Photo wallpaper in the living room interior: original design ideas

Wall murals in the interior of the living room today do not lose their relevance. They are able to create a worthy alternative to the best coatings in the form of rolls or slurry. However, not every type of photo wallpaper is worth buying. And this is due to frequent mistakes in drawing up an interior composition. How to make the right choice, what you need to consider when creating an original idea, we learn from this article.

Photo wallpaper for decorating a living room has many advantages.

• Wallpaper with photo printing is produced on modern equipment using new technologies. This allows you to achieve the maximum accuracy of the drawing and the brightness of the colors used.
• The print of the photo wallpaper conveys the image realistically. Using this technique, you can change the visual perception of space by expanding its boundaries.
• Wall murals are bright accents of the living room. They allow you to highlight the desired functional area, giving it an unobtrusive organization.

• These products are distinguished by a variety of topics. With their help, you can add the desired mood to the guest space.
• These finishing materials have several varieties. You can choose an option for yourself, taking into account your taste preferences and the budget available for the purchase.
• The canvases differ in size. This allows you to choose a specific option for the walls, taking into account different ceiling heights and wall widths. You can decorate with them the entire plane of the wall or its central part.

• This finishing material is compatible with most adhesives. Modern adhesives in most cases perfectly hold the wallpaper on the wall.
• Photowall-paper fits perfectly with other wall decoration. You can choose textured wallpaper for them according to your taste. If you don't like wallpaper, you can add decorative plaster (for example, Venetian with mother-of-pearl) to the wallpaper.
• They are easy to dismantle. If you want to change printed canvases, you can do it with a minimum of dust and time. The canvases are removed by first sprinkling with water from a spray bottle.

We will also point out the disadvantages of photo wallpaper in the living room, which sometimes are an obstacle to their choice.

• Some varieties are too thin. This complicates high-quality pasting of walls and sometimes causes material tearing.
• Not all varieties are of a quality. Sometimes dyes are used in production that are unstable to ultraviolet radiation. For this reason, the wallpaper becomes faded, which makes the interior look messy.
• Wall murals need high-quality preparation of the base. The texture of the material is able to demonstrate any irregularities and other defects in the base. This deprives the finish of its smoothness and attractiveness.
• Depending on the width of the material, the pattern has to be joined. Not everyone can make a perfect gluing. It is especially difficult to glue them if the wall has drops in grooves.
• Companions for such wallpapers should not have a pattern. Otherwise, the wallpaper loses its expressiveness, the interior composition suffers.

All wall murals are distinguished by the type of material.

Conventionally, canvases with photo printing can be divided into several categories:

• paper;
• vinyl;
• non-woven;
• textile.

Each type has its own characteristics and features of the texture.

Paper the varieties are sometimes too simple. Despite the fact that they can be two-layer, the drawing often does not have any effect.This is a classic photo on paper with a flat and smooth surface.

Vinyl Wallpaper more interesting. They are somewhat thicker, they can have a substrate of two types, as well as a matte type of surface without losing the brightness and expressiveness of the pattern. It is not difficult to glue them using special glue for vinyl or heavy wallpaper. However, such canvases emit toxins into the air during operation.

Non-woven wallpaper more interesting and environmentally friendly than vinyl counterparts. Some elasticity is inherent in them, due to which the photowall-paper is easy to dock. The density of such varieties is less, they are thinner, although stronger than vinyl. The texture may have some relief.

Textile varieties are created by gluing individual fibers or their weaves on a non-woven backing. These wallpapers look expensive, they are able to convey the realism of the image high enough. The disadvantage of this type of wallpaper is the tendency of the canvases to accumulate dust. In addition, they are difficult to paste.

The uniqueness of photowall-paper is that it can be used in any interior style.

When studying the nuances of stylistics, you can enter your favorite images into the interiors:

• classical (classic, neoclassic, empire, baroque, rococo);

• ethnic (Chinese, Japanese, African, Arabic, Italian, Scandinavian style);

• modern (hi-tech, modern, kitsch);

• Vintage (provence, country).

However, the correct approach to decorating the space is important here. For example, the right shade is of great importance in a particular style.

Popular today:

• natural florals for Asian motifs;
• bright color spots for urban sketches;
• pastels for interiors in vintage style;
• neutral styling for a special choice.

Acid and harsh paints are excluded. You can use different shades of the color palette, but in moderation. Their abundance will make you reduce the number of furnishings, which is not always possible. When choosing neutral combinations (black and white drawings), a shade of fresh greenery is necessarily introduced into the interior. Bright touches are softened with white, beige, light and bleached shades, sometimes beige and turquoise.

Design solutions for photowall-paper are varied.

The most interesting images today are:

• branches of blossoming sakura against the background of mountains or fanz;
• streets of ancient cities with hanging greenery;
• Chinese painting with hieroglyphs;
• stylized plant compositions;

• large single flowers;
• London sights;
• images of city parks and squares;
• forest oak groves with glimpses of sunlight;
• life of the night city.

Marine themes, as well as large roses, are not so popular today. Images with the sea are not always appropriate in the design of the living room. Orchids, sakura petals, dandelion umbrellas, peonies and lilies are in priority. Wall murals look more interesting, realistically conveying the effect of two textures. For example, it can be a simple embankment drawing in the center and an imitation of brick trim along the edges. Made in a single color scheme, such a picture will successfully fit into a modern interior.

Separately, it is worth highlighting the texture of photowall-paper. It is due to it that the realism of the image is transmitted to a greater extent. The most interesting types of coatings are photomurals with a pattern based on plaster, canvas, frescoes. Sometimes it even looks like linen or even sand.

The modern market of finishing products offers a lot of photowall-paper for every taste. It's easy to get confused in a large spectrum.

To simplify the task of choosing, we offer several secrets, the knowledge of which will allow you to make the right and harmonious choice.

• Always look at what you buy. The packaging often presents the image in the best possible light. In fact, it may be paler, the pattern may be indistinct, and the quality may be unworthy of a purchase.
• Try to choose the option you want in natural light or during the day. Evening light distorts the shades.
• Do not try to photograph the desired option, later matching its color to your interior. The camera almost always distorts the tones.
• Ideally, you can bring a small accessory in the right color with you (for example, a sofa cushion cover) if you want to have support for your wallpaper.

• Buying wallpaper that expands the space, start from the footage of the room. The size of the picture must be accurate. Large prints are not elements that increase the living area of ​​the living room.
• For small living rooms (for example, "Khrushchev"), it is better to choose a wall mural. They look best in small spaces. Large canvases look more harmonious in spacious rooms.
• In the living room, combined with the kitchen, it is preferable to choose dynamic images. However, the theme should not be kitchen.

• For finishing a small living room, try not to use canvases in dark colors. Here you need to bring lightness. Eliminate the complex subject matter of images: it breaks the comfort in the interior of the room.
• Discard the glossy texture. In most cases, such canvases simplify the interior. With built-in lighting of ceiling structures, glare will appear on it.
• Give preference to canvases with the texture of canvas, decorative plaster. They are not beaten, they look stylish and expensive against the general background.

Options for the location of photo wallpaper in an apartment or a private house depend on the design features of a particular room.

Making repairs with your own hands, wallpaper can be placed:

• on the accent wall of the hall, near which the sofa will be located;
• in the corner of the room, where the low narrow shelf is located, and the sofa is perpendicular to it;
• on the partition with a sofa located next to it;
• above the fireplace in the form of a small panel or on both sides of it;
• on the side of the video zone with the TV;
• in a niche or on a wall between two ledges.

The corner arrangement is especially appropriate in a small room. Here you can beat the lack of space due to the realism of the image. Moreover, it is precisely this that is able to make the interior deep, visually erasing the rigid boundaries of the wall ceilings. An interesting technique is the use of separate inserts on the ledges, separated by plain textured wallpaper or mirrors.

Sometimes it is more advisable to decorate the area opposite the sofa with photo wallpaper. If the room is spacious, two sofas are located opposite each other in it, you can glue the photo wallpaper on one of the walls adjacent to them. In this case, you can arrange the wallpaper as a picture, enclosing them in a frame made of a baguette with gilding. If the living room has a brick-finished fireplace, you can choose or order a drawing with an identical imitation of its texture. In this case, it is better to place the wallpaper on a wall adjacent to the fireplace.

The corner decoration with photowall-paper in the spirit of modern England is executed impeccably. The minimal set of furniture creates a cozy atmosphere.

Elements of Chinese painting harmoniously fit into the interior. The plot does not obstruct the position of the TV and the low shelf. The vase is the support for the drawing.

The arrangement of the wallpaper opposite the guest area with the decoration in the form of symmetrical illuminated niches makes the interior harmonious.

A good and beautiful example of adding light to the space. The boring tones of the interior take on cheerfulness. The sun's rays change the mood towards positive.

An unusual illusion with an imitation of a balcony allows you to plunge from the modern into the world of the past. The reception is interesting and does not re-read the general concept of the interior composition.

A light and unusual example of finishing a guest area. Using a large inflorescence of a simple plant supported by a cushion pattern looks stylish.

An original solution using a pattern and a brick finish. Due to the color, the desired atmosphere is conveyed.A shelf with several accessories does not interrupt the main focus.

An incredibly beautiful and gentle reception for decorating the guest space. Floral stylization with elements of gilding allows you to look at boring furniture in a new way. The lightweight panel allows you to separate the low shelf from the photo wallpaper.

The reception of the panel cannot be ignored. Fresh greenery, bamboo and outlandish birds in a laconic frame decorate the interior in light colors.

A combination of monochrome photo wallpaper in the form of a horizontal insert and wallpaper with a pattern. Reception is complex, but due to the support of the facades of cabinets and decorative pillows, it is harmonious.

It is impossible not to note the mistakes when choosing photowall-paper. Often, a beautiful picture introduces an imbalance into the living room space. Here are 5 examples.

The original picture and inappropriate furniture arrangement. It feels like the sofa is part of a walk-through area.

The poor placement of the chair in the railroad seat creates a disturbing picture.

An attempt to create the illusion of spaciousness and lightness turned into a negative perception. The atmosphere in the room is tense. Accessories do not pull it out either.

The case when the painting has not been checked before purchase. Houses seem to tumble into the guest area.

If there is nowhere else to put the sofa, you should not buy such wallpaper. With their realism, it seems that the sofa is deliberately blocking the passage between the arch and the stairs.

You can see how to stick photo wallpaper in this video.