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Bathroom In Good Shape. Part Two.
Sitting bathtubs have also all the chances to be a success. Average depth of an ordinary bathtub varies from 40 to 50 cm and in the deepest point it exceeds 60 cm. Those who choose this model for a bathroom renovation should think whether they are ready to come out of a deep bathtub. The deepest bathtub in the world reaches 81 cm in the deepest point.
Untiring designers of modern bathrooms have recently invented a new interesting construction of a bathtub. In new models the pedestal somewhat swags down a sitting person in one place like a hammock and under feet the depth is less than under seat. Such a bathtub construction lets to slide into the water up to throat and come out of the bathtub stepping over from the shallow edge. At the dimensions 190 x 190 cm and at the depth in the lowest point 79,5 cm the bathtub is rather roomy for physically big people.
In general the bathtubs appear in the world as families. Similar configurations of bathtubs are issued under one name but if they are apparently similar they differ with their dimensions and details of outlines: a little bit higher or lower, a little bit rounder or squarer, a little bit wider or narrower. Or, for instance, there are collections of bathroom suites for family houses where everything is done on a noble scale and for prospective for house inhabitants of different age and body-build. For a full-bodied man there are more roomy bathtubs. For babies there are bathtubs with round shaped sides as resembling a flower-cup.
There are models for family bathing. Such a non-standard model as a rule is larger than an ordinary bathtub, it shall be installed in a niche. The bathroom suit of non-standard size would be a perfect place where children can bathe, spouses can take bath together and the water will not be splashed over.
New bathroom suites diversity, wide range of bathroom units, perfect collection of bathroom accessories shall be obliged to modern materials and technologies applied in bathrooms manufacturing nowadays. They make it possible to create geometric configurations Pythagoras did not dream of: with cavity at the feet, rounded at the head, with the bottom outlining the body, any other “sophisticated” shapes.
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Bathroom In Good Shape. Part One.
Extraordinary and somewhat sophisticated bathroom units shapes, recently considered unsuitable at all for a bathroom renovation, all that became almost a routine in design of bath and toilet equipment. However if in the other objects the design dominates, bathroom design demands pay more attention to the shape of the bathroom units. Right choice of shape and bath units performance (these two concepts are equitable), a gage of not only esthetic perfection but a comfort for the bathroom user. Thereon depends how comfortable and nice it will be to enjoy the newly installed bathroom. A good shape assures a correct placement of body that is especially important if hydro massage system is available.
To tell the truth there is many things to choose among. Though the bathroom units remain stable, the progress of their comfort and design does by leaps and bounds. The shapes of modern bathtubs, toilets and sinks let insert them almost in every place of a bathroom. That’s why it is easy to plan a new bathroom units placement and freely manage of the bathroom installation planning. New bathtub can be installed as you wish: it can be freely placed in the middle of the remodeling bathroom, it can be adjoined to the wall (two or three), it can be built in the walls, podiums and constructions of complex configurations, it can sank into the floor. Even in the most difficult situations it is possible to choose a bathroom suite that would be perfect for any bathroom space. Different bathtub options such as corner bathtubs, rounded, in shape of triangle, they leave more place for maneuver, they free some bathroom space.
A round, a square, an ellipse, a triangle, a polygon… The bathroom suites manufacturers try to take into account the requirement of the most demanding buyers. Every year a new bathroom suite models come. They are sometimes of a very unusual shape, opening new bathrooms designs horizons.
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Bathroom Glass: Invisible Opportunities.
Glass is very ancient material. Now it’s very difficult to invent something new in glass making. Though we can still enhance the strength of the glass and vary the bathroom design.
The main methods of enhancing the strength of glass and its safety are based on the latest production technologies. Today glass is used to produce virtually all products, that’s why glass objects are widely applied in the interiors of living and non-living premises. But mainly it is found in the bathroom interiors: it makes these rooms spacious and airy.
Quite often in the new bathroom design ideas there are lots of design projects where we come across the combination of a bathroom and a bedroom, where the doors are replaced with the glass walls, movable panels or shields made of transparent or matte glass. This bathroom and bedroom combination creates an illusion of one common room which is very important if the bathroom space is not big enough.
Tinted, transparent or matte glass walls, open glass shelves can become an “invisible” zoning element in a large bathroom, where the bath area is rather remote from the wash stand. Even the low decorative walls will make the bathroom interior look heavy, but the glass walls will make it more functional and cozy.
Among a variety of glass types presented in the bathroom design projects (transparent, matte, tinted), a new product – variable-transparency glass appeared recently in the bathroom stores. It does not break, it is absolutely safe and adds an air of some mystery in the bathroom aura: when the lights are on – it is transparent, but it becomes matte when the lights go down. Such glass is widely used in design of the interiors including bathrooms.
New bathroom installation or old bathroom remodeling would give you an opportunity to make the interiors of your bathroom bright and airy. You may use colour (bent, fused, roasted, sintered) glass, it will shine with all the colours of the rainbow under the bathroom halogen waterproof spotlights. This glass is used to produce not only washbasins, bathtubs and bathroom worktops of the bizarre form, but also bathroom glass furniture: it does not overload the area and it does not make even the smallest bathroom look narrow.
Shower cubicles with the glass doors can be both a bathroom accessory and attire of the interiors. Various types of fit-outs and colour glass create additional opportunities to set your interiors apart.
Glass floor in the new bathroom design (a special kind of glass with anti-slip surface is used for it) is a very original idea, it is also comfortable and functional – when the upper lights are off such floor becomes a magic source of light. Besides, there is such a great variety of glass floors. The bathroom floor can be made of color glass with or without highlighting, it can have illuminated elements in the form of still-life of shells, sand and pebble.
When the bathroom has several zones, you can arrange them at different levels. Glass edges of the stairs with illumination can be a perfect decorative component in such large bathroom. Their light combined with the water flows reflecting in the mirrors will create inimitable sense of the magic palace.
Stained glass is a fashionable element of the bathroom interiors now. It can decorate the wall adjoining the hall. Then on turning the lights in the bathroom, you can enjoy the view of the stained glass from the hall and on the contrary: the light in the hall will be enough to take the bathroom in the romantic atmosphere. The translucent ceiling in the bathroom as well as decorative illuminated alcoves will turn the usual ritual of taking bath or shower into a more pleasant procedure, in the aesthetic sense.
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Bathroom From Over The Moon. Part Two.
Light.
Do define, how significant is the bathroom for you and your inmates.
Lately it’s becoming not only a place for hygienic procedures; we relax in our bathrooms, laying in the bathtubs, we can spend some time in private, bring ourselves in order etc. By opinion of most bathroom designers, a bathroom should be one of the most illuminated places in the apartment. You should have an opportunity to see yourselves well in the bathroom, while getting ready for a workday or going to bed. The lighting should be chosen keeping in mind these two conditions.
Starting to select bathroom lights it is important not to forget, that this room substantially differs from other rooms in the apartment: constant heat and high moisture sometimes create such “subtropics”, that not every luminary will “survive” in such circumstances. That’s why you should look at lamps that stand direct contact with water, that is waterproof, a resistant to sudden drops of temperature and corrosion. And again, bathroom waterproof lights is a must to install when renovating a bathroom.
In order to feel comfy in a bathroom and to create a good spirit in there, it is necessary to thoroughly think over the position of luminaries, so that they are not exposed to splashes of water.
One of the optimal decisions that might be considered as possible is a combination of a number of built-in luminaries in the hung ceiling, and an appropriate number of luminaries for local lighting of separate zones – a mirror, a bathroom sink, a shower, a bathtub. It’s also worthwhile to install some hidden light sources at even distance from one another, brightness of which can be regulated, or wall lamps with subdued colors, fixed along the walls near the ceiling.
You might also choose from a fairly great assortment of movable luminaries, which can be rotated to direct light to different sides and even change their color and intensity. At both sides of a mirror are installed a pair of luminaries with dispersed light; they illuminate well but do not blind. Do pay attention to one typical mistake: if the light near a mirror is directed upward it stresses wrinkles and if downward – it creates shadows on your face.
Materials.
One of the most traditional, practical and useful materials for a bathroom decoration is no doubt tiles. The market is offering tiles of different quality and surface (glazed and non-glazed), and also imitating hassock, bricks and marble. One of the most fashionable and original decisions might be used in a bathroom tile panels with different patterns.
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