Renovating any room in a private house is undoubtedlymore difficult than renovating a well-appointed apartment. But in a private house, the imagination of the homeowner or designer is completely free. You can install a real fireplace in the living room of the house, which is unlikely to be possible in an apartment.
Renovating the living room of a private house will allowto bring the boldest ideas to life. If the house is not heated constantly, then you should choose building materials taking into account that the house breathes and has significant temperature differences. In general, cosmetic repairs with sealing cracks and wallpapering are not much different from repairs in an apartment. To do in a private house, you should decide what you want. Let's stop at the average option without unnecessary complications.
Options for finishing the ceiling of the living room
For repair and finishing of the ceiling many ownersuse the old-fashioned method, starting with leveling with plaster, then putty, and after impregnation with primer, they begin applying the finishing coat. Such options are considered the simplest and most cost-effective. Lime can be used for whitewashing, and alkyd paints are used for painting. When renovating a living room, it is very convenient to use suspended ceilings.
Wall plastering scheme.They will cover all the unevenness and incorrect joints of the slabs, if any. The disadvantage of such a design is a significant reduction in the height of the room. To install such a design, it is advisable to have some skills in installing a metal structure on which plasterboard panels will be attached. The latest innovation in interior decoration is stretch ceilings. Ceilings made of film or fabric are stretched onto fasteners mounted along the perimeter of the room. Under the action of a heat gun, the canvas is stretched and fixed. Such ceilings are beautiful, quite diverse in design, can be matte and glossy, in addition, they can be combined with suspended ceilings, creating a multi-level structure. Return to contents</a>
Decorating the walls of the living room
Suspended ceiling installation diagram.For finishing the walls in a private house, they use wallpaper, natural or artificial stone, plasterboard, and also simply paint the walls. The living room is the largest room in the house, and the walls can be finished in the classic way - plastered. Now there is warm plaster, which simultaneously hides logs or brickwork and warms the walls. In terms of thermal insulation properties, such plaster is close to polystyrene foam boards, which are used to insulate buildings from the outside. Renovating a living room in a private house using plasterboard is perhaps the easiest and most inexpensive option. It is very easy to attach plasterboard to the walls, anyone can do it, then it remains to carefully seal the seams, and perfectly even walls are ready. They can be painted, you can glue wallpaper on them. But plasterboard sheets steal space, so it makes sense to glue them to the walls, and not hang them on metal structures. There are also decorative plasters that are applied to the wall as an independent material, after which there is no need to use finishing putty for leveling. Return to contents</a>
Flooring in a private house
Scheme for wallpapering by one person.Renovating a living room is not complete without updating the floor surface. There are many different solutions for finishing the floor. Any material will do for a concrete floor, from ceramic floor tiles to parquet. If the wooden subfloor in the living room does not need to be changed, then remove the top floor covering and start laying laminate, parquet, solid wood or linoleum. For a living room, if it is combined with a kitchen, zoning of the room is typical. During renovation, you can delimit the space, separating the kitchen area from the living room, with floor tiles. There are many floor coverings on sale for finishing floors in the house. An interesting option is a modular covering, which in some way plays the role of a protective coating from moisture and dirt in a private house. The covering is a mosaic compound made of PVC. Modular floors have high wear resistance and a beautiful appearance. Carpet is often used as a floor covering in houses, it is not too expensive, it can be artificial, natural or mixed. It does not need to be washed, just vacuumed, and the floors in a private house will become much warmer, especially if the carpet has a high pile.
