And all because the proposed variety makes it difficult, not easier, to solve the problem. Several rules help simplify the process. It is important to understand which wallpaper is better to choose for decorating a living room, what nuances to consider when choosing a color palette. This article will be an overview that will help solve the problem.
Types of wallpaper
There are several types of wallpaper, to understand which one is best to choose for the living room, it will help to study the advantages and disadvantages of each variety.
- Paper wallpapers are the least suitable for the hall. Yes, they are very affordable, gluing them is as easy as shelling pears, manufacturers offer a large assortment, there are rolls for any color, any ornament. But their front layer wears off very quickly, paper wallpaper fade in the sun, it is impossible to wash the walls pasted over with such canvases. Paper wallpaper - last century, for the decoration of the hall, other more practical options are offered today. Let's talk about them.
- Vinyl canvas for pasting the living room are rarely chosen. They have quite interesting decorative properties, but vinyl wallpapers airtight, the canvases have a specific smell that haunts the apartment owners for several days after pasting. This option is well suited for the design of kitchens and corridors.
- Non-woven fabrics (they are shown in the photo) - two-layer rolls with a paper base and a face layer having protective film... This structure allows you to maintain the properties of air permeability. Non-woven rolls are presented in a wide range, they are quite affordable for the general population. In the production of non-woven wallpaper, toxic substances are not used, therefore, the described canvases are considered environmentally friendly. Non-woven material is applied to the base surface different properties... The properties of roll materials depend on the use of this or that technology. One thing unites them - they belong to the group of washable wallpapers. The advantages of this choice end there. The disadvantages include the simplicity of execution. If necessary, create a luxurious living room in own apartment it is better to use other types of wallpaper.
- Textile wallpaper - expensive roll material that can boast of high decorative characteristics. They are created with the help of natural ingredients, using textile wallpaper to decorate the hall, it is easy to improve its heat and sound insulation. Upper layer textile wallpaper processed with special antiseptic impregnations. Rolls have a non-standard width, a similar circumstance helps to create a seamless finish. When choosing textile canvases for decorating the hall, it is important to consider that they are quite expensive; it is better to entrust the gluing to professional painters. Textile base absorbs odors well, it quickly gathers dust, only dry cleaning is suitable for cleaning.
- Photo wallpapers (such as those shown in the photo) are actively used when decorating the living room hall. A huge assortment of images is on sale, it is easy, if you wish, to choose a panel to reproduce any stylistic interior. Affordable price and the ability to correct the design flaws of the living room with the help of a correctly selected image, make photowall-paper a popular finishing material. It is quite difficult to glue them yourself without professional skills. For gluing, the base must be carefully prepared. This must be taken into account when choosing wallpaper for the hall.
- Liquid wallpaper is a new know-how in the world of wallpaper. Today they are actively used to decorate halls. They are environmentally friendly, with the help of them it is easy to make noise insulation of the living room. In the sun, the compositions do not fade, liquid wallpaper is applied to the walls of the living room in the same way as decorative plaster... This is why joints and seams on wall surfaces will be absent. The disadvantages liquid wallpaper it is necessary to attribute the high price, small coloristic choice and the inability to wash the walls after separation.
Summarizing the information provided, it should be noted: for decorating the hall, paper wallpaper should be chosen only if it is necessary to carry out redecorating (before selling an apartment, for example). For budget repair non-woven fabrics are ideal. To play luxurious interior it is better to use textile rolls (they are shown fragmentarily in the photo). Knowing which wallpaper to choose for the living room, given the type of canvases, you can significantly narrow down the search for the right wallpaper.
Other selection criteria
There are several other factors that need to be taken into account when wanting to renovate the living room. Let's list the most basic ones.
- Furniture color.
- Interior style.
- Color spectrum.
Furniture color
You can choose the right wallpaper, wanting to make repairs in the hall, you can, paying attention to the color of the furniture. If it is light, you can choose wallpaper different colors and textures. Look at the photo, how wonderful the selection of dark wallpapers looks with large pattern if there is a white slide in the living room.
When used to fill the hall dark furniture, it will be right to choose light canvases with or without small patterns for wall decoration. Experienced designers add accent elements to the walls, the color of which is consonant with the color of the furniture in the living room, then the hall turns out to be especially cozy. Look at the photo, the color of the picture matches the texture of the facades of a modern slide. The trick is simple but very effective.
If rich furniture is used to decorate the interior of the hall bright color, it is the wallpaper that should muffle the flashy color. In order not to be mistaken in choosing a color scheme, experts recommend choosing complementary shades. So, for example, fuchsia furniture will look very harmonious against a pink background. An example of such a combination is shown in the photo.
Many manufacturers use two colors when creating furniture. How to choose the right wallpaper for such a solution? In order not to be mistaken, it is better to give preference to canvases in neutral colors. Interiors in which the walls are decorated with wallpaper, the color of which resonates with one of the colors of the furniture, look good.
Note! If the furniture in the hall has more than three colors in its performance, then the walls should be neutral, for example, gray.
Interior styles
Answering the question of what wallpaper to choose for the hall, how to make the living room play beautifully, experts advise to take into account the stylistic concept. Any renovation begins with leaving the design plan. If the old classic is chosen, it is worth purchasing canvases with a bright colors and an unusual pattern. Monograms, lilies, damascus are well suited as an ornament. floral patterns... Good in classic interior looks gold. Look at the photo, how luxurious classic wallpaper can be.
Many, starting a renovation, prefer to choose the modern style. He bewitches with his plasticity and grace. To recreate it, choose the right canvases in warm pastel shades, which depict waves or plants, wind or swans. The photo shows how beautiful such a repair can look like.
The Provence style is chosen by lovers of French antiquity. It is distinguished by its simplicity and modesty; it is characterized by pastel halftones, prints with floral designs that look like cheap chintz. The photo shows how cheerful Provence-style living rooms are.
Loft is a style chosen by young people. Translated from english name means the word "attic". To decorate living rooms in the loft style, today wallpaper is used that imitate natural plaster or brickwork... If done correctly, the renovation will feel quite comfortable. The photo shows an example of such a solution. The interior looks beautiful.
Color selection
It is already becoming clear what roll materials must be used to decorate the living room, the color of the canvases helps to choose the right wallpaper. He has a certain psychological impact... Having chosen the right color (the photo proves it once again), it is easy to visually eliminate the imperfections of the living room geometry.
When choosing a color, it is important to consider where the windows of the described room go.
- If to the north, the color of the wallpaper must be necessarily warm. Warm colors include yellow, golden color, coffee or cocoa color.
- If the living room windows face south, the color of the wallpaper should be cool. Cold colors include blue, grey colour, as well as all their shades.
Note! For each of us, the visual perception of the interior plays a fundamental role. That is why the choice of wallpaper color must be taken very seriously.
In the hall with light walls finding it much more pleasant, the color should be commensurate with the psychotype of the apartment owners. And that's why. In the living room yellow color sanguine people will not be able to concentrate, Melancholic in a room with blue walls quickly get depressed.
Modern homeowners are trying to acquire fashion wallpaper for the living room, not always thinking about how harmoniously they will look in the hall.
If you pay attention to this room, choose fashionable ideas for the living room, wallpaper will help create an atmosphere in this room. home comfort and harmony.
The photo shows fashionable wallpaper ideas for the hall.
Let's talk about how you can get the desired result, make the hall beautiful and multifunctional. To get started, you can familiarize yourself with fashionable ideasoffered by design agencies. Wallpaper ideas for the hall in the apartment are presented in the photo.
Advice! Interesting view has a combination of several wallpapers in one living room. But before the start finishing works, you will have to pay attention to the preliminary preparation of the walls.
Start decorating the living room with it
Any redecoration should start with a good idea. Let's try to find out how appropriate the combination will be in the living room different types wallpaper. How fashionable to glue wallpaper in the hall to make the room look beautiful and natural?
There are several zones in any room. For example, there is a place to rest and sleep. The living room is no exception to general rule, by combining wallpaper, here you can highlight the dining area and space for a good rest.
Advice! To carry out zoning, you need to think over the color scheme of each part of the hall.
For example, the dining area is decorated in cold, light colors. Warm wallpaper selected for registration dining area... Interior professionals also pay attention to texture finishing materials for walls.
Selection of wallpaper
For the living room, it is important to choose not only the texture of the materials, but also their type.
Attention! Canvases with deep relief are combined with plain canvases.
Fashionable wallpaper for the hall is performed in this room certain functions... They visually expand the space in the room, favorably emphasize the style chosen for this room.
For example, you can visually make the living room wider, raise the ceilings in the room.
Attention! Care must be taken with a varied combination. Do not get carried away with the amount of finishing materials. Professionals recommend limiting yourself to 2-3 types of decorative wall paintings.
If you overdo it with wallpaper, there is a high risk of turning the hall into a motley spot devoid of harmony and taste.
The specifics of finishing the living room
Let's talk about how to choose the right fashionable wallpaper to combine them on the walls of the living room. Interesting and useful tips, original ideas for the hall, you will find in the video fragment
If you are the proud owner of a small living room with a low ceiling, then you need to add light to the room. This will make it possible to visually expand the room.
Attention! You cannot use finishing materials in a small room dark colorsas they will "steal" the space.
Pastel colors are not suitable for combination, which will not give you the desired result, will look boring and monotonous.
Combination options
Experts distinguish two main options for combining wallpaper in the living room: by texture, by color. Let's talk about what rules you need to follow when conducting self-decoration such a room as a hall.
When choosing the color of finishing materials for walls, it is important to take into account many nuances, therefore experienced designers advise beginners to seek professional advice from experts in interior art.
For fans of a peaceful and calm living room, design experts advise choosing several shades of the same color. This option is offered by many manufacturers of wall decoration materials.
For example, the catalogs immediately offer a combination of 2-3 different tapestries, differing only in shade. The advantage of such a choice can be considered the fact that in the photographs manufacturers offer ready-made solutions so that consumers can understand how this option for decorating walls will be appropriate in their own living room.
For lovers of bright and cheerful rooms, interior professionals are advised to give preference to a combination of contrasting finishing materials.
Regarding the selection of wallpaper by texture, we note that the designers recommend supplementing the embossed materials with silk fabrics, selecting photo wallpapers for textile trellises.
Advice! Correct selection materials on the texture will help create a harmonious image in the living room.
Examples of interesting solutions
In addition to combining trellises in texture, color, you can use other methods of combination. For example, a living room in which vertical combination is used will have an interesting and unusual look. This principle is recognized in the world of interior fashion. the classic way visual changes in the space in the living space.
Advice! Adjacent or contrasting canvases will help give the hall an elegant and solemn look, fill the room with additional lighting.
When joining several wallpapers, the classic "end-to-end" technique is used. If you wish, you can use other technologies, for example, combine the canvases with zigzags. In this case, a dynamic image will be created in the living room, suitable for fans of modernity.
There are no special requirements for the design of joints in the design world. The only rule is that stripes of equal height and width are clearly repeated.
Among the latest fashion trends in combining finishing materials, one can note the use of a wave-like method of decoration. Such a technique will not only give an original appearance walls, but will also bring into the decorated room home warmth and harmony.
They look good in a duet purple colorscomplemented by muted beige shades.
Attention! The colors selected for combining the walls in the hall must necessarily overlap with each other.
If you decide to purchase wallpaper with patterns for decorating the walls, the pattern on them should be bright and large.
When choosing materials of two colors, you can use an interesting technique that involves complementing the main tone with two additional ones that slightly shine from the main color. It is this design option for living rooms, according to interior professionals, is the most convenient and suitable for typical city apartments.
Horizontal decoration
Many interior specialists are happy to use in their work exactly this option combining finishing materials. The method involves pasting the upper part of the wall with light monochromatic canvases, and in the lower part, tapestries of dark shades are used. This contrast allows you to visually change the size of the hall.
The wall seems to be divided into two parts, and when decorating the joint between individual canvases with a special border, you can get interesting optionthat fits perfectly into the parameters of the classic interior style.
Advice! For similar option decorating walls, a curb with a variety of geometric figures and shapes.
Thanks to horizontal combination, you can visually increase the size of the room, focus on certain elements of furniture. It is necessary to select wide trellises in order to achieve the desired result. If the living room has low ceilings, then it is better to purchase wallpaper that is at least one meter wide.
In a hall with high ceilings, it will be very problematic to cope with this type of pasting on your own.
Advice! To simplify the process of gluing wallpaper, you need to mark the joints with a pencil, and align the joint line beforehand on the floor surface.
As borders used to separate trellises, you can use moldings either wooden slats... If you wish, you can use an inexpensive paper border.
When selecting a border, you need to choose options that not only indicate the dividing line between different canvases, but also harmoniously fit into general style premises.
Conclusion
In order to create a harmonious and comfortable atmosphere in the living room, to divide the space into several separate zones, you can use different design techniques. Among different ways transforming the space in this room of interest is the combination of various types and types of wallpaper. In addition to the usual horizontal and vertical stripesCurrently, interior designers use wavy and zigzag wall decoration in their projects.
Unconventional ways to combine multiple steel wallpaper fashion trend interior fashion.
Depending on the personal preferences of the property owners, the characteristics of the room being decorated, you can choose the best option, which will turn the hall into a cozy and spacious corner for relaxation.
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The hall is a kind of visiting card of the family. Tastefully selected wallpaper will help make it unique, reflecting the needs and individuality of the owners. When deciding which wallpaper to glue in the hall, you need to take into account many criteria: material, color, pattern, compatibility with interior details. Consider the principles of choosing a finish that will help you accept the right decision and do main room the apartment is stylish and comfortable.
Types of wallpaper suitable for the living room
A wide range of materials confuses the inexperienced buyer. Therefore, already before going to the store, you need to decide on the type of wallpaper, of which there are now many.
- Paper ones are cheap, environmentally friendly, varied in colors and textures, but short-lived.
- Acrylic, in comparison with paper, are endowed with additional strength and resistance to moisture.
- Vinyl canvases are beautiful, durable, but do not allow air to pass through, creating an unfavorable microclimate. When decorating a hall, it is better to combine them with other types of wallpaper. A popular variety is silk screen printing.
- Non-woven fabrics have earned a reputation for being the strongest, most durable canvases capable of masking irregularities on the wall. Used independently and as a base for painting.
- Liquid wallpaper is a composition of textile or cellulose fibers, dyes and glue, applied quickly and easily, without seams. Eco-friendly, suitable for finishing rooms with complex configurations, hide irregularities.
- Textiles come in many textures and variations. Silk, linen or cotton fabrics on a non-woven backing - good decision for the hall. Demonstrate the wealth and delicate taste of the owners.
- Velor wallpaper is paper base with applied nylon fibers.
- do not attract dust, do not burn, they are difficult to damage, mold does not start on them. Made only from natural materials, breathable, attractive look.
- Natural wallpapers made of bamboo, cork and wood form the original entourage of the hall and do not interfere with air exchange. Cons - poor moisture resistance, susceptibility to mechanical damage.
- Wall murals are always popular, you can buy ready options or order a specific image. The subject of photowall-paper is practically limitless at a quite affordable price.
- Metallized canvases help protect against electromagnetic radiation... They are based on paper, upper layer - special foil. They look unusual and are capable of transforming the living room beyond recognition.
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Rules for choosing wallpaper for the hall
Create stylish and comfortable interior practical recommendations will help:
- In a living room with low walls, you should not glue dark wallpaper with a volumetric pattern, light ones - solid or with a small image will look much better here.
- In a hall with a high ceiling, canvases with large patterns or horizontal stripes are appropriate.
- Looks good in spacious living rooms dark finish deep tones. You can choose monochrome or large drawings.
- In a room where the side with windows is oriented to the north, blue and blue wallpaper is not recommended. gray shades... Without sufficient light, they will feel cold. And vice versa: in rooms facing south, cool tones add freshness.
- The color palette of finishing should be in harmony with the general color of furniture, accessories, flooring.
Correcting design flaws
Not everyone can boast perfect shape and the state of the hall, which sometimes looks like a narrow trailer with a low ceiling, uneven walls... The right wallpaper can fix a sad picture.
- A light finish with a small pattern will visually increase the volume of a small-sized living room.
- A low ceiling will appear higher if you decorate the walls with wallpaper with vertical patterns or stripes.
- Horizontally located lines will visually expand the space. The same effect is created by decorating the lower part of the wall with dark canvases, and the upper part with light ones.
- Wallpaper will help to divert attention from irregularities, to create the correct perspective.
Choice of colors
The choice of wallpaper color should be taken as seriously as possible, based not only on your own preferences, but also on the advice of experts. It has its own immutable laws, the violation of which does not end well.
- For a small living room, it is better to choose pastel colors... Interesting ideas can be realized here using lavender, mint, pink colors.
- In a cool room, apricot, peach, strawberry tones of wallpaper will help create a cozy, warming atmosphere. At the same time, one should not forget that warm colors visually "compress" the space.
- In a hot living room, aquamarine, lilac, pale blue or mint wallpaper is appropriate.
- When decorating the walls of the southern rooms, it will be correct to dwell on shades of gray, blue, blue. The same should be done with regard to living rooms facing the east, south-west or south-east side. For rooms where sunlight feels like a master, it is better to choose wallpaper that does not fade.
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- The atmosphere of luxury can be created using pearlescent, silver, gold colors. But this must be done very carefully: excess in this case is a direct path to bad taste.
- Cherry, green, burgundy colors, deep royal look good on the wallpaper in the living room blue color... Accessories and borders of classic beige and cream shades are suitable for the interior of such tones.
Wallpaper and furniture color
| Furniture | Coloring wallpaper | Suitable shades |
| Dark | Calm, light, without massive drawings |
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| Brown or reddish | Dark |
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| White |
Any options |
The dark tone will accentuate the white interior elements. Beige shades - for a relaxed atmosphere. Also suitable:
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| Bright |
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Bright contrasting or pastel colors |
| Multicolor | Gray with crayons or plain colors. | |
| Blue | Bright or light |
For fun companies:
For a relaxing stay:
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| Any | Any | |
| Peach | Bright or light |
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Win-win options
The choice of color, pattern, wallpaper texture is subject to the general line in the design of the hall, which subordinates all plans and actions.
Timeless classics
The classic interior assumes a neutral background, harmoniously combined with expensive furnishings. Catchy wallpaper options are prohibited. Dim stripes or ornament are allowed.
Floral motives
Flowers on the walls have also become classics of the genre for a long time. The variations are countless: from dull background ornaments to huge images that have transformed into self-sufficient components of the interior.
The floral theme is present in the classic version and in modern minimalism, in provence and japanese style... Wallpaper depicting flowers brings to the living room romantic motives... They are chosen by people who avoid unnecessary austerity of the interior.
Provence and country
The style is characterized by wallpaper floral theme with shades of awakened nature. Lavender, mint, beige, cream, turquoise, light green, terracotta, pink shades feel organically here.
Akin to Provence, the style is loyal to restrained linen tones, and to rich monophonic, and natural motives.
Fashion uniformity
Single color walls are a must for some modern styles... Preference is given to single-colored coatings, for example, paintable wallpaper.
Choosing such canvases, one should not recklessly follow the principle of absolute brevity. The asceticism of the colors will balance the original texture.
Photo wallpaper and macro pictures
Wall murals are popular again after a break. In a modern design, they strive for maximum realism. This is especially noticeable when using enlarged photos (macro pictures) real people, plants, natural phenomena and objects.
As for any other room in an apartment, wallpaper for the hall must have a number of specific properties, each of which we will tell in more detail.
First of all, the wallpaper in the living room should be not easily soiled and practical, since your guests will spend time in this room.
Second important point - environmental friendliness of wallpaper. Since the hall is the meeting place for all your guests, this room must be saturated with oxygen. To maintain the normal microclimate of the room, in turn, wallpaper that can allow air to pass through will help.
In addition to the above, the wallpaper for the hall must be resistant to fading. Usually living rooms are large rooms with many windows, and if the room is also located on the south side, then the wallpaper will very quickly lose its original appearance.
Well, the most important property of living room wallpaper is that it should bring aesthetic pleasure.
How to choose the type of wallpaper for the living room and hall
Before proceeding with the choice of colors, we suggest that you consider the main ones suitable for the hall.
Traditional types of wallpaper for the hall
If you prefer traditional options from the whole variety of materials for wallpaper, then we advise you to pay attention to paper, vinyl or non-woven wallpaper.
This type of wallpaper has a low price and is quite environmentally friendly. But the disadvantage of paper wallpaper is its fragility and instability to sunlight.
- more practical option for pasting walls, since they are stronger than paper ones and, moreover, perfectly hide the unevenness of the walls. This type of wallpaper has a huge selection of colors and patterns, but it cannot be called "breathable" material. You can eliminate this drawback by choosing wallpaper from perforated vinyl.
Important! Regardless of what type of combination you choose, use wallpapers that harmoniously and interestingly combine with each other. For example, you can combine wallpaper with pastel and bright colors, or textured and smooth.
To know how to choose wallpaper for the hall of two colors, you can always consult the opinion professional designers, who already have a few correct rules ready.
At first, wallpaper should be selected by shade... The most successful and universal combinations are the combinations of and, and, and, and, and, and, and silver.
Also, sometimes excellent solution will be use of the same, which will differ in shades of the same color... This solution is suitable for those who are interested in how beautiful it is in the hall of two colors, but do not want to end up with too catchy and clumsy design.
Lovers plain walls and those who plan to focus on furniture or accessories will find a way out for themselves in this way.
Those who want brightness and originality should pay attention to wallpapers of different color categories. The main rule is not to use several saturated, bright colors at the same time.... It is best to combine two colors. Moreover, if you choose one juicy, then the second is necessarily neutral.
Advice: not only the above colors are well combined, but also their shades. Look for suitable options, pick up the tone. Sometimes the same color, but in different shades, looks completely different.
Secondly, wallpaper is selected by combining in texture: matte with glossy, rough c.
Third, an important role in harmonious combination playing drawing. Motives with and flowers with stripes will look best.... The latter is the calling card of the design.
In general, patterns can be used in many ways. For example, designers love horizontal wall division... At the same time, always try to decorate the bottom with the help, the top - with wallpaper with a small pattern, or make the bottom plain, and the top - in stripes or with large patterns.
How to match wallpaper colors?
We have already briefly mentioned which colors and their combinations are considered the most successful. However, with the help of certain colors and shades, you can also create the necessary atmosphere, correct the imperfections of the room and make it the way you want.
Therefore, if you are wondering how to beautifully stick wallpaper in a hall of two colors, then it will be useful to listen to the following recommendations.
In addition, there are several different optionshow to paste wallpaper in a hall of two colors. Let's take a closer look at each example of combinations.
Accent walls
Perhaps one of the first answers to the question of how to stick wallpaper of two colors in the hall comes to mind exactly accent wall idea... The very name of this technique speaks for itself. An accent wall is a wall in a room that stands out from the rest of its original texture, color, pattern.
Often it is decorated using at the same time. The image for the accent wall is selected based on the main color of the interior: for example, if the wallpaper on the walls is blue shades, the most original photopanel will be the plot, but with a slight splash of blue.
Why is this technique so popular among interior designers? It's very simple: it has been scientifically proven that a person's impression is formed in the first 15 seconds. And if you attract him with something beautiful and original for this time, then the whole interior will seem to him as such.
In addition, this option for combining wallpaper is very functional: skillfully designed accent wall can visually enlarge or reduce the room, hide its flaws and emphasize its merits.
For small rooms when combining wallpaper with photo wallpaper, choose pictures with the horizon line - believe me, no more good way visually expand the space than this one.
Exists a few rules on how to design an accent wall.
And although choosing wallpaper for the hall in two colors is a task that takes a little more time than usual, the effect of such work is strikingly different from simply pasting the walls with monochromatic coatings.
Rememberthat there is nothing more stupid than combining cheap and luxury wallpapers with each other and gluing them side by side. This will in no way help the interior look richer, but the overall atmosphere will certainly spoil it.
At the same time, listen more to your own feelings. Moderation, a sense of style and your own preferences will tell you your ideal combination.