Light bulbs for suspended ceilings: types of lighting and design options

Light bulbs, chandeliers and many other lighting fixtures are very important in any room of a house or apartment. They not only illuminate the room, but also emphasize the beneficial interior, furniture and decor items. Today, various light bulbs for suspended ceilings are in great demand. They can be selected for different interior design and different types of ceilings.

You will find out what types of decorative light bulbs you should pay attention to, as well as what expert advice you may need when choosing lighting, in this article.

With the help of decorative light bulbs for suspended ceilings, you can create the most unusual lighting that will give not only bright light, but also comfort in your home. Next, we consider the main features, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of such small, but very important lighting products.

Pros:

• Find the right light bulb is not difficult, to date, manufacturers produce them in a wide range. Popular products are considered as options from domestic and foreign manufacturers.
• With the right arrangement of miniature bulbs on a stretch ceiling, you can achieve the most harmonious lighting effect that will complement the entire interior.
• Since today suspended ceilings are installed in both modern and classical interiors, it will not be a problem to choose light bulbs for them in the appropriate style.
• Light bulbs in beautiful and decorated lamps look really expensive, especially the quality options.
• Stretch ceilings are very popular in the modern world. They have excellent characteristics, which include moisture resistance, durability and strength. Of course, to them should always pick up no less decent lighting. It can be exclusively point, linear or combined with the main one.
• With the help of lamps and light bulbs on the stretch ceiling, you can visually adjust the geometry and free space in the room.

By the minuses of the lamps professional masters include the fact that some of them have power limitations. This means that if you install a more powerful version of the lamp on the stretch ceiling, the canvas itself can deteriorate and become unusable.

In addition, despite the many advantages, many customers are unhappy that beautiful, high-quality, but very small light bulbs can be expensive. Nevertheless, they serve for a long time, especially energy-saving options.

Since the market for light products has a wide range of various lamps for suspended ceilings, one should consider the most current varieties that are most in demand for creating spot lighting.

This kind of light bulbs is suitable for a variety of fixtures that are embedded in suspended ceilings. Incandescent bulbs are considered very profitable and popular for purchase, because they are very inexpensive, and it will not be difficult to change them. They get out quickly, without causing much trouble. The most commonly used lamps of this type with a capacity of 40 to 60 watts.

Such lamps are considered one of the most relevant when choosing options for suspended ceilings. Especially beneficial they are combined with glossy surfaces. Compared with many other types of light products, halogen bulbs have a lot of advantages:

• With the help of halogen light products, you can create a variety of effects of illumination and illumination on the stretch ceiling;
• light bulbs can be installed at any angle you need;
• Many manufacturers offer customers the widest selection of such products that can be made in different shapes and colors. With their help, you can create a double highlight on the ceiling;
• The maximum brightness of the stretch ceiling is achieved immediately after turning on all the lighting in the room.

Recently, energy-saving light bulbs are considered among the most sought after. As their name implies, they save energy.This means that the service life of them is longer than, for example, the usual options. The advantages of such products include the following:

• energy consumption of such products is considered minimal;
• almost all options correspond not only to European, but also to international quality standards;
• such products are ideal for stretch ceilings, since the overheating of the web is impossible due to the low heat generation;
• these lamps lack the so-called “flare effect” behind the ceiling, while other variants have it most often;
• when choosing energy-saving lamps, you do not have to reduce the design of the main fabric.

The disadvantages of such lamps include a scant choice of varieties of energy-saving products. In addition, they are not warmed up immediately after switching on; this may take some time. Also, many buyers are not at all pleased with their high price.

LED bulbs professionals recommend choosing only for spacious rooms with a large area. Such products are suitable for suspended ceilings in a variety of rooms. They will look equally good in bathrooms, in bedrooms and in kitchens. Diode products have the following advantages:

• They look great on the flat surface of a matte or glossy stretch ceiling. With their help, you can create a uniform lighting even in a huge room.
• These bulbs have a very long service life.
• With the help of LEDs, zoning is often done in large studio apartments or living rooms.

By cons, of course, is the relatively high price of the product. But she does not stop many buyers from making a purchase.

It cannot be said that some light bulbs are better than others, because each of the varieties has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, if you do not want to constantly change the lamp, then purchase energy-saving options. Of course, they are more expensive than ordinary incandescent lamps, but they also serve longer.

To create a beautiful and unusual lighting, you can choose LED light bulbs that can be placed in the original lamps. But to create color lighting, be sure to pay attention to the halogen options.

If you do not want excessive flicker, then, of course, feel free to choose diodes. The choice should be completely based on the preferences of the client and his financial capabilities.

In order to properly install and place the light bulbs on stretch ceilings, you should listen to the opinion of experts:

• Many light bulbs are very easy to install yourself; for this you do not need the help of professionals. As for proper placement, everything is a little more complicated than it might seem at first glance.
• Before you place miniature light bulbs on a stretch ceiling, it is very important not to forget about the very purpose of a particular room. So, for example, in the bedrooms mainly create a dim light for maximum comfort, but the bathrooms and kitchens illuminate as brightly as possible.
• Do not forget about natural light. If there are a lot of windows in the room, then a lot of artificial light will not be needed in such a room. In order to beautifully and correctly distribute the lamps on the stretch ceiling, you can use ready-made schemes, or you can turn on your own fantasy and realize the most unusual idea.
• With the correct location of different types of lamps do not forget about the shapes of the room. Long and narrow rooms and corridors should be emphasized differently than, for example, spacious rooms and living rooms.
• In addition to spot lighting, a chandelier is often placed on the stretch ceiling, which allows you to get high-quality basic lighting. Do not forget to select small lamps and bulbs for them by design of the chandelier. In addition, spot lighting is placed with a certain distance from the main distance.
• Mostly the chandelier is in the center, and the small lamps are on the edges.

You should not choose the bulbs of the highest power, especially when it comes to incandescent bulbs. Such light products can easily damage the suspended ceiling.

The maximum power of one or another kind of light bulbs is permissible only if the products are located at a certain distance from the ceiling itself, that is, there is an appropriate indent that corresponds to safety regulations.

Remember that not all types of fixtures are suitable for tensioning fabrics. These include:

• Internal. Bulbs in such products are in the plane of the ceiling itself.
• Outdoor. Bulbs are placed outside.
• Overhead ceiling options. In this embodiment, the light bulb is placed as close as possible to the ceiling.

To create a comfortable lighting in the room, you should place small light bulbs 1-2 meters apart. You can calculate the preliminary number of necessary lamps and light bulbs, as well as their detailed placement per square meter, on paper. So it will be clear to you that there are enough light sources on the stretch ceiling.

Non-standard distribution of light bulbs may depend on an unusual design idea. In this case, the calculation will be made differently.

Sooner or later, the time comes when you need to replace the old diodes or light bulbs. Change them quite easy, but do not neglect the basic rules of safety. Be sure to turn off the power before installing any lamp. Replacement should be carried out as carefully as possible, so as not to damage the suspended ceiling and decorative lamps.

Unusual design can be obtained if the original place spot lighting on the stretch ceiling. You can do this yourself or by inviting a specialist.

The main lighting can be completely replaced by point lighting. For this, small lamps with bulbs can be placed on the ceiling in the form of a figure. This is a great alternative to the bulky chandelier.

If you have a bright ceiling, then the number of light bulbs can be reduced, but on dark ceilings should be placed as much as possible miniature lamps. On a dark ceiling, you can realize the luxurious design of the "starry sky."

Each version of the arrangement of small lamps on a stretch ceiling is unique. Looks very original double lighting. Especially when created in a circle decorative color lights from LEDs.

Be sure to pay attention to stretch ceilings with thin LED strip around the perimeter of the room. Such lighting can be an excellent option for a spacious living room, hallway or kitchen. Moreover, the design of such lighting can be done both on a single-tier and on a two-tier stretch ceiling.

In modern interiors of studio apartments, both matte and glossy stretch ceilings look very profitable. They are often supplemented with linear LED lights. Linear lighting in modern design is great for corridors and spacious hallways.

Stretch two-level ceilings with a combination of two contrasting colors are also very "love" beautiful lighting. They look most advantageous with spotlights, especially when it comes to minimalist or high-tech styles. In addition, the use of this type of lamps, giving a directional flow of light from the lamps, it is possible in classic interiors.

To date, many office space as a complete lighting choose light-scattering panels, which are very popular.And often in different cabinets you can find contour lighting with bulbs embedded in the ceiling, the arrangement of which is subject to certain rules.

How to make a suspended ceiling with spotlights, see the following video.