What wallpaper to choose for the hall?

Wallpaper is considered the most affordable and popular material for wall decoration. From the cheapest paper to luxury wallpaper, the variety of these finishes is not only impressive, but also allows even the most demanding customer to find their own version. The living room, which is the main room of the house, puts forward its own requirements for the choice of wallpaper. They should be in harmony with the idea of ​​the room, as well as high quality and stylish.

There are many design claims to the interior of the hall - versatile and customized. For almost all apartment owners, it is important that the wallpaper looks representative, stylish, fresh and remains presentable for a long time. For the hall, this requirement is especially important, because everyone who comes to the house is first of all received in this room.

There are not so many criteria for choosing wallpaper for the hall.

• Cleanliness with environmental connotations. This means that they must be harmless, that is, natural. The material is required to be breathable, which will not overwet the walls, emit toxic fumes, and finally, will not attract dust to the surface.
• Wallpaper appearance... This includes color, texture, ornamental image, and style. Everything should be as organic as possible, compatible and, of course, free from visible defects. Therefore, if you doubt that you can glue the wallpaper flawlessly, do not even tackle it yourself. It is worth entrusting the preparation of the walls to specialists if they are not perfectly smooth.

Designers advise to proceed as follows - make a plan for future renovation... Think about what will change in the room, just the wallpaper or the decor too.If the former, they are matched to existing furniture and textiles, to the finishing of the ceiling and floor. If the changes are more global, then the choice becomes wider.

About 30 years ago, the choice of wallpaper was so scarce that it actually did not exist. Sometimes it was necessary to select according to the "more or less" principle. Today the variety of options is so wide that the choice becomes even more difficult. Therefore, it needs to be narrowed by filtering out obviously inappropriate options. For example, first decide what type of wallpaper you want.

There are many different types of wallpapers.

• Paper. You can't imagine a simpler and more accessible option. They can be single-layer and double-layer. The advantages include low price, large assortment and relatively easy gluing to the wall. The disadvantages are sun burnout, poor quality, odor absorption and moisture resistance.

• Non-woven. This is a two-layer wallpaper: the top layer is a polymer coating where the fabric is actually mixed with the paper. If the second layer is vinyl, then the wallpaper is suitable for painting. For the price they can be called affordable, they are resistant to moisture, they are able to hide small cracks in the walls. The disadvantages are not the most outstanding indicators of sound and thermal insulation, and if the product is cheap, they can be seen through.

• Vinyl. Optimal in the price - quality ratio, but there are some nuances. If kids live in the house, they easily cling to the thick edge and can peel off the wallpaper (paper cannot be easily dealt with). But in general, this is a good option, because they are washed, they are able to withstand brushing, and hide the unevenness of the wall.

• Liquid. This is a cross between directly wallpaper and plaster. In fact, even this is just decorative plaster, but because of the peculiarities of its composition, it is customary to call it wallpaper. This is a dry powder that must be diluted with water and brought to a certain consistency. And the already obtained composition is applied to the wall like plaster. Such a coating does not form joints at all, provides excellent sound insulation, does not attract dust, and is always original.

• Acrylic. These are all the same paper wallpapers, but only with a delicate acrylic layer. They are not as heavy as the same vinyl ones, so they do not need such a thick glue. They can be considered breathable. They are considered water resistant and fade very slowly. True, if the acrylic layer is too soft, you can suffer from gluing: if you press the canvas a little harder against the wall, it starts to peel off.

• Textile (fabric). They are made on the basis of non-woven and paper. On the base, the manufacturer glues either fabric or wicker material - cotton, linen, jute, viscose, or else made of silk, polyester, etc. You can create any texture: smooth, velvety, silky. An embossed print is quite possible. Fabric wallpaper is also considered a breathable option for wall decoration, so they are used without fear in living rooms. Luxurious material, but expensive and whimsical. He is afraid of high humidity, fades, lends itself only to dry cleaning.

• Glass fiber. This is a special version of the material, invented for painting. They are not afraid of water, they are glued in the bathroom. On the positive side, you can repaint glass fiber several times. Therefore, the service life can easily reach 20 years or more. Of course, repairs will not be cheap if you choose such wallpapers.

And these are just the most popular options. But it is really possible to choose for the decoration of the living room bamboo wallpaper, for example. The bamboo, cut into strips, is fixed to a sturdy fabric base to create an original eco-friendly wall covering. So you can decorate the walls in the living room of oriental, African styles and not only. The same category includes cork wallpaper, which are a thin layer of cork veneer on paper.

Cork wallpaper is natural, does not absorb odors, does not contribute to the reproduction of pathogens. Elastic to the touch, warm, pleasant and certainly not trivial, but expensive. And also metallized wallpapers are very popular today. On a paper layer - aluminum foil, on it a pattern followed by a layer of varnish. It is a moisture resistant material, it can be washed with soft sponges and cloths. But without aggressive detergents, as the metallized coating is easy to scratch.

This query often refers to the fashion and trends of the current season, which also makes sense to consider when choosing a wallpaper. And the first thing that I would like to note in this regard is the stable position of monochromatic wallpapers. Regular, recognizable shades or bright and unexpected - this is no longer so important, the main thing is that they create an even background. The choice of color should be based on the size of the room, layout. If the footage of the room is very modest, then light and natural tones are preferable to bright, and even more so dark colors.

Of the interesting new products and trends, several options can be distinguished.

• "Knitted" light wallpaper. This is a wallpaper with a print or even a photo of knitting in various sizes. For an entire room, the solution may be too daring, but for one wall, especially the one where the sofa sits, this is a great choice. Cozy, unexpected, warm, bright, unusual - these are the words to describe the transformed room.

• 3D wallpaper. They also deserve attention, because this coating allows you to turn the wall into a large-format image.

• Textile wallpaper with a variegated floral print. The color base of this wallpaper is two shades - sky blue and grassy green. There are peach, beige, and lemon options, but the first two are more popular. They also work as a single accent wall in a living room.

• White wallpaper. It is impossible to imagine that they have gone out of fashion. Understanding the request for white wall decoration, manufacturers try to please the buyer with texture. Wallpapers are becoming more and more interesting due to the formation of a special texture, creating pleasant effects that are felt both visually and to the touch.

There are a lot of colors of water and sky in the last seasons: turquoise, aquamarine, mint. The interior with blue shades no longer seems cold and deserted - it has become associated with freshness, lightness, invigorating coolness.

The floral theme does not go out of fashion, retro motives in the image of flowers and plants are very popular... Wallpaper can be variegated, cheerful, bright, but in this case, the furniture should meet more modest requirements. The choice of wallpaper really depends on a number of circumstances, and for the ideal choice everything must match.

Someone prefers only paintable wallpaper: durable, reliable. They can be repainted after a few years without renewing the room with another gluing. For others, it is more important to choose wallpaper that are relevant right now, trendy, and the selection of options is carried out against the background of this basic request. Anyway, one has to obey not only practicality and fashion, but also a small list of other factors.

If the wallpaper matches the furniture, that's half the battle. For example, you have a beige and brown headset in your room, and you decide to paste over the room with white wallpaper. Harmony does not always work out, because warm shades are difficult to get along with a cold background.

You can consider compatibility with examples.

• Dark Floral Wallpaper - look great, but only in combination with a reconciling white. Very dark furniture can be complemented by light countertops, but there are practically no natural wood shades. They, as well as a beige or sandy floor, would look out of place with such wallpaper.

• Dark green wallpaper with a blue undertone could go well with white furniture, but the owners, in addition to white shelves, have striped armchairs, a gray sofa and an original wooden table. And everything looks organic together. But in this combination, there are many tricks.

• Perfect combination of all interior elements - light furniture, but not only white, but with inclusions of objects of the color of beach sand. A very successful combination of blue, white and light beige in one space. Dark furniture would be superfluous here, and if objects of this color, like the legs of an armchair, were presented in greater numbers in the room, this would also be considered overload.

If you prefer bright, dominant wallpaper only against the wall where the sofa is, find some color matching in the color of the sofa and wallpaper. For example, a faded yellow sofa finds a design answer in faded yellow stripes on wallpaper, or flowers, or decorative elements, and so on.

The design of the living room should follow a specific interior style, at least adhere to its main points. Modern manufacturers have entire collections of wallpapers, made according to the requirements of a particular interior style.

Let's look at some striking examples.

• Wallpaper in english style can be called strict and restrained: they are not very bright, the drawings on them are not the most expressive and impressive. Smooth lines are what will emphasize the style better than anything else.

• Scandinavian style wallpaper presented mainly in light shades with small prints in pastel colors.

• Classic style wallpaper may have gilded fragments. Retro-style wallpapers are natural coverings with vintage patterns, floral arrangements, stripes and cells, abstraction.

For Provence style a floral theme is suitable, as well as realistic photo wallpapers and materials that combine strict lines on a light background and a floral ornament. The wallpaper in a modern style has contrasting color transitions, as well as bright patterns with clearly defined lines.

Style interior modern requires wallpaper that are stylized as brickwork, embossed stone, leather, wood, plaster.

The main request sounds like this: you need such a wallpaper to make the room seem larger. And this is logical, for a small room, the choice of wall decoration is strategically important. If the choice is successful, the hall in the "Khrushchev" will not seem so small. Design tricks:

• if the room is low, then wallpaper with vertical stripes can partly solve the problem - they really visually increase the height of the walls;
• dark shades in a small room will steal up to 45% of the lighting, therefore only light shades will not visually reduce the room even more;
• textured wallpaper with a slight relief is a good solution for a room of 16-18 sq. m, they are suitable for such a living room in that the embossed wallpaper perfectly catch the overflows, create color differences;
• glitter wallpaper also visually expands the space, but you should be very careful about glitter - if there is a lot of it, the room can turn into kitsch;
• in combining wallpaper, the molding can become the most successful tool - it provides an ideal interior, proportional, organized, increasing the height of the walls.

How best to decorate the walls, many apartment owners check with the teachings of Feng Shui. And the prescriptions of this ancient theory are indeed curious.

The choice of wallpaper according to the rules of feng shui:

• pictures with aggressive overtones will lead to mood swings, ailments, an incomprehensible nature of lethargy;
• you should not buy wallpaper with images of wilted flowers and trees - it is believed that they have a negative effect on a person's state of mind;
• if you choose wallpaper, it is better if they are with paired images, one hero of the image symbolizes loneliness and fixation on it;
• it is believed that the image of architectural objects on the wallpaper develops intelligence, motivates and stimulates mental activity;
• wallpapers and photomurals with the image of seas and lakes are a symbol of the full bowl, which is your home, but photomurals with waterfalls and fountains broadcast well-being leaving the house;
• flying objects on the wallpaper are active energy, but the option for such a design is more appropriate in the office (or in the living room area that has this function).

If the living room is on the south side, the decisive question becomes, how the color of the wallpaper will interact with the natural light of the living room. On the sunny side, different options will be convenient. For example, deep and saturated shades are acceptable here, since good lighting will not allow you to “eat up” the space critically. Muted colors are considered more preferable, because very light under the haunting sun can literally "cut" the eye. Cool shades in a sunny room will create a feeling of coolness, and natural colors (sand, ocher, earth) will be the most comfortable for the eyes.

For a northern room, a moderately contrasting interior is considered more suitable. Use furniture brown, red, chocolate, burgundy, thick honey shades. But put dark furniture on a light background, and if your furniture is light, the background can be moderately dark. Do not get carried away with black and white graphics in the northern living room. Brown or green wallpaper is more suitable for the east and south-east living room, ocher and pale pink shades are preferred for the west side.

Experts identify the basic rules for combining wallpaper, taking into account which you can beautifully and correctly glue the wallpaper in the living room without the help of specialists.

How to combine correctly:

• ideally if the wallpaper is of equal thickness, especially when it comes to the same wall;
• there are more than two ornaments in one room - this is an obvious overkill, this is permissible only if your combined wallpaper is from a designer collection;
• bright colors always harmoniously combine with neutral shades - white, beige and light gray;
• always before buying wallpaper, attach fragments of two options to a friend and evaluate them in natural light;
• with a simple combination method, only two colors are combined that perfectly match each other;
• if you have chosen a multi-textured wallpaper, they should have visible common features;
• the advantages of combining wallpaper are that they can zone the space, hide the flaws of the walls, and emphasize important elements of the living room.

In the choice of wallpaper, it is very important to look at it - the more "the eye saw", the easier it is for the brain to get used to deliberately successful solutions and professional decoration of rooms. Do not be afraid to learn from examples from well-known magazines, catalogs. Even if the interiors from there seem very rich and inaccessible, color combinations, combinations, selection of furniture and decor are read and become an artistic landmark. And this will have a beneficial effect on repairs in your own home.

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