Expert advice on choosing a ceiling for a kitchen
A few recommendations on how to properly design a kitchen:
- The ceiling in the kitchen is better to finish with the help of practical materials that will meet all the requirements of the kitchen space.
- For kitchens with low ceilings in apartments such as Khrushchev, more neat and simple designs in light shades are suitable.
- Dimensional, bulky and voluminous multi-level models are desirable to use only in the kitchen with high ceilings.
Ceiling Finish Options
The most popular types of ceiling finishes.
Stretch ceiling
A sufficiently functional, durable and externally attractive design option, with which you can easily get a perfectly flat ceiling surface. In addition, tension models are the most suitable option for a ceiling space with a gas column.
Suspended ceiling
Such frame structures have many advantages, they involve the installation of various modular fixtures and allow you to hide communications.
Drywall
Using plasterboard products, you can create a perfectly smooth plane, a stepped surface or design a variety of complex radius protrusions. GKL suspended models are distinguished by a huge number of decorating possibilities.
Rack and pinion
The ceiling structure of the slats in the interior looks very original and from the point of view of design is the best option for the kitchen.
Cassette
Decorative modules or cassettes have a fairly easy way of mounting and dismounting, have a rich color palette and a wide selection of design solutions.
Wood ceiling
An eco-friendly finish with an aesthetic appearance. Natural and natural materials, thanks to the beautiful texture, look really luxurious.
- Lining.
- Laminate.
- MDF.
Ceiling tile
This design of the ceiling has a low price and a varied color scheme. Ceiling tiles can be easily painted with water-based paint of any shade, depending on the design of the room.
Panels
A modern way of decoration, which provides an excellent opportunity to give the ceiling space an aesthetic appearance, without unnecessary preparation.
Plastic (pvc)
Plastic products are very popular in the decoration of the kitchen. PVC panels are resistant to moisture and have many textured and color solutions.
From wood
Wood panels have a higher cost and sophisticated appearance. In addition, they are distinguished by high noise insulation qualities.
Metal
The metallized surface has not only an original look, but also blends perfectly with various chrome and glossy interior details.
Aluminum
The best choice for the kitchen, having a very long service life, high moisture resistance, wear resistance and a fairly simple installation.
Lattice (grilyato)
Such a ceiling model, due to the unusual geometric structure, is particularly architectural. However, lattice structures are not recommended to be installed in the kitchen, because dust, grease and other types of impurities that cannot be cleaned without damaging the decorative layer of the grill will settle on them.
Glass
Due to the unusual appearance, in combination with additional lighting, glass transparent ceiling products favorably complement the interior and give it completeness. Before mounting the structure, a very powerful exhaust hood or ventilation should be installed in the room.
Painted
Painting is a traditional, practical and wear-resistant design option, with which you can paint the ceiling in absolutely any color.
Caisson
Coffered models will become a worthy type of decor for high rooms in apartments, such as steel, which have a large area.
Mirror
It allows you to visually change the space, deprive it of borders, fill the atmosphere with light and bring some mystery into the atmosphere.
Concrete
A rather interesting interior solution, which at the same time can add to the room, both rigor and amazing elegance.
From siding
Moisture-resistant, temperature-resistant finishing material, characterized by very easy care, has many positive characteristics and therefore is perfect for decorating a kitchen room.
Wallpaper
Ceiling wallpapers have an unlimited range, from the most economical option, to expensive and exclusive. For this room, it is better to choose washable types of paintings.
Decorative plaster
With the help of decorative plaster, you can give the ceiling plane volume and depth, and turn it into a real masterpiece. This finish allows you to hide various minor defects.
Varieties of ceiling structures
Based on the number of levels, designs are divided into three types:
- Single level.
- Two-level.
- Layered.
Billing Types
There are three main varieties of surfaces.
Matt
It looks like an ordinary smooth ceiling plane. The matte texture is not shiny and looks very harmonious and concise.
Glossy
Gloss creates beautiful reflections and perfectly reflects light, due to which a certain mirror effect is obtained. In addition, the glossy surface significantly increases the small-sized room in size.
Satin
It has a perfect aesthetic appearance and has a fine texture. Models made of satin unusually shimmer in the light and at the same time do not create bright highlights.
Kitchen Ceiling Design Ideas
Interesting ceiling design for the decor of the kitchen space.
Soaring
Hidden LED backlighting creates the effect of a soaring ceiling, which in turn gives the room not only a unique appearance, but also gives it volume and spatial depth.
Carved (perforated)
Refined and stylish perforated double canvases can have cutouts of the most diverse shapes and locations.
With beams
Decorative beams made of wood or false beams made of other materials will undoubtedly become the most outstanding and memorable decor of the entire interior.
Color
Two-color black-and-white, red-white or other combinations always look much more interesting and original.They also do an excellent job of dividing zones and make it possible to emphasize certain areas of the room.
Drawings and patterns
They not only decorate the ceiling space, but also give it a certain dynamism. Drawings and patterns give the surface a compositional completeness.
Combined Ceilings
Thanks to a variety of textured, color or other combinations, the combined models open up wide decorating possibilities and can easily turn the kitchen into an original and unique design project.
With photo printing
Due to its realism, the photowork with 3D images allows not only to refresh the interior, but also to create an additional element of decor in it.
Stained glass
It always looks just perfect, transforms the room for the better and adds special charm to it. The uniqueness of the patterns is a hallmark of stained glass structures.
With stucco molding
Using stucco molding, you can create certain accents on the ceiling, highlight the necessary zones and give the interior a special solemnity. Such an original style of the ceiling plane is also distinguished by practicality and durability.
Examples of curly ceilings
Curly designs allow you to fundamentally change the atmosphere of the kitchen space and make it truly individual.
- Geometric shapes (circles, squares). Always relevant geometric shapes have a simple and pleasant perception.
- Wavy shapes. Perfect wave-like lines significantly soften the geometry of the room, making it more harmonious and thoughtful.
- Complex figures. With the help of complex figures, you can not only form a bold and extraordinary design in the room, but also set bright accents in it.
Ceiling colors
Colors for ceiling decoration.
The black
Laconic black color is an ideal and luxurious background that makes the interior graphically clear.
White
Gives the room visual space, brings light and freshness to it.
Red
Juicy red color adds vitality, vitality and volume to the space, and the burgundy shade makes it more fashionable and spectacular.
Brown
Noble and presentable brown, designed to create a cozy, harmonious and comfortable environment.
Green
Light green shades always improve the mood, enliven the room, endowing it with special brightness and juiciness.
Yellow
It has a pronounced personality. Yellow evokes associations with sunlight and brings positive energy to the atmosphere.
Pink
Allows you to add tenderness and romance to the room and create an elegant and sensual design in it.
Gray
Moderate and harmonious shades of gray are an indicator of good taste. They contribute to the formation of an elegant and serene interior.
Lilac
Aristocratic and refined lilac, makes the atmosphere in space mysterious and a little mystical.
Purple
Fills the atmosphere with notes of charm and gives the room a special sophisticated beauty.
Beige
The most harmonious and natural beige color is a good design option for many interesting style decisions.
Blue
It is considered a rather original design touch, which creates a very spectacular, winning and stylish accents that allow the interior to sparkle in a new way.
Orange
Gives the room brightness, sunny positive mood and forms a non-standard and interesting design in it.
Blue
Add to the atmosphere of coolness and freshness.Heavenly or turquoise shades will add airiness and purity to the atmosphere.
The choice of ceiling lighting in the kitchen
Properly selected lighting devices will allow you to create the appropriate comfortable atmosphere.
Backlit
With the help of various lights, you can create a beautiful and dim light.
Spotlights
They are an excellent source of light that can be used, both additional and primary. Spotlights will help to highlight and emphasize certain sections of the room, for example, above the working area, corner headset or stove.
Chandeliers
A chandelier located above the kitchen table allows you to create beautiful accents in the room and create a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere in it.
Flat lights
They will be an excellent option for rooms with low ceilings. Due to the tight fit to the ceiling surface, such bulbs perfectly illuminate the space.
Spots
Using the rotary spot device, you can direct the luminous flux to any desired point, and thereby highlight certain fragments of the interior. The spots provide excellent bright lighting.
Ceiling decoration in various interior styles
Ceiling decoration for a variety of styles.
Provence
Ceiling construction in white or delicate natural colors, decorated with beams or restrained stucco patterns, will allow you to recreate the cozy atmosphere of Provence.
Classical
The neutral colors traditional for classics and neoclassics, for example, white, dairy or light gray, will look especially elegant. Stucco molding, baguettes, carved skirting boards or discreet elegant patterns will be the perfect complement to this style.
Modern
Laconic design in the form of the correct forms or the simplest single-level or two-level structures will become a practical and convenient solution for the modern style.
High tech
For high-tech hi-tech, functional modern finishing materials with clear geometric proportions and a striking appearance are suitable.
Loft
A rough finish in the form of decorative plaster or concrete surface will be especially appropriate here. Such decor will create a feeling of massiveness and monumentality.
Country
A wooden ceiling or natural beams made of wood in a natural color palette will give the interior in a country style cozy and homely.
Minimalism
For minimalism, a high-quality ergonomic finish, such as plastic, metal, wood or glass, is suitable. Especially here, tension products with various types of lighting will be appropriate.
Custom Kitchen Solutions
Unusual solutions in the design of the ceiling.
Kitchen-living room
Multilevel designs will perfectly cope with the visual zoning of the kitchen combined with the living room. With the help of height differences, different colors, textures or lighting, it is possible to harmoniously divide the space in the studio.
Small kitchen
Ceiling models in light dairy, snow-white, creamy or alabaster colors will add extra space to the room. Bunk or soaring ceilings will not look too bulky and overload the space.
In a wooden house
For the kitchen in a wooden house, the best option for lining are environmentally friendly materials. For example, a plane can be sheathed with MDF panels, clapboard or wood. They will provide the opportunity to maintain a favorable microclimate in the room.
Kitchen-dining room
The ceiling design in the form of decorative beams or multilevel structures made of gypsum plaster with various volumetric elements will allow you to divide the space and highlight the necessary zones.
Kitchen with a breakfast bar
Above the bar, you can create a box with lighting, which will become a spectacular detail of the entire interior. This decor element can be made the same color with the ceiling or highlight it with contrasting shades.
Attic kitchen
A simple and practical design in light shades, without unnecessary patterns, parts and accessories, will not overload the beveled sloping ceilings.
With bay window
With proper accounting for the shape of the bay window ledge, you can create an optimal ceiling design that fits into the kitchen space.
Photo gallery
A well-chosen way of decorating the ceiling in the kitchen will allow not only to give the room uniqueness, originality and originality, but also to solve a huge variety of functional tasks.