Illuminated ceiling: views by design, light sources, color, examples in the interior

Backlight recommendations

Some practical tips for interior lighting design:

• When using niches, double or triple ceiling models in a room with low ceilings, you should correctly work out the lighting so that the structures do not look too heavy and oversized.
• For high-quality backlighting, it is advisable to choose a white LED strip.
• As a decorative lighting of a box or a niche with a curtain rod for curtains, an RGB LED strip is suitable.
• Backlighting should not only play up and decorate the ceiling space, but also designate and correctly illuminate all functional areas in the room.

Types of ceilings

There are several types of ceiling structures.

Suspended ceiling

Suspended models are divided into the following types.

Drywall

The sturdy ceiling, in combination with various luminaires, allows you to create unusual light accents in the room. View more plasterboard ceiling lighting ideas.

From wooden slats

Recessed lighting located between the slats gives this structure a unique and interesting look.

The photo shows a slatted ceiling structure with lighting in the living room.

Glass

Glass models visually expand the room and give it lightness, in combination with various outdoor or indoor lighting, they look very beautiful and give quite bright lighting.

Tension

Various textured stretch canvases fill the room with a soft glow. Such products look quite impressive and bring a romantic mood into the atmosphere.

Stained glass

The original lighting located under the stained-glass window gives the ceiling space depth and sophistication, and allows you to highlight either the entire ceiling or certain parts of it.

In the photo there is a stained-glass ceiling structure with illumination.

Acrylic

Plexiglas creates original lighting effects and gently diffuses light. Backlit acrylic or polycarbonate panels create a beautiful and luxurious interior.

Mirrored

It gives the room additional volume and spaciousness, and in combination with lighting, the mirrors look especially monumental and majestic.

Caisson

In this design, lighting fixtures can be placed both in each cell and in other areas of the caisson model.

Backlight options

The choice of lighting fixtures for the ceiling is an important design component.

Perimeter

These types of perimeter lighting are very often used for various design solutions:

• Soaring ceiling. Flying structures, due to their unusual effect, expand the boundaries of space and therefore are excellent for low ceilings.
• Contour lighting. Located at the edges of the ceiling model, it allows you to outline certain shapes and figures and create an interesting play of light and color.

In the photo there is a kitchen-living room with a single-level floating ceiling in white.

Internal

Solid lighting adds volume to the room, enhances color and gives a sense of large space.

Lines and stripes

Linear luminaires provide a uniform luminous flux and bring enchanting comfort to the atmosphere. Light bulbs with various power levels allow you to focus on certain areas of the ceiling plane.

In the photo there is a kitchen-living room with lighting in the form of light lines on the ceiling.

Translucent

With the help of such a translucent ceiling, which glows from the inside, a unique and mysterious atmosphere is created.

Geometric shapes (circles, squares)

Contour lighting gives a variety of geometric shapes an additional visual dimension and makes them quite a stylish design element.

Point

Perfectly emphasizes and highlights the functional areas of the room. Spotlights can be used both in single-level and in multi-level or combined structures.

Hidden

It is a modern and surprisingly stylish solution that visually raises the ceiling and gives it a touch of mystery and fabulousness.

In the photo there is a ceiling with hidden lighting in the interior of the dining room.

Ceiling light sources

Allows you to further reflect the individuality of the ceiling structure.

LED strip (LED)

Differs in particular flexibility and compactness, can be mounted on almost any surface. Ice illumination visually changes the geometry of the room, raises the ceiling plane and makes the interior much more attractive and original.

Diode lamps

They emit a clear, not blurry light, as close to natural as possible and fill the room with high-quality lighting that is pleasing to the eye.

In the photo there is a kitchen with a ceiling decorated with diode ceiling lamps.

Light bulbs

They can have different positions on the ceiling, for example, along a contour, along a wall, in a spiral or in several rows.

Spots

Provide the ability to adjust the luminous flux and direct it to the desired point. Spots perfectly emphasize certain areas of the room and create bright lighting in them.

Duralight

Flexible ribbon light cord duralight, allows you to create an unusual lighting for any design and give it a memorable appearance.

In the photo, pink duralight lighting in the interior of a small living room.

Soffits

They spread the luminous flux in the form of directed beams. Soffits are distinguished by their convenience, compactness and special aesthetic beauty.

Examples of ceiling structures

There are three main varieties.

Sibling

The unique combination of simplicity of a single-level design with the beauty of a variety of lighting fixtures creates a laconic and very harmonious design.

Two-tier

LED strip or luminaires highlight the multifunctional two-tier design especially effectively.

Multilevel

The three-level ceiling allows you to realize the most extraordinary design solutions and create truly impressive and individual projects in the room.

Backlight colors

A certain color or shade shapes the mood of the entire interior.

Neon

Flexible neon has a soft blue or blue glow. This cool shade looks great in both larger and smaller rooms.

Pink

Creates a magical atmosphere and incredibly beautifully envelops individual fragments of the room with magical light.

In the photo there is a bedroom and a single-level gray ceiling with pink backlighting.

Color (RGB)

Provides several multi-colored options that allow you to adjust the ceiling model to suit any mood.

Yellow

It is a rather positive and bright interior solution.

Purple

A non-trivial option that is suitable for those who love non-standard and extravagant design.

White

The simplest, but at the same time very stylish and effective type of backlighting, which creates a uniform white light flux.

Ceiling color

Lighting perfectly matches the ceiling surface of any color.

• The black.
• White.
• Beige.
• Red.

In the photo there is a living room with a beige single-level ceiling with illumination.

Ceiling design

The most interesting ceiling designs.

A window to the sky

A false window is an ideal solution for many interiors. The presence of backlighting will enhance the effect of the bottomlessness and depth of this design.

Night sky

The starry sky fascinates with twinkling lights and its magical attraction, reminiscent of the galaxy and open space. This decor will not leave anyone indifferent.

Transparent ceiling

Suitable for small spaces with limited natural light. It provides a sufficient amount of light and thus becomes a highlight of the interior, which creates a cozy and pleasant atmosphere.

With beam

Spots, spotlights or diode tape allow you to emphasize the decorative beauty of the beam and create an accent on the functional areas.

Unusual ideas

Various types of lighting combined with unusual ceiling patterns are an original stylistic device.

One side

Side lighting provides an opportunity to illuminate the part of the room that is used most often.

Sky with clouds

Perfectly transforms the space, brings lightness, airiness to it and gives a feeling of freedom.

With stucco

Lighting favorably emphasizes the curves and patterns of a stucco ornamentation or design.

Patterned and backlit

This combination creates various illusions of light in space and undoubtedly becomes a bright and distinctive touch.

Ceiling shapes

The most common ceiling forms.

Round

Allows you to diversify the interior and make its design truly special. It can be illuminated with any original shade that matches the style of the room.

With a niche

Such models with a box provide clear lighting boundaries and are a fairly popular interior solution.

Rectangular and square

Hidden lighting will make rectangular or square shapes more visible and prevent them from blending into the background.

Figured

The wave ceiling looks quite charming, in combination with various lighting effects, it opens up ample opportunities for various experiments.

Photo of ceiling lighting in the interior of the rooms

Several photos of examples of lighting solutions.

Living room

Point, directional, hidden or any other lighting of the ceiling structure should first of all be in harmony with the overall design of the living room. A defined light focus allows you to mysteriously envelop the room in soft light.

Bedroom

Lighting or a variety of ceiling lights will create an unobtrusive and relaxing glow that is especially suited to the relaxing atmosphere in the bedroom.

Kitchen

Spotlights or LED strip with a specific power or direction of the luminous flux will highlight the working kitchen area and other elements that need to be focused on.

Children

There should not be too bright and harsh light here. Ceiling products with a variety of lighting will help create high-quality, soft, diffused lighting with smooth transitions in the nursery.

Corridor and hallway

Spotlights in the corridor provide a sufficient and measured amount of light.With a competent location on the ceiling plane, they will emphasize the interior of the hallway, highlight its advantages and correctly hide the flaws.

Bathroom

Ceiling lighting will be in perfect harmony with tiles, mirrors, bathroom fixtures and other decorative elements of the bathroom.

Restroom

For such a small room, single-level models with a minimum number of lighting fixtures will be appropriate. They must create a directed light flux and not overload the space.

Attic

The backlight will be an excellent additional source of light in the attic, it will enlarge the attic space and give the sloped ceiling lightness, as well as deprive it of the oppressive effect.

Balcony

LED bulbs or spots, in combination with simple ceiling shapes, will make it possible to organize high-quality lighting of the entire balcony space.

Examples of design in various styles

Correctly selected lighting design of the ceiling is able to harmoniously fit into any style direction.

• Classic. This style implies ceiling models with soft, but at the same time bright enough light. They help to emphasize the impeccable, solemn and majestic atmosphere of the classic interior.
• Modern. Laconic products in light colors combined with modern, simple and stylish lamps are an integral part of modern style.
• Minimalism. Ceiling lighting design in cold shades will organically complement the minimalist style, emphasize its concept and will not attract too much attention.
• High tech. Geometric shapes of ceilings with simple luminaire models will add thoughtfulness and completeness to the high-tech style.
• Loft. LED strip or spots with an industrial design, on the ceiling plane, will bring a kind of lightness and spatial depth to a discreet loft.

In the photo, a geometric ceiling with illumination in a high-tech bedroom.

Photo gallery

A backlit ceiling is a fairly common design in modern design. It allows you to unusually highlight certain areas of the room or create full-fledged lighting in it.