Gold toilets: luxury bathroom decoration

The words "golden toilet" have long been the personification of expensive bad taste, and sometimes the subject of jokes. Meanwhile, this piece of plumbing can become a real gem of toilet decor, if you choose the right model and correctly fit it into the interior. But you need to understand that this will not be a budget solution.

Japan and China are the world's leading manufacturers of gold sanitary ware, which includes gold toilets. The Japanese company InaxCorp produces toilet bowls and bidets from pure gold without impurities of 24 carats. For example, the cost of an InaxCorp toilet is around 200,000 euros. Typically, these products are equipped with the latest advances in the plumbing industry: self-cleaning, automatic flush, music delivery.

Italian firms also produce gold plumbing, it is more budgetary than Japanese counterparts. For example, in the Galassia lineup there is a toilet in a golden hue, but this is only a chrome finish. It itself is made of sanitary ceramics and sanitary ware. However, it looks decent. Available completely in gold or partially painted (lid and tank can be white). Can be either horizontal or vertical. The buyer has the opportunity to choose a similar washbasin and bidet for this model.

Model Della Otti Versace can be called gold at a stretch. In this shade, only the trim on the rims of the seats, the cistern and the base is made. The toilet itself is made of white porcelain. The ornament is represented by a characteristic gold pattern, which is often used on accessories, clothes and shoes, as well as dishes and other interior items of the Versace fashion house.

Della Otti Versace is not the only equipment with a golden design, in the model range they stand out:

• Boston super plus;
• Quattro super plus;
• Globus super plus;
• Quattro wood;
• Antler super plus.

Della Otti toilets can decorate a bathroom as well as pure gold ones. They look extremely noble and sophisticated.

If you pick up an apron with a similar ornament for the bathroom, you can make it truly fashionable and modern. Laguraty models, finished with a gold pattern on a white background, are equipped with a double drain system and a microlift of the lid. Moreover, they cost about 30,000 rubles, which is much cheaper than toilet bowls made of natural gold. But you need to understand that this is not a completely precious object, there is not a hint of high cost and luxury in it.

In order for plumbing made of precious metals to look harmonious in the interior, you need to choose the right style in which the bathroom will be decorated. This is far from every style, since expensive, luxurious plumbing by itself is not suitable for every apartment or house. The most modern is the loft style, in which a gold toilet can become a real gem. Deliberately rough walls and cement flooring will create an original contrast to the expensive and rich model.

It should be borne in mind that the bathroom should never be small. Otherwise, all attempts to make gold equipment an organic piece of decor will be doomed to failure. This observation is true for any interior in which the installation of such a structure is planned.

The classic style can also fit into the golden plumbing. But it is better if this color is not predominant. Then the patterns on the rims of the sink, bathroom, toilet bowl can overlap with the similar design of the mirror frame, lamps, doors. This combination will create the illusion of an interior composition ensemble.

In a modern interior style, the "precious" toilet will take its place if the rest of the design will consist of achromatic tones (better than gray). Then there will be no overload of the decor with glitter and radiance. As for styles such as marine, Scandinavian, Provence, minimalism, excessively luxurious plumbing equipment will look alien in them. It is worth carefully approaching the interior design.

Whether Baroque or Rococo is considered, these styles need luxury. There cannot be too much of it. Therefore, gold toilet bowls, and sinks inlaid with precious stones, and bidets completely covered with rhinestones are acceptable here.

Having chosen a toilet bowl made of pure gold for the toilet room, you will have to spend money on strengthening the floor surface. Models made of this precious metal weigh so much that an ordinary floor simply cannot withstand them (at least 250-280 kg). As for the chrome equipment, its weight does not differ from the standard one. In this case, additional floor thickening is not required.

Not many buyers can afford gold plumbing. If you are still thinking about how good such a toilet bowl would look in the toilet room, you can try to make it golden with your own hands. There are many ways to paint plumbing. The easiest one is to use a spray can of the appropriate paint. It is necessary to cover with newspapers or paper those parts that cannot be stained. Next, you need to spray the paint in accordance with the instructions on it.

Another way to decorate the toilet can be decoupage. It requires careful preparation. The main material that is used to work in this technique is napkins, but not thin kitchen napkins, but three-layer ones. When decoupage is performed, 2 lower layers are separated from the napkin, leaving the front one with a pattern. One pack will be enough for the project. You will also need acrylic decoupage glue, varnish, soft brushes. You can buy them at any stationery store.

Gold leaf gilding is another opportunity to turn your plumbing into an art object. This technology requires a lot of patience, because the work must be done with the utmost care. Without the appropriate skills, it will be difficult to do this, because the gold surface must be flawless. Any flaw (scratch, crack, even an accidentally shrunken speck of dust) can spoil the result.

Gold leaf can be loose or transfer. The first is the thinnest layer of precious metal. It cannot be touched, so the master must be a great skill in order to apply layers without blemishes. As for the transfer, its layers are fixed on silk paper. It is transferred to the surface to be decorated with it. After gluing, the paper is removed. It is easier for novice decorators to work with this particular type of tinsel.

The application of gold leaf is a sequence of certain actions. First you need to cover the surface with two to three coats of acrylic primer. All layers should dry well. After that, the surface must be sanded, for example, with abrasive paper with abrasive 240 or 400. Then varnish is applied, the surface is dried.

After that, it is necessary to re-grind, but already with an abrasive 600. Then, Mordan is applied to the toilet, the surface is dried until the necessary stickiness is given. After that, you can apply the gold leaf itself. It is carefully transferred to the surface and pressed with a brush so that there is no shift. Drying will take at least a day.

Gilding is divided into two types:

• oil (has a matte surface);
• adhesive (glossy).

The latter is applicable only to certain types of materials. Wood and certain types of plastic are suitable for him. Oil gilding can be used on any surface, including sanitary ware. If there is no desire and funds to invest in pure gold leaf, you can use gold leaf. This is copper with zinc or aluminum, it is much cheaper, it is applied similarly to tinsel.

Gold glitter can decorate a toilet as well as paint. Gold paste paint is difficult on large irregular surfaces. It is applied with a finger and rubbed into the coating. But due to it, you can make the toilet bowl golden and vintage, aged. The effect can turn out to be extraordinarily beautiful (especially if you support the plumbing with a frame for a mirror or an apron on the wallpaper).

How to turn a regular toilet into gold, see the next video.