Colored toilets: types and options in the interior
Modern bathrooms are often decorated in bright colors and shades, which is why you can easily find original colored toilet bowls in plumbing stores. Thanks to them, you can create a creative design in any bathroom.
Advantages and disadvantages
Toilet bowls, presented in various colors, are not always designs of only one shade. Some devices can sparkle with all kinds of intricate colors or have interesting patterns on their surface. Modern technologies make it possible to apply various kinds of images to the surface of such a product, thereby helping to create a vivid memorable ornament.
The main disadvantage of such products can be called their rather high price compared to snow-white specimens. At the same time, they have many significant advantages..
- Individuality and catchy brightness. This kind of plumbing looks much more expressive and therefore will help to give a small space a special charm and original appearance.
- A wide range of colors and patterns. In this case, a colored coating of an already finished device or a certain dye can be used, which is added directly to the raw materials when the toilet bowls are released.
- Possibility to design a creative bathroom. If you install a catchy colored toilet bowl in your toilet of an unusual shape, it can easily become the main accent in this room.
Obviously, the main advantage of colored products can be considered their appearance, it is for this reason that this kind of plumbing is so much in demand among lovers of not quite ordinary interior items.
Popular colors
In order to choose the right colored toilet for yourself, you need to familiarize yourself with how such products are made, what is the essence of the technology for their coloring. The service life of the products and their properties will directly depend on these parameters. According to the type of production, all such products are divided into two types.
- Devices that were painted during their production... Such toilets will differ in a rather faded color. Most often they have matte colors and will only look interesting in black or in dark colors.
- Glazed model. After release, the toilet is covered with a special enamel glaze, which gives the product the most intense shades. Glaze is the best finish to give your toilet color the desired durability. If you initially properly care for such a toilet, then it will last as long as possible.
From the most eye-catching reds to calm blues, from delicate greens to deep lilacs - toilets can have such a variety of colors today. One has only to decide on the choice, and such a toilet will decorate the bathroom and delight with its originality.
A creative looking toilet in your favorite shade can be made to order. Such products are often applied with all sorts of patterns, fashionable prints, for example, those that imitate the skins of tropical animals. Also, sometimes you can even find full-fledged paintings on the toilet bowls, such products are sometimes encrusted with Swarovski crystals or decorated with original glass elements.
In certain models of toilet bowls, their appearance can be changed from time to time with the help of special replaceable color inserts.
If your budget allows you, and you are looking for an unusual toilet for your bathroom, then in modern design studios you can find real works of art: products of the most incredible shapes and unimaginable colors that will help you highlight the individuality of your toilet.
These unforgettable toilets will attract attention, bring their own flavor to the interior of the room - these can be multi-colored models, where the bowl has one color, the cistern is another, the seat is the third.
In stores, you can find models of toilets in different color variations.
- Brown tone can be chosen for interiors of different rooms. The rich color of the color of chocolate has the ability to soothe, goes well with terracotta, white, beige and milky colors. A chocolate toilet will become a bright accent of a room, just like, for example, a burgundy one.
- Green color will allow you to bring notes of freshness to the interior. Usually, all shades of greens evoke a feeling of complete unity with the natural environment, this color scheme will look great next to blue, orange, black and white flowers.
- Blue or light blue toilet will fit perfectly into many interiors and will look harmoniously with finishes in which shades of a similar color range will be used.
- Pink toilets add a touch of glamor. It is good if other interior items are, for example, white, soft lilac or lavender, although you can also choose darker tones as a contrast.
- Gray toilet it is best to select it for a bright decoration of the room in order to emphasize it. The gray color allows you to highlight other colors and is in perfect harmony with them, for example, it will look good with purple.
- Yellow gives the room a touch of warmth. Bright yellow tones in the toilet can be combined with beige or brown trim.
Also, colored toilets can be glossy (have a characteristic shine and pearlescent tints) or matte (without shine and gloss).
When choosing an original toilet, they take into account not only the color, but also the type of construction. They are as follows:
- floor version - mounted on the floor, often includes an external tank in the kit (so-called compact models);
- attachment option - also has a floor-mounted type of installation (often comes complete with a hidden cistern);
- hanging version - fixed directly on the wall, the structure is hidden inside, only the flush button remains visible.
Brands
Most often, you can find colored products produced by such well-known brands as Oskar or Monaco, Oskol ceramics or Monarh, Slavuta or Kirov ceramics.
Chinese company Oskar produces not very expensive, but rather high-quality products from the most intense to the most delicate colors.
Another brand Monaco usually pleases consumers with products of not quite standard shapes and the most unusual colors.
Striking black, expensive-looking burgundy, delicate flamingo color - toilets from this manufacturer will no doubt be able to decorate your ordinary bathroom.
Brand name "Oskol ceramics" manufactures toilet bowls in 4 popular colors: black, red, emerald blue.
If you are looking for something truly exclusive and the most fashionable, you should pay attention to such a famous Italian brand as Cielo, since the leading European engineers are working on the design of its products. The greatest demand for collections under the names Shui and Jungle... The first has the most original and simply stunning appearance, and the second will attract attention with its unusual design under the skins of snakes and animals.
How to choose a color for the interior of the toilet?
Most often, colored products are chosen by those buyers who, with the help of these devices, want to emphasize the stylish design of their bathroom. The use of bright colors and incredible shapes will allow home owners unleash your personality and showcase cutting edge looks when decorating your washroom.
Colored bins for such products will look original. If you have long wanted to refresh the boring interior of the room, just replace the snow-white toilet cistern with a colored one and get a stunning effect that will delight you.
To correctly determine the color of the toilet bowl you need, you need to familiarize yourself with several options for decorating the bathroom, since the desired result will directly depend on them.
- If there are more warm tones in the bathroom, then you should choose a cold shade as an accent. For a room decorated in cool colors, it is worth using a warm palette (in the blue bathroom there is an orange toilet bowl).
- Using similar shades. In such a bathroom, you can use, for example, a bright blue toilet, while the walls will be blue.
- Bold colors in neutral interiors. For a snow-white, gray, black finish of bathrooms, you can choose absolutely any color of the toilet.
- The color of the device is best combined with the base color of the walls and other furnishings. At the same time, designers advise using no more than 4 colors in a small room.
Subtleties of care
When purchasing a toilet, you should make sure that there are no defects such as cracks or chips, uneven colors or uneven images on it. If defects are present, discard the selection of this product.
When choosing, technical characteristics such as the type of connection, the method of fixing the tank, the shape of the bowl and parameters are also important. It's best to ask right away who is the manufacturer of the model that you have chosen for yourself, and opt for devices of well-known brands.
Give preference to porcelain, and then your toilet will retain its original color for a long time.
The toilet should be comfortable during operation, for this reason, when choosing, do not hesitate and try to sit on it for a while.
If you dream that a new toilet will delight you with its bright appearance for a long time, you need to handle it carefully. For cleaning, it is worth using only special means; in no case should boiling water be poured onto the toilet.
Successful examples
- A yellow toilet bowl can be a great addition to an interior decorated in the lightest colors with dark patterns.
- The original toilet bowl, decorated in a snake print, will make your bathroom truly exclusive.
- Glossy gold products will captivate your household with their luxurious appearance.
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