Shower Trim: Finishes
Everyone wants the interior of his apartment to be original and practical. Designs of decoration of shower rooms began to occur much more often, however this invention cannot be called an innovation.
Shower cabins are widespread due to functionality, ease of installation, as well as significant space savings, which is important in apartments with a small area. Today, manufacturers offer a wide range of these attributes in shape, color, materials from which they are made, which makes it easy to implement the most original and unusual project.
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Bathroom decoration
The decoration design of shower rooms can be completely different depending on the wishes and preferences of the owner. The advantages of installing a shower instead of a bathtub are appreciated by a huge number of people.
There are many different interiors of these rooms, differing in great variety and various design solutions. When installing a shower cabin, the free space becomes much larger, which allows you to install a washing machine or other necessary items in the bathroom, for example, furniture.
The primary task when carrying out repairs in shower rooms is the selection of the necessary finishing materials to be used. It will not be news to anyone that the bathroom is a room with a high level of humidity, so materials that are resistant to steam and water will be required.
Finishing a bathroom with a shower cabin can be performed in various versions and the modern market offers a wide range of materials that are successfully used to create unique interiors in this room.
Tip. In order to visually increase the space, you can use mirrors in the interior, which are very relevant today in such interiors.
Finishing materials
Ceramic tiles have long been a traditional material that has been successfully used for decorating bathrooms. It is very durable and has excellent aesthetic and operational characteristics, is easy to clean and very practical to use.
Tip. If the room is small, then preference should be given to not too large tiles. This will visually increase the space of the bathroom.
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- Another option may be a great material that does not respond to high humidity and temperature changes - these are plastic panels. Manufacturers provide a huge selection of panels in various colors and sizes.
If you want to decorate the shower room with your own hands, you will be surprised how easy it can be done, because they are quite easy to fit, thanks to the provided design features. - Various paints are also used with success. For repairs in the shower room, it is best to use latex paints, as they withstand moisture.
However, in order for repairs using this material to please you for a long time, you need to remember that initially (before painting) the surfaces must be properly processed and also leveled. - To finish the bathrooms and showers, you can use marble or other decorative stone.This luxurious finishing material is characterized by a long service life and a low rate of water absorption, but it is not recommended to install it on our own, as this is a very laborious and complex process, which requires considerable experience.
- For the implementation of budget types of repairs, you can recommend a self-adhesive film. A significant disadvantage of this material is its air tightness, which prevents the normal air exchange of the walls.
Stages of finishing work. Instruction manual
If you decide to carry out repairs in the shower room on your own, then the first step in this case is dismantling. It is necessary to discard the old tiles, remove, remove or wash the old finishing materials, dismantle the bathroom, old pipes, and then remove all construction waste.
This work is very dirty and physically difficult.
Tip. Together with the dismantling of the old bathroom, it is also necessary to dismantle the pipes. It is best to remove them later in the walls or in special boxes, which can also be used later as shelves.
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- The second stage is surface preparation. At this stage, leveling operations of all surfaces of the room are carried out. A lot of things at this stage depend on the chosen design of the room and the materials used.
- If you decide to paint the walls and ceiling, then you need to bring them to a perfectly smooth state, since after the operation any, even the smallest defects on the surface will become noticeable.
In case you decide to use plastic panels for decoration, this alignment of the walls is not necessary. You don’t even have to dismantle the old trim.
Tip. If you do not want to paint the ceiling, then with success you can use drywall, plastic panels, wood or very popular suspended ceilings that will look great in the interior of a shower room.
- The third stage is finishing the floor. Depending on the material chosen and the condition of this surface in the room, this or that construction work may be necessary.
In order to better understand the features of finishing and laying the floor, it is best to preview the video in which all the stages and features of the implementation of such work are disclosed.
The floor surface is more practical and aesthetically pleasing with ceramic tiles or marble. It is first necessary to carry out a cement-based screed.
Laying tiles is a rather time-consuming and complicated process, so if you are not sure that you can carry out these works yourself at a high level, you must resort to the help of professionals.
Design and decoration of the shower room
So, in order to directly begin repair work, first of all, it is necessary to present (and best draw) the interior design of the bathroom, as well as select all the materials necessary for repair.
Tip. If the bathroom is small, you must consider this fact when choosing a finish. In this case, the fine mosaic on the walls looks great, which should separate the wall section located near the shower.
Depending on the materials chosen, the price of the planned repair will also fluctuate. Remember that you should not save on finishing materials to the detriment of their quality, since in this case the repairs made will very quickly lose their original appearance and will have to be done again soon.
If you have a fairly limited budget, it is best to use more affordable finishing materials, such as plastic panels.
Today, their choice is wide enough, so you can easily translate into reality a variety of original ideas.It is quite easy to work with this material, everyone can cope with the same repair.
If you have financial capabilities, then you can advise you to try decorating the space around the shower with wood. Such an interior not only looks rich, but also creates a special impression, because wood is a natural material that has been used for the construction of baths since ancient times.
Tip. When decorating a shower room with wood, preference should be given to those types of wood that have water-repellent properties. Great, for example, larch.
Compound impregnation is required.
Wooden walls and floor fit perfectly into the most diverse interiors of apartments and look amazing. Before decorating the room with wood, it is necessary to saturate the walls with an antifungal coating.
And in conclusion about the color scheme. In the design of shower rooms it is best to use pastel colors, rather than contrasting or dark.
However, if you prefer the latter, you should consider that you will need to use bright lighting and, moreover, it is desirable not only ceiling, but also wall.
