The design of the wall in the room from a variety of materials

Tired of living amidst boring wallpapers and typical furniture? Want to change your life, make your home interesting, joyful and comfortable? All in your hands! Designers offer a lot of non-standard interior solutions, and if you wish, you yourself can come up with something unusual, good, find finishing materials that can satisfy even the most capricious artist, is no problem. Wall design in a room - what can it be? Read about it in our article.

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Who, who lives in a small tower?

Not every family can afford a large house in which everyone has their own room and two or three more guest rooms, plus a dining room, plus a common living room. More often, interior designers have to deal with modest apartments in standard high-rise buildings, with a standard layout. But you can always come up with an interesting interior, and a lot depends on the walls.

First of all, you need to think about what to consider when developing your own wall wall design in a room:

• purpose of the room;
• tastes and preferences of its inhabitant;
• furniture to be placed;
• the possibility of using certain materials.

Standard set of rooms in a modern apartment:

• kitchen;
• a bathroom - combined or separate;
• hallway;
• living room;
• bedroom;
• children’s.

Important! At the same time, the living room can be combined with a bedroom for one or several residents, and the dining room is quite often located in the kitchen.

The selection of furniture, accessories and decor elements is a purely individual matter. But there are some general principles - the rules for choosing colors, materials. And decorative elements can be divided into classes.

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Materials

What materials does the creator of the modern interior use if he needs to decorate the walls in the room? There are a lot of them:

• wallpaper;
• paint;
• decorative plaster;
• brick;
• a rock;
• mirror tile.

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Wallpaper

Perhaps the most popular type of decoration to date, when it comes to the room. On sale you can find a variety of types both in color and in material:

• paper;
• vinyl;
• non-woven;
• tissue;
• cork;
• bamboo;
• the liquid wallpaper.

Paper

Everyone saw paper wallpapers. Despite the fact that other materials for decorating walls constantly appear on sale, traditional paper does not lose its attractiveness, despite the fact that it is short-lived, burns out, does not tolerate moisture, has the ability to accumulate dust, and is also a very attractive object for mold, insects.

But - cheapness, a large assortment, the ability to re-stick at any time are often more important. In addition, using paper wallpaper you can create a lot of options for decorating the wall in the room.

It is not necessary to use the same view at all - you can combine it to create an original wall design:

• make 2 walls of one color, 2 of another;
• select a zone using paper of a different color or a different texture;
• to emphasize certain sections of the wall;
• visually expand the room or “raise the ceiling”.

Paper Combinations

The combination of paper strips is generally very interesting. For example:

• You can paste the bottom with wallpaper with a large pattern, the top - exactly the same, but small, and in the middle lay a wide strip “for stucco molding” or “for carving”.
• Or on two opposite walls make vertical stripes, and on two more - horizontal ones in tone.
• Solid colors can also look good in the design of the room’s walls - one half of the room is cream and the other, say, beige. The main thing is to consider color effects.

Vinyl

The range of such wallpapers is less than paper, they are more expensive, but they can be washed. As for the significance for creating the interior, it is very significant.

Such wallpapers can also be combined with other materials, highlight areas, emphasize individual parts of the wall and generally do the same as with paper. In addition, they practically do not burn out.

the cloth

The room, decorated with textile wallpaper, looks very elegant. This material is so beautiful in itself that it is not necessary to combine it with anything. In any case, with other wallpapers.

But with bamboo, stone or brick - it is quite possible if you want to draw attention to some corner. For example, the entire room can be finished with fabric, and the niche with bamboo or cork.

Non-woven

The walls are textured and very pleasant to the touch. The material does not fade, does not tear, does not peel off, and if necessary, it can always be repainted. Or put paint on the wall, and glue the wallpaper on top.

Flizelin has some transparency, but this quality, which is extremely inconvenient when it comes to illiterate selection of colors, can turn into a considerable advantage. For example, you can make a light background, and on it - something like graphics with large, but clear elements. The original design of the walls of the room with this approach is guaranteed to you!

Cork, wood, bamboo

Pleasure is quite expensive if you finish the wall completely. But you can make bamboo inserts or a cork niche.

Important! The wooden walls in the room where there is a fireplace decorated with decorative stone will look interesting. However, for placing in an ethnic style, walls made of simple logs are perfectly suited.

A cork wallpaper, in addition, provide almost perfect sound insulation.

The liquid wallpaper

This material is a cross between wallpaper and stucco. Its advantage is that you yourself can come up with different options for designing the walls in the room by adding fillers to the finished mixture:

• sparkles;
• fibers of various tissues;
• finely chopped paper;
• sand;
• pieces of natural materials.

Important! The advantage of liquid wallpaper also lies in the fact that they can be removed, soaked and laid again on the walls.

Photowall-paper

A huge paper or vinyl panel with a landscape or pastoral scene can not only decorate the room, but also visually increase it. From your modest little room, the door opens directly to the garden - what could be more beautiful: And all you need is to find a suitable plot. There are many of them, but among the photo wallpapers there are also those that are not worth sticking in residential premises:

• battle scenes;
• wild fights;
• disaster scene.

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Brick and stone

Now stone and brick walls are in great fashion without any additional decoration. If you do not want to mess with cement mortar, you can make a brick or stone wall differently:

• having glued wallpaper suitable for color and texture;
• fashioning individual elements from gypsum plaster.

A brick or stone wall, or a fragment of it, looks good in rooms decorated in a medieval or Gothic style, and are also suitable for the now fashionable Minimalism.

Important! For decoration, it is better to use a special hollow or lightweight material - a real brick wall will inevitably reduce the number of square meters in your apartment.

Of course, there are exceptions - a wall in a brick house, not finished with plaster or wallpaper.But in this case, you have to tinker a lot to give it an aesthetic look - you need to remove all the remains of the plaster and excess cement mortar.

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Decorative plaster

Want to turn your home into an old mansion? Decorative plaster will help you. With its help, you can create surfaces of different textures, decorate walls with stucco molding, etc.

Important! This material does not feel very well with high humidity, so it is best to use it in living rooms.

It goes well with other types of finishes, which will be very beneficial for you when decorating the walls in the room:

• a stone;
• brick;
• fabric wallpaper;
• paper and vinyl wallpaper with a suitable pattern.

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Tile

The tiles in the rooms are usually not glued, this material is mainly intended for the kitchen and bathroom. But you can safely use mirror tiles for walls or ceilings. It perfectly expands the space. On one of the walls you can even make an imitation of a window or glass door.

Important! Using mirror surfaces, you can turn even a modest Khrushchev into a hall of the Italian palace. And if you still choose the right LED lights, it will turn out very stylish.

Mirror can be:

• the whole wall;
• wall and ceiling;
• separate sections of the wall and fragments of the ceiling.

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Paint

Now in living rooms this material is used relatively rarely - and why? It is easy to work with paint, it perfectly masks the imperfections of the walls, and in addition, you can choose very interesting color schemes. In order to buy paint of the most unusual color, it is enough to come to a reputable company store, choose a shade from the catalog and order it to the seller. The spectacular wall design in the room with carefully thought-out pre-decoration is guaranteed!

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Other finishes

The assortment of finishing materials is, of course, large, but what forces us to confine ourselves to traditional types? Yes, nothing! It's just that not everyone dares to use even traditional, but not the most popular materials now. For example, for the most part, the modern inhabitants of city apartments do not remember that the rooms can have:

• frescoes;
• mosaic;
• graphic arts;
• painting.

But once such types of finishes were extremely popular - mainly among people who could afford to hire a professional artist.

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Fresco

A mural is a painting on raw plaster. The image will be unique. If you can draw even a little, you can do a freehand sketch.

Cooking the wall

To keep your creation for a long time, you need to properly prepare the wall:

1. Remove the old finish - absolutely everything must be removed.
2. Sweep the dust off the wall.
3. Apply soil.
4. Wait until completely absorbed.
5. Apply a second layer, and if the wall is not very smooth, then a third.
6. If possible, cover up all defects with putty and putty.
7. Grind the surface - in this case it is more convenient to do this with a flat wet board.
8. Apply another layer of soil.
9. Apply a basic coat of plaster - normal sandy cement is suitable, but it is very useful to add an astringent.
10. Immediately grind the surface.
11. Coat the wall with antiseptic primer and antifungal components.

Drawing

Before drawing, take care of the materials. You need:

• acrylic paints;
• 2 brushes with synthetic pile;
• brushes with natural pile;
• soft rag;
• clear nail polish;
• brush for varnish;
• stylus;
• well sharpened pencil;
• washcloth.

Important! The thickness of the brushes depends on the pattern. You may also need golden or silver powder, and if you want the fresco to look like an old one, buy paints with a craquelure effect, then the surface will appear cracked.

Drawing a drawing

Regardless of which method of sketching you have chosen, you need to start drawing from above, gradually dropping down. Contours apply a wide stylus, errors are corrected by the most ordinary washcloth. The order of the paint will be as follows:

1. First fill in large areas of the surface.
2. Wait for it to dry.
3. Fill medium and small surfaces with paint.
4. Wait for the wall to dry again
5. Work out very small elements.
6. When everything dries, cover the surface with high-quality clear varnish.

The original design of the walls in the room is ready. And how much pleasure the process of its design will bring you for sure!

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Mosaic

An interesting element of the modern interior is mosaic. It can be made from a variety of elements:

• pieces of glass;
• pebbles;
• shells;
• nutshells;
• caps for plastic bottles;
• unnecessary CDs.

The wall is prepared in the same way as for the mural. And then - it all depends on the material that you have:

1. Pieces of glass, stones and shells can be planted on the cement mixture, but you need to work very carefully.
2. Universal nuts are more suitable for nutshells, old discs and caps from plastic bottles.

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A few words about color

The interior is largely dependent on the color scheme:

• It should be borne in mind that light colors visually increase the volume of the room, and dark colors - vice versa.
• In addition, there are warm and cold parts of the spectrum. In a room with cream, pink, and beige walls it will seem warmer than it is, and if you choose blue or green tones, the temperature will appear lower.

Important! There are mixed options - for example, lemon consists of yellow and green, so that it has both warm and cold notes, it all depends on the ratio.

For bedrooms and children's rooms, they often choose light warm shades. The living room can be any - even tones such as black or purple are acceptable here. In this case, it is not necessary to paint all the elements in the same color - it is better to choose a combination of two or three basic shades.

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Decorative elements

Not a single room can do without little things dear to the heart of its owners. If we talk about the design of the walls, then they are often decorated with:

• pictures;
• photographs
• shelves with small sculptures;
• arts and crafts;
• a panel from fabric.

Important! Regardless of which style of room decoration you have chosen, decorative elements should be clearly visible, otherwise they simply will not fulfill their role. That is, they should contrast with the wall itself.

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We hang pictures

There are a lot of options for placing such items. For example, if you want everyone who enters the room to immediately pay attention to the painting, it should be just one painting, hanging so that it can be seen from any angle.

If you have several paintings, create a composition. A large canvas does not have to hang in the center. There may be other interesting options:

• a large vertical picture on the one hand, 2-5 small ones on the other:
• a large horizontal picture above, a few small ones under it:
• a large canvas occupies a corner, from it diverging rays - smaller pictures.

The same principle is best used when posting photos.

Important! As for the frames, there is one requirement - they should ideally fit into the interior. Heavy threaded frames are far from always suitable:

• If your room is made in the style of Baroque, Renaissance or Classic - this option is certainly good.
• Carving is also suitable for Provence, but with a strictly defined ornament - floral.
• In all other cases, it is wiser to use thin bars.

 

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Arts and Crafts

They can be used when decorating rooms in different styles. But, of course, the objects themselves will be different, and the options for placing them on the wall:

1. Large faience or porcelain plates with European landscapes, castings are suitable for a room in the classical style, a shelf with porcelain figurines will look especially good.
2. For the medieval style, chasing, casting, carvings with biblical or urban subjects are needed.
3. The Provencal-style room will be decorated with a large wooden panel, which depicts, for example, a vase of fruit, and all this is framed by intertwined leaves with flowers and berries.
4. When decorating a room in ethnic style, be sure to consider which country the guest who ends up in your apartment should be in. Several lacquer miniatures, depending on the plot, will transfer it either to China or to central Russia, and a patchwork of patches will suggest thoughts of America, while macrame pendants will appeal to an art lover of South American Indians.

Important! Ceramic panels, paintings from natural materials - floristry or straws always look good. And for the kitchens there is another fashionable type of decoration - large stickers with still lifes or landscapes.

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Stock footage

The design of the walls of any room is not a difficult task to solve, but a very exciting creative process. If this is how you will relate to the upcoming work, then the result will certainly be obviously excellent!