| At the times of Ancient Chinese civilization, | | | | |
| Great Rome Empire and Egyptian Pharaohs, | | | | It is important to think about location of |
| availability of a separate bathroom was the | | | | furniture, equipment and accessories in a |
| sign of wealth and grandeur, high social | | | | small bathroom. Sometimes it is enough to |
| position and common courtesy. Ancient | | | | turn the bath tub to the other wall, to place |
| bathrooms were certainly much different from | | | | the closet basin diagonally in the corner, to |
| the modern ones; they looked like huge halls, | | | | replace a bath tub with a corner shower |
| decorated with valuable materials: golden | | | | cubicle, to install a towel heater to the |
| marble, precious stones, silk and satin, fine | | | | free wall, to remove a non-structural |
| wood. In addition, those bathrooms were very | | | | partition between the bathroom and the toilet |
| light. Princesses and members of royal | | | | to create an additional active area and |
| families spent plenty of time for bathing. | | | | improve the bathroom design. |
| Rose petals, various essential oils, olive | | | | |
| oil were added to the bath for their toning | | | | Having chosen the layout, think about the |
| and soothing effects on the organism, as well | | | | color tone of the new bathroom. Remember, |
| as for skin softening and moistening. The | | | | that light walls and white or mirror ceiling |
| ritual of taking a bath was different across | | | | increase the space optically, and the dark |
| the countries, but it was always paid special | | | | ones decrease it. From our point of view, it |
| attention to. | | | | is better to choose mat surface decoration |
| | | | materials, as sparkling glossy surfaces |
| In modern life, a bathroom and a toilet | | | | unconsciously irritate the eyes, and the |
| remain the most important places of the flat, | | | | bathroom should have the contrary effect. |
| where we take care of ourselves and observe | | | | |
| the procedures of personal hygiene. According | | | | To increase the ceiling height optically, it |
| to statistical data, a person spends more | | | | is necessary to tile the walls as follows: to |
| than an hour in the bathroom and toilet each | | | | place darker tile to about 80cm - 90cm from |
| day. That is why a bathroom should be | | | | the floor level with light colored tile above |
| pleasant looking and have a soothing effect. | | | | it (to the ceiling). For smooth transition |
| In the evening, after a long intensive | | | | from the dark color to the light one, it is |
| working day, it is so pleasant to take a | | | | advisable to use the decorative border, |
| refreshing shower, to luxuriate in the bath, | | | | containing similar color tones and tinges. |
| relax, cheer up and refresh. | | | | |
| | | | For the floor area increase, it is |
| For comfort of a bathroom and a toilet, such | | | | recommended to tile it diagonally, not |
| factors as microclimate, absence of high | | | | parallel to the walls. Try to choose the |
| dampness and dead air, are very important. | | | | color of the floor tile similar to that on |
| New bathroom installation demands to pay | | | | the lower part of the walls, or a bit darker. |
| special attention to ventilation, towel | | | | If you have a toilet separate from the |
| heater, which dries not only clothes, as well | | | | bathroom, you may choose the tile of |
| as bathroom air. For better heat exchange it | | | | different colors for the toilet and the |
| is recommended to make the floor in the | | | | bathroom. This will add to the variety and |
| bathroom warm. Otherwise, there may appear | | | | make the premises independent from each |
| blue stain fungus, mould, odor nuisance, | | | | other. For perception of the bathroom unit as |
| dampness, rust, and condensate on the pipes | | | | a single space, it can be tiled with the same |
| in your bathroom. | | | | colored tiles. |