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Designing optical illusion tricks make small bathroom look spacious |
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Small bathrooms with limited bath space even may look spacious with proper decoration and arrangement of interior. Some important things and basic fixture designs are needed to follow to make bathrooms safe and functional.
Different areas of bathroom may need some typical requirements and design parameters specified by the concerned departments. There should be at least 30 x 48 inches of clear floor space in front of the lavatory, out of which up to 19 inches (out of 48 inches) can expand under the seat for the knee space. There should be at least 15 inches of space from the centerline of the lavatory, toilet or bidet to the bathroom walls on any side and 30 inches of space from the centerline of another sanitary fixture.
At least 24 inches of clear floor space in front of the toilet or bidet should be kept. A tub of any size can be chosen but there should be at least 60 inches long (which is also the standard size of the bathtub) and 30 inches wide clear floor space along its side.
An easy access should have to reach plumbing and whirlpool motors without any obstruction. All the enclosed showers should have at least 34 inches of usable space from wall to wall inside them, though many people use showers with 32 inches of space too.
The shapes of the showers may be of various sizes but there must be at least 30 inches of interior circular diameter and 1024 square inches of finished interior space in a shower. Limited bathroom space can be renovated to give an illusion of space by using some designing optical illusion tricks.
The walls can be painted in vertical stripes to make it look higher. In addition, wallpaper can be put with similar patterns, tiles can be put extending to the ceiling or the edge of the ceiling can be lined with a border or just a cornice to make the ceiling look higher.
One can just use different coloured or patterned tile on top of the walls for tiled walls to draw eyes upwards. Proper use of mirrors can add width, length and depth to a small bathroom. However, too many mirrors can just spoil the effect.
One mirror can be positioned strategically to reflect light throughout the room. In small bathrooms, clear shower screens add space and light unlike the opaque ones while a frameless shower screen looks better as it does not cause visual barriers in the bath space.
It is better to use best possible use of the natural light by including windows or skylight in the bathroom. All the corners and perimeter of the bathroom should be eliminated to make it look larger and shelves can be installed high on the walls and near the ceiling.
The colour scheme of the bathroom should be kept simple as too many colours or patterns make bath space look smaller and more cluttered. It is best to use light colors, pastel shades, neutrals or white color for the bathroom walls, floors and dιcor to make the small space look larger.
Rectified porcelain tiles with identical shapes and narrower grout lines and larger tiles give the illusion of more space and similarly tiled floors that attract attention add to the feeling of space in the bath. Floating cabinets, exposed shelves, recessed cabinets and a pedestal or wall mounted sinks and basins add space while vanity unity should never be used in small bathrooms as it takes much valuable floor space. Basins with a bench can solve storage needs and avoid clutter in limited bath space.
It is wise to place windows near the ceiling in small bathrooms. The wall space can be used above the toilet to install shelves. Small and deep bathtubs may be used for small bathrooms. Sliding doors should be used instead of normal hinged doors for more space while the sliding doors that hide in an in-wall cavity look clean and high-tech. Hinged doors take space while closing and opening a door. These little tips may add to the look of the bathroom.
(Posted on : 23/05/2009)
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