Aqua design in the interior design is one of the fashion trends. But ordinary equipment, the traditional selection of fish is not impressive. Designers seek to combine the composition of the aquarium with the general style of the room where it is planned to place it, and sometimes on the contrary, they try to create an emphasis on such a non-standard object.
In design
An aquarium in the interior is not only an element of decor. This is a living decoration that creates a special atmosphere, helps relaxation. The most popular theme for decorating will be sea or river. As a rule, the “river” are filled with green algae, and the “sea” with brighter colors create the illusion of the seabed with reefs and corals.
The underwater kingdom of a single apartment imitates the urbanistic atmosphere of a modern city or the natural mountain landscapes, decorations in the spirit of Japanese minimalism. Under the water have a whole ancient city with ancient ruins, sculptural groups, sunken ships.
Before purchasing an aquarium, you need to consider its harmonious location in the room, the internal content of the structure. Size, shape, place where it is planned to deliver it matter. To select the fish and floristics, you may need to consult an aquarist, the question should be studied deeply. Do not save on equipment. Choosing the type of aquarium, are guided by the number, type of inhabitants, the role of this object in the intended interior.
Corner constructions
The aquarium, located in the corner, looks good, compact, has an excellent overview. With the help of a triangular shape, the problem of a small space is rationally solved. L-shaped structures are used for zoning, a trapezoidal container in a small room on a bedside table or table will fill the corner. Concave or convex glass visually make the house with water inhabitants more voluminous. Skillfully chosen scenery with a small footprint will create the illusion of space.
A small corner aquarium is placed on a table or stand. It is more suitable for small schooling fish. If the aquarium is capable of holding up to 500 liters, then larger individuals will be able to live there without any problems, it is installed on a powerful base. The cabinet should be integrated with the rest of the furniture. 500-700-liter aquariums require extensive space, should be well viewed.
Proper decoration techniques, well-chosen fish and plants will make a corner aquarium room decoration.
Built-in structures
One of the fashion trends - built-in aquariums, which used to decorate the space exclusively business centers, restaurants, offices. Now, with their help, they enliven the living space, give it a unique variety.
One of the main rules is to plan the placement of the tank during the construction or redevelopment phase. Since the bottom is experiencing heavy weight loads, the base should be perfectly level. It is necessary to take into account the material that was used in the construction. If it is a brick, reinforcement is not required, but the gypsum board structure is equipped with welded steel frames.
There are several installation options, including the integration of an aquarium into an interior wall. With this arrangement, it can be seen through. Requires enhanced filtering, UV sterilization is desirable, because the slightest turbidity of water is capable of leveling the effect. From this point of view, it is much more profitable to install an aquarium with a closed back edge. Another construction is installed on a pedestal or as a balcony, on a plate protruding from the wall.
It is important to ensure the availability of aquarium care, to provide space for the location of communications equipment. Maintenance will be convenient if the back wall is closed or decorated.
Built-in models attract special attention, carry lively energy, contribute to the maximum relaxation of the owners and guests of the house.
Custom shapes
The category of non-standard includes any containers with individual characteristics for the maintenance of fish and other marine animals. These are the aquariums located inside the niches or openings, aquarium-paintings or cylinders, high, low, small and giant, round, triangular, multi-section.
The volume of such a product reaches 1000 liters, so they are made of silicate glass, which hides the joints and seams, acrylic glass, which is easy to give any shape when heated. The number, size of ribs, screeds each time is determined individually. For an accurate calculation of the required glass thickness, a special calculator is used, the configuration and the size of the object also influence the choice.
Aquariums are considered to be non-standard:
- with unusual lighting, decor elements;
- models of unusual shape;
- copyrighted products that can support the livelihoods of the inhabitants autonomously.
With all the creativity, such an aquarium should meet the basic requirements: the comfort of living creatures, ease of maintenance.
In the design of rooms
Forms and options for the location of aquariums are very diverse. They are placed on stands, built in, suspended, which saves space, creates a unique flavor. They are irregularly shaped, there may be several, they can be combined, placed in the living room or dining room, bathroom, serve as a partition between two rooms.
Aquaria does not welcome extravagant design solutions that are not conducive to a comfortable life of fish and burdensome to maintain. Therefore, when choosing an aquarium, the one that combines compliance with a certain set of principles will be optimal:
- Safety requires reliable support.
- Classic rectangular shapes are preferable, do not distort the space, and larger ones are easier to care for than smaller ones.
- It is important to have lighting and current, which is provided by special lamps, pumps. A favorable environment will help create ozonizers, UV emitters, etc. Water should have the appropriate standards for temperature, density, salinity, hydrogen and oxygen.
- For the arrangement and creation of a favorable environment for the inhabitants, it is necessary to think about purchasing live stones, coral sand, shells, and all sorts of artificial decorations.
The aquarium will fit into the housing space if its shape, location, well-groomed inhabitants will meet the requirements.
Living room
In the living room this object will be the center of universal attention. Here it will become an independent element of the interior or serve as a zone separator. This room is ideal for installing an aquarium where it will become the dominant detail. You only need to consider the size of the room.
From the standpoint of feng shui, the hall is the most suitable place for an aquarium; here it will attract success and well-being, especially if it is located on the east or south-east side.
You should not have an object at the window, the sun's rays have a bad effect on the state of water and fish. Undesirable places with drafts, placing the front side to the window.
The interior of the living room with a wall or hanging aquarium will become a universal option, especially if the room is not distinguished by large dimensions.
Bedroom
In a room that usually does not have a lot of decor, the aquarium will become a bright detail, and during the heating period it will balance the humidity.
From the point of view of feng shui, an aquarium in the bedroom is unacceptable, because brings a cooling in the relationship of the spouses, and the continuous movement of fish increases the nervousness. Excessive employment, untimely cleaning of the reservoir will affect the freshness of the atmosphere and health.
If the need to admire the aquarium before bedtime does not let go, that is, a reasonable compromise: a dry aquarium. It is filled with shells, starfish, corals. Melting fish in this case will no longer bother. Another Japanese destination, wabi-kusa, will give the bedroom an exotic one. The vessel is not filled to the brim with water, the fish do not swim there, and the plants are under water and above.
Children's
How the aquarium will look here depends on the size of the room, in which zone it will stand. A container made of acrylic, rather than glass, is desirable; it is a safer option, although it requires careful maintenance.
Common models for the nursery are floor-mounted, which are placed directly on the floor or on a stand, the height of which corresponds to the eye level, or table, the size of "mini". Such a gift with the only living inhabitant will revive the interior, giving it a zest. It will be interesting for the child to observe living animals at close range, feed the fish, care for the turtles with their own hands.
Original look suspension version. He will not encumber a small room. The model should not be very wide, not heavy.
Aquariums built into a niche or located in a wall with a themed decorative background created in the background look good.
If the room is spacious and requires zoning, an aquarium-partition will be suitable, which will separate the bed from the work and play area.
Before installing the original interior solution, you need to make sure that the child is not allergic to fish food, that the capacity in which they will live is safe. When planning the arrangement of the room, you can arrange a family council, where the child will also participate. For clarity, the planned interior changes can be presented to him in the photo.
Kitchen
Modern kitchens, equipped with technology and functions, often become a place where households spend a lot of time. Aquariums also become part of the interior of this room, to which they add mobility and light. Therefore, there are furniture brands, catalogs of which are built-in aquariums.
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Placing an aquarium in the kitchen is convenient, because it is easy to organize a system for the supply and outflow of water, problems with cleaning the tank will be much less. One has only to think over the communications system in advance, the safety of the supply of electricity, the ventilation of the furniture. For the water entering the tank, it is better to install a multi-level treatment, since the air in the kitchen becomes more polluted.
The type of aquarium depends on the size of the kitchen. A large room will accommodate a tank that will not be part of the space, but the space itself. With it, you can separate the functional and dining areas. If it is placed inside the facades of furniture or walls, then the dimensions should be more modest.
Effectively beat the location of the light sources, which will be controlled by time or remotely. With their help, it will be possible to create the original atmosphere of the kitchen space.
Partition aquarium
For the organic integration of the aquarium into the interior, it is better not to use ready-made forms, but to make the necessary model to order.
The aquarium-wall in the design of your home or office is just perfect. It creates the illusion of privacy, simultaneously expands the space, makes it bright, the light freely penetrates to any corner of the room.
Thanks to the transparent partition, the opposite part of the room will be visible. In the interior, where there is a similar aquarium, a piece of real nature is brought. With it, they separate the kitchen from the hallway or living room, enliven the faded colors, even replace them with a work of art.
Wall mounted aquariums
This type of aquarium is the most popular, organic for any room, not excluding the dining room and kitchen.
If the tank is equipped with lighting, then the glow will be a pleasant addition, and will also play the role of a night light. A large aquarium resembling a TV screen will make the interior more alive.
The built-in aquarium requires planning even at the stage of creating a design project in order to determine in advance which side will be serviced and which inhabitants to occupy. If the tank is between rooms where transparency is not required, it is populated with thick algae.
If the glass is damaged, it will be more difficult to replace it than in a freestanding design.
Unusual aquariums
Since aquariums are popular interior items, they help owners to show uncommonness, to stand out. And although unusual vessels are not always useful to fish, designers, decorators create creative creative forms.
Glass table, the base of which is an aquarium. It can be rectangular or in the form of a hemisphere. Will make a dinner party or dinner exclusive, will encourage communication on an interesting topic.
An aquarium in the form of a wall will separate the working area of the kitchen from the dining room, a corridor with an entrance door from the open space of a studio apartment.
The sink can be not ceramic, but from strong glass. In a vessel under a thick top lid, real algae and fish will dwell.
The space under the stairs often do not know how to use. A good solution would be to arrange here an aquarium with colorful living inhabitants.
Inside the aesthetic aquarium, your pet will be able to retire, do your favorite toy, take a nap.
A single system consists of several separate containers connected by a kind of "transitions" at different levels. Fish travel, people contemplate, relax, think about the eternal.
Around the perimeter of the bathroom is a wall in the form of an aquarium. The walls of the room with water greens and inhabitants will create the illusion of immersion.
Combining two arguing dominants around the fireplace is no easy task. Not every designer will support such an idea, but there is a demand for it. Especially for those who, for lack of square meters, strive to use the space to the maximum, fit two dreams into the interior at once.
It is clear that the aquarium will turn out rather big. The project should take into account its mass, provide for the nuances of electrical wiring, maximally isolate two environments.
With a large volume of aquarium from a short work of the fireplace, the water will not warm up, the living creatures will stay in the comfort zone. For absolute security, it is advisable to install not wood fireplaces, and working from the mains. Imitation of the flame will create the effect of illumination of the aquarium.
The electric center allows the regulation or complete shutdown of heating with a visual burning effect. Near such a "relaxation complex" you can rest comfortably at any time of the year and watch the scuttling guppies, cichlids, shrimps.
Inside furniture or interior items
The desire to fill the home with exotic leads to unexpected decisions. You can buy a special cabinet for a large aquarium, but it looks cumbersome, requires scarce space. Aquariums built into the walls and furniture would be an excellent option.
The island table in the kitchen, which is also an aquarium, is unlikely to require additional decoration. Aquarium becomes an apron in the kitchen. From there, the fish will observe the manipulation of the hostess on the desktop.
Coffee table-aquarium in the living room does not take up much space, will help to relax after a hard day's work. Equally original will be the armrests of the sofa, where tanks with algae and scurrying fish are embedded.
Beautifully look aquarium arches, which are located not only on the border of two rooms, but also at the head of the bed.
In the living room aquariums are mounted in the wall on both sides of the TV. From time to time distracting from the dynamic action on the screen, you can relax, looking at the underwater world. The aquarium is arranged from the TV itself, removing the stuffing from the old outgoing box and inserting a flask with sea creatures appropriate for its size instead. A kind of "video" for the rest of home and guests.
For lovers of wildlife and minimalist forms, you can offer to combine an aquarium with a flower pot. In such a house will live indoor flower and fish. The base of the desk lamp, even the toilet bowl, easily turns into an aquarium.
Any of the options will create an atmosphere of peace, help restore the nervous system.
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