Minimalism has become a key word in the modern bathroom. For this reason, Zen or Japanese-style bathroom furnishings have become so popular in recent years. Here are some tips from Ceramica Flaminia’s experts on how to furnish a zen-style bathroom.
Minimize the overall dimensions
Over time, the bathroom has become the place to create a relaxing atmosphere. Meditation is a practice that comes from the Far East, and the Japanese-style bathroom furniture is based on it. First of all it is necessary to reduce the overall dimensions to their minimum, abandoning the concept of having everything at hand and filling the room with furniture, containers and accessories.
A Zen style bathroom is characterized by the simplicity of the spaces. According to Eastern philosophy, for meditation and well-being of mind and body there is a need for bright and airy spaces: superfluous must be eliminated, leaving only place to what is really needed.
The materials to be used
The materials used to recreate a Zen ambiance in your bathroom are those that recall the elements of nature, such as rock, stone and wood, preferably bamboo, the main material of Japanese bathroom furnishings.
Zen bathroom colors
The ideal colors for a Zen style bathroom, as opposed to what it might be presumed, do not include the classic optical white. A better choice are the shades that allow to create a bond with nature. Blue hues that recall the flow of water and wood-colored furniture components are ideal to recall the influences of the earth.
Zen bathroom furnishings and the Flaminia solutions
There are many proposals from the Ceramica Flaminia catalog to create a bathroom in Japanese or oriental style. Suspended sanitary wares are an excellent choice to create a minimalist environment and, at the same time, more spacious and elegant. The pure, synthetic, perfect lines of the Bonola collection or the simple geometry of the Nile vases are just some suggestions.
Nothing better than the Saltodacqua countertop washbasin, inspired by traditional Japanese bathrooms, if you’re looking for sinks. Alternatively, Flaminia offers the most classic Filter circular washbasin, again in the countertop version to match the simplicity of the Forty6 or Solid shelves.
But to recreate the style of a real Japanese onsen, the choice of the bathtub is crucial. The neutral and elegant line of Oval or the more decisive ones of Wash are some of the proposals to bring a touch of oriental simplicity to your bathroom. For the shower, you can instead choose glass doors and install a large shower head that evokes the flow of a waterfall.
