A curtain downlight is simultaneously an easy way to improve the visual impression of the design and one of the available lighting options in a room with a stretch ceiling. It is not difficult to install such an element, it is enough to integrate the network into the wiring or even use direct power. At the same time, such a solution is distinguished by an interesting and very beautiful embodiment, conditional accessibility and the ability to execute it yourself, at home. The article will tell you about how to make a curtain led ceiling lighting with an LED strip and what to focus on in the process of choosing and installing a project.
How does it look in the interior?
Such a solution in itself requires the installation of an additional structure, which, as it were, would cover the wires on the ceiling or wall. This can be done by installing a cornice made of drywall, a solid structure from the same material, or using, for example, a stretch fabric. In this case, the sour-lighted illumination of the ceiling will create an even background, without dark spots or emphasis, which is useful both in the workplace and in the home.
Target focus
Depending on the preferences of the client, the tape can serve as a key light source or serve as just a decorative element. Thanks to the numerous variations of this equipment, creating a unique design is quite simple. The most popular are cold shades of cream, white, blue and blue. In exceptional cases, the customer prefers to get a certain effect, for example, blinking. With a cornice lighting of the ceiling with an LED strip, the introduction of several modes is quite common.
Classification and selection of the target project
There is no clear distribution of variations of this project, however, several classifiers can be distinguished, depending on which this or that equipment is selected:
- Power. If a curtained LED backlight plays the role of a key light source in a room, then, of course, the power of LED elements should be maximum. In the case of a need, you can build several modes for strong and weak glow.
- Color scheme. Mounting a backlight with a single tape is much easier than spending a few. Moreover, such an element can be brought directly to the network, while for several bands a separate remote control is required, and it is also possible to lay directly to the wiring.
- Type of ceiling. Installing a curtain lighting for a stretch ceiling will require additional manipulations in order to hide the tape. Or you will have to lay the wires first, and then install the canvas, which is inconvenient.
- Number of LEDs. Tapes are produced in single and double rows of 30, 60 and 90 LEDs. The more lighting elements, the more even and intense lighting will be in the end. However, this also affects the consumption of electricity.
In addition, each tape is equipped with a power supply, which allows you to transform alternating current into direct current and reduce the voltage to the required level. Together with the wire, such an element must be hidden. For these purposes, a cornice is provided.
Advantages and disadvantages
Backlighting involves only one significant drawback: the need to carry out installation. It is necessary to make a kind of pocket in which the wiring will be located, adjust and fasten the tape. All this will require either time or money, in case the work is carried out by craftsmen. As for the benefits, they can be represented in this way:
- Permanent light source of an all-encompassing property. Oddly enough, such lighting is perfect for work, because it allows you to cover the entire room. At the same time, unlike, for example, a chandelier, the light will be even everywhere, without dark "bald spots" in the corners of the room.
- Easy installation. The lion's share of the options for LED strip is prudently equipped with Velcro on one side. This avoids numerous holes at the stage of wiring and minimize losses in the external decor of the room.
- Thrift. LED strip in backlighting is as economical as the "housekeeper", and therefore the power consumption will even drop if the customer previously used incandescent lamps.
- Spectacular design. This is perhaps the most impressive advantage, since the design with a cornice backlight is really amazing and provides food for thought.
The richness of the choice of various lighting elements allows you to put into practice almost any project with a multi-level design or highlighting certain elements.
Single-level drywall construction
In this case, the use of an additional light source is often simply necessary, since it is far from always possible to make separate exits for lighting fixtures. Zakarniznaya lighting can be performed on the inside of the three-dimensional figure or on the outside. In the first case, this gives a light accent to the central part of the canvas, if, for example, a stretch ceiling is installed there. The second serves as an extravagant source of lighting in the room. The process looks like creating, for example, an additional “pocket” on the ceiling. This will require a dowel-nails, a metal profile and angles, screws and a screwdriver, a puncher and the LED strip itself.
Execution process
An approximate layout of the work looks like this:
- preparation of the ceiling for installation;
- installation of a profile on expansion bolt shields;
- L-shaped fasteners from various rails;
- plasterboard sheathing with self-tapping screws;
- putty and painting;
- tape installation. You can attach it both to the “tail G”, which looks at the ceiling to create an even light perimeter, and to the wall - so that the lighting is more diffuse.
Directly all the wires are hidden in the received "pocket", there is also a remote control.
Stretch ceiling lighting options
In this case, we are talking about two key options for the direction of light - on the canvas and from under the film. In the first case, you can turn the gloss into a display screen and scatter the glow throughout the ceiling, but this will worsen the perception. In the second - to create a clear source of the account with only a slight emphasis on the canvas. It all depends on the taste and the availability of additional light sources in the room. The wizards will help you choose the option of the tape, which will be completely safe for the structure and will not lead to deformation. If in the case of a drywall construction, work can be done with your own hands, then in this option, no.
In the bottom line, it should be noted that there is not a single reason to refuse the opportunity to conduct LED backlighting. It is beautiful, convenient and promising.