White stretch ceiling

The use of stretch linens is very popular for decorating the ceiling. The materials from which they are made are characterized by increased wear resistance and practicality. White stretch ceiling is a great option for creating a spectacular interior of an apartment or house. This color is ideal for the bedroom and living room, study and kitchen. With the right combination of white with other colors, you can create an atmosphere of comfort, coziness and laid-back chic. What are the advantages, types and in which rooms it can be used - we will consider below.

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Benefits of White Ceilings

White color in the design of the ceiling is most common for most people. Previously, the white ceiling was almost everywhere - in apartments, schools, kindergartens, public institutions. But, in addition to habit, white is always associated with spaciousness, purity and freshness.

Also, white color causes people to associate and feel:

• It is associated with safety and sterility because priests and medical workers wear white clothing.
• This color contributes to mental calm, favorably affects the psyche and physically relaxes.
• The presence of white arouses bright feelings in most people, creates a good mood and peace, and also relieves anxiety.

Important! It is necessary to know the measure in everything. When placing white furniture under a bright ceiling, you can create the effect of a room or an operating room, which few people will like.

Main advantages:

• The use of a snow-white ceiling facilitates the task of choosing the color of wall finishes, since it is combined with almost the entire color scheme.
• The white ceiling does not attract attention when evaluating the entire interior of the room, so it looks great with any style decision. Ideal for traditional room decoration.
• The white stretch ceiling can be originally and interestingly illuminated with light panels of any color, with which you can create any style.
• This option is cheaper than color models of coatings.

Important! As an alternative in modern interior design, the completely opposite type of coating is often used, for more details see the article "Black glossy stretch ceiling".

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Types of materials

Each room has its own parameters, which include size, purpose, color of wallpaper, floor, furniture. The stretch fabric should be selected for all these indicators, with the help of which all the advantages of the interior will be emphasized.

There are various types of textures of polyvinyl chloride film. Let's consider them in more detail.

Matte

White stretch ceiling began to produce this type from the very beginning. The material resembles a painted floor slab and is very popular among lovers of the classical style.

Advantages of opaque cloths:

• They do not reflect anything on their surface.
• Do not create glare.
• Perfectly combined with different colors with glossy volumetric figures, as well as multi-level designs.
• Great base for photo printing.

Important! The most popular this material is for spacious and high rooms. Matte surface makes it possible to get rid of lostness and emptiness.

Glossy

The shiny lacquered surface of the ceiling is the first thing that the person entering the room pays attention to.The white glossy ceiling reflects the interior and the window, and also causes a lot of feelings, among which admiration is the main one. There is a feeling that the room is two-story, if you look at the canvas at a certain angle.

Important! Using this effect, the space of small and small rooms is visually increased.

Suspension systems of this material are endowed with the following properties:

• The light of the chandeliers is enhanced due to the excellent reflectivity of the surface, which makes it possible to use low-power bulbs.
• You can use the backlight between the floor slab and the canvas, because a translucent film is used.
• It has water repellent characteristics. You can install them in bathrooms and pools.

Important! When deciding on the type of coating, be sure to think about how easy it will be for you to maintain a clean surface in the future. Read about all the features of care for such coatings in our publication. “How to wash suspended ceilings?”.

Satin

This material combines the properties of glossy and matte. The shiny surface has a nice grain and looks like a fabric. It can be used in rooms of any size and purpose.

The advantages of this material:

• The canvas perfectly reflects light, while not creating glare on the surface.
• The ideal base for printing with a large format printer.
• The color of the satin fabric, depending on the angle of view, changes, while creating very interesting visual effects.

Important! Such stretch cloths go well with drywall boxes. Two-level designs made of satin film are characterized by sophistication, elegance and sophistication.

What to look for when choosing?

• For stretch glossy ceilings use a polyvinyl chloride film, and for matte - a knitted fabric based polyester from fabric. Film ones look like a smooth, even mirror, and knitted ones look velvety.
• Film ceilings most often have a weld, which is noticeable on the finished structure. An option for masking is the use of black and white material, the borders are located on the seam lines.
• Knitted - often seamless, because their rolls are about 5 meters wide and are perfect for most modern apartments.
• Satin ceiling is an intermediate option between the species described above. It reflects light, like glossy, but evenly scatters it, because the surface is not mirrored. This surface is poured with mother of pearl, it looks unusual and beautiful.

Important! The highest quality glossy coatings are currently produced by French, German manufacturers. Fabric with a matte texture - in Switzerland. The price of a glossy vinyl film is one and a half to two times lower than a matte stretch ceiling.

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Design Options

Using a white stretch ceiling, you can create both flat surfaces and volumetric structures. Shades of white are perfectly combined with related tones - peach, beige, orange, and with contrasting ones - raspberry, black, purple.

White suspension systems can be of this configuration:

• Smooth surface welded from pieces of different texture or color. This solution makes it possible to create unique, inimitable patterns, conditionally divide the room into several zones.
• Installation of several paintings of different types and colors on the base plate of the structure. This is done using a connecting profile. To give the construction of expressiveness, decorative caps and inserts are used.
• Multilevel constructions with built-in electrical devices for basic and decorative lighting, as well as lighting. Most often, to emphasize the whiteness of the main coating, contrasting shades of levels are used.

Important! The right combination of contrast, color, lighting brings absolutely incredible results.By the way, at the expense of lighting, you can now view a lot of useful information by clicking on the link “Which lights are better for a stretch ceiling?”.

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White in the interior

White color is always relevant, and also very many people like it. White stretch ceiling will always find its application in houses and apartments where both young and old people live.

Important! Looking at the light shade, consider other design options. Maybe you will definitely like a completely different color. You will find a detailed overview of current options and concepts in our article. "How to choose the color of the stretch ceiling?".

Children's room

Children, as a rule, are afraid of the dark, but love the sun and light. Light panels, on which the images are applied in the form of clouds, sky or sun rays, will create a cheerful and good mood for the child. Such a picture will be relevant for a long time.

Bedroom

This is a place where people are distracted from the constant problems that they have to constantly face at home and at work. The white ceiling allows you to immerse yourself in pleasant thoughts, arouses a feeling of cleanliness, inspires hope for a bright future.

Hallway

This room is remote from natural sunlight. The entrance hall is a place in which guests who come to you immediately fall. And as you know - the first impression is always decisive. The white glossy ceiling, which is illuminated by bright lamps, will become the hallmark of your home.

Kitchen

Housewives spend a large amount of time, and the rest of the residents in the kitchen. The snow-white surface will inspire optimism, as well as visually expand the space, since most often this room is small.

Important! Matte canvases are ideal for the classic style of the kitchen.

Living room

The ceiling in the living room can be decorated with different curly elements, because often these rooms are large. They look very interesting with patterned or color inserts.

Important! A large chandelier looks very impressive on glossy canvases, gives the living room solemnity and festivity.

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Stock footage

The white stretch ceiling harmoniously fits into any style of the interior of the room, will last a long time and will not need to be replaced when changing the wall decoration.