Gypsum is a material that gives unlimited freedom to creative ideas. Products from it are easily painted in the desired color. This allows interior designers to play with the texture, color, background, and finish of plaster fixtures.
Gypsum decorative elements of the lamp are made in two ways:
- Gypsum pressing;
- Plaster casting in silicone or metal moulds.
Before making the lamp, the composition of the gypsum mixture is supplemented with binder particles from synthetic resins and plasticizers, which give the material impact resistance and increase strength.
Fast installation time, complete freedom in completion. Recessed spotlights are lighting systems that combine these two factors to the maximum, never forgetting originality and design. Whether you need to light up shelves, hangers, bases, or even if you want to give a warm and sophisticated feel to your home, spotlights can be a practical and innovative solution to enhance any style of furnishing.
There are several solutions: aesthetic taste, practical needs and affordable budget - this is a selection guide among many commercial available models and placement ideas. The most common are recessed LED spotlights: they can be installed not only on false ceilings, but also on shelves and shelves, or in enclosed spaces such as closets, kitchen interiors or display cases, to create practical points of light and create new conditions for your surroundings.
Gypsum products are sensitive to high humidity. This problem is eliminated using specialized impregnations.
The gypsum lamp is easy to dismantle, replace it yourself in case of breakage.
Gypsum lighting fixtures: advantages
Products are durable and easy to maintain, have the following advantages:
Depending on the type of use and the desired end result, different models can be chosen: colored or not, from square to round, rectangular to triangular and according to the need for hot or cold lighting. then fixed or rotating spotlights are available: they allow you to rotate along the vertical and horizontal axis to direct the light cone in the desired direction. Particularly suitable for homemade repairs are complete disappearing systems that can transform environment without affecting decorative options, as well as enhance space solutions and complement style and elegance.
- Ease of installation;
- Easy to embed in drywall;
- Huge range of products;
- fire safety;
- Resistance to temperature extremes;
- room for design solutions for decoration;
- Originality;
- Aesthetics;
- Exclusivity.
Do-it-yourself gypsum molds
To make a lamp at home, you will need:
The spotlight is fully integrated with the wall or ceiling and attracts light play without inserting highlights of its source. Special effects from the original design, with discretion. The spotlight is a solution suitable for any home environment, both in the kitchen and in the bathroom, which can provide high quality lighting. LED spotlights also provide clear savings in bills. In the past, in fact the idea to illuminate the spot with spotlights was associated with high energy consumption, but today this is no longer the case.
Integral systems with total disappearance allow you to enhance your home style. With semi-recessed plaster, light becomes an integral part of the structure, in a natural merger with the substance. Prepare your drywall setup. Practice a wall or ceiling hole as directed in the instructions. The dimensions of the opening must match the dimensions of the product to be installed.
- Gypsum (construction);
- Granular formoplast;
- Salt;
- Two containers;
- Water;
- Abrasive material with a fine-grained fraction;
- Form;
- Cardboard box.
Formoplast is heated to a liquid state, salt is added at the rate of one teaspoon per 1 kg of material, and poured into a mold placed in a cardboard box.
Installation must be performed with the device disconnected from the power supply. Quick connectors provide a faster and faster connection. The connector is equipped with an anti-jamming system ideal for high voltages. Spraying the spotlight in the hole After connecting the fixture, you can place the fixture in the open hole and secure it with the brackets it is equipped with for quick replacement and maintenance.
Then, if necessary, lay drywall in the holes. The absence of a driver significantly reduces installation time: creating device groups is easy and fast, without additional wiring. Optionally, in gold or silver leaf. Wall lamps are additional illumination of the main ceiling lamps. Because it is sometimes necessary to light up rooms and provide a more pleasant atmosphere, we place them in our rooms in addition to lamps and lamps.
Gypsum is diluted with water, kneaded. Achieve the consistency of liquid sour cream.
The cooled formoplast is taken out and a gypsum solution is poured into it. After the resulting element has solidified, it is sanded.
Recessed ceiling lights
To choose the type of lighting in the interior, first determine the type of lighting fixtures:
Wall lamps can be made in different forms and styles, and the range of such lamps is really large in the current market. In short, manufacturers try to satisfy every customer. We present beautifully designed gypsum wall lamps. As an Italian manufacturer, you can be sure of the quality and modern vision of these luminaires. Italians have good taste, especially on home accessories, they are very important.
Wall plasters are exceptional and original. On walls, they can be very unobtrusive, and their design will only be surpassed when illuminated. They give a nice warm light. Gypsum wall lights have the convenience of being able to take on any color that can be used for painting rooms. If you have a clean white wall, you can keep the light the way you buy it. If your walls are painted a different color, you can transfer the same hue to a plaster fixture that blends neatly into the wall and stands out beautifully in the light.
- LED elements;
- Spot;
- Fluorescent - daylight incandescent lighting objects.
Gypsum products in the interior Fluorescent lamps
They are used mainly in office space and institutions various types. Such lamps almost do not heat up, they are simply and quickly mounted, they are quite economical, but they do not tolerate voltage drops.
However, if you want a contrast, you can paint the gypsum rebar with any painting paint to get a dominant and eye-catching element to decorate your wall. Wall plasters are suitable for all rooms of your family home or apartments. The range offers many options to choose from. From simple graphic lines to complex shapes with interesting elements. The patch will be the perfect evening decoration for your living room and bedroom. It can also be found in your hallway or hall where it is perfect for any equipment.
LED strips
They allow you to create a variety of luminous interior objects with the effect of soaring. They are only suitable for multi-level plasterboard structures on the ceiling, since a special cornice is needed for their installation in drywall.
Spotlights
Gypsum products are popular and attractive in the market due to the following data:
It is also suitable for illuminating long auspicious corridors that are covered with any other home furnishings. minimalist style gypsum lamps will give your hallway, bedroom and living room fresh look. Proper lighting is one of key elements any interior. It creates a warm atmosphere, emphasizes the aesthetic qualities and shapes of objects. Underexposed interiors are not pleasant, they create a gloomy impression. They created completely new possibilities for organizing lighting in interiors.
Because at the same time there has been a big change in light source manufacturers, we can talk about a true lighting revolution in our homes. The main design of gypsum boards, which may be of interest for lighting, is a suspended ceiling. This is necessary when the organization of the interior - without large financial costs and weekend riots can spice up any room. The lighting installed in it can play both a practical and a decorative role.
- Elegance and variety of forms;
- Wide range of standard sizes;
- Easy to install, dismantle, maintain and repair;
- The possibility of further finishing - painting, coating with decorative textured plaster;
- Space zoning;
- Natural environmentally friendly material;
- Health safety.
Classification by light emitting elements
Spotlights can be swivel and non-swivel, they are perfect for plasterboard ceilings of any design:
Equally important is the comfort of work - in a semi-dark or covering your own body, the light source works worse and harder. Consequently, in most modern kitchens, the distribution of light points at regular intervals across the entire surface of the false ceiling is now applied.
The tasks of decorative lighting are much more important in the living room. Especially there you can try various whimsical solutions using light as well. Thus, we will show that the ceiling does not have to be boring! It can be made of oval and rectangular structures, and a decorative false ceiling with a circular cut can be the main decoration of the whole room. Just remember that installing a ceiling with a round recess in which fluorescent lamps, is a bit more complicated than installing a basic false ceiling.
- Non-rotatable - with a fixed location, they scatter the luminous flux to the bottom of the room, creating uniform illumination in the space of the dwelling.
- Rotary - able to illuminate a certain area, visually change the geometry of space, highlight an area without creating shadows. They make it possible to focus the luminous flux from several lamps at one point. The installation of devices of this design is more laborious, but their space lighting productivity is higher.
Installation work Manufacturers offer the following options:
In such a situation, the grating must be assembled in stages, the profiles are cut carefully and the slabs are bent. A big advantage of integrating lighting into suspended ceilings, regardless of the type of room, is the ability to hide all wires behind drywall. In the event of a lighting failure, the boards can be easily dismantled. Replacing light sources does not require this. Light fixture holes are usually cut into the panels before the ceiling is installed. As a rule, the method of installing luminaires in a false ceiling is determined by the weight of the individual elements.
- Incandescent lamps are traditional, widespread, of various types and shapes, but they are characterized by a small efficiency;
- Halogen lamps - practical and durable, equipped with transformer devices;
- LEDs - do not heat up, are compatible with any materials, a wide price range, are characterized by high efficiency;
- Energy-saving - impressive dimensions of the lamps, therefore they are used for stretch ceilings in large room or for outdoor appliances;
- Luminaires with a power converter - for low-voltage lamps.
All luminaires are protected from moisture (sealed housing) and dust to varying degrees. These data are indicated on the product label.
Individual light points can be attached directly to drywall. Heavy fixtures weighing up to 6 kg must be fastened with dowels or anchors. If a heavier lamp, such as a large chandelier, should be placed in the ceiling above the false ceiling in the false ceiling.
Luminaires can be flush with the ceiling or suspended. They use in their projects even the most famous designers interior. Recently, they have become a mass product. They save up to 80% energy. Diodes do not contain glass or moving parts and therefore have a higher resistance to mechanical damage.
Spotlights: classification by type
By the location of the lamp on the suspended ceiling structure:
- Outdoor - the ability to illuminate a large area of \u200b\u200bspace, emitting a sufficient stream of light, but without receiving a directional beam.
- Hidden - there are no protruding parts on the surface of the ceiling covering, the heat from heating the devices during their operation is concentrated above the ceiling surface. Fixtures in in large numbers cause cracking of joints and seams in drywall due to constant jumps in temperature.
Installation of electrical wiring By type of attachment to the ceiling base
Luminaires differ in the method of their fixation to the surface of the ceiling structure:
It is a solution that guarantees lighting effects. It is worth remembering that in addition to suspended ceilings, drywall also gives us another opportunity to design original interior lighting. One of them is to make a wall in the living room for the TV, play equipment, discs and other favorite knick-knacks. The wall can be freely formed. Shelves and niches, their distribution and size depend on the aesthetic preferences of the investor and the destination. Most importantly, all elements can be attractively highlighted.
Its color can be controlled from the sofa with a remote control. It usually has the function of turning on, off, backlighting and dimming, as well as choosing one of many colors. The greatest atmospheric effect of using drywall can be achieved in the bedroom. By highlighting the selected elements of this interior, we can create or emphasize the effect of three dimensions.
- Recessed with a platform - have a rigid mount, suitable for all types of stretch ceilings, the suspension of which allows you to adjust the position of the lighting fixture.
- Mortise - for suspended ceilings, in the surface of which holes are cut, the diameter corresponds to the dimensions of the lighting objects. Such spotlights are mounted to suspensions, on rack and stretch ceilings.
When buying an object of illumination, the following recommendations are guided:
Gypsum lamps - several products in this category
Hand-delivered lamps are shipped within 24 hours! The high lattice 50 is a plaster wall. Lamps of this series are designed for lighting offices, lounges and corridors. The light source used provides a good lighting effect and a pleasant light color. The Perforated Vertical Beam is a gypsum-based wall mount designed to illuminate corridors illuminating large rooms. This is a simple, classic design. Great to integrate into every interior.
- Consult the seller, specify the device and the operating conditions regulated by the manufacturer;
- The lamp is selected according to the type of ceiling;
- It is better to purchase in specialized outlets;
- When replacing a failed device with a new one, take into account that the diameter of both lamps is the same.
Preparatory stage
Before proceeding with laying the wire under the ceiling base, clarify the following nuances:
It is completed with three frosted glasses on the front wall. It will work in every interior. Recommended for lighting communication bridges, offices and lounges. It features solid performance and simple and elegant style. Light fixtures are increasingly ceasing to be equipment and becoming part of the architecture. The popularity of gypsum lamps is growing and their choice is growing.
When we add wide choose types of fixtures - ceilings, pendant lights, wall lights and profiles - we get huge placement possibilities that limit our imagination. They may remain white, but we can paint them with any color. Ceiling lights with timeless geometric shapes can be used as spotlights, ceiling or cascading fixtures. Living room, dining room or living room will be decorated hanging lamps, and wall lights work great, for example, when creating light arrangements of corridors or lounges - especially with a choice of 1- and 2-sided lights.
- Location of the switchboard;
- Cable brand and its cross section;
- How and where is electrical equipment located;
- Choose the method of laying the wire, based on the purpose of the room.
Spotlights of compact dimensions, they are mounted at any distance from each other.
Lighting sector of standard spot models is 30 degrees. To ensure sufficient comfortable lighting, the distance between rows is a maximum of one meter. An effective technique is when the lamps are arranged in a checkerboard pattern (with an offset).
rotary model If there are many lighting points and the interval between them is not more than 50 cm, it is enough to lay electrical wiring to one of them before installing the ceiling structure. After erecting the ceiling, the wire is bred from the lighting object to the object.
The choice of lamps is limited by their power (up to 35-40 W), in order to avoid overheating. For execution installation work, in addition to lamps, you will need:
- Switches;
- Wires with a copper or aluminum core and a cross section of 0.75-1.5 mm;
- Insulating material (PVC plastic);
- Terminal blocks for connecting wires (power, screw, distribution) or copper sleeves;
- Mounting straps.
Marking for lamps and distribution of wires is performed before plasterboard sheathing. At the site of the future lighting object, the wire is attached to the frame, forming a loop of 10-20 cm.
Methods of external fastening
Fixing electrical wires to the ceiling from the outside:
- Fixation with staples and insulators;
- The use of a corrugated sleeve - for stretch and plasterboard ceilings;
- The use of cable channels - for plasterboard ceilings;
- Bookmark in steel or plastic pipe- for rack ceiling structures.
For the base type of lamps, the wire is selected stranded flexible. The reliability of installation is higher if the wiring is made with one type of wire.
Spotlight setting
Before installing lighting objects on a plasterboard ceiling, they think over the places where electrical wiring is serviced. Switchboards and passage boxes are taken out of the ceiling. Next, wiring is carried out to each light supply object, moreover, they are powered from an automatic switchboard through a switch.
Ceiling design example Drill holes in drywall, the diameter of which matches the parameters of the light bulbs. It is important that the selected hole diameter is smaller than the outer part of the luminaire, and larger than the inner one. The diameter of the cut hole is indicated on the packaging of the lighting object. For spotlights, holes of 60-75 mm are often made. Irregularities and distortions are allowed within 2-3 mm.
For ease of drilling, nozzles (crowns) are chosen for woodworking. For spotlights, crowns are chosen, the diameter of which is 74-75 mm or 59-60 mm.
Sometimes the marks left during marking are erased or lost. To avoid the situation when the holes made fall into the area of \u200b\u200bthe metal profile, a magnet is used.
The ends of the wire are taken out of the finished hole, cleaned, mounted and connected to the network. Each bulb is checked separately.
Fixtures for plasterboard ceilings are made with a mount, the design of which is of a spring type.
Installing lamps in the holes made, they are fixed by compressing the spring, which firmly presses the device to the ceiling lining. Perform manipulations carefully so as not to damage the holes in the drywall.
Outside, the luminaires are equipped with an artistic overlay that masks the gap between the edge of the hole and the lamp. Cover style is varied. They are selected based on the general concept of interior design.
Ceiling lighting fixtures with a base bulb are easy to install. The cartridges of these models are equipped with screw terminals.
Installing the instrument Installation features for stretch ceilings
Rules for lighting stretch ceiling structures:
- Power of incandescent lamps - up to 60 W, halogen - 35 W;
- Use of lighting devices with a double thermocase;
- It is desirable to use stamped gypsum products;
- The use of dimmers is not recommended;
- It is important to observe the optimal gap between the ceiling and the lamp.
How to properly position the lights
The principle of arrangement of lighting devices is based on their rational use. The following aspects are taken into account:
- For stretch ceilings, lighting objects are used with low heat transfer, their optimal power is 70-75 W;
- For the main bright light source of high power, additional point objects are mounted;
- An alternative to the central light source is external spotlights that provide a favorable thermal regime and high lighting productivity;
- For halogen lamps and incandescent lamps, the use of dimmers is shown, with which the brightness of the lighting is adjusted;
- Swivel models of lamps zone the space;
- Gap between stretch ceiling and a chandelier (or lamps) - at least 15-20 cm;
- The number of point highlight objects is calculated based on the step between them.
Features of light output
When choosing the type of lighting for a particular room, they are guided by the following factors:
- Weight, dimensions and shape of the lamp;
- Technical data of the lighting object;
- Compliance with the norms of room lighting standards, in accordance with the functional load.
In the bedroom An effective and rational type of room lighting is an option that combines a chandelier and point lighting objects. The corners of the room, as well as the entire interior, receive a uniform light flux. Such lighting combines various variations of lighting, highlights a certain area, gets the effect of twilight or reaches a certain brightness of the light supply.
Optimally lit in the children's room workplace child, and bed have a night light.
In the kitchen, it is customary to allocate a working area, and central lighting is placed above the dining table.
In the cramped and narrow hallways of typical high-rise buildings, correct placement built-in spotlights, visually expand the layout.
The bathroom will need such lighting devices, in which each element is sealed. A good choice in a room with high humidity is the use of halogen lamps. They are with good protection against moisture, quite economical, have a bright luminous flux.
For rest and relaxation in the bedroom, bright lighting is not acceptable. The combination of diffused light with the illumination of individual zones works great here. Decorative plaster sconces in the bedside area of the bedroom or lighting at the head of the bed will do just fine.
Additionally, spot lamps are installed on cornices, pieces of furniture, turning them into active interior design objects and getting effective lighting in it.
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Gypsum products are presented in a wide range and are widely used to decorate the interior. decorative trim from gypsum elements can be seen on the facades of buildings, ceilings, walls. As traditional options, there are many gypsum cornices, skirting boards, ceiling rosettes, bas-reliefs and other products. An innovation is the use of spot gypsum lamps, which are modern and stylish solution in the area of lighting.
For those who are pretty fed up with the presence of flat outlines and figures in interior design, recessed gypsum lamps are ideal. The presence of a completely even, white ceiling will not surprise anyone, but original lamp from gypsum will give a special appeal and luxury. Such elements will emphasize the uniqueness and sophistication of the design in the room.
Plaster spotlights can be installed as in country houses, and in a city apartment of small areas.
How are gypsum lamps made?
In general, the process of creating any plaster structure can be compared to art. Made of gypsum, a material that opens up great opportunities for the implementation of creative ideas, even a small architectural form looks as attractive as entire ensemble compositions.
Initially, when gypsum production was just gaining momentum, products were simply molded as if from clay. Such work took a lot of time and required special diligence. As technology improved, lamps began to be made using the carving method. In modern production, the decorative part of the device is formed under pressure, or cast according to pre-prepared molds. The basis of this form is metal or silicone. The gypsum product is fixed with special glue.
Thanks to the unique properties of gypsum, the shape of the product becomes natural and precise at the same time. The high environmental friendliness of the obtained elements for decoration is guaranteed, since gypsum is a natural material.
In addition, gypsum lamps do not lend themselves to the combustion process, which is also their advantage among other analogues. Perhaps the only drawback of the material is hygroscopicity. Manufacturers easily eliminate this drawback by adding special impregnating materials to gypsum.
Characteristics of elements created from gypsum
If necessary, it is quite easy to restore the damaged decorative part of the lamp, so the cost of dismantling it is significantly less than in the event of breakage of fixtures made of other materials. Repair does not require any skills and special equipment.
erroneous opinion it is considered an irrational waste of money for the purchase of fixtures from fragile, according to many consumers, gypsum. Many people think about the short life of such a product and the need for its constant replacement, which is also fundamentally wrong.
Before making a gypsum lamp of a certain shape, synthetic resins are added to the mixture, which bind the gypsum particles together, thereby improving its strength and resistance to mechanical stress. Naturally, when comparing a plaster and metal lamp, the second one will be much stronger, but the plaster will last much longer. longer than that the same glass from which lampshades and plafonds are made.
Gypsum spotlights in the interior of modern apartments and houses
Traditionally, gypsum products are offered in white, but there are many other design options. Depending on the designer's idea, you can choose a lamp with a painted decorative part in any color and with the help of various paints.
Most of the gypsum parts are made with water-soluble emulsions, which are usually used to paint the ceiling. Increasingly, lamps began to appear with artistic painting performed using oil paints or artificial aging.
When creating an interior, professional decorators try to play with different positions of light. So, you can mask the lamps, or, conversely, focus on them.
For small rooms (corridor, bathroom) you do not need a lot of light sources - one or two lamps will be enough. In large spacious rooms and offices, good lighting is required, so gypsum lamps are installed in several places. The number of points of light, as well as their design options, is determined by the owner of the apartment or house. Light fixtures can be placed in completely different ways. They can be installed in certain areas of the home, or emit uniform light throughout the room.
Luminaires fixed in false ceilings look elegant and original. When choosing a false ceiling and gypsum lamps for it, you need to pay attention not only to style and attractiveness, but also to a number of other features of this combination:
- ceiling design allows you to hide the electrical wiring between the base and curtain panels, as shown in the photo, without the need for any additional training floors;
- the task of placing fixtures when choosing rack ceilings is greatly simplified;
- lighting elements are very quickly installed, repaired and replaced.
Domestic manufacturers are still considering design options for lamps, the demand for which is growing rapidly. In Germany, France, Italy, they have long been successfully used in many industries.
Gypsum spotlights are of interest to consumers, primarily due to their characteristics:
The most durable and economical in terms of electricity consumption will be a point of light - gypsum lamps of which are installed with halogen lamps. However, due to the high cost, not everyone can buy them. The power level of a halogen lamp can be in the range of 12-200 V. Even 12 V lamps must be equipped with transformer devices. A powerful transformer is enough for several light objects, and those with low power are suitable for individual elements.
The most common is considered to be a lamp with an incandescent lamp. Absolutely any lamps can be used, for example, mirror lamps allow you to illuminate the room more saturated. The ability to choose the shape of the lamp is especially appreciated by designers.
LED spotlights are great for decorating the interior of a room, but until now they were used only by wealthy people due to the high cost of special equipment.
At the moment there are budget options LED products. Such lamps are economical in use. LED elements do not heat up, so they can be used with wood, paper, fabric and other flammable materials.
Thus, the use of gypsum spotlights is possible for various design purposes, as a rule, these are gypsum ceilings with lighting for a bedroom, living room, study, nursery. By choosing a product with a housing made of this material, you can be sure of impeccable appearance(ideal whiteness), environmental friendliness, high strength and the presence of other positive properties.
As for the installation of a plaster lamp, there should not be any special problems, since it is attached to any base with special glue. The lighting of the room will be of high quality and clear, which is practically impossible to achieve with conventional lighting fixtures.
If the interior of a room or the entire apartment is changed, then color scheme lamps can also be replaced in accordance with the general decor by painting them in the desired color with any paint: water emulsion or oil-based dyes.