In interiors, wood beams protruding from the ceiling can be important style elements. In some cases, designers build false beams on a perfectly flat ceiling to make the rooms more expressive, create an atmosphere of noble antiquity, comfort and coziness. Such beams are appropriate not only in country houses, but also in city apartments..
Beams in the interior are used mainly from oak, larch, cedar wood, less often pine or oak beams are used. Also, beams can be metal, plasterboard or reinforced concrete. Wooden beams are covered with various shades of stain or paint, artificially aged or decorated with carvings – it all depends on the style of the room itself.
The design of the ceiling with beams allows you to visually zone large rooms, hide planning miscalculations, transform the perception of space, harmonize it.
It is important to note that mainly natural materials are used for beams in the interior, in most cases, environmentally friendly wood. It does not emit harmful volatile substances into the air; on the contrary, conifers can saturate a room with phytoncides that are beneficial to health. Wooden beams in the interior will last for many years, over time becoming only nobler and more valuable.
A favorite technique of designers when decorating attic and attic spaces is to decorate their sloped ceilings with beams. Beamed ceiling design can transform even an uncomfortable attic into a stylish living room.
The beams laid crosswise look very unusual and advantageous, similar in appearance to the ceiling caissons. Thus, you can trim the entire ceiling, or you can – in fragments, laying out a pattern of beams in the form of a lattice or herringbone on a part of the ceiling.
The beams in the interior can be the color of the ceiling, or they can sharply contrast with it to give depth and relief to the structure and to obtain an accent effect. Beams of both dark and light wood look interesting on the white ceiling. They can match in tone with furniture or flooring.
The ceiling design with dark beams looks rather bulky, in contrast to light wooden structures, which give lightness and weightlessness. The gray color of the wooden structures will add a touch of coolness and tranquility, but the black beams set the rhythm and give dynamics to even the most sluggish interior..
Wooden beams in the interior will suit very many design styles. For example, in the Provencal style, they will be aged in white or gray, giving an additional glow and combined with furniture..
In the loft, you can use metal or reinforced concrete beams, but if you use wooden beams, you can paint them in metallic colors, or cover them with a dark stain and slightly age.
