What should a modern renovation be like?High-quality, beautiful and certainly durable. Wallpaper, even very high-quality, loses its appeal after five years. Decorative plaster is expensive, and not everyone can apply it on their own. That is why another finishing method is becoming increasingly popular today: decorative painting of walls. Even an inexperienced craftsman can handle it. The service life of such a coating is at least 10 years.
The advantages of decorative painting of walls are that it has a long service life, looks beautiful in the interior, is not afraid of dust and rapid fading.
Than so good decorative painting of walls
The advantages of decorative paints are so numerous that it is very difficult to list them all. Here are just the most basic positive aspects of the increasingly popular method.
When applying paint, the brush should be almost dry so that the paint cannot flow under the stencil.
The service life of the painted surface is several times longer than the time of operation of wallpaper or plaster. In this case, the paint is perfectly maintained in any room, including kitchens and rooms with high humidity.
The paint is not afraid of any scratches, nor the impact of the claws of animals. Such walls are not afraid of sunlight or mold. The dirt from them is easily washed off.
Paints applied to the wall create a wonderful anti-static effect. They repel the dust.
Decorative acrylic paints haveunlimited number of shades. This allows you to realize the most bizarre dreams of the owners of the premises. There are also paints with different design effects, which further spreads the aesthetic possibilities of decorating the room.
Decorative painting is good in that it allows you to maximize your imagination. Painting on the walls can even children.
The painted surface has no joints.
One of the most important advantages of the method is itseco-friendliness. The paints have a harmless composition, are approved for use in rooms for children, seriously ill people. Research has shown that even people suffering from allergies feel great in rooms with painted walls.
Using oil or acrylic paints allows each wall to be made unique.
The technique of application is so simple that even teenagers cope with it.
Before applying paint from the walls, you do not need to remove the previous layer.
It is interesting that the paints lay down wonderfullyany surface: wood, cement, plasterboard, chipboard and even glass. The only requirement is that the surface must be perfectly smooth. There are techniques that hide minor imperfections in plaster, but others only highlight cracks and unevenness of the walls. Return to contents</a>
How to properly prepare the walls for paint
Scheme of artistic painting of a wall.If you decide to paint the wall for the first time, the preparation process will take some time. If you decide to simply modify the previously painted surface, you can apply paint directly to it. Preparation for the initial painting, like any other construction work, is divided into stages.
The old cover is removed. It is better to wet the wallpaper first with water, then remove it. Other coatings are easier to remove with a spatula. To prevent dust from getting into your eyes, you can also moisten the walls beforehand. It is better to carry out work in protective glasses.
The surface, freed from the old coating, should dry well. If the humidification was abundant, this process may take a day.
The surface is inspected to detect large defects. Cracks first dilate, then fill with cement and mash.
To putty good kept on the wall, its surface is treated with a starting primer.
It's time to putty the walls. The solution, especially in the absence of professional skills, is better to breed in small portions: it "grasps" after half an hour. Typically, the putty includes fine sand, so the layer of this coating can reach 3-4 mm. If the defects are too significant, then it is better to apply the composition in several layers, gradually getting rid of the differences. Naturally, each layer should dry well. If you need a thicker layer of putty, then you can use a nylon reinforcing mesh, which is placed between two layers of putty.
The finished surface is cleaned (sanded), anddust from it is necessarily removed by vacuuming. Neglect of this rule usually leads either to overspending of the primer, or to a change in the color of the finish coat.
The plane is treated with a primer, which is selected in accordance with the paint: oily or water-emulsion.
The wall is ready for painting.Now it should dry well. In the meantime, you can start choosing a decorative painting technique. Note. Preparing wallpaper for painting comes down to priming it only. Wooden surfaces are first sanded, then all irregularities are rubbed with special compounds for wood, the surface is impregnated with compounds intended for wood. To achieve a special effect, the wooden surface can be covered with stain before painting. Return to contents</a>
Than you can decoratively paint the walls
A thin layer is applied to the applied base layer.crumpled paper and paint it on top with paint of the same color. The simplest method is to create a monochromatic but effective surface. All you need is a roller and ready-made decorative paints with special effects. They can be:
With a pearl effect.The surface covered with such a composition looks like silk. When the lighting changes, the shades can change, which enlivens the room space, filling it with light. Such effects are especially appropriate in small rooms, rooms where the sun is rarely. It is not difficult even on your own.
With a velvet or velour effect.Velvet-covered walls have been considered the height of aristocracy and fashion for several centuries. But the fabric is expensive, absorbs a lot of dust, making the air heavy and musty. The same effect can be achieved using velour color. The solid fractions included in the composition, after drying, make the surface look as if it is really covered with expensive fabric. The difference can be felt only by touching the coating with your fingers.
With granite effect.There is not a single crumb of natural stone in them. However, bubbles of multi-colored acrylic break against the wall during application, creating the impression that the finish is made of natural granite.
Rollers for painting walls.There are also decorative compositions with inclusions of small stones, shells, particles resembling metal or flakes of different colors. By applying such compositions to the walls, you can transform the interior beyond recognition, without putting in much effort and without wasting time on painting. Such paints have another quality: walls covered with them serve as a magnificent background for beautiful furniture, paintings, and other interior decorations. Return to contents</a>
Special techniques for decorating painted walls
If plain walls do not suit the ownershousing, nothing prevents them from painting these walls or adding other effects. For some, regular acrylic or oil paints will do, while for others, special compounds will be required, which are usually sold ready-made. Thus, Tikkurila manufacturers offer ready-made kits, with the help of which you can achieve extraordinary results.
Painting walls with paints reveals artistic talents and gives free rein to imagination.
"Enchanted Lake".The kit includes a ready-made stencil and three colors that match the tone. First, apply the main tone to the wall. It is best to do this with a fur roller. After the surface has completely dried, apply the roller and use a spatula to apply the pattern on the stencil. Note. You can make a stencil and select colors for it yourself. Below we will tell you how to use a stencil to visually expand the space of a room.
"The Golden Fleece". The kit for this drawing also includes everything you need. On the surface, first white color is applied, then, after complete drying, "golden" colors. When it also dries, the surface is ground with a fine emery until the initial color appears.
Ready-made paints for wall decoration are also offeredFrench manufacturers. Some compositions are applied over the main color with chaotic strokes or "pokes" of the brush, others after drying need to be "ripped" with a hard brush. All these methods are easy to perform, but they have a drawback: the price of the compositions is higher than that of ordinary acrylic paints. Thus, the French "Coralien" will cost 700-800 rubles per square meter, and the Italian Marcopolo 300-450 rubles depending on the filler. For those who cannot afford to buy ready-made expensive kits and compositions, other methods of decorative painting of walls are offered. Return to contents</a>
Inexpensive ways of decorative painting
Regular acrylic, latex or oil paints are suitable for this finish.
You can paint the walls decoratively withusing a stencil. You can buy it or cut it yourself. First, apply the main color with a roller, then apply a pattern or design on top with a spatula. This way, you can get either a simple, single-color design or a complex one using several colors.
"Crumpled paper". On the newly applied base layer, a crumpled thin paper is applied and the top is "painted" with its paint of the same color.
On the base layer, you can apply a pattern of the selected color with a roller with a curly "coat". It can be flowers, geometric shapes, etc. You can use a sponge instead of a roller.
There are also more complex techniques.Sometimes the walls are first covered with tissue paper, then covered with glue and a base color. After drying, a special, ready-made colored glaze is applied with strokes. Those who can draw can decorate the walls of their home with pictures they have created themselves.
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