One of the species of modern ceiling designs for curtains is a ceiling flexible cornice - simple and most importantly, a solid ribbon type system in which horizontal flexibility and vertical rigidity are ideally combined, which allows the use of a variety of curtain density and to give the structures the necessary form and configuration ( on the picture). And positive feedback confirms this statement.
Flexible cornice for curtains
Equipment
Any ceiling flexible eaves consists of:
- durable polymer flexible profile;
- multifunctional runners on which curtains are suspended;
- calipers (special holders);
- Caps designed to reliably fix runners.
In some cases, the kit may include extension cords that are used, as a rule, for universal structures.
Runners are completed in most cases with two types of hooks (if the curtains are valid using hooks):
- lower - which are designed for curtains and curtains from light and medium tissues (organza, tulle);
- Upper - used for the porter (night curtains) and lambrequins.
The design can be attached not only to the ceiling. In some cases, the calipers are attached to the walls (in the photo). In the caliper, a special moving element with a high degree of reliability records in the required position profile.
The plugs have hooks, lambrene hangs on top, and the bottom is used to hold the edge of the curtains. Moreover, the plug is flat, which allows you to install the cornice close to the ceiling overlap or wall.
Main uses
Flexible cornice is distinguished by its high degree of versatility, so it can be used in various areas of rooms for:
- Registration of non-standard in their geometric shape of doors and windows;
- decoration of complex architectural structures (curtains are hung on attic windows, erker, loggias and balconies);
- zoning space on certain functional zones in a separate room;
- Applications and padding of canopy and shirm of a variety of functional destination;
- Premises with complex curvilinear lines, in this case, the ceiling flexible eaves is used to hang curtains around the perimeter of the room (in the photo).
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Installation
In order to install a flexible ceiling cornice, and then hang curtains, we need:
- Place the installation location on the ceiling overlap (there is an installation option and on the walls, but in rooms with low ceilings it is better not to use it and feedback confirm);
- drill in overlapping every half meter holes for brackets (calipers);
- wear universal runners and fix plugs;
- fasten the brackets on the ceiling overlap;
- Latch flexible cornice on the calipers;
- To the curtains to fix the hooks and hang on the profile.
How to do everything in more detail - look at the photo.
Main advantages
Flexible cornice, and feedback confirm this has several advantages, among which we note:
- the ability to give any, even the most original form, which causes a high degree of versatility and decorative characteristics, the possibility of using almost in any interior design;
- low cost of the profile, which reduces the costs associated with the installation;
- Ease of delivery - Flexible eaves, as a rule, this is a flexible tape with a length of five meters, packed in a special box of compact sizes;
- operational and accessible to each installation;
- Easy, flawless slip according to existing guides, removal and hanging any types of curtains;
- the possibility of using a variety of decorative finishing elements (suspensions, threads, brushes and rows of others);
- variability of length (eaves can be shorted, cutting off the fragment of the required length from five-meter tape, or lengthen, increasing with special extension adapters);
- high quality of polymeric materials used in production;
- excellent functionality;
- The wonderful elasticity and strength of the structure (the tape can be bending at an angle of up to 100 degrees without any special problems, and the design can easily withstand the load up to eighty kilograms).
The use of flexible eaves (ceiling and wall-mounted) is an opportunity for little money to create an exclusive, outstanding design in almost any room, regardless of sizes, functional purpose and architectural forms.
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