Description and installation of the hidden cornice

A hidden, almost invisible curtain rod is installed in a specially formed niche pocket and allows you to solve many design problems. Installation of this type of installations made of curtains and tulle visually stretches the room in height, which is especially important with low ceilings and the installation of stretch ceiling canvases that steal from 10 to 30 cm in height.

Advantages and disadvantages of hidden cornices

A correctly chosen hidden curtain rod has a number of advantages that are recognized by both specialists and customers as undeniable:

1. Concealed structures for attaching curtains make the room look neat, stylish, neat, give "airiness" to the curtains themselves.
2. They can be used for rooms of any style, area, any ceiling height, design, for fixing many types of curtains.
3. It is possible to make curtain rods of complex shapes and complex solutions, apply different types of lighting, decorative moldings, etc.
4. With protruding window sills or a radiator, the hidden cornice can be installed at a greater distance from the wall than the wall cornice.
5. Visually, the ceiling becomes higher, especially with a stretch canvas with a glossy effect.
6. A hidden cornice can be installed anywhere in the room, not only above the window, for zoning the space.
7. The niche serves as a shelter for electrical and other wires, sensors, lighting (LED strip or spotlights).
8. Buying the profile itself for the cornice will be cheaper than buying a wall one.

The disadvantages are caused by a more complicated ceiling design and include:

1. An increase in the time required for the installation of structures in each specific case.
2. The impossibility of mounting the structure by beginners or amateurs who can make significant mistakes. The work should be trusted only by experienced craftsmen.
3. Both the set of materials and the work of installing the mounts will cost a little more than installing stretch ceilings and a wall cornice.

Niche dimensions for hidden cornice

A standard niche is 10-15 cm deep and 20-25 cm wide.

But in each case, the calculation rules are used to determine the exact dimensions - for example, with strongly protruding batteries or a window sill, the width of the niche can be increased to 30-35 cm.

If the closed cornice is supposed to be installed only above the window opening, then on both sides of the size of the opening, it is necessary to leave 10-20 cm in order for the curtains to close it well in the future.

The process of installing a hidden cornice

It is better to entrust the installation of stretch ceilings and the formation of a niche under the cornice to specialists.But an experienced craftsman can do the installation yourself, the main thing is to follow the established instructions.

1. Before calculations and marking on the ceiling surface, surface treatment is performed, if necessary, old layers of whitewash and plaster are removed, the surface is primed and leveled using a reinforced mesh.
2. Accurate calculations of the size of the niche for the secret cornices are carried out. The markings are applied to the ceiling.
3. A curtain profile is installed, a wood embedment with the installation of a metal profile on it, or a plasterboard box, depending on the selected type of niche.
4. If a backlight is placed in a niche, the wires for it need to be laid at this stage.
5. The ceiling is stretched.
6. Finishing of the niche eaves space is in progress.
7. The cornice, side plugs are fixed.

How to make a cornice

An invisible cornice does not overload the room with unnecessary details, and it does not need additional decoration, as it is hidden from view in a niche. But the edge of the niche can be decorated in accordance with the design of the room - and, in particular, the ceiling. This is done with a decorative molding installed on a profile or plasterboard box along the entire line of curtains on the ceiling.

When deciding how to design a curtain rod for curtains using a ceiling plinth, you need to take time to choose the plinth itself - it can be of different widths, materials, solve additional design problems - for example, hide lights or wires in a niche.

Ceiling cornice

In order to fix the curtains at the level of the ceiling sheet, this is especially true for the arrangement of curtains in the middle of the room, flat tires with a hidden profile are used for stretch ceilings. The effect of sliding curtains on the surface of the ceiling is created; visually, this tire is very invisible.

Sometimes flat ceiling tires are attached to pre-installed mortgages. The shape of the cornice can also be a decoration.

A concealed cornice can be a choice of the following:

• Multi-row tire. This is the most popular curtain rod and can be designed with a straight, rounded or curved edge.
• Round. This type of cornice is more difficult to hide, it requires the installation of a niche of the correct size, and, accordingly, its choice should precede the formation of a niche and installation of the ceiling.
• String construction. It has its drawbacks - it can sag under heavy curtains, and then it cannot be hidden. Stretches between brackets installed at opposite ends of the ceiling. Cannot form bends or curves. This option is the most economical of all.
• Flexible cornice. For attaching curtains and tulle to the corners of the room. It is necessary for rooms of complex shapes or for solving various design problems when decorating a space.

How else can you close the cornice

• The cornice can be decorated with special fabric hangers that match the curtains and the general style of the room.
• Overhead lambrequins, molds, swags, etc. can also be used to hide the cornice.
• Wooden moldings can be used to hide the cornice for Japanese sliding curtain panels.

Hidden cornices are a modern and very wise solution for decorating rooms of any design, style, size, etc. But before work, you must first decide on the type of niche for the cornice, its dimensions, and also be sure to choose the type of profile for the cornice, fastenings for curtains and the curtains themselves.

Many hidden curtain rods are designed for a certain type of curtains and drapes, so they will cause difficulties in the future if you wish, for example, to install blinds instead of curtains or to make a multi-layer curtain installation.

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