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The variety of retro-style products available on the market is undoubtedly delightful. This also applies to bathroom design elements. The choice of bathroom products in this type of style is getting bigger every month.
In addition to original details in the form of various accessories or a free-standing bathtub (necessarily on legs), lovers of retro climate can choose from a wide range of tiles, ceramics and fittings. Retro-style tiles bring the desired interior character to the bathroom, pleasing the eye with a timeless style. No wonder that they have become an absolute must-have this season.
The retro style is characterized by the fact that it does not refer to one specific era. However, it refers to the aesthetics of the bygone era - whether it is the interwar period, the 1960s, or the Victorian style. The design of retro tiles is therefore a contemporary interpretation of one of the old styles, at the same time giving a huge scope for designers and arrangers of the final space. Inspiration with the aesthetics of the past combined with modern technological solutions gives visually stunning and very functional interiors at the same time. This combination also works great in a modern and stylish bathroom. The result of this is not only a visually interesting design, original style, but also extraordinary quality, durability and special properties often resulting from the technologies used.
Retro-style bathrooms are extremely charming and elegant. When browsing the offer of tiles in this style, you can immediately notice their diversity. From simple, narrow tiles, laid straight or herringbone, to patterned, often square tiles. You can cover both the floor and walls with them. When choosing ornate tiles, it is worth placing them only on the floor or on one of the walls to avoid the overwhelming effect. The introduction of patterned tiles on the entire surface of the bathroom can visually overwhelm it. Therefore, one should be careful with such bold realizations of arrangements.
Retro-style tiles can be very diverse - from the base ones in neutral colors to those richly decorated in intense colors, patterns and geometric shapes. So we can find tiles in many colors typical for retro style (beige, yellow, subdued blue or green, shades of brown and red), which can be smooth or additionally ornamented. Retro-style tiles are often decorated with plant, floral or geometric motifs. Some collections refer to the fashionable art deco style, composing various geometric or geometric decorative motifs with each other. Often, tiles of this type are combined alternately, creating a unique mosaic of patterns. Compositions of this type are called patchwork. A quite popular and effective solution is also a black and white chessboard, which looks best on the floor and can successfully represent a retro style. There are also antiqued bathroom tiles on the market, which are added to the desired effect by numerous abrasions and shading.
When arranging a bathroom in a retro style, you can also decide to uncover the brick (if we are sure that this material is under the plaster), or to cover a fragment of the wall with cut facing bricks. The unique character of the bathroom will also be emphasized by wooden elements and real relics of the past in the form of, for example, an old porcelain soap dish. The key element in a retro-styled bathroom will be the fittings - due to which retro theme will be the leading one, we can choose simple, angular or oval bathtubs and washbasins reminiscent of the 60s or free-standing bathtubs with richly decorated legs. Regardless of which trend of retro style we want to draw on, we can be sure that we will find the perfect solutions for ourselves - the fascination with the style of the past does not pass, and the range of products in this climate is getting wider.
