Finishing works are an essential attributeany construction. We are used to decorating our homes to our taste, even if our wallet sometimes complains. To decorate the walls in a room, you can use a huge number of finishing materials: carpets and skins, works of art and posters, stone, boards, plastics and, of course, a wide variety of wallpaper for every taste and price.
The easiest way to combine wallpapers is with the same shades.
Why combine wallpapers?
Due to the rapidly developing fashion inin interior design today it is becoming not only possible and acceptable, but also fashionable to combine different wallpapers. This gives the interior a new look, dynamism, allows you to shade certain parts of the room or simply and tastefully zone one large room. It must be admitted that the idea of combining wallpapers and decorating an apartment in one style has been happily picked up by designers who produce entire lines of wallpapers in matching shades and with matching patterns. It is no longer possible to find out who came up with the idea of decorating rooms with different wallpapers, so quickly and firmly has it taken root in our lives. Return to contents</a>
How to get started?
If a decision was made on a combinedWhen gluing wallpaper, you first need to decide what kind of wallpaper it will be. As you know, there are a large number of different materials for covering walls:
Color combination table for combining wallpapers.
- paper wallpaper (single or multi-layer, embossed);
- Vinyl (capable of resisting mechanical damage and contamination);
- non-woven fleece;
- wallpaper for painting (monophonic finish coatings, which can then be painted in color, corresponding to your ideas, desires and idea);
- glass fabric;
- Natural (from natural materials such as bamboo, cork, etc.);
- textile;
- the metallized wallpaper.
It is important to understand that not all wallpapers that will bematched by design or color can make up an ideal tandem in accordance with their species characteristics. Thus, a combination of photo wallpaper and natural wallpaper will look better than a combination of natural and vinyl coating.
Using different wallpapers can divide a roominto zones. In addition, it is important to consider the size of the intended areas for gluing the finishing coating and, depending on this, choose the future pattern. A large space of a small pattern irritates and excites the nerve endings. This idea may be suitable for a dining room or a living room, but not for an office, bedroom or children's room. On the contrary, large patterns look expensive and majestic. But it is necessary to select dual wallpaper for them - plain ones, since a large pattern draws all the attention to itself and should be shaded. Wallpaper with a small pattern is well suited for finishing small areas in the kitchen or bathroom. If the room is decorated with wallpaper of two main colors, you will need to take them into account when choosing furniture. The easiest way is to combine plain wallpaper. A monochrome combination creates a play of light and shadow, and contrasting stripes are a very original solution. It is best to combine two main and one auxiliary color or shade. Too bright and colorful combination of materials can look gaudy, and this complicates subsequent furnishing of the room, the more colors, the less furniture there should be. Return to contents</a>
About ways of gluing wallpaper in the room
In addition, when using a combined version of wallpaper, the gluing method is taken into account. There are several:
Wallpaper with vertical stripes helps to visually enlarge the room.
- vertical;
- horizontal;
- wallpaper inserts;
- the creation of an "accent" wall;
- combination of rags;
- the allocation of niches, ledges and so on.
Horizontal alternation helps visualincrease the space. As a rule, a 1:2 or 1:1 combination is created from colors of different saturation - one darker, the other lighter. Usually, a darker color is used below, a higher one, respectively, above. In addition, wallpaper can be combined both classically evenly and with the use of a certain imagination. A children's room will look especially good, in which the idea of a "mountain range on the horizon" is realized with the help of two wallpapers of contrasting colors. For a more classic design, you can use fittings that can cover the joint of the coatings. If a vertical combination visually "raises" the ceiling, then a horizontal one "lowers" it more, but "moves apart" the walls. Horizontal combination is more restrained than vertical, which is rightfully considered very dynamic.
Horizontally, wallpaper is pasted only onperfectly flat wall. Vertical alternation is a bit more complicated. For vertically pasted wallpaper to look good, it should be pasted evenly on smooth walls, and the smoothness of the walls is a topic for a separate topic. Of course, no one can forbid you to paste the wallpaper completely diagonally. If, of course, you want to bother. A good idea is to create certain compositions from covering materials, when similar in structure wallpaper is used, and figures cut out from other wallpaper are glued to the main layer of wallpaper on top. For example, a children's room can be decorated this way. And at the same time, you can not be afraid of dirtying the walls, because if the dirt cannot be cleaned, it can be easily glued over. An original idea can be a patchwork combination of wallpaper both in the nursery and in the kitchen. These can be square, triangular, diamond-shaped patches, from which it is possible to assemble a whole mosaic or a whole panel. There are several generally accepted ideas for decorating certain rooms, and once you learn about them, it will be easier and more pleasant for you to create something of your own. Or simply adopt them. So, in the bedroom, you can decorate colored inserts with single-color panels, which will give the interior an expensive, rich, and somewhat elegant look.
Patchwork wallpaper combination is goodgoes well with neutral-colored furniture. It would be a good idea to “raise” the ceiling, that is, to move the wallpaper from the wall to the ceiling, which will visually increase the height of the room. In narrow living rooms, it is good to decorate the end walls with lighter colors, and the long walls with darker wallpaper, this will visually bring their shape closer to a square. If one of the end walls is decorated with dark wallpaper, this will visually “stretch” the room in the direction of this wall. A combination of wallpaper in the living room is ideal for zoning and, accordingly, visually increasing the space. For a small kitchen, it is better to choose softer colors. And a combination of wallpaper will emphasize the design of the built-in appliances. Both when choosing materials and when choosing a method of applying them, you need to consider the architecture of the room, the location of windows and doors, their design, size, and so on, so that the door or window is not a second accent or is not lost when, for example, gluing vertically. Return to contents</a>
Choice of colors
Combining dark wallpapers looks goodonly in spacious living rooms. And, of course, you should not ignore the importance of color compatibility of coatings. For this, the so-called "color wheel" can be useful, which contains 12 basic, evenly spaced colors. Neighboring colors are related, they allow you to relax. Colors located opposite each other are complementary. They tone and mobilize the human body. Psychologists recommend taking into account the character of the owner or the purpose of the room when choosing the color of the wallpaper. So, a coating of blue and green shades relaxes and soothes, which will be very appropriate, for example, in the bathroom. At the same time, for the kitchen, it is recommended to use bright, "hot" colors that would excite the body, such as, for example, red or orange. Pastel colors, beige or peach are used to decorate bedrooms, living rooms, hallways. The idea of a classic black and white color combination is considered universal. Taking into account the colors in the pattern - this is unnecessary. A small pattern "expands", while a large one, on the contrary, "narrows" the space. There are several golden rules for combining and using colors in interior design:
Beige wallpaper does not "eat up" space, it can be used even in small rooms.
Warm ones are ideal for the bedroom,pastel shades of pink, peach or gold, with cool shades of gray. But beige or brown without any special accents are good for an office or hallway. Return to contents</a>
Rules for successful combination
In addition, there are several “rules of good form” in accordance with which you should implement your ideas.
The combination of wallpaper color with interior items brings a touch of freshness to the design.
It is convenient to buy wallpaper for combination in onestore. Very often, stores sell off leftovers at a discount, and you can make something very interesting from them for a relatively small price. If you buy wallpaper in different stores, take the trouble to take samples of the materials you already have with you, this will make it easier to select dual wallpaper and insure against buying incompatible products. Experts advise using wallpaper of the same width. This will significantly simplify subsequent edging or pasting. Return to contents</a>
General recommendations of designers
It is good to combine plain wallpaper with patterned wallpaper.Combining two different patterns is unlikely to be a winning idea. Of course, there are a couple of “classic” options for combining striped wallpaper with wallpaper with a floral pattern or a combination of polka dots and stripes in a “retro” style, but there are many nuances regarding style, color, pattern size, and so on, which can turn the exciting process of creative design into a routine job. If you are creating an accent wall or, for example, using photo wallpaper in the design, which plays an accent role, it is better to use neutral, calm coverings for the rest of the walls so as not to distract attention. Separately, I would like to say about decorating rooms with liquid wallpaper. Liquid wallpaper is applied using a special technology, which allows you to implement the most complex and daring ideas. With the help of liquid wallpaper, you can draw on the walls and achieve effects that you would not expect from the most cunning methods of gluing wallpaper. In addition, liquid wallpaper allows you to decorate, for example, walls in one color, but with different textures by adding certain decorative elements or decorate walls in different shades or colors, but with the same texture. If you have enough patience, you can create a truly original and unique interior design with liquid wallpaper. The undoubted advantages of combining wallpaper are that it allows you to visually change the space: reduce, increase, hide flaws, unevenness of the walls and emphasize the advantages of the interior. In addition to zoning and visual effects, combining wallpaper will help express the individuality and uniqueness of your taste, realize your creative ideas.</ ul>
