Decorating the room with wallpapers is a quick and relatively simple way to implement any design project, visually enlarge the room or divide it into functional areas. Wallpaper in the interior of the apartment can be successfully used in almost every corner of the housing: living room, bedroom, dining room, corridors, hallway, children's room or study. The variety of colors and textures opens up wide possibilities in the process of creating a unique design.

Paper

Paper обои – классический материал для косметического ремонта. Этот вид отличается высокой экологичностью, доступной ценой, относительной легкостью оклеивания и последующего ухода за полотном.

Обои из бумаги делятся на два подвида: дуплекс и симплекс. Paper обои симплекс представляют собой тонкий однослойный материал, который может обладать как гладкой, так и рифленой структурой. Кроме вышеперечисленных достоинств такие обои наделены рядом недостатков:

• high degree of color burnout;
• reduced wear resistance;
• underlining all possible wall irregularities.

Duplex consists of two layers of paper, pressed together. Such a finishing material may have an embossed or corrugated structure. Separately, it is also worthwhile to provide a duplex for painting: such paper wallpaper impregnated with special substances for stability during staining.

Paper обои вида дуплекс прекрасно камуфлируют неровности стены и менее требовательны к гладкости поверхности.

       

Vinyl

This kind of finishing material looks much more spectacular than its paper counterpart.

Because of the production technology and the probability of releasing toxic substances, vinyl wallpaper is not recommended for pasting bedrooms and children's rooms.

Vinyl обои более долговечны и имеют флизелиновую либо бумажную основу, поверх которой нанесен дополнительный слой из поливинилхлорида. Благодаря ПВХ виниловые обои более износостойки, не подвержены деформации из-за перепадов влаги и не склонны к потускнению цвета. Недостатком этого отделочного материала является низкая воздухопроницаемость. Но многие производители уже решают эту проблему, добавляя на поверхность полотна специальные поры, которые повышают воздухообмен.

Wallpaper from vinyl can be painted. The original solution for the interior of the apartment in the city will be vinyl wallpaper with a surface that imitates other finishing materials:

• a rock;
• wood or bamboo;
• textile cloth;
• plaster;
• brickwork.

       

Non-woven fleece gloves

Flizelin is a non-woven seal composed of cellulose and textile fibers fastened with a polymer. To get wallpaper on a non-woven base, a special vinyl coating is applied over the base layer.

Подобные обои отличаются прочностью, устойчивостью к растягиванию и усыханию. Non-woven fleece gloves обои комфорты в поклейке и при необходимости легко демонтируются со стены.

The designer will like this kind of finishing material with the convenience of coloring in various colors and fashionable textures that imitate the relief plaster.

Vinyl обои без проблем держатся на различных поверхностях:

• gypsum plasterboard;
• panels based on chipboard;
• plaster;
• porous concrete.

When gluing, the adhesive solution is applied to the wall surface. The wallpaper itself does not need to be cut: installation can be made directly from a roll, cutting off excess material with a knife.

       

Acrylic

This two-layered material is a paper substrate with a layer of acrylic foam applied on it. Such wallpapers cost a bit cheaper than vinyl, but they also have a lower wear resistance and a vulnerability to high humidity in the room.

But replacing the vinyl coating with acrylic improves the air permeability of the material without lowering its strength level. Thin acrylic wallpaper suitable for apartments that have pets.

Since acrylic is applied to a paper substrate in doses, such wallpaper is appropriate for living quarters and can be used in bedrooms and a room for children.

Finishing material of this type usually has a convex relief pattern, which will help visually enlarge the room. Therefore, acrylic wallpaper remains an excellent modern version of the walls in the "Khrushchev".

       

Textile

To create textile wallpaper use natural fabrics, which are applied to a paper, non-woven or synthetic basis. The most popular types used in the production of textile finishing material are silk, jute, felt or foamed polypropylene and flax.

The indisputable advantage of textile wallpaper is a luxurious and even bohemian look. Such wallpapers are durable, their naturalness and environmental friendliness do not conceal threats to human health. For those who crave to get the perfect seamless relief, it is worth to choose the finishing materials from textiles.

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Но за внедрение такой идеи придется существенно заплатить. Textile обои достаточно дороги, капризны при оклеивании и требуют частой чистки с помощью пылесоса. Но с ними даже маленькая однокомнатная квартира станет похожей на королевские покои.

       

Photo Wall Mural

Any interior project will play with new colors, if you introduce modern wall-papers with a high-quality and clear print. A variety of drawings allows you to originally trim not only the walls, but also the ceiling. For example, in the nursery or bedroom will be interesting to look as wallpaper in the form of a starry sky.

Яркая сочная картинка органично вписывается и в кухонный интерьер. Photo Wall Mural, на которых изображены алые маки, аппетитные фрукты или живописные пейзажи, прекрасно дополняют современный дизайн квартиры-судии.

Combining photo wallpapers with other types of finishing materials helps to make the main accent in the interior or to divide the room into thematic zones.

Photo Wall Mural могут быть изготовлены на бумажной или флизелиновой основе, с использованием специального холста, винилового покрытия или ламинации.

Metallized

Metallized обои – эффектный отделочный материал, представляющий собой слой алюминиевой фольги, нанесенный на флизелиновую или бумажную основу. Такая декорированная поверхность выглядит эффектно и дорого, блестящее покрытие помогает визуально увеличить помещение.

Water resistance and service life of up to 10 years eliminate the high cost of finishing. The same metallized wallpaper can reflect electromagnetic radiation, protecting the household from its negative impact.

The disadvantages of this material include vapor permeability and not the ability to pass air. Such a combination of material characteristics makes its reverse surface an ideal medium for the development of mold. Such wallpapers are prone to scratching and require careful treatment, although they differ in good performance.

Pasting metalized wallpaper requires careful preparation of the surface. The wall should be perfectly smooth.

Liquid

Liquid обои подходят для ремонта и отделки практически любого помещения. Этот материал представляет собой экологичную смесь из целлюлозы, текстиля, декора в виде глиттеров с клеящей основой, которая раскрывает свои свойства после замачивания в определенном количестве воды.

This kind of material is applied to the ground prepared by the ground and perfectly hides surface irregularities. The principle of applying a pasty mass somewhat resembles puttying. After drying, the wallpaper is a soft seamless fabric, remotely similar to textiles.

Thanks to liquid wallpaper in the interior, you can create whole compositions on the walls: the material combined in different colors and the stencils of the necessary drawings allow to depict both simple geometric ornaments and more complex patterns with soft smooth lines.

Liquid обои достаточно износостойки, поврежденные участки легко удаляются со стены и заново отделываются запасным материалом. Натуральный состав и простота ухода позволяют использовать подобную отделку в детской. На кухне их стоит дополнительно покрыть слоем лака, чтобы увеличить глубину цвета и облегчить последующий уход за поверхностью.

       

Wall-papers

Fiberglass wallpaper in many ways resemble textile. To produce the material, a special kind of glass is used, which is converted into fibers at high temperatures. Yarn of fibers serves as the basis for the manufacture of fiberglass wallpaper.

Conditionally, glass pane can be divided into smooth and relief:

1. Smooth glass walls, the so-called "cobweb" or fiberglass, are used for sealing and leveling walls, hiding cavities, humps and cracks. In addition to reinforcing properties, smooth fiberglass walls are also used for decorative surface finishing.
2. Embossed fiberglass wallpaper has a greater texture and density. To obtain a more complex pattern during their production, special jacquard machines are used.

Both types of material are resistant to high humidity and sharp changes in temperature, do not interfere with air exchange, so they can be used even for finishing the bathroom. Among other advantages of fiberglass, it is necessary to distinguish fire resistance, strength, durability, electrostatic, naturalness and resistance during multiple staining.

Selection of materials for interior decoration

When designing a future interior design, one should take into account the technical features and dimensions of an apartment or house. Decoration of the decoration of the room, a selection of colors and features of the gluing are closely related to the type of wallpaper purchased for decoration.

Search for materials by color and print

The walls of the room are the main background for furniture and decoration items. Correctly selected wallpaper will help make the interior harmonious and emphasize the features of the headset or dining table.

Spacious and bright rooms with an abundance of natural light are best shaded by cold colors, for example, light gray. Dark and warm shades visually reduce the space, so you should avoid using them in the small kitchen area or a compact hall.

The contrasting vertical strip allows you to stretch the room, hiding the real height of the ceilings.

The horizontal lines visually expand the walls.

Wallpaper with a small pattern in warm colors suitable for medium rooms. A large print on the wall is dangerous because it creates the illusion of a small space. Therefore, large-flowered patterns on wallpaper are not suitable for small rooms.

Finishing of materials by materials

Thin glossy wallpaper without any texture ideally look on flawlessly even walls. Smooth canvas fits equally well in rooms of both large and small sizes:

• The compact rooms with wallpaper without texture seem bigger;
• The spacious apartments, the walls of which are decorated with similar material, are optically more grand.

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Textured wallpaper with a volumetric relief pattern is not appropriate for use in confined spaces. With them, small rooms will seem even smaller, the risk of the appearance of a peculiar effect of "pressing walls" increases. But this kind of finishing material is simply irreplaceable for uneven surfaces.

Fans of interesting textures can pay attention to liquid, textile or fiberglass wallpaper, which allow to achieve interesting design results. Also, ready-made walls with unusual texture can be played with lighting.

The choice is based on the style of the interior

When searching for the best option among thousands of types of finishing materials, do not forget about the style of the interior, which is being renovated. Thanks to different prints to choose wallpaper that match the specific flow, it will not be difficult even for a person far from the basics of design. But nevertheless, there are some nuances that you should pay attention to when buying:

1. To emphasize the Provencal motifs in the interior, look at the smooth wallpaper in soft and soft shades, for example, blue, pale pink and light lilac. A fine floral print depicting miniature roses, also signals the belonging to French country;
2. Golden monograms and rich ornaments belong to the more pompous and majestic styles of empire, rococo and baroque;
3. Loft welcomes the imitation of natural materials. Textured masonry or a noble wooden frame of brown color, depicted on the wallpaper, will refresh and complement the interior in the loft direction.

Combination in the interior

The combination of wallpaper in different colors and textures reveals a range of possibilities for the designer and serves as a real tool for correcting the room.

If you like large ornaments, but the small size of the room does not allow you to make a design dream a reality, you can always use the reception of an "active" wall. Select one plane to which you want to draw attention, and paint it with wallpaper with an interesting drawing. For the remaining walls, choose a solid wallpaper in tone. For example, in this way you can beat the wall behind the head of the bed in the bedroom.

Skirting from wallpaper - another version of the classic combination of two types of materials. In rooms with low ceilings, it is appropriate to make a small plinth of dark color, combined with a light "top". The lower part of the wall can be trimmed and wallpapered with a black-and-gray pattern that also visually adds to the room the missing centimeters.

The horizontal joint of dissimilar finishing materials must be closed with a curb.

For the hall

Owners of housing often spend in the living room is not so much time as in other rooms. That is why it is appropriate here to glue vinyl wallpaper, which is not recommended for finishing bedrooms, children's rooms and study rooms.

Most often the hall is well lit by sunlight, so the selection of smooth textures in unobtrusive cold shades harmoniously emphasize a large bright room.

Elegant look and wallpaper, pasted only on one wall.

Additionally, you can use the spotlights to beat the texture surface. They not only serve as an additional source of lighting, but also emphasize the unusual surface relief.

The living room looks even more solemn, if you choose the textile materials from silk. They will give the room a special gloss and appropriate pomposity and it will be interesting to combine with the curtains.

For a bedroom

The main criterion for choosing materials for bedroom decoration is safety. Stop your choice on classic paper wallpaper and on their liquid analog.

Despite the safe and natural composition, textile materials should be left for the living room. Fabric wallpaper can attract dust and require frequent cleaning with a vacuum cleaner. Due to the fact that the owners of the apartments spend the most time in the bedroom, cleaning will have to be done more often. Allergy sufferers, acutely reacting to dust mites, should abandon this kind of finishing altogether.

Selecting a color scheme for decoration of the bedroom, choose muted shades that will not overload the nervous system. Match the palette with your second half, as the male choice of your favorite colors can differ significantly from the female.

The ceiling, decorated with photo wallpapers, can become a real "highlight" of the interior. Images of distant stars or lulling clouds will help to enjoy the night in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere.

For children

In the children's room everything is created for the baby, so do not forget to consult with the child and intelligently realize his wishes. Like in the bedroom, the finishing materials for the children's room should be as safe as possible. However, here an important criterion for choice will be the durability of wallpaper, which may suffer from the pranks of the small owner.

Liquid обои соответствуют требованиям к натуральному и безопасному составу. Простота демонтажа делает их просто незаменимыми для помещений, стены которых внезапно могут стать мольбертом юного художника. Чтобы удалить запачканный или просто испорченный участок отделки, достаточно просто размочить обои с помощью пульверизатора и соскоблить мягкий материал.

Paper обои дуплекс тоже подходят для детских комнат. Они прочнее своего однослойного аналога и так же сделаны из натуральных компонентов.

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For kitchen

Finishing materials for kitchen walls have a number of requirements:

1. Kitchen wallpaper should be moisture resistant, as they may need frequent wet cleaning;
2. High vapor permeability is necessary for rapid drying of the web;
3. If you plan to paint walls, choose wallpaper that is resistant to repeated application of paint. Surplus moisture, resistant to cleaning agents of pollution and firewood cause the need to update the color much more often;
4. The density of the canvas speaks of its strength, which is especially important in the kitchen;
5. Choose options with a smooth surface, since removing contaminants from the embossed cloth is much more difficult.

For kitchen малопригодны бумажные обои: здесь они быстро придут в негодность и потеряют привлекательный вид. Стоит отказаться и от текстильных вариантов, которые стремительно впитывают и удерживают в себе все запахи. Рельефные акриловые текстуры не годятся из-за сложности очищения.

Stop your choice on washable, non-woven, vinyl and fiberglass wallpaper, which not only possess the qualities necessary for kitchen conditions, but also are highly decorative.

For the hallway

In the interior of the hallway, warm shades harmoniously look, giving a small room a cosiness. Vertically and horizontally, the print in the form of a small geometric ornament helps visually to increase the space.

Прихожая, как и кухня, является зоной с повышенным риском возникновения загрязнений. Поэтому для отделки стен стоит выбрать моющийся материал. Vinyl и жидкие обои так же прекрасно переносят проверку на прочность при поклейке в этой части квартиры.

Photo Wall Mural выглядят очень эстетично и задают тон интерьера дома буквально с порога. Оригинально смотрятся и текстуры с имитацией камня, древесины или бамбука.

Protect wallpaper from damage by using wooden panels that act as a plinth. This natural material is especially effective in the styles of loft and country.

How to properly glue

The gluing of any kind of wallpaper has similarities:

1. After you have chosen a specific material, get all the necessary tools for gluing the walls.
2. Prepare the walls by removing the old covering and filling all the flaws of the plane. If necessary, treat the putty with emery paper.
3. Apply primer to the wall for better adhesion of the plane and finishing material, additionally protecting the surface from mold and fungus.
4. Unwind the rolls and cut the material into pieces of the necessary length, leaving a few centimeters on the free edge. If the wallpaper with a picture, immediately mark the places necessary for trimming.
5. Apply wallpaper glue and proceed to gluing to the previously prepared walls.
6. After gluing, observe the temperature regime in the room and eliminate drafts.

Calculating wallpaper around the perimeter of a room or wall area

You can calculate how much you need to purchase materials for finishing the room in two ways. Calculation of the perimeter of the room is as follows:

• measure the length and width of the room and on the basis of this data count the perimeter;
• after this number it is necessary to subtract the width of the door and window opening;
• The resulting value is divided by the width of the roll of the selected wallpaper;
• rounding the last value to an integer, you get the number of strips needed to paste the room;
• divide this value by the number of strips contained in the roll, depending on its length;
• round the final result to an integer, having received the value of the required number of rolls.

Calculation of the wall area is more accurate and economical. To do it, do the following:

• Calculate the perimeter of the room and multiply this value by the height of the ceilings, obtaining the total number of square meters. m;
• subtract from this value the total area of ​​window and door openings;
• Calculate the area of ​​the wallpaper from one roll, multiplying the length of the material by its width;
• divide the total area of ​​the walls for gluing onto the area of ​​the web of one roll.

After rounding the obtained value to the larger side, you will know the number of wallpaper rolls needed for finishing the room.

The walls are a huge platform on the basis of which you can create an unusual and interesting interior design. Therefore, the decoration of these areas plays such an important role in the decoration of the entire apartment. Beautiful and qualitatively glued wallpaper will be the final chord in the amazing melody of modern design, bringing to the house a real cosiness and harmony.

Helpful Tips

1. When choosing a wallpaper, consider not a sealed roll, but a length of at least a meter. This will allow you to more accurately grasp the details of the drawing and present it on the wall.
2. If possible, purchase a test roll to "try it on" the walls and see if the room retains its harmony with such a finish.
3. If you are going to combine wallpaper, for example, monochrome and with print, choose materials from one collection. So you definitely will not miss with the color scheme and the combination of colors.
4. When choosing the finishing material, do not forget about the appointment of the room in which the installation will be carried out. Do not buy vinyl for the nursery, and paper duplex for the kitchen.
5. Do not skimp on building materials and buy them at retail outlets that can provide quality certificates for the products offered.