To create an original panel for decorating a bath room with your own hands, it is not necessary to have a special artistic talent. However, it is necessary to choose the right practical and environmentally friendly material, as well as adhere to the technology of its manufacture. Content:
- Materials (edit)
- Carved panels
- Plywood decorations
- Burner making
- Mosaic panel
- Frame for panels
Decorative elements for interior decoration in the bath play a special role - they create a general atmosphere. They must be chosen with the utmost care. Not only the steam room, but also the washing room, the rest room, and the dressing room are constantly exposed to changes in temperature and humidity. For this reason, not all materials can be used in the manufacture of a picture, mosaic canvas or panel for a bath.
Materials for making panels in the bath
To begin with, keep in mind that the interior of the bath cannot be decorated with products from:
- Paper … High humidity in bath rooms will damage this picture. Even decoration made of thick cardboard will suffer. In addition, this material is flammable.
- Glass … The glass product tends to fog up. Therefore, its installation in a bath is completely inappropriate. Also, with temperature drops, it can crack. And this is not safe.
- Dyed fabric … Painting on canvas will not withstand moisture and deteriorate. The fabric also does not meet fire safety standards.
The most common material for the manufacture of decorative elements for a bath interior is wood. It is ideally combined with the general atmosphere in the steam room. Also, this material is able to withstand frequent temperature drops and high humidity. Various bath decorations can be made of wood: carved panels, plywood products, pictures with a burner. Even product frames can be made from this practical and sustainable material.
Mosaic panels in the interior of baths are very popular. Bathrooms mosaic is made of heat and moisture resistant materials. With its help, you can easily translate into reality any design solution. It consists of small square multi-colored parts made of natural stone, ceramics or porcelain stoneware, assembled into a pattern on a grid that is attached to the wall. This feature of the mosaic allows you to decorate even semicircular surfaces with it.
Manufacturing technology of carved panels for a bath
Wood carving is often used to decorate tables and chairs in a rest room, as well as for a variety of panels. Before starting work on carved paintings, you need to decide on a drawing. Here you can fully express your imagination and sketch a personal sketch or use any other ready-made drawing.
Most often, a bath attendant with equipment or corpulent ladies in a steam room are cut out on wooden panels for decorating a steam room. Also very popular are the cut out interesting sayings about the bath: "To wash in the bath - to be reborn" or "Fragrant steam heals not only the body, but also the soul."
You can purchase such a product in a store or from folk craftsmen, however, with minimal artistic skills, you can make a panel using wood carving with your own hands. To do this, you need a piece of a block of any tree and a sharp knife.
We carry out the work in the following sequence:
- We grind the block from the inside.
- Cut out a drawing with a knife.
- We cover the cut elements with water stain.
- We process the rest with a solution of linseed oil and turpentine.
- We nail in the galvanized fastener.
Such a product can be used to decorate a dressing room or a rest room.
The specifics of the manufacture of plywood decorations for a bath
If it is difficult to make a panel for a bathhouse made of wood, then you can use plywood as an alternative. Such decorative elements, if properly designed, will perfectly complement the interior of the steam room.
To make a product yourself, we adhere to the following instructions:
- We draw on paper a pattern with which we want to decorate the bath room.
- We translate the drawing onto plywood using a carbon copy.
- Drill holes in the closed fragments with a drill.
- We cut out the pattern.
- We cover the product with several layers of colorless varnish.
- We attach a galvanized metal fastener.
If desired, some elements of the picture can be burned out. By combining these two methods, you can create an original decoration for the steam room.
Instructions for making bath panels with a burner
Very often, the natural texture of wood becomes the basis for applying a pattern with a burner. If you do not have special artistic ability, then we recommend doing the work in this order:
- We transfer the desired pattern to the block using a carbon paper with a simple pencil.
- We repeat the contour of the drawing with the burner.
- We cover the surface with colorless varnish in several layers.
- We fix the galvanized fastening part at the back.
To draw a bright, contrasting line, you need to press the tool in harder. Draw minor lines with moderate pressure. Make sketches with light movements.
Features of making a mosaic panel for a bath
Recently, mosaic has become more and more relevant in the decoration of the walls of bath rooms. Most often, it is used for the interior cladding of a Turkish bath, since it can be used to emphasize the national oriental flavor. However, this decorative element is also popular in traditional Russian baths. Before creating a mosaic panel for a bath, you need to decide on the size, shape, relief, image and shades of the picture.
The mosaic panel is installed in the following order:
- We fix individual parts on a special grid. Please note that at this stage, the elements can be easily torn off from the common canvas and replaced with others. This allows you to create an original drawing.
- We number the grids in order to simplify the installation of large canvases.
- We align the walls and prepare the surface for installing the panel.
- We glue individual fragments of the mosaic using white glue.
- We rub the seams. We select the color of the grout in small steam rooms in accordance with the general background. Contrasting colors can be chosen for the panels in the overall bath rooms.
If you wish, you can mount the frame from the frieze or simply install the drawing in the plane of the wall. A mosaic panel can visually expand a small room. The market offers a variety of 3D effect mosaic production models. You can decorate your bath with a pattern of any geometric shape. Please note that a mosaic panel is not the main finishing coating, but an element of decor. Therefore, it should stand out on the wall, and not merge with the overall cladding.
Rules for making a wooden frame for a panel in a bath
In order to build an original frame for pictures in the bath with your own hands, you can use even branches. We act according to the following algorithm:
- With garden scissors, we divide the branches, taking into account about four pieces on each side of the future frame.
- We tie each bundle. As a result, you should get four bunches of branches.
- We connect them together, forming a frame.
- We cover the product with a water-based stain.
- Apply an additional layer of varnish if desired.
- We mount galvanized steel fasteners on the back.
In such a frame, you can install any wooden product to decorate the bath room.
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Interior decoration in a steam room is important for creating an overall atmosphere. The above instructions and photo panels for the bath will help you create an original decoration yourself with your own hands, even without special artistic skills.
