Do -it -yourself ceiling

You consider the usual white ceiling or the ceiling pasted with wallpaper boring? And options with suspended and stretch ceilings are too expensive for you? There are many low -cost ways to give unique interior. It is not as difficult to decorate the ceiling with your own hands as it seems. First, decide on the decor options. The most common is the decoration of the ceiling stucco. You will need a finished decor element, drill and special glue for stucco molding. If you decide to place a socket in the center of the ceiling, and combine it with a chandelier, dismantle the lamp before starting work and turn off the electricity. In order not to damage the wiring during drilling, determine its location. For a light decorative element of gypsum, glue will be enough. If the ceiling outlet is made of gypsum, it is better to fix it with fasteners. Drill holes for fasteners in the outlet itself. In the middle of the outlet, drill a hole for the wires of the lamp. Prepare a special glue for stucco molding, and apply it to the back surface of the outlet with a spatula. Glue should be enough, but not much so that it does not flow. Stretch the wires through the hole in the outlet, and press the decor to the ceiling. Fasten the stucco molding on the ceiling with screws. Try not to tighten the fasteners. so as not to split the decorative element. Now you have to close the fasteners of the fasteners with putty and hang the lamp. The decoration is ready. Stucco molding on the ceiling is in perfect harmony with painting on the ceiling. Ceiling painting is perhaps the most advantageous version of the ceiling decor. The jewelry made in this technique will perfectly fit into any interior. In order to recreate a fragment of frescoes on your ceiling, it is not necessary to contact a professional artist. You will fully cope with this task yourself. The creation of a ceiling painting includes the following stages: -the surface of the surface to the painting -smithing the drawing -fastening of the drawing -the surface of the surface for the painting can be performed by ceiling painting both on plaster and on drywall. First, sheat the ceiling overlap with drywall or plastering the surface. By the way, you can immediately whitewash on the ceiling of the color. It will serve as a background for your drawing. After that, you can proceed to the painting. Select a drawing and prepare a sketch on paper. What will be the drawing depends on the general idea of ​​the interior. Apply a pattern to the ceiling is most convenient from the stairs-volume, lying on the back. So you will not get tired, and the drawing will apply much easier. Using a pencil, transfer the sketch to the ceiling. For painting, it is best to use acrylic paints and squirrels for drawing. Pick up delicate pastel shades for painting, they will look more harmonious on the ceiling. Bright colors look alapo, and they risk quickly boring. If desired, you can also use fluorid paints. Then the drawing will glow in the dark. Start work with large details and background pattern. Smaller details and contour lines are drawn later. After the painting is finished and the surface has dried up, cover the pattern with water -based varnish. He will not only protect the painting from moisture, but also give the paints additional brightness. For this purpose, ordinary hair varnish is quite suitable. After applying the varnish to the surface of the picture, it must be shaved with a dry wide brush. In the first few days, try to protect the drawing from tobacco smoke and street dust. Now the art painting of the ceiling is over. The drawing made by you will become a decoration of the interior and the subject of pride for many years.