Modern repair possibilities give a huge field of activity - you can decorate the living room in such a way that it cannot be distinguished from a luxurious assembly hall. And you can follow sports ideas - and the interior sports chic will decorate the rooms in your apartment. The ceiling is the part without which the perfect repair will fade without proper design.

This is one of the most standard sizes of a living room (hall), therefore it often focuses on examples of the design of just such a ceiling. Here the ceiling height matters. If it is high enough, you can safely make a multi-level ceiling. And if plasterboard multi-tiered structures already seem to you not modern, then you can make a combined version.

Combined ceilings are stretch canvas and drywall boxes at the edges. Increasingly, they order a stretch canvas with photo printing, so that the most interesting ideas can be realized. For example, if the theme of your living room is east, then pictures with oriental symbols can be transferred to the ceiling.

Beautiful ceilings in a modern house are also an interesting option when the ceiling and walls are finished in the same color. For example, you can paint the ceiling and walls in soft brick, and all this will comfortably frame light furniture in pastel colors and small green accents in the form of accessories.

How to design a room with a high ceiling

You can’t experiment with a low ceiling, and a high one gives you the opportunity to install any.

So, in a hall with a high ceiling, you can:

• Make a multi-tiered ceiling from drywall. The structure on a metal frame is sheathed with GKL sheets and is usually painted white. But colors can be very different. Or combine white with bright colors - for example, white and blue, and in addition still beat everything with levels.
• Simple PVC stretch ceiling. You are not afraid of pouring from above (unless it is filled with boiling water). Such a glossy ceiling will create a perfectly flat surface, and a glossy version can visually expand the space of the hall.
• Stretch fabric ceiling. An opaque ceiling can look even more interesting, although fabric suggests different textures. PVC and polyester, from which fabric ceilings are made, are not much different in terms of environmental friendliness. So the myth that these materials are different (one more natural, the second less), is nothing more than a myth.
• Ceiling decoration with caissons. This ceiling will consist of recesses, cells and beams. You can use classic motifs, you can modernize them due to the color. For a small room is not the best option, but in a spacious room it will look great.

But there are also rack ceilings (panels can be made of wood, metal, plastic), and cassette, and Armstrong. You can sheathe the ceiling with clapboard, etc.

Ceiling options (video)

How to make a concrete ceiling in the hall

Concrete is a popular technique in Europe. In this case, we are talking about arranging the ceiling in a private house. Filling will cost more than constructing a wooden ceiling, and more troublesome. True, the rigidity of the house will be better.

To do this, you will need to first build the formwork, then strengthen the structure of the building for the concrete ceiling, and then directly pour concrete into the ceiling. After pouring concrete into the formwork, you have to align it from one to the other end. And a couple of months will have to wait for the final drying of concrete. And only then the formwork is removed, the construction of the walls of the house continues, etc.

Do-it-yourself ceiling in the hall in the Scandinavian style

We can not say about the stylistic design. Today, apartment owners are increasingly trying to arrange in a particular interior style. For example, Provence, loft, country or the popular Scandinavian style.

What is Scandinavian style? No, it can’t be created only by moving half of Ikea’s store to the apartment. This is an abundance of light, this is the absence of unnecessary things, these are beautiful lines, comfort, space and cute decor.

Scandinavian style ceiling is:

• Either white, or its variations;
• The ceiling is a neutral background, the task of which is to emphasize interior accents;
• Usually, the ceiling, like the walls, is simply finished with paint; the option of wallpapering or plastering with a minimal texture is allowed;
• Fanciful chandeliers are also not an option for this interior.

Scandinavian coolness and freshness should be felt along with the coziness and comfort of Scandinavian life.

Also, material about the features of the interior of the living room in the Scandinavian style will be useful:

Chalet-style ceiling

Amazing stylistic designs can be made on the square or rectangular stretch of the ceiling. If you are a fan of the chalet style, then only environmentally friendly materials are allowed to repair. This, for example, wood, stone, rough plaster.

Ceilings with beams are the easiest and most imagined design option. Of course, the chalet is the prerogative of halls in spacious private houses, but if you have the opportunity to decorate the house in this way, combining nature, space, comfort and greatness of style.

Decoration and ceiling design (video)

It’s best to look through more than one option, scroll through more than one photo gallery, ask the price and find the image of the ceiling that will delight you for a long time.

Have a good repair!

Design of the ceiling in the hall (interior photo)

Repair is a time-consuming process of transforming a space that affects all surfaces of a living room. An important part is the ceiling, without which the interior will not look complete. Today we will talk about how you can arrange the ceiling in the hall.

A bit of history

The decoration of the ceiling has acquired special significance for the general style decision of the room relatively recently. In Soviet times, when egalitarianism reigned everywhere, no one thought about what ceiling to make in the hall. Usually it was simply whitened or painted, and a traditional chandelier was hung in the center. In old houses, stucco was often used, including a curb along the perimeter and a relief rope for hanging the lamp. Today, the views on the ceiling design in the hall have changed a lot. Now the ceiling is a full-fledged interior object, which should be original and stylish along with walls, floor and furniture.

Varieties of ceilings

Decorators recommend thinking through the design of the ceiling in the hall individually. The main thing is that the design and light scenario stylistically coincide with the style of the room. Consider the main options for modern ceilings:

1. Stretch ceiling  in the hall, which, perhaps, are the most popular in the Russian market. Their popularity is due to the huge variety of structural, color and texture solutions and the speed of installation. Glossy or matte ceilings will look good. Canvases can be selected plain or with any image. For large areas, a two- or three-level ceiling decoration in the hall is better suited. With the help of stretch ceilings, they often create unique designs of wave-like or other bizarre shapes, complementing them with original lighting. Almost every stretch ceiling is accompanied by spotlights, thanks to which the room is filled with light even in the corners. The material for such ceilings is used both seamlessly and with the presence of inconspicuous seams. The advantage of stretch linens is their moisture resistance, durability, practicality and beautiful appearance. If earlier they were available only to wealthy people, now due to the rapid development of the building materials market, there are a huge number of economical and budget options.
2. Dropped ceilings in the hall - these are complex structures made of drywall. Using this inexpensive material, you can create any shape on the ceiling, starting with simple geometric shapes, and ending with complex multi-level elements, curved steps and smooth lines. Such ceilings look luxurious and elegant, while surprisingly reliable. Plasterboard ceilings in the hall are a surface fixed on a metal base, inside which you can hide the wiring, ventilation pipes and other communications. Finishing consists in pasting with special ceiling wallpaper that is painted in the desired color. In drywall, you can make holes for any kind of fixtures, after discussing the light design of the room with the workers. You can combine stray and directed light, highlight paintings or other elements on the walls. False ceilings make it necessary to create complex shapes.
3. Double ceilings  for the hall is a combination of suspended and suspended ceilings. If you decide to apply such a finish, you will have to start with fixing the drywall construction. Most often these are rectangular zones along the walls or a relief line along the perimeter.

Ceilings are different: suspended and suspended, painted and glued, plasterboard and metal, smooth and multi-tiered. What should be the design of the ceiling in the hall, depends only on your desire and capabilities.

But, if you want the whole interior as a whole to look harmonious, you should choose the ceiling decoration based on the general style and color scheme of the living room, its purpose and size.

Where to begin

It is necessary to begin to choose the design of ceilings for the hall with an assessment of the parameters of the room and its purpose.

Area and height

You must admit that an 18-meter living room in a typical apartment and a 50-meter living room in a private house with high ceilings are not the same thing. In the first case, you have to think about how to maintain height and even try to visually increase it.

Complex multi-tiered structures here will look massive and completely inappropriate. Therefore, the most correct solution will be leveling and painting the surface or installation.

Large area and height, it would seem, do not impose any restrictions on the flight of your imagination, but there is a danger of "overdoing", making the ceiling too pompous.

On the other hand, a flat, flat surface of the ceiling over a large area will make the room squat and boring, which is why multilevel structures are just asking for it.

Purpose of the room

Each family has its own lifestyle and its own abilities. Someone uses the hall as a place for family vacations, someone likes to receive guests often, and someone has to turn the living room into a bedroom for the night.

In accordance with this, it is necessary to decide what should be the design of the ceiling in the hall.

• If the hall is combined with some other room (kitchen, dining room, library) or divided into functional zones, then these zones can be distinguished and emphasized in shape, different levels and different types of lighting.

• Do you like outdoor activities and often invite friends to have fun? Then make a ceiling in the hall with hidden niches and build in them a multi-colored LED backlight.

• If your living conditions do not allow you to use the common room for its intended purpose, and one of the family members is sleeping in it, then the ceiling should be as calm as possible.
    Do not forget to provide local lighting near the berth or above it.

Style selection

Finally, you need to choose the style in which the design of the ceilings in the hall will be executed. Of course, it should correspond to the style of the room itself, as well as its color scheme.

Tip. Now it’s very fashionable to use a mixture of styles in the interior and a game of contrasts. It is very difficult to independently carry out such a design, so if you have this desire, it is better to turn to professional designers for help.

Material selection

Having solved all the above tasks, you can determine the materials for them today, there are a lot, so choosing the right ones will be easy.

Drywall

Suitable for:

• Alignment of the ceiling in one plane.
• Creating multi-tiered structures with built-in lights and lighting.
• Devices of boxes around the perimeter of the room, in which you can hide the air conditioning ducts and other equipment without losing the overall height.

Attention! This material is better not to use if repairs need to be done quickly, since the ceiling decoration with drywall includes many stages and takes a lot of time.

Painting or wallpapering

Ideal for rooms with a low base ceiling. Modern painting compositions and abrasion resistant wallpapers allow you to give the ceiling any color and texture. They are resistant to fading, can withstand dry and wet cleaning without affecting the appearance of the surface.

As an option for a visual increase in height, you can use ceiling murals with the image of the sky or landscape receding into the distance.

Stretch ceiling

Today it is the most common and durable finish.

In addition, it allows you to fulfill any dream - from a flat white surface to bizarre figures growing from the ceiling.

• Plain fabric stretch fabrics or combined ceilings of a symmetrical shape with a glossy insert are very suitable for the classic interior.

• For the ceiling in the Art Nouveau style, you can use colored gloss - plain in a contrasting "frame" or consisting of several multi-colored inserts located at different levels.

• High-tech style will be supported by mirror coatings of strict forms and shades.

False ceilings made of glass and metal

These modern finishes are increasingly being used in residential design. Of course, metal or mirrored ceilings are not suitable for any style, in addition, they reduce the height, like any other suspended systems. But their competent use allows you to create a very unusual and original design of the hall ceilings.

Instead of aluminum cassettes or mirror panels, you can use colored acrylic glass, stained glass and any other decorative plates.

Conclusion

Before designing the future ceiling, you need to think about what it should not be, so as not to disrupt the geometry of space and not introduce dissonance into the interior. And then think over the design in accordance with your taste, the preference of certain materials, colors and shapes.

The ceiling in the main room of an apartment or house, namely in the hall, attracts special attention from the first seconds of being here. But in addition to the aesthetic function, he performs many other tasks: hides defects, provides competent lighting, supports the general style of the room, implements zoning. Any apartment repair begins with the design of this part, so the project must be thought up in advance, before all work begins. There are a huge number of options and methods for implementing the design idea today: from classical whitewashing and painting, ending with the creation of two-level designs. To decide which ceiling design in the hall to implement, it is necessary to answer many questions related to the purpose of the room, the general style of the interior, the financial capabilities of the owners.

Where to begin

In order for the ceiling in the hall to emphasize the dignity of the room and perform its work efficiently, it is necessary to install and arrange it in accordance with construction requirements. This can be achieved through several steps:

1. Measure the height. This will allow an adequate assessment of the possibilities of interior decoration. A high ceiling will make the structure multilevel, pay attention to beauty, while with a low ceiling, importance will be given to the visual increase in space.
2. Determine what function the room will have. If the hall is combined with the kitchen, then one of the tasks will be zoning the room, if the hall is also a bedroom, then the lighting should be thought out in such a way as to create an intimate atmosphere.
3. Create a design sketch based on the findings and the overall concept of interior decor.

Area and height

The larger the living room area and the higher the ceiling, the more complicated its design should be. In a large room, a flat top will look dull and will not allow you to distribute the lighting correctly. As a rule, if the height of the walls is at least 2.7 m, then the designers create a two-level structure. If the ceiling of the hall is lower than this height, then it is formed on the same level. It should be remembered that almost all types of modern ceiling systems eat height. This means that in particularly low living rooms, painting and wallpapering remains the most relevant. Some volume can be achieved by adding molding, other decorative elements. In addition to height, the footage of the room plays a large role. A small living room, even with a sufficient height, will fit even light ceilings with a glossy surface, which can visually expand the space.

Determine the purpose of the room

Often, the living room of studio apartments is combined with a kitchen, dining room or serves simultaneously as a bedroom. Then the ceiling structure must visually indicate the boundaries of the zones. If the living room is combined with the kitchen, then an interesting interior solution will help to implement a two-level system, where the stretch fabric borders on a drywall construction. In this case, the stretched fabric may vary in color or pattern. As lighting devices, a large chandelier can be hung above the living area, and small spotlights above the kitchen. The advantage of the stretch fabric in the kitchen over other types is that it is easy to clean. This is relevant, given that the burnout and grease appears on the walls and ceiling of the cooking zone, even with good ventilation and powerful hoods.
If the hall is used as a bedroom, think about installing curly drywall constructions. With its help, you can make an interesting imitation of the sky, which at night will be highlighted with small bulbs installed in a bizarre order, and during active wakefulness - a large round chandelier, similar to the sun. If the ceilings are too low and the use of drywall is impractical, decorative elements will help to create a three-dimensional pattern.

Style

As mentioned earlier, the ceiling is in the center of attention of a person entering the room from the first seconds, so it is important that its design matches the design of the whole room. And if flaws in the design of the walls can be covered with furniture or accessories, then the ceiling is made out once for many years, and then its appearance is not adjusted in any way. In earlier times, the interior was not unique. Each house had the same furniture, and the same wallpaper was glued on the walls. As for the ceiling, it was only whitewashed, and in the center they hung a chandelier, which, like everything else, was not original. Today, ceiling structures can be implemented in absolutely any style: minimalism, baroque, ethnic, country, many others.

Modern

Among modern styles, the most favorite in the design of the halls are: minimalism, high-tech, eco-style, country. The interior created in modern styles is distinguished by straight lines, contrasting colors, a clear form of furniture and good lighting. The ceiling should be functional, comfortable, but at the same time as simple as possible. If the room is decorated in the style of minimalism, then designers prefer a plain light design with a large number of lamps that scatter soft light. Two-level structures are highlighted with LED strips around the entire perimeter of the room. High-tech style is similar to minimalism, but it is characterized by cold shades, both in design color and in lighting. Pendant constructions with neon lights are well suited to this style.

Ecostyle, unlike the previous ones, implies the use of natural materials. To create in the living room the illusion of a natural corner inside the apartment will help single-level stretch sheets, but painting or plastic structures in this case will not work. If the ceiling is high enough, wooden beams will add volume to it. For lighting the hall, energy-saving and LED lamps are used, whose light is as similar to natural sunlight as possible. Country style is a bit similar in design with eco. Its design also contains natural materials, wooden beams. Do not use chrome or mirrors on the ceiling. Stretch canvas of white or brown color with one or more hanging chandeliers is relevant.

Classic styles

The classic interior styles include: Baroque, Greek, Art Nouveau, Provence and others. They are distinguished by high cost, an abundance of sculptures and antiques, heavy wooden furniture. Designs decorated in the Baroque style is a heavy object that carries many details at the same time: stucco molding, frescoes, various textures. This option is available only to large halls. An interesting highlight will add to such a ceiling the recreation of classic works by famous artists. As for lighting, bulky chandeliers with a large number of lamps are appropriate here.

Greek style, on the contrary, strives for discreet sophistication, lack of pomposity. In the design of this area, mainly white color with bright blue accents is used, so the ceilings can simply be whitened, decorated with wooden beams in blue or white. The Greek style is one of the few in which the plastered and whitewashed ceiling will look very successful and attractive.

Art Nouveau means smooth lines and shapes, wide space, pastel colors. Structures made of drywall look very good, while more than two levels, as a rule, are not equipped. Wall mural often involves a floral pattern. The main task of the ceiling made in Art Nouveau: to focus on furniture, decorative elements of the room. Similar style decisions are welcome when creating a Provence style. It often uses wooden beams and staining.

Ethnic style

Ethnic style is an opportunity to travel to another country or another historical period. Africa, Japan, Mexico and many other countries with their cultural characteristics may appear inside your apartment. So, the Japanese style in the ceiling is bright single-level designs, decorated with wooden beams and square-shaped lamps. The Indian ceiling is a real center of the hall, including original paintings on the surface of the canvas, ethnic ornaments, plasterboard designs, stylized as an arch or the dome of the palace. The Mexican style involves the use of paintings of red, blue, yellow.

What color scheme to choose

The choice of design color is based on the type of ceiling. So, the traditional ceiling covered with putty on top is painted with white paint, although construction stores suggest some expansion of the range in recent years. Suspension systems can be pasted over with any wallpaper or painted. Armstrong ceilings are made in various modifications of color panels, the only difficulty in selecting this material will be the combination of several shades, since their range is limited to traditional colors. Stretch fabrics, in turn, are realized in any color and shade, here the designer is absolutely free to choose. Before you finally choose the materials, it is worth considering several points:

• In a room where the ceiling is at a height of less than 2.7 m, the ceiling should be several tones lighter than the walls and floor and vice versa.
• Rooms with poor access to natural light should be decorated with vibrant colors such as yellow or orange.
• The bright ceiling above the kitchen area can increase appetite, and cool shades - to lower.
• If the hall is used as a bedroom, then it is better to opt for solid pastel shades of the ceiling.

Lighting

Whatever the ceiling, there are basic rules for installing lighting fixtures. Firstly, when you turn on the main light, it should be distributed in all directions of the hall evenly. Secondly, a single group of fixtures, for example, all lamps in a chandelier or all spotlights, should have the same power and brightness. Thirdly, the lamps should gently affect the eyes without dazzling them. In addition to the general rules, designers are also guided by design features. So, suspended and drywall constructions are illuminated with spotlights, LED strips and light chandeliers. When installing stretch webs, spotlights are selected. Layered structures are highlighted by LED strips. Volumetric heavy chandeliers are easily mounted on concrete or wooden ceiling systems.

Design option

All types of ceilings have their own characteristics, advantages, disadvantages. Some of them are relevant for ethnic styles, others are ideal for classic ones. If you are ready to invite specialists, then all the options for decorating the ceiling become available. If you consider only independent work, then painting, wallpapering, installation of plastic plates are suitable.

Coloring and whitewashing

This option was used everywhere some 20 years ago. Today, a whitewashed ceiling is much less common. Most often, the ceiling is painted from concrete slabs, drywall and wood. At the same time, the preparatory phase of work is important. It is possible to whitewash and paint a room only after all the furniture has been removed from it, the chandelier has been removed, and the floor and walls are covered. In other words, it is best to use this version of the design of the ceiling long before settling in the room, at the first stage of repair.

Wallpaper on the ceiling

For pasting, vinyl, liquid, non-woven, and glass are used. This design design option allows you to achieve a smooth but textured ceiling. At the same time, it is budgetary and simple to execute, you can glue the ceiling in the hall on your own, without the involvement of specialists. Another notable plus of the wallpaper is the huge assortment. You can find the right ones for almost any style, from the classic interior to the ethnic style. However, before starting work on gluing the living room ceiling, it will have to be carefully aligned.

Styrofoam plates

Expanded polystyrene boards are glued in much the same way as wallpaper. However, unlike them, plates can hide minor defects and are more resistant to moisture. You should carefully consider the choice of material, because cheap sloppy plates will spoil the entire appearance of the living room, give the interior unnecessary cheapness. In addition, this type of decoration will add flammability to the apartment. But there are a number of advantages that favorably distinguish polystyrene foam over other ceiling design options:

1. It provides good sound insulation, which is important in apartments of old houses.
2. It has a large assortment.
3. Unlike wallpaper, there will be no joints on the plates, and this will create a holistic design of the ceiling.

Plastic trim

Finishing the living room ceiling with plastic plates is one of the easiest installation options. The panels are durable, they can last for many years, they are not afraid of high humidity and temperatures, and therefore you can integrate various spotlights, halogen lamps, LED strips into them in accordance with the interior style. In addition, plastic panels can be arranged on an uneven ceiling and even hide electrical wires under them, which significantly reduces and simplifies repair in the room. Construction stores represent a huge number of inexpensive plastic panels: plain or with a pattern, in all colors and shades. Professionals rightly call the design of the ceiling with plastic plates an affordable analogue of suspension systems.

Drywall

Plasterboard constructions are the favorites of the owners of large halls. They are able to realize the most complex classical style, give the ceiling a multi-level. In addition, drywall is durable, environmentally friendly, reliable. In addition to its own texture, drywall is easily decorated with mirrors, lamps. Various decorative elements. In addition, electric cables and wires can be hidden behind it. If we are talking about creating a drywall ceiling, then in the context of giving it several levels. A two- and three-level ceiling gives room for imagination both in terms of lighting the room and in the zoning of the room.

Drywall eats at least 20 cm at each level, so installing it in low rooms is unacceptable.

Hem

This type of ceiling is created from fiberboard and MDF panels. They are fixed directly to the metal profile frame. A significant disadvantage is the limited installation of lighting devices, so they are often used in bright rooms, designed in eco-style. False ceilings have much more advantages than disadvantages. In addition to environmental friendliness, the panels are also moisture resistant, durable, easy to install. And the appearance of such a ceiling will not change for many decades. If some kind of breakdown happened, then replacing one of the panels with a new one does not seem difficult.

Outboard

Suspended structures skillfully present lighting in the room and accentuate the style of the interior. Their advantages are similar to stretch cloths, however suspended ones are rather difficult to mount. First, a metal profile frame is created, and then cassette, rack, mirror plates or Armstrong ceiling are hung on it. Cassette and rack ceilings are mainly used in industrial and office premises. They are simple and functional. Mirrored ceilings look very specific and relevant except as decorative elements or when creating a disco style. Armstrong ceilings are made of special mineral fiber. They look spectacular in interior styles such as minimalism and hi-tech.

Tension

Stretch linen - the best option for decorating the ceiling not only in the living room, but also in any other room. They are easy to install and maintain, easy to clean, withstand the most severe flooding, presented in all possible colors and shades. Although monophonic tension systems are most often present in the interior, it is also possible to apply a picture through photo printing. Therefore, you can use such a ceiling in any style decisions. The most popular are matte and glossy stretch fabrics. Gloss visually increases the spaciousness of the room, increases the height, so it is used in small living rooms. The only significant minus of suspended ceilings is the inability to install them indoors without the help of specialists.

Concrete

The use of concrete ceilings in the interior of the hall is interestingly combined with wooden and metal structures, which is why they are often used to create a room in the style of minimalism or loft. The advantages of this choice include its low cost, environmental friendliness, resistance to moisture and low fire hazard. However, concrete ceilings neatly look only in high rooms. In addition, it may be difficult to fill the ceiling with this material, most likely the help of specialists will be required. Traditional methods are used as concrete finishes, namely paint and plaster. Even light-colored concrete requires special lighting. The lack of bright light in the room will lead to the weighting of the entire structure and can greatly damage the style of the room. Therefore, preference is given to massive chandeliers and halogen lamps.

Wood beams

Wooden beams are present in the living rooms, made in the styles of eco, country, loft and many others. They create a multi-level, hide electrical communications, zoning the room, add originality to the interior. Large halls with high ceilings and a decorative or real fireplace look especially cozy. Even in apartments, such a design creates the illusion of a private country house, proximity to nature. Chandeliers can be hung from wooden beams or spotlights can be built into them. An additional advantage will be the use in furniture of the same tree from which the beams are made.

Combined Ceilings

No matter how good this or that type of ceiling is, when it comes to installing it in a large hall, designers prefer a combination of several types, for example, plasterboard and stretch, or glossy and matte. The combination of several types of ceilings allows you to give the room the necessary parameters: improve lighting, raise or lower the height, reduce the total cost. In a word, the combination of several options for ceilings will allow to avoid the disadvantages of some of them, while giving all the advantages at once.

It is customary to receive guests at home in a room, which we call a hall or a drawing room. The living room is a kind of visiting card of your home, where you can show your personality by creating a unique interior design for this room. This room can tell everything about the landlord, his tastes, interests, lifestyle, his fantasies. One of the ways of manifesting individuality in matters of interior, perhaps, is the ceiling in the living room.

The combination of the basic idea in the interior and ceiling

Depending on the main idea in the interior, the ceiling in the hall can be of a single-level design or there can be several levels, the forms can be simple or complicated, colors, from pastel to bright colors.

However, it should be noted that several levels of the ceiling are suitable for a room where the height starts from 2.7 m. Otherwise, it will look too bulky.

In a standard living room, with a ceiling height of 2.3-2.5 meters, it is better to make an original single-level design.

Starting repairs, you need to decide which ceiling is best done in the hall. It must definitely emphasize the dignity of your room, its design design. The right style, designed to show the features of the room and hide, if necessary, possible flaws.

It is important!  Styles in the design of the ceiling in the living room and the living room itself should coincide or harmoniously combine and, possibly, complement each other.

Getting to the selection of the ceiling in the living room, you must consider the following points:

By the way, the ceiling is not only a place for lamps, it should visually increase the volume of the room. Spotlights will make the living room visually larger and multi-tiered structures smaller.

To make the room seem larger, you can:

Height, of course, will affect the selection of living room lighting. If the ceilings are low, then ordinary standard chandeliers will not work here. It is better to hang lamps on the walls or modern sub-ceiling chandeliers.

The condition of the ceiling will correct the decision about which ceiling is best done in the hall. If the surface is already difficult to correct, it is best to completely hide it behind a drywall construction or a modern stretch ceiling.

Varieties of ceilings for the living room

Depending on the technology, the ceilings for the living room can be:

• plastering;
• tension;
• outboard;
• sLR
• filed.

Important!  When deciding which ceiling is better, you need to familiarize yourself with the possible varieties. In addition to the aesthetic appearance, you need to delve into the features of their designs in order to understand all the positive and negative aspects.

Stucco ceilings

Here is the simplest and most common form that does not require special materials and tools. The ceiling in the hall is plastered with a special mortar, primed, then putty is applied on top, first starting, then finishing. It is ready for painting, wallpapering or decorative elements such as stucco moldings. It can be covered with special liquid wallpaper, the so-called wallpaper for painting. In addition to maintaining a decent appearance for a long time, they will allow you to change the interior at any time by changing the color scheme. This technique is not difficult. If the room is low, then this is one of the suitable options. Instead of wallpaper, you can stick polystyrene boards on the ceiling in the living room. They are really durable, resistant to moisture and hide all the stucco errors.

Should pay attentionthat such work requires particularly high-quality performance, otherwise, roughness will be visible, cracks may appear.

Not particularly this method is used if there is too uneven surface - alignment can turn into a very time-consuming and absolutely unprofitable process.

Tension

Now, it’s fashionable, it’s stylish, but it’s also a little expensive. The point is that a vinyl or fabric cloth is stretched onto an aluminum or plastic profile fixed to the wall under the ceiling. The texture of the canvas can be matte, glossy, satin or just a printed photograph or picture.

Such ceilings are reliable and durable, do not allow moisture to pass through. They also have excellent soundproofing properties. Installation takes only a few hours. They are installed exclusively by professionals with special equipment - a gas gun.

They are easy to care for, they have a fairly long service life. If your neighbors suddenly “drown” you, they will hold water, which will help to keep things in the apartment.

Their disadvantage is that they are sensitive to temperature changes. When it’s hot in the living room, the ceilings can sag a little, and if they become cold, they lose their elasticity.

Caution!  Stretch ceilings are sensitive to sharp objects, and with cuts or punctures, their repair can be expensive, up to replacing them.

If you are a supporter of the classic style, then a matte white stretch ceiling is just what you need. It will be a beautiful perfectly flat matte surface. Compared to a glossy stretch ceiling, it’s easier to take care of the matt surface, as the gloss can be scratched and the matt surface is not afraid of it. Recently, the popularity of choosing a matte stretch ceiling in halls, living rooms is undeniable.

Mirrored

The material for their implementation are glass or polymer plates. Such ceilings do an excellent job when you need to expand the space. The main thing is that it be professionally installed in order to avoid trouble later, during operation.

Interestingthat glossy stretch ceilings can compare with them. The same shiny, perfect, flat surface, reflecting the light and furniture in the room.

Outboard

False ceilings - most often do just such ceilings for the hall. Their designs are simple and reliable, do not cause much work to specialists during installation and are quite affordable.

Depending on the type of coating, they can be divided into modular and continuous:

• The modular type consists of identical panels in the form of squares or rectangles that are attached to the frame. Outwardly, they are not particularly attractive, they are made mainly of artificial materials, therefore they are rarely used in apartments.
• The continuous ceiling consists of sheets of drywall, allowing you to create unusually beautiful and bizarre shapes. With its help, all the defects of the ceiling, necessary communications are successfully hidden, all kinds of lamps are easily built in.

Of course, more effective and “more elegant”, your living room will look if the ceiling in the living room is constructed in several levels. As a rule, many color shades will participate there and lighting from different levels will emphasize their combination.

This must be taken into account!  The construction of a false ceiling inevitably leads to some loss of room height. Naturally, many levels of the ceiling will significantly affect the final height of the hall.

As a building material, drywall is the best material for decoration, but it certainly has its own drawback, it is afraid of moisture.

Its advantages are as follows:

• they can sheathe any, even untreated surface;
• allows you to hide electrical wiring, pipes, construction seams and various kinds of bumps;
• an extremely flat and smooth surface can be achieved;
• complete the ceiling structure in several levels;
• install lighting;
• provides thermal insulation in the apartment.

From the sheets of drywall you can make any ceiling design, change the shape of the room, create the desired volume if the living room is small. It allows you to create complex flexible lines that will give elegance to the finished product.

Depending on the wishes and fantasies of the customer, as he sees the ceiling in the living room, experienced builders will create:

1. Two-level construction. They are popular, equipped with additional lighting.
2. Three-level. They are more complex, but they look very elegant.
3. The columns. The design is simple enough to manufacture. Volumetric elements in the Baroque style will additionally decorate the room for receiving guests.
4. Arches. They are more difficult to design, although they are often used.

False ceilings are well additionally decorated:

Hem

In its finished form, the false ceiling practically does not visually differ from the suspended ceiling. Its design implies some advantages, but also has its small disadvantages.

Unlike suspended ceilings, where there is both a frame and suspensions, here the panels are “hemmed” immediately to the frame. The panels used are different, it may be drywall or made of wood. Its disadvantage can be considered that under it it will not be possible to hide communications, to mount lamps.

Now it is clearthat the advantage of the base is the fact that the ceiling does not drop as low as in the case of the suspended.

The ceiling made of drywall is considered universal and inexpensive. It will allow to close irregularities and possible surface defects, and most importantly, to fulfill the design idea for design.

Living room lighting

The main thing is that a pleasant comfortable atmosphere for communication should be created in the living room. If you use lighting only in the center of the hall, you will not be able to evenly distribute the light throughout the room, you will not be able to focus on some part of the interior. You can decorate the living room with local methods of directional or spotlight. For example, in niches, directional lighting looks very impressive. The walls in the room, where there are lamps of ascending or descending light, are mysteriously enveloped in a light transparent haze. By combining several lighting options, you can draw the attention of guests to objects that you want to highlight, emphasize the designer's intent.

Important!  A creative approach is important to the design of living room lighting, not to mention the fact that the types of lamps, chandeliers and all kinds of sconces used should be in harmony with the general interior of the room.

Conclusion

The ceiling in the living room should be beautiful, effective, consistent with the chosen interior of the room. Of all the considered methods of decorating the ceiling, preference can be given to anyone. If you want to keep up to date - order a stretch ceiling. Want to increase the space - a mirror suspended ceiling. Constrained in means - hem plaster ceiling.

The main essence of the article

1. Ceilings can be single-level and multi-level.
  2. The size of the living room, the height and condition of the ceiling - this is what you need to know beforehand, before choosing a ceiling.
  3. Ceilings are:

• plastering - simple, but require a flat surface;
• tension - fashionable and expensive, but reliable;
• suspended - when using drywall, a variety of ceiling design options are possible (two-level and three-level structures);
• sLR - expand the space, professionals are needed for installation;
• hemming - visually similar to suspended, but not so much lowered, and you can’t hide the wires.