Author: Alesya Kuznetsova January 03, 2019
Category: House
Do you dream of moving walls, and also so that the mood of your household members rises as soon as they cross the threshold of their home? It's possible! You just need to learn how to control the element of color in your home. Wallpaper is a kind of backdrop to your home, which means it sets the tone and overall atmosphere for both family and guests. And even if we don’t notice this influence directly, experts say: the colors around us can change a person’s mood and even well-being! Therefore, do not chase fashionable wallpaper colors, but choose the wallpaper color carefully and thoughtfully so that your own walls really create comfort and peace for the whole family.
As a bonus, you will find tips on how to save money on wallpaper and avoid doing the same job twice!
An irreplaceable part of the interior
Modern wallpaper is made not only from paper, but also from other materials. Due to this, they can have different properties. Nothing stops us from gluing them, not only in bedrooms, living rooms, offices, but also in bathrooms, toilets and kitchens.
A wide variety of patterns and colors allows you to create the most unusual compositions. You can combine several different themes or colors, or, for example, stick the wallpaper of your choice on only part of the walls, and paint the rest in one color or another.
The number of options is limitless, as is the imagination of designers and arrangers. So when planning or changing your current interior design, it’s worth thinking carefully about where it’s best to allocate both.
Beautiful wallpaper 2022 with an interesting design (photo)
The main features of fashionable wallpaper 2022 are, first of all, accuracy and a certain conciseness of the ornament or design. This means the absence of too catchy motifs; abstract patterns have also lost their relevance, as well as obsessive ornaments that can provide a coloristic overload to your interior. We should pay tribute to the predominance of lightness and emphasized airiness; this can be done through wallpaper in light and delicate shades.
Creating accents through contrast
Contrasting solutions are quite acceptable in the interior of 2022, but there should not be many of them. This year it is important to use several types of wallpaper that are compatible with each other in color in one room.
A contrasting accent can be on one wall. These can be monochrome black and white motifs against the background of three white walls, small and moderate inserts of orange, purple, turquoise colors. The main thing in this matter is not to lose a sense of proportion.
Wallpaper 2022 with bright patterns on a light background
Today, “positive” wallpapers with all kinds of images of butterflies, fish, birds, cute little animals, cozy alpine houses and even pencils have come into fashion.
In the kitchen it can be fruit, but always on a monochrome light background. Such designs on a dark or bright background are considered unfashionable. It is better to cover one or two walls with “positive” wallpaper, and make the rest plain; this technique is considered very fashionable and modern.
Wallpaper with geometric patterns and ornaments (photo)
- Today, various wallpapers with ornaments , which can visually change the space in a small, too narrow or low-ceilinged room. These can be various triangles, rhombuses, broken, vertical or horizontal lines, even light waves.
Ornaments that point straight up will visually lift your low ceilings, and placing pieces horizontally will slightly expand the walls.
Fashionable wallpapers 2021 with different geometries are very popular, as they are suitable not only for modern, but also for classic interior design trends.
Gradient wallpaper – new collections (photo)
This is a new solution for wall decoration, which is actively used by interior designers today. On the surface of such wallpaper there is a very smooth, barely noticeable transition from a brighter color to a calm and delicate shade of the same range.
The walls in the room, covered with such wallpaper, look quite harmonious in all modern styles. They look especially good in eco-style and minimalism, bringing a lively motif into a room with laconic decor, making the room lighter and more airy.
Advice! To bring your interior even closer to the most fashionable trends, try to combine several different shades on the wall surfaces. However, the color schemes should be in perfect harmony with each other and not conflict with the overall style of your room.
Using combinations of light, pastel shades will make the room brighter, and will also visually improve the disproportion of the room, if any.
Glamorous wallpaper in Terrazzo style
In any city there are buildings of ancient construction; on the surface of the floor in such houses, sometimes there are still original scatterings of “stains”, inclusions of very different colors right on the surface of the stone. This texture is called “terazzo”. Nowadays, almost forgotten by all designers, it has found a new life in the most “advanced” interiors.
Terrazzo can now be used not only for decorating the floor, the “spotted” texture has migrated to the walls, the stylish wallpaper 2022 “Terrazzo” , photos of which are present in the article, is a clear confirmation of this.
These wallpapers look like this: On a neutral background, bright spots are scattered in multi-colored cheerful splashes - from tiny dots to weighty blots. Such fashionable decor is appropriate not only in a children's room, but also in the kitchen, hallway, bathroom and even in the living room, if you can correctly fit terrazzo into the overall style.
Types of wallpaper
Currently, several types of wallpaper are produced. Below we list the main ones:
Paper wallpaper
They come in single or double layers, with a smooth or textured surface. These types of wallpaper are unlikely to be waterproof, but some can be further protected with varnish or acrylic, and then lightly wiped with a damp cloth from time to time to remove dust.
Vinyl wallpapers
Their main advantage is that you can easily clean them and, if necessary, even wash them. They may have a raised pattern, which many consider very attractive. In terms of their basic properties, they turn out to be more durable than paper ones. They are also great for adding a top coat of paint.
Nonwovens
In fact, the non-woven material is the lining of the outer vinyl or fabric layer. This type of wallpaper is very flexible. They easily mask any unevenness in the walls. Usually they are laid “dry”, that is, without the use of glue.
Rauphaza
This is a version of paper wallpaper reinforced with wood fiber, which can give it an attractive texture. It can be used in almost any room and can be painted over and over again.
Flocked wallpaper
They are produced in a special way, namely, short wool, silk or plastic fibers are applied to a non-woven base, which create interesting convex patterns with a texture similar to suede. Flocked wallpaper looks very impressive. They are most often used in living rooms, halls and bedrooms.
Highly decorative wallpaper
Under them is a layer of non-woven fabric, paper or vinyl. They come in two types: woven (the top layer is cotton, linen, jute, silk or synthetic fibers) and non-woven, in which the fibers are built into the base.
Fiberglass
They perfectly imitate the patterns and weaves of natural fabrics.
- They can be painted with dispersion paints (emulsions). If you paint them, they will become flexible and resistant to abrasion and impact.
- They are also waterproof and can be easily used in kitchens and bathrooms.
- Modern photo wallpapers can also be made of fiberglass.
- Like wallpaper with a vinyl layer, they are very durable.
- Unfortunately, this is also a disadvantage, since it makes it impossible to replace them much.
- When tearing off wallpaper of this type, we often tear off the plaster itself.
Photo wallpaper
Can become a decoration for any home. Unique photos are selected for them and printed on paper or special film (this option is waterproof and washable, so it can be used in the bathroom or kitchen). It’s interesting that many companies offer to produce photo wallpaper based on a client’s photo.
Sprays. They are made from natural ingredients or a mixture of synthetic resins. They are applied in an unusual way - with a special device or spatula. Resin wallpaper is a special mass or flakes.
Borders, edgings, and decorative stripes are smaller elements used to create an eye-catching finish or to attach wallpaper.
How to choose a wallpaper pattern?
The variety of wallpaper designs is impressive, but choosing from a large selection is very difficult. At first you want everything, then you want nothing. You can quickly get tired of the selection process, and as a result, buy what is closest to the exit. Therefore, decide in advance what type of pattern will look best on your walls.
The wallpaper pattern is chosen taking into account the following features of the room: its layout and size, light level, and functional purpose.
When choosing a wallpaper pattern based on the size of the room, remember the rules:
- low ceiling - vertical stripes on the walls;
- small room - light warm colors, light pattern with small elements scattered far from each other;
- narrow room - horizontal stripes;
- large room - catchy, bright, deep colors with large, dense patterns;
- a room with a niche, alcove, arch - simple, unobtrusive patterns with small patterns on a light background;
- high room - large drawing on any background;
- wide room - large drawing on a bright background;
- the smaller the room, the lighter the tone of the wallpaper and the smaller the pattern;
- well-lit room - rich colors, maybe cold, with large patterns;
- poorly lit room - light colors of exclusively warm shades, with small patterns, or better without them at all;
- kitchen, children's room - thematic drawings are suitable, but only in one of the zones;
- bedroom - unobtrusive drawings;
- office - strict drawings;
- hall – one tone, highlighting a separate zone due to a catchy design;
- hallway - a monotonous pattern on all free walls is appropriate.
Some people like plant motifs, there are many who like clear geometric designs, there is also a category of people who prefer abstraction, and some are even minimalists who do not accept any designs on the walls. Everyone will find a drawing to their liking.
But no matter how much you like abstraction, you cannot afford it if the overall style of the living room is classic. The result will be bad taste. Few people would think of this, but this is just an example to once again focus your attention on the truism: each style has a certain type of drawing. Golden elements in the design, monograms and curls require a classic interior setting, floral motifs look very harmonious in Provence and country style, geometric predictability is best combined with general minimalism in the interior, abstraction is simply irreplaceable in a high-tech setting.
Choose a wallpaper design that takes into account all the features of the room - and you will have a cozy, stylish nest.
Which wallpaper to choose
There are many reasons why many people attach great importance to purchasing wallpaper and using it in their interiors. Sometimes this is a result of sympathy, sometimes a suggestion from the interior designer, and sometimes practical considerations.
However, there are times when choosing a specific type of wallpaper is especially recommended. These include, but are not limited to, situations where:
- Protection from dirt is required (use of washable wallpaper),
- The desire to tone down the too bright interior a little,
- The need for optical isolation of this room,
- Giving the interior a spectacular character.
Wallpaper color and style
Photo wallpapers offer a wide range of possibilities. It's not just about the materials. The choice also involves deciding what colors and themes you would prefer to see on the wall. Therefore, it is worth asking for advice from interior designers on wallpapering.
Please note that the color of the wallpaper must match the surface of the wall. What does this mean in practice?
- Interior designers advise using light shades of wallpaper on large walls.
- Thanks to this approach, the effect of a cozy, warm interior is obtained.
- Lately, ornamental, convex motifs have become very popular.
- Due to the great interest, wallpapers with this pattern are produced as matte, glossy or intermediate - combining matte and glossy material.
We recommend that you take a look at the advantages of modern wallpaper for yourself and familiarize yourself with interesting compositions that best illustrate how attractive an interior decorated using one or another type of wallpaper can be.
How to choose the color of wallpaper?
The background color of the wallpaper should be selected depending on the location of the windows. Northern windows will not provide much light, and this can be compensated for by wallpaper in warm colors. South-facing windows do not exclude the possibility of creating a cozy atmosphere even with the help of cold, heavy colors.
Wallpaper for a large room can also be in rich colors. While wallpaper for a small room is allowed exclusively light, unless you want to achieve the effect of a monastic cell.
Which wallpaper to choose to make the room seem larger? In addition to the fact that they should be as light as possible, they should not have a clogged pattern with large elements. Only light stains, twigs, small flying elements. If the room is small, then contrasting colors should be avoided, as they visually make the room smaller. It is very desirable that the walls and ceiling and even the floor are the same tone. This simple trick seems to continue the space.
Many modern new buildings have low ceilings. In apartments where the ceiling height is low, residents feel as if they are hanging over their heads and are oppressive. To visually raise the ceiling and get rid of these very unpleasant sensations, hang vertical striped wallpaper. And in order to visually expand the space, you need to alternate or vary striped wallpaper with horizontal and vertical lines.
- Which wallpaper to choose: quality, type, functionality
