Red bath: energy of seduction
What is your favorite color? Red? You are not alone. Many people share your preferences and choose this color to decorate their living space, including bathrooms, which acquire the energy of sensuality and high spirits.
The bathroom is one of the most intimate in the living room, which can be decorated in red, symbolizing energy, joy and passion. Since this color has a powerful effect, it must be used skillfully and restraintly so as not to turn the room into emotionally overwhelming.
It is known that red color stimulates physical and mental processes, sets up the activity of the coming day. Since we spend in the bathroom at most the time of the day, we can experiment with the use of red in the design without fear of quickly getting tired of staying in such a space.
Red color is harmoniously combined with black, brown, gray and even orange. Red ceramic tiles of a small format for walls and a larger one for the floor are ideally combined with the colors of the sea wave, green, graphite, pearl, coffee, gray marble, snow-white, black and chestnut.
To decorate the bathroom, there are many color combinations, but there is one that creates an atmosphere with a strong character, original and elegant. It is a combination with white, which softens the intensity of the effect of red.
Space decoration in combination of red and white is the most common, expresses the idea of passion and has a powerful force of influence on the psychophysical state. These two tones harmoniously complement each other. The great Shakespeare himself considered the combination of "scarlet on white" perfect.
Red coloring visually reduces space. But this is not a reason for owners of compact rooms to refuse to use their favorite color. The visual reducing effect can be compensated by various tricks - the limited use of red elements (red ceramic tiles can be used to lay one of the walls in the shower or toilet area, the partition between the shower and bathtub, lattices of built-in cabinets, etc.), combinations with other shades, emollient intensity of red. Another effective design tool for a compact red bathroom is the clear zoning of each “special purpose” site. Mirror any frame can be used without a frame, it is visually significant expands the space. To save footage, the bathtub can be replaced with a shower stall. Towels and bath accessories can be placed in the built-in drawer above the sink or small shelves next to the mirror.
If it is possible to use the entire area of a vast room, then the situation should be thought out and planned according to a single program. For example, hide the pipe system behind the tiled part of the wall, providing access to it in case of emergency. To wash sinks on a low podium made of natural red stone or its imitation. The wall behind the bathroom, lined with colored tiles, which is additionally decorated with images on a certain theme, looks very elegant. Illumination system, providing bright intense streams of light, complete the interior design.
The red-black bathroom, in which there is a sparkling black oval bathtub, black curtains are hung, and the floor is laid out with large black tiles, it will look perfect in combination with elements of the decor of neutral tones - paintingsprints. Illumination system should provide a bright lighting, which uses natural and artificial sources. Such a composition is suitable for very spacious rooms.
Noble mahogany in its performance and color will satisfy the most demanding tastes. This material is considered the most expensive and elegant in the decoration of the room to give it sophistication and brilliance. Mirror frames, sconce holders, bedside tables for washbasins can be made of solid wood, and the curtains and accessories match the tone of red-brown wooden splendor. Tile under the "red stone" for the lower part of the wall and floor due to different textures with other objects of decor does not create the impression of congestion and heaviness, on the contrary, it looks luxurious and unusual.
The elegant bathroom embodies a timeless design that is not subject to the vagaries of changing fashion. The space is filled with restraint and calm. Individuality and completeness to the interior are given by furnishings - furniture, plumbing. An important element of design is a complex and diverse illumination system, including a variety of sources of natural, artificial and reflected light.
Hot red range is applicable to various styles of design and always helps to achieve an excellent result. Combinations involving the red tone are used in different styles - traditional, modern, minimalism. Almost all interior elements can be represented in red - walls, floor, ceiling, curtains, partitions, decor items, textiles, furniture facades. The choice of such a color scheme, bold and defiant, creates a warm sensual atmosphere.
For a modern style, combinations of red with light neutral tones - gray, cream, white, are suitable.
Country style The red-white bathroom uses large and small patterns that affect the visual perception of the proximity and remoteness of objects. Home furnishings are created by natural wood furnishings - built-in shelves and a nightstand under the washbasin.Black frames of a large rectangular mirror and prints add a touch of old stiffness. A kind of country style - provence. It is rare, but shades of the red palette are used in the design.
Minimalism style may be applicable to spaces of various sizes - large and small.
It is possible to turn a bathroom into a beautifully decorated romantic room by using a combination of red and white tones in various variations - a continuous coating of the external surface of the bathtub and floral patterns of tiles on the top of the wall to the midline, from which the domination of white begins - the wall, floor and plumbing. Funny accessories will cause a smile and a good mood for the whole day or the upcoming evening vacation.
When creating an interior in red sound, you can come up with a name for the main theme of design:
Joyful mosaic
The walls, lined with ceramic mosaic tiles, with patterns in the tone of the main color become spectacular focal centers of space. Mirrors with or without frames, decorative images in neutral or “metallic” colors make the interior modern and cozy
The red floor and interspersed in the white tile of the shower room, the horizontal strip in the form of brick red-orange-brown masonry look great on the main pale green surface of the plastered walls. White grouting is an additional decoration technique. Terracotta terry towels give the interior warmth and a sense of comfort.
Romance with stone
The floor, walls and part of the ceiling are tiled with stone-like tiles with red spots, which echoes the surface of the nightstand under the washbasin. Plumbing traditional forms. The warmth of the interior is given by mahogany furniture. A large rectangular mirror above the washbasin makes the interior quite complete and is an element of a complex illumination system consisting of natural, artificial and reflected light.
With a cheerful morning!
The red color in balanced doses and a combination of different shades causes an explosion of energy and a desire for vigorous activity, especially when taking cold water procedures in the morning, which undoubtedly enhances health and guarantees excellent well-being for the whole day.
One of the walls of the spacious bathroom is painted dark red. The black surfaces of the floor, shelves under the washbasin, wide armchairs contrast with the white finish of the walls and ceiling and window shades. The focal point of the room is a rectangular bathtub with orange supports for a comfortable stay.
The art of compromise
The art of compromise. Red admirers, whom this color tones and invigorates, as well as its ardent opponents, in whom red color causes negative feelings and fatigue, can live in a living room. There are techniques to reconcile contradictions in tastes.
For example, tiles and sanitary ware are selected in white or the lightest shades of pastel. Partitions between the shower, bath and wash area can be chosen with a bright pattern of large flowers, which will look very impressive.The furniture may include red cabinets and a bedside table under the sinks, and accessories are presented in red and white colors.
Sparkling day
The cleanliness and radiance of a white bathroom can only be emphasized by the restrained use of red tones, which violate the monotony of white and create an extravagant contrast. To add a touch of grace and glamor, a lamp with crystal pendants can be used.
Sophisticated beauty
With a sufficiently large area, it is advisable to zone the bathroom into separate parts for the bathroom and toilet. Or, conversely, if necessary, merge two separate rooms into one, eliminating the partition separating them. The oval bathroom and the rest of the plumbing, as well as bath accessories, are presented in white. The black floor and red wall cladding create a dynamic combination. The use of three colors is harmoniously balanced and evokes a sense of aesthetic satisfaction.
Arab tales
The combination of black and red in the right proportions has always been considered elegant and aristocratic. The surface of the walls in bright red color is combined with a white intricate window cladding and a smooth white ceiling with built-in lamps of directional radiation. The lining of the snow-white bathtub with small ceramic squares of small format with iridescent nacre shades in harmony with the black window frame and grille, the white space behind the bathtub, the color of the toilet bowl and the top of the nightstand under the washbasin. A large mirror without a frame with the shape of the upper part echoes the window edging. The interior decoration is completed with a picture of oriental motifs, vases, lamps and complex curved decorative elements of water taps.
Getting started with planning a new bathroom? Imagine, try and remember that “red” has always been synonymous with the word “beautiful”!