In order to create beauty and coziness in an apartment,There is no need to spend big money on the purchase of expensive furniture and household appliances. As a rule, in order to radically change and refresh the interior in the hall or bedroom, the simplest and most accessible materials available in any construction shop are enough. Such material is gypsum board. From it you can make arches, columns, suspended ceilings, walls, partitions and all sorts of shelves. The combination of various unique properties made it an indispensable material in repair and construction with their own hands. 
Shelves of plasterboard will give an individual design to the room, as well as help get rid of furniture occupying a significant space.
Properties of gypsum board
A gypsum plasterboard sheet is an article,consisting of two strips of dense mounting paper and a hard plasticizer on a gypsum basis between them. GKL has many unique features. So, he has the following advantages:
- environmental Safety;
- flexibility, allowing the creation of curvilinear structures;
- affordable price;
- ease of processing and installation;
- absence of thermal expansion;
- water resistance after appropriate treatment;
- incombustibility;
- the possibility of equipping lamps of various types;
- strength, allowing to withstand a significant load.
Mounted in the hall shelves of gypsum board, you can not only decorate it, but also hide some of the defects and irregularities on the wall. Back to contents</a>
Place of the plasterboard shelf in the interior
The scheme of a niche from a gypsum cardboard with illumination. With the help of products from GKL you can not only get rid of furniture occupying a considerable space in the hall, but also create an individual design of both color and shapes. The shelves on the wall can be used to place photos, souvenirs, vases and flowers on them. Larger shelves on the wall can be used to place books and magazines or as a stand for an aquarium or household appliances. Make shelves from gypsum board can be of a variety of shapes. The most common are the following options:
- niches in the wall for a TV or related equipment;
- protruding volume frames;
- Angular straight and curved constructions;
- arches;
- vertical and horizontal bends.
Shelves of plasterboard, located on the wall,can perform both practical tasks, serving as the basis for placing various items, and purely aesthetic, being an ornament and an integral element of design. So, in the hall very well will look shelves of a semicircular shape, located below similar constructions of a false ceiling. In order to install in the hall the shelves of drywall on a wall or partition, enough of the initial building skills and tools that are in each apartment. Back to contents</a>
Tools and materials
Before starting work, a drawing of the shelf is drawn up. A drawing can be executed on a sheet or a personal computer can be used for this. The project determines the location of the plasterboard shelf on the wall in such a way that it looks harmonious against the background of the interior of the room. When the project is completed, materials are calculated and tools are prepared. To make a shelf for a wall or floor mounting option, you need these tools: 
Tools for manufacturing shelves from plasterboard.
- perforator;
- Screwdriver;
- Bulgarian;
- a hammer;
- belt-grinding machine;
- building level:
- knife;
- scissors for metal;
- roulette;
- pencil;
- spatulas 8 cm and 20 cm;
- sandpaper;
- paint brush.
The tool should be checked and completed. The list of materials that will be required for the work is relatively small. It includes:
- galvanized steel CD and UD profiles;
- arched profile;
- GCR thickness from 8 mm to 12 mm;
- reinforcing mesh;
- self-tapping screws for metal;
- dowels or anchor bolts;
- aluminum or plastic corners;
- starting and finishing putty;
- liquid primer;
- finishing material.
If the shelf is illuminated, then the calculation and purchase of electrical wiring, lamps and switches are carried out. Back to contents</a>
Mounting of the frame from the steel profile
The frame must not only withstand weightfinishing material, but also the weight of objects that will stand on it. This should be taken into account when carrying out its mounting on the wall. The frame is mounted for the shelf in the hall in the following order: 
Scheme of assembling the frame by installing a galvanized profile under gypsum board.
At the end of the installation, the strength of the frameis checked by pressing on it from different sides. If the structure meets the requirements of strength, then inside it is installed electrical wiring in a special protective box. Back to contents</a>
Skeleton casing
Scheme of proper joining of plasterboard sheets. In order not to be mistaken when preparing workpieces from the GCR, it is recommended to make a template for each of them. For this purpose newspapers, sheets of whatman or wallpaper are suitable. Only after careful adjustment can you apply a pattern to the sheet of finishing material and cut out the part. You can do this with:
- sharp knife;
- hacksaws for wood or metal;
- jigsaw.
The finished fragment is placed on the frame andis screwed to it by screws for metal. Their hats need to be sunk into the surface for 1-2 mm. Fragments of GCR curvilinear form are wetted and, after achieving the necessary flexibility, are attached to the profile. After drying, they can be processed. The excess of the material protruding beyond the edges of the frame can be ground using a belt grinder. Thinner grinding of the edges is done manually by sandpaper. Back to contents</a>
Surface Finishing
To ensure that the shelf surface is smooth and durable, its finish finish is carried out. It consists of the following: 
Scheme of putty filling of gypsum board.
Finishing is finished, you can go on decorating. Back to contents</a>
Decoration of structures from GKL
The hall will have a presentable appearanceOnly in the case when all the details of the interior will look organically and fit together. To do this, the created shelf needs to be trimmed in the tone of the surrounding setting. You can do this using the following materials:
- oil, acrylic or water-based paint;
- wallpaper or colored paper;
- paintings;
- mirrors;
- tiles;
- mosaic;
- decorative plaster;
- stained-glass windows;
- natural or artificial stone;
- application.
The bottom of the niche should not be made darker than the wall, on whichit is placed, it is better to make it somewhat lighter. A good visual result is provided by the lighting of the shelf on the wall. With the help of lamps of various types it is possible to give the room a rather elegant appearance. Wiring for luminaires is installed immediately after the frame is made. For its laying, a plastic box or a corrugated hose is used. For lighting, spotlights and LED strips are used. To increase the visual effect, you can use lighting devices of different power and colors. The wall from this will become even more beautiful. With the help of such a unique material as gypsum cardboard, it is possible to create structures of absolutely any shape that fantasy is capable of. </ ul>
