Glowing ceiling: beautiful interior design options

Today, thanks to the use of various modern technologies, we have the opportunity to implement any, even the most courageous design solutions, during the repair. One of the most popular, unusual and original ideas in interior design are luminous ceilings. With their help, you can create in the apartment a romantic flickering starry sky or stylish luminous drawings - the design is chosen for every taste and color. This design of the ceiling will add a stylish zest to the interior of the room, making it unique, interesting and unusual.

Varieties of luminous ceilings

There are several different methods by which it is possible to realize a luminous ceiling.

The most popular options are:

  • luminous stretch ceilings with built-in lighting;
  • glowing wallpaper for ceilings;
  • the use of special fluorescent paints for ceilings;
  • use of glowing stickers.

Let us dwell in more detail on each of these options.

Stretch luminous ceilings

There are two types of suspended luminous ceilings - in the first version, LEDs are used, and in the second - special disks made of aluminum.

LED ceilings have a stunningly beautiful appearance and always delight. To create such a ceiling, a polyvinyl chloride optical film is used, which has a rather high transparency. It is mounted in a standard way, but the lighting is provided through the use of LED strips (monochrome or multi-colored).

The main advantages of such ceilings include:

  • beautiful and spectacular appearance;
  • in cases where the luminous ceiling is the main source of lighting, the room becomes visually brighter and more spacious;
  • the possibility of adjusting with this lighting the dimensions of the room - for example, if the room is narrow and long, you can create wide perpendicular luminous stripes on the ceiling that will visually expand the room;
  • a huge selection of various design options - you can choose any colors, designs, patterns and designs;
  • low energy consumption;
  • the ability to adjust the brightness of the lighting due to the presence of electronic control panels;
  • practicality and long life;
  • small heat;
  • the ability to control the glow modes of multi-color LED strips.

But there are luminous stretch ceilings and a couple of drawbacks - this is the high cost and complexity of replacing burnt out light bulbs in composite structures.

    Stretch ceilings made of aluminum wheels are less popular. Lighting elements can be either LEDs or optical fiber. It is possible to program and configure the inclusion of various lighting effects using a special control panel.

    Glowing wallpaper for ceilings

    There are several types of glowing wallpapers.

    • Fluorescent wallpaper made with three-dimensional images, the material used is polyester. The effect of glowing wallpaper give special lamps, also called "voodoo lamp". Images on these wallpapers look as realistic and effective as possible.You can glue the glowing wallpaper in the same way as usual.
    • Silver wallpaper recently developed with the most new technologies. The element of lighting is silver. There is a possibility of remote control of the glow.
    • Phosphor wallpaper Great for use in any room - in the bathroom, hallway, living room, bedroom. Most often, these wallpapers are used to decorate the ceiling in the nursery. The design is usually made in bright colors using acrylic paint with the addition of a special substance - phosphor.

    Special paints

    With these colors, you can even independently create your own unique masterpiece - to portray the night sky with the moon and many stars and comets that will glow in the dark. Such a ceiling design will look fabulously beautiful.

    These paints are water based. with the addition of a fluorescent pigment. The substance is completely safe and will not harm human health.

    To create a luminous ceiling with the help of these paints, it is necessary to select several selected shades, to purchase or make stencils on your own,buy sponges and brushes.

    On the ceiling, you must first apply a primer and a base coat of ordinary paint. After complete drying of the base layer, a luminous design can be applied. During the day, elements painted with luminous paint absorb light, and at night they give off energy through glow.

    This version of the ceiling design will not be able to serve as a source of illumination of the room, but it will allow creating an amazing, magical and unique design.

    Glow stickers

    Today, on sale without problems, you can find special glowing stickers in the form of stars, months and planets. Also popular are sets of labels made from hearts, flowers and butterflies.

    Such stickers are great for decorating not only the ceiling, but also any other surfaces. The surface material can also be any (drywall, plaster, and others), because the stickers are perfectly attached to any ceiling.

    It is important to wipe the dust from the surface before gluing, then the stickers will stick more firmly.

      It is also very important to think in advance about the location of each sticker, since after they are glued in, making corrections will be extremely problematic.

      The effect of glowing stickers is ensured due to their property of accumulating energy from sunlight or artificial light bulbs. When it becomes dark in the room, the stickers begin to glow and release the stored energy. To glow stickers for several hours, it will be enough to turn on the light for literally 5-10 minutes.

      Installation of the ceiling light, see the following video.

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