All About Bubble Panels

Recently, the bubble panel has been very popular in the design of shopping and business centers; it is often used as an original decor for spacious apartments. There are many varieties of these devices that you can purchase or make yourself. With the help of such an element, it is easy to diversify the interior and achieve the effect of unobtrusive luxury.

The bubble panel is a decoration for any interior. It is a hollow transparent container filled with liquid, inside which columns of air bubbles rise under pressure. This creates a wonderful visual effect, thanks to which the interior becomes interesting and unusual.

The bubble bar includes several elements.

• Pallet. It is required as a framework within which the main system will function. Usually fixed to the ceiling and floor for structural stability.
• Panels. Most often they are made of glass or acrylic. The panels must be completely sealed. After installation in a pallet and connection to the general system, they are filled with water.
• Air tubes. Through them, air enters the spray nozzles for further transformation into decorative bubbles.
• Sprayers. Metering the air supply inside the panels.
• Compressor. Provides pressure to supply air to the nozzles.
• LEDs. They create an additional decorative effect.

Most often, such decorations are used to diversify the decor of non-residential premises. Due to the constant movement of air currents inside the panel, they catch the eye and have a certain calming effect on the human psyche. This is why designers recommend installing bubble panels in hallways and lounges in large offices, whose employees are often stressed.

The production of air bubble panels is increasing every year due to its growing popularity and ease of manufacture.

In the production of panels, several materials are most often used.

• Glass. The most expensive option. Tempered glass cavities, combined with bubbles and lighting, look the most luxurious and impressive. Decorating with the use of such material requires special attention - the process of replacing water in order to avoid clouding the surface will need to be carried out regularly.
• Acrylic. A more practical material, unlike glass, it is famous for its high degree of resistance to mechanical stress.
• Polycarbonate. The least durable, but the most budgetary option. Usually used in conjunction with acrylics.

The air supply process is not possible without a pneumatic compressor. With the help of this equipment, the required pressure is maintained in the cavities of the panels, and uniform columns of air bubbles are provided. Its power depends on the size of the structure. Typically, the compressor is located inside a decorative pallet or wall-mounted with access to it.

When choosing an air-bubble design for the interior, you should study the criteria by which the panels differ from each other.

They can vary in the number of bubbles.

1. Solitary. They can be small or large, rise slowly and at a great distance from each other.
2. Multiple. Small bubbles in large quantities, which evenly rise along the channels of the panel.
3. Combined. Combination of two types in different cavity channels.

There are also several types of structures in shape.

1. Flat. The classic option with which you can arrange the zoning of a room.
2. Cylindrical. Used to create an accent. Often they are mounted in a furniture frame and have several cavities and channels inside one sealed panel.
3. Curly. Transparent acrylic light panels with internal slots.
4. Cellular. Single honeycomb cavities through which air is passed, creating a bubbling effect.

And also a water-bubble decoration can contain stable straight or vortex channels, with or without illumination.

A flat aquarium with air currents can be made by yourself with a certain skill. For this you will need:

• glass for the panel;
• pallet;
• sealant;
• silent compressor;
• LEDs;
• vinyl hose;
• spray.

The step-by-step instruction includes the following steps:

• pallet installation;
• integration of the support system into the lower part of the frame;
• installation of backlight and panel.

The supply system consists of an air path, a power supply and a compressor. As a rule, they are installed at the bottom of the pallet, after which a lighting system is integrated into the structure. Installation of a plexiglass panel should assume absolute tightness, therefore, before filling with water, it is necessary to check the product.

Often, when renovating an apartment, residents are faced with such a problem as a monotonous interior. Bubble panels, depending on the type, are the best fit for unusual and interesting decor of residential and non-residential premises.

In spacious homes, such a panel is often used as a partition - flat aquariums are suitable for this. With their help, the zoning of the room will look spectacular.

To create an additional light source, the backlit panel frame is often integrated into a wall niche or furniture body, for example, a cabinet.

In an apartment with wide windows, the bubble panel can be installed on the window as a decoration. In this case, designers recommend using cylindrical aquariums with multichannel cavities.

A figured product with a vortex flow can become an independent massive decoration of a room. This option is only suitable for spacious halls or living rooms where it is necessary to fill the space with a luxurious thing.

In small rooms, it is recommended to use the structure in conjunction with a mirror, which will help to visually enlarge the space, making the presence of the air panel more effective.

For information on how to make a bubble panel with your own hands, see the next video.