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Dressing room and steam room styles

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Popular styles in the decoration of the dressing room and the steam room itself are country, rustic and chalet, Provence and modern, minimalism and oriental (for the Turkish hammam), as well as Asian style, which also tends to minimalism. Let's look at each style point by point and find out what color and finishing format they need.

Style	Color spectrum	Finishing material: floor/walls	Furniture	Budget
Country	red, brown	tree/tree	wooden	$
Rustic	light or dark brown	stone or tile/wood	wooden	$$
Chalet	chocolate, coffee, stone gray	stone/stone or solid	wooden, slabs	$$$
Provence	light, white-blue, gray-white	tree/tree	wooden	$$$
Modern	any, even bright or neon	tree/tree	any, including plastic	$
Minimalism	black and white, white, white and gray	porcelain tiles or marble/marble or stone	simple and fashionable	$$$
Eastern (hammam)	white-blue, orange-red or golden-orange	marble/marble or mosaic	in oriental style	$$$
Asian minimalism	black, white, brown	wood/wood + porcelain stoneware	stylized	$$$

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The dressing room usually has a small area - about 10-20 square meters, therefore interior design styles here do not create different layout options, but only different design methods (including ethnic ones), which do not affect the specific arrangement of pieces of furniture.

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What can be placed in the dressing room

The atmospheric interior of a bathhouse, as a rule, can be created with your own hands: the idea of finishing from natural wood was initially laid here - a material that is simple, affordable and quite flexible in terms of finishing. In the bathhouse there are three rooms that need to be decorated - a relaxation room (also known as a dressing room), a steam room (the actual bathhouse or sauna) and a shower room. Let's look at the functionality of the dressing room.

Restroom. Usually made up of a dining room or upholstered furniture, sometimes it includes a kitchenette, a brick fireplace, a beautiful bay window or a sitting area by the window. It is important to understand that the humidity of the steam will penetrate into this room, so it is best to decorate it as practical as possible. Many people prefer to use lining with moisture-resistant impregnation.
Furniture. It must be practical, moisture-resistant, and not susceptible to high air humidity over a long period of time. For example, natural rattan or technorattan are excellent, but furniture made from MDF or chipboard is absolutely not suitable; it is not only impossible to use here, but also dangerous to health (humidity can cause toxic glue to evaporate into the air).
Kitchen. Not all dressing rooms have a kitchen, but placing one here is a fairly popular idea. By the way, with access to the terrace with barbecue, it will be as functional as possible. Usually it is small in size, as well as an area with a bar counter and a decorative buffet.
Storage space. The dressing room may also contain a warehouse of parts necessary for a good rest. Brooms, aromatic oils, scented candles, water for the stove with a certain aroma - all this can be found here.
TV area and fireplace. In addition, part of the recreation room has a fireplace and a TV. Typically, the layout of the dressing room is such that the upholstered furniture is oriented precisely towards these items, so that you can enjoy admiring the fire or watching your favorite TV show.

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Swimming pool or plunge pool. They can also be located in the dressing room. In this case, it all depends on the specific layout and chosen style for decorating your bathhouse. The swimming pool is not a mandatory element of the dressing room, because it takes up a lot of space and requires almost the same amount of money to sell as the rest of the bathhouse.

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Bath lining

Lining is the most popular material for covering a bathhouse, because it combines all the most necessary qualities: reliability, beauty and reasonable price.

The lining also has a number of useful properties:

Lining allows you to save a large amount of fuel, reducing heat consumption;
Behind it you can hide various communications, increasing the level of comfort indoors;
The lining is resistant to moisture and steam; in addition, it is able to regulate the level of moisture in the steam room and allows the walls of the bath to “breathe”.
Longevity and resistance to the formation of fungus and mold are also important properties that this material has.

Next we should talk about the correct choice of material. First of all, pay attention to the fact that the price for lining up to 1.5 m is slightly lower than for material from 2 m, so it’s worth choosing a short length. When installing a short lining, use a batten in the middle to avoid various difficulties (more details: “Which lining is best for a bathhouse - a review of materials for a bathhouse, dressing room and shower”).

It is also worth paying attention to the wood from which the lining is made:

The best option for a steam room is linden. After all, when heated, it releases essential oils that have a disinfectant and anti-inflammatory effect. Another advantage of this wood is its low thermal conductivity, which helps protect the skin and respiratory tract from burns, while increasing sweating.
Aspen is a worthy alternative to linden. The price of aspen lining is quite low, and the material itself is resistant to moisture and rotting processes. By warming up, aspen promotes human health.
It is recommended to use larch in the shower. because it has high strength and resistance to water. Larch lining has a positive effect on well-being and helps improve immunity.
The steam room can also be finished with white acacia clapboard. Acacia is a very durable tree, so products made from it last a very long time. The only disadvantage of this wood is the high price.

You can see an example of such cladding in the photo.

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Lining is the most popular material for covering a bathhouse, because it combines all the most necessary qualities: reliability, beauty and reasonable price.

It is also worth paying attention to the wood from which the lining is made:

The best option for a steam room is linden, because when heated it releases essential oils that have a disinfectant and anti-inflammatory effect. Another advantage of this wood is its low thermal conductivity, which helps protect the skin and respiratory tract from burns, while increasing sweating.
Aspen is a worthy alternative to linden. The price of aspen lining is quite low, and the material itself is resistant to moisture and rotting processes. By warming up, aspen promotes human health.
It is recommended to use larch in the shower, because it is highly durable and resistant to water. Larch lining has a positive effect on well-being and helps improve immunity.
The steam room can also be finished with white acacia clapboard. Acacia is a very durable tree, so products made from it last a very long time. The only disadvantage of this wood is the high price.

You can see an example of such cladding in the photo.

Construction of a bathhouse is a rather complex undertaking, since the owner has to solve many issues. Among them is how to line a bathhouse from the inside. This decision must be taken seriously, since there are many different materials for cladding. Moreover, attention should be paid not only to the appearance of the material, but also to its quality characteristics.

Don’t forget about cost - the material you choose must have the optimal price-quality ratio. Most owners believe that it is almost impossible to find such material, however, this is not so. There are certain nuances, knowing which you can easily solve this problem.

It should be said that almost any material is suitable for finishing a steam room. However, it must meet certain requirements - be moisture resistant, have a low level of thermal conductivity, be resistant to rotting and be easy to restore. Today, wood products have all the necessary characteristics.

Waiting room design: photos of ready-made solutions

The dressing room in a modern bathhouse is, of course, first and foremost a place to relax. It’s always nice to go out and rest after a hot steam room or a wet washroom, and in the meantime drink herbal tea brewed in a samovar. And as you know, the rest room should be conducive to it, so today it is becoming increasingly important to think through the design of the dressing room at the design stage, in order to take into account all the smallest details. In addition, the large dressing room can accommodate not only a recreation area, but also a swimming pool. Yes, and modern baths are arranged in such a way that the heating of the bath is not done in the steam room, but in the dressing room. CONTENT:

In what style should you design the dressing room?
Dressing room finishing
Dressing room design photo

Dressing room design photo

Operating conditions

To begin with, it is necessary to clarify that in addition to being decorative, the interior decoration of the walls performs practical functions. First of all, the material used must have the ability to accumulate and retain thermal energy for a long time. This will not only create comfortable conditions, but spend less resources on heating it. An exception may be a traditional log bathhouse, where the walls are left unfinished.

Interior of a log bathhouse

In what style should you design the dressing room?

Of course, everyone chooses the style for the interior of the dressing room, and each owner chooses the design according to his own taste. But if you like to often invite guests to take a steam bath, then it would not be superfluous to design the dressing room in the traditions of the chosen style.

Russian dressing room style

The dressing room and bathhouse in the Russian style, as well as in any other, are always decorated together - this is a sign of good taste. To add a Russian flavor, it is enough to build a bathhouse from logs, hang birch or oak brooms and place the samovar on a wooden table.

Dressing room interior photo

Distribution panel, protection system

We install it in the hallway, install the equipment inside the box:

Input machine for 63A.
Differential circuit breaker or RCD 30mA at 32-40A for the stove, depending on the power.
differential circuit breaker or RCD 30mA at 25-32A for other consumers.
Transformer 220/12V.
Automatic machines: 10A for light, 16A for heating, 16A for sockets.

We purchase equipment from trusted manufacturers: ABB, Legrand.

If you still have strength left by the end of the project, it is recommended to provide a EPS (potential equalization system).

Dressing room finishing

Finishing material

For a real Russian person, there is nothing better than wooden decoration, both in the bathhouse itself and in the dressing room. That is why wooden baths are so popular in our country. In addition, a bathhouse without the smell of wood, wooden benches and floorboards will seem uncozy and even alien to many. Therefore, even the owners of brick baths, instead of plaster and tiles, try to cover their walls and ceilings with clapboard. For finishing a steam room, lining made of coniferous species is suitable: pine, spruce, fir. And there is no need to be afraid that resin will ooze out of it; the temperature in the dressing room is usually comfortable enough to stay in, but it is not enough to “melt” the resin. The wood of these species has a pleasant smell and is even beneficial for human health. Birch can be used from deciduous trees. And if you want to surprise your guests, then you can use noble oak to decorate the dressing room.

Dressing room finishing photo

Furniture

The main furniture elements are, first of all, a strong bench, a table and a clothes hanger. These are, so to speak, the essentials in the dressing room. But to increase comfort, the bench can be replaced with a soft sofa upholstered in thick fabric. If you have enough space, you can buy a pair of wicker rocking chairs, and if you have extra funds, why not buy a massage chair in addition. Everything is done with an eye on the chosen interior style.

Dressing room finishing photo

Lighting

No bright sources or exposed light bulbs, although for a truly rustic style, a light bulb screwed into a wall socket will be the ideal solution. But a modern bathhouse should still provide comfort and encourage relaxation. Therefore, the lighting should be soft and at the same time quite sufficient. Since the dressing room is a less humid place, all types of lamps can be installed here.

By the way, it is strictly forbidden to use switches and sockets inside the washing room and steam room; all these electrical sources are placed in the dressing room.

Dressing room design photo

Traditional dressing room lighting is either a chandelier with a fabric or frosted glass shade or a pair of wall lights. And sometimes both together, if the waiting room is large. It is worth saying that such lamps can have lampshades made of wood that are traditional for a bath complex, as well as very original ones, as in the photo above.

Finishing from the inside

The history of such a simple but necessary invention as a bathhouse goes back many years, but even today, this building practically does not lose its relevance. A shower and bath cannot completely replace a bathhouse, because in it you can not only get rid of dirt, but also improve your health. Usually a bathhouse consists of a dressing room, a sink and a steam room, but the last two points are often combined.

When building each of these rooms, it is necessary to decide how best to line the bathhouse from the inside, because the air temperature in the room will depend on this, as well as the amount of fuel needed to heat it. In this article we will talk about all the most popular and reliable options for lining the inside of a bathhouse.

Let's start with the very specifics that were mentioned above. It consists of increased humidity, which occurs every time you have a bath day. Of course, the highest percentage of humidity will be in the steam room and washing room, but you should not think that the rest room and even the dressing room will have dry air. It's wet everywhere.

IMPORTANT! Consequently, the main requirement for materials for the interior decoration of a bathhouse is good tolerance of high humidity.

What does “well tolerated” mean? Well, firstly, it should not lead to the destruction of the material, and secondly, it should not create conditions for the proliferation of fungi, which can also destroy or become a threat to human health.

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And here it turns out that traditional materials do not meet such requirements at all.