Fabric wallpaper

The prototypes of modern fabric wallpaper first appeared in ancient Rome and ancient Greece, where the walls were decorated with drapery from fabrics. Wallpaper fabrics are good in that they perfectly match with the design of any style, creating a cozy and original atmosphere. Fabric wallpaper is great for decorating a living room, bedroom or study. But in the kitchen they can not be used, since the fabric absorbs all odors and soot. For a corridor, wallpaper on a fabric basis is not suitable because of the low dirt-repellent properties.

Types of fabric wallpaper

Wallpaper fabric can be of two types: having a paper or non-woven base and seamless. Today, the main producers produce fabric wallpaper on a non-woven basis. Seamless wallpaper of the fabric look like a large roll width of 2.5-3 m and a length of about 50 m.

By the way the fabric is applied to the substrate, textile wallpaper is divided into two more types. In the first case, different fabric threads are attached to the substrate, thus creating a pattern and texture of the wallpaper. The second option - on the basis is pasted ready-made natural or artificial fabric. It can be flax, silk, cotton, viscose, polyamide and others.

The texture of the fabric wallpaper can be the most diverse: smooth, velvety, rough. You can choose a textile wallpaper for every taste: single-color or with complex abstract, floral patterns.

Taping the fabric wallpaper

Ways of gluing fabric wallpaper depend on their kind. Working with any wallpaper from the fabric requires from the master-finishers a certain skill. Cloths, moistened with glue, are much heavier than usual. Sometimes it is necessary to lubricate with glue not only the wallpaper, but the wall itself, on which they are glued. In addition, it is not possible for the glue to get on the front side of the wallpaper, since it can leave indelible marks on it.

To glue the fabric wallpaper, absolutely smooth and smooth walls are needed. Otherwise, all their shortcomings will manifest themselves. Therefore, first the walls need to be leveled and smoothly plastered. Glue all textile wallpaper butt against special glue.

Seamless fabric wallpaper glued on special technology: the room as it turns into a cloth from the inside. With this method of gluing the wallpaper, there is only one seam in the corner of the room. Before sticking it is necessary to remove all door trim. Then roll the seamless wallpaper set vertically, and gradually the cloth unwinds along the walls. Mount these wallpapers with a profile, a stapler and fasteners or special glue. Glue should be strips on the wall, pull the fabric and firmly press. After the wallpaper is firmly entrenched on the walls, door and window apertures are cut out, all the previously removed platbands are installed. The plinths are fixed to the ceiling and the floor, the window openings are decorated with corners. This all will hide the edges of the fabric, as well as create additional fastening.

Care of fabric wallpaper

Care for fabric wallpaper should be more careful than for conventional. In general, they are only subject to dry cleaning with a soft cloth or with a vacuum cleaner. Moisture in any form of textile wallpaper can not stand: it can remain stains and divorces, which will not be able to withdraw. But these wallpapers have good sound insulation, as well as thermal insulation qualities. And only some manufacturers produce small collections of washable wallpaper on a fabric basis, which are impregnated with a special water-repellent impregnation.

Taping fabric wallpaper - it is quite a laborious and complex, and if you take into account the high cost of material, then the experiments here will be inappropriate. Therefore, entrust the work on the design of fabric wallpaper to qualified masters, and soon your apartment will take on an exquisite and noble appearance.