A room-by-room guide to false ceiling design for a Hyderabad flat: a sculptural living room, a warm wood dining and study, a calm bedroom, and where to keep it simple.
A false ceiling is a lighter ceiling fixed below the concrete roof slab, usually in gypsum board, plaster, or wood, that hides wiring and ducts and carries recessed and cove lighting. Not every room needs one.
A handful of materials cover almost every flat, and knowing which belongs where is most of the decision.
A false ceiling does not have to repeat itself: each room can take one of its own. The false ceiling design for a hall is where most people are tempte
The most useful false ceiling in a flat is also the quietest: a cornice. A cornice is simply the finished edge where the ceiling meets the wall. In a