What can be a stone trim in the interior
Decorating the interior with artificial stone allows you to turn the home into a real cozy nest. The combination of different colors in the interior and the addition of artificial stone will make any home or apartment luxurious and rich, giving the interior a certain grandeur.
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Where can artificial stone be used?
Given that the decoration in the interior artificial stone, it is considered a symbol of wealth and happiness, then this material is preferred by connoisseurs of subtle accent, charm and classics.
Advantages and advantage of the material:
- Often you can see the stone as a decoration material for fireplaces. Therefore, we can conclude that the artificial stone is fireproof.
- Also, the advantages include a high level of heat transfer.
- Outward appeal.
- Stone interior decoration is used for both natural fireplaces and electric fireplaces.
- Depending on how the interior is made, you can choose the material of any gamut of colors and textures, without limitation.
- The material is environmentally friendly.
- There is no restriction in the operational period.
- Perfectly complement any, even very complex interior.
- Moisture resistant.
- Does not absorb fat.
- Easy to clean and rubs with a brush.
- Prevents penetration of mold.
- The price is affordable.
Where is artificial stone used:
- An interesting option is the interior stone for interior decoration will look in the design of home fixtures, see photo.
- Stone lamps are produced today in different variations: round, square, concave.
- The stone with the interpreted lamp, in addition to its attractive appearance, has a number of positive characteristics.
Note. Such lighting devices are environmentally friendly, so they can be used even in a children's room.
- Stone decoration is often used in the kitchen. Decorative rock recently joined the kitchen interior, but has already managed to win true connoisseurs of its functional features.
- When heated, the material does not emit chemicals and perfectly repels dust and dirt.
- Decorating the walls of the kitchen with decorative stone, the owner of the apartment receives primarily a high degree of reliability.
Note. Unlike natural stone, the decorative material has a smooth surface, so it is impossible to get hurt.
Application of material in pools and conservatories
Decoration with artificial interior stone is used in unlimited quantities in rooms such as a sauna (see.Finishing the sauna for the pleasure of body and soul), a winter garden and pools. In these areas, you can use even the most extraordinary types of material.
Namely:
- The color is selected depending on the type of room and its purpose.
- For saunas, you can choose a stone of brown, peach or beige.
- The conservatory provides gray or brown material.
- For pools, you can use celestial, dark blue shades.
- Decoration with artificial stone in the interior is multifaceted, this can be seen in the design of the columns.Designers and stone specialists make columns in different styles (baroque, antiquity, modern and more).
And everywhere decorative stone is used. - Stone interior decoration will organically look with a staircase. The scenery can often be observed along the structure.
Tip. This option will help not only to profitably design the room, but also perform the high-quality and practical side (it will eliminate wall pollution).
Also, with the help of artificial stone, stairwells are perfectly formed and at the same time, this finish is safe for children.
Artificial stone trim for interior and radius walls
Today, radius decoration with decorative stone is very popular. This direction provides for a complex finish of semicircular shapes.
Often you can see the decoration of bar counters, rounded ceiling niches, arches in the apartment and other places with complex shapes.
Finishing Features:
Note. The rough surface of the decorative stone will give the place an unusual charm, and the texture of the material is the pretentiousness of the room.
- The original decoration will be using decorative stone with mirrors. In order to decorate the mirror with your own hands with a decorative stone, you will need to use special technology.
- Such decoration will give the mirror an unusual stylistic direction.
- Due to the versatility of the material, you can choose a mirror of any convenient shape: round, square, oval, even in the form of a trapezoid.
The mirror will perfectly fit into the frame of artificial stone and give the room a twist.
Note. Using a decorative stone in the interior, you automatically get durability and a multi-year guarantee on the quality of the material.
Decoration of arches with decorative stone
An interesting and relevant direction will be stone decoration of arched structures and decoration of corners. Arches (seeDecorating an arch with decorative stone - basic rules and requirements), designed in this version can boast not only an attractive appearance, but also high functional features.
Design Features:
- In this case, the material serves as protection against shock, chips and scratches.
- Due to the characteristics of the material, it is possible to create real miracles with the interior. Complex designs with a turn from 15 to 175 g are performed.
Arches made of decorative stone can be divided into three categories:
- 100% stone arch finish.
- Partial execution.
- Finishing with individual elements.
Recommendations Stone arches can most often be finished in a chaotic direction. Then you can give the structure the effect of a dilapidated architectural building.
Very fashionable today is the design of contrasting shades. Execution in this style will give the design independence.
To date, more than a thousand colors and shades have been provided for decorative design, which mainly highlights the material in front of natural stone.
Instructions for laying artificial stone
Finishing artificial stone is a process using special adhesive and cementitious compositions on a dry and even surface. This type of work provides for independent installation, if you familiarize yourself with the video instruction in detail.
For decoration, two types are used: angular and planar.
How is the required amount of material determined:
- If the surface is flat without flaws, it is recommended to use planar elements. For corners there is an L-shaped material.
- In order to calculate the area in square meters, the length of the plane is multiplied by the height.
- Then, an area that is not subject to cladding (windows, doors, niches) is calculated.
- In order to determine the number of corner elements, the height of the outer corners is measured. One running meter closes 0, 25 square meters. m finishing plane.
- Then, the area under the corner elements is calculated from the total area.
Tip. In the calculations, it is recommended to add 10-15% of the material for unforeseen situations.
Tools that will be needed for installation work:
- Meter or tape measure.
- Level.
- The square.
- Grinder for cutting stone.
- For applying glue trowels.
- Rubber mallet for fitting and settling material.
- Brush to moisten the surface.
- Plumb to install vertical beacons.
- Bucket for a batch.
- Spatula and gun for grouting joints.
- Mixer for the preparation of solutions.
- To clean the surface you will need a metal brush.
- Brush for cleaning seams and their alignment.
- Roller.
- Cords for vertical and horizontal beacons.
- Markup.
- Reiki for detecting bumps.
- Nails, screws, hammer for hammering nails.
Beginning of work
Before starting all work, it is recommended to pay attention to quality surface preparation.
Plaster and other coatings must be removed and the surface must be:
- Clean.
- Durable.
- Flat.
- Solid.
- Not deformed.
Tip.
In order to check the level of adhesion of the wall to the material, it is recommended to spray the wall with water and look at areas where the wall does not absorb moisture. These areas must be machined.
In addition to plaster, protruding mortar residues and other irregularities must be removed from the walls. In order to make sure that the wall is ready for laying, you can put several stones with a solution and leave it for 3 days.
If everything is in order, then continue further work.
We lay decorative stone
For styling, it is recommended to use high-quality solutions. The process is time-consuming, but not complicated, just follow the instructions.
So:
- First, an adhesive solution is prepared, the instructions can be read directly on the manufacturer's packaging.
- The solution must be applied to the wall, rubbing it with a spatula and at the same time fill the cracks, bumps and microcracks
- Then the solution is applied with a notched trowel to the surface at an angle of 60 degrees. After which the adhesive is applied to the back of the material with a thin layer, not more than 6 mm.
- Further, the stone is firmly pressed against the wall and can be slightly advanced in different directions. Thus, the stone can provide better adhesion to the wall surface.
Do not squeeze a large amount of adhesive, this can create an unnecessary cement joint. If the material starts to “walk”, then the adhesive is too liquid.
