Wallpaper for painting - a group of wallpaper, which is characterized by the lack of a multi-color pattern and a relief coating. They are also called texture (or structural) wallpaper. This is an irreplaceable thing for those who would like to make the interior of their apartment more vivid and individual.
A huge advantage is the ability to independently choose the shade of the walls, and not be satisfied with the imagination of the manufacturer, since usually the wallpaper for painting is available in white color (less popular color is used), and repaint if desired in a different color. Experts say that the wallpaper for painting can be repainted a maximum of 5 times.
Types of wallpaper for painting
Textured wallpapers for painting are divided into three types: vinyl (non-woven), paper and fiberglass. These wallpapers are made by different technologies, but they have a common property - textured wallpaper can be painted.
Paper wallpaper suitable for any surface. With the help of paper wallpaper for painting, you can hide small cracks. Usually these two-layer wallpaper. They are impregnated with a special water-repellent substance, so they retain their water resistance even after multiple coloring.
Vinyl wallpaper for painting is even easier to glue than paper wallpaper - they do not swell, and glue only on the wall. These wallpapers are particularly strong, so they are recommended to glue in new homes, as their walls shrink. But still the vinyl wallpaper has a drawback - the relief coating is very unstable to mechanical damage.
Steklooboi require special treatment, but they will pay you for their time and materials with their strength and durability. To paint this type of wallpaper for painting, you should use latex or acrylic paint.
How to paint a wallpaper for painting?
All types of wallpaper for painting are painted according to one principle. Producers offer us a wide range of colors of the main material, but it is better to give preference to the white color, because the initially saturated tone of the wallpaper can affect the color that we get as a result of painting.
We will need: water-based (or acrylic) paint, paint tray, paint tape, roller with long nap and brush.
- First of all you need to make sure that the surface of the wallpaper is dry, and apply the paint tape to the ceiling, the floor and along the skirting boards.
- Pour a little paint into the tray and blot in it. It is advisable to use a roller with a long pile, since it is easier to paint the relief surface of the wallpaper.
- Wallpaper for painting on the walls is better to paint from top to bottom.
- Angles and sections of the wall near the skirting boards will be more practical to paint with a brush.
- To paint the wallpaper on the ceiling you will need a roller with a long handle.
- It is not necessary to paint the walls in one color. Split the wall into several sections or even paint wallpaper in a strip can be using a paint tape.
- Very useful are the wallpaper for painting in the design of the children's room. You will get the opportunity not only to draw the children's favorite cartoon heroes on the walls, but also to connect to the work of the baby, turning the painting of the wallpaper into a fun game.
- And turn the painting of wallpaper in the game for adults will help drawing drawings on the walls. To do this, you need special stencils, which can be purchased at a specialized store or done by yourself.
- Variants of drawings are many, the main thing is that they correspond to the interior of the room.
- If in time you want to change the look of your home, you do not need to glue the new wallpaper, because you can repaint the wallpaper for painting. To do this, you just need to degrease and level the surface - wallpaper glued with PVA glue, and unevenness and cracks fill.