Furniture under the sink without a sink that can be built

Older people remember very well the life of an average citizen of the Soviet era. To ennoble the interior, and even more to create chic, it was not accepted, it was easy to live.

It is clear that plumbing items were used exclusively for the intended purpose, no one thought about the aesthetic side. And only by the sixties the fashion style style began, combining the useful with the pleasant.

How to cover a place under the sink

Even the most expensive and beautiful sink can not boast of the convenience and aesthetics of communications. So you should disguise not very attractive details.

The discoverer is unknown, but thanks to someone's keenness, the first curtain under the sink emerged, which became the prototype of further variations. Immediately it became somehow cleaner and neater, there was an open field for the flight of imagination of designers and manufacturers.

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One of the easiest decisions of how to give a full and complete look washing.

Here are what types of cabinets under the sink is particularly relevant today.

1. Suspended analogues. They are not in contact with the floor, giving the space below to be well ventilated. Mounted directly on the wall, so you should never hang the furniture on a curved or unreliable plane.
2. Floor structures on legs. Stand on the floor and also allow air to circulate freely from the bottom. This stand under the sink is mobile, comfortable and attractive in appearance.
3. Basement furniture. Closes the entire space to the bottom, giving a strict and respectable design. But the floods can dampen the reputation, so you should pick up the cabinet for the sink of waterproof materials.
4. Angle analogues. They occupy a minimum of space, have original geometry and spacious interior space. Corner stand for the sink as well as other cabinets, equipped with a door and shelves for storage.

Blinds and curtains

Elementary to hide the space below from prying eyes, you can curtain it. Of course, we are not talking about fabric fabrics, they will instantly deteriorate from the dampness present in the bathroom.

But the curtain under the sink of oilcloth is suitable as the cheapest and most affordable option.

Blinds - the addition is more solid, there are their different configurations and types.

1. Rectangular fences are good for bathrooms with the correct geometry and a reserve of free space. A large number of shelves allows you to store hygiene products and toiletries.
2. The corner curtain is effective in small spaces and fits well under the sink at the corner.
3. The asymmetric design is useful in places with a non-standard arrangement of plumbing. In the absence of a suitable option, you can order an individual screen under the sink.

Note! For the convenience of the consumer, the curtains are hinged or sliding. As the material is usually used plastic or frosted tempered glass, hygienic and waterproof.

Consoles and columns

The budget option, quite well decorating the space.

Moreover, the console under the sink can be modified independently, providing it with a curtain or a curtain.

1. The column is a hollow figured design that masks the sink system drain. Variety allows you to choose a rack for any style of the interior and the sink itself. From strict minimalist models to frilly rococo and baroque. You will be offered plastic or faience racks.
2. The console is, as a rule, original legs. It's easy to pick up the style; in the store you will find technogenic design, country, classic, Provence, retro and more. The price depends on the amount of jewelry and on the material. Metal, wood, plastic - the most popular coatings.

Note! Consoles do not provide tightly closed space under the sink. This property gives the overall composition of airiness and a finished look. Often the furniture is completed with a drawer where you can store hygiene items.

     Countertops

This addition is useful not only in the kitchen, but also in the bathroom. The instruction provides for waterproof materials that do not respond to mechanical damage.

Moreover, the horizontal plane, in addition to creating a single ensemble, strengthens the support for the sink.

1. Countertops under one washbasin save space. From one or both sides there is little space for hygiene products.
2. There are designs and under two sinks. Convenience will be appreciated by families in which morning fees coincide at the same time. You can not wait out each other, and wash at the same time. True, the place to install all this will need more.

What else can be used as furniture

If you can not or do not want to buy ready-made furniture, it is possible to make something useful with your own hands, from scrap items.

1. Curbstone from waterproof gypsum plasterboard, chipboard or furniture panels. You will have to install a frame of aluminum profile, then cut out the fragments of the desired size and fix them on the base. Next, putty seams and surfaces, then the structure is painted in the desired color.
2. The old antique bookcase under the sink, restored and fitted in size, will look very stylish. Shelves are successfully used for business purposes, and the legs can be cut to the desired height.
3. If after repair there are pieces of plexiglass, use them as a homemade curtain or screen. The material is not afraid of water, it is easy to saw with a regular hacksaw. Mostly and the fact that the product is not broken, which means that possible injuries are excluded.

1. Often, the owners in the pantry or on the balcony for years gathering dust on the old table, which is a pity to throw out, but there is no place to apply. But you can adapt this table under the sink, having done a number of simple actions to update and fit. Shorten the legs, screw the shelf, you can make the door. And now the old unnecessary table has found a second life.
2. Perfectly will serve as furniture the tasteful modified box under a sink modified with taste. Of course, we are not talking about a shaky cardboard analog or from thin plywood. Ideally - an old chest or military, from ammunition. Then stylize it under the “military” or artificially grow old - a couple of trivia.
3. Sheets of plywood from 1 cm thick are very useful for making any additions to the sink. In this case, you must first mount the profile for the box under the sink of metal corners or channels.
4. Under the capital fixed construction will have to prepare a concrete base. The material is suitable brick, drywall or waterproof cement-bonded chipboard.

Conclusion

Today we paid attention only to the furniture under the sink. Even under a complex and non-standard sink, you can choose a functional design in the store. But if you want, you can save money and make a useful frame for washing yourself.

All of the furniture for the sinks you will find in the video in this article.