Ceilings in a wooden house, like in any other, can be made from different materials. And each finishing option will have every right to exist. At the same time, we must not forget that such a finish should correspond to the general style of the design of the premises.

Types of ceiling coverings for a residential building made of wood

Wooden houses in our open spaces were built and continue to be built very often. This is due not only to the fact that such buildings are built faster than, for example, brick ones. Their cost is lower, and environmental friendliness is much higher. Therefore, wood-based materials for housing construction remain the most popular among individual developers. This is especially true for suburban dacha construction.

Today, the construction market presents a variety of materials for ceiling coverings of houses, even from brick, even from wood. Therefore, the answer to the question of how to make a ceiling in a wooden house cannot cause great difficulties.

Suspended structures

Ceiling decoration in a wooden house can be made from various suspended structures.

One of the most popular modern types of ceiling surfaces is drywall. This material allows you to hem the ceiling at several levels, thereby creating a beautiful and original design of the room.

In the subceiling space it is easy to hide electrical wiring. And in the surface of drywall, you can successfully mount lighting fixtures. Recessed lighting, together with the organization of structures in different levels, helps to create beautiful ceiling compositions.


Despite the popularity of this type of coating, it has a number of disadvantages. Sheathing the ceiling with drywall is not so simple. This requires additional materials, in particular, metal structures. This, of course, will increase the cost of this type of finish. Compositions consisting of several levels are more expensive than smooth one-level ceilings. In addition, making plasterboard ceilings, especially in a wooden house, is quite difficult with your own hands. Therefore, you will have to pay for the work of specialists, which is also not at all cheap.

The installation of a ceiling in a wooden house from suspended plastic or MDF panels also has a right to exist. These materials are cheaper than drywall and easier to install. But they also require the manufacture of a basis for attaching panels. More expensive laminated panels that imitate various types of wood will allow you to create beautiful and original ceiling designs. But why use imitation when a natural wood plank can be used?

Natural wood is heavier than MDF panels. But it is natural, the tree breathes. In addition, covering the ceiling in a wooden house with the same material is quite logical. Especially in the case when the interior of the room is decorated in a rustic style.

Before finishing the ceiling in a wooden house with a board, you need to think about what the walls of the room will be covered with. After all, the ceiling should be in harmony with the entire interior of the room. The ceiling from the board suggests the same wall decoration. Or the walls should be whitewashed and have sections with stone trim (that is, in country style). Otherwise, the wooden ceiling will look ridiculous.

When the room is decorated in the Provence style (a French version of the rustic style), then the ceiling covering from a narrow light board, for example, birch, will look quite natural. But it should be combined with a wooden floor and walls covered with pastel-colored wallpaper with small floral patterns. This will be consistent with the Provence style.

In addition to the board, for finishing the ceiling surface, you can use filing with wooden beams, beams.

This ceiling design is most often used in kitchens and living rooms of wooden houses, as well as in attic rooms.

Stretch structures in a wooden house

Stretch or French ceiling today is a very fashionable option for ceiling coverings. First of all, it is made in country houses.

Materials for the manufacture of tension structures - PVC film or seamless polyester fabric. Although the price of such a coating, including installation work, is higher than that of other materials, it can be great for creating a beautiful design in a wooden house.

An important advantage of a tensile structure in a wooden house is that it will not react in any way to the shrinkage of a new wooden house. Even with some deformation of the supporting structure, the film or fabric coating will retain its attractiveness and functionality.


The disadvantage of the tension structure is that the repair of a PVC film ceiling or a seamless ceiling is very expensive. It is not possible to accomplish this task on our own. And most often you have to change the entire structure.

Sometimes French tension structures in a wooden house are combined with partial sheathing of this surface with wood and wooden wall decoration. In our opinion, this combination looks eclectic and not very beautiful. Therefore, when organizing stretch ceilings, it is better to hide wooden walls under a different finish. For example, under smooth plasterboard panels.

Conclusion on the topic

As you can see, there are various options for finishing the ceiling in a wooden house. And you can choose any of them. In this case, one important detail should be taken into account - all elements of the interior should be in complete harmony and harmony with each other.


Today, houses are less and less decorated in the same style. For example, the hall can be decorated in an English knightly style, the kitchen in the spirit of an Alpine chalet, and the bedroom in a classic style. Accordingly, the ceiling coverings in each room may differ from each other.

The main thing is that everything that is in the house, all its details please the eye and warm the soul of its inhabitants.

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