Stretch ceiling design in the corridor

Stretch ceilings that came from Ancient Rome have gained great popularity in the modern world. A wide selection of materials, colors, installation methods and the possibility of built-in lighting allows this finishing method to be used in rooms of various shapes and sizes.

Difficulties with choosing the type of stretch ceiling design in the corridor depend on its design features. The entrance hall is the first place where guests and owners go, it connects all rooms and, as a rule, does not have a natural source of light. In modest hotel-type apartments or in the "Khrushchev", it is also very small in size. The task of the designer is to visually increase the size of a small room, make it light and attractive.

If the ceiling in the hallway simply complements the beautiful interior, you should not focus on it, a one-color, one-level configuration will do. In large rooms, a matte finish is a good solution. In more modest ones, a glossy or mirrored canvas will help create the illusion of spaciousness. If the interior in the hallway is inconspicuous, you can focus on the ceiling by choosing a two-level, floating or with an interesting photo printing stretch material.

In many apartments, the corridor has the shape of an elongated rectangle. Such a narrow and long room will make the transverse patterns on the stretch ceiling visually wider. The use of light shades and competent lighting will help to visually increase the volume of the room.

With the advent of stretch canvas technology, the ceiling in the design of premises began to play one of the main roles. It can be made to suit every taste by combining different materials.... It can be of various configurations, multi-level and multi-colored.

The easiest to install, maintain, have an affordable price. The canvas is stretched at the same level along the entire perimeter of the corridor.

More complex and expensive... Necessary in case of uneven ceilings, strong differences in height between ceiling slabs. They look more interesting than single-level ones, you can experiment with shapes, colors, lighting.

A complex structure consisting of a plasterboard frame covered with a material (PVC film or fabric). The shape, level difference, material, color can be different, combined in a wide variety of combinations, creating a unique design.

The embodiment of most of the existing stretch ceiling design options is limited to a relatively small area of ​​the corridor.

Models of L- or T-shaped ceilings look unusual in the corridors of individually-planned apartments with one or two niches. Stretch blades allow you to make this design without joining seams.

A striking decorative element that allows you to adjust the shape of the room, to zone it. Using materials that differ in color and texture, you can create a unique structure that attracts attention. You can visually increase the ceiling if you place an oval of dark canvas inside the light base.

A common type of suspended ceiling, which allows, if necessary, to discreetly place electrical wiring, hoods, lighting fixtures.

Modern apartments and private houses of free planning with spacious high halls allow you to embody the most daring design solutions - mirror surfaces, multilevel structures with broken shapes, smooth transitions and edges. You can even make a dome, provided the ceiling is high enough.

Modern materials allow you to embody the most daring coloristic ideas. For example, photo printing is a bright and unusual element for the ceiling in the corridor. Photo printing is applied to seamless stretch fabrics. In the photo bank, out of a million variations, the customer chooses the one that suits his taste, the drawing is transferred to the ceiling canvas. There are three types of printing:

• eco-solvent (3D printing of drawings);
• latex (for printing large-scale images);
• ultraviolet (for drawings less than 2 m).

The color scheme of the stretch ceiling should be in harmony with the color of the walls and floor, as well as the furniture in the hallway. For a narrow and short corridor, the best choice is a ceiling in a light tone or with a pattern of darker tones in the middle.

The choice of color is determined by the height of the ceilings - the higher, the darker the shade can be applied... For example, with beige - brown pattern or with gray - black. Black goes well with any other color. Soft, warm brown is ideal in combination with natural materials such as wood or stone panels. Using dark tones in the design of the hallway, you will have to brighten the room in order to avoid the effect of gloom and darkness.

The following materials are used for the construction of stretch ceilings.

• Film - made of polyvinyl chloride. The disadvantage of the material is that it can be easily damaged with sharp objects. Differs in ease of care (the film coating can be easily cleaned with a soft cloth or sponge), at an affordable price.

• Textile - threads impregnated with polymers for strength and tightly intertwined. The material is durable, but there are fewer color options than film. Due to its structure, the fabric gets dirty and difficult to clean, therefore, for the ceiling in the corridor, it is not a very good solution.

When choosing a material for a stretch ceiling in the hallway, you need to take into account the existing microclimate in it. In urban apartments, the temperature and humidity in the room are almost the same as in living rooms. Therefore, there are no restrictions on the use of materials.

In country houses, there are hallways without heating in winter. Arrangement of stretch ceilings in a room without constant heating is impossible due to the peculiarities of the coating - when exposed to low temperatures, it hardens and cracks.The exception is the latex-based vinyl cloth - Cold Stretch, which can withstand temperatures down to -30 ° C.

You can create a beautiful and cozy hallway if you take into account the following nuances when choosing a stretch ceiling option.

• In a small hallway with a low ceiling a ceiling made of a material with reflective properties looks better - for example, glossy or mirrored PVC film.

• In a hallway with no natural light you need to give preference to the coating of light colors. Reflecting the light of lighting fixtures, it will add additional brightness and comfort to the room.

• Complex constructions, consisting of two or more levels, in a low and narrow room will further reduce it and will look inharmonious.

• Canvases with matte texture dark colors are suitable only for rooms with a large area and height.

• The ceiling will help to visually expand a narrow and long room. with photo printing, with a picture, applied across the ceiling, or spotlights mounted in several rows, located also across.

• To create the illusion of a tall room the color of the ceiling and walls must be the same.

The advantage of matte ceilings is ease of maintenance and use, the ability to combine them with the interior in any style, they do not draw attention to themselves from the setting of the room. Joining seams on matte canvases are almost invisible.

Interesting satin canvases - externally similar to elite fabric ceiling materials, calm shine does not hurt the eyes, satin tends to slightly change color depending on the illumination of the room. The unique structure of the canvas resembles suede, and the color range of samples on the market includes 120 colors and their shades.

The skill of modern finishing specialists and the imagination of designers knows no boundaries and will help to realize the wildest desires of real estate owners.

• Soaring ceilings allow you to adjust the not entirely successful hallway layout - visually enlarge the room and make it higher. The peculiarity of this type is the effect of "floating in the air", which is achieved by installing LED illumination in specially arranged gaps between the canvas and the wall, which allows significant savings on energy costs.

• The trend is to use black, creating an elegant drama in the interior. The black stretch structure matches well with white wall and door surfaces. Glass inserts in the door leaves will complement the decoration successfully.

• To a light matte stretch ceiling you can choose wallpaper with a floral print, with bright or pastel shades.

• Mirror stretch ceiling along the entire perimeter of the corridor or in its part, the highlighted mirrored oval or circle will create an unusual effect of depth.

• Interesting idea - ceiling that reproduces the starry sky... For such a design, it is better to choose a fabric cloth, the backlight is installed without damaging the material.

• If you do not want to install noticeable lamps or chandeliers, luminous stretch ceiling, with LED strips located above the canvas, forming various configurations, - an effective way out. Such an element of decor will add originality to the design of the hallway.