Cornices elevate a room’s overall aesthetic
Home interiors serve as a canvas for personal expression, where every detail plays a role in crafting a space that is both practical and aesthetically pleasing. As an important design element, cornices are often overlooked when home owners are planning and designing their rooms, but the right cornice can quickly transform any living space. By adding depth, texture, and visual interest, cornices can significantly elevate a space’s overall aesthetic and complete the look of the room.
“This year we are going to see a new focus on cornices playing a key part in design – especially given the myriad of functional and aesthetic benefits they offer,” says Renae McGinty, Marketing Director, CSR Gyprock. “From contemporary with clean lines, timeless classic or smooth curves, there’s a range of cornice profiles to complement interior design elements while defining the room and suiting a home’s individual style. When paired thoughtfully with other design features such as architraves, skirting boards and door hardware, cornices are emerging as an unexpected design hero, bringing sophistication and polish to every space.”
Adding to its comprehensive Inspirations Range, CSR Gyprock has launched the new Opera™ cornice, offering a new dimension of style and detail. The CSR Gyprock Opera cornice combines smooth flowing curves and distinctive modern lines, making it an instant classic option for Luxe and Contemporary interior styles. The timeless 90mm profile adds an architectural accent designed to bring a sense of sophistication and elegance to any room.
“There are no hard and fast design rules to follow when choosing a suitable cornice,” says McGinty. “Visually, cornices instantly draw the eye upwards and appear to lift the ceiling making rooms appear bigger. The Opera cornice is a versatile choice, with its clean geometric lines offsetting a contemporary room, while its formal curves look right at home among period or Art Deco-inspired interiors. As a design element, cornices act as a foundation to highlight interior features like bespoke joinery, textures, paint colours, flooring, lighting and furnishings. To extend an interior style throughout a room, cornices can be painted to match skirting boards, resulting in a seamless design flow. For those wanting to add interest through colour, painting the cornices in a contrasting colour to the walls can have a bold dramatic effect.”
To help visualise the perfect cornice design for your living space, Gyprock’s Cornice Visualiser is an innovative online tool that lets you experiment with cornice designs in real-time. Test the Opera Cornice in living rooms, hallways, or bedrooms and explore how it pairs with different wall heights, ceiling colours, decorating and design styles.
The wide range of Gyprock cornices has been designed to complement eight emerging Australian interior style trends and provide an easy and cost-effective way to make a subtle or dramatic style statement in your home.
1. Gyprock Duo™ cornice: Suitable for Mid-Century and Barn interior styles, this minimalistic cornice features a simple, strong profile design with modern lines for a short, sharp statement.
2. Gyprock Aria™ cornice: The perfect choice for modern décor and Hamptons interior styles due to its slimline profile with a subtle centre deflection that creates a contemporary feel.
3. Gyprock Alto™ cornice: Perfect for Contemporary and Coastal interior styles, Alto features a deeper profile with smooth surfaces complemented by a crisp shadow line at the ceiling, delivering a simple, yet striking presence.
4. Gyprock Trio™ cornice: The ideal choice for Mid-Century and Barn interior styles, Trio brings modern, symmetrical lines with its dramatic 3-step profile and strong modern lines.
5. Gyprock Concerto™ cornice: Concerto suits Japandi and Contemporary interior styles. A versatile performer, by day Concerto combines smooth curves and distinctive lines for a modern architectural profile. By evening, its subtle centre step creates a dramatic shadow that changes the mood of the room.
6. Gyprock Tempo™ cornice: Perfect for those who enjoy Barn and Mid-Century interior styles, Tempo features multiple shadow effects, giving every room a designer edge with strong lines and clean surfaces.
7. Gyprock Symphony™ cornice: Suited for Contemporary and Luxe interior styles, Symphony is a timeless design with a more traditional character. Inspired by European master craftsmen with its flowing lines and multi-dimensional curves, giving an attractive wave effect, Symphony gives an elegant touch to any room.
8. Gyprock Opera™ cornice: An instant classic, the Opera design suits Luxe and Contemporary interior styles and features a combination of flowing curves and distinctive lines.
Whether you’re renovating a single room or building your dream home, Gyprock’s cornice collection makes it easy to create spaces that feel intentional, stylish, and complete.
For more information on CSR Gyprock Opera cornice, please visit www.gyprock.com.au
About Gyprock
Australia’s leading manufacturer of gypsum-based products, Gyprock has been Australian for ‘plasterboard’ since 1947, transforming the building industry with the introduction of paper-faced plasterboard, further advancing lightweight construction methods. The most reputable producer of plasterboard and cornice, as well as compounds, adhesives, specialty plasters and associated finishing materials and accessories, Gyprock supplies a comprehensive range of high-performance products and systems for many applications to meet fire, acoustic and thermal requirements across all segments of the construction industry.
Gyprock actively supports plasterboard recycling both to help the environment by reducing waste going to landfill and also because it is often a great way for builders to save on waste tipping fees and site clean-up costs as well as improve site safety with better resource management.
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