Walls and Ceilings

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Walls and Ceilings

• Background Surface Treatments

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Background Surface Treatments
Stylized/Conventional
Naturalistic
Abstract
Geometric
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• Colors and feelings associated with rooms
• Feel smaller dark, bright colors, large
  pattern, rough textures
• Feel larger light colors, smooth walls
• Ceilings
• Feel top heavy if color is darker than the walls.

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Walls and Ceilings

• Walls
• Two types of walls
• Bearing support the weight of the ceiling,
  floor, upper floor and roof, should not be moved,
  or removed
• Non-bearing serve as partitions between rooms
  and do not support the main structure.

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Walls and Ceilings

• Functions of Walls
• Protect interior from the outside
• Give structural support
• Conceal pipes, wire, mechanical systems and
  insulation.
• Serve as backgrounds
• Provide acoustics

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Wall Coverings

• Wall coverings
• Selected according to
• Function
• Size
• Orientation to a natural light source
• Existing furnishings
• Budget
• Maintenance.

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PAINT

• Quick, least expensive, easiest to change.
• Choose a color slightly lighter than the color
  desired.
• Two forms of Residential use
• Latex (water base)
• Quick drying, clean with warm water, many colors
• Alkyd (oil base)
• Washable surface, many colors

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Paint

• Finishes
• Gloss reflects most light
• Semi-gloss easy to wash reflects less light
• Eggshell and Flat reflects little light hard
  to maintain.
• Amount of paint
• 1 gallon of paint will cover about 400 square
  feet.

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Specialty Painting
Ragging
Sponging
Glaze
Lime wash
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Wall Paper

• Wall paper is used to
• Alter the shape of the room
• Camouflage architectural flaws
• Absorb sound
• Insulate
• Provide background
• Add color, texture, and pattern

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Wall Paper
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Types of Wallpaper

• Pre-pasted Glue applied during manufacturing
  process. Soak in water before hanging up.
• Strippable it can be easily removed from the
  wall, by pulling on a corner
• Scrubbable Wiped clean, and marks scrubbed off
  with design still remaining.
• Vinyl-coated recommended for kitchens,
  bathrooms, and playrooms.

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Other Information

• Packaged and sold by the roll single or double
• Pattern repeats allow enough for large patterns
• Run number number printed on wall paper that
  indicates its from a certain dye lot.

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Fabric

• Large variety of patterns and colors
• Mounted in different ways
• Not as practical in areas that get a lot of wear
  or dirt.
• Average to high cost
• Vacuum to remove dirt and wash if possible.

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Fabric

• Provides texture (heavy textures make a room
  appear smaller)
• Wide range of colors patterns
• Could be total wall coverage
• Could be wall hanging
• Provides insulation

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Tile and Wood

• Ceramic Tile
• Most often used in bathrooms and kitchens.
• Durable, Easily cleaned, somewhat costly.
• Paneling
• Wall treatment made of wood.

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Ceramic Tile
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Wood Paneling
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Moldings

• Moldings are strips of wood used for trim in a
  room.
• Main purpose to finish off a window, door, or
  wall.
• Base boards
• Molding hides the break between floor and wall.
• Chair rails
• Molding across the wall about 3 feet from the
  floor.
• Molding that divides a wall
• Crown
• Molding to hide the break between the ceiling and
  wall.

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Crown Molding
Chair Rail
Base Board