Shelves in the toilet: design options

In the apartment there are many small things that should not be in the premises (toilet paper, household chemicals, work tools). Toilets could be a good storage place for them, especially since they are not efficiently planned, and the empty space needs to be filled. Beautifully decorated shelves are not only practical, but also able to improve the appearance of the bathroom.

Small apartments suffer from a lack of storage space, but their toilets are also small.Most often, installations are not installed in them, sewers and a cistern are visible, the toilet is pushed forward, between it and the wall is an empty space that could be practically equipped with stationary shelves.

In furniture stores a diverse selection of shelves and wall cabinetsbut a small room requires rational use of space. That is why it is better to make the shelves in the toilet independently, taking into account the specifics of the bathroom planning.

The advantage of such furniture is indisputable:

• a lot of little things will immediately acquire its rightful place;
• pipes will be hidden under the overhang;
• using shelves you can beat the design of the room;
• empty walls make it possible to fill them with different types of furniture: a hanging closet, an open rack or shelves;
• the small open sections in the access zone will become a place not only for a book, you can put decorative objects on them: scented candles, a statuette, a shell.

A well-designed bathroom will ensure a comfortable stay in it with a newspaper, book, magazine or telephone. To do this, you should consider a convenient bookshelf at arm's length.

In addition to space for books, there is another functional furniture toilet room, which has different purposes.

• Closed hanging cabinets above the toilet hide the sewer and plumbing system. Here you can store household chemicals and toilet paper. But things should be placed so that, if necessary, there is a quick access to the communication system.
• A closed shelf also masks a water meter, which cannot be called an aesthetic object in the design of a bathroom.
• The toilet needs lockers with shelves of different sizes, in which the cleaning items will be stored. A high niche is needed for a mop and broom. If the territory allows, you can allocate a place to a vacuum cleaner.
• Pleasant things will decorate the decorative shelves.

A small room of the bathroom, can accommodate more than a shelf under the phone. There may be other options for furniture, for example, a rack, corner or wall shelves, a closed niche.

Storage locations are made open with doors. In the first case, the ideal order should be maintained, as things are in plain sight. Closed furniture is less problematic, you only need to choose the right model.In compact rooms, the shelves should be opened without interference.

It is easy to pick them up, it is enough to take into account the variety of disclosure mechanisms.

• Swing doors open from the center to the side. A common model that fits shelves above the toilet. If the design is located in the area of ​​the vent, the type of doors is better to choose "pseudo-blinds". The facades of these doors are made of fixed slats with gaps that allow air to pass through.
• Sliding doors are needed where it is not possible to open the doors.
• Louvable roller doors, rising, fold. This method is quite mobile and convenient in non-standard places.

If the apartment is separated from the bathroom bathroom, it is likely to be too small for freestanding furniture. In such cases, mounted shelves in a niche above the toilet. They close the utility pipes and make a strict, laconic room cozy. This design can be open type or with doors.

For more spacious rooms fit cabinets: built-in or regular on the legs. They must meet the style of the bathroom. Closed facades are selected according to the color of the interior,on the open shelves, you can put wicker baskets with things.

Shelves in the toilet set when the repair is already done and the style is determined. Tastelessly selected furniture in a closet bathroom looks disastrous. Improve the design of the room will help the shelves above the installation, where the pipes, or closet behind the toilet, which is able to close the communication.

There are other ideas. In a small room, massive indoor furniture can weigh down the space. Light shelves on a narrow wall will help to visually stretch it.

Wide open designs reduce volume visually. Looks good range of compact non-standard shelves. They can put detergents, toilet paper, and in the stylized rooms - decor.

For the loft style suitable rack of metal pipes.To support the Scandinavian direction on the shelves are installed baskets and drawers with things. Rustic style will appreciate the furniture made of coarse wood.

Small closet lockers look neat and able to accommodate the necessary stuff. They require a little more space than the one that has a separate bathroom in the Khrushchev.

Metal rails used in the kitchen, suitable for small toilets. A number of elegant baskets, hanging in the accessibility area, can accommodate toilet paper, a magazine, a telephone. Peculiar appearance meets any urban style.

In small rooms, air shelves made of glass look beautiful on which you can put air freshener or decor. They will give the cold tiled walls of elegance and comfort.

Material for creating furniture in bathrooms choose moisture resistant. These include not only metal and plastic, but also more delicate materials that acquire stable properties after special treatment.

• Regiments from a natural tree look expensive and beautiful. They are able to withstand a large load. But it is better to place the product on the walls, not associated with frequent evaporation of moisture.
• Moisture-resistant plywood is suitable for less heavy things, unlike wood, it sags under the weight of objects. For the shelves will need a thickness of at least 15 mm.
• Chipboard is the most budget, but also the most undesirable material in rooms with high humidity. It quickly swells, so it is not recommended in bathrooms combined with a bathroom. For a separate room chipboard is quite acceptable material.

• MDF cost can be attributed to the average materials. His response to moisture is no different from particleboard.
• Plastic is the most practical and budget option for a combined bathroom. But the aesthetic appearance of products corresponds to their value.
• Plasterboard structures are easily processed and mounted. They are good to fill niches, create intricate forms.
• In the classical style using light metal racks. Loft prefers shelves of chrome pipes, they are free to assemble and have an attractive appearance.
• For more elegant interiors fit glass products that soar and dissolve in small rooms.

Shelves above the toilet, hiding unaesthetic utilities, are very popular. The design is easy to do with your own hands. Work should begin with a drawing, he is able to connect all the elements of the future design.

Having made an exact calculation on paper, it is necessary to transfer the measurements to the prepared walls. If the material for the shelves is wood, MDF, chipboard, in the workshops you can order a ready-made cut of the parts of the product with a finished edge. This approach simplifies the work on the design. For lovers, do everything yourself, cut the material for the shelves will have on their own.

The cut boards are polished, treated with a special compound, paint, varnish. Dried finished products are suitable for further work with them.

On the marks on the walls, you must attach the corners, checking the level of the ideal installation of each of them. The size of the mount depends on the severity that they have to withstand.For more massive structures, in addition to side fasteners, use an emphasis on the central wall.

When the base is ready, lay the boards on it. To the shelves above the toilet, you can order light doors, or make them yourself from plywood, having issued an adhesive film in the color of the tile.

Fans of corner shelves, too, can create a design yourself. The easiest way to work with plywood. Choose a model consisting of straight or figured shelves. Then a drawing is created on which the shapes of the product are drawn, and a clear calculation is made.

Further, the sketch in a large-scale increase is transferred to a sheet of plywood. If the model has the same parts, it is better for them to make a pattern and use it to create a drawing on the canvas. The electric fretsaw carefully cut each piece, the ends are ground.

All items should be covered with stain and varnish. Edge tape is used for the ends. It can be selected by the color of the shelves, tiles, accent interior elements.

Even in a small room create shelves with great love and imagination, you only need to try.

How it turns out in others, you can look at the finished examples:

• Light air version of the rack above the toilet chrome-plated pipes.
• Elegant glass and plastic construction.
• Stylish shelves over the toilet for towels.
• The shelves beautifully match the accent color of the dark room.
• Masterfully designed storage for a small bathroom.

• Small design for the bathroom, equipped with the necessary details.
• Closed shelves made of plasterboard and doors made of MDF fit organically into the interior.
• The design of the cabinet above the toilet.
• Scandinavian style locker.
• Built-in shelves for household chemicals.

To organize the shelves in the bathroom - a practical and wise decision. They can be functional, ate them to arrange over the toilet and close the doors, or decorative, created from sophisticated materials. In any case, it is useful and beautiful products.

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