for the bathroom

A standard solution for bathroom design is the use of subdued colors, especially for plain painting of walls and floors. With this option, saturated and vibrant colors cause discomfort.

For most people, white is associated with purity and freshness, and it is it that helps to visually expand the space

Sometimes, on the contrary, designers use contrasting colors, but the second color will always be white. Another non-standard solution is to design the floor in 2 colors (for example, a chessboard) in combination with light walls. Black and white solutions look stylish, but the easiest way to make mistakes is with them.

In order not to be mistaken, it is necessary to highlight a smaller part of the interior to black color

The most popular colors for the bathroom are shades of blue and green with white, or light beige with brown. The least popular are pastel tones of red, yellow and orange. For contrasting options, lilac or lime is used. This finish can look good with a carefully thought-out design.

Bright color accents relieve the bathroom of resembling a hospital room

A combination of white and light green flowers looks fresh and stylish.

Using tiles of different shades or colors, you can realize a bold design idea - and lay out any patterns, from geometric to abstract, on the walls and floor. In large chain stores, you can also find tiles with ready-made patterns.

The real highlight of the interior will be the patterns on the wall, laid out of ceramic tiles of different colors

Making a monotonous interior warmer allows the introduction of wooden textures in the form of shelves, drawers or other items used to store things

Bathroom lighting

Lighting the bathroom is an important issue. Constant and intense light in a small bathroom is a waste of kilowatts. At the planning stage, it is possible to provide a light intensity regulator that will allow you to choose a mode arbitrarily - or put two or three modes in a switch.

Mirror surfaces perfectly reflect light, so the bathroom will become much brighter if you hang a large mirror above the washbasin

Depending on the design of the ceiling, you can stay on mounted or built-in light sources. Even if it was decided to use wall lights, it is worth placing spots above the sink, and position the switch so that it can be easily reached.

Chic stained glass ceiling with integrated lighting

Design features of the bathroom in a standard apartment

Designing a bathroom in a prefabricated house always encounters the same difficulties - the small size of the room and the desire to accommodate as many useful elements as possible on this patch. For example, a washing machine - it is important that it is accessible and does not take up much useful space. The second element is a full bathroom, where you can stand in the shower and take a bath while lying down.

Best for decorating small bathrooms are modern interior styles that tend to minimalism

To place everything you need in a typical apartment, you can return to the combined bathroom option. However, the question of combining a toilet, sink, bathtub, washing machine - and shelves for cosmetics, a drawer for household chemicals, a mirror, a heated towel rail or a clothes rack in one space - is like a puzzle.

Simple sleek design with a minimum of decoration - the best solution for a small bathroom

Among all this diversity, it is still necessary to provide a place where a person could not only stand like a tin soldier, but also move without hooking or breaking anything.

Secrets of Designing a Small Square

One of the easiest solutions is to place the sink and bathtub in the corners of the bathroom. The washing machine may be located under the sink - it is important that their surfaces do not touch. It must be borne in mind that during the spin cycle, washing machines create a vibration that can undermine the most reliable fixtures.

The compact washbasin above the washing machine is the ideal solution for a small-sized bathroom in a panel house

Remember the last time you used the full-size bath for its intended purpose. If this period is more than 5 months, then you can abandon the bathroom in favor of the shower. The pipes can be combined with a cabinet for shower accessories. If there is a possibility of replacing pipes, then it must be used by carefully hiding communications.

Shower cubicle can be installed even in the smallest room

So, 10 steps to determine the design details in the bathroom:

1. Determine whether the bathroom will be - separate or combined.
2. Choose the elements of the decor that will be used in the bathroom.
3. Choose which elements can be discarded or replaced with more convenient ones.
4. Arrange all elements of the situation on the plan, measure free space and decide what to leave.
5. Decide what to do with technical communications.
6. Choose a color scheme that will be used for the entire bathroom.
7. Choose how the room lighting will be organized.
8. Depending on the type of lighting chosen, determine what type of fixture and ceiling decoration will be used.
9. Determine whether the tile will be used for the entire wall - or only for part of it.
10. Order a design project taking into account all the wishes. The sketches will show how the embodiment of your idea will look - and how much you like the design.

Although the design project will require additional costs, they will pay off handsomely if you are not sure that you will be able to think through all the details yourself. When choosing the external design and internal structure of the bathroom, you should always remember that no matter how little time you spend in it, it should be comfortable and pleasant to use.

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