Furnishing an apartment in the style of minimalism, Hi-Techor kitsch battles guests on the spot and allows owners to feel pride in the original design of their homes. But the house is often deprived of that comfort, which can give it only a classic interior. This does not mean that whitewashing the ceiling and decorating the walls with wallpaper should turn the room into a dull sample of space that has been preserved in memory since the second half of the last century. In addition to a significantly expanded range, modern wallpaper has aesthetic qualities, allowing you to create an exquisite decor, combined with the practicality of the material and not the highest cost of finishing. 
The living room with properly selected wallpaper will help to give the interior coziness and comfort.
Varieties of wallpaper
It is believed that this coating for walls receivedthe first application in ancient China thanks to the invention of paper products. But if you look at its name from the point of view of etymology, it is difficult not to notice the similarity of the root with the verb "to upholst." The decoration of the house with painted paper spread all over the world with the submission of Chinese masters, but their name was received in Europe. This happened even before the 18th century, when fabrics or leather were used to decorate the walls, which were simply nailed to the surface with small carnations. Modern wallpapering has a classification by weight of features, including appearance, density, moisture resistance and the method of gluing. 
Types of wallpaper. The materials of this production do not lag behind the development of modern technologies, and the construction market surprises with more and more new and original offers every day. At the present time, it is possible to form an opinion on wallpaper by such qualities as:
- type of base and outer cover;
- performance characteristics;
- texture;
- number of layers.
The combination of paper base and coating is stillis in great demand among consumers. Simplicity of wall decoration in combination with a low price attracts buyers, and natural raw materials give such wallpaper ecological compatibility. The hygroscopicity of the paper provides a breathable surface covering, and for a bedroom or a children's room, this option is more acceptable than having a vinyl film or non-woven fabric. Modern paper products have good quality, bright juicy colors and interesting texture options. Back to contents</a>
Variants of walls for different rooms
Depending on the raw materials and the technology of manufacturing the material, the decoration of the walls can have options. The most popular for facing walls are recently such types of coatings as: 
Vinyl wallpapers are durable and durable, perfectly imitate colors and textures.
- paper;
- vinyl;
- non-woven fleece;
- textile;
- liquid;
- glass walls;
- Wall-papers.
Paper products are easily soaked, absorbsdirt and dust. Even washable wall finishes do not always tolerate the humidity in the bathroom, steam and splashing water in the kitchen. For these rooms, vinyl is more suitable, especially with processing with chemical embossing, which gives it high resistance to liquids and aggressive chemistry. Living rooms should not be pasted with such material, since it has the property of secreting formaldehyde. This amount is insignificant, but still undesirable for the human body. There are very interesting options for finishing the room by combining different patterns on wallpaper that have a different texture and even made of a different type of material. Back to contents</a>
Calculating the amount of wallpaper material
Scheme of calculating the area of the room for gluing wallpaper. Having decided on the type of future wall decoration, it is necessary to accurately calculate the number of rolls that will need to be purchased. If you make a mistake in the calculations in the smaller direction, you can face at the right time with the absence of the same kind on sale. The remainder of 2-3 rolls will be clearly superfluous even with the restoration work that has arisen - in order to re-paste the soiled or damaged area, there will be enough strip cuttings. A more convenient way is to calculate the area of the walls. This procedure is as follows:
A repeating ornament on the wallpaper requires anotherapproach to calculations. It is necessary to know exactly its height, so that when combining the strips, a minimum amount of waste should be obtained. Otherwise, the finishing of walls will result in a lack of material or a large amount of its residue. Back to contents</a>
Preparation of wall finishing
Tools and tools for removing wallpaper. If the walls are prepared for work, are freed from the old coating and cleaned of traces of glue and roughness, you can proceed to their gluing. Preparation of the surface is of no small importance for the quality of the room. If you do not remove the growths with a spatula and do not fill up the cracks with the putty, they will continue to penetrate through the thin canvas. The process of finishing the walls with wallpaper should begin with a careful inspection of the rolls. Even if the lot number is identical, you may encounter a difference in the color tone and the surface pattern. In this case, unopened products can be replaced at the point of sale. Particular attention should be paid to wallpaper glue. From its quality depends not only the durability of the finish, but also its safety from the appearance of mold and fungus. For heavy types of wallpaper, special glue is used. This applies to products made of non-woven fabric, vinyl, fiberglass and textiles. Lightweight material on a paper base holds well even the cooked paste itself, but it should be taken into account that it must be freshly prepared. Now it is rarely used for finishing: universal adhesive is not so expensive, and its synthetic resin provides it with good quality characteristics. 
The scheme for removing old wallpaper. The expense of glue for repair of a room will help to calculate the instruction on its packing, but it is necessary to take into account the error of these values. This amount can also be increased due to the unevenness of the walls and additionally depends on which finishes have been chosen: the thicker the material, the greater the glue consumption will be required. The main requirement for the finished adhesive composition is its homogeneity. Avoid the formation of lumps in the mass can be done by observing the mixing rules. The water should not be cold or hot, the optimum temperature of the liquid is 35-40 ° C. Powder is poured into the prepared water with a thin stream, without stopping stirring. The amount of water specified in the manufacturer's instructions, it is better to reduce the percentage by 10. This will give greater confidence in the quality of the glue, and if it is too thick, it can be diluted. The decoration of walls with wallpaper stripes will require the presence of tools such as:
- ladder;
- a bucket for glue;
- tape for finishing joints;
- A wide roller or brush for applying glue;
- a rubber spatula for smoothing;
- paint knife;
- scissors;
- plumb bob;
- long ruler and pencil;
- roulette.
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Wallpaper Sticker
Wallpaper gluing scheme. If the packages of products are supplied with instructions from the manufacturer, you should definitely study it. Most likely, the work will need to take into account some of the nuances associated with the specifics of the composition of the material. The finishing process will facilitate the use of vertical plumb. To do this, usually drive into the wall a small carnation and hang on it any load on a thin thread. Usually gluing the strip starts from the corner of the room, which is closer to the window. When cutting the panels, it is necessary to provide a small margin for their adjustment with gluing. Walls and ceiling can have geometric deviations, and extra 4-5 cm will help to cope easier with the alignment of the bands. Prepared for the finishing cuts spread out the back side up on a flat surface and begin to apply glue. To do this, use a wide soft brush or roller, distributing the composition from the center of the panel to its edges. Then the prepared wallpaper strip is folded with the treated side inward, folding the edges towards the center. A few minutes is usually enough to make the material impregnated with glue in the right degree. Then the strip is tightly pressed against the glued wall, with orientation to the vertical level and the ceiling line. After visual inspection of the correct fit, they begin to smooth out, the purpose of which is to remove wrinkles and wrinkles on the wallpaper and remove air bubbles from the interior. The excess adhesive is carefully removed with a damp clean sponge or cloth. Superfluous parts are cut with scissors or sharpened knife. After completion of the work, the walls must dry at room temperature and completely free of drafts.
