Wall decoration is one of the most importantstages of giving the room the desired style and mood. You can decorate the walls using the usual wallpaper, painting, applying decorative plaster or drawings, as well as using various unconventional decoration methods. In order to create a unique and interesting decorative wall decoration, it is not necessary to resort to expensive professional services, you can successfully carry it out, calling on imagination, existing skills and preparing improvised materials. 
Decorating walls with a stencil will create your own unique, stylish design and save a budget.
Wall decoration wallpaper
Wallpaper is one of the most accessible and traditional methods of decorating walls with your own hands. The wallpaper is selected taking into account a variety of conditions: 
Vinyl wallpaper is durable, not exposed to ultraviolet rays, have a long service life, but pass air poorly enough.
To achieve an interesting color and texturedeffect in the room, visually dividing it into zones, professional decorators recommend using a variety of wallpaper on the color scheme, texture and design. It is the mixture of styles and colors that makes the room richer for perception. To decorate the walls with your own hands using wallpaper, walls must first be prepared and carefully aligned so that the wallpaper looks as solid and beautiful as possible in the room. For cladding, except for the wallpaper itself, you will need: 
Self-adhesive wallpaper wallpaper.
- stationery knife for cutting wallpaper;
- Glue specifically for the type of wallpaper used;
- roller and brush for applying glue;
- A rubber spatula for leveling the wallpaper on the wall surface;
- ladder.
Initially, the distance fromfloor to ceiling, and the wallpaper is cut to the size obtained, while if there is a pattern on the wallpaper that requires alignment, this must be taken into account. If there are irregularities in the height of the walls, then it is better to cut the wallpaper with a small allowance at the bottom. The first strip is marked on the wall. If necessary, the walls are coated with glue. With a roller, the wallpaper is coated with glue without excess, but also so that there are no dry gaps without glue. The end of the wallpaper is folded towards the middle on both sides. Then, using a rubber spatula, wallpaper is glued. It takes about two days to dry the wallpaper, during this time there should be no drafts in the room, you should not use additional heating to speed up the drying process. In order for the wallpaper to lie flat, including in places of central heating, it must be carried out in the warm season. Back to the table of contents</a>
Wall decoration with panels
For rooms with a large number of defects andunevenness on the walls, in order to save time and money and significantly simplify the process, decorative wall finishing is done using decorative or plastic panels or tiles. To decorate the walls with your own hands in this way, you do not need to pre-prepare the walls and require a minimum set of tools: 
Types of plastic panels.
- building level and plumb bob;
- jigsaw for sawing the material;
- Nails, screws, screws and a construction stapler;
- Drill with a nozzle for fixing screws and a screwdriver.
With smooth walls, decorative trimpanels is carried out with the help of a special adhesive composition. Otherwise, a wooden crate is created to fix the panels or a metal profile is installed. Decorative panels are fixed to the base with self-tapping screws, while the panels are connected to each other with the help of grooves and spikes in them. Lastly, with the help of glue, decorative corners are fixed, and then a skirting board is installed. Such a wall decoration is as simple as possible and allows you to successfully hide even the essential defects on the wall. Back to contents</a>
Decorative painting of walls
The scheme of installation of plastic panels. Decorative decoration of the walls by its own means is most often done with the help of painting, including over decorative plaster. Since manufacturers today offer a huge selection of different in their properties of colors, it is easy to find the best option even for the most demanding buyer. Covering the walls with paint requires careful preliminary preparation of the walls. Depending on the desired effect, the walls are leveled, they can be pre-glued in a special wallpaper for painting. To create a specific texture and to create a specific effect, the texture on the walls can be created manually, for this, decorative plaster is used. Finishing the walls with paint begins with a thorough primer, which helps the paint to tighten as tightly as possible to the wall surface and create an even and stable coating. 
Scheme of the sequence of painting the wall. To paint the walls with paint paint roller and brush are used. Many paints today allow creating different colors and shades with the help of special colors. To create an even color coating without divorce, you should initially prepare the amount of paint necessary for the job, otherwise a different one will inevitably arise. It is advisable first to cover the most visible areas, in order to cover the least visible areas of the room in case of lack of paint. Painting of walls is carried out by a roller with movements from top to down in small sections, gradually moving along the wall of the wall. The paint should be applied evenly without any color or surplus. If decorative plaster is applied to the walls, a brush or a special soft roller is used in such places. 
Tools for applying decorative plaster. To cover the walls with paint can be approached creatively, combining different colors and creating drawings. To create effective color nuances after drying the main coating, you can decorate with a different color, usually a contrast. To carry out such decoration, a special texture roller and aids can be used: a sea sponge, a broom or a cloth. A special texture roller creates repetitive prints on the wall, while performing the work you need to act neatly and quickly enough to make the drawing smooth and not smudge, because the flaws are difficult to fix. To create a decorative pattern, you can use not only a platen, but also improvised tools. For example, on a platen you can fasten a dense fabric, creating wrinkles. If the painting of walls is carried out over decorative plaster, then it is often necessary to emphasize certain elements additionally. For this, as a rule, brushes of various sizes and shapes are used, this is a more thorough and painstaking work. Back to contents</a>
Drawings on the walls as an element of decor
Types of decorative plaster: smooth, textured, relief. Not everyone is content with simply covering the walls with paint, even if decorative plaster is used to create a relief. In this case, the walls are decorated with drawings, which, if there are some abilities, can be created independently. Drawings on walls can be applied after the roller is applied with base paint, which occurs in most cases, or applied to the wall without pre-coating. The most common material to date for the decoration of walls with painting is acrylic, which is safe and easy to work with, and also allows you to create an infinite number of colors and shades with the help of mixing. To decorate the walls with a drawing, you need a minimum of tools and materials:
- primer;
- roller (it is better to cook several sizes);
- the paints themselves;
- a palette for mixing;
- brushes of various sizes and shapes;
- You can additionally use a sponge, paper or other devices to create the desired effects.
Before coating the wall with paint, it is mandatoryis grounded, then the contour of the future image is applied and the painting begins. As a rule, the background and large elements are stained with the roller first, and then the transition to smaller ones is gradually carried out. In the event that decorative plaster was applied to the wall, the drawing is created on its basis, since the relief is usually created initially in order to emphasize certain elements of the picture. In some cases, the use of decorative plaster is a reference point, then drawing the pattern only emphasizes the existing relief and its beauty. Back to contents</a>
Decorating walls with plaster
Decorative plaster - the most demandedamong aesthetes, material for decoration. Some types of decorative plaster require certain skills to work, but not always. quite feasible. Initially, it is worth considering that in small rooms it is recommended to use decorative plaster in small areas, this will give the room a certain style and create an interesting relief. Only in large rooms and spaces does decorative plaster look attractive when fully covered. Having chosen the most suitable decorative plaster in a particular case, after preparing the walls, you can start applying it. Do-it-yourself decorative plaster is applied using spatulas, special embossed rollers, special brushes or other devices. Before drying, the plaster is quite malleable and allows you to create a relief or fix imperfections.
