Chandeliers for stretch ceiling

Light design plays an important role in the design of the room. Thoughtfully and well-organized lighting is able to emphasize the dignity of the room and advantageously present the successful features of the interior.

If the apartment is planned to repair and equip stretch ceilings, then the process of choosing lighting fixtures must be approached wisely. Lamps and chandeliers for a stretch ceiling should be in harmony with the whole environment of the room and set off the beauty of the stretch fabric.

For lighting, both a traditional single lamp - a chandelier - and a whole group of spotlights, or a combination of them, can be used. If you choose the right ceiling design, you will not need to install many elements that can overload the space. For a smooth satin ceiling, a crystal chandelier or a lamp in the form of a bouquet of metal parts, complemented by rhinestones and diodes, can become an ideal companion.

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What is important to consider when choosing a chandelier for a stretch ceiling

A feature of the material that is used to create a stretch ceiling is its high sensitivity to heat. If the luminaire is installed too close to the surface, the coating may change color (a black or yellow spot will appear on it) or deform.
To avoid such a nuisance, it is required to select lighting fixtures, taking into account the following rules:

• The lamp should be located at a distance from the canvas so that the latter is not exposed to heat. Chandeliers that are heated below 60 ° C will not harm the coating.

• Power supplies used to connect LED and halogen lamps to the network must not be placed in the space between the concrete ceiling and the stretch cover. Appliances left there will quickly fail, because due to insufficient ventilation they will constantly overheat. The best place to place a PSU is a ventilation niche. Wires can be laid in the technical gap between the ceiling and concrete.

• Installation of chandeliers and fixtures on a stretch ceiling can be done in various ways. Lighting fixtures should be selected before the canvas is installed so that workers can cut the material in the right place and prepare the basis for attaching the lamp.

• Glossy stretch ceilings can reflect up to 80% of the light, for this reason it is recommended to choose lamps with shades that scatter light. Rays from chandeliers with open lamps, reflected, can create discomfort.

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What are chandeliers

"Chandeliers for stretch ceilings can be horizontal and vertical"

You need to choose a lamp in the bedroom, nursery or living room, focusing on the size and design of the room. For a small room, one chandelier located in the center of the ceiling will suffice; for a spacious one, a pair of lamps located at an equal distance from the walls may be required.

Chandeliers for stretch ceilings can be horizontal and vertical. For rooms with a low ceiling (wall height up to 3 m), horizontal ones are better, and vertical lamps will look good on high ceilings.

There is also a third type of lamps - chandeliers on the bar. This type has a well-thought-out design and combines the advantages of the first two. The height of such devices can be adjusted, and this allows them to be used for installation on a stretch ceiling, even with incandescent lamps. The same property makes it possible to use such lamps in a room with any ceiling level. Changing the height of the chandelier is very simple, anyone can handle this task. No special skills or tools are required for adjustment.

The cost of a stretch ceiling chandelier consists of the material used to make the luminaire, its size, shape, construction and design. A good choice is a classic chandelier with horns or shades. It is necessary to ensure that the horns are not turned up towards the ceiling, but are located horizontally or lowered - so they will not heat the coating. Lamps of a traditional form can be decorated with a variety of elements: colored glass, beads, lampshade and others.

Crystal chandeliers are especially popular among owners of stretch ceilings. Transparent elements evenly and softly scatter light throughout the room. Since the lamps of this type produced today are produced, taking into account all the requirements in terms of lighting rooms with stretch fabrics, they can be used without fear.

The final decision on which lamp to purchase is made by the owner of the premises. The answer in each case is individual and depends on his preferences and the expected result. Classic-shaped chandeliers look good against the background of matte canvases, while they will look bad on glossy ones. Horizontal lamps with a mass of horns are almost universal: they fit well into rooms with both matte and glossy ceilings. A good solution is a crystal chandelier in the living room and a flat square chandelier in the bedroom.

Chandeliers with horns, pendants or ceiling plates - what to choose

All of these types of lamps are of interest to buyers, and each of them has its own distinctive features and advantages.

The most popular chandeliers for stretch ceilings with several horns. The only limitation for rooms with stretch fabrics is the direction of the horns: they should not be directed upwards. This rule must be observed especially carefully if it is planned to use halogen or incandescent lamps in the lamps - they can ruin the coating.

It is also important to understand that the light directed upwards will be reflected on the ceiling, creating circles - not everyone will like this effect. But if the horns are installed down or to the sides, then there will be no unpleasant lighting effects or problems due to overheating of the canvas.

Dish-shaped stretch ceiling chandeliers are concise and simple, so choosing the right model for any room is easy. However, when installing fixtures of this type, it is necessary to place a special reflector above each lamp in the fixture. Finding them is quite difficult, and therefore "plates" are rarely used together with stretch ceilings.

If you want to purchase a model in which the ceiling is located below the lamps, you should give preference to long suspensions - only in this case the ceiling canvas will be located at the recommended distance from the source of light and heat.

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What role does the texture of a stretch ceiling play in lighting

Stretch canvases can have a different texture, and surface features significantly affect the quality of lighting in a room.
For example, glossy canvases reflect 80% of the light. If, according to the plan, a ceiling with this type of coating is installed, you should not buy fixtures from which the light is directed upwards - the lighting will be too strong, cutting the eyes.

For owners of such a ceiling, the best solution would be a chandelier with closed shades or lamps with horns pointing down or to the sides.

Matte ones leave more space for choice - thanks to their texture, the light directed to the ceiling is softly and evenly scattered throughout the room. And the lighting itself at the same time turns out to be calm and even. However, such canvases also have a small drawback - it will not work to focus the light in any one zone.

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What should be the size of the chandelier

When looking for a new lamp, you need to pay attention not only to its design, but also to the size. The dimensions of the device must correspond to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room. A small chandelier will simply get lost in a spacious room, and an overly large one will attract too much attention, “pressing” on the people in it.

A well-chosen lamp will harmoniously fit into the environment, creating high-quality lighting and not attracting too much attention.

A few recommendations that will help you choose beautiful and safe chandeliers for a stretch ceiling:

• The height of the luminaire (from the mounting point to the lowest point) should not exceed a quarter of the height of the room in which it is planned to be installed. It is not the height of the walls that should be taken into account, but the distance from the floor to the level of the stretch fabric. For example, if this distance is 260 cm, then divided by 4 - 65 cm, this is the maximum possible height of the lamp.

• The diameter of the lighting device must also correspond to the parameters of the room. To calculate the optimal size, you can use the following formula: the diameter of the entire product (body, shades or horns) should be no more than a third of the distance between the two nearest walls. Example: If in a rectangular room the distance between the walls is 4.5 and 6 m, then the distance between the two nearest ones will be 450 cm. By dividing this value by 3, you get 150 cm - it is not recommended to install lamps of larger diameter in the room. In a square room, calculate the value between any two opposite walls.

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What mount should have chandeliers for stretch ceiling

The fixture for the chandelier must be installed on a concrete base even before the stretch ceiling is mounted. The choice of fastening depends on the type of chandelier.

Installation of a chandelier for a stretch ceiling can be done in 3 ways:

• on the mounting plate;
• on the ceiling hook;
• on a cross plate.

Hook mounting

The easiest and most reliable way to install a lamp. If the workers let it down indoors during the construction of the house, then there will be no problems with the installation of the lamp. And if the building is new, and there is no hook in the ceiling, then you will need to drive it in yourself.

For this purpose, you will need a hook, dowel or anchor. First, determine the desired height of the hook (it should not be longer than the distance between the concrete base and the tension web). After that, they drive a hook into the ceiling.

The installation of the chandelier takes place after the stretch ceiling is stretched. The hook is found by carefully feeling the tension fabric in the place of its intended placement. Having determined the exact location, with the help of glue, a plastic ring is fixed to the section of the web around the hook. After the glue dries, the canvas inside the ring is carefully cut. Through this incision, they take out the cable, connect the lamp, hang it on a hook.

To make it more convenient to hang a chandelier, you should unscrew all the lamps from it and remove the shades - the product will weigh much less, and it will be easier to carry out work.

Plank mounting

If the chandelier is mounted on a bar, the latter is supplied with the lamp. The bar must have special studs with which it will be held, or holes with threads and clamps. Small chandeliers are usually installed on the bar.

Work order:

• On the concrete base of the ceiling, the base is fixed (usually a wooden block is used for this). During installation, you need to make sure that the bottom of the bar is in line with the stretch ceiling, the maximum difference is 1 mm. Self-tapping screws are used to fix the bar. A hole is made in the wooden base through which the cable is pulled.

• After that, work is carried out to install a stretch ceiling.

• When everything is ready, they feel for a bar through the canvas, carefully mark the place for the cable to exit.

• A heat-resistant ring is glued to the section of the canvas under the bar. Small pieces of plastic are glued to the area where the plank is to be installed, which will protect the canvas from tearing.

• The canvas is carefully cut, the cable is pulled out.

• The bar is cleaned before installation so that there are no burrs on it.

• The bar is attached to the bar using self-tapping screws. It is important to fix it only where pieces of plastic are glued.

• The wires lead to the lamp, check its performance.

• The base of the lighting device is installed on the mounting plate.

Installing the cruciform bar

This mounting method is suitable for installing light fixtures that are not too heavy, but have large dimensions.

The process of their installation does not differ from those works that are carried out when installing the mounting plate, but at the same time they do not use a bar, but a wide board or a piece of plywood that matches the cross-shaped bar in size.

Plastic rings on the ceiling canvas are glued in different ways: either one large ring is used, or several ordinary ones at the place of each attachment.

It is necessary to ensure that the plank fits snugly against the surface of the ceiling, and that there are no indentations or distortions.

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What should be a lamp for a chandelier on a stretch ceiling

The modern market offers a lot of light sources, and in the selection process, you can reach a dead end.Which lamps are better: halogen, heating, LED? Can all of them be used to illuminate a room with a stretch ceiling?

If a chandelier with horns turned up is chosen as a lighting device, it is important to very clearly maintain the recommended distance from the light source to the stretch ceiling.

Moreover, for each type of lamp, this distance is different:

• Incandescent lamp. The simplest and most budgetary, they heat the air when turned on, and therefore can spoil the surface of the stretch ceiling. Using them in chandeliers is not the best solution. However, if there is no other option, you need to place the lamp correctly: the distance between the canvas and the lamp in a vertical position should be at least 40 cm, in horizontal and downward lamps - 25 cm. Too powerful lamps should not be used - up to a maximum of 60 W. If the stretch ceiling chandelier has reflectors that will protect the ceiling surface, then the distance may be less.

• Energy saving. They do not heat up during operation, and therefore they can be safely installed on chandeliers located close to the surface of the stretch fabric. You should be careful only if such a lamp is broken - there are mercury vapors inside it.

• LED. This is an ideal option for owners of stretch ceilings. With a sufficiently high quality of lighting, such lamps almost do not heat up. They have a long service life, and their main advantage is that the luminous flux is directed and radiated into only one hemisphere. Low-voltage LED lamps are considered the most suitable, but to use them, you will need to additionally install a power supply. It should not be in the space between the concrete base and the PVC film: there is no air circulation and the appliance may overheat.

• Halogen. For lamps with a power of 35-40 W installed in a vertical position, the distance to the stretch fabric should be at least 30 cm, for 20 W - 20 cm, 10 W - at least 10 cm.

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Where exactly to install the chandelier

In order for the lighting to be of high quality, it is necessary to correctly determine the location of the lamp. A traditional and quite successful option is the center of the room. However, for rectangular rooms or large rooms, this option is not always successful - it is difficult to achieve uniform and sufficient lighting around the entire perimeter using just a chandelier.

In this case, a good solution would be to install two or more lighting fixtures located at an equal distance from each other.

For rooms that have an irregular or complex shape, installing chandeliers closer to one of the zones is more suitable. For example, a dining, working or recreation area. This moment must be foreseen even before the stretch ceiling is installed. It is also important to decide in advance if the PVC film has photo printing - you need to determine such a place on the canvas for attaching the lamp so as not to disturb the pattern on the ceiling.

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What color to choose

The choice of color depends almost entirely on the preferences of the owner of the premises, however, there are several rules that are also important to take into account when choosing.

If a white lamp will look expressive in almost any room, then a colored chandelier, chosen incorrectly, can disrupt the harmony of the situation. Therefore, it is important to use lighting fixtures whose color "resonates" with the surrounding interior.

When looking for a chandelier for a stretch ceiling, you can focus on the following observations of designers:

• The body and shades of white shades bring lightness to the room, the light emanating from them adds solemnity and elegance to the interior.

• Delicate sand, beige and champagne shades will give a yellowish light - warm, cozy and conducive to relaxation.

• Red color attracts attention, therefore it is not recommended to use it in bedrooms and living rooms. It is more suitable for rooms in which energy and activity are required from a person.

• Green shades will be good for working areas: office, office, meeting rooms. The positive impact of this color on business activity was appreciated at the beginning of the last century - lamps with shades painted in green were very popular in banks, bureaus, and agencies.

• Brown. Reminiscent of natural wood, this color is considered cozy. Brown lamps will harmoniously look in interiors made in the style of country, Provence, African, Japanese or rustic.

• Black. A black chandelier is suitable only for the original interior; against the background of the usual environment, it will look alien.

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How to choose a chandelier, focusing on the style of the room

“Manufacturers take into account the needs of designers in various lighting fixtures, including original ones, and offer a choice of a lot of options for fixtures and chandeliers for stretch ceilings”

There are dozens of styles that can be used to decorate a room today, and most of them are actively used in the arrangement of modern interiors. Manufacturers take into account the needs of designers in various lighting fixtures, including original ones, and offer a choice of a lot of options for fixtures and chandeliers for stretch ceilings. Almost everyone can find a suitable one, however, in order for the choice to be really successful, you will have to understand the variety of images, faces, shapes and lines.

Traditional styles

Classicism, Baroque, Romanesque, Rococo, Empire and Victorian - all these styles are considered traditional. They are united by the fact that almost all of them were formed in palaces, noble houses or castles.

To choose chandeliers for a stretch ceiling that will fit into an interior made in one of the traditional styles, you need to understand what features are characteristic of them. This:

• complex forms;
• expensive materials;
• refined lines;
• rich decor;
• gilding and shiny surfaces.

If the selected model of a stretch ceiling lamp seems to be installed effortlessly in a palace or castle, then it is quite suitable.

Chandeliers in classic style

Elegantly shaped chandeliers with candle-shaped lamps will perfectly fit into the interior of the room in a classic style. They will also look appropriate among Provence or Empire style furnishings.

Classic stretch ceiling chandeliers can evoke associations with jewels: they are often decorated with crystal beads, silk lampshades and other luxurious decorative elements.

A chandelier with pendants made of faceted or colored glass will attract admiring glances from guests. It will look harmoniously against the background of a glossy ceiling.

Chandeliers for interior in country style

Chandeliers, made in a rustic style, are designed to create a warm and cozy atmosphere. For their manufacture, only natural materials are usually used.

Country-style chandeliers for stretch ceilings are made with wicker or fabric lampshades, wooden or carved shades. Most effectively, they all look paired with a matte stretch fabric.

When arranging a large room, it is worth considering additional lighting in advance - one lamp may not be enough. Wall lighting fixtures will cope well with this task. In the store, you can choose a set consisting of the main (chandelier) and additional (sconce) lamps. Appliances made in the same style will complete the atmosphere, make the interior complete.

Modern styles

Modern trends harmoniously combine modern and classic features. The most notable and popular subspecies are Art Nouveau, Art Nouveau, Art Deco.

Chandeliers for such areas can be decorated with fur, textiles, candle lamps, chains or glass pendants. The use of lamps in the listed styles gives the room elegance and sophistication, and the atmosphere in the room acquires a “flavor” of aristocracy and courtesy.

Modern styles

These include:

• pop Art;
• constructivism;
• high tech;
• futurism;
• bauhaus;
• loft;
• minimalism.

Characteristic features of all these areas:

• Simplicity of lines and shapes.
• The minimum amount of decor.
• Great functionality of each item.

The colors and materials for modern styles can vary dramatically: in a loft-style interior, raw concrete surfaces and wood coexist, black, white and gray paints are used, and a pop art room allows a combination of rich red chandeliers with metal shades.

High-tech chandeliers

Trendy hi-tech stretch ceiling lamps can be a highlight in the design of the room. Such lighting fixtures are produced in a wide variety of original forms.

Chandeliers for a stretch ceiling made of translucent or frosted glass look great. They are not able to provide bright enough lighting, and therefore are usually used as an additional, rather than the main lamp.

High-tech ceiling chandeliers, if they have a large number of directional light lamps, can not only illuminate the room with high quality and uniformity, but also place accents on decorative elements: dishes, paintings or furniture. They will harmoniously fit into a modern youth apartment.

The functionality and technical capabilities of such lighting fixtures make it possible to create unusual lighting effects, easily turning an ordinary residential apartment into a party club.

ethnic styles

This group includes directions that have been formed in the cultures of different peoples in different countries and at different times. Ethnic-style stretch ceiling lamps are not only a decorative element, but an object through which apartment owners express their interest in a particular culture.

The group of ethnic directions includes:

• Japanese;
• African;
• Scandinavian;
• English;
• Egyptian;
• Chinese;
• Moroccan and others.

The only and main feature that unites such dissimilar styles is the use of natural materials for interior decoration and furnishing. For chandeliers, this rule also applies: glass, wood or ceramics are usually used.

Before you start looking for a chandelier for a stretch ceiling in an ethnic style, it is important to determine what kind of furnishings are combined with it. It is desirable that other elements of the same direction be used in the interior: decor, furniture, paintings or other.

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Chandeliers and lamps of non-standard shapes for installation on a stretch ceiling

Manufacturers offer lamps of unusual shapes: round, in the form of a globe, guitar and other objects.Original lighting fixtures not only do an excellent job with their main task - providing lighting, but are also able to decorate the room.

Properly selected, they will look good in any room: nursery, living room, office or bedroom. Against the background of a lamp of an unusual original shape, the stretch ceiling fabric will look even more impressive.

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Conclusion

Whatever shape the chosen chandelier is, if it is purchased taking into account the above recommendations, it will look beautiful and harmonious when paired with a stretch ceiling. The main thing is to take into account the norms and observe safety rules when installing a lighting fixture. In this case, the new lamps and stretch ceiling will last for a long time, perfectly coping with their tasks, pleasing the eyes of the owners and not losing their original appearance.

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