The walls of a modern house or apartment have their ownpractical and aesthetic purpose. Their decoration is an integral part of the interior design. Wall painting has become a fashionable design trend these days, which is based on the principle of maximum practicality. The ability to quickly change the functional and aesthetic space of a building depending on the taste, preferences and general artistic style of the premises is one of the hallmarks of a fashionable house or apartment. It does not take much time and special artistic skill, but the effect of such a step will exceed the wildest expectations. 
Varied boring interior of the room can be even with the help of a simple pattern applied through the stencil.
Where do we start?
The first step in realizing the dream of transformationwalls of an apartment or house with their own hands will become the choice of a picture that is to be fulfilled. Those who do not know how to draw, do not despair and immediately abandon the idea of putting on the wall this or that image. Today, it is not a problem to find a mass of stencils sold separately or in a set with paints. Through the use of these devices and transferred to the surface of the image of any complexity. Back to contents</a>
Fashionable direction and limitless possibilities for imagination
If in the house or apartment each room is completedin its special style, to choose stencils for painting the walls, too, will not be difficult. The only thing experts advise: before you start buying, you should analyze the specifics of interior design of all rooms, your artistic preferences and record an approximate list of images that are needed in a particular room. 
Scheme of artistic painting of walls. This operation will help you to orient yourself in the variety of stencils and to correlate your understanding of the drawings on the wall with the prevailing trends in fashion. What are the wall drawings considered to be especially relevant these days? Eco-style has penetrated almost all the fashion trends in interior design. Images of flora and fauna, made in any of the existing styles, will not only transform the wall, but also underline: the owners of the house or apartment follow the trendy trends. In the modern Russian market, frame stencils are in great demand, with whose help to make drawings of flowers, birds, animals on the wall with their own hands will not be difficult. Scandinavian and Egyptian motifs are again on the crest of a fashionable wave. If there is a desire to turn a small house or apartment into a "branch of the palace of the pharaoh", it is enough to apply the stencil on the wall imitating old paintings, and the functional-aesthetic space of the room will acquire a completely different sound. The painting of the walls of strict official premises is quite an achievable task. Taking into account the functional purpose of space, representatives of flora and fauna, imitations of ancient frescoes will look in it alien elements, which can not be said about horizontal and vertical strips forming a strict ornament. Back to contents</a>
Features of the design of different rooms
Striped wall painting scheme.Many beginners who are taking their first steps in comprehending the art of painting walls complain: the selection of a suitable drawing takes more time than the work itself. This is quite natural. There are no strict aesthetic rules for applying. However, there are recommendations. For example: the study is best filled with Greek, antique motives. A variety of floral ornaments will organically fit into the functional and aesthetic space of the kitchen. Rococo is perfect for bathroom walls, because its very name, denoting decorative motifs in the shape of a shell, already reminds of the sea. Painting the walls of a children's room is a special issue. This is where, indeed, there is an opportunity to fully show imagination! Heroes of your favorite fairy tales, birds, hares, cats, elephants, airplanes, cars. If you paint it on the wall with your own hands, this step will become a real gift for the child. But there is one main rule here: do not overdo it! The painting of all the walls in the nursery will not look spectacular as if you choose one wall and transform it, putting positive emotions and soul into the work. And the first thing to choose is the main color for the wall. If the picture is light, it is better to choose saturated shades of blue, green, and crimson as the main background. 
Types of rollers for painting walls. If the pattern on the wall is planned to be multicolored or executed under the antiquity, the optimal basic colors for it are: white, gentle shades of blue, yellow, green, pink. In the children's room, the wall is usually painted from its central part, where the largest, brightest drawings are placed. But the remaining walls should not be left without attention. Located on them small, executed in the same style as the main wall of the image - the necessary stylistic note for harmonious sounding of the space of the room. Back to contents</a>
What should we paint a house?
For wall painting, there are varioustechnology. However, they all consist of preparatory and main stages. Before proceeding, it is necessary to prepare the surface where the drawings will be applied. The first step is to remove paint and wallpaper from the walls. In the second case, cleaning the walls with your own hands is quite simple if you use a little trick: using a sprayer, slightly wet the wallpaper with ordinary tap water and remove it with a spatula. The next step is to carefully examine the walls and cover up cracks and holes with plaster. It must be remembered: the smoother the surface, the easier it is to apply the drawing on the wall with your own hands. As soon as the plaster eliminates wall defects and dries up, proceed to the next stage of work. It starts with a primer. The liquid primer is applied with a roller. The average drying time is an hour and a half. As soon as it dries, you can start transferring the pattern using a stencil, acrylic, oil or water-based paints. If you are worried about the better preservation of the image, after it dries, several layers of waterproof varnish are applied on top, and the problem is solved. When making a drawing, it often happens: the stencil slips out of hands, and the work has to be redone, not to mention the fact that the walls and floor for this reason will be stained with paint. This can be easily avoided if the stencil is firmly attached to the wall with masking tape. There is another common mistake: removing the stencil as soon as the drawing is applied to the wall, as a result of which the finished work may suffer. It is best to wait for the paint to dry before removing the stencil. If there is a desire to complete the drawing without the help of a stencil, this will also not cause any particular difficulties. After the primer has dried, the sketch is applied with chalk. Beforehand, it is better to draw a sketch of the image on paper or print. If you add glitter to the fixer varnish, which will be applied over the finished image, the drawing on the wall will become even more accented. Painted walls do not exclude the use of other decorative elements in the decoration of the room. For example: false windows. The main thing is that everything should look harmonious and be consistent in the same style.
