How to properly decorate the ceiling?

Recommendations for decoration and design:

  • According to Feng Shui, it is not recommended to use beveled, stepped and uneven models with sharp protrusions, corners and overhanging beams. They can cause an imbalance and bring disharmony into the space.
  • A competent combination of the color of the ceiling plane with the walls and floor will allow you to create a harmonious microclimate and a calm atmosphere.
  • It is not advisable to use too pretentious and colorful design in a small space, as it will not correspond and suit this room and will deprive it of a feeling of comfort.

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What types of ceilings are there?

Ceiling decoration has a huge variety of types, each of them can play a major role in the design of any interior.

  • Stretch. These models are distinguished by various configurations, great possibilities for choosing a design, color solutions and textures.
  • Suspended. Slatted, grillato or plasterboard structures allow you to hide various kinds of defects and unevenness of the plane or hide communications. This type of ceiling design undoubtedly becomes an interesting architectural detail of the entire room.
  • Painting or whitewashing. The most convenient, inexpensive and familiar method of finishing, which provides a huge selection of various paints, having many colors and shades. Whitewashing is not such a popular type of decor in modern design, but is still in demand for some interior designs.
  • Tile. Ceiling tiles can have a typical square shape or be distinguished by the most interesting geometric solutions. They can also have a smooth, rough or simulated surface.
  • Panels. A very relevant and popular finishing material, which is quite durable and practical.
  • Wooden. Wooden products have high environmental and aesthetic qualities, and have a texture of particular beauty. Wooden finishing adds warmth and coziness to the atmosphere.

wooden ceiling in the bedroom interior

The photo shows the design of a wooden ceiling in a modern bedroom.

Types of ceiling structures

Ceiling models can be structures with one or more levels.

Single-level

They are an indispensable way to decorate small apartments in Khrushchev-type buildings. A single-level plane provides a perfectly flat surface that minimally hides the height of the room.

single-level ceiling in the kitchen interior

Two-level

Double-level plasterboard or stretch ceilings, thanks to the variety of shapes and colors, allow you not only to transform the room, but also to visually change its proportions.

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The photo shows a children’s room with a two-level ceiling design, made in white and green colors.

Multi-level

Three-level or multi-level structures provide a huge scope for the designer’s imagination. With their help, you can create unusual complex structures, and due to this, visually zone the room.

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Ceiling color

With the right choice of color scheme, you can turn the original design idea into reality.

Selection of popular colors

A perfectly matched color will be in harmony with all the rest of the decor, complementing, shading or contrasting with it. Photos of each color can be viewed at the links below:

  • Beige.
  • White.
  • Blue.
  • Green.
  • Brown.
  • Red.
  • Pink.
  • Gray.
  • Blue.
  • Purple.
  • Lilac.
  • Black.
  • Black and white.

Other colors

Interesting colors of ceiling decoration.

Turquoise

The multifaceted turquoise shade looks very beautiful and unusual, and always causes admiration.

turquoise ceiling in the living room

The photo shows a small living room with a ceiling design in turquoise tones.

Yellow

It will add a rich palette to the room and create a sunny, positive and cheerful, as if sun-drenched atmosphere.

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Golden

Will give the room unique luxury and fashionability. The golden hue not only makes the design of the room truly chic, but also fills the space with precious warmth.

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The photo shows the ceiling design golden color in a classic bedroom.

Orange

Creates a bright accent and adds cheerfulness, positivity and good mood to the atmosphere.

orange ceiling in the living room interior

Two-color

Make the interior more original and dynamic. Two-color models perfectly perform the function of dividing into zones, create accents, help to favorably emphasize the features of the style solution of the room and simply give the interior increased comfort.

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The photo shows the design of a two-color suspended white and orange ceiling in the interior of a kitchen-living room.

Types of ceiling designs

The most popular types of designs that are used for decoration.

With photo printing

For photo printing, you can choose an image based on your individual preferences and, due to this, create a stylish, unique and original design. 3D photo printing on the ceiling will help to create an original design.

ceiling with photo printing in the living room

Flowers and plants

Drawings or photo prints in the form of roses, orchids, daisies, tulips or other flowers allow you to add favorable energy to the space, fill it with tenderness and special elegance.

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Patterns and ornaments

Give the room airiness and a feeling of spaciousness. Patterns and ornaments add brightness to the environment and make it more creative.

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Abstraction

Is a very powerful tool that gives the design of the room a certain dynamism. Abstraction creates optical illusions and a sense of surrealism.

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Geometric prints

They visually change the perception of the ceiling space and give it an unusual rhythm.

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Insects and animals

Realistic images of insects or animals always look ultra-modern and have a breathtaking appearance. They deprive the interior of coldness and simplicity.

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Variety of forms

Photo examples of creative and unusual forms.

Arched

They are a real architectural masterpiece that can transform even the most ordinary design. The vaulted ceiling radically changes the geometry of the space and gives it a more elegant shape.

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Transitioning into the wall

A transition made at an angle, slope, various bends or shapes will perfectly match a specific interior design solution and will become a stylish and unusual art object of the room.

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In the shape of the letter L

L-shaped structures can have one or more levels or both straight and curved lines. With the help of such models with a combination of different colors or textures, it is possible to create an interesting and original design.

a ceiling in the shape of the letter G in the interior

Beveled

Inclined and oblique ceiling planes, due to their irregular geometric shape, have a rather unusual appearance and provide enormous opportunities for decoration. For their design, stretch ceilings, plastic panels or wooden products decorated with beams are often used.

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With rounded corners

Rounded shapes fit perfectly into rooms with any geometry, they soften the corners and thereby completely change the perception of the entire interior.

ceiling with rounded corners

How to decorate a ceiling beautifully?

Stylish ceiling design can transform the interior appearance of the entire room.

Unusual ceiling design

The original ceiling design using the most unexpected ideas, expressive colors or unusual decor will become the main visual and architectural element of the decor.

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The photo shows a modern living room with an unusual ceiling design in the form of polyhedrons.

Combined

Combination of products made of plasterboard and stretch fabrics or other finishing materials will allow you to bring to life the most daring design ideas. Mixing different types of finishes can not only give a room a fantastic appearance, but also visually change its proportions.

combined ceiling in the living room combined ceiling in the kitchen

Perforated

Perforation using various techniques or in the form of luxurious patterned compositions can significantly transform a room and even make it more spacious and higher.

  • Carved stretch ceilings.
  • From plywood.
  • From plasterboard.
  • From MDF.

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With backlighting

Structures decorated with backlighting greatly enhance the effect of interior perception and create an atmosphere with a special mood in the room. Examples of suspended ceilings with backlighting can be viewed at the link.

backlit ceiling in the living room

The photo shows a white combined ceiling with backlighting in the living room in a modern style.

Figured

Beautiful and original figured elements allow you to transform an inconspicuous ceiling plane and make a modern architectural element out of it.

figured ceiling in the living room

How can decorate the ceiling?

Modern design in the form of stucco, baseboards, decorative beams or various lighting, such as built-in lamps, bulbs or spotlights, provides an opportunity to choose the most suitable decoration option that will best match a certain style direction. Various decor perfectly performs not only aesthetic, but also practical functions.

ceiling with stucco in the living room interior

Interesting ceiling ideas in the interior

Ceiling design for a variety of interior solutions.

The most popular rooms

When choosing a design, you need to consider all the nuances of the room design. Photos and features of ceiling finishing for each room can be viewed at the links below:

  • Kitchen.
  • Living room.
  • Bedroom.
  • Children’s room.
  • Bathroom.
  • Hallway and corridor.
  • Balcony.
  • Toilet.
  • Attic.

Other rooms

Decoration options used for non-standard rooms.

Dressing room

The simplest finishing materials that will not accumulate dust and impede free air circulation, such as paint or suspended and suspended products, will be appropriate for the design of the dressing room.

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Above the stairs

When decorating the ceiling above the stairs in the hall, first of all, you should consider the height of the flight of stairs and the level of illumination of this area. Stretch ceilings, plasterboard models, clapboard or other wooden coverings are perfect for finishing.

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On the veranda

A cold veranda should be covered with durable and strong materials that are not afraid of temperature changes, moisture, dust and drafts. Practical PVC panels, MDF boards, lining or other products made of natural wood will not only look attractive with the exterior, but also meet all the requirements.

ceiling design on the veranda

The photo shows an open veranda with a wooden slatted structure on the ceiling.

Ceiling design in various styles

Photos of ceiling designs in the most popular styles.

Loft

Design in discreet tones with not too bright accents will fit perfectly into an industrial loft and will be in perfect harmony with the rest of the rough finish.

ceiling design in the style of loft

Provence

A soft, sophisticated and natural design in the form of decorative plaster, paint, wood panels or a ceiling decorated with beams will be the best solution for a Provence style room, both in a private house and in a city apartment.

Provence style ceiling design

The photo shows a Provence style kitchen-living room with a matte stretch ceiling decorated with white decorative beams.

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Natural finish in natural colors combines simplicity and unique luxury, and gives the whole atmosphere a special coziness.

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Classic

For decorating classic or neoclassical styles, you can choose ceiling structures in light colors with a huge range of different moldings, rosettes, corner elements, baguettes or more complex patterns and ornaments.

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High-quality and expensive materials with a fairly restrained, but at the same time luxurious performance, are an integral part of the classic interior.

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The photo shows a ceiling design with gilded stucco in a classic bedroom.

Chalet

Products made of wooden beams or massive beams, thanks to their natural unprocessed appearance, will give the design severity, roughness and at the same time incredible coziness.

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The photo shows a cozy chalet-style living room with a wooden ceiling decorated with natural beams.

Scandinavian

Plastered or whitewashed ceilings without any bright accents are the main distinctive feature of the Nordic trend. In modern Scandinavian design, matte white stretch ceilings are used or the surface is decorated with imitation wooden beams.

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High-tech

Ceiling design in high-tech style can have both strict, pragmatic and geometric lines, and have non-standard, abstract forms. Such decor will advantageously complement the monolithic appearance of the room.

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The photo shows the design of a light multi-level ceiling in a children’s room in the hi-tech style.

Baroque

Multi-level models with stepped transitions, decorated with frescoes, stucco, gilding or other ornate decor, are an ideal solution for Baroque, Rococo or Empire style. The ceiling decoration, combined with the walls, will add even more luxury and wealth to the interior.

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Japanese

Here, multi-level matte structures that do not stand out from the general background or wooden, intersecting planks that will divide the plane into rectangular or square figures, which are the main feature of the Japanese style, will be appropriate.

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Modern

It is characterized by laconic configurations, smooth surfaces, symmetrical lines and a restrained, natural color scheme.

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Minimalism

White multi-level ceilings will increase the space and create an interesting play of light and shadow in it. Simple, discreet and unobtrusive finishing will undoubtedly fit into minimalism.

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Country

For rustic country, decorative beams or unpainted and untreated wood paneling are often used, which looks natural, natural and creates an atmosphere of unity with nature.

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Oriental

Ceiling design in the form of various paintings, Chinese or Arabic ornaments, suspended and tensioned multi-level structures or fabric drapery will fill the environment with bright colorful accents and bring exotic motifs to it.

oriental style ceiling design

Marine style

Wooden trim in soft white tones or stretch fabrics of blue and white color without unnecessary details will effectively and stylishly emphasize the free and spacious marine style, will not overload the interior and will make it as comfortable and functional as possible.

ceiling design in marine style

The photo shows a living room in marine style and the design of the ceiling, sheathed in wood.

English

This trend is characterized by symmetry and a brighter color scheme. Products made from valuable wood species, wooden floors or coffered ceilings will look great here.

ceiling design in English style

Original styles in the apartment

With the help of ceiling design, you can breathe new life even into the most unusual style direction.

  • Steampunk.
  • Grunge.
  • Retro.
  • Shabby chic.

A variety of shapes, details, color and texture experiments will help to stylize absolutely any interior idea.

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