Decoration of a niche in the wall

One of the options for an attractive and original design in the apartment is the creation of special niches in the wall. With the help of such a wall deepening, you can create a rather interesting interior composition. If the niche in your apartment is not designed, then you can create it yourself.

Interior with niches in the wall

Today, niches serve not only for stands and vases. Such a harmonious interior detail can be equipped with a lighting system. If you have a wall of insufficient thickness, then in order to make a niche for audio or video equipment, it is possible to attach a protruding shelf to the recess in the wall.

The decoration of the niche in the apartment can be done in contrasting colors or in close shades. Excellent niche will look a calm pastel shade. You can paint the groove in the wall and in a bright color, which must necessarily be in harmony with the rest of the room's design. But to paint a niche in a dark color against the backdrop of light walls, designers are strongly advised to avoid the effect of a black hole in the room.

An important role is played by the shape of the niche. The horizontal will look better in a room with long and low furniture, for example with a curbstone or bed. The horizontal niche can visually make the short wall longer. The vertical niche will look harmonious next to the door, window or large closet.

In the manufacture of niches, metal, wood , plasterboard, glass, and decorative stone are used. The last type of cladding is not suitable for a bedroom or a nursery, but is more often used in a kitchen, living room or hallway.

Gypsum plasterboard niches are becoming an increasingly popular design element. The design of such niches from plasterboard can be very different. Create in the niche a decorative composition with original lighting, a mosaic panel and an image, for example, of a beautiful landscape. In the living room you can build an aquarium in the niche. In a small apartment, the best option is a niche in the form of a small sofa. A good idea for the bathroom is the creation of a niche made of plasterboard with shelves for storing shampoos, creams and other cosmetics. To design a niche in the wall, you can use traditional wallpaper, glass, ceramic or even a mirror tile.