Avec en moyenne de 3 m2à 5 m² de surface, la salle de bains peut paraître complexe à aménager comme à décorer de par sa petite taille et encore bien davantage lorsqu'elle souffre d'une configuration biscornue, qu'elle est en longueur ou installée sous les combles.It is also necessary to trick when it comes to integrating a bathtub or the toilet.Need ideas and inspirations?In photos, here are models of small bathrooms to copy:
How to fit out a small bathroom?
The furniture and accessories dedicated to the modern bathroom are more and more often studied to make this small space functional and pleasant: mini basin, furniture in reduced and multifunction format, wall storage….Space gain requires, the walk -in shower is very frequently installed there.When the foundations do not allow it, the latter is often replaced by a shower cabin, square or in an arc of a circle.
The small modern or design bathroom puts on clean lines to give a feeling of space.On the material side, wood, tiles but also waxed concrete are in the spotlight to create a harmonious piece.
How to fit out a small bathroom with bathtub?
There is no prohibition in a bathroom, even small, but it is better a real shower than a false bathtub.Unmissable for followers of long hot baths, practical when you have children, the bathtub also allows you to shower, but its interest is limited if it is too small: below 160-170 cm you cannotlengthen.It will therefore be necessary to make sure to optimize the space as much as possible to offer yourself a bathtub worthy of the name, even if it means choosing less bulky furniture or ignoring some stalement.
The ideal is to position the bathtub on the total width of a wall when the bathroom is rectangular.When the bathroom is in length, it will be placed in the continuity of the basin furniture.The corner bathtub can also be an option depending on the part of the part.
How to fit out a small bathroom with shower?
If the space does not really lend itself to it, it is better to opt for a walk -in shower.More spacious than a conventional shower tray, this solution, as practical aesthetic, can easily accommodate a small bench.That we do not hesitate to cover with earthenware or mosaic if you want to laze a little.The Italian shower will have the advantage of visually enlarging the room and being able to be made to best correspond to the dimensions of the room.
A shower cabin will also easily find its place and will have the advantage of being very compact.Prefer a model with a flat recipient and glass walls to give more space feeling.
Note that a small bathroom with shower will also be easier to arrange, the shower settling in fact in a corner of the room, it leaves a little more space for the basin and a few storage.
How to fit out a small lengthy bathroom?
With little width, you have to trick to arrange the different elements.In this case, we can install the shower at the bottom on the entire width of the room, and place the basin (s)) at the entrance.A hanging basin will allow the space located below to set up here to install, for example, a small washing machine.On the storage side, we will rather bet on niches and furniture in height, preferably shallow, so as not to clutter the space on the ground.
Another solution is to install the toilets at the entrance to the room and the basins at the bottom.In the center, a shower will be placed with two sliding walls to be able to cross it and access the other end of the room.
How to fit out a small bathroom in a soup?
It all depends of course on the available surface, but this configuration, often located under the attic, is rather suitable for installing a bathtub.While it will be impossible to keep a shower there, a bathtub will indeed find its place in the lower part of the room.
To best occupy this "lost" space which does not really allow you to stand, you can also place a series of cupboards and other storage.The basins, the washing machine, and possibly the toilets if they are not separated, will find their place in the upper part of the room.
How to fit out a small bathroom with WC?
If you do not have separate toilets and should also fit a WC in your bathroom, it is better to opt for a compact suspended model, rather than classic width toilets.Advantages: we thus gain a good dozen centimeters, but above all we give off the ground space, thus facilitating circulation but also the household.Note that the shower wall can be used as a separation between these two spaces.You can also opt for half a closet to isolate the toilet in the room.
What are the development tips for a small bathroom?
All means are good to optimize space as much as possible in a small bathroom.In addition to the practical aspect of these things, many tricks are used to truncate reality and give these riquiqui water rooms, the appearance of large and clear bathrooms.
What storage in a small bathroom?
Place your towel racks in height, and prefer a pharmacy cabinet to a simple mirror above the sink.If you are in a space that is too limited, multiply the clever storage, such as telescopic or wall bars, which settle very easily and on which we can hang a crowd of small accessories.Girlfriend, cup holder...You will even find hair holder!
Multiple pocket storage, which is hung behind a door or on a wall, are also very practical for small objects of current use.On the same principle but in XXL version, you will find the plastic shower curtain, with dozens of these small pockets.Finally, in the shower, you can install a valet of corner shower or several small mobile baskets with suction cup.
For the bath, acquiring a bathtub bridge.Often very beautiful in exotic wood, this accessory will allow you to keep your favorite products at hand.
(Thanks to Philippe Carillo, interior designer, www.CREATORSDINERIEUR.com, for his advice.))
