A Provence style bathroom is a win-win option for a family man who loves comfort and warmth. Each of us has ever seen a room furnished with antique furniture. The style came to us from the old French province and is very popular.
A Provence style bathroom is a win-win option for a family man who loves comfort and warmth.
Modern designers dilute the Provence style bathroom with other elements, successfully intertwining it with English outlines and country style. But if a bathroom made in country style looks too “rustic”, then Provence style fills it with a special charm. Simple, but at the same time luxurious interior elements made from natural materials in warm colors are perfect for creating a family nest.
Provence for the bathroom:
A Provence style bathroom is the most suitable place for relaxation.
Calm color combinations, plenty of light, natural materials and things dear to the heart create a special cozy atmosphere. We have collected photos that show various options for decorating bathrooms in this beautiful direction. Its beauty is that it is not necessary to strictly adhere to the rules; it is enough to use stylized elements and basic recommendations to get a design close to the original. Instagram @alina_kristeva
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What materials are used in Provencal interiors?
Most often, natural materials are used in this interior. When choosing materials for the Provencal style, you should pay attention to wood, stone, cast iron and natural fabrics.
Of course, decorating a bathroom exclusively with natural materials will significantly hit your wallet, so you can try to reduce the cost of the process by using more budget-friendly substitutes for natural materials. Artificial stone, less expensive wood and so on.
You should be very responsible when choosing a substitute, because artificial materials do not always fall exactly into the desired color palette and style you have chosen.
Color spectrum
Various pastel colors are used as the background design of the bathroom - cold blue and olive, warm beige and sand, neutral gray and pearl. Often the bathroom is decorated in white colors, due to which the details of the furnishings look much more expressive.
The photo shows a spacious bathroom in Provence style in cream tones.
A restrained palette in the bathroom creates a magical atmosphere, filling it with soft shades of colors faded under the bright sun and turquoise reflections of sea waves. Lavender and soft green tones, symbolizing the flower fields in the south of France, help you relax and fill you with tranquility.
The photo shows an example of a color combination reminiscent of the sea, sun and summer. A bathroom with a window in the attic in Provence style is made in sand and sky shades.
Provence palette
Advice: Choosing a color palette for your bathroom is not difficult. Use all natural, natural shades and avoid cold, bright and flashy shades.
A Provençal bathroom should be as saturated with light as possible, which means white should be chosen as the predominant color.
White can be cold snowy or have warm shades of milky, pearl, opal, moonlit, coconut. The main thing is that it is matte.
Use all natural, natural shades and avoid cold ones
Good company for white color will be:
- all shades of lavender;
- cool sky color;
- ash pink;
- the color of baked milk and butter;
- herbaceous, minty;
- olive and pistachio;
- pale light green;
- faded turquoise and malachite;
- sky blue;
- crimson;
- woody brown;
- sandy and all beige tones.
I draw your attention to the fact that when decorating a bathroom in the Provence style, you should not make gross mistakes. One awkward touch can ruin your beautiful Provence dream forever.
White can be cold snowy or have warm shades of milky
- Be careful with cool gray tones.
- Do not oversaturate the room with brown and lilac colors.
- Black color in Provence style is strictly prohibited.
- Red, orange, yellow should have muted tones. They are assigned a secondary role as interior details.
- All colors used in the decoration of the room should leave the feeling that they have faded under sunlight.
Adaptation of Provence for an apartment
Let's be honest: it's 2020 outside the window and any classic style is an imitation . Nobody demands from us a historically accurate imitation, and we owe nothing to the style of Provence or France.
Then let's make a bathroom with elements of Provence style and adapt it for an ordinary apartment, where there is no window in the bathroom and the area is small. And we don’t have servants either.
First, we replace the freestanding bathtub with a regular rectangular one and cover it with tiles. This will already make the bathroom suitable for cleaning, will significantly simplify your life and save your budget. By design, the bathroom will not suffer much from this. Can be replaced with a shower.
Because We have a bathroom without a window, but for Provence it would be necessary, mirrors will replace it for us. You can make doors in the form of mirrors within frames. You can even close pipes like this. Well, why not. There is still no France outside the window, let there be a sewer. =)
We are making more closed storage areas to completely hide all items that do not correspond to classical styles.
We hide the washing machine and boiler completely from view, perhaps behind textiles.
We either lower the cabinet floor with the sink completely to the floor, or hang it, or choose one with legs higher so that it can be cleaned underneath.
We choose a wall-hung toilet with an installation - they also come in a classic style. Much more practical than floor-mounted. Read more about the design of bathrooms with toilets.
You can already live with such a bathroom, even if it does not 100% correspond to the Provence style. By the way, if you have a small bathroom, then consider the option of designing it in a Scandinavian style; it is more modern and practical, and is close to Provence in spirit and atmosphere.
How to decorate a bathroom in Provence style in a small apartment
Since this trend prefers spacious rooms, it is cramped in typical city apartments. However, this is not a reason to deny yourself the pleasure of decorating your bathroom in your favorite style. If you resort to certain tricks, even a tiny room will acquire a French flavor.
You will have to give up unnecessary items that do not perform any function. Do not overload the space; it is better to leave only the most necessary furniture. For decoration, it is recommended to choose light shades, since dark ones hide the space. Tiles on the walls or floor should be medium in size with a discreet small pattern or plain.
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Hanging open shelves and cabinets with distinctive finishes will create the right atmosphere. Wicker baskets for linen and cosmetics will complement the recognizable look.
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Even in a small bathroom you can put a tiny ottoman in the main finishing color. In addition to ease of use, it will give the interior a homely feel.
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Use of color
Provence is always a warm, calming palette: beige, sand, blue, light gray, mint, lavender and of course white. They calm and relax, which is a big plus for the bathroom. In addition, light shades create a feeling of freshness and spaciousness, optically enlarging the room.
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Bright details add richness to the interior: for example, a hand-painted sink cabinet, curtains with blue buds to match the walls, or a fresh bouquet in a vase.
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In large bathrooms, the use of more saturated colors is allowed: olive, lilac, blue, pink. They are diluted with white furniture and accessories.
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In small rooms it is better to choose light colors, which will make the space more airy and spacious. But you shouldn’t choose only white for decoration; it’s better to complement it with bright splashes of decorative jewelry and textiles.
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Photo of a toilet in Provence style
In the design of the toilet, antique plumbing is appropriate, for example, a toilet equipped with a hanging cistern, or a sink, complemented by faucets with valve taps. As an accent, choose a mirror in an openwork frame or tiles with a floral print, small bouquets or meadow grass.
The light color scheme of French country visually expands the area and is therefore perfect for the design of small toilets.
In a small room, you can install narrower or built-in plumbing fixtures, use a monochromatic, faded finish without large patterns: this will add additional lightness and airiness to the atmosphere.
Bathroom finishing
The theater, as you know, begins with a hanger, and any style begins with the interior decoration of the room. Decorating a bathroom in Provence style sets the tone for the rest of the interior. Anyone can cope with this task.
It will not require trendy and modern materials. The motto of Provence is convenience, beauty, simplicity and environmental cleanliness.
Remember that the Provence style is created over the years. Preliminarily weigh the pros and cons, study all the nuances and not miss one important detail.
The calm of French romance and the palette of peace
In order to try on a Provence look for your bathroom, you will need to start from scratch. No professional can remake an old interior into the Provence style. Let's imagine our dream bathroom. What do you think it should be?
How to design bathroom flooring
Bathroom design in a romantic style requires natural materials. You can use a laminate board for this. For rooms with high humidity, it is recommended to choose a material whose surface is protected with a special coating. This reduces the risk of premature damage to the wood panel.
Some consumers prefer stone-look ceramic tiles. Thanks to it, the interior space helps to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Mediterranean. The color of the flooring should be slightly darker than the design of the walls and ceiling.
Wall decoration
Another distinctive feature of this style is slight negligence.
Often this is the complete absence of grout between the tile covering. You can beautifully decorate the surface of the walls using ceramic tiles with floral patterns.
For people who prefer to keep up with the times, natural painted boards will be to their taste. You should not use this material for finishing small bathrooms. The fact is that the thickness of the wood material varies from 1 to 4 cm. This visually reduces the dimensions of the interior space.
Correctly designing the ceiling
The ceiling is usually painted white or simply whitewashed. If there are no windows, then a single-level ceiling with built-in lamps can be mounted on the ceiling. Drywall must be moisture resistant.
For a modest-sized bathroom, choose a light ceiling finish
Stretch ceilings look great. It is imperative to use a matte surface of the canvas, plain and without patterns or prints. The color should be in pastel and soothing colors: beige, white, pearl. If space allows, you can install false beams, which will give the room a natural and rustic style.
A spectacular chandelier with candelabra would be appropriate on the ceiling of a bathroom in a private home.
Entrance door
The bathroom starts from the front door. It is she who reveals to us the Provence miracle that lies behind it. This door is made of solid wood, it can be complemented by cracks, abrasions and roughness typical of Provence.
The color of the door is chosen in accordance with the basic design of the interior. It can be decorated with frosted glass. Often, Provence style doors are decoupaged with napkins and artificially aged using craquelure varnishes.
Solid wood door
Remember about the door handle, it should match the door, as rare and vintage. Door handles made of copper with porcelain elements look elegant.
Windows and lighting
According to all the canons of the Provence style, the bathroom should be filled with light. If the layout allows you to have a window in it, then this is real luck. Natural lighting allows you to fill the room with natural sun, which no fashionable lamp can replace. In addition, a window is an excellent method of ventilation.
Windows can be small or large, classic or unusual in shape. Opposite the window in Provence, according to the rules of style, there is an elegant bathtub or a stylish sink.
The bathroom should be full of light
Unfortunately, in city apartments the bathrooms are not designed for windows and this is why they are inferior to country houses. In this case, you will need to create the brightest and most comfortable lighting in the bathroom using a ceiling chandelier and wall lamps.
Tip A large mirror with a stylish frame made of wood or metal will help reflect light and double the amount of light.
Chandeliers and sconces in Provence should continue its inimitable style. Large multi-arm chandeliers with candles or beautiful lampshades feel great in a Provencal bathroom.
As a last resort, you can use spot ceiling lighting. However, I believe that it breaks the harmony of the style and complements it with modernity, far from the rural way of life.
Natural lighting allows you to fill the room with sunshine
Original bathroom furniture in Provence style
In a small bathroom or one combined with a toilet, you should not install massive cabinets; in this case, you should look at a floor-mounted wall-mounted sink.
Provence style design involves the installation of large-sized furniture
In a Provence style bathroom it is better to use:
- furniture with curved legs;
- mirrors in forged frames;
- elegant chests of drawers;
- shelves and wicker cabinets;
- aged decor;
- dressing tables.
Additionally, you need to install a rack with open shelves for towels and bath accessories, as well as a chair and a rattan chair for changing clothes.
Wooden furniture with worn surfaces will harmoniously fit into the Provencal interior.
All furniture should be round in shape with graceful bronze legs. A pastel shade with a floral pattern will additionally create the atmosphere of French Provence.
Furniture
The characteristic features of bathroom furniture stylized in Provence are its “shabbyness” and pleasant, rounded and curved outlines. It seems as if the time of past centuries has stopped there.
Don't oversaturate the room with brown and lilac colors
A Provence bathroom should have enough space, because the furniture for it is selected in large dimensions. It is made of natural wood. Forget about modern plastic and cold glossy surfaces. Our choice is warmth, roughness and maximum naturalness.
Approach the furniture in the bathroom creatively, because the Provence style is like a good fairy tale that came from our childhood. He will happily accept into his arms such forgotten interior items as:
- bookcase;
- dresser;
- console;
- chest for storing bath accessories.
The Provence style bathroom comfortably houses wicker chairs and rare cabinets for storing bath accessories.
Be creative with bathroom furniture
Sink cabinet, pencil case and other furniture
The first violin in the bathroom ensemble is undoubtedly the vanity unit. This is a miracle of miracles, she is worthy of our admiration. Twisted and carved, worn and aged, but always vintage. The Provencal vanity unit attracts the eye with its historical beauty.
This is echoed by a functional pencil case for storing hygiene items. It should be identical in style to the cabinet. The bathroom cabinet is made tall and narrow, and sometimes it is replaced with a typical chest of drawers in the style of a la Provence.
All this is complemented by hanging shelves for storing numerous decor and accessories.
Durable furniture in a Provence style bathroom can be entirely wooden or have glass elements. It welcomes the presence of forged parts, and its handles can be made of natural porcelain.
The presence of chips, scratches, scuffs and cracks on furniture may seem inappropriate to some. However, for a bathroom, Provence is the first sign of style and brings back the history of antiquity.
Furniture from grandma's attic
Manufacturers achieve the desired effect by artificially aging wood. The presence of a light cobweb on furniture is welcome; it can be the color of bronze, brass or copper.
Durable furniture can be entirely wooden or have glass elements
In the interior of a bathroom in the Provence style, you cannot use modern furniture, and it also lacks the shine of stainless steel and the luxury of gilding, and the silver must be blackened.
Natural furniture in the Provence style is not cheap and buying it is not suitable for everyone. I found a way out of the situation with the help of old “grandmother’s” furniture taken from the attic. It was as if she was waiting for her finest hour and fit perfectly into my design idea.
Undoubtedly, I had to bring the old bathroom furniture to perfection with the help of sandpaper and proper painting. The updated furniture received a second life, sparkled with new colors and acquired an elegant and rare appearance.
Modern furniture cannot be used in this style
Advice I recommend decorating bathroom furniture in Provence style using decoupage techniques with craquelure elements.
If desired, you can install a washbasin in an old chest of drawers, and use a restored sideboard instead of a vintage cabinet for storing towels and other Provence items.
Plumbing
- A bathroom sink in the Provence style can be built-in, with a pedestal (“tulip”) or a countertop. Hanging models are extremely rare. Material: ceramics, marble or its artificial analogues.
Overhead models in the shape of a round bowl are most reminiscent of faience washstands from the 18th century, when the French provincial style originated. By adding a jug to such a sink, where you can store, for example, fragrant bath bombs, we get a magnificent and stylish set.
- The bathtub, ideally cast iron or steel, should have a traditional shape. Usually it is placed on legs in the form of lion paws, but a simple support on the floor is also possible.
In spacious rooms, it is recommended to install the bathroom in the center, separated by textile drapery made of natural linen or cotton. It is advisable that it harmonizes in color and pattern with the window curtains for the bathroom .
- Faucets and showers in retro style “bronze” are the final touch in decorating Provençal bathrooms.
A Provence style bathroom with a shower is not a contradiction, but a desire to combine traditions and a modern level of comfort. To make the device less noticeable, it is advisable to use open models with completely transparent walls rather than hydroboxes.
Advice : when starting a bathroom renovation , you can set aside a niche for the shower in advance, thus hiding it as much as possible from prying eyes. This option will look most harmonious (see photo ):
With shower
The shower cabin fits perfectly into the provincial French interior. Decorate it with tiles. Or use matching curtains to soften the shine of glass and chrome.
Niches without a box with a ladder look great. They do not argue with the surrounding elements. Easily integrated into a given style. When changing the interior, all you need to do is change the tiles and faucets.
Plumbing plays an important role in Provence. Look for faucets with a smooth, curved shape. Copper works well. Chrome is too modern. Avoid excessive shine.
There is not much space in Khrushchev. Niches above the toilet and sink will help you out. Use them to place shelves with wicker baskets.
If you want to hide communications, use facades with panels or slatted blinds. In the latter case, you can place lighting behind the doors, which will imitate the sun's rays breaking through the shutters.
Create a niche above the bathroom to store utensils. Place small items in baskets. The washing machine can be disguised in a wicker cover. The box will look like an old rural chest that has come down to you from ancient times.
To decorate your bath, use a curtain with a delicate floral print. Place small tiles on the floor in the color of sandstone.
The furniture is slightly worn by time, but not shabby. It is obvious that she is carefully looked after. Leave the stylized scuff marks for shabby chic. Craquelure is not for this case. The facades and frame are painted white, pale blue or turquoise.
Provence is soft textiles, sentimental ruffles, frills and chintz curtains. This is peace, silence and comfort.
Provence is a dream of a quiet, measured life surrounded by fields and meadows on the azure seashore. This is a haven for aristocrats who are tired of sugary luxury and appreciate simple things that are not devoid of sophistication and sophistication.
Bathroom lighting in Provence style and choice of lighting fixtures
In a large bathroom, a massive chandelier in a thin forged frame and the same lamps on the walls will look ideal. You can place bronze candelabra and candlesticks on the chest of drawers. The light bulbs are energy-saving, warm light: they will provide good lighting, like on the shores of France.
The interior of a bathroom in a Provencal style provides abundant natural light
In the absence of a window, comfortable lighting is provided by sufficient lamps
Lighting
The key to Provencal style is proper lighting, which creates the atmosphere of a sun-drenched Mediterranean coastline. Since the bathroom most often has a small size but an impressive functional load, you must try to ensure that the decoration and furniture do not darken it. To create this atmosphere, designers use the following solutions:
- Finishing with materials of light, pastel colors, which makes the room visually larger and more spacious.
- Several lighting scenarios that provide natural, diffused light with a warm color temperature.
- Window. The window is a huge source of natural light, which immediately gives the bathroom additional volume.
Window - source of natural light
Important! A window in the bathroom not only visually expands the space of the room and provides access to natural light, but also improves air circulation, which contributes to better ventilation.
Decor and accessories
Since this style is based on decor, the selection of accessories in the bathroom design should be given as much attention as possible.
Mirror. Large, vintage, with traces of antiquity on a heavy frame - an ideal option that can set the desired tone for the entire room.
Bath curtain. It makes sense to complement a comfortable glass partition with decorative curtains made of waterproof fabric in a beautiful French pattern. Heavy decorative tiebacks are a must-have.
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Accessories. It is important that dispensers, soap dishes, towel holders and other bathroom accessories match the design of faucets and furniture fittings. It’s okay if they take on a lot of attention: this will only emphasize the decorativeness and flirtatious mood of the setting.
If the size of the bathroom allows, complement the interior with an elegant armchair in a linen cover or a pouf upholstered in fabric with soft colors.
Take a closer look at the circular curtains: they look romantic and stylish.
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Fresh flowers are also appropriate.
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Curtains
When talking about Provence bathroom curtains, I mean three options:
- window curtains;
- small curtains for furniture;
- curtain designed directly for the bathing procedure.
Roman curtains in the interior
Let's look at each position separately:
Window curtains for the Provence bathroom are a real flight of fancy. They can be plain or floral, with or without frills . It is important that they are made from natural materials (silk is an exception).
Options for “Roman” and “roller” curtains or wood-look blinds look original and very stylish on Provence bathroom windows. Rustic drawer curtains serve as an elegant decoration for shelves, furniture or a cabinet under the sink.
There may be no bath curtain, but it is more cozy when it pleasantly envelops the bath in a romantic mood. It is difficult to buy such a curtain in a regular store. They can be sewn to order from special water-repellent materials.
Curtains should be made from natural materials
A curtain for a bathroom in the Provence style is hung on an unusually shaped cornice . It is round or oval. In any condition, such a curtain looks noble and elegant.
How not to decorate bathrooms in this style: 3 main mistakes
1. Build an interior using combinations that are too contrasting. Provence is about nuances, so in general the appearance of the bathroom should be designed in tones that are approximately equal in visual weight.
2. Use linear or spot lighting. This will modernize a retro bathroom—in a bad way.
3. Include angular fixtures and furniture in the bathroom interior. Smooth, rounded lines are the right base for the decor.
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Carved furniture facades will complement a Provencal bathroom just as well as painted ones.
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A console washbasin with ceramic “legs” is a visually lighter and more elegant alternative to a cabinet.
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