Bronze bathroom accessories: types and design ideas
The style of the bathroom interior is made up of its details. The classic trend is characterized by high-quality and elegant furniture, perfectly matched colors, pleasing the eye, interior, thought out to the smallest detail. This style is perfectly suited for parts made of bronze. The vintage style of the Victorian era also harmonizes perfectly with the accessories made of this metal in a delicate and dull color palette. Many leading designers are not without reasonthat in many stylistic directions bronze looks much better than silver or even gold.
Bronze history
The characteristic golden brownish tint of bronze harmonizes with the warm tones of the ceiling, walls or furniture. The interior, made in beige, cream or gold tones, is visually perceived as pleasant and cozy. Spectacular, but at the same time and low-key, it relaxes, soothes and contributes to the most comfortable rest.
Bronze as a material for the creation of works of art has been used for quite some time. Even in the Middle East and Egypt for several millennia BC, it was widely used as the most important decorative material. In European interiors, it began to be used in the New Time. And in the XVIII century, bronze began to be used in the interior of Russian palaces, and this alloy was already produced in domestic productions.
Bronze has received such wide recognition not only for its noble appearance, but also for those useful properties that were known in the Ancient East, and the knowledge about which all increased over time as new bronze alloys were discovered and improved.
Styling or natural material: what to choose for the interior?
Often for the interior of the bathroom choose products not from real bronze, but from brass stylized “under bronze”. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc and contains minor additions of nickel, iron or manganese.
Products from this material are characterized by certain features.
- Low weight. Interior items made of brass "bronze", compared with natural material have much less weight.
- Lower cost.
- Brass is a lighter metal that is close in color to gold. To give it a noble shade and imitation of antique items, patina is applied on brass.
Natural bronze is an alloy of copper and tin with admixture of silicon, aluminum or lead.
Consider the distinctive features of bronze products.
- High mechanical strength. Due to this property, bronze articles are distinguished by their high durability and allow for the cleaning of products using abrasives.
- Resistance to water and salt. Bronze products can be immersed in water without being subjected to corrosion and without changing their properties and shape.
- Have a noble brown shade.
- Great weight.Bronze accessories are felt solid and solid due to their rather big weight.
- High price. Natural bronze is not for cheap interiors, its value determines the scope of its application. It is mainly used for solid and elegant interiors in the Victorian or English style.
Varieties of accessories
The most famous manufacturers of bathroom accessories in bronze are Italy and Spain, namely the brands Portofino Latte, Hestia and Potato.
Water tap
The tap is the most popular bathroom accessory. It is always in sight, so it should fit into the interior as harmoniously as possible. Vintage style is simply unthinkable without a chic bronze mixer, decorated with antique.
In the next video you can see the description for the IMPRESE 10280 antiqua bronze tap.
Soap Dish or Liquid Soap Dispenser
A soap dish or soap dispenser should be in harmony with the faucet in style, as they are always used together, and the discrepancy between one another and another will be striking. And made of noble bronze, they will impress guests and delight the owners of the house with their appearance.
Toothbrush Holder
Of course, in a rich interior stand for toothbrushes in the form of flowers or animals, or even just an ordinary plastic cup will look more than absurd. A very different impression will be made by the combination of bronze and porcelain. The bronze holder in the form of a figurine with a porcelain cup fits perfectly into the chic interior of the bathroom. Holders can be wall, table and even floor with legs, made in an elegant style.
Toilet brush
Even such a seemingly not the most attractive item, it turns out, can become an interior decoration. The brush for the toilet, made of bronze, will add to the atmosphere of a certain elegance and give it a finished look. Both floor and wall options can be decorated with various decorative elements. The strict ceramic glass is complemented by an elegant handle of any length and shape, made in the old style.
Toilet paper holder
Holders of this material for toilet paper can be made in floor and wall mounted. There are options vertical and horizontal, with a lid, richly decorated with a variety of patterns, or without it.For large rooms, floor models are suitable, emphasizing the richness of furniture in their appearance; for smaller rooms, it is better to use a wall mount. For vertical models, the construction is simpler than for horizontal ones, but made of bronze, they look no less elegant.
Hangers and Hooks
Without hangers and hooks will not do any bathroom. Bronze in combination with fluffy towels and soft bathrobes will help to give the room the charm of the luxurious baths of the Ancient East. Hooks from this material and to strict English and magnificent Victorian style will perfectly fit.
Accessories play a big role in creating a certain atmosphere in the interior. And the material from which they are made, is of great importance. Bronze products in the bathroom will bring the past epochs closer and plunge into the world of chic and beautiful castles, palaces and oriental baths.