Two-level plasterboard ceilings for the kitchen (12 photos)

Drywall - one of the relatively simple building materials to work with - is successfully used in the decoration of walls, ceilings and the construction of interior partitions in almost any room. The ceiling of plasterboard in the kitchen looks spectacular: it fits perfectly into the interior in any style, allows you to realize bold design ideas and organize lighting.

If in a spacious kitchen-dining room or kitchen-living room creates a complex multi-level system with curly embedded and suspended elements, the installation of the ceiling structure will take from one to five days.

Which drywall to choose

The kitchen is a specific room in which, due to sudden changes in temperature and humidity, it is necessary to use building materials with special characteristics, including:

• strength;
• durability;
• fire safety;
• moisture resistance;
• breathability;
• environmental friendliness;
• compatibility with various finishing materials - primer, putty, paints.

Choosing drywall in the kitchen, you should study in detail the technical characteristics of the material. It is advisable to buy gypsum plasterboard designed for ceilings, since they have less weight and thickness, in comparison with wall sheets, which is especially important when installing two- and three-level suspended the ceilings. For example, the thickness of the ceiling drywall of the famous Knauf brand is 0.95 cm. For a single-level design, drywall for walls is suitable.

The necessary parameter of drywall in the kitchen is moisture resistance. Standard drywall is not suitable for rooms where clouds of steam are constantly floating and air temperature often reaches critical values. It is worth looking for moisture resistant material (GKLV), which includes hydrophobic and fungicidal additives that exclude the appearance of dangerous microorganisms and molds. You can choose drywall (GKLVO), which has high moisture and fire resistance. Sheets of both types are painted green, fire and moisture-resistant drywall in addition to the specific color is provided with a red marking.

Important! Plasterboard kitchen ceiling after seams putty and serpyanka must be coated with a deep penetration primer to ensure good adhesion to wallpaper or even application of paint and for a long time to protect the surface from damage and damage microorganisms.

Design features of GKL ceilings in the kitchen

To think over the design of ceilings made of moisture-proof drywall in the kitchen is the most difficult task for a beginner masters, because with the existing variety of shapes and configurations it is quite difficult to choose the optimal option. Small cramped Khrushchevs with ceiling heights of just over 2 meters are truly different the microscopic size of the kitchen, where to realize bold ideas about a multi-level design almost impossible. Nevertheless, there are many ways to decorate a single-level suspended ceiling made of gypsum plaster and even make a two-level design, which not only does not make the interior heavier, but also gives it an airy ease.

• In spacious modern apartments with huge kitchens, you can give free rein to the imagination, while not deviating too much from the general concept. Making an apartment in a classic and any other style requires a similar reception in the kitchen - a high-tech interior should not be combined with classic or ethnic style.

• Multilevel ceilings from moisture-proof drywall in the kitchen are popular, the design of which is distinguished by curly built-in and suspended elements that make up a harmonious pictorial composition.
• It looks attractive a combination of a multi-tiered figured suspended ceiling with fragments of a stretch. A photograph of a gourmet dish, coffee beans, flower arrangement is one of the common elements of the decor of combined plasterboard ceilings with stretch canvas.

Color and design of a single-level plasterboard ceiling in a small kitchen

An important role in the design of a single-level ceiling is played by the color palette. Here are some tips for using and combining colors:

• It is advisable to deviate from the traditional snow-white in favor of soft pastel colors, combined with the color of walls, floors, furniture, equipment.

• White edging in the form of light ceiling skirting underlines the elegance of decoration.
• Bright colors when decorating the ceiling in a small kitchen are better left for emphasis or not at all.
• The use of contrasting shades is desirable to exclude.
• The predominance of light shades in monochrome tones visually expands the cramped kitchen space.
• The ceiling looks wonderful, the central part of which is painted with glossy paint, and the edges are matte to match the walls.

Any options are available: you can divide the kitchen ceiling into two unequal parts, separating them straight or wavy line, create an abstract or floral pattern on the ceiling from fragments painted with matte and glossy paint. The only condition is that the paints must be matched in a monochrome palette. Photos of ceilings from professional dizaners made of drywall for the kitchen will help you choose the best solution.

Single-level ceiling lighting

Interesting ideas for organizing lighting:

• A single-level suspended ceiling in the kitchen will not look corny, if you combine the spot lighting zones with two or three ceiling lights with flat shades.
• Spotlights can be arranged in rows, which will visually expand the room, or around the main fixtures, giving the room a touch of originality.

Drywall ceiling with backlight spotlights located above the dining table, stove, sink or dishwasher, creates the effect of zoning a small space.

• Especially advantageous is the highlight in the form of a semicircle, a wavy or broken line.

• A harmonious combination of ceiling and lighting with a kitchen apron emphasizes the unity of style.

Design of a two-level ceiling in a small kitchen

A two-level plasterboard suspended ceiling in a small apartment will fit perfectly into the kitchen interior, if the basic the level occupies a significant part of the surface, and the second serves as a kind of bordering the base and location backlight. Between the first and second tiers there are usually niches for hidden illumination with an LED strip, while spotlights cut into the surface of the second level.

Note! The color of the lighting should be in harmony with the color of the ceiling and wall levels.

Particularly attractive is the figured second level, made in the form of a circle, star, ellipse, oval, wave.

The combination of colors of the ceiling structure depending on the lighting and interior styles

When choosing the color of paint or wallpaper for suspended ceilings, it is necessary to take into account such factors as the illumination of the room, depending on the location of the cardinal points.

• Mediterranean, Japanese, African, Indian styles in the interior significantly benefit from the location of the apartment and, accordingly, the kitchen on the south, southeast, east side.

• The combination of pale green and jade, turquoise and aqua, golden sand and light yellow, cobalt and light blue shades look great in bright sunlight, but do not look the best in a dark room located on north side.
• The western sun emphasizes the vivid immediacy of the folk style, romanticism Provence style, the rigor of the Scandinavian or English directions. They have the advantage of suspended plasterboard ceilings painted in cream, beige, peach, cocoa, terracotta, coral.

• Layered structures in spacious kitchens look great in bright contrasting combinations of achromatic palette.

How to surface GKL ceilings in the kitchen

After preliminary preparation, plasterboard ceilings in the kitchen can be pasted with non-woven wallpaper or glass. Vinyl wallpapers are better not to use because of their air tightness and possible condensation.

For staining, it is advisable to choose water-based formulations - water-based or water-dispersed, giving them the right color with a tint. The ceiling of drywall in the kitchen can be painted with acrylic, latex, water-based, silicone compounds. Using oil paints is strongly discouraged.