Typical bathrooms are not distinguished by a large area. We tell how with the help of ceramic tiles make this space more comfortable, practical and visually spacious.
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1 Use mini formats
In modest bathrooms with narrow interconnect spans, protruding beams and other elements of complex shape, the advantages of small-format ceramic tiles are becoming obvious. When used here, the large-format elements can not do without trimming. This will increase the amount of waste and, accordingly, the cost of finishing. Small tiles from 5 × 5 to 15 × 15 cm It is easier to arrange broken surfaces. In the most difficult case, it is worth contacting the mosaic. It is equally successfully played by the role of a full facing and the original decor. This material will easily fit into the openings of various shapes and configurations, smooth the corners of the room. And the floor decorated with mosaic will give not only pleasant tactile sensations, but will become less slippery, and therefore safe due to a large number of seams between miniature elements.
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2 Choose the optimal type of layout
The ideal is the layout at which the tile does not need to be cut. In small bathrooms and bathrooms such a situation - rarity. Therefore, the simplest in the implementation of the laying scheme is most popular here: parallel ("basic", "seam in seam") and a rotary ("deck", "first viewer", "with a shift"). In the first case, the elements are mounted at right angles to the walls. Moreover, the process is beginning with the visible wall, and the cropped (non-format) elements are located at the walls that are not in sight. Laying the rotary helps visually adjust the premises of the elongated form. Tiles (more often rectangular) of the next row are shifted relative to the previous ones by 10, 15, 20 cm. For narrow and long elements fit patterns of laying of a piece parquet.
Collection of Antonetti (Gracia Ceramica) in vintage technology, tile size 10 × 30 cm (from 899 rubles / m²). Photo: Gracia Ceramica
Harmony Argila collection Tile phraster 12.5 × 12.5 cm (from 2899 rubles / m²). Photo: Peronda.
Photo: Gracia Ceramica
3 Create accent
Distractive attention from a small bathroom size will help the accent wall. Decorative elements included in each collection of ceramics, art panels will be cope with this role. Be careful with large drawings. Remember that they look good at a distance that may not be in a miniature bathroom. Try to experiment with geometric patterns or spectacular layouts from color or contrasting tiles.
A bright contrast grout for seams will indicate the shape and size of the tiles, and the cladder selected in the tone will create the effect of the monolithic surface, which visually increase the room.
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4 Use decorative techniques
Speakingly push the bathroom space can mirror tiles, mirror mosaic and just large sizes. Of course, they all will require more thorough and regular cleaning, but in combination with other materials, an atmosphere of space of light and airiness will be added. Visually lift the ceiling of the bathroom will help vertical strips from elements that differ from background tiles with color or decor. The same color of ceramic cladding of the bottom of the walls and the floor, even if the dark will form the effect of depth.
Fashion trend - Ceramics in Vintage style, with characteristic muted, as if burnt out flowers, puros, scratches. Photo: Gracia Ceramica
Another interesting reception is to distraction. Try to arrange the walls of non-familiar rectangular or square tiles, and the elements of the original format, among which are three-, six, octagonal, diamond-shaped, g-shaped, round-shaped products, or in the form of fish scales.
The combination of hexagonal tiles of different colors is the possibility of experiment on creating original decorative effects.
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5 Choose light shades
The darker the color of the tile, the less it seems like a small room. Therefore, many designers advise to choose a light tile for small bathrooms, ideally cold shades: gentle blue, green, gray. However, neutral or warm colors are suitable: beige, pink, cream. If you want to combine two colors or more, try to be bright to be more than dark.
Consider: bright and complex ornaments weighing the composition.
It is not quite true to fade a small bathroom with exceptionally white tiles. It will certainly strengthen the illumination of space, but due to excessive sterility, the room will remind a medical office. Lovers of Dark Finish visually expand the room more difficult, but if you place the floor with a light tile, it will allow visually slightly increase the space even with dark walls.
Photo: Cersanit.
6 Expand the borders
Some advantages gives a combination of ceramic tiles and painted surfaces when designing walls of the bathroom. For example, if you paint the ceiling and upper third of the walls with light paint, then the upper boundaries of the room are blurred, and it becomes visually spacious. In addition, the tile can only be used in places of the greatest probability of water entering: near the sink, bath or shower corner, while saving means tools.
Survection of surfaces with different textures will give the room with a slight bathroom with a more residential and cozy view, diversified plane by adding depths to them. The main thing is to thoroughly align and prepare the basis, then in the future, as soon as the desire to change the situation will appear, you can simply repaint the wall.
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Porcelain stoneware for marble IDEAL collection (Estima Seramica), the size of the tile 60 × 60/120 cm (1265 rubles / m²). Photo: Estima Ceramica
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7 Eliminate seams
Do not clutter free space of a small bathroom helps the installation of a small shell. However, this seemingly obvious technique fraught with other difficulties. If the sink size is less than 50-60 cm along the wall or its depth of less than 17.5 cm, any aqueous manipulations are fraught with splashing. On the wet floor it is easier to slip. And the constant moisture in a small room contributes to the development of fungi and mold. And most vulnerable in this case, intercutric seams. It is easy to solve the problem by choosing a large-format rectified floor tile. It will reduce the number of seams between the elements, and the width of them will be only 2 mm. Minimize waste will help visualize cladding and selecting the optimal size tiles.
If it is assumed that the base and tile cladding will not be subject to deformations, then the elements can be stacked with minimal gaps - 1.75 mm. When laying a large-format porcelain stoneward, the adhesive solution is applied to the base, and on the reverse side of the tile, not allowing the formation of emptiness under the lining and removing the excess glue. Photo: shutterstock / fotodom.ru