Interior accessories state a lot about the resident’s outlook and personality. Planning the interior accessories takes a lot of thought and inspiration. They are planned to add to the appeal and utility of the built-in space.
Clay and Plaster of Paris are popular options for making interior accessories including false ceilings and walls. The two materials used in interior designing works owing to their unique properties and advantages.
Earth in a Room – Interiors with Clay
Earthy patterns and textures can be added to interiors using clay plaster. It’s the mixture of a few natural elements including clay. It’s great for sustainable interiors, a major discussion in interior designing courses. Natural wall finishings uses clay plaster as they are environment-friendly, which makes for pleasant and healthy living spaces.
Clay plaster has 3 ingredients.
The first is a binder that acts as the adhesive made of clay or tree resin giving the plaster its stickiness. The clay is custom colored using natural pigments. Making clay plaster is one of the activities in interior design classes for interior decoration.
Aggregate is an ingredient which makes clay plaster durable and crack-free. Sand, mica flakes, marble dust and glass chips are common options for aggregates. Besides giving strength and structure, they help in achieving a variety of features. Marble dust brings gloss. Glass chips and mica flakes create reflective effects.
The third ingredient, fiber, makes the mix stronger and contributes to more textured walls. A variety of natural elements are mixed in the plaster, giving varied effects on application. For example, straw can create very natural patterns.
Benefits of Clay Plastering
Clay plaster is made of truly natural elements and entails all the benefits of eco-friendliness. These include absence of toxicity, biodegradability, and dust resistance. It even counters the electromagnetic effect from electronic gadgets. Clay plaster is also a good moisture absorbent, helping in room temperature regulation.
Livening Home Decor with Plaster of Paris
Plaster of Paris is very commonly used to make decorative structures for interiors. It’s popular for reasons like its capacity to be shaped into any form, lightness and high fire resistance. The finishing with Plaster of Paris is quite classy too.
Plaster of Paris can be used to make wonderful decorative wall panels. Creatively crafted panels can make an impressive view of the space. There’s also the added quality of elegance.
It can also be use to create a play on lights as lighting can attain better spread and reflected glow, thanks to false ceilings made from Plaster of Paris. It helps light get a soft and elegant tone. Such light-play in any room elevates the vibe.
False ceilings can also be crafted decoratively from Plaster of Paris. Decorative lighting and artistic moulds add to their beauty.
The advantages of making creative false structures from Plaster of Paris that are sturdy yet light bring great benefits to interior construction. At Hamstech institute, students identify these benefits and work on them as a part of their practice.