The use of wallpaper with different stains and patterns helps to create a certain mood for people in the room. In such an unusual way, you can design rooms in a style that corresponds to one of the previous eras, which is very modern now.
Why combine different when you can buy the same
Pasting the walls with different wallpapers - the idea is far from new. True, in the old days, this method of updating the walls was rather a forced rather than a design decision. In addition to a simple whim, there are more serious reasons for choosing this option.
- Highlighting a certain area with a different pattern or shade can distract attention from some part of the wall or ceiling. The more noticeable, brighter the coating in the main zone, the more it attracts and focuses on itself.
- Visually dividing the room with light and color, you can easily zon even small rooms.
- By experimenting with the direction of the drawing and the location of the glued strips, they change the design of the room. Wallpaper helps create the effect of an extended or elongated space.
- Quite often, a fireplace zone, a sitting corner or a home art gallery are distinguished by other finishes.
Fragments of wallpaper placed in a large frame are often used to decorate walls with a contrasting or companion color.
Where is the combination used?
Pasting walls with different wallpapers is possible in a variety of rooms:
- in the bedroom and the nursery;
- in the kitchen and living room;
- in the attic and hallway.
The main condition is a harmonious combination of color and pattern of wallpaper with decor elements and the general style and purpose of the room.
Bedroom Design Options
The combination of wallpaper in the room for sleeping and relaxing involves a creative and very careful approach to choosing the leading color, patterns and distribution of accents in the room. Designers use two main approaches to bedroom design: Scandinavian and using wallpaper-companions.
In the first case, the walls are glued in such a way as to draw attention to the one at which the head of the bed is located. The surface is “highlighted” with a brighter, more juicy color. You can select it in full or in fragments, using plinths, battens, and other design tricks. To visually increase the height of the room, you can paste the same part of the ceiling adjacent to the selected wall with the same wallpaper. This technique is acceptable when using the Scandinavian design of the bedroom. Wallpaper will make the selected part of the wall higher.
Using the second option, the opposing walls are decorated with the same wallpaper. Selected colors should combine well and be in harmony with each other, for example:
- strip and beautiful discreet flowers;
- one color and different patterns;
- various shades and identical ornaments;
- plain and multicolor.
It is worth noting that wallpapers for such a design solution are better to choose with the same texture.
How not to make a mistake with a shade
Pasting walls with different wallpapers requires a competent approach to the influence of color on people. According to the recommendations of psychologists, it is not necessary to design rooms in bright purple colors. This color can push people to break up. Bright red and orange shades serve as a causative agent for the nervous system and can cause conflicts in the family. Bright shades usually decorate the living room, dance room, use in the dining room. The combination of wallpapers of blue, green, gray, brown and beige tones contribute to maximum relaxation and a good rest, therefore it is ideal for the bedroom.
About Combination Options
- A good visual effect can be achieved when vertical alternation of different wallpaper strips is used with a sequence of 2 and 1, or 1 and 1.
- Making the design of the room, the wallpaper is often placed horizontally: some are glued at the bottom of the wall, others at the top. The place of transition from one color to another is separated by plastic or cork panels, moldings, borders, wooden battens. Dark wallpaper is placed below, and light wallpaper is placed on top.
- The use of inserts of various shapes and sizes from thick non-woven wallpaper on the main coating creates an unusual classic design. The edges of the inserts are disguised as frames or slats. This decoration option is perfect for living rooms and official premises.
- Wall paintings made on one surface in the form of photo wallpaper are very popular today. The remaining walls are covered with plain wallpaper, selected in accordance with the shades of the plot. For this option, it is very important to think over the lighting of the room, the arrangement of furniture, the colors of the "companions" in advance.
A few more ways
- Pasting walls with different wallpapers is also possible in cases where you want to highlight several zones in one room. The wall near the desktop can have one shade, behind the sofa - another, in the game corner - the third.
- Multi-colored stripes cut into identical squares look pretty fun. Subsequent pasting of the walls with different wallpapers (the photo, unfortunately, has not been preserved) is done this way: the resulting squares are attached to the wall with one corner down (rhombs). Rows of different patterns and shades alternate in a specific order. It turns out a kind of mosaic ornament of colored rhombuses.
- In a room with complex spatial geometry, with an abundance of niches and ledges, shadow contrast is used. With a white wall, niches can be made dark gray. The ledge on the blue wall looks great in a peach version. In addition, a niche on a plain wall can be distinguished by wallpaper in a small flower.
Images of geometric shapes are balanced by plain-colored wallpapers of contrasting or similar colors. Wood patterns blend perfectly with floral motifs. Vertical contrast strips are usually glued butt. To create a more pronounced effective connection, one of the sides along the entire length of the roll can be cut off in large waves. Such a joint is perfectly performed when working with thin ordinary wallpaper and looks very decorative on the walls.