Modern finishing materials give huge opportunities for the embodiment of the design ideas. Special attention is paid to walls. Decorative coats not only will give them esthetic look, but also will hide small defects, will warm and soundproof the room.
About importance of the choice of coverings for walls
Choosing decorative coats, it is necessary to consider set of factors. Among the main:
- exterior;
- requirements to draft and fine finish of walls;
- sizes of the room and height of ceilings;
- general style of interior;
- need additional warm and sound insulation;
- safety;
- features of leaving.
The cheapest finishing materials will allow to save on repair, but will demand fast updating. If in the house there are small children and pets, it is better to make choice for strong coverings with protective layer which are easy for washing. Also the materials allowing to replace quickly spoiled sites are convenient without touching the main surface.
When choosing it is necessary to consider assignment of the room. Kitchens and halls demand moisture resistant, heat - and dirt-resistant materials. For bedrooms the coverings with effect of sound insulation which are not accumulating static electricity are necessary. Special attention is paid to children's rooms. For them choose non-combustible and non-toxic materials with possibility of replacement of the damaged sites. It is important that materials for finishing of walls were combined with floor coverings, doors, windows and ceilings. In small apartments it is better to avoid excessive variety, rooms and utility rooms finish in similar style and color.
Decorative coats: the most popular options
The most widespread material for finishing of walls – wall-paper. They can be paper, flizelinovy, vinyl. Modern coverings successfully imitate various natural materials, fabrics, plastic. Wall-paper under painting is very practical. It is possible to change their color 7-8 times, using water-based non-toxic quick-drying structures.
Among pluses of wall-paper – high zvuko- and heat-insulating qualities. Dense coverings well mask insignificant defects of walls, give to the room homeliness. Variety of textures and shades allows to pick up option for any interior: classical, eco-friendly, vanguard, ethnic. By means of wall-paper it is possible to allocate one or two walls, having made them peculiar color dominant. Also quality photowall-paper and also effective coverings with 3D - effect is fashionable. Such decisions will be suitable for halls and living rooms. In the nursery, paper wall covering of pastel shades is appropriate, the bedroom can be pasted over with the materials imitating silk, velvet or canvas of rough manufacture.
Those who prefers interior in what style will like pith wall coverings. They are issued in the form of wall-paper on paper or flizelinovy basis and also plates of 30 by 60 cm in size. The stopper is eco-friendly, negoryucha, easily washes and is not afraid of water. Such coverings are ideal for living rooms, halls, halls and offices. There are special variations for bathrooms and kitchens covered with resistant protective film. The color gamma is wide, if desired it is possible to paint or varnish stopper. Natural materials are well combined with paper wall covering and wooden floors, with plastic you should not combine them.
Decorative plaster – the interesting decision for interior in classical or expressly modern style. On sale there are acrylic, silicate, mineral mixes giving various effects. Plaster perfectly levels walls and smoothes minor construction defects. It is easy to eliminate small damages with the hands, without resorting to full repainting of walls. Work with dry mixes demands special skills, but it is possible to master cunnings of putting plaster for only several lessons.
Intermediate option between plaster and normal wall-paper – so-called liquid wall-paper. Dry mix on the basis of cellulose gets divorced water, is imposed by the palette, and then is leveled. For equal covering some skills are required, they can be got in the course of work. Liquid wall-paper differs good zvuko- and heat-insulating properties, but does not transfer the increased humidity. It is easy to hide small damages by means of "patch" from the divorced mix.
Also paint does not give in. It is possible to paint only ideally equal walls, preliminary plastering, grinding and primer will be required. Paint is applied with paint rollers of various size and densely filled brushes. In work it is possible to use cliches, to create additional effects by means of figured rollers, sponges, metal brushes, crests and other make-shifts. Among pluses of paint there is simplicity of drawing and updating, possibility of damp cleaning, durability. For internal works use specially intended water-based structures, they are non-toxic, lay down even layer, easily get divorced and quickly dry.
Walls of kitchens and bathrooms often trim with tile. On sale there are glazed and opaque tiles of various size, the small mosaic which is sold by painting or in advance combined on sheets with glue layer. The price dispersion is huge, invoices and color gamma are very various too. The most available option – inexpensive tile of domestic production and vinyl tiles.
Effective, but rather expensive material – decorative stone. It is suitable for registration of spacious rooms: halls, living rooms, long corridors, halls. That the apartment did not remind the medieval castle, the stone is combined with other materials: decorative plaster, paint, wall-paper. Layered sandstone, slate or tufa will be suitable for interiors in ecological style, lofts spread red or white brick, plates from marble, quartz, granite will be suitable for registration of classical living rooms. It is better to involve the expert having experience with similar material to laying.
For finishing of premises use natural materials more often. However panels from PVC also will be suitable for some interiors. In bedrooms, living rooms and nurseries they are not used, but for young ladies, kitchens and halls plastic coverings are very convenient. They are simple in mounting, when moving plasticity it is possible to remove and transport on the new place. Panels easily wash, do not fade, are not damaged by children or pets. However they have also minuses – plastic is strongly electrified and attracts dust.