Modern drywall - in demand and versatile construction material. It is widely used in the decoration of ceilings and walls. Drywall is hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly, and due to its ease of use, it is truly a “folk” material.

With the help of gypsum boards perform the following types of work:

• Room design- all kinds of arches and niches are created from drywall slabs. Finishing the walls with gypsum boards is a great opportunity to make the apartment even more comfortable, original and beautiful.
• Construction and repair work- widely used today and ceilings before finishing, because in this way you can get even and smooth, easy to repair surfaces, absolutely prepared for any kind of finish. With this material, you do not need to scrupulously and carefully prepare the surfaces, and then level them with plaster.



Drywall will let you do it all necessary work on finishing without dirt, noise and dust.

What does drywall look like?

A regular drywall sheet is a slab white color with plaster interior. This plate is covered on both sides with a dense paper base (cardboard). The dimensions of a standard drywall sheet are usually 2.5 by 1.2, occasionally - 2 by 1.2 meters. The choice of sheet thickness also depends on the planned finishing work: the thickest sheets (12.5 mm), the thinnest - for the ceiling (9.5 mm).



For decorative finishes in rooms with high humidity (bathrooms and kitchens) a special moisture-resistant drywall is used. As a difference from conventional gypsum board, moisture-resistant gypsum board has a “shirt” of various shades of green on one side (only cardboard is painted).

Drywall properties

• Gypsum boards contain natural material- gypsum. Therefore, drywall has the ability to regulate the microclimate in the apartment. If you finished the walls with this material, then you can stop worrying about excessive humidity in the room, or about too dry air.
• This material perfectly eliminates excessive moisture. Therefore, it is often used for thermal insulation and waterproofing.
• Drywall is an excellent sound absorber. And if you use it together with polystyrene foam or mineral wool, will be even better.



• Fire resistance is another very useful quality drywall. Its quite suitable for fire protection.
• Drywall is one of the lightest building materials. Drywall structures are lighter than similar structures made of other materials by about four times. Lightness is one of the most unexpected properties for building materials.



• To work with drywall, you should not stock up on complex construction tools. Gypsum board is easy to cut with a regular knife.
• Drywall is an excellent material for creativity.

Advantages and disadvantages of drywall

Like all building materials, drywall has a number of advantages and disadvantages:

Advantages:

• The possibility of finishing the walls in any room, regardless of the style of the interior.
• The ability to create unique and original stepped structures on the walls.
• Possibility of additional warming of rooms.
• Excellent additional soundproofing of the room.
• This building material is very environmentally friendly and safe for health.
• Relatively low cost for building materials.
• Simple and quick installation of even the most intricate drywall constructions.
• Finishing the walls with drywall is done very carefully, without unnecessary dirt.

Flaws:




Advantages of drywall constructions:

• An opportunity to refuse tiresome procedures on cementing, plastering and puttying.
• High installation speed.
• Perfect quality finishes.

Features of moisture resistant drywall for bathroom walls

Some people who want to make repairs in the bathroom still doubt whether it is possible to use drywall in such a high-humidity room.

The fact that drywall sheets are afraid of moisture is true. But this applies only to ordinary sheets of drywall. If we take into account the possibilities for modern finishing of wet rooms, then moisture-resistant drywall is designed specifically for such cases.



Moisture-resistant drywall used for wall decoration in the bathroom differs from the usual one in that antifungal and water-repellent additives are added to it. Thanks to these additives, moisture-resistant gypsum boards retain their specifications even at high humidity.



Moisture resistant drywall is of two types:

• ordinary;
• reinforced.

Reinforced drywall has more high performance strength, since it contains reinforcing fibers (usually cellulose). Such strength becomes possible due to the significant density of the material, its special texture, slightly increased weight. Moisture-resistant properties are provided by the addition of special additives to the structure of paper and gypsum, which prevent destructive impact humid environment.



Plasterboard for bathroom walls is subject to almost any finish that performs well in a humid environment.

It can be:

• tile;
• a natural stone;
• fake diamond;
• special wallpaper for the bathroom;
• cork;
• waterproof putty;
• dye.

Advantages of moisture resistant drywall:

1. Ease of installation;
2. Noise-absorbing properties;
3. Resistance to moisture and burning;
4. Elasticity;
5. Environmental friendliness;
6. Creating the perfect surface for finishing work.

The only drawback of moisture resistant drywall: not subject to re-use when removing finishing materials from it.

The use of moisture-resistant gypsum boards allows you to reduce the amount of work on waterproofing, but it will not be possible to completely avoid them. In the bathroom, in any case, you need to deal with humidity. A drywall bathroom must be equipped with an electric fan (extractor), which ensures a complete removal of moist air.

Drywall interior design examples and ideas

Gypsum boards as finishing material will make the flight of your imagination truly limitless.

Plasterboard partition in the bathroom

Drywall can handle challenging tasks that cannot be solved by other finishing materials. Today you can even create a unique interior design that consists of only drywall. Of great value is the presence of drywall slabs of such properties that allow you to create three-dimensional curvilinear structures on any surface.

Plasterboard shelves in the bathroom

The most common drywall designs for interior decoration:

• decorative and;
• niches;
• partitions;
• arches;

Very often drywall is used in the design of ceilings. Drywall will not only make your ceiling completely smooth and even, but also allow you to create a real multi-level art object. This material goes well with stretch ceilings, lighting and fabrics.

The use of drywall for wall decoration is also deservedly popular. Although compositions created only for beauty are quite rare, niches, arches and columns created with the help of drywall have long been not uncommon.

You can also decorate the TV-zone, the wall behind the sofa or the head of the bed, or even the whole one with plasterboard plates.

Drywall constructions can consist of many niches of different sizes and shapes. Plasterboard niches can have a variety of purposes.

Particularly common:

• a niche for a TV;
• niche under the curtain;
• niches for hidden lighting devices;
• niches instead of bedside tables.

Stepped multi-level constructions made of drywall boards, complemented by lighting, will decorate any room, regardless of its style and functions.

Having decided to perform interior design with drywall, you can appreciate this finishing material that fits perfectly into your home.

One of the universal and affordable materials for finishing any premises today are drywall sheets (gypsum plasterboard). They can be used for leveling walls, ceilings and floors in any residential and office premises, finishing door and window slopes, the creation of various architectural structures and decorative elements of the interior in the form of partitions, columns, built-in shelves and niches, arched forms, domed arches, etc.

Similar structures consist of plasterboard sheets fixed on a profile metal frame the desired shape, followed by their final finishing.

Advantages of drywall

Plasterboard structures used in the interior of premises have the following advantages:

• provide almost perfectly flat surfaces;
• make it possible to create curved surfaces and individual elements of any shape and complexity;
• have high environmental friendliness and air permeability of the material;



• have excellent heat and;
• characterized by sufficient lightness, strength and fire resistance;
• are a convenient basis for final finishing (painting, wallpaper, ceramic tiles);
• have an affordable cost of consumables;
• provide simple and quick installation that does not require special skills and the use of special equipment and tools.



These properties allow the use of plasterboard sheets as a modern universal finishing material.

The main types of individual structures from GKL

The interior decoration of various surfaces and the creation of individual decorative elements in the interior of the room using plasterboard sheets have their own characteristics. Let's consider them in more detail.

Ceiling

Finishing ceilings with plasterboard is one of the most popular and commonly used technologies today, along with stretch ceilings. It is usually applied in cases:



• the need to hide the uneven surface of the ceiling;
• the need to hide various communication lines passing through the ceiling (pipes, cables, ventilation ducts, etc.);
• Creation original interior premises.



The use of plasterboard structures for the ceiling allows you to implement almost any that satisfy the desires of the owner of the apartment or office.



At the same time, the GKL ceiling can be finished in any room, including using special brands of drywall for this (waterproof, fireproof).



The main types of plasterboard ceilings are:

• single-level;
• combined, in which structures from gypsum plasterboard sheets and stretch ceiling elements are combined.



The installation of a plasterboard ceiling begins with the installation of a supporting frame made of a metal profile, on which GKL sheets are fixed with self-tapping screws. After that, the surface is carefully puttied and painted in the desired color.



An additional element that gives a special originality to the plasterboard ceiling is the installation of built-in LED or neon lights. This allows you to achieve, for example, the effect of "starry sky" or "floating" elements on the ceiling, thereby creating unique interior rooms.

Walls

With drywall sheets often used for interior decoration premises.



In addition to directly decorative functions, this allows you to create additional heat and sound insulation of the walls, as well as hide the electrical wiring, pipelines and other communication lines laid along the walls.



At the same time, built-in shelves, niches and other decorative elements that complement the overall design of the room can be made in the walls.



GKL sheets are fastened directly to the wall or to a pre-installed frame made of metal profiles or wooden bars. For wall finishing, gypsum boards with a thickness of at least 12.5 mm are used, and in some cases two-layer installation is used to ensure sufficient structural rigidity.



Can be done in almost any room. It is most effective for exterior walls that are prone to freezing during the cold season. This allows you to additionally insulate the room and prevent the appearance of condensation, mold and fungus on the walls.

Floor

To level the floor surface, the “dry floor” method is used using special drywall sheets with increased strength and wear resistance.



Such sheets are laid in two layers on any prepared base and can be covered on top with any flooring(linoleum, parquet, laminate, ceramic tiles). The advantage of this method of leveling the floor is the speed and manufacturability of the work carried out.

Gypsum boards for the floor can also be used to create various multi-level floor design structures, for example, in the form of hiding heating pipes and other communications laid along the walls.



Additionally, various lighting, giving a special originality to the interior of the room.

Partitions

The main purpose is the zoning of the interior space into separate parts.



Such drywall constructions are made of a metal profile frame rigidly attached to the walls, floor and ceiling and sheathed with drywall sheets.



The internal space of partitions is usually filled with some kind of soundproofing material.



The openings in the partitions can be made in the form of arched structures or various curved and wavy surfaces that create a unique interior design of the room.



Also, built-in shelves and niches can be provided inside the partitions, performing both decorative and purely practical functions to store various things.

Built-in shelves and niches

In drywall constructions, they can organically fit into the interior of any room and at the same time carry additional function for placing various items on them (equipment, books, souvenirs, photographs, etc.).



The shape and configuration of such structures can be very diverse. Often, spot lighting is installed inside them, giving originality to the entire interior of the room. The final finish of such a design depends entirely on its further functional purpose.

arched structures

Arched structures can be installed almost anywhere in the apartment. Most often they are arranged in corridors and interior openings.



The shape and size of the arch can be any, but in this case, you need to take into account the fact that the greater the height of the arch, the more aesthetic and beautiful it will look.



It usually consists of three main elements: two semicircular plasterboard sheets and a rectangular strip equal to the width of the doorway.



For the device of the arch in the upper part of the opening, a metal profile frame is installed desired shape, to which side sheets and a rectangular element from below are attached on both sides.



Before final finishing, the outer edges of the arch are reinforced with a special perforated corner or reinforcing tape.

To match modern technologies finishing rooms and premises, you will most likely need information about finishing with plasterboard.

One of the most important and largest rooms in most apartments is hall. This is a meeting place for guests and relatives.

Living room serves for a pleasant, comfortable pastime, relaxation. There should be as much space as possible here, but at the same time, furniture needs to be multifunctional, able to accommodate all the basic desires of the owners of the apartment.

In order to divide the living room into zones (this is the most common and profitable move), it is easiest and most economical to use drywall.

Advantages and disadvantages of drywall as a finishing material

Drywall is not only a repair tool, but also a building one. Thanks to this, we can even redesign the room. It's a real opportunity redevelopment.

Another advantage is ease and strength of this material. With the help of such a coating, you can not only decorate rooms, but also build niches, shelves, ledges, steps, pedestals and other structures. They help to expand the room, create a more comfortable and multifunctional space.

The next important point is that you can do all this without the help of specialists, i.e. on their own. This cover is easy to use. Consequently, you save on specialized teams. And by the way, you don't have to worry about the color of the structures you created (you can always change it, with drywall it's easy to do).

Of course, like any finishing material, drywall has its own flaws. Although they disappear against the background of a significant number of advantages.

• The first drawback: no matter how hard you try to redesign the room, about 5 cm will go to minus, because. thickness must be taken into account frame.
• Second: drywall tends to absorb moisture, so apartments located on the first two floors, as well as private houses, etc. worth thinking about before you start decorating.
• And the last: just sheathing with drywall sheets does not mean finishing the finish. You will need to putty and make the lining of your choice.

What can be created with drywall?

This does not exhaust the possibilities of this material.

In order to start finishing with drywall, you need to have with you:

• drywall,
• building level,
• roulette,
• screwdriver,
• aluminum profile,
• connectors for fastening these profiles,
• anchor wedges,
• dowels and screws.

This is the minimum, but rather the most accurate set of necessary items.

When choosing a design design, photos will help you.

Step-by-step instructions for wall decoration

When you have prepared necessary materials and tools, you can get to work.

• You need to mount the frame under the drywall sheets. To do this, install guides on the ceiling and on the floor. Exact markings are required on the ceiling where the profiles will be fixed (you cut them to the size you need for your room).
• Next, lower plumb line. It determines the location of the floor profiles (the profiles are already fixed to the floor at that time). Ceiling profiles are adjusted to the height of the room and fixed in the same way. An important fact: three profiles go to one drywall sheet (two along the edges of the sheet and one in the middle).
• Measure the distance between the ceiling profiles.
• You mark the vertical lines on the wall along the plumb line, which is mentioned in paragraph 2.
• On the marked vertical lines, install direct hangers(You need to fix them with self-tapping screws).
  Attach the PP profile to the direct hangers (to create a more durable structure, fix the vertical racks to each other with transverse PP profiles. Such fastenings are carried out with self-tapping screws and additional “crab” fasteners).
• Install drywall sheets on the frame, fix it with hardened steel screws (when screwing screws, do not forget that this material is soft enough, so you need to do it carefully).
• putty places where there are screws and joints between sheets.

Remember, if something is not clear, you cannot find some material, you don’t know what it looks like, etc., go to the Internet. Now in any search engine you can drive in the part you need and visually see its application, appearance. For example, by entering “hardened steel self-tapping screws” into the search line, you will get a lot of pictures, photos and videos, which show a black self-tapping screw. Then you will not confuse it with anything.

Plasterboard ceiling

If you are going to install a false ceiling with drywall, look at the photo of the approximate structures, so it will be easier for you to navigate.

After you have everything in front of you necessary tools to create a false ceiling, you can get to work.

• Determine the size of the height you will take false ceiling. Consider also the installation of lighting devices. Do not forget that ventilation and other communications will pass under the drywall sheets.
  Plasterboard ceilings are quite heavy, so they require a particularly strong frame. Safety for 1 square meter accounts for 14 kg of load.
• Create a frame based on a photo or drawing (all this can be found on construction portals, various sites).
• Sheathe the frame with drywall sheets.
• All existing seams are covered with putty.
• Glue a sickle bandage on this element. Putty these places and grind.
• Painting. This is the final stage, depending on the means of coverage, it is individual for each. Don't forget to choose a primer.

With a great variety various styles, designs a person is usually lost.

What choose? How to do it better?

Modern society has the opportunity to create new things with the help of the latest, durable materials. These include drywall. This coverage is reliable and an economical option for creating an author's style.

When using plasterboard sheets for interior decoration various types, zoning rooms and creating special structures, do not forget to use the instructions.

Drywall is an amazing material that is gaining great popularity every day. It is used as for repair work so as installation of decorative designs. Consider how drywall can be used to renovate a living room, and what can be done from it.

The original multi-level plasterboard ceiling with lighting

What can be done from drywall

Drywall is versatile and multifunctional. You can do a lot with it, such as:

• partitions;
• shelves;
• niches;
• ceilings;
• boxes;
• design elements and much more.

And this is only a small part of how drywall can be used. Working with this finishing material is easy and simple. Even a novice master will cope with it. It is also worth noting that drywall has no restrictions on use. It can be used in any living room. It is worth reading in detail how drywall is currently used in the living room.

Living room design with drywall

The decoration of the living room is always given special and close attention. There are a number of important reasons for this. Firstly, this room in every house occupies a special place. All family members spend most of their free time here.

Figured ceiling and plasterboard shelves in the interior of the living room

Secondly, this room exists for receiving guests. This is the face of the owner of the house and a sign of his wealth and taste preferences. That is why here you need to find a special approach to creating an interior.

Illuminated plasterboard shelves built into the wall

It is important to give the living room not only an aesthetic appearance, but also to make it as functional as possible. It is plasterboard constructions that will help make the interior unusual and original.

decorative interior partition in the living room

But drywall constructions must also be used with caution. Everything must be in moderation. This material is not always and not ideal everywhere. For example, you should not make drywall furniture for the living room. She always takes center stage in the room and should look accordingly. Here it is important to preserve comfort, convenience and aesthetic appearance in the furniture.

Two-level ceiling in the interior of the living room with lighting

But, for example, wall shelves or cabinets can be easily replaced with plasterboard niches and shelves. In some cases, this is the only option when it comes to small and cramped rooms.

Figured plasterboard ceiling with lighting

With the help of drywall constructions, you can visually expand the dimensions of the room. In this case, the room will not look cluttered. Basically, all such designs are functional and save free space. Also, one of the main advantages of the material is that everything can be done with your own hands without outside help. Let us consider in more detail what and why can be made of drywall.

Plasterboard ceiling can be combined with stretch fabric

Do-it-yourself drywall niches in the living room

Any drywall construction is based on a metal profile frame and the sheets themselves, which are used for cladding. To make a niche of even the smallest size, you need a special approach. You should definitely consider the following:

1. The shape of the niche should be in harmony with the size of the living room. For example, a niche can be placed on the wall along which the sofa will stand. In this case, you will be able to equip a small home library or arrange various accessories. These can be family photos, figurines or small vases with decorative plates.
2. If a drywall niche is present in the living room, then the living room no longer needs other bulky furniture, such as walls or slides. This is ideal for a small room.
3. The cost of drywall structures is much lower than the price tag for cabinets or walls. It does not take much time to make a niche with your own hands.
4. The external decoration of the niche of gypsum structures can always be changed if desired.

A modern redevelopment of the living room with drywall is an ideal option for decorating a fashionable, stylish and comfortable interior. More and more apartments need zoning, which can also be done with drywall.

Semicircular plasterboard arch

Functional zoning of the living room with drywall

There are many ways to make a living room zoning. The easiest and fastest of them is the installation of a decorative partition or screen. This method is best used in spacious and large rooms. A plasterboard partition for zoning a living room can be of a deaf type. Its decoration coincides with the design of the walls in the living room itself.

Any shape can be made from drywall

A plasterboard partition can be with built-in shelves. They can store accessories or books. Recently, it has become popular to insert an illuminated aquarium into a drywall partition. Such a decorative technique will make your living room amazing and original.

Multi-level ceiling in the interior of a modern living room

The second option for zoning the living room is done using the ceiling. Plasterboard suspended structure is the most common and modern way of zoning. With this method, you can not only divide the room, but also give it an amazing appearance.

Decorative element plasterboard

In order to carry out the zoning of the premises in this way, multi-level structures are made, the boundary of the levels of which should be determined by the zones. This important point. The effect of unusualness should appear in the interior. Very often, the boundaries between levels on the ceiling are decorated and decorated. To do this, you can use built-in spotlights or LED backlight.

Drywall niche for TV

Plasterboard ceilings in the interior of the living room

If you set out to redo your living room with drywall, then it is the ceilings that will help in this matter. The most simple design can be single-level and even. For the living room modern style this is the perfect layout. But still, if you want to achieve a completely different kind of room, then you can make a rounded border in the corners.

Decorative partition and plasterboard ceiling

Multi-level plasterboard ceiling structures are completely the new kind ceiling decoration. There are a huge number of curly options. It is now easy to create something unusual and original on the ceiling. It all depends on your imagination.

Figured drywall arch in the interior of the living room

In order for a plasterboard ceiling to become a real work of art, it must be properly illuminated. The modern lighting market offers a wide range of luminaires. Each of them differs in shape, design, power and type of glow. As you can see, choosing lighting is not difficult.

In matters of creating truly original and unique designs on walls and ceilings, drywall is our everything. He cope with such tasks that are beyond the power of other finishing materials. Today, in the truest sense of the word, it has become possible to completely create an interior design from drywall. Of particular value is its ability to create three-dimensional curvilinear structures on any surface.

Drywall Interior Design Ideas and Examples

So, this finishing material is produced in the form of sheets made of gypsum and covered with durable cardboard, their standard sizes 250 by 120 cm, thickness - 8 - 10 mm. For the ceiling, thinner sheets are used. For finishing wet rooms - moisture resistant. Drywall is mounted on a frame made of special metal rails.

With the advent of this finishing material, there was no longer a need to carefully level the walls with plaster. With its help, all this is done without water, dirt and dust. Other advantages of drywall as a material for creating interior design include:

• mounted quickly and quite simply;
• low cost (average 5-8 USD per 1 sheet);
• environmentally friendly and safe for health;
• you can come up with and implement almost any form of construction;
• with its help, the ability to create exclusive stepped compositions that no one else will have;
• suitable for any style of interior;

Of the shortcomings, only the following can be distinguished:

1. profiles on which drywall is mounted take up space, and this is a whole problem for small-sized housing with low ceilings.
2. Heavy objects cannot be attached to such structures. For example, hanging boxes or shelves. If there is still such a need, it is necessary to provide a frame in advance even before the installation of drywall in the places of the intended fastening of objects. Most often, for these purposes, wooden blocks are screwed to the wall.

The most popular surface in interior design, where drywall is massively used, is the ceiling. There are quite a few ways to create an interesting and successful design for this largest and freest plane in the house. Drywall will help to make the ceiling not only perfectly flat, but also allow you to build a real multi-level art object. This material is perfectly combined with, fabrics and lighting. In general, it provides ample opportunities for a flight of fancy.

As for the design of the walls, then drywall is not far behind. True, it is quite rare to meet compositions built just for beauty, but the niches, arches, and columns created with it are very popular. It is also accepted in the interior with drywall, the walls behind the sofas and the headboards of the beds.

No matter how wonderful drywall is, it cannot act as an independent finishing material. Plain gray sheets do not look attractive, so they need additional finishing with other more aesthetic materials. The simplest thing is to putty and paint the surface, leaving it just smooth, you can also use wallpaper, decorative plaster, ceramic tiles, decorative rock or brick.

Stepped multi-level structures, complemented by lighting, will become an ornament and highlight of any room, regardless of its style and function. Having decided to create an interior design from drywall, you will receive a finishing material that fits perfectly into your home and life with a minimum investment of time, effort and money.

Ekaterina Domracheva