Provence style bathroom design





The sun, the sea, spacious comfortable villas, cozy gardens sung by poets - in short, Provence, a French province that many associate with luxury and relaxation. A corner of this province can be arranged at home or in the country - if, of course, the conditions allow. What features has a bathroom design in Provence style, you will learn from our article.

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What should be the room?

Unfortunately, not every bathroom can be decorated in this style. Provence is, first of all, large spacious rooms, so for a tiny bathroom it is better to choose some other style. But if the room is large, then why not?

Provencal style has the following characteristic features:

• walls and furniture, and in our case also plumbing, are painted in soft pastel colors;
• only natural materials are used for decoration;
• as elements of decor, flowers or bouquets are used;
• on shelves, tables and stands there is a large number of various decorations;
• natural light or similar is arranged.

What colors are suitable?

The design of the Provence bathroom requires the use of light colors in the decoration, so out of all the abundance of colors that you will find in any hardware store, you have to choose one or two pastels:

• white;
• beige;
• pistachio;
• cream;
• lavender;
• light pink.

Important! Provence is associated with heat and the sun, so you should not use the tones of the cold part of the spectrum. In any case, as the main background.

Materials

Natural materials are an essential element of this exquisite style. No plastic should be in principle. Fit for you:

• wood;
• ceramic tile;
• tissue;
• a rock;
• metal.

Flowers everywhere and everywhere

The room in the Provencal style is simply buried in flowers! They everywhere:

• on the walls;
• on the ceiling;
• on the floor;
• on shelves;
• on the cabinet doors.

On the wall there may be a panel, on the ceiling there is an ornament of flowers and leaves. The same patterns adorn the walls of cabinets, and maybe the bath itself. Bouquets of fresh flowers are in vases on shelves and a dressing table, but the vessels themselves are decorated with floral ornaments. Curtains embroidered with flowers, a wicker or wrought-iron armchair are covered with a pillow with a bouquet of lilacs or roses depicted on it - in short, everywhere joy, summer and the fragrance of gardens.

Lighting

Not every apartment can provide natural bathroom lighting. Therefore, the Provence style is more suitable for a new private house, where you decide how to arrange the toilet and shower.

But in an ordinary city apartment with a spacious bathroom, difficulties should not arise. You can make daylight, and on one of the walls to place a panel in the form of a window into the garden. The main thing is that there should be a lot of light, so wall lights and floor lamps are acceptable.

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Determined with the finish

In order for the design of a bathroom in the Provence style to be organic and consistent with the concept, it is necessary to carefully approach the finishes of all the components of the room.

How to decorate the walls?

Provence is not necessarily a luxury. The room can be quite modest.

Important! By the way, it’s much more difficult to arrange a luxurious room than a simple one: there is a very high risk of transgressing the boundaries of good taste and arranging an overloaded interior in which expensive items are completely unsuitable for each other.Provence is first of all beauty and harmony, and this should not be forgotten for a minute.

A lot depends on what exactly you decorate the walls, floor and ceiling. Suitable for walls:

• wooden panels;
• tile;
• decorative plaster;
• paint.

Important! In no case should you use wallpaper. Liquid might be suitable, but they do not withstand moisture well, so it is better to prefer other materials.

We should not forget that any, even very spacious, bathroom is a room with high humidity. Therefore, it is still preferable not to have wooden panels, but traditional materials for such rooms - tiles or paint. But, if you prefer a tree - you can use it, but you need to treat it with special impregnation.

Important! Recently, decorative plaster has become increasingly popular. The design of the Provence bathroom allows this option - you can make the walls look like porous stone or light marble. The walls will turn out to be slightly rough, but for this style it is a very big plus.

Window

It is very desirable that the bathroom had at least one window, even a small one. Pay special attention to the frame - it must certainly be wooden. It can have funny light chintz curtains.

Ceiling

For the Provencal style, the traditional ceiling decoration option is whitewash. The trouble is that lime is not very suitable for the bathroom. But you can use white paint “whitewash”. However, there are other options - for example, wooden ceiling beams. Not necessarily real, maybe a good imitation.

Important! The ceiling should not be perfectly flat.

Floor

There are a lot of options for decorating the floor. In a room decorated in the Provence style, different options are acceptable - if only the material was natural or at least looked like natural:

• wood;
• a rock;
• tile.

Important! The tree must be carefully treated with special compounds - it should not rot or swell from high humidity.

You can lay the floor with brick or stone, while the pattern is not necessarily laid out. If you prefer tiles, then, of course, you need ceramic for the floor, not linoleum.

Important! It is better to choose a large tile of natural color for the design of the Provence bathroom, slightly darker than the walls. The mosaic will look good.

Door

A very important element of any interior is the door. No plastic, just wood! Moreover, the doors must be painted and look like old so that everyone who enters your bathroom has the impression that this door has been standing here almost from ancient times.

Important! Pay attention to the pen. It is best if it is a metal, intricate shape. Forging or casting is suitable.

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Plumbing

For the bathroom, this is the most important thing. The bathtub, toilet bowl and sink should be large enough, miniature products for this style are not suitable. In addition, they must be:

• round shape;
• without sharp corners.

Bath

This is the main item in the room:

• Best if it is cast iron.
• Now they produce acrylic fonts, which outwardly do not differ from traditional cast-iron fonts.

Important! Be sure to pay attention to the shape, which should be oval.

If you are used to not only washing in the bathroom, but also to perform some procedures, such as hydromassage, it's okay. On sale you can find a font of the desired form, which has the necessary functions.

Pay attention to the legs - for the Provencal style it is very important. They must be exquisite, even elaborate forms, cast iron or bronze. But if suddenly there is nothing suitable in the store, it also does not matter - you can put the bathtub against the wall or in the corner and close it with a beautiful screen.

Important! If the size of the room allows, it is better to place the bath not in the wall, but in the center.

Sink

Fans of Provence style should avoid rectangular or square sinks with sharp corners.This item must be round or oval. A tulip-shaped sink is perfect.

Important! In case of urgent need, you can, of course, put a rectangular one, but certainly with rounded corners.

As for materials, the following can be used:

• china;
• marble;
• metal.

Toilet bowl

The toilets generally have a shape suitable for this style. But you need to pay attention so that it matches the color of the bath and sink. It is better if you buy all the plumbing in one set.

Important! As for color, white is not necessary at all. Bath, toilet and sink can be beige, cream, soft purple. Well, if they are a little lighter than the walls, but in the same range.

Metal equipment

A modern bathroom is hard to imagine without a shower. There are other metal objects in this room - faucets or taps. They may be:

• chrome plated;
• brass;
• under silver;
• under the gold.

Important! It is very good if the taps and showers are not simple in shape, but with beautiful bends.

Furniture

The Provencal bathrooms are quite spacious, so, in addition to plumbing, a rather large amount of furniture should fit there. There are certain requirements for it when designing a bathroom in the Provence style:

• it should be large;
• simple form;
• from natural materials.

Important! Overly grandiose items are not allowed.

As for materials, the following are used:

• wood;
• metal.

Wooden furniture should look like old. In the bathroom can stand:

• one or more cabinets;
• table;
• cabinet;
• wicker chair;
• vintage chest of drawers with a mirror.

Appliances

No modern items in the Provencal bathroom should not be. Yes, but they are necessary for the hostess, especially since the dimensions make it possible to supply a washing machine, a drying cabinet, and a boiler. There is nothing to be done - you will have to choose the built-in equipment and hide it in the cabinets, all the more so since it is completely simple.

Accessories

Other items that are in the bathroom should correspond to the chosen style:

• textile;
• mirrors;
• shelves with cosmetics;
• laundry basket.

Important! The Provencal bathroom differs from others in that towels and bathrobes hang openly, they are not cleaned in a closet or taken away. But they also have to match the interior. It should be beautiful things made of cotton or linen. The same goes for curtains.

Mirrors

A Provence-style bathroom should have at least one mirror. But it is better if there are two of them - for example, on the dresser and above the sink. It is better to choose a mirror in a wooden carved frame, with floral ornaments. A forged frame with a relief pattern will also look good.

Important! You can take old mirrors that have small defects (not cracks and chips on the mirror surface itself, but frayed frames, for example) - they will correspond to the overall design.

Shampoos, creams and the rest

The hardest part is finding the right accessories. There are always many little things in the bathroom, like shampoos or gels. Most often they are available in plastic packaging that contradict this style. Well, you have to look for glass bottles and jars, and the most bizarre shape.

Basket

It is rather difficult to do without a laundry basket. What should it be like in a Provencal bathroom? Of course, only wicker! In ordinary stores, finding something suitable is quite difficult, except in souvenir shops, where they are quite expensive. But surely there is a craftsman in your area who will help you find a way out of the situation.

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Now you know everything about how to properly design a bathroom in Provence style. Follow these rules, and then the result will be exactly as you expected, or even better!