A home will look spacious, airy, and feel comfortable depending on the crucial component, the ‘ceiling’. Beyond the ambiance, the design of the ceiling also creates a distinctive feature for the space. It also serves as a good conversation starter, leaves an impression on visitors, or can reflect one's personality by designing it according to one's preferred style.
If you look around, inspiration for ceiling designs can be found everywhere. Here are 5 modern ceiling styles that have been popular among users for a long time, including classic, modern, and eye-catching styles. For those who are in the process of deciding on a ceiling style that suits their taste, these can be adapted as desired.
1. Incorporate Natural Light Channels into the Ceiling
When nature and humans interact closely, connecting nature to the space is achieved by designing light channels to allow natural light to flow in and warm up inside the house. This can be used in the kitchen, dining room, or areas that require stimulating creativity by pairing with a modern flat ceiling design to beautifully blend natural light into the home. Adding the movement of nature brings vitality to the home. Light channels also help save electricity usage during the day.
Ceilings with light channels can use various materials, such as glass or corrugated tiles. It is advisable to consult with designers and expert craftsmen to calculate the size so that the light can appropriately enter the windows without making the space excessively warm.
Recommended areas for this ceiling design: Kitchens, creative workspaces, or rooms used during the day to reduce energy consumption.
2. Create a Warm Atmosphere with Brick or Wood Ceilings
Special decorative ceilings can always serve as a focal point. If you are interested in ‘material authenticity’, or natural materials that show traces of aging over time, leaving surfaces raw and warm, the beauty of specially decorated ceilings using orange bricks will help brighten the space, making it interesting and friendly yet uniquely stylish. Brick ceilings also complement simple white walls and further highlight the brick patterns.
Installing special decorative ceilings can be customized with designers as desired. Besides bricks that emphasize material authenticity, another popular style includes loft-style ceilings, which focus on exposing the piping systems to achieve a raw, industrial look. Exposed ceilings require regular maintenance and cleaning.
Recommended areas for this ceiling design: Living rooms, lounges, halls, or spaces intended to impress visitors or convey personal style.
3. Combine Coffered and Flat Ceilings for an Unusual Look
Flat ceilings are a popular choice for modern homes. If you want to add some flair to a plain, open ceiling, you can combine it with coffered ceilings and use various decorative materials. For example, creating coffered ceilings with wood colors adds unique character to the space. Wood also complements other decorative elements such as bookshelves, light-colored wooden walls, chairs, and storage shelves.
This idea can also pair well with white ceilings using smartboard or gypsum panels. Coffered ceilings can be installed in any room of the house. The design can be adapted from a flat plastered ceiling, which helps add visual dimension, making the room look modern or minimalistic yet elegant.
Recommended areas for this ceiling design: Living rooms, relaxation rooms, home offices, or bedrooms that seek distinctive yet harmonious decorative elements.
4. Embrace Simplicity with an Airy Ceiling for Perfect Relaxation
In relaxation areas, a calm, simple, and airy atmosphere—without being overly spacious—helps create the perfect environment for rest. A flat ceiling is a classic idea suitable for bedrooms or meditation rooms that aim to create a peaceful, pure, focused, and worry-free atmosphere. Flat ceilings are ideal for rooms designed for such purposes due to their seamless appearance, neatly plastered, and clean look.
When installing a flat ceiling, it is important to include service channels for repairing electrical wiring, plumbing, or overhead work covered by the flat plaster. This allows craftsmen to maintain the home's internal systems more conveniently.
Recommended areas for this ceiling design: Bedrooms, meditation rooms, or rooms intended for focus and tranquility, suitable for relaxation or creating a clean, airy atmosphere.
5. Adorn the Ceiling with Tastefully Designed Lighting
Concealed lighting ceilings are a popular design for modern luxury-style homes. Coffered ceilings with concealed lighting create a relaxing, visually comfortable, and elegant atmosphere, serving as a design feature intended to beautify the space. Designing lighting for coffered ceilings with concealed lighting must be done tastefully to ensure the area is warm without being too dark or overly bright. The lighting adds a new dimension to the space.
Coffered ceilings with concealed lighting can use decorative materials such as wood, gypsum boards, and fiber cement suitable for creating recessed lighting ceilings. This type of ceiling is ideal for rooms that require controlled lighting levels, such as living rooms, home theaters, or spaces intended to create a calm, warm, and restful atmosphere.
Recommended areas for this ceiling design: Home theaters, living rooms, or reception areas that want to welcome guests with innovative ceiling features.
When choosing a ceiling for your favorite home, it is important to consider not only hiring expert craftsmen and tasteful design but also the materials for the ceiling. The material is the core that ensures the ceiling is strong, durable, easy to maintain, and long-lasting. SHERA, as a manufacturer of fiber cement ceiling boards that have been beloved by users for a long time, remains committed to developing manufacturing technologies. SHERA boards and fiber cement wall panels meet standards, suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and are environmentally friendly materials certified to national and international standards.
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