Colour trends for the bathroom have always been influenced by fashion and developments in the sphere of interior design.
While in the kaleidoscopic and bloomy 1970’s, sanitary ware was pastel coloured, reflecting the decorative motifs of the time, in the 1980s the nuances were glossy and gaudy, in the 1990-2000s we have witnessed a return to the sobriety and purity of white.
Matt or glossy? This is the question.
Recently, the quarrel between matt or glossy sanitary ware has seen the former prevail. While the choice of a glossy white remains an evergreen, coloured sanitary ware has remerged on the market and has become a favourite. As for colour and finish, we have seen glossy finishes losing ground over the last few years, in favour of matt shades, which, instead, have been playing an ever greater part in the colour palette of bathroom furniture and fittings manufacturers.
This reversal in trend reflects the general leanings in the furniture sector towards materials and finishes that call to mind the natural elements, such as stone and wood, stealing the show from glossy, enamelled finishes.
In their various colours shades, matt bathroom fixtures are among the products best liked by architects and designers, and matt white and black white are the most popular colours for sanitary ware.
Flaminia’s matt palette
Ceramica Flaminia has always been at the forefront in the use of colour, which it views as an integral part of a product’s design process. The brand proposes a rich gamut of colours, ranging from glossy to matt finishes: Milky White, Coal Black (matt), Lava Grey, Nuvola, Mud, Argilla, Red Rubens and Petrolio.
Matt sanitary wares for the bathroom and matt washbasins are very much admired, but there is some confusion as to their cleaning and maintenance requirements.
It is erroneously believed that matt sanitary wares call for a special treatment, while in actual fact no special precautions need be taken, and matt ceramic can be treated the same way as glossy ceramic.
Here is some advice on how to clean matt ceramic sanitary ware:
– Dry it with a microfiber cloth to prevent the formation of lime stains;
– Always comply with the detergent application time specified on the packaging;
– Do not use alcohol-based or highly alkaline detergents, nitrous solvents or acetone;
– It is advisable to use water and a bleach-based detergent, applied with a non-abrasive sponge;
– To removing lime stains we recommend using a compress soaked in a natural product, such as white vinegar or a white vinegar based product.
Thus, matt sanitary ware is cleaned exactly the same way as glossy ceramic. The same rules apply to washbasins: if you have a washbasin in matt white or coloured ceramic and you are looking for advice on how to clean and maintain a matt washbasin you can follow the same guidelines as are provided for glossy ceramic washbasins.
To discover the rich range of Flaminia colours, visit the products page in our website.
