Standard bathrooms are not distinguished by large dimensions, so the furniture they need the appropriate, which will not take much space, but welcome a lot of bath accessories. The penalty in this regard is ideal - it is narrow, no "eats" the space and is spacious due to the aspiration up.
Features and destination
Outdoor pencils look like columns. This word and fixed them as a second name. They can be of different sizes: from tiny desktop to designs that go under the very ceiling. For bathrooms, the pencils do not produce a height of more than two meters, as there are no stools and other opportunities to get things from the upper shelves in these rooms.
The specifics of the bathroom requires special characteristics from furniture. For wet hot air, dense non-porous materials are suitable, capable of repeling water: plastic, glass. But the usual wood, and even chipboard, it all depends on the method of processing products. They are impregnated with antifungal compositions and protect paint layers, varnish or laminate.
Bathroom cases can be open, closed and combined type. Often the shelves are performed in the form of lattices to improve ventilation. In open spaces you can install wicker baskets and boxes, which is relevant for the Scandinavian style and for all directions of country. Another feature of this furniture is the presence of legs Which saves the lower surface of the cabinet from flooding during leakage.
Unlike the cabinet, the penalty has a minor depth, it makes it easy to use the contents placed within visibility.
When assembling a purchased model, it is possible to determine the distance between the shelves. It should be well thought out that it will be stored in this closet and arrange it because of its desires. For example, household chemicals are planned to put down, it means that there should be more places. For folded towels, the opening can be medium sized, and for creams and cosmetics bottles with a fairly narrow shelf located at eye level.
Spare towels and bathrobes can be drinking dampness, so it is better to store them for a tightly closed door. Rare things are sent to the upper shelf. Some types of penalties are equipped with linen baskets that are leaving on the rollers or open with the door.
Advantages and disadvantages
The penalty is a popular object of furniture, which has a lot of advantages:
- Small depth and width allow it to take a little place in space;
- It is endowed with a good capacity due to the aspiration up;
- Thanks to the penalty, many things are systematized and finds its place on the shelves, allowing you to keep the bathroom in order;
- It is easy to use furniture because of a shallow depth, all content is within accessibility;
- A large selection of models allows you to place this piece of furniture in any free space - to arrange in the corner, above the washing machine, the wall between plumbing;
- Beautiful, harmoniously selected products make the bathroom more spectacular.
It is difficult to find disadvantages of such a useful form of furniture. It can only annoy the unsuccessful selected location where the penalty will interfere with movement, hygienic procedures or cannot fully open.
Types of structures
Pencil is not just a long box with shelves, it is constructively diverse. It can be put on the floor, hang on the wall, install in the corner. Products are rotating, closed type or without doors, with mirror, drawers and linen basket. The most common types of penalties can be classified as follows.
Outdoor (column)
This type of furniture must necessarily come into contact with the floor. For this purpose, legs, rollers or base base can be provided. Bathroom furniture should not be injured during leaks. Therefore, the outdoor design is better to have stable strong legs.
Hinged
For room with high humidity, the mounted cabinet is the perfect option: it does not touch the floor, can be installed at any height. In small rooms for saving space, narrow pencils are located above the plumbing equipment.
Angular
Pencil is installed on the floor or hangs on the wall into the corner of the room, it all depends on the type of product. The model is structurally different from the direct cabinet with the rear wall, curved at an angle of 90 degrees. Such products have a trapezoid, radius or triangular form, they rationally use space and can be located even in small rooms.
Semupental
A shortened product that is capable of occupying its place under an existing suspended cabinet or under the pipes of a towel rail. Its surface perfectly performs the role of a table for temporary stay of a comb, a bathrobe or toothbrush.
Rotating
Convenient design that allows you to organize quick access to things. If it is located near the bath or shower, do not have to leave them to take the necessary thing from the shelf.
Materials manufacturing
For bathrooms, furniture material must have lowered porosity, so as not to absorb moisture and not swell. Ideal for stone and tile. But the furniture from them is made under the order and extremely rare.
Well reacts to water glass Therefore, for the pencils, it is used as shelves.
Plastic It is also good for raw rooms, it is not afraid of hot evaporation and is easily clean. But because of the rustic type, it is purchased for country bathrooms. Pencil is Array of wood or MDF Covered with a protective layer, allowing the product to serve for many years.
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Bathrooms can have a variety of sizes. To each of them can find your ideal penalty, the furniture industry is developing models of different shapes and sizes. The optimal design width can be 30-35 cm, and the depth is 25-26 cm. Under the order produce smaller products - width and depth of less than 20 cm.
They are manufactured if there is a need to integrate the pencils into a narrow and high opening, for example, between the wall and plumbing.
Models for medium-sized premises can have a width of 40-45 cm. At the same time, the depth parameters do not need to match the width, many prefer shallow models, they are more convenient to use the place and place they occupy a little.
Wardrobes for spacious premises have a width of 50-60 cm. In large bathrooms, their height can exceed two meters, as they are enough space for the presence of a chair or stand to use the upper shelves. Such products are supplied not only by shelves and drawers, they can have hooks and rods for bathrobes and towels.
Color and Design
One of the criteria for choosing a foam in the bathroom is a matching style of the existing situation. The model should not destroy the harmony of the room. A wide variety of flowers and designs for rooms for rooms with high humidity allows you to choose the ideal penalty that is needed to a specific interior.
As examples, we suggest considering models of various shapes and colors.
- Look extravagant Black gloss Furniture in the white room.
- Pencil with mirror In the bathroom, functional is doubly: you can look at yourself, and fold things.
- Modern furniture set For room with high humidity.
- Narrow cabinet You can not just squeeze between plumbing equipment, but also beat in one style solution.
- Beautiful bathroom set With a large number of boxes and closed shelves.
- Pencil "Butterfly" beige Patinated.
- White and black and white Models with an unusual design.
- Paired red pencils Combined with a tab.
Mounting options
Most often, the penalty is acquired by disassembled. When buying it is necessary to check for all attachments and fittings. At home follows Examine the instructions and collect the model. You need to pay attention to the left-sided or right way to closing the door. At the assembled outdoor product it is necessary to adjust the legs.
The suspension model will have to be attached to the wall, having a hole in it and winding the chips (wooden dowels). They are installed fastening elements that come complete with a penalty. The locker is hung on the prepared fasteners.
Popular manufacturers
Bathroom products have special characteristics, they must stably transfer water and hot evaporation. Not every company producing furniture works in this direction. Despite selectivity in production, The furniture market provides a large selection of penalties from foreign and Russian manufacturers.
The most popular includes the following firms.
- Antonio Lupi. Manufacturer country - Italy. The company became famous for the author's design penalties. Their products can be described as expressive minimalism. Products are exquisied and laconic, 80% are created manually.
- Timo. Manufacturer Country - Finland. Timo's firms are a reference to quality and style, their leading world designers are developing. In addition to elite models, the company produces products for quite a democratic value, which helps poenals becoming sales leaders.
- IKEA. - Netherlands company, founded in Sweden, known all over the world. The names of the Scandinavian lakes, rivers and bays according to their polaries. Products are simple and practical, in cost available to each family.
- "Aquaton" - A domestic company known since 2000. For the production of furniture for bathrooms has long walked around its competitors. Its products can be found not only in the Russian market, but also in the countries of the neighboring countries.
The purpose of the firm is to improve the quality of life, so beauty and comfort are laid in their products.
How to choose?
Choose a model will not be difficult if you follow certain rules.
- First of all, you should decide on the place where the penalty will be, find out its parameters.
- It is necessary to consider the purpose of the product that it will be stored in it. Its sizes and constructive capabilities depend on it.
- It is necessary to see the situation of the bathroom and choose the model in accordance with the interior style, analyze the color solution.
- It should be understood which way the door should open. If the place is limited, an ill-conceived purchase can create problems.
- You can consider the purchase with additional features, for example, with a mirror or built-in lighting devices.
- The choice of Penal material does not always coincide with budget opportunities, this should be taken in advance.
- The product you like should be considered for marriage, even a small impairment of the laminated layer under the conditions of raw room will lead to the destruction of the chipboard.
- It is necessary to inspect the fittings and give preference to solid materials. Plastic handles decorated under the bronze will not last long.
Where better to locate?
The location of the Penal in the bathroom affects the presence of plumbing, pipes, other types of furniture, as well as the size of the room itself. If the bathroom is small, the place does not have to choose a long time, most likely it will be non-alternative.
It is necessary to decide on the parameters of the product and understand - the floor, wall-mounted or angular option you will need.
In a small room, more rational use the suspension penalty with a mirror door By placing it above the washbasin, in such a case the furniture will perform two functions at once.
Sometimes the territory is so limited that it is necessary to order a width of no more than 20 cm and squeeze it into free space. Large rooms, on the contrary, can allow themselves to afford even several case files.
On how to install penalties in the bathroom, tell the following video.