Wooden furniture for a bath: how to make the right choice?

When the bath is built, the matter stands behind its internal arrangement. Here everything should be thought out to the smallest detail - from what furniture to place in it to the material from which it should be made, especially if it is made independently. Wood is considered to be the most environmentally friendly material, it is the best suited for a bath. But not every type of wood is equally suitable, for example, for a steam room and a sink. Consider what type of array is better to choose for each zone of the bath.

The steam room is considered to be a central place in the bath, the temperature in it can reach 100 degrees. It usually makes only shelves of wood with high density and good tolerance to temperature changes, low thermal conductivity, it also should not contain resin. These properties have linden, poplar and aspen.Coniferous wood is more suitable for furniture in a dressing room or living room, because when it is heated, resin is released, which is fraught with burns. Although aspen is easily processed and has a low cost, it has an unpleasant property - this tree can rot from the inside.

The same property has an alder, which rots raw. Aspen can be used in the manufacture of ladles and tubs. Poplar is durable, easy to process, but it has a long service life. Oak can also be used for a steam room, but its cost is high. The linden is best suited for this room, it is easy to process, has a low thermal conductivity, and its products are highly durable.

In order to independently make shelves, benches and benches for the sauna, it is necessary, first of all, to measure the room of the steam room, draw a sketch, mark the attachment points.From a bar frame is mounted. Seats for shelves are made of well-polished boards. Boards are best located at a distance of 1 or 1.5 cm from each other in order for the shelves to dry well.

The width of the shelf on average is 60 cm in order to be comfortable on it. Sometimes the shelves are made 90 cm wide. Usually the shelves are arranged in steps, on two or three levels, and the distance from the floor to the lower tier should not be less than 60 cm, otherwise it will not be comfortable to sit. The length of the shelf is usually from 1.5 to 1.8 m, so that you can go to full height.

Make shelves yourself is not difficult. To begin with, the prepared wood is ground, round the sharp corners. Then every detail is covered with a wood preservative to prevent the growth of bacteria, fungus and decay.

Next, make the frame:

• wooden poles are set vertically every 60 cm;
• attach the shelves to the wall;
• then the prepared boards for the bench are fastened, while for fastening it is necessary to use special oak wedges, since self-tapping screws or nails cannot be used for seats in the steam room.

A wide bench is necessary for washing in order to make it easier to wash, as well as stools, tubs, buckets, hangers. Here softwood and hardwood will do; it is not afraid of moisture and does not lose its appearance. Between the bench and the wall leave a distance of 10 cm, so that the water can flow, and the tree dried out faster.

Also under the seat should be space for better drying. The surface is treated with formulations based only on natural oils. The bench for washing usually has a simple design, but at the same time steady. The legs of the bench set as wide as possible.

For the manufacture of benches, you must take pre-polished boards of the desired size and arrange them at a short distance from each other.Then, perpendicular to the boards on each side, nail the bars that will hold the boards together. Then they will need to nail the legs. The finished bench is covered with a special oil composition for its durability.

If space permits, in the bath you can arrange the font. In the old days, after a steam bath, it was customary to dip into a container with cool water. These traditions have been preserved at the present time. The shape of the font can be square, round, oval, triangular. The oval shape is the most practical, it takes up less space and is more durable in its construction.

Tree for the font should be selected with high moisture resistance and densitythen it will last a long time. Most often it is made from larch, cedar, oak, and also from beech. Larch is a natural antiseptic, it is not susceptible to the formation of fungus, besides it has a healing effect on the human body, and exudes a pleasant aroma. Resistant to high temperatures.

Fonts made of beech also heal the body, give strength, increase immunity. Beech is resistant to temperature extremes, it is a very durable material.Cedar is different in its content of resin (resin) and natural phytoncides, which do not allow mold and fungi to multiply, have a therapeutic and bactericidal effect on the body. Cedar is rich in essential oils and has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, relieves stress, increases physical activity, and is effective in the treatment of respiratory diseases.

But the more popular wood for the font is oak. His love for his strength and durability, as well as for its therapeutic effect on the body. Oak contributes to the normalization of sleep, metabolism, has a wound-healing effect. In order for the tree not to dry out, it is necessary to leave some amount of water under the lid in the font so that it does not evaporate quickly. Thus, the required level of humidity is maintained.

In the recreation room or living room, you can choose furniture to your taste and style. For recreation areas need a table and benches. The table can be rectangular, square, oval or round. A round-shaped table takes up a lot of space, so most often they prefer a square or rectangle.

The size of the table depends on how many people will be at the same time in the bath and on the size of the rest room. The benches can be either with or without backrest.

The table from the rounded logs will look originalbesides it is easy to do. In the rest room you can arrange shelves, footrest, hangers. They are easy to assemble and do not take up much space. Furniture should be with a well-polished surface, smooth.

For self-production of furniture in the bath need tools that probably will be either at home or in the country:

• screwdriver;
• sanding machine;
• a circular saw;
• building level;
• roulette;
• gon;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• hammer;
• plane;
• pliers;
• manual frezer;
• self-tapping screws;
• metal corners.

In order to make a table for a bath, an edged board made of linden, alder, oak, larch or other wood is needed, the bars can be made of the same tree. All prepared parts are assembled into one design with the help of bolts, in accordance with the selected sketch. For the manufacture of countertops put next to the required number of boards of the desired length and width. Stepping back from the edge of the boards, 1 board is perpendicularly taken from each side.

Boards for tabletops can be laid both side by side and at a short distance from each other. The table can be made both on 4 direct legs, and on crossed, nailed to the tabletop.

The crossed legs do this: put the prepared bars in a criss-cross pattern and cut them with a hacksaw to the attachment points to each other. Then a special glue or screws fasten each pair of legs. So that the table can stand on a horizontal surface, the corners of the supports are cut down. Both pairs of legs are connected by a crossbar parallel to the floor. The result is a fairly stable table.

Now it has become fashionable to “age out” furniture. This is done with varnish and paint, but this method is not suitable for furniture in the steam room. The process of “aging” will take some time, but the result is worth it - such furniture will make any room more comfortable. To create the effect of antiquity, you will need Belinka in a warm shade and Pinotex of dark color.

First you need to specifically "spoil" a piece of furniture, for this you can apply scratches on the surface, beat it with a hammer. Then cover the surface with Pinotex and after it dries, apply an antiseptic. Then sandpaper create a worn effect.

The next step is to cover “Belinka” of a lighter shade so that the dark layer can be seen. When the paint dries, brush movements along like we erase the top layer. The final stage will be coating the tree with white azure. With its help, you can also create the effect of "whitewashed furniture."

To do this, the surface is first treated with a stiff brush., then covered with white azure, and after drying, again treated with a stiff brush. The tree becomes more prominent and gets a beautiful light shade, which is very refreshing coating.This method is suitable for those who want to upgrade their wooden furniture.

To create a more refined interior in the bath, use carved furniture, but it is more expensive, and if you do it yourself, then it will require a lot of time. If old and unnecessary wooden furniture (chairs, dressers, cabinets, tables, armchairs) remained at home, then it can be given a second life with the help of decor, ideas can be gathered from workshops on the Internet.

Consider some decorating directions that are suitable for old furniture:

• The easiest way is to glue over the cupboard or chest of drawers with self-adhesive film. Only before sticking it is necessary to degrease the surface with alcohol. The color of the film can be chosen to your liking, in accordance with the interior of the bath.

• The next way is decoupage of furniture. Here you will need napkins with a pattern, PVA glue, brushes, acrylic paints and lacquer for fastening.

• You can also transform furniture by burning various patterns on it.

• Using a variety of stencils, you can apply a drawing with spray paint for wood.

As you can see, there are many ways to decorate wooden furniture.

Furniture for the interior of the bath should be not only beautiful, but also practical, durable. It should not overly clutter the space, in other words, there should not be too much in the bath, and it is not necessary. In the steam room there are shelves, in the washing room there are wide benches, stools, hangers and shelves. In the rest room - a table, benches, shelves, hangers, wooden wardrobe. You can put a sofa, it can be with leather upholstery or textile.

As you can see, wooden furniture in the bath is not only ecological safety, practicality and health benefits, it is also a wide choice of design solutions, and an endless scope for the manifestation of design ideas.

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