Wallpapers, already half-forgotten order as a material for decorating walls, returned to us in a new way. At the time of their appearance 30 years ago, they were attracted by the novelty and vivid images. Then, looking closely, we found that variants of the images quite a bit, and their quality is far from ideal. And imperceptibly the mural disappeared from the list of popular materials for the walls in our apartments. The separation took place without sadness, on the market every year there were innovations, there was plenty to choose from.
And here is the mural returned. As they are totally different, the technique of printing provides the highest quality image. A selection of drawings is amazing. And if suddenly, for some unknown reasons, the buyer will not find a variant suitable to his apartment image, he can order his own design. It will be a really original option, and you can not worry that someone has encountered something similar.
Why use Wallpapers? ↑
Wallpapers are available for non-woven, paper and fabric. Non-woven is made from cellulose fibers and special additives. The result is a nonwoven material composed of 70% cellulose fibers.
Wallpapers on this basis differ:
- Greater strength compared to paper Wallpaper.
- Have a paro – and air permeability.
- Do not shrink in any direction.
- Practicality, durability and long service life.
- Good sound insulation properties.
- Resistance to UV (won’t fade in the sun).
- This eco-friendly material.
- The ease of gluing.
These Wallpapers can partially smooth out and hide small defects of the wall surface, and due to its composition and they still reinforce the cracks.
- Visually increase the volume of the room. Usually for this purpose use the desktop, which the image has a perspective that is out «deep» wall. However just to hang on the wall these Wallpapers with the perspective a little, it is necessary to organize proper lighting image, and then the effect «depth» skyrocket. Another way to strengthen the perspective effect is to install a mirror on the opposite wall.
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Divide the room into zones with different functionality. Wallpapers help to highlight areas and to focus on their functionality. The image on the desktop will «support» interior in a particular area.
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Wallpapers-jokes, Wallpaper-trompe l’oeil creates the illusion that the room are objects and things that are not really there.
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To create false Windows and false doors.
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«Support» the colors used in the interior. The repetition of color in design is of great importance, used once color must have support, otherwise it «fail».
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To focus on part of the wall.
Where can you use? ↑
Due to the properties of the desktop (or rather, due to the properties of non-woven framework) can be used in all rooms of the apartment, including the nursery. However, the low moisture resistance of the layer with the image not allows you to hang them in the bathrooms.
How to glue? ↑
To work you need to prepare:
- Capacity for glue and container for warm water.
- Sponge.
- Scissors.
- Knife.
- Plumb.
- A ruler and a pencil.
- A roller for applying glue to the wall.
- Roller for rolling the Wallpaper seams.
- Brush for smoothing Wallpaper.
- The ladder.
- The surface on which to lay out the mural.
The wall surface is cleaned of previously pokleit Wallpaper and if necessary puttied. Remember that hide serious defects in the surface of the Wallpaper on non-woven can not, and all defects «come out». Therefore, the walls should be smooth and free of defects. Highlight the wall with light bulb and all the flaws will become immediately apparent.
After alignment of the walls are treated with a primer of deep penetration. The primer layer is applied to reinforce the base. Primed the wall surface will have better adhesion with Wallpaper. In the composition of the primer of deep penetration include antiseptic additives – excellent tool against mold.
Wallpapers are arranged on the working surface of the image down in order to preserve the integrity of the entire image. If the coils are the white boxes, they should be cut with scissors.
The adhesive is prepared according to the manufacturer’s instructions on the packaging. Feature of gluing the Wallpapers on non-woven basis is that the adhesive is applied only on the wall. Experts advise to treat this stage of the work carefully, go with a roller with glue each section of the wall several times, the adhesive was evenly applied on the wall. After the rolling pause for a moment and once again go roller on this site, but without the glue.
When gluing, you should pay special attention to the joints of the rolls to uneven joints in the future did not spoil the impression of the image.
Complete drying of glue under the Wallpaper on non-woven happens about a day.
As a conclusion ↑
Vinyl mural perfect material for decorating walls and for its functional properties and decorative. They can easily be glued, are long, can be used even in children’s rooms, and a variety of proposed manufacturers of collections allows you to easily find a mural under the most intricate design idea.
