Own bath is not just a place for swimming or relaxation, but also the central object of the garden. In order for the building to harmoniously fit into the landscape design, it is necessary to equip the surrounding territory and the room itself in one style. The article will discuss what design styles exist, as well as recommendations on the implementation of various design solutions.
Bathhouse in landscaping
Depending on finances, the area of the site and taste preferences, you can make a capital stone, brick or block structure. An excellent, albeit not cheap, option is a classic wooden log cabin in the Russian style. There are modern antique imitations that look good and are more affordable than natural wood. Such structures are simply and quickly mounted, and if necessary, they can be transported and installed in another place.
A classic combination is a bath located near a pond. It can be a decorative artificial pond of small depth. But it’s even better to equip a real swimming pool suitable for swimming, having designed it in a natural style. Or make a pool in accordance with the general concept of the garden and steam room design. For example, for a Moorish-style sauna, a mosaic tile with elements of turquoise Arabic script is an excellent solution.
The choice of style for the territory
There are many stylistic decisions in which the designer's ideas can be embodied when arranging a zone near a house or a bath. The most popular ones are described below.
Regular
A fairly common style that is popular with men. General concept: the bathhouse is the central structure of the composition.
Its main features are as follows:
- classic strict forms;
- material - brick or blocks.
Plants planted near the bath are staggered. Slow-growing and not requiring frequent pruning trees and shrubs (Japanese maple, rhododendrons, conifers, lilac, hydrangea) are suitable. Between tall trees or bushes, for example, spruce, cypress, thuja or fir, there is a gazebo and a small pond.
Differentiation of zones is done through garden paths and hedges (hydrangea or rhododendrons). An interesting solution will be the arrangement of a small labyrinth of green shrubs (of short ones - boxwood, alpine currants, low-growing spirea, large growths - wild rose, Thunberg barberry, mahonia). It is possible to equip a multi-level terrace, connected by bridges and walkways. Before proceeding with the implementation of your plans, you should develop a detailed design of the garden and steam room.
Mauritanian
The central object of the garden, made in this style, is a dome gazebo with a mandatory barbecue. The resting place should be surrounded by bushes with a spicy smell (jasmine, juniper, barberry, bird cherry). Of herbaceous plants, preference should be given to mint, hyssop, sage, rosemary, lavender. In addition, a similar style is perfectly complemented by citrus trees in tubs, which for the winter can be brought into a house or a greenhouse.
A large number of benches should be placed on the siteGarden paths are not needed. This style is conducive to a measured leisurely rest, in the spirit of the siesta characteristic of many Mediterranean countries.
Cottage
The main trend is a rustic style with an abundance of wild stone. This design decision is characterized by coziness and comfort.
There are no mandatory features inherent in the concept, but the following tips will help to realize it:
- The main elements of garden decor are wood and stone. It is these materials that should be chosen to equip all the possible elements of the estate: you can make a log bath on a foundation faced with wild stone, or build a steam room from blocks and decorate it with wood siding;
- garden paths made of gravel, pebbles, rough stone;
- grill, barbecue, barbecue oven, accompanying furniture should be massive, solid;
- garden furniture made of light wood;
- big swing will be a suitable thematic element of decor, but dwarves of bright colors are inappropriate here.
The garden and the garden made in the cottage style are primarily distinguished by convenience and comfort.
Japanese
The style is suitable for people for whom the bathhouse is the main building on the site. The key features of the Japanese style are the simplicity and abundance of stone with a large number of undersized perennials (calyx hypericum, Fortune euonymus, boxwood). The whole composition is designed in gray-green tones (the natural color of stone and green) with infrequent interspersing of red and burgundy shades (barberry, fotinia, sea buckthorn, hazel, red-leaved, vesicle, incense).
In such gardens, it is customary to make artificial ponds with red bridges thrown over them.. But imitation is possible - “dry” rivers and streams made of pebbles or small stones, with the same bridges, possibly with small arbors. A rock garden or a small Japanese garden would be appropriate on such a site.
A zone executed in such a decision is conducive to reflection and meditation. So, if you like to visit the bathhouse to relax from the pace of life and the hustle and bustle of the big city, reflect on the eternal - this style is for you.
Russian rustic
Ethnic style, perfect for relaxing a large friendly company. The central element of the garden is a real Russian bathhouse, log house or its high-quality imitation. Looks good artificially aged structure, with slightly rickety walls. Necessarily the presence of woodpile with real wood.
Thematically justified is the presence of such decorative elements as a cart wheel, wattle fence with clay jugs worn on vertical poles, a well (possibly a crane). In general, you can make a recreation area in the form of a courtyard in front of the house in a folk style.
Mandatory presence of flower beds (geranium, marigolds). In addition, you can decorate the garden with flowers in a pot of watering cans, tubs and buckets. From trees, in addition to spruce, you can stop your choice on birch, mountain ash and fruit species (apple, cherry, pear of small sizes).
Finishing materials for the bath
Many summer residents dream of a classic wooden bathhouse, the log house of which is made of larch, aspen, oak or cedar. But these are very expensive materials, in addition, they are less practical than a good brick (not decorative) or blocks.
If you want to make a steam room from a tree, you can use a pine. This is quite a worthy material for the construction of a log house.
Important! Pine is not suitable for interior decoration in the bathhouse, due to the high resin content that is released when heated, emitting a pungent odor, which can ruin the impression of the procedure.
As for the decoration of the premises, then for them it is possible to use lining from linden (additionally varnished), aspen, larch. Some elements can be made of stone, tile, stones of Himalayan salt.
External cladding can be done using the following materials:
- tile;
- plaster;
- siding;
- boards;
- Eurolining.
For example, using eurolining, boards or siding, you can create an imitation of a real wooden structure, built, in fact, from brick or blocks.
For the foundation you will need concrete, crushed stone, bricks, blocks or stone. In addition, the raw stone can lay the foundation outside, creating an imitation of natural material. Such an architectural solution will look appropriate if you decide to arrange the site in Japanese or cottage styles, which use a large amount of stone.
Care should be taken for insulation, waterproofing and drainage. For waterproofing the foundation, roofing material is used, walls and ceiling in the bath - foil kraft paper (for the sauna), penofol, isocom, isolon - for the dressing room and wash room. As a heater, traditional materials are used: expanded polystyrene, mineral or ecowool, expanded clay.
For the manufacture of roofing, soft roll materials, flexible bituminous tiles, roofing iron, slate, euro slate, metal tile, ondulin are suitable. When choosing a material, you need to build on the specific style of the entire site and the bathhouse in particular: iron, tile, slate are suitable for the Russian. For Japanese, red tiles are preferred, etc.
Important! There are no polymeric materials in foil kraft paper, therefore it can be used for steam and waterproofing of rooms, where the temperature rises above + 100 ° C and the humidity reaches 100%.
Do you need a pond on the site with a bath
Whether you need a pond in the suburban cottage area where the bath is located, you decide. Of course, even a small artificial pond carries not only an aesthetic function, but can also be used as a pool.
The following factors influence the decision on the appropriateness of arranging a water body:
- availability of free space;
- financial issue (properly equipping a quality reservoir - a rather expensive undertaking);
- compliance with the general concept of the garden and the cottage.
Perhaps a permanent body of water for some reason does not suit you. In this case, if you want to swim in a hot summer day, you can be content with a collapsible country pool.
On the other hand, you can create an artificial pond exclusively for decorative purposes, not intended for swimming due to its small depth (up to 50-60 cm). To equip such a pond, it is enough to dig a shallow pit, according to your drawing (you can make a cascading bottom, or flat, come up with any shape of the coastline). Place PVC or LDPE film or butyl rubber membrane on the bottom. Decorate the banks of the pond with stones, pebbles or hygrophilous plants (hydrangea, lilies, Himalayan honeysuckle, calamus swamp).
It is believed that an open-air pond should be done if the bathhouse is built thoroughly - from blocks, bricks, stone, timber or logs. If you prefer a small or even collapsible design, making an artificial pond is impractical unless, of course, the pond is not an element of the garden composition, and not an addition to the sauna.
Did you know? Himalayan salt plates are a popular decoration material for the interior of the dressing room, since it is believed that the mineral releases useful substances when heated. In addition, it is the purest salt on the planet, it is 200 million years old, and it is the same age as the Himalayan mountains.
What plants to plant around
Good climbing and liana-like species growing in your area (Fortune's euonymus, hops, clematis, girl's grapes, wood pliers, ivy, honeysuckle, akebia). With these plants, you can decorate the walls of the steam room, the vertical surfaces of the arbors, and by placing them on the trellises, you can create hedges by separating one zone from another. For example, separate the bathhouse with a pond from the garden itself and the gazebo with barbecue.
Give preference to conifers and evergreen shrubs. Spruce, thuja, cypress and juniper trees growing next to the steam room remain beautiful throughout the year. The latter also has a pleasant smell - several of its twigs added to the furnace of the bath will give the bath procedure a unique aroma. Weeping conifers on the stem (spruce Medusa, various firs and Junipers) look original and thematically appropriate.
Trees and shrubs with a weeping type of crown look great near a bathhouse or pond. These plants include:
- weeping sakura and mulberry;
- drooping birch;
- Babylonian willow (and other species);
- Thunberg forest man;
- beech forest f. Pendula;
- Rough Elm Pendula;
- loosy pear Pendula;
- Haragana tree-like Pendula;
- Sophora Japanese Pendula et al.
Low shrubs, such as boxwood or thuja, you can select garden paths, plant them along the contour of the garden.
Did you know? In Japan, they practice a bathhouse of cedar sawdust heated to + 60 ° C, in which aromatic herbs are added. A person buries himself in a carefully mixed mixture so that only his head remains in the air.
Decor elements in and around the bathhouse
Elements of the interior decoration of the bathhouse and decor of the space around it should be chosen based on the general style of the garden.
If you decide to give preference to Russian rustic motifs, then inside the steam room, decorative elements in high-tech style will be inappropriate. But fit such parts (in addition to the wheels from the cart and jugs), such as stumps for sitting instead of stools. A table, the top of which is half a large log, sawn in half in the longitudinal plane (resembles an inverted hangar with a semicircular profile). A large number of parts made of wood with imitation unprocessed. Horseshoes on the doors, horse collar near the woodpile, etc.
As for the design of the internal space, a shower mounted in a metal garden watering can, a chair and a table made of barrels will look good here.. The same capacity, only a large volume, can be used for the font. The design of the oven should also fully comply with the general concept: you can decorate it in the form of a fabulous Russian stove, or you can use painted tiles to make a beautiful glossy design that looks like a gingerbread.
The lampshade in the dressing room, a samovar and a painted tea set will complement the picture. Although you can use glasses in cup holders made of stainless steel. The lampshade can be made in the form of a nest of a stork, or made of a bath gang. It is also suitable for use as a sink under a hand-wash basin (can be installed on a cabinet from a wooden deck or barrel).
An original highlight of the Russian-style bathhouse will be given by a perimeter basement made of bright tiled tiles and painted on wooden walls (the simplest folk-style ornament made by hand). In addition, you can use bast shoes and wicker baskets, mounted on the walls vertically, like niches for brooms, towels, toiletries.
It is possible, as a lighting device, to use lanterns made of kerosene lamps. As for external lighting devices, forged lanterns are good for a Russian bath, and for a Japanese one you can make an imitation of paper lanterns.
Did you know? During excavations of the oldest city in the world of Jericho, archaeologists found the remains of a marble bath. Surprisingly, the building was equipped with a complete heating system.
The window in the washroom can be designed as a porthole. To do this, it is quite simple to adapt the hatch from the old washing machine. Such a “window” will look good in the company of palm trees in a tub. Such a tree is also suitable for decorating a recreation area in front of a steam room, in the Moorish style.
For the Art Nouveau and high-tech style in the design of the walls, mirrors, moisture-proof photowall-paper, LED-lamps, giving a diffused soft light, are appropriate.
Below are some decorative elements that you can use in interiors of various types:
- Marble, carving and tile are good for a Turkish hamam. In the dressing room of such a steam room, you can install low sofas in oriental style.
- Elements like the inside of the steam room look great waterfalls from the walls. They can be decorated, for example, with seashells.
- Looks good combination of different types of wood in the interior decoration of the sauna. For example, the pinkish tinge of cedar and alder will complement the natural color and texture of birch or linden.
- For a Japanese bath ofuro is a must-have element, which can be supplemented by sliding translucent partitions and a large number of mats, as well as a device for a tea ceremony.
- A rock can be used as a heating surface and decor element of the furnace at the same time.
- Look good in the washroom or in the dressing room patina bronze taps, antique, combined with tiled and mosaic tiles.
- For the Russian style in the design of the dressing room, you can use patchwork rugs and bedspreads, chintz curtains on the windows and geranium in a pot.
- Bamboo curtains and vertical poles, deck chairs, walls decorated with Italian slate - bungalow style attributes.
When decorating the garden and the bath, it is not necessary to strictly adhere to the canons inherent in any particular style. Do not be afraid to show imagination by taking something from the Moorish style, adding a little Japanese and complementing all this combination with Russian rustic. Eclecticism, as you know, is always in trend, and the main principles for you should be convenience, comfort and functionality.
