Not so long ago a new word appeared in the design: a stereoscopic image that hides behind a more famous name - 3D wallpaper. At first they were considered an exclusive interior element, and there was a similar cover only in the most expensive apartments. But gradually the decoration of the apartments with voluminous images became available to anyone who is ready to go beyond the savings in the interior design. Consider a new material, which is predicted by the success and complete ousting of outdated competitors from the market, from different perspectives and reveal its shortcomings, advantages and features.

The basis is applied to a variety of compositions, over which sometimes work whole groups of artists:

• Landscapes;
• Painting;
• Illustrations;
• Abstract paintings;
• Urban views;
• Geometric patterns;
• Images of space;
• Imitation of the texture of materials.

The list of options by these categories is not limited: it, like art, has no limits. Such a curiosity will be the main accent in the interior, which will attract the views of enthusiastic guests. By the way, they are used not only when decorating walls. 3d wallpapers are suitable for pasting low ceilings and floors. They create perspective and soft depth. Stereoscopic material on the floor looks exotic and extravagant, but suitable for fans of bold design solutions.

       

Main advantages

The main advantage of 3d wallpapers is naturally their beauty. No other finishing material will create such a realistic composition as this coating. There are no restrictions in the choice of images. The buyer can buy a finished picture from the manufacturer's catalog or order any other drawing even his own. For 3d wallpaper is easy enough to look after. Most manufacturers apply an additional vinyl layer to the sheet, which is easy to clean with a damp sponge and repels dust. Separately, exclusive collections are made of special material that can be vacuumed, like a fabric covering. With the wallpaper gluing on the walls any ordinary man can cope: they come to the surface easily with the usual heavy-duty adhesive. Complexities can arise only with an LED coating, but we'll talk about this below. 3d composition is able to erase the boundaries of space. This is its main effect and the main advantage: it creates the illusion of continuing the room outside the wall. Try to cover this room with a large room, and it will seem to you that it has become even more spacious. Unfortunately, this method does not work with small rooms, that is, the expansion of borders in a tiny space will go "with a scratch" and can only aggravate the deficit of square meters. In addition stereoscopic wallpaper:

• Made of environmentally friendly materials;
• Resistant to mechanical damage;
• Fireproof;
• Have high service life.

       

Disadvantages of use

The main disadvantage of 3D wallpapers is their cost. They are still in the category of novelties and are expensive. The harder and better the work, the more it will have to pay for it. Unfortunately, the material is too saturated with relief, so it is simply not visually perceived in tight spaces and makes tiny rooms even smaller. Usually images on 3d wallpaper have many bright strokes, excessive realism can also play against them. Such original pictures quickly become boring. In search of peace, family members can go to other rooms. For this reason, the material is not recommended to finish rooms where people are constantly: children's bedrooms. This option is suitable for "common rooms": kitchen, living room.

As a result of the research, scientists found that almost 28% of people experience poor health after an hour of viewing the 3D images. This category complains of headache, blurred vision and nausea. Unfortunately, you too may find yourself in this risk group, so before purchasing this material, you should check your body for strength to perceive realistic pictures.

       

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Main types and characteristics

The material is classified on the basis of the pattern feeding method:

• Panoramic. They are designed to cover the entire wall entirely and often go beyond it, creeping to the ceiling or adjacent partitions. Panoramic wallpaper amazes with its scale, although it is this goal that designers pursue: the blurring of boundaries between reality and drawing. Dazzling pictures of night cities, natural landscapes or types of cosmic galaxies. For this type of material, careful work is required when gluing walls: the webs should be flat and without distortion. They are produced as a whole, one big picture, and modular elements that need to be assembled and adjusted to each other on the walls;
• Fragmentary. They usually represent a small picture, which occupies only a small part of the wall. Its borders are outlined by a baguette or metal frame. Such a window into another reality;
• Rolling shutters. The type of material is derived from the name itself. The wallpaper is twisted into rolls, and the pattern on them is repeating. The composition is based on ornaments, patterns, abstract components, geometric shapes, independent elements (water drops, smoke, sunlight). The main convenience of 3D rolls is their versatility. You just need to make sure that the seams converge, and how the pattern from the adjacent sheets coincides does not matter;
• Флуоресцентные;
• LED Light.

The assortment of 3d wallpapers is rich and allows you to choose your material in accordance with aesthetic taste and financial capabilities. The first three types are distinguished by sparing prices, and the last two have become novelties of the past seasons, so their cost leaves much to be desired.

       

Fluorescent Wallpapers

These wallpapers are also called luminous. There is nothing unusual in the material. On the surface of the pattern, a special paint is applied chaotically or along the contour. It has the ability to accumulate during the day solar energy, which is released in the dark in the form of a pleasant, soft glow. The effect is achieved with the addition of a special pigment - a phosphor. Colors come in different colors and can create a unique, vivid picture. Contrary to misconceptions, these substances are environmentally friendly and absolutely harmless to humans.

Many people confuse phosphor with white phosphorus, which, when in contact with air, oxidizes and also glows, but is harmful to human health. A larger volume of fluorescent wallpaper is acquired in the presence of fluorescent fluorescent tubes. Especially for them, simulate hidden niches in walls and under the ceiling while simultaneously directing the rays to the whole picture or its individual fragments.

The most impressive are the wallpaper depicting the depths of space, night cities, the depths of the ocean and winter landscapes. With the help of a phosphor coating, you can not just revive a picture, but turn it into a real fairy tale.

LED wallpaper

LED wallpaper представляют собой систему из одноименного покрытия со встроенным чипом управления. Последний подключен к пульту, на котором меняют интенсивность подсветки, ее яркость, частоту «мигания», включение или отключение определенных зон. Количество режимов зависит от каждой конкретной модели материала. Чем больше возможностей, тем сложнее система, а соответственно и цена. Если говорить более простым языком, то от обоев в этом материале осталось разве что название и место размещения. По сути это светодиодные LED панели. На них нанесен специальный состав, который светится при попадании на него электрического тока. Оптимисты предполагают, что эта новинка со временем вытеснит с рынка не только обычные обои, но и большую часть осветительных приборов, как сильно устаревшие варианты.

LED panels can operate from a conventional outlet or stand-alone power sources: battery or solar panels. The latter is used in the most modern models. With the gluing of the options easier to manage with their own hands with the help of a conventional fastener. It is enough to observe the parameters of the overlap, which is necessary for contact in the electrical circuit. Attachment to the basis of self-adhesive more complex models will be handled by a team of specialists, the attraction of which involves additional expenditure. Unfortunately, LED wallpaper - not yet tested the product. He did not go into mass production and did not have time to stand the test of time. For this reason, the service life of the material remains just figures on the manufacturer's label, which can bring many unpleasant surprises. Many owners of LED paintings were disappointed with the quality of products, which were hastily made in China. Obviously, after chasing after cheapness, unlucky buyers lost both money and faith in modern technologies. Therefore, when buying such material, pay attention to the manufacturer, he must inspire confidence.

LED wallpaper, которые используют вместо ламп, экономят энергию. Они не напрягают глаза человека, и позволяют заниматься повседневными делами. Читать при таком рассеянном свете конечно не рекомендуется.

Methods of printing

The way of printing depends on the saturation of colors, the preservation of the brightness of colors and the duration of operation of the wallpaper. If you decide to purchase this material, then pay special attention to the technology of drawing. There are several common options:

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UF-inkjet	Their one-component composition, without volatile elements, photopolymerizes under the influence of ultraviolet and is tightly absorbed by the substrate. Ink form a strong film that does not burn out, is not afraid of water and fat. The colors are bright, juicy and retain their original appearance for many years.
Eco-Solvent Inks	They are referred to a group of materials with solvents (solvents) in the base. In the intragroup classification of aggression and toxicity, they share one position with biosolvent compounds. For a person are absolutely safe. When used, a slight odor develops at the beginning, which eventually disappears. The composition includes particularly fine coloring particles and a volatile solvent. The latter when dried, evaporates, leaving the film from the fixed pigment. Inks are able to reproduce exactly the smallest details of high resolution pictures. Such wallpaper will last a long time and will not fade with time.
Latex Inks	They include particles of artificial latex, solvent, water, stabilizers and pigments. Absolutely safe for humans. They will retain the image for a long time in its original form, but with the use of latex ink, its clarity is very "lame". They are fixed only on a thermally stable basis, since the printing is carried out at high temperatures.

The basis is traditionally preserved paper, non-woven and vinyl. The last option has a nice texture. The most environmentally friendly is still paper.

       

How to choose

The choice of wallpaper should be carried out by two criteria:

• The nature of the image;
• Material type.

Paper and non-woven fabrics are suitable for a bedroom, a nursery and a hall. More resistant to wear and water-free vinyl is ideal for the kitchen, hallway and bath, if the size of the latter certainly can envy even some living rooms (remember the ban on small rooms). As for the nature of the image, then quiet compositions are left for the resting place, and more juicy, dynamic pictures will be suitable for rooms where the active part of life passes.

       

For a bedroom

In the bedrooms 3d wallpapers are placed on the leading wall at the head of the bed. Here stereoscopic images look the most colorful. If the surface is already occupied, then decorate the opposite wall. When choosing an image, focus on colors. The composition should be sustained in calm tones, which will facilitate sleep and rest. In post-punk use futuristic pictures of the destroyed cities of cold, neutral shades. The bedroom decorated in minimalist style or with oriental motifs welcomes thematic images: a landscape with a pagoda, a foggy morning in a Japanese garden, a flowering cherry twig on the background of the lake surface. In ekostyle infused paintings with the morning forest, endless fields and sea depths.

       

For the living room

3d wallpaper in the interior of the living room can be the highlight of the room. The original combination of fragmentary paintings, which are part of a single picture, like the details of a huge puzzle. On the perimeter they are decorated with moldings that help create the effect of a grating window through which guests observe the images. In hi-tech organically look landscapes of night cities, cosmic depths and abstract paintings with geometric patterns. In this case, actual roll 3d wallpaper with a repeating pattern. Picturesque panoramas of flower bouquets and still lifes are suitable for classical style. For the motto of eclecticism, one can safely take the dictum: the more extravagant, the better. For this reason, the walls of the living room with an interior in this style can adorn both giant butterflies and winged bicycles soaring in the clouds. In the Scandinavian direction, 3d horses depict horses on the run, blue floral bouquets, winter panoramas. Fusion admits strange pictures with mounds of stone briquettes, drops of water, juicy foliage carpets. Here, gloomy landscapes with the color of a sleepy hollow and volumetric geometry in various forms are applicable.

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For kitchen

In the kitchen, thematic pictures are welcomed regardless of the style chosen. It can be fruits, vegetables, large-scale still-lifes from crockery for spices, coffee beans, soda cans, wine bottles, cups with tea and various dishes. Colorful here look and cityscapes. For Provence, an image of autumn Paris with its main symbol in the center of the composition is suitable.

In an easy Italian direction, use the views of the Colosseum, the leaning tower of Pisa, Venetian streets and canals. In the classical style, three-dimensional reproductions of paintings by famous artists of the past look harmonious. A universal motive for this room is considered not only culinary compositions, but also floral. They contribute to good appetite and excellent mood.

       

For children

In the children's room, stereoscopic panoramas create a true fairy tale, especially if they are fluorescent. One of the walls you can paste 3d wallpaper, depicting scenes and stories of your favorite cartoons or books of the child. The girls decorate the room with fairy-tale locks with princesses, and the boys will have superheroes or panoramas of space battles on the walls. ZD wallpaper can easily be turned into a training pad if they depict the world map, the starry sky, abstract formulas, the sea abyss with underwater inhabitants, the animal world. In all paintings for children on this finishing material, as a rule, there is a lot of greenery and a neutral color scheme.

       

In the hallway and the corridor

Not every hallway and corridor is suitable 3d wallpaper. In small rooms, it is not possible to view the image at a distance, which is simply necessary to correctly perceive it. Often use only one option: on the wall, which the long corridor "ends", glue panoramic wallpaper with the prospect of exit. It can be a long row of columns of the palace hall, a ladder to the heavens, a path to the forest or a pier from the planks to the watery surface. Spacious halls are a rarity. But if you were lucky enough to become the owner of such luxury, then it should be issued accordingly. Guests can be met by a fantastic composition, natural landscapes or an abstract picture with a "twisted" space in a spiral.

       

How to glue 3D wallpapers

Before you paste the wallpaper you need to prepare the walls. They completely remove layers of old finish. If, as a result, the surface has irregularities, holes from nails or dowels, then it shpatlyuyut. After the solution has dried, the work sites are sanded with sandpaper. Then apply a primer, it will provide a better "grip" between the glue and the wall. After the solution has dried, the surface is divided into squares, accurately measuring their sides with a tape measure. If the walls are curves, then an additional level is used. Then dilute the adhesive for heavy cloths in a clean container and apply it to the primed surface, and not to the reverse side of the material. Keep in mind that it is impossible to paste the wallpaper on your own. You will need an assistant who will hold the material. The canvas starts to stick from the bottom corner and move upwards, constantly checking with the markings. A special rubber roller from under the wallpaper is expelled air bubbles. It is necessary to get rid of them completely, since these defects will subsequently adversely affect the perception of the details of the drawing.

If you still missed the air "swelling" on the material, then carefully, until the wallpaper has dried up completely, pierce them with a thin needle and level.

Conclusion

3D wallpaper - a modern, stylish finishing material that will become a luxurious detail of the interior and its highlight. Reliable manufacturers offer high-quality products, which in time will pay for their value with interest, because a simple cover would have to be changed more often.

The main thing is that the image on the wallpaper you in the course of time is not bored, so choose the material, guided by your taste, not by fleeting desires.