Imitation is a fashionable design element.It is used where it is necessary to shift design accents or hide room flaws. Thanks to false windows in the interior, you can create almost any mood and "change the landscape".
With the help of false windows you can decorate the interior and hide the flaws of the room.
From small to large
The installation of these decorative elements is possiblesolve a variety of problems: from visually increasing the space of a room to changing the perception of niches, the decoration of which is considered a difficult task. There are different types of windows, they are classified based on shape, presence or absence of lighting, location, installation method. The placement of such a decorative item is carried out taking into account various factors. False windows can solve a lot of problems in arranging space, which were previously considered unsolvable. Few people consider a small distance between windows a significant drawback until they face the problem of properly organizing the space in such a section of the room. If such a "patch" between them is very small, the picture will create a feeling of cluttered space. A combined cornice will help get rid of such an undesirable effect. Thanks to this trick, the windows will seem much larger than they actually are, and the room will be perceived as more spacious. If you decide to place a false window in a pier, it is better to choose its mirrored version. This interior item will create the illusion of space, especially when a decorative element with lighting is placed nearby.
If you decorate a false window with curtains, it willwill look even more like the real thing. In the interior of small houses and apartments, you have to resort to all sorts of tricks to make the most of every meter of space. False windows help transform niches and tiny rooms into cozy corners where it is pleasant to be and comfortable to work. Staying in a room without a window has a negative impact on the human psyche. In a number of old houses, you can still find blind rooms where there is no source of natural light. If you install a false window in such a room, it will immediately increase the level of comfort of the building. It is important to know that the level of fatigue from working in a confined space is much higher. Return to contents</a>
Do curtains need an illusory interior
Necessarily!They will make the window even more similar to the real one. An interesting solution is the simultaneous use of two curtains in the decoration of a false window, one of which is real and the other is painted. If the room is decorated in a country style, a wide window sill is mounted to the window, where indoor flowers are placed. Illusionary decorative items can perfectly cope not only with an aesthetic, but also a functional role. In rooms with a low level of natural light, illusory windows in the interior are used as additional lamps. In such cases, not external, but internal lighting is used: the light source is mounted in the inner part of the window. This stylistic solution is gradually becoming traditional, without losing its originality in transforming the space. However, an important point here is the correct choice of the surface of the decorative element, because the "level of authenticity" of the false window directly depends on it. Return to the table of contents</a>
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Types of false windows.There are different types of false structures, the gradation of which is based on the technology of their installation. For example, false windows can be painted on the wall. Specialists first create a sketch, the image of which is transferred to the wall surface. Then a frame is mounted to such a structure. This is also a very labor-intensive and painstaking process, and it begins with the selection of materials. Natural and artificial textures are widely used to solve the problem. You can create a frame for a false window yourself if you cannot pay for the services of a professional designer. To decorate an apartment or house with such a structure, you will need:
- old wooden doors;
- a set of joiner's tools;
- window fittings;
- paint, varnish.
The frame of the false window is a littlemodified door design attached to the wall. At the final stage of production, the wooden parts of the frame are sanded, covered with paint or varnish. The use of plexiglass is widely in demand in the production of false structures. False windows with plexiglass look realistic. It is important to correctly perform the installation technology. First, the lines of the structure are applied to the wall, then the plexiglass is attached over them. The final stage is the installation of the frame. The latter can be made in an even simpler way. Modern interior design provides for a variety of uses of polyurethane moldings. They are installed by gluing them to the surface. Moldings are mounted on transitions into the wall to highlight the false window on it. But such structures with frames have one significant drawback: there is no way to install lighting inside them that would emphasize the originality of the window and its authenticity.
Figure 1.In the bedroom, a false window can be placed on the ceiling, choosing a view with the sky. Painted false structures are especially convenient because they can be used in any room whose interior needs to be adjusted. Mirrors are increasingly used to install such decorative elements, which allows you to effectively visually expand the space of the room. Imitation of a window with mirrors is carried out using two technologies:
- with the use of a single mirror;
- using an interlaced frame.
In the first case, the basis of the false window isa mirror sheet that is mounted on the wall. The frame of such a decorative element can be made of natural wood or artificial materials. The window sill, flowers, curtains are mounted on the false window only after the mirror is installed. The second option for making an interior item is more painstaking. First, pieces of mirrors are inserted into the cells of the interwoven frame. They are often replaced with plexiglass or polystyrene. And only then is the finished structure mounted on the wall. If the basis of the decorative item is a mirror, it is necessary to correctly arrange things in the space of the room that play up its presence. Such imitation of a window does not need heavy curtains or intricate decorative items, because its main element is a mirror surface, which is a decoration in itself. But not only the mirror of the illusory window can turn a dark corner of an apartment or house into a work of art. Photo wallpaper or a poster, which can be used as a window base, will help to cope with this task. (Fig. 1) Experts advise using a photo print for mounting false structures. In such cases, a light source can be mounted in the window. To solve the problem, the frame is not mounted tightly to the photo wallpaper. The false window and the frame are specially separated by a small space, which is enough to install lighting fixtures. But there is one nuance: such an illusory window is not suitable for a very small niche, since it will visually narrow the space. Return to the table of contents</a>
Niches - create, ceiling - increase
Scheme of a niche for a false window in the ceiling.A fashionable design technique is the special creation of artificial niches in order to install a false window in them. Such an innovation will not cost the owner of the property much when plasterboard is used in the manufacture of niches. A trendy design option is considered if such a structure is placed in a frame made of expensive wood species, for example, oak. But for ceiling false structures, heavy frames are not required. A ceiling false window is considered a more fashionable decorative element today than a wall one. For the arrangement of premises, 2 types of installation are used:
- a false window is installed in the finished niche of the suspended ceiling;
- equipped with a system of suspended and stretched ceilings.
In the first case, the window is surrounded by frames made of molding.The second option offers more opportunities for using the lighting system, including flickering ones. The most popular design is the one with a view of the starry sky. No less spectacular and widely sought-after decorative element is the illusion of an attic. A stained glass false window, which can be of various shapes: round, semicircular, arched, is perfect for it. In any case, to create the desired effect, it is important to choose the right image, which is the main detail of the false design. When a false window is placed in a room decorated in country style, it will require views of a flowering meadow or a small pond. A window in a marine style resembles a porthole, in which the inhabitants of the water depths are “visible” swimming by.
