DIY star ceiling

Vacation, the sea, the beach scorching sun has long rolled over the sky, a pleasant light breeze carries cool with it, and the star of different galaxies scattered right above his head. You will not see such a sparkle in the city, but here, it seems that it is enough to reach out your hand and you can touch Venus. Fascinating calming atmosphere. How I want to transfer all this to the city, apartment or house, and enjoy every day, without waiting for the next vacation. And something similar can really be implemented by creating in the bedroom, living room, bathroom or even the kitchen a star ceiling with your own hands. There are many options for the implementation of this venture: for a different wallet, wishes and opportunities. There are very simple undesirable solutions, but there are complex and expensive with flying comets, supernova stars and other special effects. How to realize all this and how much the creation of a starry sky on the ceiling will cost, we will tell you below.

How to make a star ceiling with a span and luminescent varnish

The easiest and cheapest way to create scattering stars shining at night on the ceiling, without using a stretch fabric or false floor, is just to draw them with luminous paint or varnish on the main ceiling. This option is especially relevant in cases where the ceiling is low, and there is no way to lower it to install a more serious design.

So that during the day the ceiling does not seem so depressingly white, you can create some kind of picture. It can be a starry sky, an ordinary sky with peeping stars or any other non -communal theme. You can perform a drawing yourself in any graphic editor. Then contact the company, where they are engaged in the seal on the Oracal film, which is used in advertising. This film is quite strong, self -adhesive, conveys color well and is convenient in installation. Since the maximum width of 2 m yokes, the resulting pattern will have to be divided into fragments so that then the joint is not visible.

Before printing the canvas, it is necessary to produce a trial print, since the color palette may not match, or you simply will not like the color rendering. If you are satisfied with the result, print the ceiling canvas and start preparing for installation.

One of the significant features of this technology is that the main the ceiling is necessary Previously perfect lease plasteror putty. When the leveling layer dries, you can start gluing the film. It is glued simply: the protection of the adhesive layer is torn off From below and the film is applied to the base, and then crushed and rolled with something to remove air bubbles. It is better to join the canvases, so that there is no accident of white gaps.

The most difficult part of the work is done. Now it remains to draw stars that will glow at night. This will be required luminescent varnish (can be for nails) or paint. On the finished ceiling in a chaotic manner or according to a certain scheme, the drawing must be applied and blots of different diameters. In the afternoon, only the image that was applied to the film will be visible. At night, the points will sparkle like stars in the sky.

The costs of all materials will be insignificant, only about 80 100 cu The cost of installation is not taken into account, since all work can be done independently by inviting several friends or relatives to the rescue.

How to make a ceiling star sky based on a stretch ceiling

More complex special effects and the radiance of stars, provided not by the reflective ability of the paint, but created using light -conducting threads, can be realized using a stretch fabric. For some reason when they say I want to make the ceiling of the starry sky, everyone imagines precisely a stretch ceiling. Although in fact, the same can be realized with a suspended gypsum cardboard ceiling. In this case, the canvas or surface of drywall is not only the basis on which the stars glow, but also the screen behind which the communications are hidden.

On the ceiling of the starry sky, the cost includes the following positions:

The cost of the canvas.
Photo on the canvas, if necessary.
Installation of fiber -fiber threads. The most expensive, so if you do this work yourself, you can pretty much save.
Projector.
LED controller, if necessary. Also expensive pleasure.
Creation of special effects Milky Way, Cometes flight, etc.
Installation of a stretch ceiling.

It is not necessary to use all of the above. Many work can be performed independently, then you will have to pay only for materials and devices. Next, we will tell various ways how to make the ceiling a starry sky with our own hands.

What stretch ceilings can be used for starry sky

PVC stretch ceilings Films are used more often than others. Basically, due to the fact that they are easier and qualitatively applied to photographs of water -based paints and airbrushes. Both glossy and matte film are suitable in texture. The most popular are satin and matte canvases with the application of space objects using photo printing.

Fabric stretch ceilings Different manufacturers, such as deskor and clipso, are convenient in that the pattern applied to them can be used as a template to remove the fiber focus in the right place. The drawing itself is made by the starry sky using interior printing. A pleasant bonus is that you can apply an image on the canvas, which was photographed by a real telescope. Also an indisputable plus of the fabric canvas is the absence of the need to warm before the installation.

Stretch ceiling and fluorescent paint

This method is an analogue of the very first, where Oracal and Luminescent Lacu was used. The only difference is that instead of gluing the film to the surface of the ceiling, it is necessary to pull the canvas on the frame.

It is not necessary to level the ceiling, but for the installation of a stretch ceiling you will have to retreat at least 3 cm down. Any drawing can be depicted on the canvas itself, not necessarily a starry sky. It can be an ocean, nature, an ordinary sky with clouds. But luminescent paint on top of the chaotically applies points and blots that will glow at night like stars.

But you can do otherwise. Apply an image of the starry sky on the canvas, and then paint all the stars and cosmic objects of light shades with luminescent paint. Then it turns out that the painted stars shine.

Installation of a stretch ceiling:

Using the level, we find the lowest angle in the room, retreat from the extreme upper point 3 cm down and put a mark.
We transfer the mark to all other corners and walls. We beat off the zero level around the perimeter and check its horizontal.
On the line marked on the walls, we fasten the profile/baguette for the stretch ceiling. We fix with the help of self -tapping screws and dowels with a step of 15 cm.

It is extremely important evenly and accurately join the profiles among themselves in the corners, so we measure the corners with a transport, then divide the resulting value in half and cut the edge of the baguette strictly to the size of half the corner.

Warm up the room with a heat gun up to 40 50 p.
After warming up the room, unwind the canvas of the stretch ceiling from PVC film.
Warm up the film to 60 S.
We fix one of the corners of the canvas in the baguette, clicking the harpoon into the baguette, and pull the canvas diagonally.
We fix the opposite angle diagonally.
Then we pull on the canvas and fix the other nearest angle and the opposite behind it.
When the corners are seasoned, we pull and fix the sides of the canvas into the baguette. To do this, we use a construction spatula, put it into the harpoon of the canvas and pour it into the baguette.

When the stretch ceiling is fixed, we paint stars, planets, galaxies with paint. The points can be placed in a chaotic manner, or you can prepare a template in advance, attach it to the surface of the canvas and using as a stencil, mark the required elements with luminescent paint.

In the afternoon, there will not be noticeably traces of paint, but with the onset of dusk and in complete darkness, stars will begin to shine on the ceiling.

Stretch ceiling, fiber and light generator

The implementation of this method is much more complicated than the previous one, the installation is very laborious and responsible, and the cost of materials is large. If you order the installation of a stretch ceiling, the starry sky according to this technology in a profile organization, it will cost 5 times more than materials.

Light generator Or the projector will act as a light source, the projector’s box must be hidden behind a stretch ceiling or in a niche made of drywall, behind the cabinet, in a closet or even in another room. If the projector is installed behind the stretch fabric, then the rays of light must be directed in parallel to the canvas and perpendicular to the light fibers, i.e. fiber fibers.

Halogen projectors Equipped with a halogen lamp from 50 to 100 watts with power. The service life of such a lamp is very small 3500 4000 hours, so the projector must be installed in an easily accessible place in order to easily replace the lamp. You can insert up to 765 threads of 0.75 mm in diameter into the connecting head. Using a halogen projector, you can create a flat glow of the end parts of fiber -fiber threads and create a flicker effect, which is achieved using a perforated filter. There are two types of halogen projectors: monochrome is illuminated only with white light, and with a colored light filter is highlighted with several colors.

LED projector for the ceiling starry sky

LED projectors are single -color and full -color, smoothly changing color and static burning. The service life of the LED is about 50,000 hours, which is much more than that of the halogen. There are models of LED projectors in which you can connect two sets of stellar fibers: one will flicker and the other just burn.

Additional projectorsto create special effects are not part of the mounting design. Most often these are laser projectors that are installed separately.

What special effects can be made using a laser projector:

Fall of stars.
Flight of comets.
Rotation of the galaxy.
Explosion of a supernova.
Explosion of certain constellations.
The rotation of the planets with rings encircling them (Saturn, for example).
Northern lights.

Optical fiberThe next important element of the system. The fiber bundle is connected to the light source, the projector. The ends of the fibers on the back of the stretch ceiling are threaded. To create the effect of the starry sky of 1 m2 of the canvas, up to 100 150 holes are made in which the threads are threaded. Although the number of holes varies depending on the wishes of the owner and on the idea that must be realized. In each hole, there can be from 1 to 700 pieces of threads, their number determines the brightness of a star or other space object. For example, stars can be 1, 3, 15 fibers. The diameter of each thread is also important.

After you selected the projector, bought fiber, stretch ceiling, you can start installing.

Installation of a stretch ceiling starry sky:

First of all, the projector is installed in a convenient place. For example, behind a drywall frame framing a stretch ceiling (for two -level ceilings). The drywall provides a hatch through which the projector can be removed.
Next, mark the place for the baguette and fasten it below the ceiling by 15 cm.
A little above the fastener profile we pull on the grid. You can use the fishing or painting. The grid should be one plane with the ceiling and be just above the future stretch ceiling. The mesh cells should be small enough so that it is convenient to stretch the fiber threads through them. Focusing on the future drawing of the starry sky, through the cells we stretch the threads, as if planning, where certain space objects will be located.

Next, warm up the room, then the canvas, fix one angle. We warm up diagonally. We perform holes under the fiber fiber in the canvas. To do this, you can use a soldering iron with a thin knitting needle at the end or needle. One or more fiber fibers are extended to the resulting hole, as the drawing suggests. The threads are stretched for at least 15 cm, but it is possible that they hang and longer.
Then we fasten the canvas in the corners and continue to make holes and insert the fibers.
When all the fibers are passed through the canvas, we finally fix it.

Important! It is impossible to pull the threads too much so that they are pulled. It is necessary to make a supply in length so that the fiber bundle can be easily removed from the projector and nothing to damage. It is also necessary to bend the fibers neatly, no more than 7.5 mm with a diameter (for threads 0.75 mm).

When the stretch ceiling is mounted, you can fix all the threads in your holes. To do this, use rapidly gluing glue. But this is optional.
Then the fiber threads are cut flush with the canvas or 2 mm below.

Fiber -optic threads can be used of various diameters. For example, for 1 m2 a couple of large stars of 2 mm, pieces of 10 1 mm, and all others are 0.75 mm.

Instead of a grid, you can create a design of any sheet material, even drywall. But in this case, the installation will become more complicated due to the complexity of the execution of holes in drywall.

The second option for lighting a stretch ceiling: Do not spread the threads through the canvas, but to fix their ends from the wrong side of the canvas. The radiance will not turn out so bright, but rather diffused, but the surface of the canvas will not suffer, and during the day there will be no protruding threads. And for greater brightness, you can install threads not at 0.75 mm, but 1 2 mm. Or fix the LEDs at the ends, but this is a completely different way.

Installation of the starry sky without threading fibers through a stretch ceiling More difficult than the previous one. Experienced craftsmen came up with a cunning way. They perform a false flood from the stretch fabric, drywall or other sheet material, perform holes in it, stretch the threads. A self -tapping screw is fixed next to the hole, to which a thread or bundle of threads is tied. Then, when the stretch ceiling is installed, the ends of the threads will simply rest on the canvas, but they will not be able to shift.

Stretch ceiling, fiber, light generator and LEDs

This method is a logical continuation of the previous one. In addition to all installation points, LEDs of various capacities are attached to the ends of the fiber fibers. This is especially true for highlighting large shining objects: supernova stars, comets, etc. The glow is more saturated and sharp. The LEDs sticking out on the front side of the canvas look relatively aesthetically pleasing.

If you use the installation technology without threading the fibers through the canvas, then the radiance will turn out to be muffled and scattered, but in any case more bright than without LEDs.

You can also use RGB controllers for threads with LEDs to change colors and create special effects.

Stretch ceiling, fiber, light generator and Svarovski crystals

For lovers of doing everything, the option using crystal crystals of Swarovski, which are ideal dialivors of light of fiber -fiber threads, is suitable for lovers of everything.

Crystals are attached to the stretch ceiling canvas using reinforced rings. Then one or more fiber fiber with LEDs is inserted into the crystal itself. The rays are beautiful, and the flicker is natural.

In the afternoon, Swarovski crystals play solar glare, which looks even better on the suede shell of the stretch ceiling. In addition, through such an texture, fiber fiber threads are not visible.

Each crystal has an individual cut, due to which the light is dissipated and displayed on the ceiling canvas differently. The average diameter of the light spot from the crystal is 10 30 cm. The stellar sky is controlled by a similar ceiling from the remote control.

Stretch ceiling Starry sky: The cost of implementation

If you monitor the prices of sets for the ceilings of the starry sky, you can understand one important thing: everyone prescribes the price that he is not ashamed. Sometimes you can find the same sets, but in one place they cost 150 cu, and in the other already 350 400 cu This kit includes a projector and a bunch of fiber -optic threads cut to the required size.

So how much does a stellar sky cost?

Stretch ceiling PVC 15 cu M2.
Fabric stretch ceiling 25 cu M2.
Photo printing 45 cu M2.
Light generator 150 1000 cu It all depends on the wishes. The average cost of a monochrome projector is 150-250 cu, with a color filter 250 550 cu For special special effects, there are models of 700,1500 cu
Installation of fiber -fiber threads in a stretch ceiling: up to 100 pieces per 1 m2 350 cu, up to 150 pieces per 1 m2 500 cu
Special effects Flight Cometes, Saturn, Milky Way, etc. 500 1000 cu
LED controller for flickering effect 150 320 cu
Remote control of 50 cu

If you do not want to select a projector and fiber on your own, you can look for ready -made sets. Many companies offer a choice of sets with LED projectors of various capacities and a set of fiber fibers of 50,150 pieces per 1 m2.

Set with Swarovski crystals are whole constellations: Orion for 36 stars 1500 cu, constellation for 70 stars 2500 cu, per 100 pieces of 3150 cu etc.

Creating the ceiling Starry sky takes from one day to a week, depending on the complexity of the picture. Installation of a suspended ceiling with fiber -fiber threads is no different from the installation of a stretch ceiling. Well, perhaps the fact that the canvas must be heated, and in drywall, drill holes. In some ways, the use of a suspended ceiling is even more convenient, since you can make all holes and ask for fiber threads on the floor, and not with outstretched hands near the ceiling itself. During operation, suspended ceilings with filaments are cleaned with dust only with a light panicle.

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