LED ceiling: modern lighting options (56 photos)

A ceiling with a central chandelier for lighting a room can rightfully be considered an outdated and irrelevant solution for a modern interior. The current interior trend is the use of LED light sources, in combination with suspended or suspended multi-level ceilings. For these purposes, separate bright LEDs or LED strips are used.

The ceiling with LED backlight looks impressive and original. LED lighting capabilities allow the use of dimmers and color controllers to change the brightness and color of the backlight. Such a functional feature allows you to adapt the lighting for various needs: add brightness if you want to read a book in the living room or, conversely, darken the room for easy viewing of the TV.

The use of LEDs for ceiling lighting has a number of nuances and features that you should learn about when developing and designing a design. LEDs and LED strips are combined in different ways with suspended or suspended ceilings, suitable for bright and effective solutions that transform the interior.

LED Ceilings

False ceiling with LED lighting - a popular solution in the modern design of apartments and houses. Suspended structures are made of drywall mounted on a frame made of metal profile. The advantage of this solution is the relatively low price and the ability to create geometric volumetric structures of various levels of complexity. When installing a two-story ceiling, the following options for creating a three-dimensional surface can be used:

• A two-level ceiling with a protruding side-box along the contour of the room - is best suited for rooms of elongated, rectangular shape, without protruding parts and beam balconies;
• Two-level ceiling with a protruding rectangular, round or oval duct in the center - suitable for rooms with a square shape;
• Two-level ceilings with a tier of arbitrary shape (wave, circle) dividing the room into several parts - an excellent solution when zoning is required.

In all the cases described above, perimeter lighting is used, mounted on a specially prepared side of the lower tier of the ceiling. This solution will emphasize the shape of the second level, give the design a visible volume and lightness. In this case, the backlight is used as a decorative element, plays an auxiliary role in lighting the room, which means that it requires the installation of additional lamps or a central chandelier.

It is possible to use LED strip mounted in special aluminum profiles that are built into the surface of drywall.

For the decor, light-scattering screens are used, providing a soft glow of the LEDs and uniform distribution of light. This option is suitable for both two-level and conventional flat suspended ceilings.The design of the profile makes it possible to produce rectangular luminous elements for edging or figured arrangement on the surface of the ceiling. When using these elements, LED strips can act as the main lighting, the main thing is to choose the right power of the LEDs.

Advantages and features of LED strips

The use of LED strip for ceiling lighting can be an interesting decorative solution, since this device has a number of important functional features:

• Large selection of power options and shades of light flux;
• The ability to adjust the brightness using a dimmer;
• Adjust the color spectrum using an RGB controller.

As the backlight used to highlight and emphasize the volume of the ceiling, you can use a conventional tape without additional options. But if you need to create a decorative design that can fill the room with light of various shades or with the function of adjusting the brightness of the lighting, then it is worth choosing tapes with the ability to connect additional controllers and other equipment.

Stretch ceilings with LED lighting

Stretch ceilings are a real find for the designer, because PVC film allows you to produce surfaces of any complexity, multi-level, with geometric or asymmetric objects of arbitrary shape, create sharp or smooth corners, use combinations of different colors and textures. Stretch ceilings with LED lighting are very popular in the development of a decorative and modern interior.

When choosing color solutions, if two radically different shades are chosen, the dark color should be used to decorate the lower tier, and light for the upper. This will create a feeling of lightness, visually make the ceiling higher.

Hotel LEDs placed under the surface of the ceiling can be used for various decorative effects, one of which is a ceiling in the style of a starry sky. There are several options for the execution of this design solution:

• LEDs are installed under the surface of the ceiling made of dark or black opaque glossy film. Further, the surface of the ceiling under the LED is pierced in such a way as to create integral edges, and a crystal with a special facet is inserted into the resulting hole. Light is refracted in the crystal and casts glare on a glossy film;
• Under a translucent stretch ceiling with photo printing, illustrating the space plot or part of the starry sky, LEDs of various brightness are mounted. When turned on, uneven illumination of individual sections of the film with a pattern is made, and thanks to the translucent surface, the glare visually simulates the glow of stars. The use of dimmers and flickering LEDs can give additional charm to this design, making the background look vibrant and realistic.

The structural solutions described above are quite affordable, despite the spectacular appearance of the finished structures. The ceiling "starry sky" will perfectly fit into the interior of any room, it will be especially relevant in the nursery or bedroom. Such designs are made in two levels, while the backlight is mounted under the upper level, enclosed in a box going along the contour. In the box can be installed ordinary lights of the main room lighting.

LED Strip Stretch Ceiling

Two-level suspended ceilings, as well as suspended, can be equipped with a backlight that emphasizes the contour of the first level, similar to the suspended structures in design and technological solutions.If a single-level ceiling of a translucent film is selected, you can install contour lighting directly below the surface, at a distance of 5 centimeters from the wall, since you need to decorate the joint between the ceiling and the wall with the skirting. This lighting option looks quite original, creates the feeling of a ceiling floating in the air, visually increasing the height of the room.

Contour lighting goes well with matte PVC films, does not create unnecessary glare, distracting attention, and evenly distributes light on the surface of the ceiling. In addition, if the backlight is installed in a box with a niche, the matte film can play the role of a mirror, reflecting the unpleasant moments of the location of the LED strip.

An original solution can be a stretch ceiling with LED backlight in the form of tapes passing under the surface of the film in arbitrary directions. Direct intersecting, intersecting or parallel lines create a futuristic appearance and give the surface an original look. During installation, it is worth distributing the tape evenly, otherwise there will be excessively lit or darkened areas of the surface, which can negatively affect the aesthetics and comfort of the room. This option of illumination goes well with interior wall lighting, floor and table lamps.

A stretch or suspended ceiling made of drywall with LED backlighting is always an original solution and a fresh look at the interior design. Many options and possibilities for using LED strip or individual LEDs will allow you to pick up something interesting for any room layout and any style.

When choosing, you need to understand in advance what you expect from the backlight, whether it will perform only decorative functions or play the role of auxiliary lighting. This will allow you to choose the right lighting equipment and make the level ceiling of 2-3 tiers convenient, and harmoniously complement the atmosphere of the room. It should also be remembered that all work, from creating a design to direct installation, should be trusted to experienced professionals, which will guarantee the reliability and durability of the manufactured ceiling.