A few words about styles and materials
The decorative stucco is, first of all, the decor, and very multifaceted and diverse. Decorative stucco was widely used in ancient times, it was highly appreciated into other historical epochs with different stylistic directions. So today the stucco decor took the honorable place not only in classical, but also modern interiors.
The basic value of the stucco decor, allowing it to be a decent element of good design, is its diversity of textures and elements.Ornaments of different types - from the vegetable pattern to the geometric - will find their unique place in each designer direction.
Most often, stucco in the interior is presented in the form of decorative eaves and moldings, borders, caissons, panels, pilasters, columns, pedestals, fireplace portals, ceiling medallions, statues and other wall and ceiling decor. It is worth saying that each of the above elements hides an entire world of patterns, textures and compositions.
The ecorative stucco differs and according to the material from which it is made. The most inexpensive is polystyrene foam or foam: it is quite moisture-resistant, light and easy to install, but very fragile and short-lived in operation. Polyurethane foam is considered a longer and aesthetic material: its high strength and moisture resistance are favorably supplemented with good texture and a large variety of finished decorative elements.
The most time-consuming and beautiful is the stucco decor made of plaster. Most often, it is manually manufactured, therefore the decor is "alive", individual. In addition, the naturalness of the gypsum improves the microclimate of the room, absorbing the excessive air moisture and, if necessary, giving it. High-quality plaster stucco is very durable, but it is afraid of excessive moisture - there is no place in the bathroom for it.
Of course, most often the decorative stucco decor is used in the form of cornices and ceiling elements.Beautiful massive ornament always looks showily in rooms with high ceilings, adding them lightness, air and depth. Lepunina should not burden the interior. It is important that the smaller the room, the less decorative details should be.
If you still want to use in a small room a large ceiling medallion made of gypsum or a cornice should paint it in one color and stick to the ceiling of minimalism in the rest of the decoration and furniture.
The stucco decor is valued by the wide possibilities in the design of the walls, as well as to correct the existing compositional inconsistencies. Very often, the stucco on the wall is chosen in one color with her - so the wall acquires an exquisite texture due to the game of light and shadow, it looks like a separate design element.
In modern interiors, decorative stucco is increasingly appearing not only on the walls and ceilings, but also on other large elements - windows and doors. Window antablement and moldings on doorways are able to enliven and decorate any room. It is interesting that such ornaments are very versatile and looks perfectly even with ultra-modern furniture simple shapes.
Of course, you should not forget about the use of stucco in the design of fireplaces, furniture, design elements and simply as decor. The variety of patterns and color palette, which can stain them, will create the necessary atmosphere and will put the missing accents in any style and direction - most importantly, choose the right decor and remember the sense of proportion.
Great features and a wide scope of application of stucco do not allow to forget about this unique form of decor and leave it in the past. A large number of modern interiors demonstrates its example that the place of stucco is not only in classic, but also any other styles and directions. Using it in almost all types of design, new modern interiors acquire a "lively" character and unique sophistication.