Best master bath layouts
7 Designer-Approved Bathroom Layout Ideas that Never Fail
Mindy Gayer
The first step to tackling any bathroom renovation is to decide on the layout. You probably spend way more time in your bathroom than you realize, so getting your layout right can take a stuffy, boring bathroom and create a serene space you enjoy being in.
Though your layout may be somewhat limited by the space you have to work with, there are many ways to arrange a bathroom to make the most out of any quantity of square footage. Whether you're lucky enough to have a huge room to work with or you have tight space you want to maximize, we asked a few designers for their favorite bathroom layouts.
From small to oversized, read on for our designers' tips on creating the best layout for your space.
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
Tiffany White, Principal Designer of Mid City Interior Design went with this layout in a recent renovation after running into a cost issue and needing to save money on plumbing.
The Layout: A bathroom with the shower and sinks lined up on the same wall.
The Shower: Here, the shower and the vanity share the same wall, opposite the door. Not only does this save on plumbing costs, but it also allows you to ensure that the first thing you see when you walk into your bathroom isn't the toilet.
The Extras: According to White, "We have found that women prefer this layout because the vanity is opposite the shower and next to a window. This eliminates 'fizzy hair' or an oily makeup application."
Mid City Interiors
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
"This house was designed for a mid-to-upper age couple," says White. "While they still love soaking after a stressful day or tough workout, the walk-in shower, with a built-in bench, will soon become a necessity."
The Layout: An expansive bathroom layout with a separate shower and bathtub, perfect for a forever home.
The Shower: This bathroom is large enough to house both a shower and a standalone tub. In the center of the bathroom, a massive soaking tub acts as a centerpiece and lends the space an air of luxury.
The Extras: If you have enough space, a built-in bench is a great way to add a permanent perch for getting ready in the morning. This is a great idea if your bathroom is attached to the master closet and you need a place to rest while getting ready every morning.
Mid City Interior Design
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
This design from Mindy Gayer is perfect for a long, narrow bathroom space.
The Layout: A long, horizontal layout with the shower and the bathtub on opposite ends of the room.
The Shower: Here, a shower sits on the same wall as the vanity, separated by a pony wall. "That allowed us to integrate the vanity and shower spaces nicely and in a way that felt intentionally designed," says Gayer.
On the other end of the bathroom is a freestanding soaking tub.
The Extras: If you have a large enough bathroom, consider splurging for a freestanding tub. According to Gayer, "freestanding tubs are great because they can help visually anchor a focal point in a bathroom." This layout is both beautiful and functional, with a window above the soaking tub to add a lot of natural light.
Mindy Gayer
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
The hardest part of planning for a renovation is predicting when your needs will change. Here's a great option for those who know they will want something different in the future.
The Layout: A mid-sized bathroom with just a soaking tub that can be easily converted to a shower when the time comes.
The Shower: "We designed the kids' bathroom to have a freestanding tub that could later be converted to a shower," says Gayer. "We installed an overhead rain shower, so that in two to three years as our clients' kids got older, they could add a wall-mounted rod with a shower curtain so the tub could double as a shower.
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The Extras: If you don't have room for both a shower and a standing tub, a layout like this proves you don't have to sacrifice those long soaks. Instead, install an overhead rain shower and tile the space behind your tubs so it can have a dual purpose.
Mindy Gayer
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
If you have a small bathroom space to work with, this layout from Christina Kim Interior Design is perfect.
The Layout: In this layout, a stacked sink vanity and makeup vanity rest opposite the shower with the toilet in between the two.
The Shower: Though this layout does not offer enough space for a standalone tub and a shower, you can opt for a dual shower-tub or go for just a walk-in shower with eye-catching tiles to act as a focal point. Think about your personal habits and which makes more sense for you.
The Extras: By placing the toilet parallel to the shower, you keep it out of the direct view.
"In a typical small bathroom floor plan, the toilet would be situated where the makeup vanity is, which would keep it in direct view", says Kim.
Borden Interiors
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
This layout from Pure Salt Interiors is great if you want two separate vanities in your master bath.
The Layout: Focused on designing a spa-like bathroom, Leigh Lincoln of Pure Sat Interiors created enough room for two standalone vanities opposite a shower and a soaking tub.
The Shower: Because this space has room for both a shower and a standalone tub, the tub becomes the focal point in the center of the room. On one side is a water closet with the toilet while the other side has the walk-in shower.
The Extras: "Utilizing one wall for a bank of cabinets allows for the addition of a vanity, offering lots of storage and counter space," says Lincoln. If storage and vanity space is key to your bathroom, consider two separate vanities over a single double-vanity.
Pure Salt Interiors
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MyDomaine/Ellen Lindner
Last but not least, the perfect layout for a cozy powder room from Aly Morford of Pure Salt Interiors.
The Layout: In this small guest powder room, a vanity and a toilet sit on the same wall with enough room for a large statement lighting piece above the vanity.
The Shower: This small powder room does not have a shower, but if you had more space or you wanted to utilize this layout for a full bath, consider putting the shower to the left of the vanity or opposite the toilet.
The Extras: Powder rooms are often focused just on the necessities, but Morford says they wanted to try to make this space feel larger than its footprint. "Adding art to the walls, choosing statement lighting above the vanity, placing pops of green, and opting for wall treatments, like wallpaper or millwork, make for a more dynamic and interesting space," she says.
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44 Primary Bathroom Ideas to Covet Right Now
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The primary bathroom is the most important bathroom in the house, a utilitarian space that does double duty as an oasis and a sanctuary. An ensuite primary bathroom should work in harmony with the primary bedroom, and include something special that the other bathrooms in the home don’t have—whether that means more space, a luxurious garden tub, a built-in dressing table, a double shower, a chandelier, patterned tile, wallpaper, or whatever else makes it feel special, stylish, and luxurious to you. Check out these inspirational primary bathrooms designed to fit a range of lifestyles and tastes for some ideas about how to tackle your own primary bathroom renovation or refresh.
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Decorative Touches
Leclair Decor
Framed artwork on the walls, a vintage-style runner, and a sculptural stool are some of the decorative touches that make this primary bathroom from the team at interior design firm Leclair Decor feel polished, comfortable, and as stylized as any other room in the house.
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Showerbox
Leclair Decor
This primary bathroom from Leclair Decor has a spacious all-glass showerbox with black metal framing that creates a self-contained shower for busy mornings.
The transparent design helps the room maintain a sense of airiness.15 Bathroom Improvement Ideas for Your Remodel
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Boho Design Style
Design by A. Naber Design / Photo by Jenny Siegwart
Interior designer Abbie Naber of San Diego, CA-based A. Naber Design added boho design style to this primary bathroom with patterned tile, a vintage rug, and a straw basket planter on the floor. She added modern touches with warm wood, contemporary black plumbing fixtures, geometric mirrors, and black-and-white globe pendant lights.
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Shower Cubby
Leclair Decor
The interior designers at Leclair Decor tucked this spacious shower into a cubby off to the side of the bathtub. They tiled it to add texture and to give the space its own identity, running tiles from floor to ceiling to make the space feel even larger.
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Floating Vanity
Leclair Decor
In this light and airy bathroom from the team at Leclair Decor, a double sink vanity runs from wall to wall to maximize space.
The dark drawers add a grounding element while suspending the vanity gives it a sense of lightness. A seamless mirrored wall above reflects the light from the opposite window, doubling the space. Brass accents add a warm note. -
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Opposites Attract
Britt Design Studio
Interior designer Andrea Pietragallo of Britt Design Studio made use of the wide proportions of this spacious primary bathroom by installing twin vanities on opposite sides of the room that allows couples to get ready at the same time with ease. The room is anchored by a large picture window and soaking tub for more relaxed moments.
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Splash of Color
Design by Jessica Nelson Design / Photo by Carina Skrobecki Photography
Interior designer Jessica Nelson of Jessica Nelson Design choose a soothing green tile feature for the shower at the far end of this calming top floor primary bathroom that highlights the curve of the ceiling and adds depth to the all-white design.
Warm wood finishes and a brass-framed mirror that is wide enough to accommodate both double sinks help balance all the white to create a warm feel. -
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Doorframe
Laura Brophy Interiors
Interior designer Laura Brophy of Newport Beach, CA-based Laura Brophy Interiors framed the cased opening between the primary bedroom and ensuite bathroom with wood to keep the transition between the two spaces seamless and highlight the ocean view from the adjacent bedroom windows.
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Moody Black Stone
Laura Brophy Interiors
Interior designer Laura Brophy of Laura Brophy Interiors went dark and moody in this primary bathroom by cladding walls and floor in black marble and stone. She ensured harmony between the spaces by choosing a bathroom vanity in the same light wood tone as the floors in the primary bedroom. The white tub and countertops echo the white walls of the next room, and a black pendant light framed in the opening between the spaces ties it all together.
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Windows
Design by Calimia Home
In this primary bathroom from the team at Calimia Home, the wraparound windows are the main event, flooding the space with natural light and a view of the trees outside. Simple gauzy half-curtains are a nod to privacy without blocking any of the abundant light. Simply framed mirrors superimposed on top of windows above the double sink vanity blend in seamlessly. Pendant lighting throughout has a light profile that provides lighting in the evenings.
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Double Doors
Design by KG Designs / Photo by Heidi Culver
Interior designer Kristin Glandon of KG Designs installed imposing carved wood double doors on a barn door-style sliding track that provides privacy between the primary bedroom and bathroom when desired. When open, the doors frame the view to the bathroom, highlighting the central tub under a large window, with a sputnik-style chandelier above and twin vanities to each side.
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Wood Paneled Ceiling
Design by Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp
In this spacious primary bathroom from interior designer Emily Henderson of Emily Henderson Design, a large soaking tub is positioned in front of a bank of windows to highlight the view outside, and the soaring ceilings are clad in natural wood for a rustic chic vibe.
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Double Sinks Single Mirror
Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Margaret Austin Photo
In this primary bathroom from interior designer Cathie Hong of Cathie Hong Interiors, the vanity is wide enough to comfortably accommodate double sinks, but a large shared round mirror instead of two individual mirrors helps the space feel more expansive, reflecting light from the opposite window.
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Light Flooded
Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Margaret Austin Photo
In this primary bathroom from interior designer Cathie Hong of Cathie Hong Interiors, an adjacent curbless walk-in shower and clawfoot tub separated by glass partitions keep the natural light flowing.
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Room With a View
Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Margaret Austin Photo
In this contemporary primary bathroom from interior designer Cathie Hong of Cathie Hong Interiors, a luxuriously minimalist wet room with a generous soaking tub and shower highlights the nearly floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Black and Brown
Leclair Decor
The team at interior design firm Leclair Decor chose an earthy palette of black and brown to outfit this primary bathroom. Brushed brass mirrors and plumbing fixtures add a bit of bling.
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Double Shower
Mary Patton Design
In this elegant primary bathroom from interior designer Mary Patton of Mary Patton Design, a corner double shower with separate doors on either side is anchored by a generous tub with a sculptural freestanding faucet.
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Zen
Laura Brophy Interiors
In this primary bathroom from interior designer Laura Brophy of Laura Brophy Interiors, calming textures and tones of white and black accents create a minimalist, zen mood.
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Platform
Kendall Wilkinson Design
In this San Francisco highrise bathroom from interior designer Kendall Wilkinson of Kendall Wilkinson Design, floor-to-ceiling glass highlights the view while a stone platform houses an all-glass shower and generous egg-shaped soaking tub for taking it all in.
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Matching Wall and Floor Tile
Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Photo by Christy Q. Photography
Interior designer Cathie Hong of Cathie Hong Interiors added interest to this long and compact all-white primary bathroom by installing dark gray tiling in a herringbone pattern that runs from the wall to the flooring. It creates a floor-to-ceiling backsplash for the tub, while adding depth and framing the view.
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Dark Ceiling
Erin Williamson Design
In this primary bathroom with high ceilings and a large skylight, interior designer Erin Williamson of Erin Williamson Design added an unexpected dark navy painted ceiling that grounds the space.
She kept the rest of the design simple, white, and clean, with patterned floor tiles, a hexagonal mirror, and a wood vanity for a cozy touch. -
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Wallpaper
Mary Patton Design
Interior designer Mary Patton of Mary Patton Design chose a delicate illustrated wallpaper, a dainty chandelier, and layered window shades to create a classic and slightly formal ambiance around the bathtub of this polished primary bathroom.
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In the Details
Mary Patton Design
Pattern and vintage touches add warmth and personality to a simple modern primary bathroom from interior designer Mary Patton of Mary Patton Design.
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Your Favorite Color
Mary Patton Design
The primary bathroom is a private space for the head(s) of the house, and should reflect your own taste and personality. Feel free to paint the walls and the ceilings in your favorite hue, like this unexpected primary bathroom from interior designer Mary Patton of Mary Patton Design.
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Bling
Erin Williamson Design
In this contemporary take on a Victorian style bathroom, interior designer Erin Williamson of Erin Williamson Design installed a blingy hammered copper clawfoot tub, added graphic floor tile, painted the ceiling in a dramatic black, and kept the rest of the room light and cool with white tiles and retro-style silver plumbing fixtures.
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Tudor Style
Whittney Parkinson Design
Interior designer Whittney Parksinson of Whittney Parkinson Design remodeled this 1920's Tudor with a 2020's style walk-in shower, juxtaposed with an antique-style dark wood double vanity, vintage mirrors, and brass fixings all around for a well balanced mix of old and new.
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Contemporary Flair
Whittney Parkinson Design
Interior designer Whittney Parkinson of Whittney Parkinson Design outfitted this contemporary bathroom with gleaming marble, a sculptural tub, and a sputnik-style chandelier.
Twin vanities are positioned under the high windows that provide privacy and natural light. A herringbone wood patterned floor adds movement and a classic note to balance all the gloss and shine. -
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Wood Accents
Design by Mindy Gayer Design Co. / Photo by Vanessa Lentine
In this fresh, easy, and earthy primary bathroom from interior designer Mindy Gayer of Mindy Gayer Design Co., white shiplap walls and wood touches including a decorative ceiling beam add a modern farmhouse feel.
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Romantic
Whittney Parkinson Design
In this romantic, old school, and classically feminine primary bathroom from interior designer Whittney Parkinson of Whittney Parkinson Design, the soaking tub is the star of the show, positioned under the window, framed with gauzy curtains, and a chandelier. The spacious room also includes double vanities, a built-in dressing table, a large shower, and a patterned tile rug feature in the center of the floor.
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Skylight
Design by Mindy Gayer Design Co. / Photo by Vanessa Lentine
In this light and airy primary bathroom from interior designer Mindy Gayer of Mindy Gayer Design Co., wrap-around windows flood the space with natural light, and a skylight over the tub tucked into the far end of the room provides a view of the stars at night.
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Double Wide Sink
Leah O'Connell Design
Interior designer Leah O'Connell of Marin County, CA-based Leah O'Connell Design chose to install a double-wide shared concrete sink on the double vanity rather than two individual sinks, and a wide shared mirror that reflects the forest green shower tile.
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Barn Door
Chelius House of Design
Interior designer Erin Chelius of Chelius House of Design separated this spacious primary bathroom from the primary bedroom with a modern white sliding barn-style door that allows it to disappear when not in use.
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Dressing Room
Charbonneau Interiors
Interior designer Nancy Charbonneau of Charbonneau Interiors created a massive hybrid dressing room and fully equipped primary bathroom space with floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinetry that runs the length of the entire right wall. The abundant storage keeps the space looking showroom-ready and clutter free. A tufted, skirted pouf in the center of the wide room provides a place to rest or put on shoes.
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Curtains
A Beautiful Mess
Blogger Elsie Larson from A Beautiful Mess created a focal point in this long and linear primary bathroom with salmon pink curtains, a sputnik-style chandelier, and a clawfoot tub.
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Green Wall
Brexton Cole Interiors
In this primary bathroom from Brexton Cole Interiors, a floor-to-ceiling green wall made from faux lawn grass panels creates a focal point, an inexpensive way to bring the outdoors inside in a windowless room.
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Loft
Will Brown Interiors
Interior designer Will Brown of Will Brown Interiors carved out a spacious primary bathroom in this open loft with earthy warm tones of brown paint, gleaming mosaic shower tile, and a matte beige tiled bathtub block in the center of the room.
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Gallery Wall
Brexton Cole Interiors
Black wall paint creates a dramatic backdrop for an eclectic gallery wall in this high-ceilinged primary bathroom from Brexton Cole Interiors.
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Indoor-Outdoor
Maite Granda
In this primary bathroom in Florida from interior designer Maite Granda, white wood paneling on the walls conceals a trompe l'oeil surprise: a door that leads to the outdoors and transforms the space into an indoor-outdoor oasis perfect for a Sunday afternoon soak in the tub.
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Boudoir
Will Brown Interiors
Interior designer Will Brown of Will Brown Interiors created a primary bathroom with a boudoir feel complete with a bathtub niche with an arched architectural surround, and a dedicated vanity decorated with a Venetian glass mirror.
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Minimalist
Design by Maite Granda
This sleek contemporary primary bathroom from interior designer Maite Granda has an air of minimalist luxury, with floor-to-ceiling window panels, rectangular sinks, silver plumbing fixtures, and a graphic black-and-white stool by the bathtub for a note of whimsy.
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Windowseat
Desiree Burns Interiors
The star of the show in this spacious primary bathroom design from interior designer Desiree Burns of Desiree Burns Interiors is a spacious windowseat between the double vanities that invites lingering and relaxation.
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Mixed Metals
Home Made by Carmona
Blogger Ursula Carmona of Home Made by Carmona used a subdued black and white palette for this primary bathroom makeover, with wood panel details, framed art, wall sconces, and mixed metals to add polish.
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Custom Built-Ins
Desiree Burns Interiors
One way to make a primary bathroom feel comfortable and luxurious is to look for opportunities to build in custom niches for essentials and decor. In this primary bathroom from interior designer Desiree Burns of Desiree Burns Interiors, the double vanity has built-in shelving for spare towels, and niches and a built-in shelf around the tub to display artwork and house bath salts.
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Open
Design by MVRDV with Mole Architects for Living Architecture / Photo by Jack Hobhouse
This minimalist design by MVRDV with Mole Architects for Living Architecture has a bathtub open to the plywood-clad primary bedroom, with an adjacent wc that includes a door. It's a space-saving, contemporary take on the notion of a primary bedroom ensuite perfect for couples without secrets.
A selection of photos by popularity "Arsenal of the Master" was made for October 2019.
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The sauna attracted attention with a beautiful and original design: the use of rounded shapes, a combination of stone and wood, accent lighting. Separately, it is worth mentioning the decoration of the walls with wooden panels, which is quite unusual for baths.
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In different countries, the steam room in a water barrel, vat, bath has its own solutions and is actually very common. The main differences are in the method of heating water and the material of the "bath". The photo shows a beautiful example of such a heated street barrel. nine0009
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Stylish Turkish bath with rich stonework. The steam room or "hararet" in the hammam is usually a spacious room, unlike the Russian and Finnish baths. The floor, as well as the benches that are located around the perimeter of the room, are finished with marble.
The shelves are heated to a temperature of no higher than 60 degrees, lying on them is quite comfortable and you can spend like this in meditation for about half an hour or more.
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The popular photo shows an original design solution for a mini sauna for two with comfortable beds.
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In the photo, useful information on stones and their service life for use in the bath.
We remind you of the requirements for sauna stones:
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Thermal resistance - resistance to high temperatures and extremes.
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Heat capacity - the ability to retain heat for a long time.
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Dimensions of stones - certain sizes are preferable for each type of stove.
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Environmental friendliness - smooth, without inclusions, impurities, the surface indicates good quality.
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In the photo, a cylindrical bath ("barrel") in section with the option of internal placement: compact and convenient. nine0016 The shape of the barrel turned out to be a real find for sauna lovers! Less useless area: due to the lack of corners, the heating area is reduced by 30%, and this is completely imperceptible for those who are relaxing inside. Just half an hour, and the temperature in the steam room rises to +80°C. Plus good air circulation.
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A beautiful example of a designer sauna with a window: instead of the usual canopy, a stylized chaise longue is used. nine0009
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Exterior and layout of an alternative sauna. As a building material, not only the usual wood can be used, but also other building materials, such as stone, brick, gas silicate.
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Finishing with wood saw cuts (concrete logs) gives the sauna originality and special sophistication. nine0009
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Finishing the bath with clapboard has now become the most common option due to its availability. The photo shows an excellent example of the "European standard" of a modern bath.
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Attractive steam room with panoramic picture window and original woodwork - a combination of wide boards with narrow planks. Bath-dream! nine0009
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Small but stylish sauna hut with thatched roof. Any guest would be happy to take a steam bath in such a bath!
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The unusual solution of 3D flat plywood benches attracted the attention of many.
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Sauna plan 6.5 m by 4 m: it was this bath plan (of the many plans that are in the photo review) that aroused the greatest interest, while the bathhouse can also serve as a guest house or the first building on a new site. Look at the review Household buildings: guest houses, garages, verandas, swimming pools, recreation areas
Chopped log blocks cut for wall decoration and beautifully fitted to each other - this is a simple and at the same time beautiful original solution. By the way, look at the range of axes in our catalog. nine0016 By the way, this is a new trend - to use wooden blocks with an uneven or brushed surface with a 3D effect. Uneven boards are nailed with a pin gun.
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You can combine several baths into one and get your own bath complex. The photo shows both a Russian bath and an outdoor font with heating and separately with cold water.
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A beautiful sauna with a modern "antique" look.
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The photo shows the air circulation in the bath with temperature distribution.
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On the photo is a sun lounger. A good folding option for convenient placement on flat ordinary shelves will help you move to a new level of comfort in the bath. nine0009
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The photo shows a beautiful interior of the washing area with SPA elements: a wooden barrel for bathing is installed and a pouring bucket is suspended.
By the way, to forget about medicines and strengthen the immune system, you need to spend only 30 seconds every day! This is how long the procedure of dousing with cold water lasts, which can change your life, strengthening your health and improving your well-being, because short-term stressful exposure literally restarts all systems of our body.
You don't need anything special for this, it would be your desire! nine0016 Experts recommend showering in the morning to invigorate the body before a working day. To do this, fill a bucket for dousing with cold water, stand in the bath, take a shower, turn on hot water and warm up under a hot shower for 15 seconds. Then take a bucket of cold water, and abruptly tip over yourself, trying to pour as much of the body as possible. Immediately after that, you need to rub yourself with a terry towel and you can go to breakfast with hot vitamin tea. It is thanks to the rapid and tangible improvement in health that more and more adherents of dousing with cold water appear. nine0009
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The photo shows how the sauna fits into the surrounding landscape: not far from the house overlooking a beautiful lawn, next to the pool.
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For an even joint, the boards of the outer skin of the sauna are milled along with a cutter with a special semicircular profile.
Convex on one side and undercut on the other. This type of connection came from shipbuilding. This is how the skin of modern wooden boats is joined, providing a tight connection. We recommend "Bullnose" or "Coil" radius cutters, in the CMT range with radii from 3.2 mm to 12.7 mm, each cutter is equipped with brazed carbide cutting edges and an orange Teflon coating. nine0009
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Often a combination of finishes is used in the bath: wood with stone. First of all, this concerns the area where the furnace is installed. The photo is a worthy example of such a steam room.
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The steam room is the heart of the sauna and its essence. It is the most complex in design, and without fail there must be a furnace.
For convenient placement, sunbeds, benches or, as they are called differently, shelves (shelves), are necessarily installed. nine0016 In the popular photo above, there are various options for the layout of the steam room.
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These are the projects of a small Finnish family company SUNHOUSE, which has been specializing since 2007 in modern sauna houses in a recognizable corporate style.
Kalle Oikari has been in the log house industry for over 20 years and, together with his wife Inga Oikarin, as an entrepreneur and building architect, have designed and built over 600 log houses. nine0016 Healthy indoor air, easy workability, freedom of design, acoustic properties, warmth and naturalness are all unique properties of wood.
SUNHOUSE adds to this the principle, formulated back in the 25th century BC by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, that architecture should pursue three goals: beauty, durability and usability (venustas, firmitas, utilitas). Kalle Oikari SUNHOUSE believes that this definition is the law of conservation of building value. The aforementioned - beauty, durability and ease of use - should be in harmony with each other, and none of the three should dominate the other.
nine0016 The victory in the rating of views in the "Bath and Sauna Ideas" Review confirms that the philosophy of SUNHOUSE is fully reflected in their projects and finds the highest response from our Visitors.
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One-story arctic pine sauna | Wooden houses of manual felling
Ekibastuz. Here, in the north-east of Kazakhstan Artel "Danila, Makar and Brothers" built the country's first bathhouse from the dead polar pine Kelo.
Architect Vitaliy Angatkin designed a bathhouse, where there is everything you need to comfortably relax and spend the day: a small dining room with a kitchen and a relaxation area, a bathhouse with a dressing room, a steam room and a washing room, a bathroom. In good weather, the company can sit on a covered terrace equipped with a hearth. Closed firewood is located on the opposite end. The area of the premises is 67 sq. meters, a terrace with a woodcutter - 35 sq. meters. nine0009
The log cabin is made of dry polar Kelo pine, which is harvested only in Karelia.
All construction details are made at the production site of Artel in Petrozavodsk. The disassembled frame was brought to Ekibastuz and reassembled on a pre-prepared foundation.
The log house is made of logs with a diameter of 32 cm. The climate in Ekibastuz is continental - frosts down to -20°C in winter, hot in summer. The thick log walls of this sauna keep it warm in winter and cool in summer. nine0009
Polar pine wood is very dense and durable - it is not afraid of pests and rot. The surface of the logs is not processed in any way in order to preserve the unique appearance of this material - a unique texture and silver color.
The squat silhouette of the sauna looks very harmonious. The orange color of the ends of the logs is very in harmony with the silvery surface of the walls. The bath looks like a hut from a fairy tale.
The roof is also wooden - from unedged larch boards. Larch wood is dense and resinous - just right for the roof.
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Come closer. Everything is done in the best traditions of Russian wooden architecture: tightly fitted crowns, platbands from unedged boards, cornices - everything is made of wood. Is that double-glazed windows in the windows - the most modern multi-chamber.
Sauna welcomes guests: the entrance to the bathhouse is through a terrace equipped for gatherings. On both sides the terrace is closed from wind and bad weather; a high roof with an open truss system creates space and volume. nine0009
Hearth, mini-kitchen, table and benches - the terrace is equipped with everything you need to sit in company, eat dishes cooked on an open fire, drink tea from a samovar.
Supports made of thick knotted logs contrast with floorboards carved from solid trunks. The lines of the boards echo the rafters on the ceiling - this is the architect's idea.
The furniture is also made of polar Kelo pine: rough forms of benches and stools, a tabletop made from one board - you can admire the pattern of natural wood endlessly.
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Let's not rush and admire. It is felt that the craftsmen are very fond of the material they work with and really want to reveal its beauty.
For a complete resemblance to a fairy tale, only one of the fairy-tale inhabitants was missing. However, here they are - Baba Yaga in a mortar and the Talking Raven on her shoulder.
Sophisticated and concise lighting helps to admire the sauna after sunset. nine0009
Let's go inside and see what wonders lie ahead of us.
We open a massive door on forged hinges, leave fur coats, hats, winter cold in the vestibule and go in...
Floors. Amazing, unique and very beautiful. They are made of unedged pine board and coated with strong and durable varnish. Perhaps this is the only surface covered with synthetic material - it is easy to care for, it does not get dirty and retains the original color of the wood. The surfaces of walls and ceilings are left in their original natural form.
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The recreation room is small, but very comfortable. The passage divides it into two parts - the kitchen-dining room and the living room. From the table, you can sit on wooden sofas and continue the conversation.
The furniture in the kitchen is unusual and absolutely fabulous. Massive stools with forged legs surrounded a table carved from a single trunk. You will not find such furniture in any store. For its production in the Artel there is a special workshop, and the same dry Karelian pine serves as the material. nine0009
The living room is as expressive as the dining room. And the furniture here is no less amazing: a huge chock instead of a coffee table, a stump with a back as a chair.
High ceilings made of Altai cedar delight the eye and fill the air with the unique and rich aroma of resinous wood.
The lighting has been specially thought out. Architect Vitaly Angatkin made sure that the beauty of the interior is not lost in the dark nooks and crannies.
Small but numerous lamps create soft and even lighting. Twisted vintage wires are mounted the old fashioned way - on insulators. They are harmoniously combined with log walls and plank ceilings. nine0009
And here is the most important thing - the steam room. Hotly heated, fragrant, she is waiting for guests. Choose a more comfortable bowl and a stronger broom!
Cedar boards, from which the ceiling and shelves are made, are the best material for the steam room. Cedar wood is not as resinous as that of a Christmas tree or pine, but it is fragrant and very pleasant to the touch.
The floor is tiled, but covered with wooden bars - both hygienic and pleasant for bare feet. nine0009
There must be a window in the steam room - natural light gives strength and uplifts the mood.
Steamed up - wash yourself. Climb into the font and enjoy a cool shower.
The atmosphere of the bathhouse and its entire interior are conducive to relaxation and unhurried contemplation.
