Plastic design in the bathroom

Plastic panels - an option in which aesthetics and savings are perfectly combined. Plastic panels are great for use in rooms with high humidity, in addition, they look very attractive. But the design of plastic in the bathroom will be beautiful only if you choose the right material and competently complete the design. We will deal with possible options and features of such a finishing material in this article.

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Tile or plastic?

There are many options when deciding which panels are best to finish a bathroom:

• Many consumers consider ceramic tiles to be the best finishing material. But it is not always available, since it is quite expensive, it is difficult to mount it.
• At the same time, plastic is a worthy alternative. It resists moisture, temperature extremes, has light weight, a wide range of colors and textures, maintains its appearance for a long time, is easy to install, and does not require a thorough rough surface finish.

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Competent choice of PVC panels:

• Be sure to keep in mind that the quality of panels can be different. When choosing a material, you need to pay attention to how many ribs it has, what is the degree of protection against moisture and shock.
• Equally important is the color. The most important thing is the uniformity of the picture. Just as when choosing ceramic tiles, it is important that the panels are from the same batch. In this case, the shade will be exactly the same.
• Despite the low cost of the material, there is no need to save too much. Otherwise, the product may turn out to be of poor quality, which will affect the aesthetic appearance of the room.

Important! For a toilet or a bathroom, do not choose panels that have a three-dimensional pattern or embossed texture. In such places, fungus and mold can multiply, which are then very difficult to clean.

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Combination with other materials

Someone thinks that designing a bathroom with panels is a cheap, solid and not interesting option. But this is not true. Thanks to some ideas and techniques, it is possible to create an original and interesting interior:

• The combination of plastic and paint or textured plaster looks great. For example, you can mount narrow matte panels at a height of one and a half meters from the floor, and paint everything else in a suitable shade.
• For ethnic style, you can use a material with an imitation of wood texture. To complete the picture, you can install simple wooden furniture and lightweight cotton curtains. But if you use the material “marbled”, even high-quality, it will turn the decor into cheap and unnatural.
• Photo printing is used to apply a variety of patterns. You can even place the whole picture above the bathroom.
• To make the environment more diverse, you can alternate contrasting colors or use panels with different widths.
• Such material is produced even with imitation of ceramic tiles. It can be both monophonic, and with various prints, patterns. It is quite possible to lay out an interesting pattern that will frame borders, columns or friezes.

Important! The plastic finish blends perfectly with the rack ceiling, which has conventional or mirrored inserts.

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Bathroom Ideas

In modern repair, a variety of design styles are used. What panels are better to finish the bathroom? The design is chosen by the owner in accordance with his taste. At registration of the room interior items are surely added.

Modern

This style is characterized by a maximum amount of free space and a minimum amount of excess. To complete this finish, you need creative thinking:

• Ceilings and walls usually consist of several levels.
• In addition, a large number of lighting devices are used.

Important! Plastic is characterized by a high degree of fire safety, it does not burn and does not smolder, so you can safely mount lighting in it.

• Most often they use light material.
• The main advantage of this style is that the space is divided into several zones.

Sea style

In this style, the bathroom is often decorated with plastic panels:

• To display sand, water and the sun they use material of natural colors. Bright colors are usually represented by red and orange.
• “Marine” premises are characterized by a large number of small parts. Not only panels are mounted here, but also paintings with the image of ships, sunset, sailors are hung. To decorate the interior, you can use starfish, anchors, helms, shells, pendulums, pebbles, etc.
• For visual expansion of space, large mirrors are required.

European style

It is quite popular, since the main advantage of the style is practicality:

• The main thing is that wall panels should not be monophonic. A combination of colors is used to harmonize the appearance of the room.
• Lighting devices must be of unusual shape.
• The material for the walls can be drawings.

Important! Images of plants or animals, natural landscapes are often popular.

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Install panels

Plastic panels are very convenient in that they hide all minor flaws on the surface. But if there are defects protruding more than a centimeter, you will have to work a little to eliminate them. Correct all defects is not worth it - just eliminate the largest.

Mounting Methods

When installing the panels, you can use glue or self-tapping screws:

• When choosing a fastening method, keep in mind that after using glue it will not be so easy to remove the panels if necessary. Glue has another drawback - the work will be quite dirty. At the same time, a special mixture is prepared, which will need to be applied with a spatula.
• The best option is the use of plastic guides. They are horizontally fixed to the wall: under the ceiling, near the floor and in the middle.

Important! If you want the design to be more solid and durable, the guides can be used in larger quantities.

• You can use hidden brackets-fasteners during repairs. Usually they are used on flat surfaces, most often - from drywall. Each bracket is connected to the surface using nails or self-tapping screws.

Important! The disadvantage of such fasteners is that in the walls of concrete or brick for the brackets you first need to drill holes. And the main plus - there is no decrease in the area of ​​the room, since you do not need to spend it on the crate.

Installation instructions

So, the design of the plastic panels in the bathroom is selected, now it remains to fix them:

• We fix the guides on the walls using dowels.
• We cut the panels to the required size.
• We begin to fasten them to the guides, using small screws.

Important! Before fixing, the panel is inserted into the slice of the already fixed material. This allows you to make mounting points invisible.

• After the material is fixed, the seams are checked. To do this, use a level or a bubble level.
• At the corners, the strips are cut to the required width. In order for the gaps to be invisible, they are closed with the help of corners or a fringing profile.
• Sealant is used to seal joints and corners. This will not allow dampness to spread and mold to form.
• The last step is fixing the plastic profile or corners.

Important! If there is a heated towel rail or battery in the bathroom, the distance to the panels should be at least four centimeters. High temperatures can lead to deformation of the material.

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Stock footage

Be sure to remember: before starting the repair, you need to draw up a project. It takes into account everything: how the walls will be prepared, the old finish will be dismantled, plastic installed, etc. This approach will eliminate the difficulties before they appear.