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Ornamental Plaster Ceiling Designs Throughout History

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Some of the most impressive displays of delicate plaster work can be found when you look up in a space. Architectural schools of the early 15th through late 18th century focused on creating grand, elaborately decorated spaces that use excessive scale and open space to achieve their desired effect. Intricately crafted to impress wealth, status, and position, the grand rooms of mansions and government office buildings offer considerable insight into the various tastes, techniques, and motifs of different decorating styles. We will review plaster ceiling motifs from five different architectural movements that appear in prominent buildings thought the United States. Though some of these periods precede the founding and settling of much of the United States, various revival movements and re-interpretations of historic European buildings have resulted in excellent and nearly pure domestic manifestations of each movement.

Baroque (1600-1830)

Post-Renaissance Rome was bubbling with creativity and eager artisans of their day wanted to push the envelope further and further. Often governed by confining artistic rules and strict parameters within each artistic school, budding artists took it one step further and introduced the essence of what would become the German Baroque movement. Symmetry, scale, and geometric arraignment gave way and soon fluid, vibrant, and asymmetrical designs started to take shape. Often, motifs started on the ceiling and worked their way down to fully envelop a space with a distinctive feel. Gone was dark, heavily carved wood and in came light, easy to mold and carve plaster onto which paint, gold leaf and other ornaments could be more easily applied. The Church was quick to latch on to this new style, transforming simple church interiors into majestic creations mirroring heaven. Exuberance abounded and all forms of ornamentation were welcomed. This style remains closely associated with European nobility-- specifically the German and Austrian royal courts. 

• Murals- large murals and fresco often filled the main expanse of the ceiling, with small related adorning surrounding lower layers of the ceiling. Religious scenes specifically apotheosis scenes, cherubs, and those depicting popular biblical stores helped inform the illiterate masses of religious virtues.
• Gilding- gold appeared everywhere and was a principle element used to outline tiers within an intricate ceiling, highlight important medallions, offer additional sparkle around chandeliers, or just as a means of expressing wealth.
• Busts- composers, saints, kings all would have enjoyed being immortalized within small caverns located within complex, layered ceilings. Secular vs. religious spaces often determined who would have made the cut to be included.
• Floral elements- secular spaces used flowing, carved flower design (often local fauna or previously unseen exotic species) which often "spilled" out of basket designs set into corners of a space. These were often painted in hues matching the rest of the space. 

A Baroque style found at The Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C.

Rococo (1650-1790)

Primarily associated with the French Royal Court, the Rococo style is the French interpretation of the more free-form Baroque style. While just as pronounced, the Rococo movement sought to soften much of the "rough" edges left when scale, symmetry, and color pallet are all but ignored. Symmetry was again reintroduced, yet spaces for unique ornamentation were balanced in scale, style, colors, and content with a counter piece placed either opposite in a space or adjoining. No one person better embodied the style and meaning of Rococo than Louis XIV, the "sun king." Under his rule magnificent palaces like Versailles and Louvre were created and richly embellished according to the Rococo style. Unlike the traditions of the Baroque style, Rococo is entirely secular and is tasked only with exemplifying and amplifying the power of France, specifically the French Royal Court and the king. Much of the focus was on wall paneling, draperies, furniture, and object d'art. Ceilings were often were left unadorned, except for a large centralized rosette and chandelier-- subsequent chandeliers in the corner were also given scaled-down rosettes.

• Paint- most ceilings were painted a uniform color, with pale blue to mimic the sky being the most popular choice. Grand rooms often had the wall color carried onto the ceiling to enhance the feeling of space.
• Plaster Boarders- most plaster ceilings received some geometric boarder design, often evoking the plaster wall paneling within the same space. These were sometimes embellished further by including floral elements, such as blooming flowers and creeping vines. Invariably, they were adorned with gold leaf. 

A Rococo style found at Hôtel de Soubise located in Paris, France

Neoclassicism/Palladianism (1730-1925)

Distinctly British, Neoclassicism was the first truly British architectural movement. Borrowing from Rococo, Romanesque, and cultural heritage, the Neoclassic style would soon become one borrowed and added to by cultures around the word. The presence of the British Empire was ever expanding and they sought to draw parallels with other great empires, especially the Romans. This Roman influence, and the work of Andrea Palladian served as a way of grounding the movement and established many key principles: symmetry, strong building materials, proportion, and forced perspective. Ceilings often fell into a few different styles: 

• Coffered- intersecting "beams" often situated "resting" atop columns or pillars create recessed ceiling panels, which aligned with the wall paneling and room layout.
• Rosettes- placed either centrally within a space accompanied by a few narrow trim moldings or placed with in a defined sub area, such as within a ceiling recess.
• Trim Molding- the simplest molding technique was to have trim molding run along the top of the wall, near or at where the ceiling and wall meet. Cornices could be large or small—depending entirely on the scale of the space. Various molding types were popular. Agapanthus leaves were also include. 

A Neoclassical style found at The Luzerne County Courthouse located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Art Nouveau (1890-1914)

Plaster, back-lit glass, and trompe l'oiel paint comprise the three most popular ceiling finishing techniques of the Art Nouveau movement. Plaster was used to create decorative three-dimensional patterns around the edge of a ceiling, with trompe l'oiel often used to complement these three-dimensional patterns. Parisian cafes often turned raised plaster work into whimsical vines and other flowering designs, enhanced by paint. Plaster served as a blank canvas onto which elements were added by skilled painters. Curves, small concave or convex areas, and flowing, raised lines often snaked throughout a ceiling, irregularly. Decreased formality and often ignoring rococo symmetry rules, this was a distinct break from the past and issued in a new, modern age at the turn of the century. 

An Art Nouveau style found at Villa Schutzenberger located in Strasbourg, France

Beaux Arts (1895-1925)

Rich and opulent, the beaux art movement used skylights, vaults, curves, layered molding, and extensive lighting to create dramatic ceilingscapes-- often paying homage to French tradition. Building further on rococo styling, previously neglected ceilings were transformed with the advent of new plaster mixes that allowed for ornamentation to be even more richly embellished. Extensive gilding and paint work brought shimming gold and colors to previously simple, blue ceilings. Coinciding with the turn of the century and invention and subsequent popularization of electricity, architects included light bulbs, both aesthetically pronounced and hidden behind molding/cornices, as a way of further bringing to life gilding and colors. Natural light was also very important. Skylights, both large and small, were incorporated throughout large public spaces. 

• cornices- large moldings running along the top of the wall, near or at where the ceilings lowest layer met the wall. Architects often selected richly carved plaster motifs to adorn the face of the cornice, while hiding behind it lighting and spotlights, which were used to highlight elements of the ceiling.
• molding- curved molding along arches, bands outlining skylights, and other motifs that were geometric in design and appear symmetrically within a space.
• medallions/rosettes- raised plaster elements could often be found throughout a ceiling design, usually these were symmetrically arranged and often grounded a chandelier.  

A Beaux Arts style found at the English Rose Residence located in Brookline, Massachusetts 

The extensive practice and refinement of plaster work, plus new plaster compositions and technological advances helped to catapult the popularity of intricate plaster detail, ensuring it would become a true art form. Though many modern and post-modern buildings do not emphasis rich plaster work, many do utilize complex curves and shapes as a means of adding interest and depth to the design of a space. While not as richly ornate as baroque of rococo styling, many modern movements like art deco maintain a simplified essence of a style that came before. 

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Do-it-yourself plasterboard ceiling: step-by-step installation instructions

Gypsum board suspended structures are a good solution for finishing the ceiling. They are strong, durable and inexpensive. There are a lot of design options: one-, two-, three-level systems with or without built-in lighting, combinations with other materials of varying degrees of complexity. It is easy to assemble the suspension system yourself. To make everything work out the first time, we offer step-by-step instructions for installing a plasterboard ceiling with your own hands.

Everything about self-assembly of a suspension system from drywall

Pros and cons
What you need for work
Preparation for installation
— Designing
— Calculation of material
— Base preparation
Assembly instructions
— Markup
— Frame assembly
— Sheathing GKL
— Finishing
Features of the manufacture of multi-level structures

Plasterboard ceiling is a rigid structure fixed to a rough base. Its basis is a metal profile frame. Plasterboard sheets are fixed on it. Such a system has many advantages.

Pluses

Cons

Assemble the framework on the base. It needs guide rails, UD and CD type metal profiles. Fasteners are also needed. Longitudinal planks are fixed on suspensions, transverse ones are fixed with the help of crab joints.

The frame is sheathed with plasterboard sheets. These are building boards made of pressed gypsum, covered with cardboard on both sides. They are produced in standard, small and extended format. There are several types of material, but three types are used for ceiling structures. Let's briefly characterize them.

In addition, you will need fasteners: self-tapping screws, bedbug screws, self-tapping dowels or anchors, crab fasteners. For the final finishing of the ceiling plane, you need a primer for plasterboard, sickle tape, putty, water-based emulsion. From the tools you need to prepare a screwdriver, puncher. For marking, you need a laser level, a plumb line, a hydraulic level, a tape measure, a chopping cord. In addition, they prepare tools for applying a primer and putty: a roller, brush and spatulas.

Do-it-yourself plasterboard false ceiling assembly is easy if you follow all the instructions exactly. Start with preparation. We will analyze in detail all its subtleties.

Design

This is a mandatory step that will help you correctly calculate the required amount of materials. First you need to measure the length and width of the room, taking into account all the protrusions. Then, on paper on a scale, build an exact plan of the room. A frame diagram is built on it and the areas for fixing the suspensions are marked. They do it like this.

  1. Select the fixing spacing of the longitudinal profiles. For thin slabs (up to 9.5 mm) - this is 0.6 m, for thick ones - 0.4 m. Draw these lines on the diagram.
  2. Mark the mounting points for the cross members. Their installation step is 0.5 m. If the longitudinal profile is set in increments of 0.6 m, the transverse one must also be attached to the base. Mark it on the diagram.
  3. Mark on the diagram the wiring lines, the places for mounting lighting fixtures.

Material calculation

  1. Determine the number of rails. They are attached around the perimeter of the room to create the basis of the frame. First find the perimeter of the room, then divide it by 3 m. This is the standard length of one rail. Round the resulting number up to the nearest integer.
  2. Calculate the number of longitudinal rows. To do this, divide the length of the room by the installation step. Subtract one from the resulting number. Round the result up to the nearest integer. Similarly, count the number of transverse rows.
  3. Determine how many profile strips are needed for one row. Multiply the number of rows by the resulting value.
  4. Calculate the number of hangers on which profile strips are fixed. Use the formula: (M + 1) x C + (C + 1) x M. Here M are rows of longitudinal parts and C are rows of transverse parts.
  5. Count the number of crab connections. It is equal to the number of intersections between the longitudinal and transverse parts. Define it according to the diagram.
  6. Determine the number of plaster boards. Find the area of ​​the room and divide it by the area of ​​the sheet. Round your result up to the nearest whole number.

In addition, self-tapping dowels are prepared, anchors can be used. They are placed in profile strips every 0.3 m and two pieces per suspension. Self-tapping screws and hardware bugs will be required.

Substrate preparation

Begin by preparing the room. All things and furniture must be taken out of it. If this does not work out, you can move them to the center, hermetically covering them with plastic. It is necessary to remove all the decor from the ceiling, remove the chandeliers. Examine the ceiling surface. If there is peeling plaster or paint, carefully remove it. The entire coating does not need to be removed, only exfoliated fragments. Mold stains, if any, must be cleaned, treated with an antiseptic and dried.

1. Marking

First, the frame installation lines are marked on the draft ceiling. They do it like this.

  1. Find the lowest point on the ceiling plane. To do this, measure the distance from the floor to the ceiling surface in different places.
  2. Descend 50 mm from this point if you are not planning on backlighting. For a backlit system, set aside 100 mm.
  3. Through the marked point, draw a line along the entire perimeter of the room. Use a level. This will be the line for attaching the ceiling structure.
  4. Mark the position of the longitudinal profiles. Start from the wall with a window. Measure from the corner a distance equal to the installation step of the profile bar. Repeat the operation until you mark the entire length. Do the same on the opposite wall. Connect the marks with chalk cord, beat off the lines.
  5. Mark the position of the transverse profiles. The algorithm of actions is similar to the previous step, just change the installation step. Break off the attachment lines.
  6. Mark the fixing points for the hangers. They fall on the center of each side of the rectangles outlined on the base.

2. Assembly of the frame

Installation of drywall on the ceiling begins with the assembly of the frame. They do it like this.

  1. Install guides around the perimeter with damper tape glued to the outside. This will improve sound insulation. Screw the first fastener at a distance of 0.1 m from the corner, then every 0. 3 m. If you install them less often, the strength of the structure will suffer. Strengthen the joints of the slats: insert a metal plate inside the slat, fasten it to the screws.
  2. Install hangers. They are mounted in the areas indicated on the markup. Fasten to the base with anchors or self-tapping dowels. Place the element so that its center falls on the intended point. Bend the mesh mustache-mounts of the suspensions down.
  3. Form a model of the ceiling plane from a fishing line or cord. Fasten them according to the markup above each longitudinal element. This will help to control the horizontal of the suspended structure.
  4. Install the longitudinal profiles. First, put them in the guides, fix them with self-tapping bugs. Insert the parts one by one into the suspensions and fix them in them. Horizontal control the level and position of the stretched threads.
  5. Mount the crab connections. Place them on the already fixed longitudinal strips at the intersections of the frame elements.
  6. Install the cross profiles. Fix their ends in the established crabs. Next, attach them to the hangers. Check horizontal.

Frame ready. If you need a device for heat or sound insulation, a heater is placed in it. Most often these are mineral wool slabs. They are cut so that the joints are tight, without gaps.

3. Plasterboard sheathing

Plasterboard sheets must be brought into the room in advance. They will need at least a day to adapt to new conditions. Lay them horizontally so as not to disturb the geometry. After that, the plates need to be cut. Holes or recesses are cut out in them, adjusted to size. Masters always cut the first sheet in even rows by 0. 5 m. Then the joints in adjacent rows will not match. It is important. On the cut edges, chamfer with a sharp knife. Cut it at 45˚.

Let's figure out how to fix drywall to the ceiling. The first plate is lifted and pressed against the frame structure so that a 2 mm gap remains between the plasterboard and the wall. Hardware is screwed along the edges and in rows along the profiles. The first one is placed at a distance of 0.1 m from the wall, the rest every 0.2 m. Self-tapping screws are screwed with a screwdriver and tightened by hand. The hat must be sunk into the GKL. But you can not twist, otherwise the fasteners will not hold the plate. Therefore, it is better to twist it manually.

4. Finishing

This is best done by professional finishers, but you can try to do it yourself. We offer detailed instructions.

  1. Fill in all irregularities. Putty the joints, lay with a sickle, remove excess putty. Putty dents from the heads of hardware, all chips and damage to the plasterboard.
  2. Leave the putty to dry completely for about a day.
  3. Apply a final coat of filler paste, smoothing gently. Let dry and sand with a fine-grained sandpaper.
  4. Fill the surface with finishing putty. Modern putty materials can be applied without prior priming. If using a different putty, prime the base first.
  5. If you plan to assemble a backlit plasterboard ceiling with your own hands, cut out holes for the lights. First, outline their location, focusing on the project drawn up in advance. Cut holes with a puncher with a removable crown of the desired diameter.

The ceiling is ready, it remains to paint or wallpaper it. After that, install the lamps.

If the ceilings are high, you can install three- or two-level systems. Theoretically, there are more levels, but it is better for professionals to assemble such structures. The assembly process is almost the same as described above, but there are some features. Let's figure out how to make a two-level plasterboard ceiling.

  1. Prepare a project, mark both levels in detail on it.
  2. Mark out: transfer the drawing to the ceiling surface.
  3. Assemble the upper level framing.
  4. Assemble the frame base of the side section connecting the two levels.
  5. Assemble the frame on the lower level.
  6. Wiring for lights if needed.
  7. Cut drywall boards to assemble both levels.
  8. Assemble the boxes of the first and second levels.
  9. Cut and prepare the drywall strips for the side piece. Put them in their place.
  10. Carry out finishing.
  11. Install lights.

If additional lighting with LED strip was supposed, it is fixed along the intended contour.

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Gypsum ceiling - photo of finishing options, features

Gypsum has been used to decorate rooms since ancient Rome. Wall decorations, various bas-reliefs and moldings for ceilings are made from this material. Gypsum ceilings can even be made entirely. This became possible thanks to the emergence of a new type of finish - decorative gypsum boards.

Material advantages

Gypsum allows you to get a completely white surface. That is why the ceiling decoration with this material is so valued. Its hygienic properties have been known since ancient times and the proof of complete safety for health is the fact that it is actively used in medicine.

You can decorate the ceiling with stucco molding using ready-made parts. However, you can make stucco molding on your own by purchasing all the components and tools necessary for this in an ordinary building supermarket.

In addition to aesthetic properties, this material is also fireproof. It does not burn and does not support combustion. Oddly enough, but the planes trimmed with such material and individual decorative details made of gypsum easily tolerate contact with water. When cleaning, you can not worry that the coating will lose its original appearance from the touch of a wet rag.

The variety of forms that can be used for finishing is quite large - from coffered compositions to ordinary flat solutions. You can attach the finishing components both to the frame, and simply by gluing them to the floor surface. At the same time, the shape of the parts can be of several types - from the standard size of 60 by 60 centimeters, to the format of 30 by 120 centimeters. This makes it possible to compose different types of surfaces.

Grid solutions stand apart - they have a perforated surface and allow the installation of air conditioning systems hidden in the ceiling space.

Stucco molding

A very popular ceiling decoration. Separate fragments are sold already in the form ready for use. They must be carefully glued onto the prepared and leveled floor, and after the glue has completely set, seal the transition points to the main plane with finishing putty.

When everything is dry, small irregularities can be processed with fine sandpaper and the stucco decoration can be painted in the desired color. Normal water-based paint will do. Often, such elements are decorated with gilding, imitating a real "palace" interior. Such gypsum ceilings are shown in the following photos.

Slab ceiling

Such a ceiling will be referred to as suspended systems, as the method of fixing the covering involves the assembly of the frame. By design, such a frame practically does not differ from the one traditionally used for the installation of gypsum boards and can be made either from wood or from metal profiles.

The boards can be fastened in different ways, depending on the type of mounting chosen. Some of their types allow you to assemble a continuous canvas. In this case, individual fragments of the coating are attached to self-tapping screws, the caps of which are puttied after installation.

The second type of parts involves the assembly of a suspension system, familiar to many from Armstrong ceilings. The fastening method is exactly the same - the elements simply fit inside the frame. In this option, parts of the suspension system will be visible from the outside.

Smooth ceilings

Do not discount standard, leveled ceilings. For leveling, you can use various compositions, one of which will be gypsum plaster. She is very flexible and easy to work with. The only thing that complicates the work of an inexperienced master is the quick drying of the surface.

However, it is very easy to remove small irregularities from such surfaces - just use a special grater, as when working with any plaster. The advantage in this situation is that after drying, such planes can no longer be processed - the surface will be perfectly white and does not need to be painted.

Structures with the use of GKL

If ceiling decoration is classified according to the main material, then such structures can also be considered plaster. There are many articles on the Internet about how to install them and how to use them.

Quite often, such gypsum ceilings are made with lighting. It will significantly transform the room and add functionality to the ceiling. The backlight can be a purely decorative element, or you can use it as an option for night lighting.

Examples

To get a better idea of ​​what a plaster ceiling might look like, here are some photos showing the main finishes, as well as a video showing the method of attaching skirting boards, moldings and various other decorative elements from this material.

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It will be very difficult to make some of the compositions shown on your own. However, all the luxury of the cover and the endless variety of decorative elements are well worth the effort. If you want to create a truly luxurious interior, it will be difficult to find the most suitable material for finishing the ceiling.

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