If you finally decided to make repairs, you will inevitably face the question: how to decorate the walls in the room, firstly, the coating was held for a long time, secondly, it was environmentally friendly and harmless to health, thirdly, to be followed by just look after, and fourthly, so that there is a large selection of colors and textures. The modern construction market provides a huge selection of materials for the design of premises: paints and wallpaper, panels made of wood, glass, cork, plastic, tile and many other ultramodern coverings. Nevertheless, most people who make repairs, and today choose wallpaper. First, the wallpaper is much longer compared to painting or whitewashing of the walls; secondly, there is the opportunity to choose environmentally friendly, hypoallergenic options; thirdly, the wallpaper does not require complicated care with the use of special technologies or call masters from the cleaning company. Finally, manufacturers offer today wallpaper of absolutely all colors and shades, with or without drawings, a variety of textures and widths.
About color and pattern
It's hard to find a person who has never glued a wallpaper in his life. However, do you know how to choose wallpaper and what should be taken into account, and what can be neglected? Perhaps the first criterion in choosing wallpaper is their color. And at this stage there is a lot of controversy between family members on the question of what color wallpaper to choose. Tastes do not argue, but some points should be taken into account. If the room is small and dark, the wallpaper is better to choose light, warm colors, cool shades look better in spacious rooms. If the ceilings are low, it's good to have a vertical picture on the wallpaper, but if a room with high ceilings is better than vertical lines, you can avoid a head spinning. The wallpaper with a picture will have to be selected, waste will inevitably remain, whereas the wallpaper without a picture allows you to seriously save. If you decide to combine wallpaper of different colors to differentiate the room into different zones, remember that the colors should not be contrasting. If you feel that you can not cope, consult a designer or an artist. Already these experts know exactly how to choose the right wallpaper color so that the room will be cozy.
Not only walls
When buying wallpaper, remember that you can glue not only the walls. Wallpapers often form the ceiling, glued wooden furniture (special sheets under the tree), sometimes the wallpaper is used to decorate balconies and loggias. If you do not know how to choose wallpapers for walls, inform the seller, for pasting which surfaces you buy the wallpaper. For perfectly flat walls (a great rarity in Soviet-built houses) any wallpaper, including wallpaper for painting, will do. For walls with defects, non-woven wallpaper is optimal - this kind of coating allows you to hide irregularities and small dents.
If you are doing repairs in the whole apartment, the question arises, how to choose wallpaper for the room and what is the difference between wallpaper for the kitchen and hallway, and which is better to paste on the balcony. Naturally, wallpaper for the kitchen or toilet is better to choose washable vinyl to
Why paint wallpaper?
This question is often asked by sellers or foremen when they offer to buy wallpaper for painting. Everything is simple: the wallpaper will provide additional noise and heat insulation of the room, and the paint will not only make the room breathable and comfortable, it also gives the opportunity to decorate walls in any style, combine any colors. If you do not know how to choose wallpaper for painting, ask a consultant in the building store, and you will be advised the best option based on your needs and capabilities.