Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Moldings: columns, half-columns, pilasters, cornices, baseboards, moldings

Decoration of walls and ceilings with decorative elements in various shapes and figures - an old architectural tradition. Even in Greece and Rome used exquisite moldings, and then they go through all the times and styles - classical, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Empire, Art Nouveau - hitting his contemporaries with the beauty and elegance. We say "stucco" - and in the representation of faces magnificent palaces, museums, manors. Yes, this beauty has always demanded the scale, resources, and has never been dressing huts. Only in recent decades thanks to the emergence of relatively inexpensive and practical polymer materials she was able to enter into a modern European housing. In Russia, the spread of the spacious apartments and high, high-quality suburban housing is now also increasingly common use of the relief of architectural decoration. Today stucco sold as separate modules and components, of which going to a single track, the appropriate style and features of an interior design and taste maker. Since the original ornament (sometimes in the same palace) is removed form, and with this form of mold desired number of repetitions. Traditionally, to obtain high-quality moldings use materials that can change from liquid to solid, without cracks and large shrinkage: plaster, papier-mache, clay, cement, metal, fiberglass, steklokompozit, polystyrene, polyurethane. And although the current process of "sculpting" of polymeric materials is completely different to how it did the ancient architects, the visual effect is absolutely straight. The most common are plaster, polystyrene and polyurethane. Gypsum has been for many centuries remained the most traditional material for stucco. Get it: Gypsum stone baked at high temperatures, and then grind to the consistency of flour. Of this, a meal and get all the beauty, no other material can not achieve such accuracy. In today manufacture gypsum plaster decoration items delivered to a production basis. By itself, this material is inexpensive, but because of the very labor intensive and dirty technology installation cost of the work is greatly increased. Therefore, the installation of plaster of parts appropriate to use when challenging an exclusive finish. Expanded polystyrene, known popularly foam - is the most economical option (from $ 1 for a two-meter unit of product). Profiles of a very lightweight, flexible. It benefits from its cheapness, but lost because of insufficient strength and rigidity. Touching the corner of furniture, a chair can inadvertently damage it. His drawing has no definition, the granules are so distinct, that exude even after painting. Architects agree that the most worthy of modern materials to create a stucco compositions - polyurethane. It closely mimics the plaster due to the dense structure and a special primer applied in the factory, but in contrast to the lightweight gypsum by weight, very durable, not fragile and does not crumble and is not afraid of moisture, does not change color over time, is economical to process. Polyurethane much more simple to install: just finished parts are attached. Products may be available even in a flexible way, which simplifies the finishing of curved walls and does not require the absolute flatness, as in the case of gypsum. Polyurethane surface decoration are laminated and primed. The second option is more expensive and durable, it lays down any paint. We have summarized the main range of the stucco decoration, it will help you sort out your own preferences. Columns, half-columns, pilasters (flat half-columns). Conventionally, the column is divided into three parts: the bottom - base, middle - the barrel, top - small caps. The trunk can be decorated along a sort of grooves, which are called kanelyurami. Columns in the modern housing on the idea should not bear any load, but when there is an urgent need to make their carriers, the plaster pillars are reinforced, and hollow polyurethane placed a metal pipe. Sometimes with the aid convoys are played favorably pipes or risers passing to the wrong place. In the columns there are many features and styles - Ionic, Doric, Corinthian, Tuscan. In traditional housing diameter of the column varies from 14 cm to 35 cm. With the help of cornices, baseboards, moldings can not just round off the interior, but also to create some incredible optical effects, for example, a certain depth, the infinity ceiling. Ceiling moldings often close gaps, correct flaws in the surface finish. Cornices adorn the line connecting the walls to the ceiling and skirting board - walls and floors. Moldings - it curbs the walls. For custom wall decoration - round bent - have flexible models cornices and moldings. Recently, stucco ceiling profiles are often used for a covert lighting. Ceiling we see most often as a frame of the chandelier. In shape they are round, square, polyhedral, rectangular, with a diameter of 15 cm to 1 meter. Wall decor - a medallion and garlands entwined with ribbons. Most often mimic the floral and plant decoration. Typically, these details are attached at the top of the walls above the cornice. Framing doorways and windows is made up of decorative trims, moldings for the panels of doors, gable figure on the casing. Arched frame consists of standard sections that can be effectively and elegantly formalize the space inside the niche, bar, book shelves. Plates decorated with the plane doors and walls, giving them a festive appearance. Overhead mounted in a wall niche, and to them has selected a frame and get something like a small scene in the center of which is set some decorative items. Such niches made to decorate the beautiful lights. Pedestals and brackets. The first is a sculpture, vases, candlesticks, but the brackets are the mainstay book and mantelpiece, window sill. These elements are capable of even the most ordinary objects that are placed upon them to rise above the ordinary, give greater importance. Using all of these details makes us feel all the grandeur of classicism, his solemn and majestic beauty. But, in addition, it is possible to divide the space of the room into separate functional areas, to smooth and refine rough edges of modern architecture. It is not necessary to use massive moldings in small rooms and small apartments, it can lead to a decrease in apparent volume of the apartment, "oppressive" effect. Many of the notion of "stucco" and "contemporary interior," presented malosovmestimymi. And to argue here is difficult, because this kind of decor is really synonymous with classicism. But manufacturers, as they say, do not miss her, and it would be strange if this niche market (modern style) has remained unoccupied. Even if you do not adherent of classicism, but prefer a modern, neutral style, shape, in any collection of stucco will be able to find the right. Elements of almost any taste and design the most modest accommodation and the most luxurious palace. Designers and developers have taken into account the interests of even the supporters of minimalism. A modern collection of stylistically blends perfectly with all things modern interior of glass, nickel, chrome, leather, wood, ceramics and plastics. The most well-known in the Russian market vendors Collections: ORAC DECOR, NMS (Belgium), BALLEDECOR, GAUDIDECOR (Malaysia), FYPON (USA), EVROPLAST (Russia). Distributed by the notion that the stucco interior must always be white. It is as you wish. When it is necessary to avoid monotony, the aid comes color. All molded parts are painted with soluble and oil paints. Moldings of the same profile may remain on the walls white, the doors to become a bronze, and the furniture - toned wood. It is applied gilded and patinated, creating the effect of wear or aging. Where there is this kind of decoration, often a mirror framed with patterned frames all of the same stucco. You can add an interior wall panels on biblical themes and ancient stories. Interiors can include painting with gold, all kinds of ornaments, painted ceiling, wall, walls in panels. Stucco has become affordable and fastening technology. It seems only enthusiasm, simple carpentry tools, silicone adhesive, the manufacturer's instructions. People are taken to decorate their homes with their own hands, as evidenced by the active implementation of collections stucco at retail. Is it possible to "close up" on their own? Well, looking at that threaten. Of course, you can gain special skills, learn how to accurately dock the details carefully putty to fill seams or glue, paint it. But this is not art. After modeling - it's not the hands, and soul. By choosing it, we turn to the historical genre, complex art of design. It is important to combine the taste, professionalism and creative imagination. Firms engaged in the plaster work, able to perform any, the most exclusive order, not limiting himself only to standard catalog. Maximum individual interior that provides the most daring designer of fantasy, you will be given by professionals.

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