How can you decorate the walls?

You don't have to be artistic or buy expensive art to create warmth, comfort and a touch of style in your home. The most important thing is to be patient, show courage and imagination. In our review, we'll take a look at how you can decorate walls.

The easiest way to decorate walls is to use photo wallpaper. Modern technologies make it possible to produce high-quality 3D images, giving them volume. The main advantage of this decorating method is the ability to create patterns from your own sketch. Let's take a closer look at other methods.

Airbrushing is a very stylish and creative technique for artistic painting of vertical surfaces, which allows you to create real masterpieces. The essence of the work is to spray the coloring composition on the surface of the walls using a special airbrush. Walls can be finished in any one tone, or you can perform gradient color transitions.

Decorative plaster is a reliable, well-proven facing material. It usually imitates the texture of natural stone or wood, allows you to create relief. This method looks very advantageous, but it does not match with all interior styles. Such a painting will be appropriate in classic interiors, baroque and rococo. The desired effect can be achieved by using the technique in ethnic decors. In modern directions (high-tech, minimalism or modern), such solutions are inappropriate.

Acrylic paints can be used to decorate the walls in apartments and in the country. They are not afraid of moisture and ultraviolet rays, they dry very quickly, do not emit volatile toxic fumes, and do not smell. You can create the most realistic and stylish image using fluorescent or pearlescent paint. Street painting of graffiti confidently migrated from the fences to the walls of apartments and houses. It looks especially harmonious in modern-style interiors.

A simple solution can be to use stickers, their advantages are obvious:

• ease of application to the surface, so all work takes no more than half an hour;
• a wide variety of themes for interior stickers;
• long operational period, coatings do not deteriorate due to the action of humidity and temperature changes;
• democratic cost.

You can glue such stickers yourself, following the instructions. In the future, they can always be removed from the surface and the design of the room can be changed. Most often, vinyl stickers contain images of trees and plants, photographs and small paintings can be placed on their branches.

Wood decor came into fashion several decades ago and still does not lose its relevance. There are many different options for such wall decoration, some cost the owners of the premises a tidy sum, others cost literally a penny. Several options are most common.

• Board or timber. The most important thing here is to choose the right material.For example, in minimalist designs it is best to use smooth wood, rough boards are harmonious in Scandinavian and rustic styles.

• Oriented strand board - an affordable material that is very easy to work with; even a woman or a teenager can cut it. The idea to use such panels for interior decoration appeared relatively recently, it is optimal for youth design trends.

• If, after completing garden work, you still have trunks of old trees, you can make saw cuts out of them... They create embossed images that are relevant in country and eco. You can complement the interior with a tub with a live or artificial houseplant.

• Veneered panels are considered a rather expensive option, which is used for American interiors and art deco rooms. Usually they are used to decorate offices and halls. Such panels are made individually from material selected by the customer.

Flowers will be appropriate in every room. They are relevant on plain walls. Usually only one wall is decorated with flowers, otherwise the space will turn out to be clumsy. You can make flowers yourself, which will significantly save repair costs. They are created from corrugated or plain colored paper. It is advisable to decorate the wall with a composition of several buds. Such decors are often used for photo shoots.

The basic rule of stylish room design is that there should be no bare walls in a residential building. This is not surprising, because just a painted wall looks dull and melancholy, so it is so important to bring a little warmth and comfort to your home.

In addition to wallpaper, paint and other traditional wall materials, one of the walls in the bedroom can be decorated in an unusual way. White niches are very popular. Usually they are placed near the head of the bed, thus creating a mysterious and romantic setting.

To make them more decorative, they are decorated vinyl stickers, mirrors and lamps. A soft wall will be appropriate in the bedroom, especially if a bed without a back is installed. For this, a fragment of a vertical surface is made out with eco-leather or fabric, fillers (foam rubber or synthetic winterizer) are necessarily used. This will not only provide comfort, but also protect the room from unnecessary noise.

A good choice would be to use mirrors, their reflective surfaces visually enlarge the room. Mirror mosaic looks very stylish when small elements are connected to each other using frames and crossbars. The mirror wall looks really rich and luxurious.

The maximum amount of time is usually devoted to decorating the living room, since it is designed to receive guests. Each option for wall decoration has its own merits.

• Wallpaper. They can be matched to any interior. If you need to create some kind of accent in the living room, use photo wallpaper.

• Plaster. This material allows you to smooth out any irregularities, height differences and other defects. It can be used in both brick and wooden houses.

• Wood. Used in a wide variety of forms. It can be full clapboard and board cladding, decorative panels or laminate. The main advantage of the material is that its use allows you to create a cozy and warm atmosphere in the living room.

• Decorative brick. Indispensable for the design of the classic Scandinavian style. As a rule, it is complemented by a fireplace.

• Artistic painting deserves special attention... It looks luxurious and remains at the peak of popularity for many centuries.Painting is usually done in the area above the sofa.

In the kitchen, putty is very often used, with the help of which a relief surface with waves and geometric shapes, a grainy surface or "extruded" patterns is created. A creative solution would be to use plates or cutting boards in the decor. They look very unusual on the walls, especially painted ones.

If you want to update the look of your kitchen every day, try making one of the walls slate or chalk. By the way, such a design can even be used for practical purposes - to leave messages on the wall for your household, make menus, plan purchases and write down interesting recipes.

The hallway is considered one of the most visited places in any apartment. Usually, this is the smallest and narrowest room, so you shouldn't overload it with decor. It is advisable to paste over the walls in the corridor with wallpaper, it is optimal that they are monochromatic or have a small discreet pattern. 3D pictures and large-format posters in a compact space will look too clumsy.

This room is usually decorated with a marine theme. Most often, stickers are used and decorate the mirror with shells, marine-themed figurines and beads.

Wall decoration can be a real boon for the interior, and you can use it to create decoration any available means... For example, any paper (newsprint, corrugated, for the copier) allows you to create very creative elements. You can cut out birds, various floral patterns and stencils with your own hands. You can make a volumetric applique from paper - butterflies and flowers look very impressive if only the central part of the workpiece is glued. This simple technique allows you to create the effect of flying butterflies or a flock of birds.

You can make stylish decor items from tiles left after finishing other rooms. If you carefully cut it into small pieces and attach it to separate sections of the wall, you can get a stylish decor. Such a mosaic will decorate the border of a doorway or fireplace area.

A win-win option would be to place photosthat create the atmosphere of a real family hearth.

An unusual solution "for an amateur" can be use of empty frames, most often colored.

Wood decor will become a classic of the genre. In recent years, it has experienced a new wave of relevance. It is used in almost all interiors.

Hanging pictures and posters is a safe bet. In this case, you can take not only the works of eminent artists, but also drawings of your children on sheets of paper. For the integrity of the perception of works of art, you can arrange a mat of the same color and size.

Mirrors enliven any interior. The mirror illusion looks very stylish when two mirrors from floor to ceiling are fixed opposite each other. This technique allows you to create a sense of infinity, it will be the perfect solution for a narrow long corridor.

In the next video, 13 ways to decorate walls with your own hands are waiting for you.