Arch in the apartment: transformation into a decorative design

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Arched openings reflect the integrity of the apartment

Recently, it has become a fashionable trend not to use interior doors for their direct purpose. Instead of interior doors, decorative arches are used, which primarily complement the elegant interior and serve as an element of association.
Finishing the interior arches with your own hands has become no less popular than using the design itself.

The advantage of a decorative arch

Many people refuse to use doors, this trend is due to the fact that most users have very small areas. Doors are left only in those places where they are really needed, for example, in the living room.
Need interior door or it’s better to create a decorative element, in the form of an arch it is more a matter of aesthetic preferences. This design will visually expand the space, which is important for small rooms.
How to finish the arch in the apartment, what material to choose and how to complete the design itself, we will figure it out together using the example of a drywall design.

Preparing a decorative hole for the arch

Before you finish the arch in the apartment, you need to perform a simple layout. Here you will need the basics of geometry, the main difficulty lies in the presence of radial lines of the decorative arch.
You will need a homemade compass made from a profile:

• In the profile, 2 holes are drilled with the required radius, a profile with a calculated point is screwed through one hole.
• A pencil is inserted into another hole and the necessary arc is drawn.
• The remaining straight sections are drawn using a ruler or the usual rack level.

Attention. Given that the arch, this symmetrical design must be drawn twice on both sheets with a mirror image.

When all lines are drawn, the excess drywall is removed using a manual or electric jigsaw. We begin to make the figure itself with our own hands.

Making a frame for a decorative arch

Thinking about how to beautifully finish the arch in the apartment, you should pay attention to the manufacture of the frame. The quality of the entire structure, its strength and reliability, directly depends on the frame.
This situation is simplified by ready-made circuits completed earlier. The manufacture of the frame is reduced to the duplication of the shape of the cutout.
Here you have to tinker with notching the profile and smooth bending.

Tip. During work, you should remember about the racks, without them, the future decorative design will lose stiffness. Racks are installed at a distance of 30 cm.

The shape of the arch can be different, if it does not allow you to install the profile in the right places, then the CW profile is installed where it turns out.

Finishing interior arches, the last stage

Next, sheathe the skeleton with plasterboard sheets on the other hand.

Tip. It should take care of hidden electrical communications and fill the interior with thermal insulation. Insulation is advisable to avoid hollow objects.

Fit the curved part along the contour of the cut

When covering the arch with drywall, many may have difficulty bending the material. Narrow strips will not be difficult, if the strips are wide, it is better to first watch the training video, how to handle the material so as not to damage it.
Small strips bend in stages, without sudden movements, just gently press the gypsum into the arc, while screwing it to the profile.

Finishing conclusion, instruction

Options arch finishes the apartment is different and a wide variety of materials are used, depending on personal preferences and the general interior of the apartment or house.

Decorating with decorative stone in the same style

Almost any decorative material will do:

• Decorative rock.
• Stucco of any kind.
• Wallpaper.
• Painting.
• Wood.
• Acrylic paint.

As an example, we consider for finishing arches in an apartment a material, acrylic paint. In this case, the drywall is thoroughly plastered, then cleaned with abrasive paper.
The next stage is a thorough primer and only after that it is covered with two layers of acrylic paint.

It is important to use exactly the material for decoration that will harmoniously fit into the interior.

As a tip, I want to pay attention to some nuances:

• It is recommended to pay special attention to the strength of the frame. The design provides a certain number of cutouts and through holes.
  In some cases, in order to strengthen the frame, the structure is sheathed with two layers of drywall.
• In order for the design to have an excellent appearance, even before the finish it is necessary to think over every detail, and it is best to make a preliminary sketch.
• Before you start independent work, read the instructions several times or watch the instructional video.

Types of decorative arches

The main typical forms of interior arches

Thanks to modern trends and design developments, today there are many decorative arches that can replace interior doors. In general, such a move gives the room a sense of spaciousness, elegance and personality.
But still, among the many proposed arched structures, some types can be distinguished:

• The classic design is distinguished by grace and the correct radius of curvature. Suitable for any interiors and doorways. It looks especially great when the opening is high.
• The decorative arch in the form of an ellipse has the usual form of an irregular or regular oval.
• The decorative arch in romantic style is distinguished by gentle rounding of the lower radius. Perfect for wide openings, and rounding is used only in the corners.
• The Art Nouveau arch is characterized by an elongated rise. Gives openness to the room. It is recommended for use in rooms with low ceilings.
• The portal is not distinguished by pretentiousness, the arch is simple, without rounding. Gives the interior a certain severity.

Elongated full width room opening

A few words about finishing materials

Using decorative plaster for decoration and decoration, it is possible to choose any color palette and texture, which will allow to realize almost any design idea. The arch can be decorated with a brick or stone, decorated with painting, or simply painted to match the adjacent walls.
Today, decorative stucco decoration is popular not only for decorating interior openings and the entire room as a whole. Decorative arch, made by plaster, will solve the problem with the conditional division of the living area.
It doesn’t matter what type of plaster is chosen, it will still have a pleasant effect at the end. The price of the material is practically the same, since the composition for each type does not have any special differences.
Any chosen option will help to realize any extraordinary solutions.