Soap today in stores sells all sorts of things: solid, liquid, packed in beautiful bottles, made in the form of graceful flower petals figured. Fragrant with various aromas: from caramel and chocolate to rose, fresh cucumber and sea breeze. Choose - I do not want. But in order for a soap bar or liquid substance to serve for a long time and not lose its appearance, you need to choose the right soap dish.
There is, of course, a sink where you can put a bar of soap. But this is done only in public bathrooms (and even then not in all). After all, it is not too beautiful, and it is very inconvenient. Wet soap slips, falls into the sink (or even onto the floor), softens and becomes unsightly. The soapbox is another matter. Neat, comfortable, the design does not spoil, it can even decorate it when combined with other accessories.
- Let's start with this - a harmonious composition. And we will pick up the soap dish at the same time as other items. For example, a barbell and a curtain, a cup for brushes. Ideally, if all this is in the same style. Manufacturers do just that, releasing entire sets and kits (we will talk about this a little later).
- We also look at the dimensions of the bathroom. If there is enough space, you can buy an elegant and voluminous desktop or wall product. And when maximum compactness is required, we prefer models that do not take away extra space. Hanging over, putting on the mirror or on the sink.
Photo of an unusual soap dish
Product varieties
For different types of soap
Someone prefers to use solid soap, while someone prefers liquid.
- For the latter, you can purchase both elegant bottles with dispensers and wall-mounted dispensers.
- There is also a relatively new product - soap shavings. For her, special dispensers are also produced.
So proceed from the interests of family members. By the way, if they diverge, you can purchase a set where there are soap dishes for different types soap.
The now popular touch soap dish is an excellent invention for daily hygiene procedures. It will be discussed in the following video:
Mounting methods
desktop
For solid soap, these will be all kinds of classic rectangular or oval soap dishes, as well as fancy shapes. They can be placed on a washbasin or a shelf. Simple Models may have a top cap and are suitable for travel. Often there is an insert or special bulges inside (so that the soap does not become sour).
- For example, the oval white porcelain model "Spirella Opera" (Switzerland) is equipped inside with four semicircular bulges. Price - 889 rubles. The rectangular beige Spirella Retro model with the same option costs the same.
- Various designer desktop products are also available. complex design, which are not very similar to a soap dish. For example, the “Classic Gold” model from the German brand “Hayta” resembles rather an elegant table lamp. A beautiful figured bowl made of frosted glass rests on a stand made of golden metal with a convex ornament. Soap is placed there. The price "bites" - 4.6 thousand rubles.
- As for liquid soap, desktop products for it are bottles with dispensers made in the general style of the rest. They are also called dispensers. Models with a shiny chrome finish look stylish. Like dispenser "Ambiente Elite AX72851" from Italian company Bagno & Associates. Its height is 23.7 centimeters, diameter - 6 centimeters, price - 6 thousand rubles.
Silicone bathroom tabletop soap dish (China)
wall
Such a product can be rigidly attached to the wall or be removable. The latter option may, for example, be a metal ring (fixed motionless), where a bottle of liquid soap is inserted. The design is original and comfortable.
An example is the chrome Kalkgrund model from Ikea, which costs only 300 rubles. For 600 rubles you can buy a dispenser from the same series.
Photo of a wall-mounted soap dish "Kalkgrund" from Ikea
Magnetic
In this case, a magnet is built into the design of the holder, and a special metal part (included in the kit) is pressed into the soap. Due to this connection, a bar of soap floats in the air, which is very practical. It dries well, which means it is more economical.
An example of a fashionable and stylish magnetic variation is the chrome-plated brass Nostalgy model from the popular Czech brand FBS. The price is 2.2 thousand rubles.
Magnetic soap dish in the bathroom
On suction cups
More often than not, lightweight plastic soap dishes with vacuum suction cups are produced. They can be attached to a tile or to a mirror.
An example is the snow-white Stugvik model from Ikea made of ABS plastic with an insert equipped with embossed stripes. The shape is rectangular. Price - 300 rubles.
Soap dish on suction cups "Stugvik" from Ikea
Product-lattice
It can be both desktop and wall. In the latter case, you need to hang the product so that there is a washbasin or bathtub below. After all, water will drip from wet soap through the grate.
The rarer the bars of the soap bar, the faster the bar of soap dries. The most popular similar soap dishes are wall-mounted chrome-plated.
- They, by the way, can be on a suction cup. Like a wall-mounted oval model of a German-made Wenko Super-Loc soap dish with a holder and two suction cups. Its price is a little over a thousand rubles.
- And here is a table-top soap dish-lattice, slightly similar to a hammock and standing steadily on four legs. The elegant Czech model "FBS RYNA RYN 037" costs 1.2 thousand rubles.
Modern desktop soap dish in the shape of a fish
Manufacturing materials
metal
In addition to stainless steel, bronze and brass are also used - both with and without chrome plating. In the latter case, products are made for classic and retro interiors. Like the brass Italian model "ROSE" (brand "Art & Max"), made in the form of a rose flower. Available in bronze and blackened silver. It costs 2.8 thousand rubles.
A more modern chrome-plated soap dish is an oval desktop model from Ikea from the Kalkgrund series, which has an insert with a charming raised embossing and a hole for draining water in the middle. You can buy soap dishes for the bathroom in online stores for 400 rubles.
Veragio metal wall mounted soap dish
plastic
The most inexpensive products are made of plastic, easy to clean. They are very varied. And the soap dish breaks or gets tired - and it’s not a pity to throw it away.
Cute a budget option again from Ikea. A desktop transparent rich turquoise plastic soap dish for soap "Svartsjön" with convex crossbars inside will cost only 100 rubles.
Soap dish "Svartsjön" from IKEA
glass
Mainly used strained glass, so that the products are not only hygienic, but also durable. And beautiful. IN Lately there is a tendency to replace glass with acrylic - more modern material, which sometimes looks no worse, but stronger.
- An example of a glass soap dish is the oval domestic Aquaton Oxford model. Such a wall-mounted soap dish is finished with brass and chrome and costs 470 rubles.
- Desktop soap dish - European model "Harmonie" (brand "Artwelle"). It also includes brass parts finished in satin chrome. The price is 1.7 thousand rubles.
Modifications, additions and kits
What to buy for a soap dish? Many will answer this question without hesitation. A glass for brushes, a wall-mounted soap dispenser for liquid soap, possibly a mirror. For convenience, manufacturers have combined these products (or some of them) into kits and sell them in sets. It's also cheaper, by the way. Or you can purchase all of one item from one series.
- One of the most economical options- plastic white and red set "Warpan" from Ikea. It has a cup, a dispenser, and a simple desktop soap dish. And everything will cost only 79 rubles (according to the action).
- And the budget white Stugvik series, also plastic, allows you to buy the necessary products (which are all attached to suction cups) one at a time. In addition to a glass, a dispenser and a soap dish, for 500 rubles you can buy a small (21 by 30 centimeters) mirror with hooks at the bottom.
However, if there is no need to save, you can pay attention to a series of accessories of German, Italian, Swiss production.
How to make a soap dish with your own hands?
And this section is for creative people. Who do not like to surround themselves with ready-made things. Please:
- If you want - fashion a soap dish from polymer clay. Any shape you like.
- Or take plastic bottle, cut off the bottom of it and decorate the edges in the form of a flower. And then paint from a spray can.
- You can also cut off a small lateral convex rectangular part from a plastic bottle and put it on four legs. In this case, the bulge should be facing down. Legs - any (from pieces of the same bottle, from wooden sticks, from rigid wire). In general, what will be at hand.
And finally, one piece of advice. In beautiful glass soap dishes, unfortunately, water often stagnates. We remove this shortcoming by taking diamond crown and punched a hole in the center.
The following video will help you make your own soap dish from superplastic:
Even more original ideas to create soap dishes at home contains the video below:
Comfort in the house is made up of many little things: beautiful curtains, a soft rug, candles, figurines and much more. The ordinary soap dish is no exception. It is a cute and useful accessory. In addition, the soap dish does not have to be a boring piece of plastic. Everyone is able to independently make a stylish and beautiful accessory without spending extra money, effort and time on it. To start creating, we suggest getting acquainted with a few simple, but original versions creating a soap dish.
Manufacturing rules
Before proceeding with the creation of such an item, let's name the universal parameters that must be followed.
The simpler the better
Do not choose a model that is too complicated to manufacture. After all, even the most trivial design will perfectly cope with its intended purpose. It is worth rationally using your time and effort to create a beautiful and unique product.
Minimum details
Compliance with this rule will help facilitate the process of manufacturing and caring for the soap dish. In addition, a concise accessory looks more stylish and neat.
Moisture resistant material type
From constant contact with water, some materials can quickly collapse and deform. The selection of material must be especially careful. The life of the finished product depends on this.
Suitable design
To be taken into account general style decoration of the room for which the product is intended. With this in mind, choose its color, size and shape. The accessory should complement the interior, and not stand out from it.
The presence of a cover
If you are going to place the soap dish in an open area, such as a garden, you should consider protecting the soap from external factors. To do this, be sure to make a cover for the product.
Varieties
Today you can make a soap dish from different materials.
- wall;
- magnetic,
- classical;
- decorative.
Consider different variants do-it-yourself soap dishes, depending on the type of material used.
Made of plastic
Such material is characterized by low weight, durability, ease of use and unpretentious care.
For manufacturing you will need:
- metal molds for baking;
- straw for drinks;
- baked plastic;
- stationery file;
- vinyl napkin;
- scissors;
- rolling pin
Choose the plastic of the desired color or mix several shades, knead it and form a ball. Then the resulting mass is placed on a file or polyethylene. Moisten the cellophane with water first to make it easier to remove the plastic. Now you need to press on the ball so that it takes the form of a pancake, then cover it with another layer of polyethylene moistened with water. Roll out the plastic with a rolling pin to the desired thickness, for example, 3 mm.
Take off upper layer polyethylene, replace it with a vinyl napkin with a three-dimensional pattern. They pass over the material with a rolling pin so that the pattern of the napkin is clearly printed on the plastic. You can do it differently: use a metal cookie cutter instead of a napkin. Carefully remove the napkin or mold, remove the remnants of polyethylene.
It is necessary to give the product a final look. You can leave the existing shape, make beautiful shuttlecocks, using the shape of an ashtray or other utensils for this. Don't forget to make holes in the bottom of the soap dish so that the water always drains. You can use a tube for this. Place the blank in the ovens and bake according to the instructions that came with the plastic.
Wait until the product is completely dry before removing it from the oven.
From improvised materials
Often desired material for a soap dish is at hand. Consider the most interesting implementation techniques.
From a bottle
To make a beautiful and practical soap dish, an ordinary plastic bottle is enough. Cut off the bottom of two containers so that they are at least 5 cm high. Sew these two parts using a regular zipper. The resulting product can be used in the bathroom or bath, take with you on the road. Fast, practical and inexpensive.
It is easy to make a flower soap dish from the bottom of a small plastic bottle. Cut the bottom to any height, heat the edges with a candle or lighter to give them an asymmetrical shape. It remains only to paint ready product in the right color.
To do this, choose moisture-resistant paint in cans.
From wine corks
If wine corks are lying around the house, do not throw them away. We offer a simple and quick version of the soap dish. Prepare 19 corks and a tube of regular glue. Make the bottom of the product by connecting the elements with a 3x3 cm square. Then create the sides of the soap dish by gluing the remaining plugs along the edges just above the base.
From ice cream sticks
Another option for a simple budget soap dish. Get your scissors ready hot water, glue, wooden sticks. Soak the sticks in water, give them a slightly curved shape. This is necessary in order to be able to place the soap as conveniently as possible.
Dry the parts, then make a lattice of 6 more elements on the base of two sticks. Carefully glue them together using a waterproof agent. Duplicate the result, connect the two lattice bases with sticks from the sides.
For convenience, you can add a sponge backing to the soap dish.
From polymer clay
This material opens up unlimited scope for creativity. With polymer clay or epoxy resin you can create any shape of the product. For example, a funny octopus. To do this, you need some colored clay, as well as foil.
Make a ball of foil with a diameter of 2-3 mm. Then create a polymer clay cake and cover the balloon with it. This will turn out the head of the future octopus. Next, prepare 8 balls of different diameters and form sticks out of them that will serve as tentacles. Now fasten them to the base of the octopus head.
The three front tentacles need to be slightly bent up. They will serve as a soap holder. Twist one of the longest tentacles in a spiral using a marker. This will be the brush holder. Left to do small details. From the remains of clay, form the eyes, but also the mouth of the octopus.
You can decorate it with additional accessories, such as a hat.
For information on how to make a soap dish from Polymorphus superplastic, see the following video.
Do-it-yourself soap dish - an original element of the interior of the kitchen and bathroom, attracting the attention of others unique design. Against the background of high-tech analogues equipped with a touch screen and magnetic holders, unusual accessories in the form of shells, rosebuds and wicker boxes look especially elegant. Exclusive household items designed to accommodate soap, in tandem with others homemade parts furnishings - towel holders, shower curtains and rugs will allow you to create an individual interior genre for decorating a room for ablutions.
The original do-it-yourself soap dish is ideal for arranging not only bathrooms in the house, but also for decorating a washstand or summer shower room located on the territory personal plot. If you plan to make a soap holder designed for outdoor use, then you need to choose raw materials that can withstand intense UV exposure and gusts of wind. Due to the continuous contact with water, to create beautiful accessories, it is necessary to use materials that have excellent moisture resistance and hygroscopicity. As a result correct selection raw materials and decorative elements You will be able to make a stylish and functional accessory.
Selection of materials for creating coasters for soap
A do-it-yourself soap dish allows you to add a personal touch to the design of shower rooms. In order for it to organically blend into the canvas of the stylistic concept, it is necessary to correctly select the basis and Decoration Materials to create an original piece of furniture:
- If the bathroom is made in the style of the Mediterranean design style, then shells, pebbles, river sand, dried seaweed, starfish and other themed decorations should be used to decorate the decor item.
- If the ablution room is decorated in the traditions of country, chalet, ethno, colonial or eco-style, then preference should be given natural materials, embodying natural motifs: branches and log cabins of trees, dried flowers, acorn caps, sunflower or pumpkin seeds.
- If the shower room is decorated in a loft style, then you should pick up non-trivial items to decorate the bathroom soap dish: fragments of a drainpipe, clinker brick or an unhewn board.
A unique do-it-yourself soap dish made from improvised materials will not lose its spectacular original appearance for a long time if its outer part is covered with a quick-drying varnish, and the inner cavity of the container is decorated with a moisture-absorbing gasket. If you want to place this accessory on a wall or any other flat vertical surface, then you should make a magnetic soap dish with your own hands or equip it with strong suction cups. Magnetic holders able to withstand a heavy base with soap, and silicone suction cups - light products made of plastic or any other polymer.
When selecting materials for creating a soap holder, you should study them in detail. operational properties, since moisture is incompatible with polymer clay, metal and wood. These types of raw materials can be used to decorate decor items designed to decorate the interior of a restroom, bath or kitchen.
Hand-made lessons on creating interesting interior accessories
A do-it-yourself soap dish will emphasize the talented abilities of the owners of the house and will become a noteworthy piece of furniture. Most in a simple way creating an exclusive soap tank is the use of plastic containers. These junk household items have high plasticity and moisture resistance. Therefore, they are great for creating a variety of decor items: planters, garden figurines, food dispensers and containers for storing various things.
To make a beautiful flower-shaped tank with wide open petals, you need to prepare the following materials:
- flaming gun - gas burner, which allows you to easily and quickly modify the shape of the plastic;
- container from under mineral water or carbonated drink;
- sharp scissors;
- ruler;
- green acrylic paint yellow color;
- a thin and wide brush with medium hard bristles made of squirrel hair.
From one plastic container, you can make two accessories for the bathroom - a reservoir and a dispenser designed to accommodate soap in liquid and solid states. As a result of the execution step by step instructions you will be able to make an original soap dish with your own hands, a photo of which can inspire true connoisseurs of original interior accessories to complete a simple master class:
- Cut a plastic bottle into two halves. The lower part should be used to create a stand, and the upper fragment of the container should be used for the dispenser.
- Measure 7 centimeters from the bottom of the bottle with a ruler and make a mark on the plastic surface.
- To the marked line, cut out the leaves of the flower of a triangular oblong shape. On sheet-like elements, it is necessary to make cuts diagonally on both sides.
- Make small incisions in the mark area, where at the final stage of the decor it will be necessary to carefully place the acute-angled end part of the flower leaves.
- Using a flaming gun at a distance from the bottom of the container, it is necessary to give plastic container the shape of the curved petals of the inflorescence.
- All parts of the product must be coated with green and yellow paint. After the paint has dried, you need to cover the soap holder with acrylic varnish.
Before you make a soap dish with your own hands, you should determine the size of the tank corresponding to the free space on the bedside table in the restroom or the shelf of the hanging shelf in the bathroom. If there is not enough free space for its placement, it is necessary to supplement the product with silicone holders or magnets.
An alternative way to decorate this bath accessory can be the transformation of a ceramic flower stand. It will act as a base, which should be decorated in a chaotic manner with multi-colored fragments of ceramic or facet tiles. To fix them, use tile glue and tweezers. As a result, it will turn out to make an interesting accessory with a mosaic ornamental design.
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A soap dish is an essential attribute of any bathroom. Now people are moving away from the classic soap bars in favor of more convenient liquid soap that can be poured into a dispenser. However, progress does not stand still, and now on sale you can find such a miracle of technology as a contactless soap dish. Just imagine - he put his hand up, and soap immediately pours on it, magic, and that’s all, isn’t it?
Magic is magic, and a contactless soap dish is a very real device that you can assemble yourself without much difficulty. By designing such a soap dish in a beautiful case and replacing the previous manual dispenser, you can make the process of washing your hands fun and enjoyable even for the most hardened dirty. So, go ahead, for the cause, or rather, for the soldering iron!
First, let's look at the diagram and try to understand how it all works. The whole circuit consists of two pieces - an IR signal transmitter and a receiver of the same IR signal. More precisely, these are two different schemes that are designed to work together. Those. then, when nothing prevents the transmitter from illuminating the receiver with a signal, the relay is turned off, the soap does not flow.
As soon as we bring our hand to be washed, the visible connection between them is broken, the receiver loses the signal, the relay opens, the pump starts, the soap flows. Here is such a magic. As for the pump - I used a simple membrane pump bought on Aliexpress, you can use anyone that can pump thick soap and is suitable in size.
Transmitter circuit
A few words about the IR signal transmitter. It is based on the NE556 chip, in essence, it is a 555 timer. If a conventional timer continuously generates pulses, then this one creates bursts of pulses. For some time there are impulses - for some time they are not, and all this happens very, very quickly, you won’t have time to blink an eye. The frequency of the pulses themselves is 36 kHz. Electricity turns into infrared light thanks to the HL1 and HL2 IR LEDs, which can be easily found in remote controls remote control. For our purposes, one LED is enough, so the second one can be safely removed, but the resistor R2 should definitely be changed to a higher resistance, for example, 1 kOhm. The power of the emitted signal will depend on its value. Because the distance from the receiver to the transmitter in our case is not at all large, the extra power will only harm.
Receiver circuit
So, we figured out the transmitter, now let's move on to the receiver. Its key link is the TSOP 1736 IR receiver. You can use any other similar receivers, the main thing is that they are designed for a signal frequency of 36 or 38 kHz, it is easiest to pick them out of a dead TV. When the transmitting signal LED shines on this same TSOP receiver, the voltage at its output is zero (log. 0), respectively, the field-effect transistor VT1 is closed, the relay is de-energized, the pump is de-energized, the soap box is in standby mode. As soon as someone's palm gets in the way of the light transmitted by the transmitter, the TSOP receiver stops receiving bursts of pulses, the voltage at its output rises (log. 1), the transistor opens, energizes the relay, which, in turn, starts the pump. To stop the flow of soap, just remove your hand. LED HL1 signals the supply of soap. The principle of operation is clearly shown in the following picture:
The supply voltage for both receiver and transmitter is 12 volts. The scheme is good in that the operation occurs clearly, without any delays. You can substitute, and then remove your hand, without fear that a stray drop of soap will fall past. Photo of the device I assembled:
Successful assembly to all who read!.
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