How to choose wallpaper for the walls

The final touch of repair is the finishing work. The most recognized finishing material were and there are wallpapers. That after the repair there were no claims to the masters and there were no disappointments, they should be properly chosen. In words everything sounds easier than it really is. You can not come to the store, buy a roll of wallpaper you like, go home and paste 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?

Here a lot depends on the features of the walls. For uneven wall surfaces, choose relief wallpaper. The correct pattern on them and the gloss only underline all the shortcomings. If the imperfections of the wall are not conspicuous, then the color options will do. They visually hide all the shortcomings.

Take into account and the configuration of the room. If it is irregular in shape, with niches or alcoves, then choose wallpaper for walls with a small pattern. A large pattern for such premises is not suitable. The right choice of finishes for the walls will help visually fix the flaws of the room. A longitudinal drawing will visually lift the ceiling in a low room. A narrow room visually widens the transverse wide strips.

The sun's rays are also harmful to them. Under their influence, the pattern burns out. Correct the problem if you get options that are resistant to the effects of sunlight.

It is important to choose their color. In the bedroom it is better to purchase a material of calm, pastel colors. Brilliant and unusual shades leave for the living room. Do not abuse the bright details - a noticeable must be either a picture or a color. For rooms facing south, suitable wallpaper cold shades. If the room windows go north, they prefer warmer colors - peach, orange.

Consider the purpose of the room in which you purchase the material. If it is a nursery or a hallway, then it must have high wear resistance. Washable vinyl wallpaper is more suitable here. Those who are going to do sticking alone, self-adhesive models are better suited. They are easy and convenient to paste.

Do not buy a very expensive wallpaper. It will be insulting if you make a mistake and spoil them. You should not also save money. There is nothing worse than poor-quality material. Before buying, be sure to read the instructions. In it special icons denote all the properties of the material.

Creating a home with wallpaper

Previously, the manufacture of woven wallpaper was very expensive and expensive, and in this connection, such a luxury could afford only very wealthy people. However, the demand for such decoration of the walls was so great that it forced enterprising masters to look for new, less costly solutions.

The transfer of the figure to a ready-made woven base was proposed at the beginning of the fifteenth century by the Flemish painter John Van Eyck. His creative discovery was not to weave a pattern on the canvas, but to draw it. This method significantly reduced the production costs, and the wallpaper quickly conquered the markets of European countries.

Soon they appeared in Russia. According to the decree of Emperor Peter Alekseevich, "Russian Tapestry Manufactory" is being established. 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 drove off the market received incredible popularity paper wallpaper.

Nowadays the choice of wallpaper is so great that it often puts the buyer at a dead end with the question: what to choose, which options are better?

Paper, vinyl, fabric, liquid, painted, wallpaper, with a joint and without a joint, smooth and textured, light, medium weight and heavy, waterproof and washable ... In general, eyes run up, heart flutters - no matter how mistaken! And what a variety of drawings! And nevertheless, it is necessary to make a decisive choice.

You can approach traditionally - choose for each room suitable for design and quality options. And you can approach creatively - use a combination of different in texture, pattern, color of wallpaper. Pick up and bring additional decorative elements, creating in the end such beauty that the eye does not take! But if the imagination is not enough, then invite the designer and with his help make a choice.

Liquid wallpapers - pros and cons

Now very popular are liquid wallpaper - they are more convenient and practical. They are used to apply to walls and ceiling. Very pleasant to touch, reminiscent of freshly applied plaster. They include a mixture of cellulose and special fibers for decoration. The material is packaged in bags and looks like a dry mixture in its original form. Before coating the walls, the mixture must be diluted with water.

Such wallpaper have much more advantages and fewer drawbacks than rolls:

• Walls may not be perfectly even to be used, they are applied to both vertical and horizontal surfaces;
• When gluing roll models there are problems at the joints and 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 walls and ceilings;
• With this wall covering it is easy to work: do not have to mess with glue, roller, scissors, besides they do not have a smell, and dust does not appear from them;
• Do not need to glue anything when the walls are damaged, it will be enough to wet the wallpaper with water and level them on the damaged surface with a spatula;
• They must be reusable: they must be moistened, scraped off the walls, allowed to dry and then used again.

The main disadvantages are their high price, a long time to dry the walls on which they were applied, and the possibility of soaking 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:

• Of silk;
• Cellulose;
• A mixture of silk and cellulose.

Silks have a very high price, but are not affected by moisture and ultraviolet rays. Models from cellulose have the lowest price, but are inferior to other types in terms of use and appearance. An alternative option for quality and price will be a wallpaper consisting of cellulose and silk.

Liquid wallpaper can be immediately ready to be applied to walls and designed for painting. During painting, care and accuracy are required: the dye and all sorts of decorative elements are added to the mixture, then it must be diluted with water and thoroughly mixed. After that, the material is ready to be applied to the walls.

To date, liquid wallpaper, due to its unique properties, the most popular, and which ones will suit you? The choice is not easy, and we hope that the information presented in this article will be useful. Create coziness in your home, and it will give you a quiet family happiness.