Retro style bathroom
How to create a pleasant and calm atmosphere in the bathroom? Can a small room be transformed, brighter, more elegant and more attractive? There are some great ways to change your bathroom interior for the better..
1. Color and finish
In a vintage bathroom, wallpaper with a floral pattern is appropriate
The vintage style is most suitable for creating an elegant interior. It makes the space exceptional and can transform even a small bathroom.
There are several interesting options for decorating a vintage bathroom:
• Regular painting in light pastel shades. Here you can pay attention to beige, light olive, gray and ivory.
• Wallpaper in vintage style with the effect of yellowed or old paper. Floral patterns or art deco patterns will not be superfluous..
• Rectangular white ceramic tiles laid out like a brick wall.
White ceramic tiles are suitable as a material for wall decoration.
You can lay out the tiles in the form of a brick wall
Light painted walls look good in a vintage bathroom
Art Deco wallpaper
2. Bath with legs
Foot bath
The claw-foot bathtub is one of the highlights of the vintage style. Legs can be brass, bronze, aged effect, gilded or just white. At the same time, the bath can also be made of unusual materials, for example, copper or brass. These materials reflect the retro style most vividly. The foot bath will certainly make the interior of the room elegant and graceful..
Elegant bathtub in retro style
Snow-white bath in retro style
3. Faucets in retro style
Faucet in retro style
In a vintage bathroom, everything should be in style. Faucets should be retro style. Today, plumbing manufacturers offer entire collections dedicated to past eras. The most relevant are brass mixers, but taps with a bronze and silver tint look no less impressive. The use of black mixers is not excluded. In this case, it is better to support them stylistically, for example, choose accessories or towels in the same color..
Stylish bronze faucet
Retro style black faucet
4. Beautiful storage
In a vintage style, even storage systems need to be aesthetically pleasing. A small wooden cabinet bought at a flea market is suitable for storing towels. Elegant wall-mounted retro baskets will become an alternative to the usual shelves. Metal and wicker baskets are suitable for storing all sorts of little things, and shampoos can be poured into glass or metal vials, designed in the general style of the room. You can find these in any store with home decor..
Retro style shelves
Storage systems in vintage style
Stylish shampoo storage
A curbstone can be bought at a flea market, and towels can be folded into a wicker basket
5. Vintage in detail
Walls in a retro bathroom can be decorated with black and white photographs in wooden frames, interestingly shaped mirrors and mirrors in massive frames. The latter can be carved or gilded. It’s good if you can get a piece of decor with a history. They can often be found at flea markets. If there are none, then it is enough to buy a stylized version, the main thing is that the interior creates a feeling of habitability.
Mirror in a massive frame – a bright element of decor in a vintage bathroom
Vintage in detail
Mirror decor in the bathroom
If you have doubts about which bathtub to choose for a retro-style room, then you should pay attention to our review of the 11 most popular materials..
