Sinks in the bathroom with a cabinet: the subtleties of choice

Repair in bathrooms is a serious matter, because if you can just paint the walls in the room, which will take you a maximum of one day, then shifting the tile in the bathroom or changing the sink every year is pointless.

One of the variants of the washbasin as an interior element of the bathroom is a sink with a pedestal. This is a great option to save space, having an aesthetic function.

In the cabinet you can keep hygiene items without worrying that the unexpected arrival of guests will take you by surprise. Also the cabinet closes the pipes leading to the sink, and some even hide the repair flaws.

To achieve the desired result, it is necessary to choose the shape of the table and its size. Do not forget that it should be selected not only from the aesthetic preferences of the owners, but also from the number of people using the bathroom and the presence of children. Most often, if the children are young, they go through a “interest” stage. They wonder what is behind the cherished doors, and sometimes this innocent curiosity brings chaos: scattered shampoos, damaged razors, or, worse, spilled "chemistry."

Of course, the best, but, respectively, the most expensive option is to manufacture furniture to order.In this case, you yourself choose the material of the future product, dimensions, design, necessary functionality, allocate the cabinet with the number of drawers, shelves and doors you need.

It’s not always possible to order a cabinet; there are a number of reasons:

• you are not ready to wait 2-3 weeks until the dresser is made;
• you do not need to furnish a bath expensive, for example, if it is an apartment for renting or a summer house, where you are not so often;
• it is expensive;
• You are quite satisfied with ready-made options.

The dimensions of the cabinets usually depend on the width of the shell - it may have a so-called "tabletop" on the sides of the sink or not have it at all. But she can never be a shell. Standard sizes of popular manufacturers start at 50 centimeters. It is believed that the width should be a multiple of 10. There are also wide cabinets with tabletops, cabinets for 2 sinks, with options for 70 or 100 centimeters, or vice versa, corner or mini cabinets of 40-55 cm

As for the depth, there are also many options.When selecting, note that the depth of the bollard allows not only to close the siphon, but also leave room for shelves or drawers. The standard thumbs height is 45-65 centimeters. Curbstones under the order or collectible options can be 75 or 110, 120 cm deep.

Height is an important feature for optimal use of the sink in the cabinet. In women and men, the requirements for it are different, so if the apartment has several bathrooms, divide them into male and female. It is believed that the optimal height of bathroom furniture for men is 90-105 centimeters, for women - 80-90 centimeters. The standard location of the sink is determined at a height of 80-85 centimeters.

The modern market offers floor-mounted pedestals and hanging tables. For the proper selection of furniture, you first need to decide on the type of sink.

They are of the following types:

• suspended or cantilever - attached to the wall;
• a sink on a pedestal or semi-pedestal - their shape resembles a tulip, and the "leg" of a tulip hides pipes and siphon;
• overhead sinks - they are installed on the bollards;
• built in - have continuation in the form of a table-top.

Based on the types of sinks, it becomes clear that the curbstones need overhead options.

They have several advantages:

• thanks to the cabinet on which the shell sink relies, pipes and siphons can be hidden;
• the sink rests on the cabinet, therefore fixing to the wall is not required, although the washbasin attached to the wall is more reliable;
• In the bedside table you can store various things, as mentioned above.

When referring to designers and modern plumbing shops, keep in mind that even the overhead sink can have a fancy shape, color, material, so take your choice more carefully. The location of the cabinet with the sink depends largely on its type, shape, size.

Among the current market of furniture for baths emit.

• Floor bollards. This is a definite classic - their size and functionality do not change from year to year. These cabinets are divided into two categories. The first has legs.This form allows you to remove dirt and prevent the accumulation of puddles on the floor, also the formed space allows air to circulate, which does not exclude rotting and allows the piece of furniture to be ventilated and dry. It is such pedestals that you need to choose if your bathroom is using the "warm floor" system.

Stationary or base tables are not placed on the legs on the floor, but on the bottom of the frame, thereby maintaining a greater weight of the sink and a greater load on the frame.

• Hinged bollards. This is a more modern option. Such furniture looks more stylish, can be chosen for any interior, and in addition to storing things in closed cabinets and drawers, there is still storage space between the floor and the cabinet, for example, a bucket for washing the floor or a washing vacuum cleaner.

The latest innovations in the field of bathroom furniture are the pedestals on wheels. Another one is placed under the pedestal - during the cleaning of the floor, cleaning and other activities, it easily moves to another place. In addition, it is convenient to store towels.

If there are two types of mounting of a pedestal, then the installation options are multifaceted. There are corner mini-cabinets, which allow even more to save space, especially in the combined bathrooms, and there are options for built-in washbasins with drawers.

The best option for a small bathroom becomes the angular location of the cabinet. In this way, you not only save space, but also fill up space that cannot be adapted to anything else. Such options like to use in "Khrushchev", in summer houses, in public places. Also, if you put such a cabinet in the corner where the pipes and risers pass, you will hide these communications.

The cabinet with drawers and shelves can be designed for several sinks at the same time. Such an arrangement will be convenient in a spacious bathroom. The standard location of the washbasin on the left or right side of the bath is also convenient if you have only one faucet with a long spout that turns both towards the bath and towards the sink.

It will be correct to make measurements and draw on a piece of paper, what you plan to do and how to place the furniture. Having seen the whole picture on the sketch, you can arrange the furniture in the bathroom as conveniently as possible, without resorting to the services of designers.

Not only the shape and location play an important role in the arrangement of the bathroom, but also the material for the manufacture of the drawer itself. First of all, you should pay attention to the covering of furniture. Manufacturers more often use cheap materials to reduce the cost of the product, making it competitive in the market. The coating makes the product more expensive, but more qualitative, its service life increases.

Most often for the manufacture of bathroom furniture using chipboard and MDF. From the first make the body, from the second - the facade. Next, the product is covered with a moisture-resistant liquid, which prevents the structure from swelling and the formation of mold on it. Wood teak has the greatest moisture-resistant properties, can withstand the effects of steam and excessive moisture. The wenge tree has a darkish color and is quite suitable for making the framework for a cupboard under a heavy sink, since this breed is able to withstand heavy loads.

Some models are covered with laminating film. It is necessary to check the quality of the film, the absence of damage to it, as well as the quality of the application.

Another type of coating is staining. It is usually produced by automatics at the factory.Most often it is applied in 5 layers, 2 of which are primer, and the remaining 3 are paint. The cost of such products is more expensive. When buying it is important to check the quality of staining - the absence of unpainted pieces and an excess of paint at the ends. Lamps, lamps and any other lighting - a frequent element in decorating thumbs. In addition to the stylish design, this stand is very easy to use.

Fashionable direction for expensive and luxurious designer baths - elements of mosaic, stained glass or inlay. You can also improve the appearance of the cabinet with the help of fittings.

The most expensive cabinets are made of glass. For their manufacture used tempered glass, often frosted, to mask the objects and accessories stored inside. These cabinets look aesthetically and expensively, they are very easy to wash and do not spoil from excessive moisture. The disadvantages of such products are that over time, with improper and rough use, the edges of the doors can be deformed, crumble or split.

Furniture design is also given considerable value. Now, more and more people are turning to designers to maintain a single style throughout the apartment. If the situation is simpler with the rooms, then it is more difficult to choose furniture and plumbing for a certain style of the bathroom.

Standard provisions applicable to the bathroom are that when using smooth lines in the tile and the shape of a bath or shower stall, it is not necessary to acquire an acute-angled cabinet, and vice versa. In the classic bathroom will also be out of place colored angular stand. As for the color of the pedestal, most manufacturers make bath furniture in white, but if you have a designer room, a simple white pedestal will look ridiculous.

The usual white curbstone can look effectively, if it is correctly selected for the interior. For example, it would be appropriate if you need to make accents or in addition to a stand there will be a shelving, a hanging closet with a mirror or other furniture for a bath of the same color and style. In addition, white color can visually expand the space. An exception is the room of light colors - in this case, white furniture on the contrary will make the room even smaller.

In addition to white, the standard for making furniture for baths are beige, ivory, cream, pastel shades of pale blue or pink, light green. For spacious rooms you can use massive dark furniture. In such bathrooms, you can use cabinets that resemble console or cabinets with no doors or with clear glass. You can also think of combining the sink with the cabinet and washing machine.

In addition to the standard models and colors, you can always find entire collections created by furniture designers for a particular style. These include the classic light and dark collections, black and white cabinets and sets, bright yellow, red, purple, and brown furniture lines. If you turn to popular and brand names, manufacturers can make one or another facade especially for you in one of the possible colors provided by the manufacturer. Popular styles are now modern, chalet, eco, loft. Even among the factory lines of popular manufacturers, you can find something to your liking.

There are also many options for decorative design thumbs. Facades can be opaque or glossy, with glass inserts or carvings, with prints or drawings, engraved. The same applies to forms: rectangular, triangular, oval, semicircular, radius, with oblique or straight facades, curved, resembling a wave. A variety of options will satisfy the needs of any person.

Even psychologists recommend choosing quiet tones and a single style for a bathroom, because a bathroom is a place of solitude, where you clean up in the morning after sleep, in the evening before you sleep, you are alone in this room with you, so the colors, smells, light , the location of the furniture will play into your hands.

To create coziness, you can complement the interior with aromatic candles, bath bombs and other cute little things. Some prefer to keep rose petals or other flavors in vases. Do not forget about the soap, towel or foot pad, anti-slip floor covering.

As in any other sphere of production of consumer goods, in the furniture industry there are designer branded items, and there are models from the conveyor. Not always design means expensive, rather, it's just stylish. In the Russian market there are many popular brands that have become the basis of modern furniture design.

Roca Company started its activities with the production of cast-iron radiators for home heating systems in its own factory in Gava, a suburb of Barcelona, ​​but now Roca Gap has achieved world leadership in the field of bathroom furnishings. Production of bathroom furniture occupies a considerable share of them. Base modules come in a suspended version, with legs and in the floor. For each model, you can choose auxiliary modules in the form of cabinets, columns or wall cabinets. Price segment - from 10 000 rubles for a stylish cabinet from the new collection.

Showroom AM. PM Gem It is famous for providing ready-made solutions for the arrangement of bathrooms. Each collection is a ready-made set of all necessary equipment for an ideal bathroom. There is a separate segment of premium furniture. Prices for cabinets range from 7 990 rubles.Promotional product with discounts up to 30%.

Numerous reviews as an advantage often speak of a 10-year warranty and real German quality. Stylish and affordable models are the company Aquaton. The price for them starts from 4,705 rubles.

The category of designer sinks at the corresponding price is brand Melana. Francesca is the most affordable option for an exquisite bathroom. Despite the low cost of products compared with other manufacturers, this company boasts a huge variety of options.

Once you have decided on the shape, size, design of your future bathroom, you must install the cabinets. You can use the services of specialists or perform the installation on your own. For self-installation of the cabinet you will need the ability to connect the sink to the sink, as well as knowledge of the installation rules of the mixer.

Installation does not take you much time and does not take away your strength and nerves,if you stick to the following rules.

• If you start a repair from scratch, first take care of choosing a place under the cabinet. It should exactly fit it or be a little more future furniture. This is necessary not only for a comfortable installation, but also for further ease of use, for example, for washing walls and curbstones. In addition, starting from scratch, you will not have the wiring of communications, in particular, pipes, so that the place will not dictate terms to you, and you, making the installation on the site you need.

• If your future washbasin with drawers and doors does not have a sewer compartment for pipe outlet and connection, take care of the correct location of communications: it would be an excellent option if the sewage system leaves the floor covering, then all you have to do is cut an element of the required shape and size into bottom floor
• If the pipes are still removed from the wall, you will have to cut the shelves or remove the drawers. Do this very carefully so as not to damage the structure. It is most convenient to make the saws with an electric jigsaw.
• Remember about strength. It is not necessary to fix the suspension model to drywall or any other surface that cannot withstand such weight by its technical characteristics.

• When using a sink made of stone, do not save on the pedestal - it must withstand a larger weight than the usual one, therefore, to create a framework for such a pedestal, you will need a wooden array.
• Usually all the elements for installation are already complete with the cabinet, but there are exceptions. Before assembling the very element of furniture, you must install a mixer and siphon.
• Next, assemble the structure according to the assembly scheme from the manufacturer.
• Check the reliability of fasteners, tightly tighten all the screws and bolts, install shelves, drawers, handles and other decorative items if available. After installing the tables in its place it will be more difficult to do.

• Place the cabinet on the place intended for it, check the correct location of all pipes, do not allow the elements to be twisted or kinked. After that, install the sink already with a mixer mounted in it. Most often for its fastening in the kit there are metal corners.
• If the arrangement of the cabinet suits you, everything is assembled evenly, does not falter, then mark the place of fastening the sink to the wall on the wall, move the structure aside, drill holes, remembering that there is a special drill for the tile.
• Install the structure in place, screwing the sink with special bolts that come in the kit.
• At the end, we connect the sewage system, turn on the water and pass it through a new mixer. If there are no leaks, proceed to operation.

When acquiring thumbs of some manufacturers, their equipment may not include mounting to the wall. If you have purchased such a cabinet, you can not donate it back to the store after you have found not a complete set, but resort to several tips:

• instead of bolts, an ordinary silicone sealant will suit - due to the fact that the sink rests on the pedestal, it will firmly hold onto the silicone mixture;
• if the floor and the wall, which has a stand, are even, it will stand securely due to its own weight.

The method of silicone fastening is also suitable for those who do not intend to spoil the tile coating or the tile is not strong enough and will crumble and break even when using a special drill. In addition, this method of installation is much faster than the method with bolts and holes.

Thus, thanks to the cabinet, you not only installed the sink (sink and faucet), but also hid unwanted pipes and sewage systems.

• Such arrangement of bathrooms is suitable for large spacious apartments, country houses and townhouses. Typically, this room is designed for a large family, so the dresser can be adapted for two sinks and two mixers.
• Suspended sinks look very stylish and modern, suitable for bathrooms of average quadrature, and correctly selected color and shape visually increase the space.

• Bathtubs with a continuation of the tabletop - a great option for the convenient location of the dressing table.
• Stylish minimalism.

In this video you will see how to install a hanging cabinet for the sink in the bathroom.