Sauna in the apartment (50 photos): design of a room for traditional relaxation

If the area and the interior of the apartment allow, then why not arrange a personal sauna in it, in which you can relax alone or with family and friends. After all, the benefits of bath procedures and healing steam are undeniable, moreover, with the help of healthy steam and heat, many serious diseases can be treated. Therefore, in the article we will consider how a sauna is equipped in an apartment, as well as all the pros and cons of such a step.

Pros of the sauna

Consider the benefits that our own home sauna will bring to us:

• The body with each visit to the steam room cleanses, heals, becomes stronger, less exposed to diseases and infections. This circumstance in modern conditions of the urban environment is very important. For recovery, even a mini-version of the sauna is suitable, which can easily fit into any design.
• Massage, which is done using natural deciduous and coniferous brooms, helps to increase blood circulation. With its help, they even treat some diseases. In addition, such a massage is useful for the skin - women and men after visiting a mini-sauna or bath are getting younger before our eyes.
• Bath procedures relieve stress, strengthen the nervous system and contribute to the general hardening of the body. Just imagine - you came home from work, exhausted by your dear and working problems - and you will find your own sauna in the apartment, where you can completely relax and put yourself in order, take a break from pressing problems. This awareness alone will help to withstand daily urban overloads more easily.
• In the case of colds, which is not uncommon in our climate, a sauna or a bathhouse is an excellent doctor. Even in a small sauna, you can get rid of a runny nose, recover from a sore throat, warm your legs, etc.
• The sauna in the apartment is most often equipped with special flaps that close tightly - do not let cool air out of the outdoor room and do not let out warm from the inside.
• Some saunas are equipped with a shower. Such options are designed for sufficient dimensions of the apartment. They can no longer be considered mini-models.
• There are also saunas with a hydromassage function. This option is very practical and useful, but it will be more expensive. A similar function will decorate the interior of the sauna and make its design more modern.

Minuses

What are the disadvantages of a sauna located in a city apartment:

• Fairly high cost. The arrangement of such a sauna, even a small one, is far from affordable for everyone. Sometimes a bath once a week or a month is more accessible.
• The arrangement of a classic sauna requires enough free space, which not every interior can allow. At the same time, having spent a place on the arrangement, you can then not find the time to enjoy it regularly.
• Electricity consumption is increasing. Heaters in the sauna, even if it is mini, “eat” a lot of kilowatts.
• Not every apartment can be equipped with such a structure - a suitable layout, appropriate parameters and design are needed.

Why a sauna, not a bath

As Russian people, we consider the bathhouse to be our traditional place for washing. But experts still recommend installing a sauna in the apartment. What are its advantages:

• Sauna is easier to install.It is possible to install the finished structure even with your own hands in a room suitable for this, which greatly facilitates and simplifies the matter. You can customize the installation for any interior and design. And the mini-sauna doesn’t even need to be installed - the portable cabin is mobile and light.
• You don’t have to think about draining the water and other household nuances, including not having to install additional ventilation equipment in the room. As a result, the room where the sauna and the apartment as a whole are located will not be affected by humidity. Dry steam sauna is no less useful than bath, wet, but at the same time it does not spoil the interior and design of the room.
• Sauna can be installed in a mini-version. Such a cabin design is a convenient way out if you want to have a sauna in a small apartment.

Kinds

Consider what types of home saunas modern science and building technologies can offer.

Phytobarrel

Features:

• This view is the most compact, suitable for a small apartment.
• It is made in the form of a kind of mini-barrel, in which heaters are mounted.
• Inside is a small bench for one person, where, in fact, a person sits down, intending to enjoy the bath procedures. In this case, the head remains outside, and the whole body, including the arms, inside.
• Home phytobarrel allows you to make the skin fresh and young, generally suitable for people who want to improve their body.
• It works from an ordinary outlet, does not spoil its design and stylish interior - after use it is easy to fold and remove.

Infrared

Features:

• If the usual version of the sauna can warm the body up to 5 mm in depth, affecting, in fact, only the upper skin, then the infrared warms up to 4 cm - this is a very serious indicator.
• Along with a decent heating depth, the infrared cabin is interesting in that special rays maintain a comfortable air temperature. In such a sauna room you can enjoy a comfortable rest at 40-60 degrees, receiving all the benefits of infrared exposure.
• Due to the low level of heating, an infrared cabin can be visited even by people for whom a regular bath is contraindicated - cores, epileptics suffering from skin diseases, etc. Such infrared heat will only benefit them.
• Home infrared cabin contributes to the release of harmful wastes, sweat, toxins, fatty exfoliation and other “garbage” from the body in an amount of about 20%, while an ordinary bathhouse, despite heavy sweating, only 5%.

Finnish sauna

• This classic version is suitable only for apartments with a decent size, as for the proper arrangement of the classic sauna, a lot of space will be required. In the mini-version it does not occur, so for a small apartment - an unrealistic option.
• A big plus of this option is that such a room can comfortably accommodate several people. That is, the owner of the house can receive guests here, even conduct business negotiations, relax with friends. Of course, this will require an appropriate interior, modern or traditional thoughtful design.
• This species is able to generate the driest air, therefore it is most preferred for sick people and children. A room with very dry air is easiest to stay for a long time.

Turkish steam room

Another name for such a steam room is hamam. It can be built in your own apartment, but only if the latter has the necessary parameters: a height of 3 meters or more, a sewer outlet and ventilation. There must be a hood, steam insulation and waterproofing. Not all apartments can provide such exactingness - a mini-option is indispensable. It can be a combined steam room with infrared. But this option will cost more.

Where to install

When answering the question - how to make a sauna in an apartment - the first thing is to choose a suitable place for it. What requirements should be taken into account? Useful tips:

• If redevelopment is needed, contact with the relevant services is inevitable. It is better to immediately tune in to this - life in an apartment building imposes its duties and requirements on the tenant.
• Consider how a sauna installation will fit into your interior and apartment design. Of course, the best thing is a sauna in the bathroom or next to the bathroom. This is the best choice, but it is not always suitable if the bathroom is small or inconveniently located - for example, at the entrance to the apartment.
• The bathroom, combined with the toilet, allows one of the vacated rooms to be converted into a sauna.
• There are times when the spacious kitchen has a separate sauna. At the same time, it is closed and completely invisible - just the door is visible, and behind it is a small room. Such a design does not spoil the interior at all if the kitchen is large enough.
• If the loggia is insulated and you do not live in the Far North, then a good option is to equip a mini-sauna on the loggia. Ventilation in this case is carried out directly to the street.
• Be sure to consider how to ventilate. If this issue is not foreseen, steam will settle wherever necessary - on furniture, shelves, mirrors, walls, leading to their gradual destruction and the formation of mold and fungus. All this can greatly spoil the interior and beautiful design of the apartment.

Than sheathe

Consider which materials are best suited for the interior design of a home sauna:

• The best option is wood with heat treatment. The best wood for a sauna is linden or aspen. They are the worst heated and not resinous, which makes staying in the sauna more comfortable. In addition, these trees have, according to folk medicine, healing properties. A Russian traditional bathhouse is also often made from these trees.
• Place the lining with vertical stripes - this visually makes the room wider, which is especially true for a mini-sauna.
• Nail the lining with a secret technique - into the groove. This will make the room more aesthetic.
• First you need to sheathe the ceiling in the room, then the walls.
• The floor is also made of wood - this option is best. Sometimes tile or ceramic floors are laid, but in this case, a wooden lattice is all the same put in order not to burn your legs.
• The door is wooden. The modern version of the matte or tinted design will also look very interesting and attractive.