Bathroom design with a window - the best solutions

It is always useful to look at things with fresh eyes, so that new ideas and ideas can bring positive changes or additions to our lives. To this end, we decided to talk about how to think about the design of bathrooms with a window, what are the benefits of such rooms and how to imitate a window if there is no window.

Speaking of the pros of having a window in the bathroom, there are practical pros right away:

• Ventilation is one of the most important aspects of a bathroom. If you have a window in your bathroom, it will be much easier, more pleasant and faster to ventilate the room. Air from the street will rid the room of excess moisture and enrich the space with oxygen and freshness.
• From morning till evening you can enjoy natural daylight, and in summer or spring combine taking a regular bath with sunlight. At night, if you turn off the lights and light candles, you can, sitting in hot water, look at the stars and the moon. In addition, the presence of daylight saves energy.
• For designers, the window in the bathroom is a great inspiration. Its special design can make the bathroom uniquely romantic.

The location of the window can determine how its main practical functions - lighting and ventilation - will be performed. For ventilation to be effective, the window must be positioned no lower than 1.7 m. Such a position will also be good for your ceiling: thanks to constant ventilation, mold will not be able to take root on it. To condensed moisture does not flow into the bathroom, the window should be placed with the removal to the street at about 10-15 cm.

The shape and look of the window should match the overall design and style of the bathroom so that it blends in and doesn't ruin the designer's work.

The window can be:

• square;
• rectangular;
• round;
• oval;
• arch-shaped.

Rectangular large window from ceiling to floor is suitable for large bathrooms in private homes or for modern apartments of large size.

Rectangular windows are suitable for minimalist style.

Rounded windows look great in a classic style bathroom and bathrooms of small size, because the rounded smooth firms create a sense of expansion of space and coziness. The window of non-standard shape can become the main mysterious design highlight and bring joy to the owners and their guests.

An important task for the designer in the bathroom with a window is the design of the window. The choice of such decor is quite large. There are several basic options.

How to make the window does not look "bare":

• Decorate with curtains;
• Hang blinds;
• Use roller blinds and Roman blinds.

If the style of your bathroom allows you to make windows with shutters, this can be a great solution.

For those who like a mysterious and fabulous feeling, you can use colorful mosaics and stained glass decorations.

Roman blinds and roller blinds are very easy to use and nice with their simple style. Blinds help regulate light, and colored blinds can add a special atmosphere and complement the overall color scheme in the bathroom.

Textile curtains can create a cozy, light and carefree feel. However, the presence of curtains requires frequent airing and maintenance.

If the window is the right shape, color and properly positioned, it will be a beautiful and practical aspect for any style of bathroom:

• A classic bathroom will adorn a rounded window with curtains or Roman, roll-up curtains.
• For the style of "minimalism" are good windows of rectangular shapes with blinds or creative unusual forms.For minimalism also suit roller blinds, Roman blinds.
• If you like baths in the oriental style, the mosaic and stained glass windows will fit the general interior perfectly.
• In bathrooms in a simple European style, rectangular windows with roller blinds will fit perfectly.
• For baths with wooden furniture and details the windows with shutters will do

Modern designers offer several smart and practical solutions. The window opening can be enlarged and make it stained glass or with mosaics. If there are wooden elements in the bathroom, you can make the decoration in the form of shutters. This way you can communicate with those in the kitchen.

If you love flowers, a simple and cute solution would be to organize a window sill for plants that love moisture. Since baths in khrushchevkas are small, you can reconstruct the window into a small niche for storing things.

If your bathroom does not have a window or there is no possibility to reconstruct, you can apply a solution called "imitation window". Most often, such a window looks like a picture in a frame with lighting. Such a decoration you can buy in a special store, as well as make your own hands.

The glass can be decorated with any pattern and landscape, and properly selected backlighting can create a real feeling that day or evening light is really pouring from the window.