The interior of your own house or apartment you want to do in accordance with the latest. The key here is wall decoration. Whether it will be wallpaper or paint, the choice depends on the taste and preferences of the owners, but in any case, thoroughly prepare the surface of the walls before finishing them.
Today, wallpapers are losing their position in the construction market. Painting walls, on the contrary, is gaining momentum. Why is this happening? Probably, the whole point is that paint gives more options when decorating walls. With the help of color, you can adjust the space of any room - visually raise the ceiling, increase the space, highlight the desired area or zone the room.
Painting walls is fraught with pitfalls, as a plain surface allows you to clearly see any defects and bumps. Thus, the preparation of walls for painting is an important step in the decoration of the room. In this case, the quality of alignment is of great importance.
Least of all problems will bring those walls that have not previously been painted. It will be enough only to remove dirt and dust from their surface, and then eliminate all small cracks and roughnesses with putty. After it dries, it should be sanded with a building grater, remove dust and cover with a primer layer, which will improve the adhesion of the paint to the surface of the walls, and also protect it from delamination and cracks in the future. This completes the preparation of the walls for painting.
A completely different case when you have to apply paint to walls that previously had wallpaper or they were previously painted.
Here the work will be somewhat more complicated. It all starts with a stage called "preparing walls for plastering." First you need to remove the old layers of paint or wallpaper and clean the surface of glue and other contaminants. Then the walls are leveled with a building mixture. This will eliminate bumps and cracks. After drying, a primer is applied to the plaster, which, as mentioned above, will improve the adhesion of the wall surface to the paint. Preparing walls for painting is a key step in wall decoration, so it should be done very carefully, carefully and in accordance with the technology. Only then will the painted walls please you for a long time.
It should be said a few words about liquid wallpaper. The preparation of the walls in this case is more thorough, that is, under this type of finish the surface should be perfectly leveled. This will guarantee that liquid wallpaper will fall evenly. They are considered a very finicky finish, but their use is worth it. Beautiful shades and a special structure of liquid wallpaper will make the interior warm and cozy.
Painting the walls gives an excellent opportunity to make the room special, not like any other. And only if the preparation of the walls for painting is done at a high level, the walls themselves will look just great. A smooth surface and harmoniously selected color combinations will do their job: your interior will be the subject of admiration for family and friends.