Ceiling and Wall Design in Living Room. Choose Your Style

Mouldings in Living Room Ceiling Design

Adding mouldings around the perimeter of the ceiling can make it finished and interesting. For a living room in classical style, wider mouldings can be used; English or Gothic styles help create horizontal mouldings dividing the ceiling into squares.

Photo 1 — Original ceiling design with moulding in one of the "Apartment Question" programs

Ceiling Design Using Gypsum Board

Wall design in a living room often cannot do without gypsum board. The same applies to the ceiling. Uneven gypsum board structures visually expand the living room and divide it into zones. Using this building material, the ceiling can take various shapes. The downside of gypsum board is that in rooms with low ceilings it's better not to overdo it, so as not to reduce the room height even more. The plus of gypsum board ceiling finishing is the ability to easily level and hide irregularities in angles, board joints, wires, etc.

Photo 2 — The plus of gypsum board ceiling finishing is the ability to easily level and hide irregularities in angles, board joints, and etc.

Suspension Ceilings

Suspension ceilings are another option to solve the problem of a very uneven ceiling. Among matte and glossy suspension ceilings in various colors, one can find something suitable for almost any interior style. A glossy suspension ceiling, due to its reflective effect, helps visually expand the room. These ceilings are most often used in modern styles of living rooms.

Photo 3 — Suspension ceilings are another option to solve the problem of a very uneven ceiling

Photo 4 — A suspension ceiling complemented with a stylish chandelier creates an unforgettable atmosphere in your home

Ceiling Wallpapering

Wallpapering the ceiling continues the wall design in the living room. This technique is used when combining wallpapers, where a portion of the wall is covered with a specific type of wallpaper and this strip continues onto the ceiling. The walls and ceiling can also be covered with the same or different wallpapers. There are various types of wallpapers, but the easiest to apply are liquid wallpapers or decorative stucco.

Photo 5 — Ceiling wallpapering continues the wall design in the living room

Cornices – A Must-Have Element in Classical Living Rooms

A must-have element of classical living rooms is cornices. The mouldings described above are their imitation. If there is a desire and opportunity to decorate the living room in classical style following all the rules, meaning using expensive natural materials for finishing, then the ceiling can be decorated with cornices.

Photo 6 — Cornices never go out of style in classical interiors

Decorating the Ceiling with Frescoes

The fresco element has returned to style, just like the classical style itself. The most expensive variant of ceiling decoration is artistic painting on wet stucco made to order, the cheapest one is wallpaper with frescoes. There are also intermediate options.

Photo 7 — In classical interiors, the ceiling can be decorated with an Affresco fresco

Wooden Beams in the Living Room

Wooden beams under the ceiling in a house are not just an important structural element, but also a finishing detail. The presence of beams is especially welcome in Shale and Provence styles.

Photo 8 — The presence of beams is especially welcome in Shale and Provence styles

Hiding Utilities

Hiding utilities is a design task not required in all styles. In urban or loft-style living rooms with brick walls, metal structures and ventilation elements can be combined under the ceiling.

Photo 9 — In urban or loft-style living rooms with brick walls, metal structures can be combined under the ceiling

Lighting

An important part of living room ceiling design is lighting. This can be one or more chandeliers or spotlights highlighting different levels of the ceiling, emphasizing a specific zone or underlining an unusual ceiling shape.

Photo 10 — An important part of living room ceiling design is lighting