Whether in art, music, fashion or interior design, details make the difference.
Especially in the latter, we should not think that design furniture and decor are the only elements able to enhance the environment by bringing it to another level with their elegance and sophistication. In fact, surfaces such as floorings, walls and other structural features like columns or arches may play a crucial role in the matter too.
But how?
A valuable option to completely transform the appearance of an entire space is to apply a cutting-edge material to arches and columns, making them impactful aesthetic elements capable of providing an unparalleled aesthetic outcome. The coating of these elements must be done in such a way to satisfy both the context and the client’s needs, through unique and customised colours and textures.
After such a premise, the importance of internal and external structural elements such as arches and columns in giving any space a strong characterisation should be acknowledged.
With this in mind, choosing the right coating to enhance the environment’s look without clashing with other elements can be the breakthrough.
How can we coat an arch or a column? What is the most suitable coating?
Ideal Work offers several solutions for coating arches and columns which differ in texture, colour and design, all capable of making any space unique with a specific, defined style (classic, rustic, modern, cutting-edge etc.).
Whether it be a private house, office, retail outlet or hotel, in outdoor situations such as gardens and porches or indoor spaces such as living rooms, kitchens, utility rooms and bathrooms, arches and columns are details that make the difference. It is therefore important to choose the best coating for them.
Let us look in more detail at the innovative solutions available for covering internal and external arches and columns.
Microtopping®: a coating for columns, arches and much, much more
Microtopping® is particularly suitable for modern and sophisticated designs. It represents the best solution to make an arch or a column the striking element of any environment.
It is an ultra-thin microcement coating which, in just 3 mm thickness, can give new life to the structural element on which it is applied.
The possibility to apply Microtopping® on already existing surfaces as well as new ones is not to be underestimated; in fact, this product is ideal to renovate and provide elegance to any space. Microtopping® can be applied to a correctly prepared surface without necessarily removing the existing coating.
Whether applied onto the arch of an external porch or that of of an internal hall, or again onto decorative columns of different shapes, Microtopping® provides a uniform, seamless surface that requires little maintenance. In addition to its practicality, Microtopping® offers free rein to customisation when it comes to colours and textures, always ensuring a great synergy with furniture and other more “traditional” surfaces.
For instance, if a space is characterised by wooden flooring and traditional furniture, a good option for the column’s surface would be a slightly rough texture and light colours, in order to highlight the environment’s natural light as well as its structural elements. In an avant-garde environment characterised by bright colours and unique textures, however, the ideal coating for an internal arch would be smooth microcement in a dark shade. This option would make the interior’s modern design stand out and the arch its central element.
With an almost infinite range of combinations of colours and textures, Microtopping® covers columns and arches, interiors and exteriors with the utmost elegance and attention to detail.
Microtopping Wall Texture®
A Microtopping® variant, Microtopping Wall Texture® is a microcement coating designed for vertical surfaces only, with specific, original patterns and decorative elements. A perfect solution for columns and arches.
It presents the same features of microcement, but a greater variation in textures and tactile effects. Through the use of specific application techniques and tools, Ideal Work professionals are able to cover a column or a decorative arch with a cutting-edge, innovative surface, thus embellishing the entire environment. It is possible to choose from a number of different decorative patterns: for a rustic style it is advisable to opt for a warm coloured rough coating, whereas for a harmonious contrast between different textures in a modern environment, a more neutral coating is ideal.
Microtopping Wall Texture®’s custom-made textures not only perfectly match wood and terracotta floors, cobbled and tiled paving solutions, but also more modern surfaces such as microcement, vinyl flooring or acid-stained floors.
Stamped Wall: covering columns and arches with a brick effect
Particularly suitable for traditional and rustic style environments, Ideal Work Stamped Wall is a practical and beautiful solution, perfect for covering columns and arches.
Through specific application techniques and a range of moulds, it allows the creation and texture of various materials, such as brick, wood, stone and much more. The result is a weather and wear-resistant surface tailored to the client’s needs, with custom colours and finishes which require little maintenance.
Even in this case, Stamped Wall is able to enhance the element on which it is applied, matching other kinds of surfaces. Opting for a brick or stone effect for a column or an arch in a sophisticated setting makes the element stand out and counterbalances the space’s general modern look with a rustic touch.
Ideal Work Ideal Tix is another solution for creating or restructuring external architectural elements such as a porch with columns and arches on a house, office or retail store. Designed to create a natural stone effect, it can be applied to both horizontal and vertical surfaces offering great custom possibilities with regards to colour, texture and finish. Irrespective of whether a rough, porous or polished stone effect is chosen, arches and columns will resemble real rock structures, creating the natural and comfortable atmosphere of a cave or mountain.
Purometallo: covering columns with a metal effect
A completely different solution from the previous choices, Purometallo epitomises avant-garde, modernity and a thrust towards the future.
Purometallo is a decorative coating suitable for both internal and external application. Made from a mix of resins and metal powders, it can be applied to obtain a modern effect on several elements including columns, arches, walls, counters, table tops and other pieces of furniture.
Covering columns and arches with this solution makes them stand out and gives the appearance of expensive materials such as gold, bronze and copper or solid materials like iron. In fact, its six available colours (gold, bronze, copper, iron, pewter and Corten), combined with different three-dimensional textures (which span from polish to rough) create a cutting-edge surface able to make any space innovative and unique.
Purometallo’s final outcome when applied to a column or an arch can be tailored according to personal needs and preferences. Columns can be polished or rough to the touch, with a multitude of interesting variations. Purometallo makes the element it is applied to the centrepiece of the space, yet without overpowering the rest of the decor. It perfectly combines with other elements such as stone, brick, microcement and rock.
These are just some of the possible solutions available when creating or restructuring architectural elements such as arches and columns, regardless of whether they are internal or external.
The style and final result required can be achieved through consultation with Ideal Work professionals who will recommend the most suitable solution for arches and columns.