In South Africa, no festive season is truly whole until you have completed the home renovations you have been putting off since January, in order to showcase your home to visiting friends and family.
When renovating your home, one area that is often overlooked is the ceiling. Your ceiling, notes Carol-Anne Grimshaw, Residential Sector and Market Intelligence Manager for Saint-Gobain Africa, has the potential to change the look, feel and energy of a room and should be treated as the fifth wall in a room.
“By repositioning how we look at ceilings, it easily becomes another dimension for creative expression and a canvas to design on,’ say Grimshaw. “Gone are the days that we should take it for granted that every room comes with a ceiling and see it rather as an additional space to play with.”
Recently the ceiling has become much more of an essential in the designing of spaces.
More and more we are seeing deliberate choices to explore bold ceiling design solutions, be that with colours, more refined suspended ceilings, different surfaces and materials for specific room types. For example, Grimshaw says “You can really influence the fit and feel of your home when you use the ceiling plane as a design element”.
“A beautiful ceiling is more than just what meets the eye,” explains Grimshaw. “A ceiling can be much more than just a striking standout piece – it’s at its best when it also has a functional component. An important part of interior design is creating a healthy environment. The ceiling, because of its size, is a great means to focus on achieving optimal lighting, acoustics and creating an overall indoor climate where people are going to be as comfortable being in the room as they are looking at it.”
A functional and beautiful ceiling design can be like any stunning work of art.
Some of the top ceiling trends for 2023 include adding colour to ceilings, from creative colours to dusty tones; wood panels that halo the room creating the appearance of a larger space; finishing ceilings with various materials such as wooden and concrete patterns, textured paints and creative wallpapers; and finally, performance ceilings that are able to support the wellbeing of the home through enhanced insulation, lighting and sound.
“Saint-Gobain believes in making the world a better home though building better as leaders in light and sustainable building systems,” says Grimshaw. “Aerolite® ceiling insulation is a well-known solution for ceilings in the home through improved acoustics and thermal insulation to maximise comfort in the home without increasing your electricity bill!”
Saint-Gobain solutions further include their easy to install Gyproc® ceiling systems, that are able to be adapted to specific needs.
In summary as you embark on your festive home renovation projects – remember to notice the importance of the 5th wall in your home as the ceiling to complete how your home is designed and how your home supports your wellbeing!
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