Among the options for the design of premises, light panels occupy a special place. These beautiful luminous paintings create an unusual, fantastic atmosphere. Suitable for both interiors of public buildings and cozy living rooms.
Decorative light panel on the wall - original interior design
The variety of these products surprises with an abundance of design ideas, types of materials used. These can be huge, full-wall, chic panels or small picture-lamps.
Such interior decorations are bought ready-made, ordered according to an individual project, or made on their own, if the execution technique and composition are not complicated.
How to choose a light panel for the interior
First of all, the light panel must match the style of the room and the color scheme. When choosing, it is important to take into account the recommendations of the designers:
- Panels look more effective on light, monochromatic walls.
- The room should not be overloaded with furniture and decorative elements.
- The panel should organically combine with other furnishings, present a single composition with them.
- If a small light picture can perfectly complement other, more voluminous interior decorations, then a large panel on the entire wall is itself the main bright accent and in the room besides it there should not be other decors of the same format, otherwise they will drown out each other.
- Such a piece of decoration is an additional source of light. Therefore, consider when choosing and placing - how well the panel will look and illuminate the room. Combination with other lighting fixtures also plays a big role.
Take into account these nuances in advance, so that later there will be no "surprises" after installing the panel.
Varieties
Various types of lamps (point, LED) and materials (glass, plastic, etc.) are used for the manufacture. The main requirements for panel elements are resistance to prolonged exposure to heat from light sources.
Paintings depicted on transparent materials are illuminated from the inside. To do this, not too bright lamps (more often LED strips are used) are positioned so as to provide uniform illumination of the surface. With the help of spotlights, additional lighting is created if necessary.
Common types of light panels:
- Photo printing on glass. This is no longer just a pasted film with an image, but a photograph applied in a special way to glass. Thus, even a complex design project can be carried out. The image will be as accurate as possible, with the effect of reality. With well-executed lighting, an excellent result is obtained.
- Stained glass. With this technique, real works of art are obtained. Ordered at art workshops. Beautiful, bright products are made in three ways:
- Painting on glass imitating stained-glass window.
- With the use of soldering technology - colored glasses framed with a metal border are interconnected.
- By the fusing method - when individual glass fragments are sintered into a single composition in special ovens under high temperature and a beautiful embossed surface is obtained.
- Painting on opaque materials or volumetric compositions. Such products do not have internal lighting, but are illuminated from the outside by spotlights or LED strips. The intended effects are achieved in different ways: lighting with lamps of different colors of individual sections of the panel; placing lamps along the contour of the panel; highlighting fragments of the picture with LED strips, etc.
- Compositions created only from lamps or LED strips. Such panels do not have any other decorative ornaments, images, except for contour drawings made of light elements.
- Panel made of natural materials. Such products differ not only in originality. They have a rich look, various features. For example: Himalayan salt has antibacterial properties; onyx, many colors, etc.
Backlit panel: we decorate the wall ourselves
To decorate a room with an original light panel, it is not at all necessary to buy an expensive product in a store or order in a workshop.
Most of the lamps are not difficult to make on your own, with the help of improvised means.
To do this, you only need to understand electrical engineering and have an artistic taste.
Frame installation
The design options for such lamps are huge. One option provides for the manufacture of a box (to accommodate the interior lighting), which is attached to the front decorative panel. For manufacturing, you can use an ordinary photo frame with glass, on which you need to make a stained glass window.
A simple drawing can be done even without artistic skills. On the reverse side, fix the sketch on paper and trace the drawing on the glass with a contour for the stained-glass window according to the finished template. Then fill it with color. Materials are bought at any specialty store.
A box is made of plastic, which must match the size of the front panel with the stained-glass window. All elements will then need to be fastened with a special, very strong glue or use household brands ("Titanium", "Master", etc.) For a better reflective effect, foil is glued inside the box.
Decoration of LED dots under the frame
To get uniform lighting, you need to choose a low power LED strip with a more frequent arrangement of bulbs.
You will also need a transformer of suitable power.
LED strips are glued to the foil evenly over the area of the box bottom.
They are connected to a transformer and brought out using ordinary copper wire to an outlet.
If there is no experience in working with electrical appliances, then it is easier to use a Christmas tree garland as a light element, choosing one that is suitable in terms of power, size, and color of bulbs.
Attaching a backlit painting
When the blanks are made, the front panel is glued to the box. It remains only to install a reliable fastening element to the luminaire, taking into account the weight of the structure, in order to place the finished panel on the wall.
What inexpensive materials to choose
A simple and cheap option for making a glass light panel is to install it with fastening screws to a prepared wall.
The area where the picture will be placed is painted with light monochromatic paint. After drying, the LED strip is evenly glued, connected to the transformer and output to the outlet. 4 holes are made in the glass and, with the help of screws, the picture is fixed to the wall.
Decorative electric painting-lamps: where are they used?
Such products are more often placed in small rooms or where zonal lighting of individual areas is required. If earlier light panels were used only for window dressing, advertising logos, New Year's decorations, now they serve as an excellent decor for any interior in residential premises.
How to care
Glass panels have a fairly long service life and it is not at all difficult to take care of them. It is enough to periodically clean with a soft damp cloth using light detergents without corrosive additives or abrasives.
It is not difficult to create your own masterpiece in the form of a light panel to decorate a room.
A little patience, imagination and implementation of manufacturing recommendations are enough. But how much pleasant impression such a panel will make on the hosts and guests.
Useful video
In the age of high technology, more and more people are choosing ultra-modern designs using glass, plastic and metal. It concerns not only finishes or pieces of furniture, decorative elements can also be from these materials, but they are often very expensive.
In this article, we will tell you how to make an original glass panel on the wall of a kitchen or any other room in your house with your own hands, and you will see that there is nothing complicated or intricate in making them.
It is believed that glass is a very fragile material from which only windows and dishes are made. In fact, this is far from the case, and glass panels on the wall are very durable, and, importantly, safe.
There are a lot of manufacturing options, but we will tell you about the three simplest ways that you will probably succeed, even if you have never done such work before. So let's look at each method in more detail.
Method one: film oracal
Oracal is a self-adhesive film with high adhesion to any materials. By the way, kitchen aprons are made in this way.
First of all, you choose a drawing or photo. You can find many options in hobby stores, and if you don't like anything from their assortment, then you can print an image on an individual order on the oracle. The price of such a panel, of course, will be higher, but you will get a truly original image.
You can order printing on oracal in any printing house or studio dealing with large-format photo printing. Their designers will independently stretch your image to the required size and transfer it to film.
It is not difficult to stick the oracle on the glass, but you need to know a few secrets that will help you do the job as efficiently as possible:
- Do not remove all of the protective film at once... This should be done gradually. First, release one edge, glue it, and gradually removing the film, smooth out the pattern with a soft cloth or a special felt squeegee.
- Thoroughly drive out all air bubbles even at the gluing stage since it will be much more difficult to remove them later. If you see that a bubble has appeared, slightly peel off the film and expel it, and then return the canvas to its place.
- If you cannot get rid of all the bubbles, just pierce them with a needle, and smooth this place with a squeegee... There will be no trace of unevenness.
- Do not use glass thinner than 4 millimeters. It will be too fragile and easily damaged, especially if you decide to make your own kitchen apron.
Important! In order for the film to lay down evenly, apply a little water to the glass before gluing. After gluing, it will dry out and leave no residue, but it will greatly simplify the process of applying the film.
That's all, our glass photopanel on the wall is ready. As you can see, there is nothing complicated here, although before getting down to business, it is better to practice a little on small pieces.
Although, if you at least once yourself glued a protective film to the screen of your smartphone, then you will definitely not have any problems with the manufacture of such a panel.
Method two: triplex panels
Triplex is a three-layer glass that is used to make car windows. Its main advantages are durability and safety. When such glass is broken, it does not scatter into fragments, but only becomes covered with a network of small cracks.
This is achieved due to the fact that a special film is placed between two glasses, after which the whole structure is baked in a special oven at a high temperature. As a result, all layers are sintered and the same triplex is obtained.
Of course, making it at home is unrealistic, but we are not talking about a full-fledged triplex, but about imitation. We have only the number of layers in common.
The point is to place the drawing or photograph of your choice between the two glasses. The manufacturing technology is simple to the limit: we clean the glass from dirt, place the selected picture between them and glue the edges with a special colorless glue. Everything, the photopanel on the glass wall is ready.
Another interesting solution for home art is modular triplex paintings. The technology is the same, only the image is applied not on one glass, but on several segments of different sizes.
The result is a one-piece drawing, consisting of several parts. By the way, later, such panels can be illuminated using an LED strip that fits under the picture. Such a work looks very stylish and interesting, and besides, it can serve as a night light or an additional source of light in the house.
Important! After you have cut the glass, be sure to carefully process the edges to avoid cuts. This is done using a special tool, which can be purchased at any hobby store.
Method three: imitation of stained glass
A real stained-glass window is a complex structure consisting of many multi-colored glasses of different sizes glued together. In the old days, they were made not on a whim, but because there was no technology that would allow blowing large glass.
Artists have been collecting one stained glass window for several years, but we are not ready to spend so much time on it, and modern technologies allow us to make such a reliable imitation that it is possible to distinguish it from the original only upon closer examination. Everything you need to make a stained glass window can also be purchased in a hobby shop.
For manufacturing we need:
- The glass itself... Again, it is better to take the thickness of at least 4 millimeters so that the product is durable and safe.
- Colorless glue to draw the boundaries between the colored parts of our stained-glass window. By the way, you can also pick up gold or silver glue, then the stained glass window will look even more original.
- Stained glass paints for glass of different colors... The choice depends entirely on your wishes and the drawing you want to transfer.
- Stencil. You can buy it ready-made or make it yourself.
- Special pencil for drawing on glass.
First of all, the glass must be thoroughly cleaned, after which the image is transferred to its surface through a stencil. We remove the stencil, and the next step is to draw the borders with special glue for stained glass work. Its principle of operation is that it creates almost invisible bumpers that prevent paint from spreading and filling adjacent areas.
After that, the glue must be allowed to dry completely. The instructions on the package will tell you how long it will take. Now, you can fill the limited areas with stained glass paints. That's all, the stained glass panel on the wall is ready, and if you wish, you can also install a backlight under it.
In the process of making a stained-glass window, you may encounter some difficulties that we have not mentioned, so before starting work, we strongly recommend that you watch the video in this article, which shows a master class on creating stained-glass windows.
Mounting the panel on the wall
In fact, it is much easier to make panels on glass walls than to hang them, so we could not ignore this issue.
First of all, you must remember that glass paintings are heavy, so you need to hang them very carefully and prudently. The second nuance is that glass does not tolerate bending, so the wall surface should be perfectly smooth and even.
There are two ways of attaching glass to the wall:
- On special glue. It is applied to the surface in thin stripes, after which the panel must be pressed against the wall for several minutes. The disadvantage of this method is that it is impossible to place a backlight under such a picture, so the tape will have to be glued around the perimeter, or even refuse to use it.
- On dowels. This method is not suitable for plasterboard structures, since the dowels simply will not hold in them. But, with the help of dowels, the panel can be hung at some distance from the wall, which will allow you to place an LED strip under the picture.
Whichever method you choose, the main thing is that the panel is held firmly, since, despite the fact that glass is a rather strong material, it will almost certainly crack when dropped from a height. Unfortunately, it is impossible to describe all the glass panels on the wall within the framework of one article, but even the options that we told you about will allow you to maximize your imagination and decorate your home with a truly original and stylish decor item.
A properly selected light panel is relatively inexpensive, but at the same time a creative way to transform a space. They are produced in various modifications, differing in color, size and set of functions. Before buying, it is better to familiarize yourself with the list of those. In this case, the composition will successfully fit into the interior without damaging the family budget.
Wall compositions with the inclusion of lighting elements perform several functions. First, they form a visual accent. If you place the porthole above the bed or on the wall, you can focus on a specific point. Secondly, of course, they light up the room. Due to the fact that the panel has touch control, you can easily adjust the parameters of its work.
The following recommendations will help you choose decorative compositions with benefits for aesthetics and damage to your wallet:
- Crystal glass must not show any signs of damage.
- It is possible to replace a single element without violating the integrity of the entire composition.
- The power system is equipped with a fuse.
- Luminaires should be connected in parallel, not in series. In this case, the failure of one will not disrupt the operation of the entire system.
Overview of light panels: New Year's decor
The fashion for a variety of New Year's glowing compositions came to the countries of Eastern Europe fifteen years ago. Yes, and before it was customary to decorate shop windows for one of the biggest holidays of the year, but this could not be fully attributed to the panel.
Today large buildings and small apartments can be transformed before the new year. Trading networks help to do this, offering options for every taste and wallet size. When you go shopping, you need to think in advance about what you want to see in the interior.
Depending on the answers received, you must choose one of the following options:
- Christmas wreath decorated with LEDs - you can place it on the wall or hang on the window;
- Figured Christmas tree with lighting - thanks to a wide range of colors, electric decorative designs fit into any interior;
- Decorated Luminous Ball - Due to its relatively small size, it can be used as a stylish visual accent.
Various types of touch panels
In order to make a light panel at home, you must first choose a creative concept. The version made of onyx is considered universal. It can be installed in any room, regardless of its functional purpose. Thanks to the multitude of shades, the luminous elements will form the desired pattern.
Depending on the chosen stylistic direction, you can create dynamic or static compositions at home. In second place in terms of frequency of occurrence is a panel made of duralight.
To make it with your own hands, a sketch is required, on the basis of which a pattern is formed. The material must be selected durable, because the base is attached on top of it - duralight.
After that, you need to bend everything within the prepared sketch. At the final stage, it is connected to the electrical network. Do not forget that massive wall compositions require an appropriate frame.
In addition to those listed, there are several more options:
- Made on the basis of Himalayan salt - has a limited area of application. You can meet him in the sauna or bath. A significant disadvantage of the project is its high cost. The slabs alone will make the estimate for many literally astronomical. To make a composition, you need to create a pattern or image using salt plates. Fasten the finished product to the wall using a 2-component glue based on magnesite.
- Multicolor stained glass - designed for spacious rooms where the play of light and shadow creates unique pictures. Installed on the wall located on the side of the window. If we are talking about a hall in a store or a building where a large crowd of people is foreseen, then it is better to install the panel from the side of the streets. The choice is made in favor of the sunny side.
- A panel made of LED strip will become a budget option in all respects. In addition, you can use a regular Christmas tree garland.
We create a touch panel with our own hands
Experience shows that it is not always possible to find a suitable option in the trading network. That is why many decide to make an LED panel on their own. Beginners are advised to choose the simpler option. First you need to make a small sketch on a piece of paper. What do you plan to install? Is there a thematic reason? Where will the composition be installed?
Accurate answers to the listed questions will avoid many problems in the future. After that, you need to find the foundation. It will be a hoop or an option bought in a specialized store.
The further procedure is as follows:
- Tie the found base with twine or fabric resistant to prolonged thermal exposure;
- You can always find unnecessary things in an apartment that will act as decorative parts;
- Apply vertical and horizontal decorative parts with a glue gun to the prepared form;
- Once all the parts are fixed, it is necessary to light up the composition;
- This is done carefully so as not to damage the smallest details of the composition.
Original light panel (video)
A creative backlit panel will decorate the interior of a private house and city apartment. You can easily choose it in a theme store or make it yourself. If the second option is chosen, then you should start by making a sketch. The more precisely it is made, the easier it is to choose the required amount of materials. During the manufacturing process, you should not be afraid of minor experiments. The main thing is not to overload such a finished product with decorative elements.
Examples of light panels (photo in the interior)
If you have ever seen a street light panel, you probably thought that a similar thing could decorate your interior. Luminous elements, multicolored images, vertical and horizontal, on windows and on the wall ... There are countless variations, and there are also a lot of materials.
You can make this panel the main accent of the room. It can decorate the center wall of the living room, or frame the area that you consider to be the main one in the room. The decorative panel should be in the style of the interior - a pretentious, inappropriate element, no matter how bright in itself, will spoil the overall impression.
The panel porthole is in special demand, creating the effect of an additional window in the house with various marvelous views of space landscapes or the beauty of the seabed.
Crystal light panels are stylish light panels that adorn the interiors of restaurants, shops, clubs, which can find a place for themselves in a modern sophisticated interior.
Assembling a light panel on the wall (video)
Light panel on the window: stylish decoration
The light stained glass panel is an exquisite decor that looks great on small windows, on windows, doors and windows that are more decorative.
Technologies for creating stained glass light panels:
- Sintering;
- Painted stained-glass windows;
- Soldering technology.
Sintering has another name - fusing. This technique of creating stained-glass windows has been actively used for only a couple of decades. Its essence is that glass fragments are sintered in a furnace at a temperature of 800 degrees, while the edges of the fragments melt. Products in this technology are durable, multilayer, moisture-permeable, embossed.
Light panel on the wall in the apartment
A wall light panel is a thin structure made of fabric or plastic, behind or on the side of which there is a backlight.
At the same time, masters in panel design can use both realistic images and fantastic, bright pictures, which, when the light is off in the room, create a completely special, magical atmosphere. From a simple starry sky to views of landscapes of distant planets.
Light wall panel in the interior (video)
DIY backlit panel
You can also make an unusual panel with your own hands. How do you do it?
Take on a few ideas:
- Panel made of Himalayan salt. Such a panel is often used in a bath or sauna. The plates themselves are made of salt, their installation is expensive, so usually people are content with decorating the walls with panels. Your task is to lay out some pattern or pattern with salt plates, and they are usually attached to the wall with a two-component glue based on caustic magnesite.
- Onyx panel... Such a panel can be installed in any room. Onyx has many shades, and its natural pattern conveys the movement of waves, drops, various roundness. Onyx can create the appearance of movement, brightness and variety in the pattern.
- Panel from duralight... First you need to make a sketch, then create a template on which the duralight will be attached. The figure then curves gently and completes the connection process. For a complex and large figure, a frame is needed.
Many craftswomen take Christmas tree garlands as a light element, which become the basis for creating a light panel.
LED panel: we decorate the interior ourselves
To make such a panel with your own hands, you can use an ordinary LED garland. Thus, you can make a New Year's or New Year's wreath ball.
Panel in the form of a New Year's wreath:
- Tie a round hoop or a blank made of thick cardboard, similar to a hoop, with Christmas tree tinsel to match the color of snow-covered fir branches;
- Christmas decorations (both a glass rare decoration and a modern decor), cones, apples, branches of berries, nuts, etc .; can be used as decor;
- To top it all off, such a wreath is wrapped in an LED garland.
As a New Year's decor, such a wreath looks great, and making it takes an hour of work, no more. And this beauty will delight you for many years!
New Year's light panels
If we talk about New Year's themes, you can also make a panel with the inscription "Happy New Year!" or in the form of some kind of New Year's figure, for example, a tree, a snowman. There should always be some kind of base that you decorate with a garland.
For example, cut out the shape of a snowman from thick cardboard. You can decorate it with, for example, cotton balls or sea salt and PVA glue to make it textured. The snowman will be framed with a garland along the contour. Any method of fixing to the wall - from a simple suspension at the back to elementary buttons.
Light panel "Snowflake" (video)
New Year's electrical panels
New Year's electric panels are compositions on New Year's themes, equipped with an electric lighting system.
The most popular types of such panels on the wall:
- Snowflakes... Plain or patterned, light, multi-colored or made in the same color scheme.
- Herringbone... It can also be simple, the illumination goes only along the contour, or a complex panel, with overflows, touch.
- Deer... Recently, it is the figures of snow-white or red New Year's deer that have become in great demand.
You can compose a whole composition on the New Year theme from several fragments.
Decorative panel lamps
Such lamps usually decorate the interior of a hallway or room, where lighting of a certain area is required. And everything is done simply, you purchase a diode tape, stick it on and install the adapter. Strengthen the panel over the door. And the role of the panel itself can be played by a structure with holes - metal or from another dense material. So that light shines through the holes.
At the same time, such a structure shines very brightly, soft light floods the entire room. On the mezzanine you can find old Soviet-style panels, which will be fixed on the LED strip.
DIY panel-lamp for the interior (video)
Light panels are always a bit of magic in the interior. It's a cheap way to transform your home, and not just for the holidays. You can buy a ready-made panel, you can build it yourself, and please yourself, your household, guests with another light of the hearth.
Light panel in the interior (photo)
If you need a modern design solution in the stylistic design of a room, but are no longer interested in ordinary wall paintings, panels and other everyday elements for decoration? Or do you want to make an original gift to your loved one and at the same time put a piece of your soul into it? I think you will need the ability to make an interior accessory with your own hands, which we will do in today's homemade product, or to be more precise: a three-dimensional LED panel.
Of course, such panels are on sale, but it will cost you a pretty penny, although this is far from the main factor: this homemade product will show a panel in the form of a heart, and you can use your imagination to display absolutely any drawing. Despite its visual effect, the accessory is not difficult to manufacture and does not require large material investments.
To bring this "masterpiece" to life, we will need the following materials and tools:
Furniture stapler and staples;
- hot glue gun;
- sticks of hot melt glue;
- LED strip;
- LEDs;
- resistors;
- picture frame (deep);
- mirror;
- heart (papier-mâché);
- foil;
- film (mirror);
- Styrofoam;
- scotch tape (double-sided);
- window cleaner;
- rags;
- wires.
First, we will disassemble the frame we have and take out the base from a cardboard with a paper sheet.
Shown here is a purchased picture frame (standard 50 * 50), the frame can also be made with your own hands (of any size), I think with a little skill it will not be difficult.
There is glass in the frame, it must be thoroughly wiped with a detergent, and then stick on a mirror film (from the inside). Pasting should be done on a damp surface, taking care not to leave air bubbles.
Using a hot glue gun, along the contour of the heart (as shown in the photo), we fix the LEDs. Further: using wires and resistors, we solder them into a common circuit.
Two small pieces of foam must be glued in such a way that they extend beyond the edge of the heart, in which case the heart fixed in the inner part of the panel will have a floating effect. After fixing the foam on top, it is necessary to glue double tape on it, for a convenient location of the heart in the panel and to avoid unnecessary strokes of hot melt glue on the mirror coating.
Using foil, we will wrap the heart, but the installed LEDs should look out and place it in the center of the mirror.
Along the perimeter of the picture frame (from the inside), using a furniture stapler, we attach the LED strip. We work with a stapler carefully, the tape should never be damaged. We solder the wires for power supply.