Often, buying wallpaper in the hall, the owners of typical apartments are sure that the choice for them is very limited. Fear of getting a tiny room, using bright colors or large patterns, makes you opt for a faceless beige color. A sweet mix with a white baseboard is called "classic."
Types of modern wallpaper
There are many ideas to style the room. You just need to first decide which wallpaper to buy in the room.
Wallpaper for painting have a different composition, on which the price category depends. The basis can be paper, non-woven interlining, fiberglass made from natural materials, from jute. Most are suitable for repainting up to 15 times. Perfectly hide the irregularities of the walls.
- Paper. They have several layers. When choosing wallpaper for the hall, give preference to wallpaper with three layers. They are easier to remove from the wall. No special surface preparation is needed. They let in steam, that is, they “breathe”. Unfortunately, they are short-lived.
- Non-woven. Elastic with a breathable base. Convenient for pasting meter width. Not afraid of scratches, very wear-resistant. Some types can be washed.
- Vinyl. Polyvinyl chloride is applied on a paper or non-woven base. Foamed vinyl creates a textured surface. Easy to stick. They wash and do not fade with time. Do not "breathe." A decent thickness will add soundproofing to the room.
- Textile. Very sophisticated and expensive. They are capricious - they are only cleaned with a vacuum cleaner and protected from the sun. Give the living room a high level of respectability.
- Liquid. Made from natural cellulose. The mass is soaked and applied with a spatula. Enhance sound insulation. They work as a warming layer. For decorative purposes, fibers of silk, flax, colored mineral flakes are added.
- Wallpaper with the basis of the sickle. Vegetable fiber with foamed cellulose on top. New to the market. Good wear resistance.
- Linkrust wallpapers. Premium class. The paper base is covered with volumetric mastic, which imitates various patterns. Mastic consists of wood flour mixed with natural varnishes. The picture is created manually. Exclusive.
Hiding corners
Wallpaper is not necessarily just a background or a rich decoration. It is a trouble-free tool in experienced hands for visual correction of space.
Bright, moving from one wall to another, the wallpaper pattern in the hall will tactfully hide the imperfections of the room.
This technique distracts attention from the irregular shape of the trapezoid. Works great by hiding protrusions or niches that are visible where you don’t need to.
Bright ornament
Active wallpaper for the hall in the photo is pasted on one side. The reception disguises bulky furniture, distracting attention.
Designers will not agree with the common misconception that large active ornaments cannot be used in small rooms. The point is not the size of the ornament, but how much it is present in the room.
Try using a wallpaper design for a room with a contrasting pattern. If glued to only one wall, it works well even in a modest-sized room.
For everyone who does not dare to start and doubts, professionals are advised to try to paste on the only wall - behind the sofa. Decorate the living room, and will not “rush” into the eyes of those sitting on it.
But do not forget that in this option you will have to carefully consider the selection of furniture. It is selected without patterns and in contrast to the motley background.
Replace the baseboard with a border
The well-known technique of combined wallpaper in the hall is widely advertised. Paste the room on the principle: dark down, white up. The ratio is usually kept 1: 2. Two types of wallpaper are combined so that the upper part is approximately twice as large.
Room designers violate these rules.
Try it and you change the proportion. A decoration strip of wallpaper can be combined with wall decoration with other decoration materials. For example, with painting or mirror panels.
Pay attention to proportions
To combine two types of wallpaper in the hall on the principle of a narrow bottom plus a wide top, good for rooms with a low ceiling.
It is recommended that the lower part be glued to a height of not more than one meter. Be careful: the line of wallpaper with this technique should be aligned parallel to the floor. After all, the beveled edge of the border will be immediately visible. Walls are not always geometrically correct.
In high and free living rooms, a wide bottom is combined with a narrow top. Use this technique of combining wallpaper in the hall to visually lower the ceiling.
Lying strip
You can beautifully horizontally paste two colors of wallpaper that will contrast. Or we combine monochrome wallpapers in the hall, but having different patterns or textures.
Noble look wallpaper supported by wall panels. What specifically apply at the top or bottom - determine for yourself.
Do not forget to mask the horizontal joint decor. Use wooden or plastic battens, polyurethane ceiling skirting, paper border.
If at the junction of the wallpaper their thickness coincides, then you can apply a paper border.
When joining wallpaper and wall panels, pay attention to the edging. It can be chosen to match the color of the wall or bright, then it looks decorative.
Wallpaper for the halls in the apartment, pasted horizontally, is a very bold reception. Proper use of it allows you to visually expand the room. At the same time, choose wallpaper in the hall monochrome.
Carefully experiment with catchy colors and crisp patterns. May charge in the eyes.
Fancy vertical
If you want to stick the wallpaper vertically, combining them, then choose the same in width and similar in texture.
Experienced decorators select shades of the same color. If they take different tones, then they are not very contrasting.
A good design of the living room is obtained by alternating wallpaper without a picture and with an ornament.
By sticking strips vertically, you get more accents than when dividing the walls horizontally. As a rule, such surfaces no longer need additional decoration. Think about how the joint of the paintings will look. A good way is to glue strips with indentation, and paint the wall between the wallpaper in a suitable tone.
Let the wall please the eye
You have already heard and read quite a lot about accent walls. They are made out to decorate the room. Usually they are made active, bright. With the rest of the walls of the hall they make a contrast. That's why such a wall is recommended not to be placed in the field of view.
Or maybe try the opposite - buy beautiful wallpaper in the room just for the wall, all the time falling under review.
This can be a photo wallpaper, parting the space. Then you can enjoy them while relaxing on the couch. Using this technique, it is better to make all other walls neutral - to paste over with discreet wallpaper or paint.
There is a place on the ceiling
Sometimes they trust the role of a bright accent wall in the living room ... to the ceiling. Paste it with spectacular wallpaper, supported by the restrained color of the walls.
Perhaps if the apartment has a ceiling height of two and a half meters, it will be too extravagant. However, if you want to decorate the attic in an unusual way, or if you have a Stalinist apartment with ceilings above three meters, then you can conduct such an experiment.
Just imagine: a classic interior. It is characterized by light shades, clear proportions, symmetry. But suddenly a natural riot of flora bursts in from above - it looks fantastic.
It is interesting to apply another way - the accent wall splashes onto the ceiling. This technique distinguishes between different zones. It is universal - suitable for a hall of any height.
If the living room has a standard height, then do not combine too contrasting wallpaper. It will turn out well if they have a different texture or slightly noticeable ornament.
What about the dark walls?
The combination of dark wallpapers with light wallpapers is the most effective technique for interior designers. Visually changes the visual dimensions of the premises. Oddly enough, it is widely used for small rooms.
You can paste over two walls with dark wallpaper or only one. Dark color gives depth to the space and “pushes” the surface.
Which dimming walls depend on the location of the furniture. Leave the free sides bright, you get visual scope.
You will not reduce the illumination of the room if you paste dark wallpaper on the wall where the window is. From her light is still not reflected.
To visually deepen and raise the living room, paste dark wallpaper on the windows. Make the floor and ceiling light. The room seems more elongated, a little longer. The solution is very successful for a small square hall.
Wallpaper mosaic
An interesting decor can be created by taking five or six rolls of wallpaper of the most diverse in texture and color.
Cut out the squares of the desired size from them and make a multi-colored collage. The panel on the wall will help out if there is not enough wallpaper. Surely friends left unused remnants after the repair.
A very attractive combination of embossing with smooth wallpaper. Matte surfaces look interesting along with glossy ones.
Spectacular inserts
Collections of copyright luxury wallpapers are very expensive. But do not deny yourself the pleasure of admiring them.
Use the find of interior designers. The wall is not fully pasted with wallpaper, but only some areas that are framed by moldings. The background for such "paintings" is made plain. Interiors tend to be a classic.
Good in this frame look expensive wallpaper based on natural materials. So you can hide their sloppy edges.
Simple silhouettes of animals, trees, houses are cut from the remains of wallpaper manually. They are glued over plain walls.
We adjust the room
- Low ceilings are visually raised using wallpaper with a vertical pattern. It’s good to choose a striped wallpaper.
- If the room is stretched out like a pencil case, a combination of wallpaper, cross strips or a horizontal pattern on the end walls will help.
- The wall between the columns is masked with photo wallpaper or highlighted in contrasting color.
- If the wall is long and there is no furniture along it, decorate it by combining wallpaper.
- Design a very small room with wallpaper with a small and rhythmic pattern.
- When a large room contains little furniture, large prints give cosiness.
- With care, follow the fashion for combining wallpapers. This is only relevant for zoning the living room. For example, when they want to separate the recreation area and the dining area.
- Cosiness in a spacious hall is created by vertical contrasting stripes on the wall on either side of the TV. The composition resembles a fireplace area.
Wallpaper is the most affordable type of room decoration. At the same time, they allow you to realize all your ideas for creating a stylish and cozy room.