Looking for which luminaire is better for a stretch ceiling?
This question excites many who have decided to mount a tension cover in their apartment.
And the point here is not only that the solid coating does not look so interesting or bright, but in the trivial saving of money and space - for example, it is much more convenient to arrange the built-in lamps on the stretch ceiling than to make a separate chandelier or buy floor lamps.
Another plus in favor of this type of lighting is the variety of lighting options that will allow you to choose a lighting device for the design of your room and make the lamp not just a functional necessity, but a real decoration of the room.
The luminaires for the suspended ceiling are divided according to the shape, nature of the lighting and the depth of embedding.
In form they can be panel or point, according to the nature of illumination - scattered or directed light, and fully or partially built in the depth of the installation.
Article will help you decide which lamps will best look at your stretch ceiling, and choose the best quality option.
Built-in lighting options
For stretch coverings, there are several types of recessed luminaires.
Panel - a common design of the ceiling - it looks just like one of the panels on the stretch ceiling, but illuminated from the inside.
Such spotlights are placed in any points of the ceiling.
Looks like this type of lighting is not too impressive, so it is used more often in public buildings: public catering, offices, shopping centers.
On a stretch ceiling in a residential house, this kind of lighting is rather rare.
If you want to install similar in your apartment, pay attention to more unusual colorful panels or panels with a pattern - they will make the interior more interesting.
Such devices can only give reflected scattered light, becauseare behind the panel.
To make the light supply more uniform, it is necessary to install several such luminaires along the perimeter of the ceiling at the same distance.
A focal light, or, in a different way, a downlight - a more well-known and familiar option for all, which can often be found in different rooms of the apartment.
This type gives a local directional illumination of some part of the surface to which it is currently directed( usually such lamps are spinning).
Similar devices are built in to different depths, which depends, first, on the type of the lamp itself, and, secondly, on its incandescence temperature during operation.
The most popular types of lamps for such lighting devices are made of metal halide, halogen or LED.
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Conventional fluorescent or incandescent lamps for stretch ceilings are almost not suitable, becausethey get too hot and have a much larger size, which means that they have to be built in much deeper than modern lamps.
The depth of installation differs between suitable instrument types for tension ceilings. For LED lighting, this will be 1-2 cm, for halogen - 4-9 cm, for incandescent lamps - not less than 20 cm.
Often lamps can be combined with each other and install lighting fixtures of different types, but still it is not recommended to use incandescent lampsamong them.
Most often, lighting devices for stretch ceilings are made of cast aluminum - the body of the luminaire is made of it.
After the armature is cast, it can be chrome plated, anodized and painted - similar lamps can be of absolutely any colors.
The diffusers for fixtures are made most often with the help of plastic - you can choose matte or transparent depending on the type of lighting that you want to get.
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For more expensive models, the diffusers are made of glass.
Sometimes these lamps are trimmed with other material - most often crystal or wood, however, the cost of the device from this increases.
Despite its popularity among Russians, designers argue that such point variants are more suitable for corridors, dressing rooms or bathrooms than for living rooms.
Just often, people do not suspect that it's possible to place not only point devices on the stretch ceiling, but also full-fledged chandeliers that are more suitable for decorating the ceiling.
Chandeliers
Chandelier - less popular option for lighting on a stretch ceiling, but in fact, you can install it on almost any model.
It is best to choose this option for the main room, where the spotlights will look less appropriate.
There are several nuances that need to be guided to choose a model of chandelier and lamps for a stretch ceiling, becausethis will determine the length of the work and the quality of the structure.
If your coating is matte, it is better to select a lamp, the light from which is directed to the walls and the floor - this affects its brightness.
Also, do not try to make the chandelier on the matt stretch ceiling brighter due to the lighting equipment - the brightness depends only on the location of the light flux.
When the luminaires are pointing downwards, there will be much more light than if they are looking under the cover, even if their number is larger.
For glossy ceilings, this rule operates on the contrary: this surface reflects light very well, so it is better to choose the type of luminaire that points upwards.
If you choose a glossy stretch coating, then you can significantly save on lighting, becausedue to the reflection of the light to make the room light it will be much easier.
Well suited to such a ceiling chandelier without plafonds, which "eat" light and make it dissipate somewhat less.
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In principle, chandeliers without plafonds are suitable for any type of ceilings and are a rather attractive option for lighting due to their appearance: they are usually equipped with decorative additional elements of glass in the form of prisms, reflectors, etc.
If you chose a lamp of this type, then it is best to use only energy-saving lamps for them and have them no closer than 10 cm from the stretch ceiling.
If you want the lamp to be with halogen lamps, then the distance between them and the coating needs to be made more, and also to protect the ceiling liner from damage with a special protective layer.
LED chandeliers are another interesting option for finishing a false ceiling.
The light from such a lamp is bright, but fairly even, soft and muffled, which makes it a good choice for a bedroom or a children's room.
Another plus of this type of lighting is a long service life( usually not less than 10 years).
This is due to the fact that all such chandeliers undergo a special test, which verifies how high-quality they were assembled, as well as the correct color temperature, which allows you to exclude the marriage and problems at the production stage.
For suspended fabrics with a surface finish cornice, it makes sense to choose lighting with LED strip - this is the original and functional type of the luminaire.
The light from the tape does not blind the eyes, it spreads evenly throughout the room and illuminates it enough to use such a lamp as the main one.
The colors of the ribbon can be different, which allows you to fit it into your interior.
LED chandeliers or recessed lights are very diverse in appearance and brightness of the light supply, which allows you to choose a model for any type of interior.
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If desired, you can even make an internal illumination of the suspended ceiling - in this version, the fixtures should be placed behind the tension web.
This option gives even lighting and has two types of light - cold and warm, which allows it to be used for lighting the work area, bedroom or living room.
The only type of chandelier that is not suitable for installation on a stretch ceiling is flat( it usually looks like a plate).
The fact is that this chandelier has in its base metal parts that are covered with a thin layer of coating and therefore get very hot - all this can be quite dangerous at least damage the ceiling canopy, and in the worst case can cause a fire hazard.
Follow the rules for choosing the luminaires given in this article, and then you will be sure that no matter what lighting options you choose, they will last for many years without significant repair and replacement.
Also these rules will tell you which lights to choose for a particular room design.
