Abathengi abahlanu bokugeza izibuyekezo bazokwazisa

Nxa, Ngemuva kokubambelela ekhaya izinyanga ezinyangeni, Uthatha isitoko esikuzungezile futhi ufuna izindlela zokufaka ukubukeka noma ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwekhaya lakho, awuwedwa. Ngokombiko ovela ekubuyekezweni Kwasekhaya Amawanti, Ukusesha okuku-inthanethi okuhlobene nokuvuselelwa kwasekhaya kuvukile 84 Amaphesenti kulo nyaka. Nezibuyekezo ezincane kodwa ezifinyelelekayo ezindlini zokugezela, njenge-tile, hardware, or paint, aphakathi kwamaphrojekthi athandwa kakhulu, Ngokusho kombiko.

Uma uzovuselela igumbi lokugezela futhi ufuna izinqumo zakho zokuqamba zokuma ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, Isinyathelo sokuqala sinquma ukuthi yiziphi izitayela ezizobe zingaphelelwa isikhathi kuwe ngokuqondile.

"Abantu bavame ukuwela emakamu owodwa noma amabili,’’ said interior designer Michael Winn of Winn Design and Build in northern Virginia. "Bafuna igumbi lokugezela elibukeka kakhulu, or they want something contemporary and spa-like, like the Four Seasons.’’ Translation: Kubantu abaningi, the bathroom might not be the place to get splashy.

Kepha kuthiwani uma uthanda imibala enesibindi namaphethini? "Kwesinye isikhathi, Izinto ezingaphelelwa isikhathi ziyizinto ozithandayo,’’ said Katy Harbin, Umqambi osuselwa eNorth Carolina. "Kunabantu abaphinda bathathe indlu yabo yokugezela njalo 10 iminyaka,’’ and for them, Ukukhetha umbala wepende wonyaka kanye ne-hardware esemzuzwana kungasebenza.

Kulabo abafuna ukukwenza kahle futhi benziwe, nokho, Intshisekelo, Harbin, and Boston-based interior designer Erin Gates, Umbhali we- "Elementment of Photoy Stykey,’’ 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, iketa, ama-countertops, izinto zemvelo, and textiles.

Uma uzithola usukhanga umbala, Ungangeza ngokwelashwa ngewindi namathawula, Gates suggested, noma iphephadonga nezobuciko. "Vele uqaphele ngokufaka iphepha lokungena egumbini lokugezela elivame ukusetshenziswa ngeshawa, as the steam can sometimes cause the paper to peel.’’

IHarbin ithanda amathawula amhlophe ngombala ohlukile "ngombala we-perky."

Ukukhetha umbala wokupenda ofanele kungaba yinkohliso, Harbin said, Ngakho-ke kubalulekile uku-oda amasampula aphezulu wemibala kusuka ezitolo zokupenda kunokuba ancike kumakhadi wepende. "Ungaba nendlu yokugezela yomhlaba, Njengokuphambuka okuhle impela . . . futhi uma ubeka i-stark white ngayo, iwela phansi, but rich creams’’ will work, she said. Uma ungakwazi ukuthola amasampula amakhulu, Thola imbiza eyisampula bese upenda ibhodi leposta ukubona ukuthi yonke into ibukeka kanjani ngaphansi kokukhanya kwekamelo lakho lokugezela. Beka upende osondelene ne-tile kanye namasampula e-countertop ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi wonke asebenza ndawonye.

Mixed metals

Ukuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili zezinsimbi esikhaleni kungasukuma kangcono kunokuhamba nokuqedwa okukodwa okuphelele kwegumbi. Ngokuya ngezinsimbi ezithile, "I-Nickel Ebunjiwe ayiphelelwa isikhathi,’’ Winn said. Amasango, kakhulu, ukhetha i-nickel ebunjiwe; Endlini yakhe yokugezela, ubabilizela nge-morror yegolide.

Lapho usebenzisa izinsimbi ezimbili ezihlukile (futhi kungabi ngaphezu kwezimbili), Harbin said, “repeat them enough and it will look good.’’ Try using gold on knobs and a mirror and nickel on faucets and hardware, Futhi mhlawumbe ukukhanyisa kwakho, Ngokwesibonelo.

Ukutshala imali nge-hardware yensimbi ephezulu kuzosiza futhi ngokuphila isikhathi eside. Isikulufu esilungiselelwe ngethusisi kanye nobuchwepheshe obusebenza ngamanzi "kungaba yintengo ekuqaleni, Kepha uzothokoza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi,’’ Harbin said.

Marble countertops

"Mabula, noma imabula ye-faux, njenge-quartz ngokubukeka kwemabula, ngeke uphume ngesitayela,’’ Winn said. Amasango ayavuma, Ngevoti leMarble Carrara.

Okuthambile, Itshe le-Porous lidinga ukubonwa okukhona okwenzeka kuma-semiannian ukuze abonakale, Winn said; Izizukulwane ezintsha ze-countertops ezintweni ezi-strurdier zinikeza ukubukeka kwemabula ngaphandle kokulungiswa. "Lezi zinhlanganiso zihle kakhulu ezindlini zokugezela ezisindayo, njengalezo ezisetshenziswa yizingane,’’ he explained. Imabula-slab-slab ngokuvamile $100 ku $200 ngonyawo lwesikwele; “marble-like material’’ is about $45 ku $75 ngonyawo lwesikwele, Winn said.

Amaphethini we-tile wendabuko

I-White Subway Tile eshawini noma yokugeza ngeke ikhule, Winn said. Okwezitezi, penny tile — white or black and white — is still found in homes built in the 1950s and ’60s in North Arlington, VA., Winn said, Kepha amaklayenti nawo ayakucela ezindlini zokugeza ezintsha. Amanye ama-Classics afaka amaphethini we-hexagonal ne-basket-weave.

Ukukhetha la mathayili amhlophe "kuzokhula kangcono,’’ Winn said, Kunama-tile emibalani enesibindi noma amaphethini. (Uma uthanda iphethini nombala, esikhundleni sephethini ye-tile enesibindi, zama i-rug engashintshwa kalula.)

Winn suggested white grout with white tile for a classic look. Okokuzizwa kwanamuhla, Zama amalahle noma i-grout emnyama ngethayela elimhlophe. Ngosayizi, amathayili aphezulu phansi, njenge 8 ngase- 8 amayintshi noma 12 ngase- 24 amayintshi, kungenza igumbi libonakale likhulu, "Kusukela imigqa ye-grout ayibonakali kangako,’’ Winn said. Amathayili amancane - 1 ngase- 1 inch noma 2.25 ngase- 2.25 amayintshi - nawo alungele amakamelo we-powder "ukudala okugcwele, repetitious look.’’ They can also be beneficial in a shower, Ngoba imigqa eminingi ye-grout isiza ukuvikela ukushelela, Gates said.

A furniture-style vanity

Winn recommended a “free-standing, Ifenisha yefenisha-ibanga,’’ which will “make the bathroom seem less utilitarian,’’ he said.

Amasango athanda izengezo ezimahhala ezimahhala ezineminyango enyakazisiwe kanye nokuqothuka - isitayela anawo kubhavu wakhe. Isitayela seShaker silula, she said, ngaphandle kwemininingwane ye-ornate, Futhi kugxile emlandweni. Gates recommended a custom vanity, Uma isabelomali sivumela.

Okumhlophe, -mpunga, and limed oak wood are all safe bets for a classic look that won’t age, she said. Egumbini le-powder, Gates recommended a simple pedestal sink and free-standing cabinets or baskets to hold toilet paper and extra hand towels.

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