How to decorate a relaxation room in a bathhouse? The most creative ideas

One of the most important components for a pleasant time in the bathhouse is the relaxation room. Comfort when organizing leisure time depends on the interior. Therefore, the design must be thought out in such a way that everything you need is at hand and hot vacationers do not need to go outside.

The time spent in the steam room is limited by the natural functions of the body. Experts recommend staying there for no more than 20 minutes, otherwise the heat regulation mechanism will be overloaded and your health will worsen. But you can stay in the relaxation room for an unlimited time, during which the body can slowly cool down and recover. Therefore, it should accommodate more people than a steam room.

You can start decorating the relaxation room immediately after completing the main work on decorating the steam room. The main thing is not to forget that the interior design inside it should be not only beautiful, but also functional.

Requirements for furniture for baths and saunas

Any country furniture is used in difficult conditions. Therefore, the requirements for it are higher than for interior items for city apartments.

However, for furniture in a bathhouse or sauna, as you understand, the requirements are the highest. After all, it is always very humid here, there is a lot of steam and large temperature changes.

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Not all materials from which country furniture is made can cope with such operating conditions.

What are the basic requirements for furniture for baths and saunas?

Protection against fungus and mold.

Resistant to large temperature changes.

Environmentally friendly - furniture should not emit harmful substances when heated.

Only reliable fasteners without chemicals - furniture should be fastened with nails or screws or soldered, like artificial rattan. Chemical fasteners (glue, liquid nails, etc.) release harmful substances when heated.

Furniture for steam rooms must be resistant to steam.

Furniture should be well ventilated, especially wardrobes.

Additional items

Arrangement of a guest toilet

The dressing room can be decorated with various accessories:

• homemade hangers with wooden hooks;
• clay jugs;
• samovar, wooden mugs;
• various figurines;
• paintings, black and white photographs in frames;
• original lamps;
• candles with stands;
• towels;
• decorative deer antlers;
• helm, gear;
• bath hats, brooms;
• shelves with books;
• old dishes, pots;
• homemade jewelry;
• gingerbread, bagels on a rope;
• potted plants;
• homemade lamps;
• forged firewood;
• with a beautiful ax or bladed weapon on the wall.

Furniture from what materials cannot be placed in a bathhouse or sauna

Plastic

. At high temperatures, the plastic heats up and begins to release harmful substances. And as we know, a steamed human body absorbs all bath odors. So such a bathhouse can backfire.

Metal

. Metal oxidizes under the influence of steam, humidity and high temperatures. Even a special anti-corrosion coating will not save you here. Under the influence of steam it will quickly come off the surface.

Painted or varnished furniture

. Again, under the influence of steam, high humidity and temperature changes, paint and varnish will come off the furniture very quickly. It is permissible to use such furniture only in recreation rooms.

Wicker furniture made from rattan or other natural materials

. No matter how beautiful such furniture looks in a country interior and no matter how it suits your style, temperature changes and high humidity are certain death for such interior items. In this case, it is better to replace it with moisture-resistant artificial rattan furniture.

Expert opinion

Mikhailova Maria Vasilievna

Furniture store manager. Knows everything about comfort and interior design

Massive furniture made of dense materials ,
which is poorly ventilated
inside .
Mold and mildew easily form in such furniture. And for things that will be stored here, this is not the best option.

Zoning

The room can be divided into several zones:

• dining room;
• a place to relax with upholstered furniture;
• games room with billiard table;
• kitchen with bar counter;
• free area for dancing.

After visiting the steam room, a person needs to cool down. It is important to properly arrange the rest room. To zone the room you can use:

• plastic, glass partitions;
• large cabinets;
• folding or sliding doors;
• thick curtains.

If the dressing room is small, 1 table, 2 benches, and a wardrobe will be enough.

Features of bath furniture, popular models and recommendations

A sauna or steam bath has a beneficial effect on the body. This is a place where you can relax and unwind for the benefit of your body.

Furniture for a bathhouse has characteristic features, including the correct choice of material for a longer service life. To select items for the bathhouse, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with the nuances of their manufacture and design features.

Peculiarities

The main difference between bath furniture and what we use in apartments is its moisture resistance. In conditions of high humidity and temperature, it should last a long time. Another important nuance is that the furniture is in direct contact with human skin. Environmental friendliness is the main criterion for selecting items for a bathhouse.

For relaxation in the bathhouse, an original Russian way of restoring strength, various types of furniture were invented; they will be discussed in the next section. It is worth highlighting the main requirements for the material:

• High density;
• Easy processing - sawing, grinding, trimming;
• Safety for humans;
• Low thermal conductivity – furniture should not heat up;
• Small amount of resins in the composition.

All of the listed characteristics indicate that the best furniture material for a bathhouse is wood of various species. It is worth noting that varnishes, paints and adhesives are not used in production. This is due to constant humidity conditions in the room, which causes the coating to swell and gradually peel off.

The healing properties of the bathhouse have been known since Ancient Rus', so there should be no objects harmful to the body in the room. In addition to the cleansing properties of steam passing over the skin, a person absorbs the smell of the materials from which the furniture is made.

Traditionally, a relaxation room is designed in bath complexes - this is a place where people can relax in a calm environment, without hot steam. Some rooms require furniture on which a person can sit and have a snack.

The requirements for the coating in this case are different: they must also be moisture resistant, although they can have a varnish coating, since there is no constant exposure to steam.

Bath furniture can be made in various stylistic directions, let’s consider the most popular of them:

1. Classic style - characterized by straight lines, rigor and practicality. There is no room for luxury here - all items are made discreetly and at the same time cozy. Steam rooms in spas are often equipped in this style;
2. Antique sauna furniture is a common option for a free-standing sauna. Entering the room, you get the feeling of a fairy tale. All items are made in an antique style - they have rounded backs, fancy cutouts, and an aging effect.

To arrange a home bath or sauna, you can limit yourself to the classic style - it is inexpensive, and the items can be made with your own hands. If you plan to design a bathhouse for commercial purposes, choose an old style for bathhouses; visitors will appreciate it.

Varieties

To decorate your steam room and dressing room colorfully and elegantly, you should pay attention to the types of furniture that are most often used for furnishing. The photo below shows the most popular models and accessories for bathing.

First you need to figure out what items must be present in the steam room. The first thing you need to buy is shelves. This is a special design designed for sitting. This is where people steam in a sauna under the influence of hot air. Requirements for shelves:

• Long length;
• Stable seat;
• The presence of several tiers.

Tiered furniture in a bathhouse is necessary so that the shelves can accommodate several people at once. At the same time, people should not interfere with each other. It is advisable to purchase shelves in 2 - 3 tiers. The width of the products is 60 cm, and the length is at least 180 cm.

Experienced sauna owners recommend also having footrests and headrests. The first ones are necessary to sit comfortably without disturbing other steamers.

Headrests are needed to relieve stress on the neck. Benches are the second thing that is important to have in any sauna.

They are also placed in the steam room, against the walls. The legs of the benches should not interfere with steaming, so they are made with a recess inside. The bench should have a wide seat and back.

In addition to the items listed, the following furniture for baths and saunas must be included:

1. Tables – there are a lot of options for choosing tables: figured, carved or classic square and round. The scope for imagination is limitless, everything depends on financial capabilities;
2. Chairs or stools - upholstered furniture for a bathhouse is also important. For example, chairs may have a soft seat. The upholstery material should not deteriorate when exposed to moisture. Chairs can be decorated with antique carved backs, and stools can have figured legs;
3. Wooden fonts are the place where a person plunges after a steam room. This easily replaces a swimming pool, because it is not always possible to equip one at a summer cottage. The average size for a font is 1.5 m in diameter. Several people can be here at once;
4. Basins or tubs - it’s hard to imagine the procedure of being in a bathhouse without these items. Photos of basins and tubs are presented below - you can also make them yourself.

Expert opinion

Mikhailova Maria Vasilievna

Furniture store manager. Knows everything about comfort and interior design

In addition to tables and chairs, furniture for the relaxation room in the bathhouse is selected at your discretion. These can be small storage areas for accessories and towels, cupboards for dishes, sofas and shelving.

Requirements

When choosing a window, you need to consider several important criteria:

• number of glasses;
• thickness of the glass unit;
• dimensions;
• shape;
• location.

Window in the steam room (Photo: Instagram / swedensauna)

Thickness and number of glasses

The first requirement concerns the thickness of the glass unit and the number of chambers. Peculiarities:

1. The average thickness of a single-chamber double-glazed window is 24 mm.
2. The glass will often be exposed to high temperatures, which can cause it to shatter. To prevent this, you need to choose windows with two cameras. There is an air gap between them, which minimizes the effect of heat on the material.
3. For a cold climate zone, it is better to choose a three-chamber double-glazed window to minimize heat losses.

Dimensions and shape

Steam room windows can be rectangular or square. Rectangular ones are installed in small rooms, square ones are suitable for large rooms. Features of calculating the size of a window frame for a steam room:

1. In a room with ceilings up to 2 meters high, the window opening should occupy 4.5% of the floor area.
2. In rooms with ceilings up to 2.15 meters high, the window opening should occupy up to 6% of the floor area.

It is better to make a small square window, which will be located opposite the stove.

Location and quantity

The window opening should be located at elbow level, if you take the height from the top shelf. Horizontally, it is better to move it to the corner of the room.

Panoramic window (Photo: Instagram / spabanya)

Which materials are better

The requirements for materials for furniture have already been indicated in the first section of the article. Therefore, it is worth highlighting those raw materials that are considered unacceptable for arranging a sauna:

• Plastic – when heated, it releases harmful substances into the atmosphere;
• Metal – under constant exposure to moisture, corrosion occurs and rust appears;
• Leatherette – not suitable due to constant exposure to wet human skin.

The best material option is natural wood. For the dressing room, you can use chipboard or MDF, from which countertops and cabinet door fronts are made.

With a wide variety of wood species, not all of them are completely suitable for making bath furniture. When choosing a material, it is worth considering its characteristics.

If the choice fell on coniferous species, it is worth taking a closer look at Canadian cedar - it emits less resin than its coniferous counterparts, and at the same time has a beautiful texture. Let's consider the main tree species, their colors and features in order to choose the material for furniture in the bathhouse.

Breed	Colors	pros	Minuses
Pine	Light shades: cream, yellow, sand	Pine contains a large amount of resin, which makes it moisture resistant. When resins are released, the surface of the tree is covered with a protective coating. When cutting this coniferous log house, you can see beautiful curved patterns that will be appropriate on any bathhouse furniture.	Do not use pine for a steam room: when exposed to high temperatures, the tree releases a lot of resin, which causes skin burns.
Spruce	White Red	Quick and easy processing is the main advantage of this breed. On a cut of spruce you can find a large number of fancy rings and patterns. Spruce has an affordable price.	The presence of knots and a tendency to rot will not allow items to be installed in a washroom or steam room. The material is great for a rest room.
Larch	Yellow	Larch is protected from the negative effects of ambient temperature. It has a beautiful pattern and high density.	The wood of this species is heavy and difficult to process, so larch furniture will be expensive.
Oak	Rich palette from light gray to brown shades	The tree is resistant to aggressive environments, it has an unusual texture and color variations. Oak has high strength, so furniture made from it is strong.	The complexity of processing increases the cost of products; in addition, oak is too massive. It is optimally used for dressing room furniture.
Ash	White or olive	It has high wear resistance, does not crack, and is flexible. Its structure allows you to create furniture from log houses with a pattern.	Not resistant to temperature changes and high humidity
Poplar	Sand	It is light in weight and easy to handle.	It rots quickly.
Aspen	Yellow	The breed is moisture-resistant, but large furniture cannot be made from it - it will quickly become unusable. Aspen is ideal for tubs and basins.	Over time, furniture greatly changes color to dark shades.
Linden	Beige	Bath furniture made from linden has a pleasant smell. Linden is resistant to moisture and can be processed well.	It is considered the most suitable breed for bath furniture.

Having studied the information, it is worth concluding that furniture made from linden wood is the most suitable for a sauna. It is distinguished by a healing linden scent, which, combined with high temperatures, has a beneficial effect on the human body, giving freshness and youth to the skin. Photos of linden furniture are presented below.

How to create a cozy interior

The traditional layout of a bathhouse includes 3 main rooms: a steam room, a washing block (shower) and a dressing room (locker room). Auxiliary functional premises - a recreation room, a toilet, a kitchen, a swimming pool (font), a garage and a veranda - are the personal choice of the owner of the building.

Waiting room

A small dressing room can combine two functions - locker rooms and rest rooms. It is designed to protect the steam room from cold air and dirt from the street, as well as for relaxation before and after bath procedures.

For interior decoration, coniferous wood is used - pine, spruce, as well as natural materials - brick, stone, tiles. Design notes of Scandinavian, rustic, ecological and oriental styles are appropriate here.

Rest room

Even the smallest recreation room should have a high-quality and practical interior. There are no special requirements for such a room, so any design idea can be implemented here.

For interior decoration, lining made of linden, aspen or oak is used. Spotlights installed on the surface of the ceiling or walls are suitable as decorative lighting. Tile or porcelain tiles are used for floor covering.

Installing compact wooden and wicker furniture will allow you to fully enjoy your vacation. Often, it is the relaxation room that is connected to an open area in which a gazebo with a barbecue is installed.

A compact fireplace will become an unusual decorative element of the room, which will make the room more cozy and homely.

Steam room arrangement

The steam room is the heart of any bathhouse, so the interior and design of its functional elements must be balanced and thought out to the smallest detail. Wood is used for the interior decoration of the walls and ceiling, and ceramic tiles for the floors.

An integral attribute of any steam room is the stove. Here you can install brick or metal heating equipment of various configurations, taking into account the design features of the room.

The next element is the shelves. For a convenient location for vacationers and comfortable procedures, it is better to opt for corner multi-tiered structures.

An important element of the design of the room is the entrance door. In the steam room you can install traditional solid doors made of wood or stylish modern ones made of heat-resistant glass. Any type of steam room door must open outward.

Bath sofa: relax, friends

We like to say: “What is a wedding without a button accordion, what is a bathhouse without a sofa.” That’s right, a sofa for a bathhouse is a completely necessary piece of furniture, on which it is so nice to relax after grueling steam treatments and think about something sublime.

It is quite obvious that an ordinary object will not fit in a bathhouse - the conditions are too specific. So what should you pay attention to so as not to make a mistake? Let's read.

Is it necessary?

The main question that interests many bathhouse owners is whether a window is needed inside the steam room. Opinions may vary. Much depends on the type of building.

In a Russian bath

You need to install a window inside the steam room. It provides:

1. Burst ventilation to release exhaust air and possible smoke.
2. A sharp decrease in temperature in the steam room by introducing a large flow of cool air.

The window provides additional lighting, but carries certain heat losses. They become significant when the openings are large. The larger it is, the higher the heat loss. To prevent heat loss, you need to install frames with double-glazed windows.

In the Finnish sauna

The window is an optional element. Finns often position their saunas so that they have a good view. To admire nature while relaxing, windows are installed in the steam room, but structurally this is an optional element.

Window in a Finnish sauna (Photo: Instagram / saunaholic7)

Coming from the East

In fact, to tell the truth, the divan is the legislative and executive body in a number of Islamic states, as well as its highest official. Who knows, perhaps the owners of furniture salons under the sonorous and popular name “Mr. Sofa” are very enlightened and erudite in all respects and are not as far from iron logic as it seems to us at first glance.

An indispensable attribute of any office are chairs; in the East, in the same legislative body, the function of such furniture was performed by benches with soft padding, so as not to particularly bother the users, or rather, their individual parts of the body. Actually, from there these important items went around the world, along the way, also acquiring a high back for greater comfort.

Features and differences between a classic and a bath sofa

It is quite obvious and absolutely natural that the furniture in the house and in the bathhouse are somewhat different both in detail and in the principles of use. First, let's look at the concept of a sofa as such.

Dissecting the sofa

As you know, it is a soft piece of furniture designed for prolonged sitting, relaxation and rest of several people at the same time, which is why, in industrial practice, a sofa is often supplied complete with other interior items for a similar purpose: armchairs, coffee or tea tables, footrests and so on. Let's project the situation onto the realities of a bath-sauna.

Bath chairs will certainly allow you to place them in a company rest room or dressing room, but will such placement be comfortable? It’s one thing to have a quick snack at the table, something God sent, and another thing to sit comfortably for a long conversation. As many years of observations show, intimate conversations on chairs are only possible with the investigator and the tax inspector, but do we need that?

• Frame bases are a set of power sets made of wooden boards and bars and panel elements made of plywood, chipboard or fiberboard, which absorb and distribute all the loads associated with the operation of the product;
• Soft elements and flooring materials - which increase the comfort of using the product and are made in most cases from foam rubber and polyurethane foam, with a sufficient degree of wear resistance. Naturally, elements that do not carry large loads and perform mainly a supporting function can be made of white polyurethane foam, which is significantly inferior in durability to structural types. This also includes elastic belts or, in the professional slang of furniture makers, “harness” or “harness.” Due to varying degrees of stretching, they help to more rationally distribute the resulting loads on the load-bearing units of the product. Non-woven synthetic fabrics, layers, spheres, etc. can be used in pillows and side elements;
• Facing is a fabric, leather or other covering that forms and defines the appearance of the product, protects internal elements from damage, and is in direct contact with the user’s body. Can be made from various types of fabrics, leather, leather substitutes, innovative non-woven synthetic materials, increased comfort;
• Additional elements - as a rule, their role is played by sofa cushions, the main function of which is to ensure a comfortable position of the human body, to provide the necessary degree of additional support and emphasis for its individual parts.

Important! Sofa pillows are not intended for sleeping. This is not facilitated by their form or their execution.

Features of a bath sofa

Having familiarized ourselves with the structure of this piece of furniture, we can put forward the requirements that sofas for a bathhouse must meet:

1. As a rule, such sofas are intended for subsequent transformation into a sleeping place, this is especially true for small one-story bathhouses in which the sleeping space is not allocated to a full-fledged functional area.
2. The frame of such a product is made of pine, spruce, and alder. The panel elements are a plywood base, and a responsible manufacturer protects its ends from water absorption with a special hydrophobic compound, and home-made craftsmen treat it with silicone or wax.
3. Soft elements should also be classified as raw materials inert to high humidity.
4. Design features must correspond to the general spirit and interior solutions that were used during the finishing work for arranging the interior space.
5. At the same time, the design should not be oversaturated with details. In a bathhouse, practicality and ease of use dominate over fashion trends or ultra-high functionality, which undoubtedly leads to unjustified complication of the design of the item as a whole.
6. Dimensions, total weight, and the ability to disassemble must ensure that the item can pass through the openings of bath doors, which are often smaller in size than standard ones.
7. Now, about the most important thing - what concerns the cladding. Woven materials are not entirely appropriate due to the high degree of water absorption. And the point here is not only in the characteristics of the microclimate. After taking the procedures, the human body continues to actively secrete sweat for some time, which will be absorbed into the fabric and make it not only sloppy, but also unhygienic. Natural leather has the highest functional qualities, especially those that have undergone a special tanning procedure. But don’t be under the illusion that a leather sofa for a bathhouse can be an inexpensive pleasure. Quite the contrary, the price of such products is high and is calculated in freely convertible foreign currency. A leatherette sofa for a bathhouse, in turn, is a very controversial and ambiguous decision. Practice, especially operational practice, shows that in the vast majority of cases the service life of such a product is extremely low, and a sofa in a bathhouse, the leatherette of which belongs to the class of budget material, may completely fail due to a violation of the integrity of the cladding, after some 3 - 4 months .

Attention! Ordinary leather sofas have one rather unpleasant property - they “grab” the naked body. The problem is solved by using specially made upholstery or lining a towel or sheet.

Summarizing what has been said, regarding the choice of cladding for an item of this kind, I would like to say that sofas for baths and saunas can also have fabric upholstery, but with a number of reservations:

• The rest room is located at a sufficient distance from sources of high humidity or there is a buffer zone of sufficient volume between them;
• The room in which the furniture is located is equipped with an effective supply and exhaust ventilation system;
• The sofa covering can be quickly removed for washing, cleaning and similar operations;
• Visitors to the bathhouse are highly cultured people who necessarily use sheets and towels as a moisture-absorbing layer between the body and the surface of the sofa;
• In the production of cladding, fabrics with high mechanical strength, low moisture absorption coefficient and a comfortable contact surface are used.

By the way! Synthetic fibers are increasingly ahead of natural fibers in terms of practicality. The only condition is that to be used in a bathhouse, they must have good sanitary and hygienic characteristics and high environmental friendliness.

DIY sofa

If the conditions in your bathhouse allow you to use fabric upholstery, and your hands remember how to work with wood and fabric, then you can take a risk and build a sofa for a bathhouse with your own hands. Shall we try?

As an example, let's take one of the simplest, but at the same time practical designs - a sofa book. You can sit on it comfortably, and if necessary, you can unfold it and turn it into a sleeping place. Versatility in a small sauna is an extremely useful thing. Let's go through the main stages of work:

1. We begin work with the frame, or rather, with its lower supporting part, which in the finished product will serve as a storage compartment where it is convenient to fold bed linen. It is quite obvious that to store a bed, it must be periodically hung in the open air, no matter how good ventilation your bathhouse is equipped with. In the glove box it is convenient to store a set of household utensils and containers with rowan tincture, which is so good, especially in the cold. By the way, you don’t even need to reach for the next portion. To make a box, you need four boards, two 1900 mm each, two 800 mm each, all 200 mm wide and 25 mm thick. The amplifier requires four bars with a cross section of 50×50 mm and a length of 200 mm.
2. The assembled box is reinforced along the short side with four crossbars made from four boards, 800 mm long, 50 mm wide and 20 - 25 mm thick.
3. We cover the bottom of the structure with a sheet of fiberboard measuring 1900x800 mm and about 3 mm thick.
4. The frame of the seat and backrest is made of timber with a cross-section of 40×60 mm, from which a rectangular structure with dimensions of 1890×650 mm is assembled. The mattress is supported by a set of lamellas - thin, narrow bars, which are assembled in the transverse direction in increments of 50 - 70 mm.
5. For the armrests, we form a base with the given dimensions from furniture panels. Then, along the contour of the panel base, we attach a frame from a set of bars with a cross-section of 20x40 mm.
6. To assemble the structure, you will need special accessories for book sofas, which can be purchased in specialized stores. With its help, the seat and backrest are connected, leaving a gap of 8 - 12 mm, when unfolded. When folded, the cut of the seat should not extend beyond the contour of the armrests.
7. We lay interlining on top of the lamellas, secure it and proceed to laying the foam rubber mass. The thickness of the main layer is 40 mm; here we do not forget to make cutouts for the folding mechanism. To form a supporting cushion, another strip of foam rubber, 20 mm thick, is glued along the edge of the seat. And on top, along the entire plane, there is another one - a finishing sheet, 40 mm thick, the edge of which is tucked under the edge of the seat. A multi-layer set of foam rubber will create more comfortable conditions for furniture users. Similar work is carried out with the back. At the end of which, covers are pulled over them.
8. We form the armrests. We glue a shaped foam strip, 40 mm thick, on top. There is a second one on top, but 20 mm thick. The inner side of the armrest is glued with a layer of foam rubber, 40 mm thick, not reaching the bottom of the shield 320 mm. The front part of the foam rubber at the end of the armrest is folded inward and secured. The planes are upholstered with fabric, on top of which the necessary fittings are fixed.

Let's be honest, making a sofa right away will not be easy. The right solution, so to speak, a “breakdown of the pen”, can be considered to be carrying out repair work on upholstered and other furniture.

This will allow you to objectively assess your capabilities to manufacture a product “from scratch.”

Lamps for baths

Halogen lamp 12 V Tylo Steam light A

Tylo Steam light A

An original wall sconce, runs on 12 V. The stainless steel sealed body is made of a glass cap and a porcelain base. Lamp power - 40 W. Light source: halogen lamp. Protection degree: ip65.

LED Cariitti SY SQ Led

LED Cariitti SY SQ Led

Original, stylish wall sconce for saunas with a power of 1 W. Miniature: 45x49 mm. Case material – stainless steel. Protection degree ip67.

LED Cariitti CR16 chrome

LED Cariitti CR16 chrome

A modern, stylish lamp will contribute to additional relaxation. Made from stainless steel. Both wall and ceiling mounting is possible. Waterproof, heatproof, durable. Light source power 0.5 W. Protection class ip67.

Halogen Harvia Steel (steel lampshade)

Halogen Harvia Steel (steel lampshade)

Elegant wall set: lamp and lampshade - made of wood and stainless steel. Dimensions: 180×230 mm. Reliably protects against splinters in the event of a lamp failure. Designed for a halogen light source with an E14 socket.

Fiber optic Cariitti Torch TL-100 (wooden rod)

Fiber optic Cariitti Torch TL-100 (wooden rod)

Fiber optic original lamp, fiber diameter 3-4 mm. Protection level: ip67. Power 1 W. Made from stainless steel, glass and wood. Dimensions: 83×175 mm.

Bathroom Stuff lamp, corner, heat-resistant

Bathroom Stuff lamp, corner, heat-resistant

Wall or ceiling corner sconce. Designed for incandescent lamp e27 with a power of 60 W. Made of ceramics and glass. IP 54. Operates at temperatures up to +125⁰С. Simple and reliable.

Sauna lamp Bathing Things round, heat-resistant

Sauna lamp Bathing Things round, heat-resistant

A simple round ceiling or wall lamp. Made of metal with a heat-resistant glass shade. Designed for an E27 incandescent lamp with a power of 60 W. IP 65. Operating temperature up to +120⁰С.lf

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Materials and colors

In the production of sofas, various raw materials are used to make frames, as well as filler and upholstery.

The best material for making bases for bathhouse furniture is considered to be natural wood.

It is not afraid of sudden temperature changes, and special impregnations make it resistant to high humidity. Furniture with frames made of metal, chipboard and MDF is not suitable for use in a bathhouse.

Recently, rattan bath furniture has become increasingly popular . This material is made from palm liana.

Thanks to the ability of the fibers to expand under the influence of steam, the wood becomes soft and bends easily if necessary to give it any shape. Rattan sofas are produced using a special technology - the frame is made of solid stems, and the upper part is made of thin and flexible branches using weaving.

Rattan wood has light colors; it can also be painted in any tone.

Genuine leather is most often used for upholstery of bath sofas . It is insensitive to temperature changes and high humidity.

Expert opinion

Mikhailova Maria Vasilievna

Furniture store manager. Knows everything about comfort and interior design

Leather does not absorb odors; moisture and various types of contaminants are easily removed from it. A leather sofa can last for many years while maintaining its original appearance.

Significant disadvantages of the material include high cost and a meager range of colors. Leather sofas come in pastel colors, white, beige, brown or black.

An inexpensive, but beautiful and durable material used as upholstery for bath sofas is tapestry . Products intended for use in conditions of high humidity are treated with special compounds that help repel liquids.

However, before sitting on such a sofa, it is recommended to dry yourself.

The tapestry can have different colors - from light to dark tones, with patterns and prints.

Tips for choosing

When choosing sofas for a dressing room or rest room, you should take into account a number of important parameters.

• Frame. The most suitable bases are those made of spruce, larch, pine, oak, linden, cedar and other wood species.

• Upholstery. The most suitable solution is made from genuine leather. If your budget is limited, it is recommended to take a closer look at the variations made from high-quality leatherette. These 2 materials have similar characteristics and similar external presentation. However, products made from genuine leather will last much longer.

• Softness. Spring blocks, holofiber or padding polyester can be used as filler. These materials provide optimal softness to the product, and dry quickly if wet.

• Dimensions . In order for the furniture to fit in the space allocated for it, it is important to first measure the free area. For small rooms it is advisable to choose compact mini-sofas or corner solutions, and for spacious rooms any options are suitable.

• Additional functionality. Before purchasing, it is important to decide whether additional seating is needed or not. If you need a place to sleep, you should give preference to models with a transformation system. The most reliable and durable mechanisms are “click-clack”, “book”, “eurobook”.

• Manufacturer. Bath sofas are produced by domestic and imported companies. Foreign-made furniture in most cases is more expensive. To save money, you can take a closer look at sofas from domestic brands. However, it is not recommended to give preference to too cheap products of dubious production.

• When choosing sofas for a bath, you need to pay attention to the style and design of the items.

It is important that the products are simple, without excessive decoration.

Decorative pillows would be appropriate, especially if the models are deep, as they will add additional comfort when relaxing. You should also take into account the overall style of the room - the sofa should be in harmony in color and design with the interior of the space.

Lighting

The level of comfort depends on the lighting in the dressing room. Peculiarities:

1. It is better to install a row of lamps around the perimeter of the room than one large one in the center.
2. It is not recommended to use neon or high-power bulbs. The first ones give off an unpleasant cold light, the second ones make you strain your eyesight.
3. You can place an LED strip around the perimeter of the room, and install 4 separate lamps inside.

The dressing room should have large windows that will provide natural light throughout the day. Lamps along the contour can be decorated with fabric.