Textile wallpapers are unusual decision for wall decor in modern design.

By themselves, fabric wallpaper coverings are not an original material; on the contrary, fabric has been used for interior decoration for a very long time.

Pasting textile wallpapers involves a serious approach to the choice of finishing material: not only appearance premises, but also how the material will need to be looked after in the future.

Fabric upholstery characteristics

Textile finish is a fabric on vinyl or non-woven. The upper fabric layer can be made from natural or artificial materials.

The first option refers to premium materials and is very expensive, the second option is more affordable, but looks less advantageous.

Silk, linen, cotton, felt, jute, velor, various synthetic fibers can be used as the top layer of textile materials.

have advantages and disadvantages inherent in decorative fabric materials in principle.

The advantages of textile wallpaper can be safely attributed to their unusual and sophisticated appearance. But this is not the only plus of fabric coatings.

The advantage of using textile trim is its environmental friendliness: the fabric coating is harmless to humans, as it does not emit any toxic fumes.

Besides, fabric finishes have excellent noise canceling and thermal insulation properties, due, again, to the fabric of the upper layer.

Textile materials are resistant to temperature extremes and direct sunlight, which prevents their deformation and fading and allows such decorative finishes, with proper care, to maintain an excellent appearance for a long time, up to ten years.

A wide range of colors and textures allows you to choose the material for any type of interior, from classic to high-tech.

Textile wallpaper for walls has its drawbacks. fabric decorative finishes subject to absorption unpleasant odors Therefore, such coatings are not recommended for use in kitchens and bathrooms.

The texture of the fabric tends to absorb dust into its structure, and therefore it is recommended to vacuum the decorative coating often and thoroughly, which greatly complicates maintenance.

The disadvantages of using textile finishes include their instability to mechanical stress: they are often overwritten in places of active contact, losing their attractive appearance.

The difficulty in caring for textile coatings is also manifested in the fact that this material should never be subjected to wet cleaning.

You can avoid these shortcomings by purchasing fabric decorative finishes with a special additional stable coating, but, unfortunately, such impregnation seriously increases the already high price of the material.

The last disadvantage worth noting is the special care in preparing the walls for applying the finish, since all surface defects of fabric decorative materials are only emphasized.

Varieties of paintings

Textile wallpaper finishes have a huge number of varieties that differ greatly in their properties, appearance and cost.

Silk coverings can be of two types: with natural silk and synthetic.

The first type is quite rare in the market of finishing materials, since the cost of this kind of finish is high, and specifications leave much to be desired.

Natural silk coverings look great, as they have a unique luster and mother-of-pearl, create an indescribable atmosphere and allow you to give the room a strict and classic look.

However, such fabric materials are very thin, emphasize all the imperfections of the walls, are highly susceptible to mechanical damage and stains.

Artificial silk coverings are much more stable in use and, despite the fact that they have a less refined sheen and play, look great in classic interiors.

Linen textile wallpaper in the interior allows you to emphasize modern design.

An interesting property of this type of coating is its antibacterial effect, due to which it is recommended to use it in the decoration of bedrooms and children's rooms.

At the same time, linen textile wallpaper on a non-woven base can hide minor wall defects.

Velor wallpaper for the bedroom is not recommended: the structure of this decorative coating susceptible to dust absorption, which adversely affects the human body.

However, they are quite appropriate to use in general rooms, because they are easy to vacuum, they practically do not leave stains.

Felt fabric coverings can be either natural (made from wool and down) or synthetic polyester.

Applying such materials to walls is quite difficult, since they have an inelastic structure, but if fixed correctly, they are easier to care for than other types.

Felt decorative coatings can even transfer soft wet cleaning without the use of strong detergents.

Jute coverings are a special kind of textile wallpaper, as they are made from the natural fibers of the jute plant.

They have a pronounced structure, resistant to various kinds of mechanical stress and fading, they are durable and have a very interesting appearance, absolutely environmentally friendly and natural.

Due to their texture, they are able to hide wall defects. There are paintable jute coatings that fit perfectly into any interior, but such materials look best in eco-style.

Textile coverings on synthetic basis have foam rubber as an inner layer.

Such material belongs to the most expensive type, there is no paper at all in their composition - these are real fabric wallpaper(photos of such decorative materials can be found in fashion interior design catalogs).

Applying fabric upholstery

Unlike textile-based fabric wallpapers, most other textile decorative coatings can be glued on their own, of course, given the characteristics of fabric materials.

To learn how to glue textile wallpapers, you should get acquainted with the main stages of this process.

Perhaps the main point when applying textile wallpaper materials to the walls is the preparation of the walls.

The surface should be perfectly flat, without protrusions and depressions, without cracks and bumps. The peculiarity of fabric materials is that almost all types of coatings are quite thin and emphasize the imperfections of the walls.

Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to clean the walls of old decorative coatings, putty all cracks and irregularities.

If a very thin textile material is used, it is recommended to apply it only to walls sheathed, for example, with drywall.

Since fabric wallpapers are usually quite heavy material, priming is necessary to prevent the canvas from lagging behind the walls.

The process of gluing fabric coatings is different from conventional decorative materials.

Firstly, it is extremely important to use a special adhesive designed specifically for the type of textile material that has been chosen for a particular repair.

The instructions for its breeding are mandatory, otherwise unpleasant consequences cannot be avoided.

Secondly, in no case should fabric webs be bent, otherwise creases will remain on the outer surface that will spoil the appearance of the coating. Therefore, after applying the adhesive composition, the strips are left for impregnation without folding.

And, thirdly, glue stains that can get on the front layer of the textile fabric can also ruin the entire repair.

Therefore, it is important to work with rolls only with clean hands, and to smooth the canvases not with a spatula from the middle to the seams, but with a rubber roller from top to bottom.

Compliance with all these rules for working with textile coatings will allow you to make repairs of high quality and beautiful, without damaging expensive material.

Before fabric wallpapers appeared, many hundreds of years passed. Then people decorated the walls of their living and living rooms with pieces of fabric. When paper wallpapers appeared, which had a cheaper cost, everyone forgot about textile ones.

Now textile wallpapers are back in fashion, despite their relatively high price. With the help of such wallpapers you can create a rich and refined interior. Indeed, unlike paper wallpaper, this type of decorative wall covering is distinguished by its smooth texture and its velvety.

What do they represent

Textile wallpaper is a wallpaper consisting of two parts: the front fabric, and the wrong side - paper or non-woven.

Textile wallpaper for walls is made from the following materials:

• silk;
• viscose;
• velours;
• bamboo;
• natural veneer;
• straw (Japanese grass).

Currently, most buyers prefer velor wallpaper. They are especially popular because of their velvety surface.

Textile wallpapers have different widths: from half a meter to almost three meters. Depending on which room needs to be wallpapered, the width is selected. If you are planning to do decorative panel, stick one fragment or highlight the composition of the room, for this choose narrow stripes. Wide strips up to three meters are designed to create volume and perception of the endless fabric surface in the room.

Textile wallpapers are considered environmentally friendly finishing material. They have the following properties:

• retain heat;
• absorb noise;
• fade resistant.

Despite the mass positive qualities, fabric wallpaper has the following disadvantages:

• do not like dust and moisture;
• cannot be washed;
• difficult to glue;
• it is impossible to replace the damaged area;
• high price.

How textile wallpapers look in the interior, you can see in the photo:

How to prepare the surface before gluing

Before proceeding with pasting the surface, it must first be prepared. The preparation steps include the following:

• collection necessary tools and materials for work;
• wall preparation;
• preparing wallpaper for pasting.

Unlike paper wallpaper, textiles require more thorough surface preparation. The walls must be clean and certainly dry. If the wallpaper is pasted on walls that have an uneven surface, bumps, depressions, stains, remnants of old wallpaper or glue, then air bubbles, stains and stains may subsequently appear on the surface. Unfortunately, they cannot be removed with anything, but you will have to remove and re-paste expensive wallpaper.

Before applying the wallpaper, it is necessary to remove the remnants of paper wallpaper, old paint and glue from the wall. Make sure that there are no fiberglass inclusions anywhere on the wall. If the walls were previously painted with paint, then such a surface must be carefully cleaned so that it becomes rough. This can be done with special smoothness removers or with trisodium phosphate.

If there are recesses, tubercles and irregularities on the wall, then they must be eliminated. The surface is puttied and primed before wallpapering. In addition, the primer mixture must have deep penetration properties.

After preparation, a layer of special enamel coating(oil based). This will avoid such phenomena as sagging after the wallpaper dries.

If the instructions “how to glue textile wallpapers” attached to the wallpaper say that the wall needs to be further processed special tool or glue, then this item cannot be skipped.

When working with textile wallpaper, it is necessary to strictly observe temperature regime. Permissible temperature in the room from 18 to 25 degrees with a plus sign, while the humidity should not be higher than 40 percent. But on the surface of the wall, the humidity should be only 8 percent.

And one more important aspect: if it is planned to paste over the room in light tone wallpaper, then the color of the wall should also be light. If purchased dark wallpaper, then the wall must first be primed in the same tone. If the difference between the shades of the wall and the wallpaper is significant, then it will shine through the fabric dark color.

Wallpapering

In order to carry out work on gluing textile wallpapers, you must purchase:

1. Special adhesive designed for pasting walls with fabric wallpaper.
2. The roller is rubber.
3. Roller for glue with a short pile.
4. Scissors.
5. Roulette (meter).
6. Pencil.
7. Brush or plastic spatula.
8. Tray for glue.
9. Construction knife.
10. Strips of waxed paper (2 mm).
11. Foam sponge or soft cloth.

Wallpaper is pre-marked. On a hard surface, it is better to cut the wallpaper than on the floor:

Step by step description of work:

1. You need to start pasting wallpaper from the corner of the room, adhering to a vertical or horizontal pattern. In order to make it more convenient to work, you need to draw a line on the wall with a pencil - mark the place where the first strip of wallpaper will be pasted.

This diagram will help you paste the wallpaper correctly.

The glue used is special, which is suitable for vinyl and textile wallpapers. It must be diluted with water, in the proportions indicated in the instructions. The glue must be colorless so that it does not stain the surface and wallpaper. It must be diluted so that it is homogeneous and without lumps.

Such glue is widely used for pasting textile wallpapers.

1. Using a rokotkovorsovy roller, you need to coat the wrong side of the fabric strip. This must be done very carefully, because if even a drop of glue gets on the front side of the wallpaper, it will be difficult to get rid of it.

After the glue is applied, it must be left for three minutes to stretch the paper. It is undesirable to coat many pieces of wallpaper at once. It is IMPOSSIBLE after applying the glue to bend the fabric wallpaper, fold them, as they will leave wrinkles. If the wallpaper attached to the instructions says "dry sticking", then the surface of the fabric wallpaper is not smeared with glue. And it is applied directly to the wall itself.

1. The prepared wallpaper must be carefully applied to the wall, smoothed vertically with a spatula or brush (but not with your hands!), To remove air bubbles and creases.
2. Two canvases of wallpaper are glued joint to joint, from bottom to top. The joints are pressed tightly, be sure to ensure that the glue does not come out on the surface of the fabric. Carefully remove the adhesive at the joints with a spatula. If a few drops of glue fall on the fabric, it must be very quickly wiped with a clean, moistened sponge with vertical movements. To insure against glue that has come out, strips of waxed paper are glued to the wall at the junction. After the wallpaper is pasted, the joints are carefully folded over and removed flat.
3. If the wallpaper strips were prepared in advance and cut off with a margin, then directly on the wall, when the wallpaper is fixed and smoothed, using a construction knife, you need to cut off the excess at the bottom.

How to care

After the entire room has been pasted with textile wallpaper, it is necessary to close the room until completely dry in order to prevent drafts.

After the wallpaper is completely dry, it should be handled as carefully as possible. Dry dirt and other contaminants are removed only with a vacuum cleaner or a brush with soft bristles.

If the wallpaper has a water-repellent base, then it can be wiped with a soft, damp cloth.

How to stick fabric wallpaper yourself, you can watch the video:

On such wallpaper, the pattern is applied using regular paint, as well as a special one with the so-called thermal lift. It contains a component that increases in size when heated in special chambers and creates a relief structure. On the wallpaper, where the pattern is embroidered with the help of interlacing of threads, the seam will most likely be visible.

INDIVIDUAL PANEL

The most expensive type of textile wallpaper. One of the most popular wallpaper manufacturers in this class is the English company DeGOURNAU. These panels consist of separate silk fabrics, which are not repeated among themselves, but continue each other creating a single picture. Images on them are applied manually by professional artists.

Needless to say, any things self made require special treatment. Exclusive expensive panels are practically works of art, working with which requires not only the utmost accuracy, but also impeccable technique.

This type of material is supposed to be glued not immediately to the wall, but to a pre-glued non-woven substrate. It makes the base smooth, white, evenly absorbent and prevents cracking.

DISADVANTAGES OF TEXTILE WALLPAPERS

The main disadvantages of textile wallpaper include the fact that:

• they are quite easily soiled and attract dust;
• such wallpapers need only dry cleaning.

Many manufacturers of textile wallpapers have taken care of eliminating this shortcoming by applying special antistatic impregnations and anti-fading impregnations.

HOW TO CLEAN TEXTILE WALLPAPERS

After repair, there is always a surplus of unused wallpaper. If scraps of paper, vinyl and other simple types of wallpaper can be safely thrown away, then textiles (at least a small piece) are highly recommended to be left. The reason is very simple: if you accidentally stained the already pasted wallpaper, do not immediately try to fix the situation on the wall. As we wrote earlier, textiles are a very delicate and delicate material. On your own, you can try to clean the pollution with a so-called dry cleaning agent, for example, Vanish. BUT! We strongly recommend that you first "practice" on pruning, otherwise, you risk only aggravating the situation.

It must be remembered that the surface of textile wallpaper is nothing more than an expensive fabric, which can be rendered unusable by any careless action. A drop of glue is enough for the wallpaper to be hopelessly damaged.

SELECTION OF GLUE

Before starting work, you need to know which glue is best to use. Ready-made adhesive SEM-MURALE is ideal for this job.

Wall coverings made of fabric can have absolutely any texture, depending on the material used. It can be: velvety, multi-layered, smooth texture. Accordingly, tissue pokratia are of the following varieties - silk, linen, jute, velor, synthetic. A fabric (jute, cotton, linen, felt, etc.) is applied to a non-woven or paper base. Glue for textile wallpaper is selected depending on the basis. The gluing procedure also depends on the type of substrate.

If we talk about the advantages of these wallpapers, we can highlight not only their unsurpassed appearance, but also beautiful performance characteristics. They have good heat and sound insulation, are resistant to fading and abrasion, most of them are natural and environmentally friendly.

Surface preparation before gluing

After you have decided on the type of textile coating and proceeded directly to the start of work, the first step is to prepare the base. To do this, remove from the walls old paint, clean from dust, dirt and stains. It is also important to ensure that there is no fiberglass on the surface (webs)

If there are any cracks or irregularities, then it is important to cover them up. The entire base is leveled, puttied and a deep penetration primer is applied. After that, the walls should dry, be hard and clean. The material must not be glued to wet or dirty walls, as air bubbles may form, and stains will seep through the textile coating. Therefore, it is important to take care of the surface in advance.

Wallpapering on the wall is carried out under certain conditions of temperature and humidity. That is, the air temperature should be about 18–25 ° C, the humidity in the room should be about 40%, and the base should not exceed 8%. It is desirable that the color of the coating match the color of the base. For example, if the wallpaper is light, then you can pre-apply a primer on the walls of the same color. This is important to ensure that the dark color of the surface does not seep through the wallpaper.

How to glue textile wallpaper?

Many consumers are seriously puzzled by the question - how to paste textile wallpaper? Is the process different from sticking ordinary paper wallpapers that everyone is so used to? The answer here may be the following - yes, the procedure is different, but it can also be mastered. We describe the process below.

As already mentioned, depending on what kind of base, the method of gluing is also determined. Wherein best glue for wallpaper, one that will fit under the base (paper or non-woven). If the wallpaper is non-woven, then only the wall is coated with glue. If the base is paper, then it is customary to apply glue to both the wallpaper and the wall. For uniform distribution of the adhesive composition, it is recommended to apply it with a special roller with a fine pile.

It is better to start pasting from the corner of the room, while strictly maintaining the horizontal and vertical pattern. For convenience, you can make vertical marks on the wall every 1–1.5 meters. The canvases are applied from top to bottom using the “butt” method, while smoothing them with a stiff brush or plastic spatula. It is not recommended to smooth the wallpaper with your hands or a cloth. The remaining 3-5 centimeters from the bottom of the baseboards are cut with a sharp knife.

Before you start sticking wallpaper, you should decide what tools and materials you will need:

Gypsum putty

Water based paint

Adhesive for textile wallpaper

sharp scissors

rubber roller

short pile roller

Piece of soft fabric

Surface preparation

The preparation of the surface for gluing textile wallpapers should be carried out more carefully, since they must be perfectly clean and dry. Otherwise, the appearance of pasted textile wallpaper may be damaged.

First of all, old wallpaper, paint, and fiberglass should be removed from the surface. If there was an enamel coating on the wall, then it needs to be roughened with trisodium phosphate. After that, the wall surface should be washed with clean water.

All defects present on the surface must be removed. Then the walls are necessary, (use a deep penetration primer) and allow time to dry.

After that, so that the textile wallpaper does not sag after drying, it is necessary to apply oil-based emulsion paint on the walls in one layer.

Important! Make sure that the surface on which the wallpaper will be glued does not differ from them in tone. As a substrate, you can use a waste paper lining.

Please note that the substrate should be glued horizontally. Otherwise, the joints of the substrate will be visible through the wallpaper.

Sticking technology

When gluing textile wallpaper, first of all, it should be remembered that the temperature in the room should be from +18 to +25 degrees, and air humidity - 40%. Humidity on the surface itself should be 8%.

Cutting wallpaper and wall markings

First you need to check that the color, pattern, pile direction and batch number are the same on all rolls.

Such wallpapers should be cut in the same way as ordinary paper ones: measure the height of the wall, add 5 cm to the allowance and cut off strips of the appropriate length, fitting according to the pattern.

Important! Cut wallpaper with sharp scissors!

After that, make a markup on the wall.

Important! Make markings on wall surfaces and wallpaper strips exclusively with a simple pencil, otherwise stains will remain on the wallpaper.

When you have marked the wall and cut off all strips of wallpaper, you should write on each strip the number according to which it will be pasted. After that, apply the wallpaper to the wall to check the pattern.

Before applying the glue, decide on the wrong side of your wallpaper.

Important! Since textile wallpapers require a more scrupulous attitude, a special glue should be used for gluing them, which is different high quality and the absence of dyes. You can use vinyl adhesive, which has a low water content. And, most importantly, do not dilute the glue.

Important! After smearing the canvases, it is necessary to give the glue time to soak into the wallpaper. At the same time, fold the strip of wallpaper with the smeared sides inward (one side ⅔ of the length, and the second ⅓). Then roll the strips into rolls and leave for 5-10 minutes.

Do not bend the wallpaper, otherwise folds will form on them, which, subsequently, will be visible on the walls. And remember that the canvas should be smeared strictly in one layer so that the material does not swell.

Important! If you use non-woven textile wallpaper, then the adhesive is applied directly to the wall. Thus, your wallpaper will not deform after drying and will remain clean.

Start gluing the wallpaper from the corner and do not forget to follow the direction and coincidence of the pattern. To facilitate this process, markings can be applied to the wall surface.

Important! It is necessary to glue textile wallpapers only end-to-end.

To stick the first canvas on the wall, you need to: make an allowance of 2.5-3 cm on the ceiling, press the center of the wallpaper strip with a rubber roller, and then smooth it on the sides to remove air and bumps. At the same time, it is necessary to smooth it smoothly and without pressing hard on the wallpaper. You should not perform the process of smoothing textile wallpaper with your hands or a rag.

If glue gets on the front side of the wallpaper during the process, clean it with a damp sponge. In this case, all movements must be carried out strictly vertically. The allowance that remained near the plinth must be cut off with a sharp knife.

Subsequent strips of wallpaper are glued in the same way as the first.

Drying

It will take at least 24-48 hours for the textile wallpaper to dry completely (the exact time will be indicated on the glue package). There should be no drafts in the room during drying, and a constant temperature should be maintained.

Seamless textile wallpaper

There are also textile wallpapers without seams. This type of wallpaper is glued horizontally. The width of some wallpapers of this type is 3.1 m, and the length is 100 m.

Caring for textile wallpapers

Caring for textile wallpaper should be very careful. To remove dry dirt and dust from them, use a vacuum cleaner or a soft brush.

If any stains appear on the surface of the wallpaper, use a damp piece of cloth or a sponge moistened with warm water to remove them. You can also use a mild soap solution or detergent.

Important! Dirt must be removed without strong friction with a slightly damp sponge or cloth. Then blot the cleaned area with a dry cloth.

We think that after reading this article, you will easily cope with sticking this kind of wallpaper. But, if you still have questions, you can watch the following video.