In the majority view, the toilet bowl must be exceptionally white. Some tolerate a faint beige, gray or blue hue. And only a few, going to the store of sanitary equipment, are asked to buy a toilet, painted in a non-standard color, or painted with ornament.
Toilet bowls decorated with a pattern are a bright and unusual solution that will definitely give your bathroom an individuality. However, such models are often found in the collections of elite sanitary ware, so this pleasure is not cheap.
However, if you put a little imagination, then a standard white toilet can be turned into a real work of art. In this article we will tell you about the features of the toilet bowls with a picture and how to make original designer items from your sanitary equipment.
Ready models
Toilet bowls with a picture, presented in the collections of famous firms engaged in the production of sanitary ware, are very diverse. It can be models completely covered with a pattern or models in which only some elements are painted, for example, a cover or an edge of a drain tank. The choice of patterns is also quite large. Very popular is the floral ornament, ethnic motifs and abstract drawings. The color scheme of the pattern is usually chosen for the dominant colors in the design of the bathroom.
A special place among the toilets with a pattern is occupied by models, which represent a kind of reconstruction of the old sanitary ware. Just two centuries ago, painted toilets were quite common and took pride of place in the toilet rooms of noble nobles. Therefore, if you want to make your bathroom look like a restroom in a luxurious castle, take a look at these models.
Colored
If you are not ready for experiments with painted toilet bowls, but still want to add originality to the bathroom interior, we advise you to pay attention to the color models of the toilet bowls. Most buyers choose plumbing in a calm color scheme, soft, pastel colors. Light blue, light green and beige toilet bowls are in great demand, as these are the most popular colors used in the design of the bathroom.
More effectively looks plumbing, painted in bright, saturated colors. However, in this case, the color design of walls, floors and ceilings should be more restrained.
There are two ways to produce color plumbing fixtures. The first method consists in applying a color coating to the finished product, and the second involves adding pigment to the mass from which the toilet will be made. Color plumbing produced using the second method is more resistant to abrasion and less demanding in maintenance.
Covers and seats with a picture
Another compromise option - instead of the toilet with a picture to buy accessories and accessories with a picture. These can be holders for a brush and toilet paper or a seat with a lid.
Decorated with a bright pattern of lids in a wide variety presented on the shelves of hardware stores. They cost quite inexpensive, the installation takes only a couple of minutes. All this allows you to change this accessory quite often, refreshing the bathroom interior, but without making major changes.
Lids for toilet bowls with marine themes are very popular. Image of the underwater world and the sea coast buyers choose most often. You can also find images with plant and animal subjects, imitations of various textures and funny comic drawings.
Painting by own hands
To paint a white toilet bowl by yourself is not an easy task. First of all, because the paint on products made of sanitary ceramics falls badly. If you do not have at least minimal skills in painting furniture, it is better to choose some other technique, for example, decorate the toilet with vinyl stickers or decorate in the technique of decoupage (more on this we'll talk below).
Before you start, you need to choose the right pattern. If with the technique of drawing you do not have everything smooth, then prepare stencils (in any art shop you can buy ready-made).
The work surface should be degreased with alcohol or solvent beforehand and wipe dry. Before that, some advise to sand the product, but if you are not sure about the strength of the coating, it's better not to do it. Drawing will be better to lie on the tinted surface. Toning is done with a soft brush or a sponge paint designed to work on ceramics.
When the background is dry, proceed with the drawing. You can use acrylic paints for this. They dry quickly enough, therefore in some hours it will be possible to start the final stage of work - drawing of a varnish covering. It will be better if you do not limit yourself to one layer of varnish, and repeat this procedure 2-4 times.
Decoration of the toilet in the technique of "decoupage"
Decoupage is a technique for decorating interior items with the help of cut out drawings of paper. Usually, wipes or special decoupage cards are used for this. If you are just starting to master this technique, it is better to dwell on the latter version.
- Prepare pictures: you can cut them with scissors, or you can gently tear your hands - in this case there will be no sharp boundary between the image and the background, that is, the effect of the application will disappear.
- Wash the toilet thoroughly and degrease its surface (as we already told in the previous section).
- Next, the toilet should be primed. To do this, spread the paint in a suitable tone in half with PVA glue. Primer is better in two layers. The second layer is applied after the previous one has dried.
- After the primer has dried, you can start applying the image. If you use napkins, remove all the layers except the first. Decoupage cards should be pre-soaked in warm water for a couple of minutes.
- The technique of working with napkins and decoupage cards is different. Napkins should first be applied to the surface of the toilet, and then glue with PVA glue, gently smoothing irregularities from the center to the edges. Decoupling cards should first be glued with glue from the back side, and then glued to the surface, avoiding the formation of folds.
- If your bathroom has a high level of humidity, it is recommended to dry the finished work with a hairdryer. After this, it is necessary to cover the surface with several layers of lacquer on an acrylic base.
I saw on occasion on the page at Averik a decorated lid for the toilet. Right here
This technique is called imitation stone. And I'm on fire, too, to do such a thing. Of course, I did not aspire to the stone, I was just interested in the process itself. Make the beauty out of nothing. Found MK. And for two days I created this cap. There are two places of marriage, two pyataks were not dried out, and I did not feel and ripped off these places, I did not want to alter it. I'm lazy. And it turned out what happened. I love. Now I show all the guests. Nobody believes that this is just paper. Yes, I myself little in this believe.
And this is already in the business. Toilet in the guest house. Still there is a repair.
Such a piece of paper was pasted over the whole lid. The magazine caught a plumbing, as if specially.
On this business I will have magazines-catalogs of my goods from the store.
The husband in general has told or said, that it is necessary to nothing, to cover with this varnish this beauty and to use.
He really liked it and it was completely unnoticeable that the cover consists of scraps of paper.
Everyone knows a beaten joke saying - "toilet bowl - the face of the mistress." Laughter laughs, but, in fact, the toilet, like any other room in the house, should be cozy and comfortable. How to equip the toilet?
FLOOR AND WALLS
As a coating for the floor and walls of the toilet, ceramics are excellent. Ceramic tiles are well tolerated by high humidity, easily washed. It will not suffer from disinfectants. If the ceramics do not suit you, you can always cover the walls with moisture-resistant paint, but ceramic tiles are chosen more often: it is not only highly functional, but also aesthetically pleasing.
The buyer is offered a large selection of colors, you can combine shades and patterns. You can also select the invoice yourself. For sex, perhaps, there are simply no better options.
Modern powder room with trendy modern design and cute colors
Walls can be designed in a different way, for example, using plastic panels. They are much cheaper, also easy to clean, but you have to carefully choose the detergents, so as not to spoil the appearance. The same applies to panels made of wood and MDF - they are aesthetically pleasing, but quickly become dirty and not very suitable for rooms with high humidity.
Today, buyers offer a compromise: you can order a tile "under the tree." You can also use mosaic, brick, facing stone, etc., but it is difficult to wash the brick and stone - too porous surface does not allow you to properly process the walls, and the mosaic is recommended to be used fragmentarily.
When selecting patterns, it is important to remember that horizontal lines visually expand the room, and vertical, on the contrary, pull up. Therefore, focus on the size of the toilet room: depending on it and you need to choose a design. By the way, if the room is very narrow, it is worth making the walls slightly different from each other in texture and color - this will give the room a cosiness.
It is also desirable to make the ceiling of a waterproof material. Ideal for plastic, aluminum and stretch ceiling PVC. Preferably white color - then the toilet will appear wider. And this will not damage one of the most compact premises in the apartment.
If you want to decorate the room in two colors, take as the main light tone, the dark let it be interspersed. In any case, the less the toilet, the more colors it is better to use, although it is important, of course, not to overdo it.
INTERIOR DETAILS
We are used to the fact that in old apartments with separate WC the toilet could hardly accommodate a toilet and a holder for toilet paper. Now, buying an apartment-studio, the owners themselves can determine the boundaries of the bathroom and toilet, so modern premises of this kind accommodate and a washing machine, and a couple of lockers, and a wash basin.
The latter is especially convenient - you must agree, it's nice to wash your hands before leaving the toilet. If desired, you can put a bidet in the toilet.
Sometimes, to fit the sink, you have to move the toilet. It is not so difficult - initially in most houses the toilet bowls are installed in the center near the wall, and the remaining space is spent unreasonably. Moving the toilet, you can install a sink near the small size - it is only needed for washing hands.
Also, a hygienic shower will be useful - its installation also does not require the alteration of the whole room, it is a fairly simple procedure. The paper holder required in each toilet is completely mounted without any problems. It is better to arrange it in half a meter from the floor.
The installation of lockers, in contrast to the necessary sink, bath and washing machine, many seem superfluous. In fact, because without them you can safely do without. However, often such cabinets (albeit narrow and elongated) are not superfluous. They can remove aerosol, brush, toilet paper stock and the like.
Cabinet or shelving can be placed behind the toilet, built it into the wall (suitable and floor, and a hanging locker), or to order instead of the usual sink myodyr - a sink with a cabinet under it. It does not affect the appearance of the premises in any way, but makes the use of the toilet much more convenient - a new place for storing small things will allow them to be removed from a prominent place.
Accessories should also be matched to the size and overall design of the room. The seat should harmonize in color with the walls and the floor, in texture - with the design of the entire room. For example, wooden is suitable for country interior, and unusual, bright, maybe even transparent will look great in high-tech style.
In addition, the toilet room can be decorated with a poster or a small picture, put artificial flowers or a vase on the shelves, and place a newspaper holder on the floor, shelf or wall. Do not forget about the mirror: it can both be embedded in the tile, and just hang on the wall.
As you can see, there are plenty of ways to decorate the toilet, the design can be anything - the main thing is that the individual elements do not contradict each other and, harmoniously combining, make the room cozier. The same rule works in the case of any other room.