In a small apartment or room, sometimes you so want to feel the scope and freedom over your head. But too low the ceiling does not allow this. For a more comfortable living in such a room, tips and design tricks come to the rescue on how to increase the ceiling visually.
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Ways of visual increase in the ceiling
For a visual increase in the ceiling, several methods are used that are conditionally divided into groups:
- Visiting lesion: mirror, hinged, French or suspended ceiling.
- Properly installed backlight: all kinds of chandeliers, sconces, lamps or neon lights.
- The correctly selected design: the design of walls, curtains and curtains.
- The emphasis on a certain item-to distract attention from a low ceiling, you need to draw attention to something else, brighter and more expressive.
By deforming and changing the structure of the ceiling, it is best to increase it. Consider the question of which ceiling increases the room.
How to increase the height of the ceiling using a multi -level binder
One of the options for a visual increase in the ceiling is a multi -level plasterboard ceiling. The ability to choose the design and complexity of the ceiling will give the house uniqueness on their own, and LED ribbons will add comfort and originality.
The multi -level ceiling completely rebuilds the geometry of the room, increases the space and masks the small irregularities of the main ceiling.
To install such a ceiling, you do not need to have special skills, just study the instructions and do everything according to the rules.
Before starting work, you need to purchase such tools:
- metal profiles and guides,
- drywall,
- self -tapping screws.
Instructions for installing a multi -level ceiling:
- First you need to mark. We use a pencil and level.
- Next, install the profile and guides, attaching them with self -tapping screws.
- When the frame is ready - check it for strength and evenness.
- Carry out the wires where lamps or backlight will be located.
- Next, we fasten the sheets of drywall, after cutting them to the size of the profile.
- If the ceiling goes in a wave, for better fastening of the drywall, moisten it for 10-15 minutes with hot water, then it will easily bend.
- We cut out a place for lamps in a plasterboard structure.
- We put the joints and paint.
This version of the visual increase in the ceiling allows you to choose structures of different complexity, make ceilings of two-three- or even four-level ones. And the installation of the correct illumination will make the room bright, cozy and airy.
Stretch ceiling that increases the space above the head
Stretch ceilings are also called French, because for the first time they were invented in this country. The stretch ceiling is a design of PVC film, fixed on aluminum or plastic profiles under the main ceiling.
Stretch ceilings are very diverse. By texture, they are divided into three types:
- Glossy - are a mirror surface and, thus, increase the space. The disadvantage of such ceilings is noticeable seams, especially on large ceilings.
- Matte - fit perfectly into any interior. They are similar to the usual ceiling and are used to hide the small irregularities of the main ceiling.
- Satin - give the ceiling a pearl shade. They are similar in texture to matte, but in splendor to glossy.
- Fabric - are a large segment of the fabric, which is lowered into a special solution, and then dried when installed on the ceiling. The absence of seams is the main advantage of such a ceiling.
The main advantage of such ceilings is a quick way to install. Installation takes only a few hours. The stretch ceiling is installed in the following ways:
- Cam mount - is carried out using profiles on which mobile spinning and motionless elements are fixed. The film, using a blade, is installed and fixed in the profile. Next, the heating process takes place and it straightens.
- Fatty mount - the canvas is fixed in an aluminum profile with a putty or wedge. The extra edges are cut, and the baguette is installed.
- Harpoon - allows you to install suspended ceilings of different complexities. With this installation, a harpoon is attached to the canvas, and then the canvas is installed on the main ceiling. For this, the method is not required to warm up the canvas.
Thus, the installation of a stretch ceiling requires only 2.5-3 cm from the height of the main ceiling. But visually, it increases the ceiling very well and gives the interior more spaciousness.
How to increase a low ceiling with a mirror coating
The mirror ceiling is another way to increase the space as a whole, and the ceiling in particular. Among the advantages of the mirror ceiling is highlighted:
- easy care,
- hiding all bumps,
- increased space,
- environmental friendliness.
But, despite the advantages, the mirror ceiling also has disadvantages:
- very fragile - easy to damage,
- the cost is high compared to drywall and stretch ceilings,
- easily polluted.
Mirror ceilings of the production of Great Britain and Germany are considered one of the best. They are available in the form of plates in size 30x60, 60x60 cm. It is not recommended to install one continuous mirror ceiling, since when it is damaged, the risk of getting hurt with fragments increases.
Methods for installing a mirror ceiling:
- Armstrong mount.
- Installation with screws.
- Gluing mirror plates.
1. The first type of fastening is carried out after all finishing work:
- Mirror slabs are installed on a metal profile, thus, allow you to hide all communication and electrical wiring.
- The slabs are mounted on the profile using plastic dowels and screws.
2. Before starting installation, using screws, it is necessary to prepare the ceiling by leaving it with drywall. Mirror plates are attached to the drywall structure and fixed with screws with screws. This method is the easiest, but unreliable.
Advice: For greater strength before screwing mirror slabs, apply a thin layer of glue on them. The plate will hold better and it will be easier to attach it.
3. To carry out installation by gluing, you also need to level the ceiling with drywall, and then glue the mirror slabs using special glue. This method is ideal for light mirror plates.
Recommendations on how to visually increase the ceiling
To all the above methods of changing the ceiling structure itself, we also add designer tricks that will allow you to find out how to increase the ceiling.
Interior arrangement tips for a visual increase in the ceiling:
- When choosing wallpaper in a room with a low ceiling, focus on straight horizontal lines. They lengthen the walls, and, accordingly, the ceiling is visually higher.
- When decorating the room, one color scheme is possible, both for the ceiling and for walls. It should be light colors from snow -white to gently beige or milk. At the same time, the walls and ceiling merge, and the border between them becomes less noticeable.
- Lighting is also a very important factor that forms the overall atmosphere of the room. For visual expansion of space, it is recommended to use a lot of light. Use LED ribbons or all kinds of lamps.
- A niche in the wall with backlight will also help to visually expand the space.
- When installing windows and doors, try to make the doorway closer to the stream, and stretch the windows up.
- Properly selected curtains also visually increase the height of the ceiling. Curtains and curtains should be made of light light materials or with a vertical discreet strip.
- The emphasis on the walls will help to distract attention from a low ceiling. For example, stick beautiful murals or draw a panel.
- Contrast cands expand the height of the ceiling and rooms as a whole.
- Depending on the size of the room, stick the wallpaper so that they come to the surface of the ceiling 6-10 cm.
- When decorating the room, use only cold or light colors.
- When selecting low furniture, the ceiling will seem higher.
In the decoration and design of a room with a low ceiling, you should not use:
- massive chandeliers in the center of the room,
- wallpaper with catchy and bright drawings,
- horizontal lines,
- low doors,
- short curtains,
- huge furniture.
With the help of these recommendations and tips, even the lowest ceiling will seem a couple of centimeters higher.
