Soap dishes: how to choose the best one from the abundance of designs, shapes and materials. Homemade soap dish for liquid soap DIY soap dish from a bottle
Today, all kinds of soap are sold in stores: solid soap, packaged in beautiful bottles, liquid soap, made in the form of graceful flower petals and figured. Fragrant with various aromas: from caramel and chocolate to rose, fresh cucumber and sea breeze. Choose - I don’t want to. But in order for a piece of soap 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’s not very beautiful, and it’s very inconvenient. Wet soap slips, falls into the sink (or even onto the floor), softens and takes on an unsightly appearance. A soap dish is another matter. Neat, comfortable, does not spoil the design, and can even decorate it when combined with other accessories.
- Let's start with this - harmonious composition. And we will select the soap dish at the same time as other items. For example, a barbell and a curtain, a cup for brushes. It’s optimal if it’s all in the same style. Manufacturers do just that, producing entire kits and kits (we'll talk about this a little later).
- We also look at the size of the bathroom. If there is enough space, you can buy an elegant and voluminous table or wall item. And when maximum compactness is required, we prefer models that do not take up excess space. Hanging it above, placing it on the mirror or on the sink.
Photo of an unusual soap dish
Types of products
For different types of soap
Some people prefer to use solid soap, while others prefer liquid soap.
- For the latter, you can purchase both elegant bottles with dispensers and wall-mounted dispensers.
- There is also a relatively new product - soap shavings. Special dispensers are also produced for it.
So consider the interests of family members. By the way, if they diverge, you can purchase a set containing soap dishes for different types soap
The now popular touch soap dish is an excellent invention for daily hygiene procedures. About her and we'll talk in the following video:
Mounting methods
Tabletop
For solid soap, these will be all kinds of classic soap dishes, rectangular or oval, as well as fancy shapes. They can be placed on a washbasin or shelf. Simple models may have a top lid and are suitable for travel. Often there is a liner or special bulges inside (to prevent the soap from becoming soggy).
- For example, the oval porcelain snow-white model “Spirella Opera” (Switzerland) is equipped with four semicircular protrusions inside. Price – 889 rubles. The rectangular beige model “Spirella Retro” with the same option costs the same.
- Various designer desktop products are also produced over complex design, which don’t even look very much like a soap dish. For example, the “Classic Gold” model from the German brand “Hayta” resembles an elegant table lamp. On a stand made of golden metal with a convex ornament rests a beautiful figured bowl made of frosted glass. This is where the soap is placed. The price is “biting” - 4.6 thousand rubles.
- Concerning liquid soap, then 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&Associati. Its height is 23.7 centimeters, diameter – 6 centimeters, price – 6 thousand rubles.
Tabletop soap dish for bathroom made of silicone (China)
Wall-mounted
Such a product can be rigidly attached to the wall or be removable. The latter option may, for example, be a metal ring (fixed) into which a bottle of liquid soap is inserted. The design is original and comfortable.
An example is the chrome-plated “Kalkgrund” model from Ikea, which costs only 300 rubles. For 600 rubles you can purchase a dispenser from the same series.
Photo of the 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 piece of soap floats in the air, which is very practical. It dries well, which means it is used more economically.
An example of a fashionable and stylish magnetic variation is the chrome-plated brass model “Nostalgy” from the popular Czech brand “FBS”. Price – 2.2 thousand rubles.
Magnetic soap dish in the bathroom
On suction cups
More often, lightweight plastic soap dishes with vacuum suction cups are produced. They can be attached to tiles or to a mirror.
An example is the snow-white “Stugvik” model from Ikea made of ABS plastic with an insert equipped with relief stripes. The shape is rectangular. Price – 300 rubles.
Soap dish with suction cups "Stugvik" from Ikea
Product-grid
It can be either tabletop or wall-mounted. In the latter case, you need to hang the product so that there is a washbasin or bathtub below. After all, wet soap will drip water through the grate.
The thinner the bars of the soap dish grate, the faster the piece of soap dries. The most popular such soap dishes are wall-mounted chrome ones.
- By the way, they can also 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 more than a thousand rubles.
- And here is a tabletop 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 tabletop 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 brass Italian model“ROSE” (Art & Max brand), made in the shape of a rose flower. Available in bronze and blackened silver. Costs 2.8 thousand rubles.
A more modern chrome soap dish is an oval tabletop model from Ikea from the Kalkgrund series, which has an insert with a charming convex embossing and a hole for draining water in the middle. You can buy soap dishes for the bathroom in online stores for 400 rubles.
Metal wall-mounted soap dish Veragio
Plastic
The most inexpensive products are made of plastic, which is easy to clean. They are very diverse. If the soap dish breaks or gets boring, you won’t mind throwing it away.
Cute a budget option– again from Ikea. Tabletop transparent deep turquoise plastic soap dish for Svartsjön soap with convex bars inside will cost only 100 rubles.
Soap dish "Svartsjön" from IKEA
Glass
Tempered glass is mainly used, so the products are not only hygienic, but also durable. And beautiful. IN Lately There is a trend towards replacing glass with acrylic – more modern material, which sometimes looks no worse, but is stronger.
- An example of a glass soap dish is the oval domestic model “Aquaton Oxford”. This wall-mounted soap dish is finished in brass and chrome and costs 470 rubles.
- Desktop soap dish – European model “Harmonie” (brand “Artwelle”). It also includes brass parts covered in brushed chrome. Price – 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, perhaps a mirror. For convenience, manufacturers have combined these products (or some of them) into sets and sell them in sets. It's cheaper too, by the way.
- Or you can purchase all one item from one series. One of the most economical options
- – plastic white and red set “Varpan” from Ikea. It has a glass, a dispenser, and a simple tabletop soap dish. And everything will cost only 79 rubles (on promotion). And the budget white Stugvik series, also plastic, allows you to buy necessary products
(which are all attached with suction cups) one at a time. In addition to a cup, dispenser and soap dish, for 500 rubles you can purchase a small (21 by 30 centimeters) mirror with hooks at the bottom.
However, if there is no need to save money, you can pay attention to a series of accessories made in German, Italian, and Swiss.
How to make a soap dish with your own hands? And this section is for creative people
- . Those who don’t like to surround themselves with ready-made things. Please:
- If you want, make a soap dish out of polymer clay. Any shape you like. Or take plastic bottle
- , cut off the bottom and decorate the edges in the form of a flower. And then spray paint it.
You can also cut off a small side convex rectangular part from a plastic bottle and place 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, whatever is at hand. And finally, one piece of advice. In glass beautiful soap dishes
Unfortunately, water often stagnates. Let's remove this drawback by taking a diamond crown and making a neat hole in the center.
The following video will help you make a soap dish with your own hands from superplastic: Even more original ideas
for creating soap dishes at home contains the video below:
There is half a day left before the holiday, and trips to the store looking for gifts take a lot of time. But we know the way to our favorite craft store very well. This is what we need now. And you don’t need to search for long and we’ll get ready quickly.
Maybe the idea is not mine, and I didn’t come up with anything new, but just to remind you. I suggest making small gifts for friends and girlfriends.
So, we buy baked plastic at a craft store. Any. I bought Sonnet and Premol. I’ll say right away: the first one is harder, it’s more difficult to knead, but after baking it’s not as stone-like as the second one.
Baking plastic, a file, scissors, a rolling pin, a drinking straw, a vinyl napkin, metal baking dishes - we will place soap dishes on them for “baking”.
We knead the plastic. Roll into a ball. Place on a file moistened with water. This will make it easier for the plastic to detach from the film. If you know how to mix colors beautifully, you can mix them.
Flatten the lump with your palm.
Cover the top with a file sprinkled with water and roll it out with a rolling pin to the desired thickness and size. I got 2-3 millimeters.
We remove the top file, place the vinyl napkin on the cake with the voluminous side so that the motif is clearly imprinted, and roll it with a rolling pin, pressing the napkin into the clay.
Carefully remove the napkin. We get a beautiful print.
You can cut out a beautiful piece with cookie cutters. I left it like that and didn’t find a suitable one.
Usually the soap dish has holes for draining water. Take a tube and make holes.
Then carefully remove the workpiece from the backing file and place it on a metal mold. I had cocotte makers and an ashtray. We arrange the shuttlecocks beautifully, the clay is pliable.
Place in the oven and bake according to instructions. Leave to cool in the oven.
After cooling, we take it out, pack it and give it away.
I've already installed mine.
These are the little gifts.
Comfort in a home consists of many little things: beautiful curtains, soft rug, candles, figurines and much more. An ordinary soap dish is no exception. It is a cute and useful accessory. In addition, a soap dish does not have to be a boring piece of plastic. Everyone can independently make a stylish and beautiful accessory without spending money on it. extra funds, effort and time. To start creating, we suggest getting acquainted with a few simple, but original options creating a soap box.
Manufacturing rules
Before we begin creating such an item, let’s name the universal parameters that must be followed.
The simpler the better
You should not choose a model that is too difficult to manufacture. After all, even the most trivial design will perfectly cope with its intended purpose. It is worth using your time and energy rationally to create a beautiful and unique product.
Minimum details
Compliance with this rule will help facilitate the process of producing a soap dish and caring for it. In addition, a laconic accessory looks more stylish and neat.
Moisture resistant material type
From constant contact With water, some materials can quickly break down and become deformed. The selection of material must be especially careful. The service life of the finished product depends on this.
Suitable design
Should be taken into account general style design of the room for which the product is intended. Taking this into account, select its color, size and shape. The accessory should complement the interior, and not stand out from it.
Availability of cover
If you are going to place the soap dish in an open space, for example in the garden, you should ensure that the soap is protected from external factors. To do this, be sure to make a lid for the product.
Varieties
Today you can make a soap dish from different materials.
- wall;
- magnetic,
- classical;
- decorative.
Let's consider different variants making a soap dish with your own hands, depending on the type of material used.
Made of plastic
This material is lightweight, durable, easy to use and easy to maintain.
For production you will need:
- metal baking dishes;
- straw for drinks;
- baked plastic;
- office file;
- vinyl napkin;
- scissors;
- rolling pin
Choose plastic desired color or mix several shades, knead it and form a ball. Then place the resulting mass on a file or polyethylene. Pre-wet the cellophane with water to make it easier to remove the plastic. Now you need to press on the ball so that it takes the shape 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.
Filming 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 imprinted on the plastic. You can do it another way: use it instead of a napkin metal mold for cookies. Carefully remove the napkin or mold and remove any remaining polyethylene.
It is necessary to give the product its final appearance. You can leave the existing shape and make beautiful flounces using the shape of an ashtray or other utensils. Be sure to make holes in the bottom of the soap dish so that water always drains out. You can use a straw for this. Place the product in the oven and bake according to the instructions included with the plastic.
Wait until the product has completely hardened before removing it from the oven.
From scrap materials
Often required material for the soap dish is at hand. Let's consider the most interesting techniques execution.
From the bottle
To make a beautiful and practical soap dish, all you need is an ordinary plastic bottle. Cut the bottom of two containers so that their height is at least 5 cm. Sew these two parts together using a regular zipper. The resulting product can be used in the bathroom or sauna, or taken with you on the road. Fast, practical and inexpensive.
It's 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. All that's left to do is paint it ready product in the desired color.
To do this, choose moisture-resistant paint in cans.
From wine corks
If you have wine corks lying around the house, you shouldn’t throw them away. We offer simple and quick option soap dishes. Prepare 19 corks and a tube 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 popsicle 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 little curved shape. This is necessary so that you can 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 product. Duplicate the result obtained, connect the two lattice bases to each other with sticks from the sides.
For convenience, you can add a sponge backing to the soap dish.
From polymer clay
This material opens up limitless scope for creativity. Using polymer clay or epoxy resin You can create any shape of the product. For example, a funny octopus. To do this you will need some colored clay, as well as foil.
Make a ball of foil with a diameter of 2-3 mm. Then create a cake of polymer clay and cover the ball with it. This will create the head of the future octopus. Next, prepare 8 balls different diameters and form them into sticks that will serve as tentacles. Now secure them to the base of the octopus head.
The three front tentacles need to be slightly bent upward. They will serve as a soap stand. Twist one of the longest tentacles into a spiral using a marker. This will be the brush holder. It remains to take care of the small details. From the remaining clay, form the eyes and mouth of the octopus.
You can decorate it with additional accessories, such as a hat.
To learn how to make a soap dish from Polymorphus superplastic, see the following video.
Do-it-yourself soap dish is an original element of the kitchen and bathroom interior that attracts the attention of others unique design. Compared to high-tech analogues equipped with a touch screen and magnetic holders, unusual accessories in the form of shells, rose buds and wicker boxes look especially elegant. Exclusive household items designed to hold 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.
An original do-it-yourself soap dish is ideal for decorating not only bathrooms in the house, but also for decorating a washbasin or a summer shower room located on the premises personal plot. If you are planning to make a soap stand designed to be used on fresh air, then it is necessary to select raw materials that can withstand intense exposure to ultraviolet radiation and gusts of wind. Due to 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 soap stands
A DIY soap dish allows you to add a personal touch to your shower room decor. In order for it to organically fit into the outline of the stylistic concept, it is necessary to correctly select the basis and Decoration Materials to create an original furnishing detail:
- If the bathroom is designed in a manner Mediterranean style design, then to decorate the decoration you need to use shells, pebbles, river sand, dried seaweed, starfish and other themed decorations.
- If the ablution room is decorated in the traditions of country, chalet, ethnic, colonial or eco-style, then preference should be given natural materials, personifying natural motifs: tree branches and logs, dried flowers, acorn caps, sunflower or pumpkin seeds.
- If the shower room is decorated in a loft style, then you should select non-trivial items to decorate the soap dish for the bathroom: fragments drainpipe, clinker brick or unhewn board.
Unique DIY soap dish made from scrap materials for a long time will not lose its spectacular original appearance if its outer part is coated with quick-drying varnish, and internal cavity line the container with a moisture-absorbing liner. 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 are able to withstand a heavy base with soap, and silicone suction cups can withstand lightweight products made of plastic or any other polymers.
When selecting materials to create a soap stand, you should study their performance properties in detail, since moisture is incompatible with polymer clay, metal and wood. These types of raw materials can be used to decorate decorative items intended to decorate the interior of a restroom, bath or kitchen.
Hand-made lessons on creating interesting interior accessories
A DIY soap dish will highlight the talented abilities of the owners of the house and will become an interesting piece of furniture. Most in a simple way To create an exclusive soap reservoir is to use plastic containers. These junk household items have high performance plasticity and moisture resistance. Therefore, they are great for creating a variety of decorative items: flower pots, garden figurines, food dispensers and containers for storing various things.
To make a beautiful tank in the shape of a flower with wide open petals, you need to prepare the following materials:
- flambéing gun – gas burner, which allows you to easily and quickly change the shape of the plastic;
- containers for mineral water or carbonated drink;
- sharp scissors;
- ruler;
- acrylic paint green and yellow color;
- a thin and wide brush with medium-hard bristles made of squirrel hair.
From one plastic container you can make two bathroom accessories - a reservoir and a dispenser designed to hold soap in liquid and solid form. As a result of 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 a 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 into a triangular oblong shape. On sheet-shaped elements, it is necessary to make cuts diagonally on both sides.
- Make small cuts in the mark area, where at the final stage of decoration you will need to carefully place the sharp-angled end part of the flower leaves.
- Using a flambéing gun at a distance from the bottom of the container, it is necessary to give the 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 stand with acrylic varnish.
Before you make a soap dish with your own hands, you should determine the size of the tank that corresponds to the free space on the bedside table in the restroom or the shelf of a hanging shelf in the bathroom. If there is not enough free space to place it, it is necessary to supplement the product with silicone holders or magnets.
An alternative way to decorate this bath accessory could be to transform 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 beveled tiles. To fix them, use tile adhesive and tweezers. The result will be an interesting accessory with a mosaic ornamental design.
A DIY soap dish is a great gift for friends, colleagues and relatives. This practical thing is an indispensable attribute of the bathroom and shower room. The Westwing shopping club presents a large collection of various stylish accessories interior made from quality materials.
