The finishing touch of the repair is the finishing work. Wallpaper was and remains the most recognized decoration material. So that after the repair there are no claims to the masters and there are no disappointments, they must be correctly selected. In words, everything sounds simpler than it really is. You can’t come to the store, buy a roll of wallpaper of your favorite color, return home and stick them. The material should not only fit into the invented design of the apartment, but also be of high quality. And choosing them, you need to know a little more than just the area of the walls.
How to choose wallpaper for the walls?
Much depends on the features of the walls. For uneven wall surfaces, choose embossed wallpaper. The correct pattern on them and gloss only underline all the flaws. If the imperfections of the wall are not striking, then color options will do. They visually hide all the flaws.
Take into account the configuration of the room. If it is irregular in shape, with niches or alcoves, then choose with a fine pattern. A large pattern is not suitable for such rooms. The right choice of wall decoration will help to visually correct the imperfections of the room. A longitudinal pattern visually raises the ceiling in a low room. A narrow room will visually expand the transverse wide stripes.
The sun's rays are also harmful to them. Under their influence, the pattern burns out. You can fix the problem if you purchase options that are resistant to sunlight.
It is important to choose their color when choosing. In the bedroom it is better to purchase the material of calm, pastel colors. Catchy and unusual shades leave for the living room. Bright details should not be abused - either a drawing or a color should be noticeable. For rooms facing south, cold shades are suitable. If the windows of the room face north, then they prefer warmer colors - peach, orange.
Consider the purpose of the room in which you purchase the material. If it is a nursery or hallway, then it should have high wear resistance. Washable vinyl wallpapers are more suitable here. For those who are going to do sticking on their own, self-adhesive models are better. They are easy and convenient to glue.
You should not buy very expensive wallpapers. It will be a shame if you make a mistake and ruin them. You should also not save. There is nothing worse than substandard material. Before buying, be sure to read the instructions. In it, special icons indicate all the properties of the material.
Create home comfort with wallpaper
Previously, the manufacture of woven wallpaper was very expensive and expensive, and therefore only very wealthy people could afford such a luxury. However, the demand for such wall decoration turned out to be so great that it forced enterprising craftsmen to look for new, less costly solutions.
A Flemish painter John Van Eyck proposed the transfer of the drawing to an already finished woven base. His creative find was not to weave a pattern on the canvas, but to draw it. This method significantly reduced production costs, and hand-drawn wallpaper quickly conquered the markets of European countries.
Soon they appeared in Russia. By decree of Emperor Peter Alekseevich, the Russian Trellis Manufactory was established. The French masters who were invited to Russia, for several years managed to develop a huge production and trained high-class masters. This production existed in Russia until the end of the eighteenth century and ousted from the market paper wallpapers that were incredibly popular.
Today, the choice of wall-paper is so great that it often confuses the buyer with the question: what to choose, which options are better?
Paper, vinyl, fabric, liquid, paintable, photo wallpaper, with and without joint, smooth and textured, light, medium weight and heavy, waterproof and washable ... In general, my eyes run wide, my heart flutters - no matter how you make a mistake! And what a variety of drawings! Nevertheless, a decisive choice should be made.
You can come up traditionally - choose for each room suitable design and quality options. And you can come creatively - use the method of combining different in texture, pattern, color of wallpaper. To pick up and add additional decorative elements, creating in the end such beauty that you can not take your eyes off! But if fantasy is not enough, then invite the designer and make a choice with his help.
Liquid Wallpaper - Pros and Cons
Now very popular - they are more convenient and practical. They are used for application on walls and ceilings. Very pleasant to the touch, reminiscent of freshly applied plaster. They include a mixture of cellulose and special fibers for decoration. The material is packed in bags and in its initial form looks like a dry mixture. Before covering the walls, the mixture simply needs to be diluted with water.
Such wallpapers have much more advantages and fewer disadvantages than rolled ones:
- the walls may not be perfectly even in order to use them, they are applied to both vertical and horizontal surfaces;
- when sticking roll models there are problems at the joints and in the corners, which can be avoided by using liquid wallpaper;
- have a high level of sound insulation, they also retain heat;
- do not attract excessive moisture;
- they contain substances that prevent mold and other fungal diseases from settling on the walls and ceiling;
- it is easy to work with this wall covering : you don’t have to bother with glue, a roller, scissors, besides they are odorless and there is no dust from them;
- you don’t need to glue anything when the walls are damaged, it will be enough to moisten the wallpaper with water and level them on the damaged surface with a spatula;
- Reusable: they must be moistened, scraped off the walls, allowed to dry and then reused.
The main disadvantages are their high price, a long time for drying the walls on which they were applied, and the possibility of getting wet in rooms with high humidity. This can be prevented by covering the walls with a layer of varnish.
There are three main types of liquid wallpaper:
- from silk;
- cellulose;
- mixtures of silk and cellulose.
Silk has a very high price, but is not affected by moisture and ultraviolet rays. Cellulose models have the lowest price, but are inferior to other types in terms of use and appearance. An alternative for quality and price will be wallpaper consisting of cellulose and silk.
Liquid wallpaper can be immediately ready to be applied to walls and intended for painting. During painting, care and accuracy are required: dye and all kinds of decorative elements are added to the mixture itself, then you need to dilute it with water and mix it thoroughly. After that, the material is ready for application on the walls.
Today, liquid wallpapers, due to their unique properties, are the most popular, and which ones are right for you? The choice is not easy, and we hope that the information presented in our article will be useful. Create comfort in your home, and it will give you quiet family happiness.