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Five bathroom updates buyers will appreciate
Ukuba, Emva kokubambelela ekhaya kangangeenyanga eziphelile, Uthatha isitokhwe sendawo ongqongileyo kwaye ujonge iindlela zokwenza inkangeleko okanye ukuphucula ukusebenza kwekhaya lakho, AWUKHO wedwa. Ngokwengxelo yokuphononongwa kwewaranti yasekhaya, I-intanethi yokukhangela enxulumene nokuhlwaywa ekhaya 84 percent this year. Kunye nohlaziyo oluncinci kodwa olunokufikelelwa kwi-chitroom, ezinje nge-tile, hardware, or paint, ziphakathi kweeprojekthi ezidumileyo, Ngokwengxelo.
Ukuba uza kuhlaziya igumbi lokuhlambela kwaye ufuna ukhetho lwakho lokuzimela ngokuhamba kwexesha, Inyathelo lokuqala kukufumanisa ukuba zeziphi iindlela eziza kuba ngexesha elifanelekileyo.
"Abantu bathanda ukuwela kwinkampu enye okanye ezimbini,’’ said interior designer Michael Winn of Winn Design and Build in northern Virginia. "Bafuna igumbi lokuhlambela elijongeka kakhulu, or they want something contemporary and spa-like, like the Four Seasons.’’ Translation: Kubantu abaninzi, the bathroom might not be the place to get splashy.
Kodwa kuthekani ukuba uthandane nemibala kunye neepateni? "Ngamaxesha athile, ezona zinto zingenasiphelo zizinto ozithandayo,’’ said Katy Harbin, Umyili osekwe kwiNorth Carolina. "Kukho abantu abaphinda igumbi labo lokuhlambela 10 iminyaka,’’ and for them, Ukukhetha umbala wepeyinti wonyaka kunye ne-Hardware ye-Hardware inokusebenza.
Kwabo bafuna ukuyenza ilungile kwaye yenziwe, nangona kunjalo, Winn, Harbin, and Boston-based interior designer Erin Gates, Umbhali we "izinto zendlela yosapho,’’ agreed on five bathroom updates that are truly timeless.
An all-white palette
Whether you prefer a classic-looking bathroom or a spa-like retreat, Winn said, “white doesn’t go out of style.’’ Think white paint, tile, amabala, vanities, and textiles.
Ukuba ufumanisa umbala onomdla, Ungakongeza ngonyango lwefestile kunye neetawuli, Gates suggested, okanye iphepha lodonga kunye nobugcisa. "Lungisa nje ukufaka iphepha-mvume kwigumbi lokuhlambela elisetyenziselwa igumbi lokuhlambela, as the steam can sometimes cause the paper to peel.’’
UHarbin uthanda iitawuli ezimhlophe ngomkhondo we-trim "ngombala we-perky."
Ukukhetha umbala wepeyinti ofanelekileyo kunokuba yinkohliso, Harbin said, Ke kubalulekile uku-odola iisampulu zemibala enkulu kwiivenkile zepeyinti kunokuba zixhomekeke kumakhadi epeyinti. "Unokuba negumbi lokuhlambela lasemhlabeni, Njengomntu onde kakhulu . . . kwaye ukuba ubeka i-white emhlophe ngayo, Iwela iflethi, but rich creams’’ will work, she said. Ukuba awukwazi ukufumana iisampulu ezinkulu, Fumana imbiza yesampulu kwaye upeyinta ibhodi yepoli ukuze ubone ukuba yonke into ijongeka njani phantsi kweHardy Hight. Beka ipeyinti ecaleni kwe-thayile kunye neesampulu zebala ukuze uqiniseke ukuba zonke zisebenza kunye.
Mixed metals
Ukudibanisa iindidi ezimbini zentsimbi kwisithuba kunokuma ngcono kunokuba uhambe ngetrandy enye yegumbi. Ngokweentsimbi ezithile, "I-nickel ecocekileyo ayinaxesha,’’ Winn said. Amasango, nayo, Ikhetha i-nickel evuthiweyo; kwigumbi lakhe lokuhlambela, Usebenzisa isipili segolide.
Xa usebenzisa izinyithi ezimbini ezahlukeneyo (kwaye akukho ngaphezulu kwesibini), Harbin said, “repeat them enough and it will look good.’’ Try using gold on knobs and a mirror and nickel on faucets and hardware, kwaye mhlawumbi ukukhanya kwakho, umzekelo.
Ukutyala imali kwi-Hardware ephezulu yensimbi kuya kunceda kunye nobomi. I-faupet enemigangatho ye-brass kunye netekhnoloji efanelekileyo "isenokuba yexabiso ekuqalekeni, Kodwa uya kuba nombulelo kamva,’’ Harbin said.
Marble countertops
"Marble, okanye i-faux marble, njenge-quartz ngembonakalo yemabula, soze ndiphume kwisitayile,’’ Winn said. Amasango avumelana, Ngevoti ye-carrara ye-carrara.
Ithambile, I-poroung elilitye ifuna ukuphilisa kwe-seminan ukugcina imbonakalo yayo, Winn said; Izizukulwana ezintsha ze-countertops kwizixhobo eziqinileyo zibonelela ngelonwa le-marble ngaphandle kwesondlo. "Ezi zinto zibala zigqibelele ekusebenziseni igumbi lokuhlambela, ezinjengezo zisetyenziswa ngabantwana,’’ he explained. Imarble eqinileyo-uqhelekile $100 ukuya $200 Ngonyawo lwesikwere; “marble-like material’’ is about $45 ukuya $75 Ngonyawo lwesikwere, Winn said.
Iipateni ze-tile zendabuko
I-White Suby Teight kwi-shabile okanye igumbi lokuhlambela alisoze libe yiminyaka ubudala, Winn said. Kwimigangatho, penny tile — white or black and white — is still found in homes built in the 1950s and ’60s in North Arlington, VA., Winn said, Kodwa abathengi bayayibuza kwigumbi elitsha lokuhlambela. Ezinye i-classics zibandakanya i-hexagonal kunye neepateni zebhasikithi.
Ukukhetha ezi thayile kwi-white "kuya kuba ngcono,’’ Winn said, kunethayile kwimibala ebhalwe ngqindilili okanye iipateni. (Ukuba uthanda umbala kunye nombala, endaweni yephepheni ye-pile enesibindi, Zama umngxunya onokutshintshwa ngokulula.)
Winn suggested white grout with white tile for a classic look. Kwisiva sanamhlanje, Zama i-charcoal okanye great grout nge-tile ye-white emhlophe. Ubungakanani, I-thayile yomgangatho omkhulu, njenge 8 ngu 8 i-intshi okanye 12 ngu 24 intshi, Unokwenza igumbi libonakala likhulu, Kuba imigca yeGrout ayibonakali kancinci,’’ Winn said. Iithayile ezincinci- 1 ngu 1 intshi okanye 2.25 ngu 2.25 i-intshi - ilungele amagumbi omgundu "ukudala i-ET, repetitious look.’’ They can also be beneficial in a shower, Kuba imigca engaphezulu ye-grout inceda ukukhusela ukutyibilika, Gates said.
A furniture-style vanity
Winn recommended a “free-standing, Ifenitshala-Ibanga le-Phinge,’’ which will “make the bathroom seem less utilitarian,’’ he said.
Amasango athanda amampunge asimanzi amileyo kunye neminyango ye-shaker kunye ne-shandes enesinki-isitayile esinebhafu yakhe. Isitayile se-shaker silula, she said, Ngaphandle kweenkcukacha ze-ornate, kwaye ihlolwe kwimbali. Gates recommended a custom vanity, Ukuba uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali luvumela.
Mhlophe, gray, and limed oak wood are all safe bets for a classic look that won’t age, she said. Kwigumbi lomgubo, Gates recommended a simple pedestal sink and free-standing cabinets or baskets to hold toilet paper and extra hand towels.