Any bathroom, whether it is a separate bathroom or combined with a toilet, should be equipped with at least a minimum amount of furniture. The most popular furniture items used in this type of premises are considered to be a cabinet, in which a washbasin is often mounted, hanging cabinets or shelves, as well as a closet for storing linen. The range of bathroom sets in specialized stores and markets is very large, however, creating an interior with your own hands has a number of advantages over buying a ready-made item.
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The benefits of making your own furniture
Among the positive aspects of making bathroom furniture with your own hands, the following aspects can be highlighted:
- Saving money. As you know, the cost of materials is not less than half of the cost of the product. Independent production of furniture will help you save a significant amount of money.
- Uniqueness of the product. Personal creation of an interior element will allow you to get a unique product that can become the highlight of the designer's work.
- Flight of fantasy. No restrictions in the appearance and functionality of furniture.
- Possibility to manufacture furniture for non-standard room sizes.
Selection of furniture design and construction
To determine the optimal set of bathroom furniture, as well as its design and construction, it is necessary to start from several factors, including the size of the room, its overall style and the financial capabilities of the home craftsman.
- Cabinet. A cabinet is perfect for convenient storage of detergents and other small household items for daily storage. Depending on the area of the sanitary unit, there are options for installing a separate cabinet or combining it with a washbasin. In the first case, the furniture has a large capacity, and in the second, it hides the sink siphon and other plumbing communications.
Bathroom cabinets are a good place to store essential items. - Shelves and hanging cabinets. These interior elements can be either an alternative to a bathroom cabinet or become “neighbors” in the room. Everything depends on the size of the room and the needs of the users. If you choose one of the two, hanging furniture elements look more rational, since it is much easier to find free space on the wall. Hanging cabinets can be equipped with mirrored doors, thus getting two useful interior elements in one.
Open shelves and racks for the bathroom allow you to quickly find everything you need, but require order and beautiful decor - Wardrobe. In the conditions of most standard bathrooms, it is quite difficult to find a full-fledged place for a linen closet. A small floor corner cabinet can be a solution, which will not take up much space, and at the same time will allow you to place a fairly large number of items on its shelves.
A green tall cabinet for the bathroom allows you to store essential items, hygiene products and household chemicals
The larger the design and the more complex its desired functionality, the more skill is required from the master when making bathroom furniture with his own hands. Therefore, if the item is being made for the first time, you should not take on complex modular sets.
Necessary materials and tools
The main requirement for bathroom furniture is resistance to moisture. Today, three main types of materials are the most popular.
- Water-resistant wood-fiber and wood-chip boards (fiberboard and chipboard). Fiberboard looks more beautiful and has a wide range of patterns. Chipboard is more resistant to water and is easier to machine. It is possible to combine these materials (body made of chipboard, facade finishing made of fiberboard).
Bathroom furniture set with a body made of laminated chipboard and facades made of moisture-resistant MDF - Plastic. Plastic products are absolutely not afraid of water and chemical detergents. The material is light and inexpensive, but quite fragile, so it is not suitable for all furniture options. It will make an excellent hanging cabinet, but due to the large weight of the washbasin, the cabinet may simply break.
Plastic is aesthetically pleasing, easy to clean, and completely impervious to moisture. - Stone and glass. Products made from these materials are high-quality, beautiful and durable, but working with them at home is quite difficult. For high-quality processing of glass (and especially stone), a home craftsman should have a lot of special equipment in his arsenal of tools.
Glass is perfect for the bathroom, it is practical, moisture-resistant, and incredibly attractive. - Natural wood. A beautiful, but expensive and impractical material. Wooden furniture looks stylish and impressive, but poor moisture resistance greatly reduces the service life of the finished product;
Wooden bathroom furniture looks beautiful, suits most styles, but is not very practical. - Metal. Furniture made of metal (usually steel or aluminum) is possible, but quite rare. Their unpopularity is due to the difficulty of working with metal in a home environment, as well as the fact that such furniture is always cold.
Metal bathroom shelving unit
In addition to the selected material, to make bathroom furniture at home with your own hands, you will need a variety of consumables (screws, corners), fittings (handles, hinges, closers, etc.), as well as a basic set of tools.
The main tools include a drill or screwdriver, jigsaw, tape measure or ruler for measurements, knife. If you plan to paint the finished furniture after manufacturing, you will also need a set of necessary paints and tools (roller, brush or sprayer).
Manufacturing procedure
The first stage of making furniture with your own hands is designing the future set. To do this, you need to take measurements of the room itself and decide on the installation location of the finished product.
Having decided on the dimensions and material, it is necessary to make the parts for assembly.
Cutting of blanks is carried out strictly according to the drawings, since even the smallest deviation in cutting will lead to a poor appearance of the furniture and will largely spoil the functionality.
The next stage is assembling the parts into a single structure. Modern fasteners (confirmat, euro ties and dowels) are the most rational option. Then the fittings are installed.
You shouldn't skimp on the choice of handles and hinges, so it's better to put the option with plastic parts aside right away (they will quickly become unusable). The ideal choice is chrome-plated metal fittings, which will not only please the eye with their appearance, but will also serve their users for quite a long time. The final stage of production is cladding and decoration.
Decoration and decor
The final appearance of the finished furniture depends on the imagination of the home craftsman. The simplest option is to cover the products with polyvinyl chloride film.
The range of such self-adhesives is very large, so there will be no problems with the choice of color and pattern. Another positive quality is the resistance of PVC films to moisture, which is important for the conditions of a sanitary unit.
If desired, the set can be decorated with hand-made items. The main thing is that they do not become soggy from humidity over time. An interesting option is to install a backlit mirror, which can be placed on the cabinet door to save space.
Conclusion
It is not difficult to make beautiful and functional bathroom furniture yourself. Handwork will not only save you a significant amount of money, but also create a unique creation that will become a real highlight of the interior. The main thing is to have desire, ideas, some construction skills and a standard set of tools. You should not immediately grab onto making modular furniture, it is better to start with simple shelves, over time improving your skills and moving on to more complex designs.
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