One of the fairly common waysdecorating walls is pasting them with wallpaper. You can create a unique room by combining this material. Companion wallpapers, as a rule, have the same texture, but differ in color. When choosing them, the main task is to determine not only harmonious shades within the pair of materials themselves, but also the combination of wallpaper with interior items.
Companion wallpapers should be in harmony with interior items.
The principles of selecting wallpaper for companions
Before , they need to be selected correctly.You can look at ready-made photos of various interiors on the Internet or go to construction stores and analyze the options you like. The first thing you need to decide on is the main color of the wallpaper, and then complementary shades are selected for it. There are several different principles of combination:
- a combination of shades of the same color, for example light beige, dark beige, beige;
- selection of harmonious colors - yellow, orange, beige, light green;
- combination of contrasting tones - yellow-lilac, blue-orange.
Scheme for calculating wallpaper for a room.Companion wallpapers on sale come in different varieties. A fairly common option is canvases with the same patterns, but in different colors. For example, the base of one type is red, and the pattern is white, and for a companion, the base is white, and the ornament is red. If the type of wallpaper you are interested in does not have a "factory partner", do not despair. You can find it yourself. There are several rules that should be applied when choosing:
- to buy wallpaper companions is best in one salon, since the materials of even one manufacturer of one series in different batches can have several different shades;
- the color or element of the pattern is worth repeating in the decoration of the room;
- Consider the height of the ceilings in the room: if the ceilings are located low, then give preference to the wall covering with a vertical pattern, and if the room is narrow, then you should look at the horizontal ornament directed along the wall;
- an important indicator is the area of the room: in small rooms it is undesirable to use contrasting wallpaper companions, it is better to stay on harmonizing shades, in large, diverse canvases just recommend, because with their help you can achieve the desired zoning;
- it is possible to combine wallpaper with different texture, but in this case they should have either the same background or the same pattern;
- when using contrasting fabrics, the optimalThe following combination is considered: one is a background, preferably without a pattern (and if there is one, it is very small and unnoticeable), the other is with a bright ornament.
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Options for gluing wallpapers
Companion wallpapers can be glued in different ways. The most commonly used combination methods are vertical and horizontal.
Wallpaper pasting technology.In the first case, as a rule, canvases with the same texture and width are used. The pattern of their gluing can be different: the stripes alternate every two or three (less often every one), sometimes the main part of the wall is glued with one type of wallpaper, and the corners - with another. Here everything depends on the preferences of the owners. If you plan to glue the wallpaper horizontally, then you can use absolutely different textures, styles and widths of the canvases. But in this case, you must decide on the material for the joints. Often, strips of plastic or wood, paper borders or baseboards are used. In addition, the height at which such a joint is located is also important: in a room with low walls, the wallpaper should join in the middle; if the height is significant, then it is recommended to raise this line higher. But in addition to the main methods of decorating walls with companion wallpaper, there are also their varieties. One of the most common is inserts. In large rooms they serve to zone the space, and in small rooms - to create an accent on a certain part of the wall. With the help of such inserts, some interior details can be decorated: the headboard of the bed, table, TV and others. It is recommended to hide the joints of the main wallpaper and inserts using decorative strips. Return to contents</a>
How to stick the wallpaper correctly?
Scheme for gluing wallpaper behind a radiator.There are several features that need to be taken into account if you plan to glue companion wallpaper. When combining sheets vertically, it is desirable that the material be of the same thickness: it needs to be glued end to end. Only in this case will the finish look organic, and the surface will seem like one whole. Also, do not forget about the marking. With companion wallpaper, it can be done not only vertically, but also horizontally, parallel to the floor. In some decorating options, a combination in the form of complex non-linear fragments is used. With this arrangement, it is recommended to apply the entire pasting pattern to the wall. Meanwhile, there are general rules that should also be used when decorating walls with companion wallpaper. They need to be glued from the window opening. Using a plumb line, draw a vertical line. When the canvases "reach" the corner, then the next sheet needs to be folded onto the adjacent wall. In the corner, the sheets are glued with an overlap. Then the excess is trimmed with a carpenter's knife, and the edges are combined. If the selected companion wallpaper has a pattern, then when cutting it, you need to provide for a shift in the width of the rapport, since you will have to glue the wallpaper taking into account the alignment of the pattern. It is recommended to smooth the canvases with a rubber roller or spatula. You should not stretch the sheets, since after drying they will take their shape, and cracks may appear at the joints. If necessary, a distance of 10-13 mm is measured from the floor skirting board and a horizontal line is drawn using a level. The side of the sheet will be aligned along this line. To determine the most optimal match of the pattern, the roll is laid out along the wall. Sometimes, to achieve the desired result, the canvas will have to be shifted in one direction or another. You can combine wallpaper from different series and collections. In some cases, wall coverings made of different materials will look great. It all depends on your preferences. But it is still better to entrust wallpapering to professionals.</ ul>
