In order to diversify the decor of the walls, many apartment owners began to decorate them with moldings. Recently they have become quite popular among designers. This type of decor may differ in both manufacturing materials and areas of application.
Origin
Once upon a time, baguettes were the name given to carved planks of wood that were used exclusively for the manufacture of picture frames. Gradually, the area of its application expanded, and today this concept includes:
- baseboard;
- molding;
- platbands;
- fillets.
With the help of these types of baguettes, space is organized in the interior, walls and ceilings are decorated, openings are designed, and, in general, accents are placed.
Doorway decor with baguette
What you need to glue baguettes
To glue the ceiling plinths neatly and evenly, you will need a sharp knife, a hacksaw and a miter box, a pencil and a special glue for polystyrene foam (or other material from which the baguettes are made). You can choose other adhesive materials.
- Some people prefer to glue it onto putty, especially if it remains after construction work. Fine-grained finishing putty allows you not only to firmly glue the baseboard, but also to hide a joint or corner at the same time.
- Many people choose liquid nails, which set almost instantly. With them, there is no need to hold the baseboards for a long time, pressing them against the wall.
Fastening the baguette using liquid nails
Sealant as an alternative to glue
Kinds
The range of modern moldings is quite diverse. Some in appearance are almost identical to the baguettes of bygone times, despite the fact that they are sometimes made from pure synthetics. Others, with their metallic shine, are associated with space technology. Look at the photos of baguettes in the interior: you will not find two identical solutions. Today, wood, foam plastic, gypsum and more are used to make planks. Each material is good in its own way, but it is still useful to know its leading characteristics. This will help you choose a molding of exactly the right quality for your interior, which will fit into the overall style and will not spoil the impression of the renovation in a few months. So, let's get acquainted.
Baguette in the interior
Wooden baguettes
Wood is considered a material that can bring unique comfort and special coziness to the environment. Ceiling fillets are often made from it. But wooden baguettes in the interior are responsible not only for decorative purposes, but also for creating a healing microclimate. Products made from spruce and pine do an excellent job with the latter task. Baguettes made from them are good in all respects, including price. However, they are not allowed into luxury apartments. Here we need something more luxurious, raising the prestige of the interior to stratospheric heights. Compare how baguettes in the interior look in the photo, made from coniferous wood, and walnut or cherry. The difference will be quite noticeable. What can we say about friezes made of mahogany and similar materials!
Wooden baguettes will bring special comfort
But let's return to the original characteristics. The positive qualities of wooden baguettes can be considered: their environmental friendliness, ease of installation, and the ability to implement various design ideas.
Among the disadvantages, it is worth noting the low plasticity, as well as the tendency for baguettes to rot and deform in interiors with high humidity.
Wooden baguette is not suitable for wet rooms
Gypsum fillets
The products do not have the disadvantages of wooden structures. Today they are often used to decorate rich interiors, where complex design developments need to be implemented. Often, a gypsum frieze has the appearance of highly artistic stucco molding, and therefore can make the decor elegant and expensive. Look at the photo to see what a gypsum molding looks like in the interior.
Gypsum baguette in the interior
The advantage of working with gypsum is the ability to cast fillets of any decorative complexity from it.
Among the disadvantages, the large weight of such baguettes and their fragility should be noted. This forces us to invite professional builders to install the decor.
Plastic moldings
This quality baguette in the interior often complements plasterboard ceiling structures and frames suspended ceilings. Externally, it is a plank with locking grooves. The product is mainly produced in white. This is convenient as it allows you to adapt the finish to any interior palette. On sale you can also find decorative moldings that imitate the texture of wood and marble.
Plastic ceiling molding
Plastic models are lightweight, inexpensive, and aesthetically pleasing. The latter is clearly demonstrated by the photos of baguettes in the interior. In addition, the moldings are characterized by a homogeneous structure, are not afraid of ultraviolet radiation, are not prone to fading, and do not rot. They are easy to cut, easy to adjust and are ready to serve for centuries.
Plastic baguette has a long service life
Aluminum baguettes
Light metal structures are used in the decoration of modern interiors. Such a baguette is especially relevant in high-tech, pop art, and avant-garde, where there is a need to refine curved forms. In the interior, not only ceilings or walls are “dressed” with aluminum molding: they decorate mirrors, posters, and photographs.
Aluminum baguette fits perfectly into a modern interior
Foam moldings
The product is enviably popular due to its low cost and good decorative qualities, but do not delude yourself. A foam baguette is a temporary solution, as the material tends to crumble. The decor itself loses its attractiveness and spoils the appearance of the rest of the decor.
Foam moldings can crumble over time
Polyurethane fillets
A very popular material. Unlike plaster and wood, polyurethane is lightweight, but this does not prevent it from being durable; a polyurethane baguette that appears in the interior can last for many years. The finish is not susceptible to exposure to moisture and dry air, and its assembly does not require any specific skills. Since cornices are amazingly flexible, they can easily be mounted on ceilings of the most complex designs or assembled into intricate shapes on wall surfaces. Look in the photo for how compositions made from polyurethane baguettes will look on the walls in the interior.
Polyurethane fillets will last for many years
Friezes made from this material can withstand painting very well, so it will not be difficult to adapt them to the environment. Consumers will be pleased with the assortment of products. There are models for Art Nouveau and Classicism, Empire and Rococo.
Friezes made of polyurethane can be painted in any color
Interior plastic baguette, types and installation
Interior plastic baguette is an interesting element for decorating both rooms and furniture. An interior molding, unlike a frame molding, will be easier to install on a sliding wardrobe.
Let's take a closer look at the types of interior baguette. Knowledge will be needed in decorating the walls, ceiling, niches of the apartment, to create a classic interior.
An interior baguette is made from pressed dense polystyrene, which is then covered with a decorative film with the effects of gilding, stained wood and other types of finishes, and, accordingly, no additional decoration is required.
The range of companies producing interior moldings includes different types of plastic in configuration, which perform different decorative purposes.
There are also baguettes of various widths, borders, plinths, moldings, ceiling plinths, cornices, corners. How all these elements are used in the interior is shown in the photo above.
When decorating a wardrobe, you can potentially use baguettes and ceiling skirting boards.
The baguette is easily cut with a miter saw with a fine-tooth blade for cutting plastic and aluminum. You can glue such a baguette with liquid nails.
Ceiling decoration
“Baguettes in the interior can be used to organize lighting”
The baguette in the interior, used in the design of the ceiling, carries a double load. His responsibilities include:
1. Mask the seam between the wall and the ceiling surface.
2. Decorate the room with yourself.
Ceiling decoration with baguette
Installing the decor is easy. The parts are placed on glue. The composition is used to treat both the part and the surface to which it will be fixed. If you want to do without cutting corners, you can buy corner molding models.
Installation of ceiling molding
Baguettes in the interior can also be used to organize lighting. This ceiling plinth is distinguished by thickening at the bottom and installation method. It is not fixed close to the surface, but at a distance of 20 centimeters from it. First, an LED strip is run along the perimeter of the ceiling. Look at the photo of baguettes in the interior, how interesting it looks.
Ceiling plinth with lighting
How to glue polyurethane baguette
Step 1. Gluing the baguette should begin from the corner of the room located at the entrance. You should immediately stock up on wet wipes to remove excess adhesive. Glue is applied along the edges of the baguette and at the joints, dotted or in a line. The baguette is applied to the markings and pressed tightly against the wall. The pressing time must first be looked at in the instructions for the glue. Excess glue should be removed with a damp cloth.
Step 2. Next you should move along the perimeter of the room, measuring each time the required length of the next segment and cutting off the excess. The corners should coincide and adjoin as much as possible. You need to press the baguette against the wall with the entire surface of your palm, and not with your fingers, otherwise dents may remain.
How to glue polyurethane baguette
Step 3. After the baguette is glued along the entire perimeter, the joints need to be puttied and wait for the glue and putty to dry completely. Then everything is carefully rubbed down with fine sandpaper. Baguettes can be painted along their entire length.
After the putty has dried, places where it has smeared or protruded can be wiped off with a damp cloth.
Painting the same color as the ceiling will allow you to achieve a visually unified composition. During painting, wallpaper can be protected with plastic film and adhesive tape.
If it is decided to glue the wallpaper after gluing the fillets, then the overlap of the upper cut of the wallpaper is pressed against the baguette with a spatula, and the excess is cut off with a construction knife. This is a very labor-intensive procedure.
Prices for ceiling plinths
Be careful when finishing
Wall design
In the finishing of these surfaces, the baguette shows all its versatility and diversity. His tasks are also ambiguous. It should either attract attention to a certain area, for example a photo gallery, or become an element of space zoning. In the latter case, it masks the joint at the transition point of different textured finishes of the sectors, which makes the interior more harmonious.
Wall decor with baguette
If you look closely at the photos of baguettes on the walls in the interior, you will probably notice the originality of the niches they decorate. This simple way manages to emphasize the architectural inclusion and present it in a mysterious and romantic way. In addition to moldings, lighting is added to the niche. The finishing touch will be the appearance of an elegant curtain made of lightweight material.
Finishing niches with baguette
It is difficult to surprise someone by filling the decor with paintings and all kinds of content with posters, so in the design of the room you need to go further and, without focusing on standard decors, leave them only as baguettes in the interior. As a frame for walls, they can be made of any material that is in harmony with the style of the overall solution.
You can make a wall composition from baguettes by collecting three or more A3 frames and fixing them at a short distance in a geometric or chaotic order. You can use the entire wall as a frame. This technique is often used in classical settings. Possible options for using baguettes on walls in the interior will be suggested by the photo.
Wall composition made of baguettes
Decorating accessories with moldings
Moldings are often used as frames for decorative items on the walls: paintings, mirrors, photographs, lamps. Family photos framed with classic moldings look elegant and noble.
Framing decorative elements
Everything that should make the interior lively and attractive needs design modification. Engravings, mirrors, tapestries just hanging on the walls may not convey the idea of their appearance in the setting, and will look like strangers on the walls. But you just have to frame them with a decorative baguette and they will be miraculously transformed. Accessories will take on a new meaning and fit into the space without any problems.
Pictures in a baguette will give the interior a finished look
Look at the photos for examples of using baguettes in the interior and try a simple experiment. Take a nondescript, strictly rectangular mirror and make a frame for it by simply cutting and gluing baguette strips to the surface of the appropriate size. Now put it back in place and evaluate the result. You will notice how the surrounding space will change.
Mirror framed with baguette
Nuances of installing moldings
At first glance, it seems that there is nothing complicated in the process of installing molding: gluing the panels to the surface of the walls. But there are also rules and nuances here:
- before gluing the moldings, you need to leave them in the room for at least a day to adapt to humidity and air temperature;
- for gluing use “liquid nails” or construction glue;
- competent installation requires a series of sequential actions. First, the surface of the wall is plastered and coated with a primer. Next, make notes at the fastening points. The parts of the prepared frame are covered with mounting glue. It is better to start the process itself by gluing the corners;
- acrylic glue must be used when moldings are attached to concrete walls covered only with plaster;
- At the end of the work, the panels must be carefully pressed against the wall and held until the molding “sets.” Complete drying will require at least 6 hours. At this time, you should mask with putty all the cracks that have appeared between the molding and the wall. Excess putty is removed with sandpaper.
Moldings on the walls are a great way to refresh and diversify a familiar interior without much effort. The organic introduction of such panels as decor can radically change the atmosphere, giving it greater charm and sophistication.
Several design tips for using baguettes in the interior
“Oversized baguettes in the interior of small rooms look ridiculous; moreover, they noticeably make the space heavier and make it look even cramped.”
The need to adjust the room space often arises. Did you know that moldings can be used to solve this problem? Narrow ceiling models will make the room taller. A baguette hung vertically along the walls will make the atmosphere stricter and more formal. When laid horizontally, it will add dynamics to the room atmosphere.
Vertical baguettes will add dynamics to the interior
Wide fillets should decorate spacious rooms. Oversized baguettes in the interior of small rooms look ridiculous; moreover, they noticeably make the space heavier and make it seem even cramped.
How often do we see photos of interiors with baguettes on the walls in relief! In order to choose something similar for your environment, focus on the color, texture and stylistic solution of the room decoration. It should be noted that white moldings are universal. They can be added to any setting with any background. If you want to use colored baguettes in the decor, then before attaching them, do a test fitting. Paint a small piece of the plank in the chosen shade, apply it to the surface and see what happens.
Colored baguette in the interior
When adding baguettes to the interior, observe moderation, take into account the design style of the space being designed, analyze what is produced by your restless imagination, and then there will be no reason to regret the effort and money spent. The resulting effect can please the eye for many years.
Advice and recommendations from experts
High-quality ceiling finishing using a polyurethane ceiling molding can be achieved if you follow the recommendations of experienced craftsmen. In particular we are talking about the following:
- Installing a wide baguette visually reduces the height of the room. A similar effect is achieved when installing dark baguettes.
- It is not recommended to install products with three-dimensional relief in small rooms.
- When installing baguettes on high ceilings, you should make a small indentation from the ceiling.
Baguette in a stylish interior: creating a harmonious space
Today, baguette is considered the most important nuance of interior decor. An element of original design will easily fit into the overall interior concept and can even become an accent detail in the design of the space. Full compliance with the design idea will help it act as an organic addition. That is, the color scheme of the baguette, its texture, and format must be in tune with the stylistic decision of the room.
Look at the photo of baguettes in the interior. How subtly they emphasize the belonging of a style to one direction or another. You will never confuse country with baroque or modern with classic. Moreover, this finish can be used to frame not only paintings, but also:
- arch;
- mirror;
- niche;
- bookshelf;
- doorway.
Original design of bookshelves with baguette
And this is not the entire list of ideas for use. How else can you use baguettes on the walls in the interior, look at the photo, but for now let’s try to look at visual examples of decorating rooms with them, designed in the most popular styles.
Classic
The style is elegant, clearly demonstrating its wealth. To become an organic component of such an interior, a baguette must at least be a worthy embodiment of forgotten luxury. An ideal option would be a wooden baguette covered with stucco and a surface painted with gold or milk paint.
Baguette for a bedroom in a classic style
Baroque
Baguette in a Baroque interior is a symbolic element, emphasizing the wealth and social position of the owner of the house. Since the style is a kind of symbiosis of the classical direction and modernity in its best manifestations, including complexity and attraction to an abundance of small details, then the baguettes appearing in it should amaze with their high cost, luxury and beauty. Products made from precious wood can do this. How baguettes should look on the walls in a Baroque interior, look at the photo.
Baguette in a baroque interior emphasizes the luxury of the decor
Modern avant-garde
The room, decorated in an avant-garde design direction, is arrogant. It stands out for the audacity of its decisions and the courage of their presentation. Everything that appears in the setting is a screaming protest to traditions, and the main element in the destruction of habitual stereotypes will be the baguette.
Bright baguette will fit perfectly into a modern interior
An oriental frame model in a bright rich color scheme with ornamental blackening or gold embossing will fit perfectly into the decor. Look at the photos of baguettes in kitsch and trash interiors. Being simple flat, they take on the brightness of the colors. The decor can appear in scarlet and rich green tones or a colored cocktail with the effect of spilled colors, attracting with the strangeness of mixing yellow with cornflower blue and purple.
Minimalistic brevity
It will be possible to harmonize a space that tends towards asceticism with a graphic baguette. The laconicism of the frame, the simplicity of its form and maximum lightness will allow you to elevate the existing mirrors in the interior, works of contemporary painters, graphic drawings, and now fashionable photos in the retro spirit, without disturbing the basic stylistic concept.
A laconic baguette harmonizes a minimalist space
Selection of adhesive composition
For high-quality gluing of moldings, only proven adhesives should be used. You should know for sure that to resolve the issue of how to glue a baguette for the ceiling, the following means can be used:
- Polymer glue
. This composition is characterized by weak stickiness, so gluing the molding is accompanied by slight pressure and holding the element in the gluing areas for some time. This procedure is especially unpleasant when using long elements. - Silicone and acrylic glue
. Both compositions are characterized by rapid adhesion to the working surface, which makes it easier to decide how to glue baguettes to the ceiling. Factory packaging of glue in gun tubes makes solving the problem of how to glue a baguette several times easier. Thanks to the thin spout at the tip of the device, you can control the glue consumption during operation. Of the disadvantages of such compositions, only the high cost attracts attention.
Unusual ideas for using baguette in the interior
Human imagination is tireless and the constant search for new solutions sometimes produces unexpected results. There are also many interesting developments regarding baguettes. For example, today such a design technique as decorating door and window openings with baguette is gaining popularity. It turned out to be an excellent alternative to platbands and harmonizes wonderfully with the window frame. How a baguette looks in this role in the interior, look at the photo.
Decorating window openings with baguette
Another non-trivial use of the material is the design of aquariums. Moldings imitating wood favorably emphasize the decorative nature of a home pond and bring contemplators of beauty even closer to nature.
Baguette emphasizes the decorative effect of the aquarium
The ceiling molding duplicated by one more line looks simply amazing. The technique is incredibly impressive, but it can only be used in apartments with high ceilings.
How it's done? Look at the photos of baguettes on the walls in the interior. 5-10 centimeters are removed from the ceiling trim and an additional thin, even, light-colored strip of moldings is placed around the perimeter of the room. The unobtrusive composition looks elegant and adds nobility to the interior, without going beyond laconic restraint.
Duplicated baguette for rooms with high ceilings
Preparing the baguette
The plinth can be cut to length during the gluing process. It is better not to do this in advance, especially if you have no experience, so as not to make mistakes in the measurements.
The first baguette and all the others reaching the corner will have to be cut using a miter box. You can, of course, cut a polyurethane foam baguette with a sharp knife, but this requires appropriate skills.
How to cut a corner
Cutting a baguette at an angle is not as simple as it seems at first glance. The problem is not the difficulty of evenly cutting corners at 90 or 45 degrees (everything is simple here, especially with the use of a miter box), but that often the corners in the room are crooked and do not reach those same 90 degrees. That's why you have to seal the cracks with putty.
If possible, you can use decorative inserts for decoration. Decorative inserts are sold for both external and internal corners. It's easy to install them. The baguette is cut at an angle of 90 degrees and joined to the inserts. The only disadvantage of this method is the extra costs.
Corners for ceiling plinths
Most craftsmen use a miter box. To decorate any corner, you should first attach the baguette to the corner of the room and visually see where the cut line will be located. The fillet is placed in the miter box so that the edge of the ceiling is at the bottom. The product is held by hand, the excess part is cut off. The right inner corner is cut from left to right, and the left one - vice versa. This is how you need to cut the inside corner. To cut an outside corner, the cutting direction changes. Here the edge that will be attached to the ceiling should be longer. For the right corner it is necessary to cut from the right to the left, for the left - vice versa (this process is described in more detail in the article on how to correctly cut the corners of a ceiling plinth).
Photo gallery - baguette in the interior
How to attach PVC skirting boards
PVC skirting boards are lightweight, functional and aesthetic, they help create unique interior solutions. Such baguettes are used when finishing ceilings or walls with plastic panels, which is most often found in bathrooms and kitchens. They have a special groove for installation. Baguettes usually come complete with panels and are intended to mask joints with walls and ceilings.
Prices for wooden baguettes
wooden baguette
Plastic plinth is different in that it:
- easy to clean;
- does not turn yellow.
- it is mounted only together with the panels; it is no longer possible to install it afterwards;
- It is cut exclusively with a hacksaw for metal with fine teeth.
Installation
Installation features depend on how the plastic panels go - along the ceiling or wall. First the frame is attached. The frame rail on/under the ceiling will be the basis for the plastic baguette. Pay attention to the design of the PVC baguette - one of the sides is made in the form of a tongue and groove into which the lining will be inserted.
The ceiling fillet is installed on a subceiling strip. It is attached with staples or self-tapping screws to the frame (if it is metal, then with metal screws). To decorate corners and join parts, special connecting parts are used, which can additionally be attached with glue. If there are gaps left after fastening, they are coated with silicone.
How to attach a ceiling plinth to a suspended ceiling
Here it is immediately necessary to make a reservation that the baguette in this case covers the junction of the ceiling and the wall, but is not attached to the canvas. There is always a small free space left between the baseboard and the canvas (or a large one if the lighting will be mounted there).
For decoration, you can use any fillet: foam, wood, plaster. When choosing a model, it is better to take into account the mounting features and choose the option with a wide vertical side. Installation of skirting boards does not differ from the traditional one, except that only the vertical surface is glued. You can find out more about this at the link below.
Thus, you can attach any skirting board yourself, decorating your home inexpensively and tastefully.
Video - How to glue baguettes to the ceiling with your own hands
How to make a wallpaper border with your own hands
Strips for separating wallpaper are used in the following cases:
- Distinction between fabrics made from the same material, but with a different pattern or color.
- In large rooms, as well as studio apartments, wallpaper is used to delineate the boundaries between the kitchen and the bedroom.
Zoning space is one of the important functions of wallpaper edging.
Materials for making decorative baguettes
Basically, the decoration is glued to the wall. In rare cases, self-tapping screws are needed.
The choice of adhesive mixture depends on the material from which the plank is made and the room in which the installation will be carried out.
- For light planks, PVA glue or wallpaper glue is suitable.
- Gypsum strips are attached to a gypsum solution.
- Wood planks do not last long on glue.
Some types of adhesive for installation:
- Loctite PL 355 – moisture-resistant adhesive, made in Germany. Glues light baseboards and moldings.
- Decomaster 250 – moisture resistant. Designed for gluing ceiling plinths and moldings.
- Stayer Professional is a moisture-resistant adhesive mass produced in Germany. The finishing material is glued at above-zero temperatures.
All types of glue are used for light finishing materials.
Work progress
Preparatory process. The walls must be smooth. If there are strong differences, the finish will come off over time and a gap will be visible.
- clean the walls from dust, cover with primer;
- make markings using a level or plumb line (vertically);
- if the slats are wide, you need to use self-tapping screws. To do this, holes are made in the molding.
- Sticking the finish to a bare, cleaned wall means it will have a long service life. Even when replacing wallpaper, the strips will remain in place. In some cases, it is difficult to match the wallpaper to the pattern.
- Sticking strips to wallpaper has negative sides. It is short-lived, but there is no need to adjust the wallpaper.
Tools needed for installation:
- hacksaw for cutting planks;
- miter box for cutting trim at a certain angle;
- construction glue gun;
- spatula (in some cases);
- excess sandpaper for grouting.
Molding installation
Before starting work, you need to measure the required length of the planks and cut them. Use a miter box to cut off the corners. After this, the elements are glued in the corners according to the markings. After this, even planks are attached according to the markings. If there are gaps left after gluing, they must be covered with the same glue. All work is left for 24 hours to dry completely.
Wallpaper finishing
After the glue has dried, the planks are painted in the desired color. Use sandpaper to remove excess glue along the edges.
After the work has been done, the wallpaper is finished. To do this, you need to measure the height and width of the canvas and carefully glue it end-to-end with the strip. It is necessary to ensure that the edge of the wallpaper is perfectly smooth and fits evenly with the finish. The canvas is not allowed to overlap the molding. It is then difficult to cut it off; uneven edges and traces of wallpaper glue will remain.
If the finishing is carried out close to the corner, you need to carefully bring the edge of the wallpaper to the molding, and then bring it to the corner.
