Decorative columns in the interior

Long since the columns were and remain an integral part of the classics, made in the spirit of antiquity. Decorative columns in the interior, created in a classic style, give the room grace and luxury. In the design of modern interiors, the columns perform a more decorative role than they carry the functional load. Thanks to the use of these elements in modern styles such as loft, underground, hi-tech, their functionality and technogenicity are emphasized, and special expressiveness is also given to the room. In such interiors columns look very specific - it can be metal pillars, finished with coarse concrete.

This decorative element fits well with today's art deco style. If the bearing pillars are not provided in the construction of the house, the columns in this style will give a juicy accent to the building, emphasize the uniqueness of the chosen style and arrange the space of the room.

In ancient architecture

Column or Latin "columna" is translated as a column of cylindrical shape, but there are also columns of square and polyhedral cross-section.

Columns have always been considered a symbol of classical and ancient architecture. At one time, they served as supporting structures, and over time they began to be used as a decorative element.

Column as an element of architecture, consists of the base, the central and upper parts.

• The base or base is the bottom of the column, which accounts for the entire load. The base is decorated with horizontal grooves.
• The central part is the barrel with a characteristic smoothness or decoration, presented in the form of a barrel decorated with flutes or vertical grooves.
• The upper part or capital is the most expressive part of the column due to the variety of decorative elements. It can be majestic bas-reliefs, volutes or spiral curls and palmette in the form of a symmetric ornament with leaves.

Being a reliable support, powerful cylindrical columns carried the load of high ceilings, decorated with numerous and varied moldings, which significantly weighed down the weight of the structure. They were made of marble and other expensive types of stone.

In modern design, columns are actively used as a decorative element of the interior, and therefore the most unusual solutions are implemented, both for large houses and for housing with a small area, including small apartments.

Materials to perform

If in earlier times architectural supports were made primarily of decorative stone, granite, marble, and basalt, then today this tradition is followed only if the columns act as supporting structures. Since in our time the main purpose of the columns is decorative, due to the high cost of materials there is an alternative solution in the use of non-natural materials such as gypsum and polyurethane.

The most popular material used in the manufacture of columns? this is polyurethane. This material has a number of advantages, including:

• soft and easy to use material, even for a beginner;
• Polyurethane columns can be painted in a wide variety of colors with any available acrylic paints;
• polyurethane, due to its properties, it is easy to make any elements of an intricate shape for the decorative decoration of the column;
• finished products made of polyurethane can be purchased in specialized stores relatively inexpensively or made to order on the selected sketch.

Along with the advantages of polyurethane, there is a drawback due to a change in the color of the unpainted columns some time after their installation.

Modern interiors also use columns made of plasterboard, wood, and metal. Wooden columns can be decorated in country style, rustic or ecostyle.

Metal columns have been used in minimalism or high-tech style. Columns of silver color are perfectly combined with technology or decorative elements of the same shades.

Functional features

The most common feature of the columns is decorative. In order for everything to turn out beautifully, you need to know how to beat the column in the interior. This will be discussed further.

• With the help of columns you can mask the supporting structures or unsightly communications.
• Thanks to the columns you can make zoning space. To implement this idea, you can decorate the entrance to the room or visually select the dining area using the columns.
• Using vertical stripes, creating the effect of high ceiling, you can visually expand the space of the room.
• The most common purpose of the columns is to perform the support functions of the structure. If the interior of the room is made in antique or classical style with their high ceilings, decorated with stucco, in this case the weight of the structure is weighted, and the columns will be very useful.
• The use of columns in the interior of the room has a practical feature. These design elements can play the role of shelves and cabinets. As a material for such an idea, polyurethane or drywall, which are less durable than granite or marble, will be required.

In the interior of the living room

Today, thanks to the development of the construction industry and the rich world of design, you can create a luxurious living room interior with columns.

The following types of columns are distinguished: colonnades or arched colonnades; paired columns or semi-columns, combined arch; semicolumns.

Colonnades in the interior are needed for zoning space. And thanks to the arched colonnades, a clearer local zoning is achieved. The use of colonnades makes it possible to create airy and light, but at the same time distinct division of space into zones, unobtrusive separation of the room. The design, made with the help of this functional element, significantly changes the aesthetic appearance of the interior, creates a distinctive charming atmosphere that allows you to escape from problems and worries.

The traditional way of organizing columns is paired columns. They can be installed on both sides of a flight of stairs, windows or a fireplace. With the help of paired columns located on the opposite wall, it is possible to efficiently zoning a space with selected functional zones. And if you combine the paired columns with an arch, then you can designate a clearer division of space into separate zones.

In a room with sharp protrusions of walls that require careful disguise, paired columns installed next to the protrusion will help restore stylistic unity and hide unsightly factors. For such products, you can use inexpensive materials that mimic stucco.

The role of paired columns in the interior is also more decorative than functional.

Semicolumns - an element that creates the effect of a column protruding from the wall. Semi-columns, as well as columns, establish for the visual demarcation of space, placing a stylistic accent, for example, on a window or a fireplace.

Since the semi-columns do not have a functional load, they do not impose strict requirements on their fastening. They are enough to fix on the wall so that they become an expressive element of the interior.

It is better if the column is consistent with the style of the interior, color and design.

Installation of decorative columns is acceptable only in conditions of spacious premises. In small living rooms they will not look so impressive, except that if you use polyurethane columns to decorate the fireplace. As the decor of the column can perfectly fit into the interior of the studio apartment, as well as living rooms with a second light.

Creative design

In rooms with open plan columns are an integral part. But in order for the column to look organically against the background of the room and bring aesthetic satisfaction, it must be properly designed.

The impressive size of the column can be revetted with a decorative stone. This is an up-to-date design technique, as it combines the interior and exterior of the room by adding facade decoration materials to the interior of the living room.

Modern design provides an interesting design option next to the columns. They can be combined to form a rack for figurines or favorite photos.

In order to fit the rack harmoniously into the interior, it is sheathed with material from which upholstered furniture in the living room is made.

If the column is located near a soft zone or a recreation area, surrounding it with a bookcase, you can create an ideal corner for storing collection wines or books in luxurious binders.

In the case when the interior of the living room is not easy to determine the place for the TV, you can use the column as a media center.

The electric lighting in the column niche looks quite elegant. Here, an ancient sculpture or an expensive vase will rightfully take the place of honor.

Another fashionable technique is to arrange the column around the seat with a soft back.

In the interior of the living room it is best to use columns with arches, mirrors, photographs and paintings. This will give the room majesty.

Miniature columns about a meter high made of vinyl, ceramics or clay will also perfectly fit into the interior of the living room. They can be used as stands for vases of flowers. On the column that performs the function of the thumbs, you can put an elegant lamp and photos in openwork frames.

Thus, the columns give the living room a solemn and unique look. They will surely become the subject of admiration of the guests and will give amazing beauty to the interior.

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