Wallpaper for the hallway

The entrance hall is the room from which acquaintance with the house begins, it can be used to judge the owners, from how the entrance hall looks - whether it is cozy in it or not, the everyday mood of all people living in the apartment also depends.

Some people pay little attention to repairs in the hallway, sometimes leaving it for later, doing it last. Meanwhile, the hallway is the face of the house, and it is better to give it more attention than the rest of the rooms in the house. To do this, you need to choose the right finishing materials, guided by your own taste and following simple selection rules.

How to make a choice?

To begin with, before buying wallpaper, you need to understand what kind of material is needed for the room.

It is worth deciding on it based on:

• from personal preferences;

• financial possibilities;

• features of the walls in the room;

• room lighting;

• apartment design features, etc.

If the walls in the hallway are not plastered well enough, have irregularities, then thin paper wallpapers will not work for them - all the flaws will be visible.

For the same reason, you do not need to buy glossy wall coverings - all the roughness will stand out. For such a room, it is better to choose textured surfaces. If the hallway has ledges and arches, niches and openings, then wallpaper with large prints will only spoil its style. For such a room, it is better to choose a small pattern or plain wallpaper.

The entrance hall belongs to the room with increased traffic: this is the room from which the house begins. Wallpaper for it must be durable, resistant to wear. As a rule, there is rarely a natural source of light in the hallway - the sun, so there is no need to choose coatings with a surface that is resistant to fading.

A good choice for the hallway will be washable wallpaper or wallpaper that can be painted.

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Types of wallpaper

Manufacturers of building materials produce many types of wallpaper - from simple paper to exclusive handmade coatings.

What wall coverings are most popular for use in the hallway:

• paper wallpapers. They are characterized by their excellent air permeability and hygroscopicity. They come in both single-layer and multi-layer versions, with a smooth or textured surface;

• vinyl wallpapers. They consist of a base, which is covered with a plastic film. This type of finishing material is very decorative and affordable, the wallpaper has many color schemes and texture variations;

• non-woven wallpaper. Their structure includes cellulose fiber. They stand out among other types of wallpaper for their increased strength, as well as excellent performance and long service life.They are not afraid of water at all, they are well suited for decorating a room, they are able to hide wall imperfections;

• photo wallpapers. This type of wallpaper is able to visually expand the room, using photo wallpaper, you can achieve interesting effects and create a unique interior;

• 3D wallpapers. These coatings are now at the peak of popularity, thanks to their interesting appearance;

• natural wallpaper. These coverings are made from bamboo, leaves, cloth, jute and other natural materials. They are quite expensive, but they have many advantages, for example, they are able to soundproof a room;

• silk-screen printing. Silk threads are used in this covering. A rather specific type of wallpaper, very popular at one time;

• liquid wallpaper - an interesting option for wall covering. It is a dry mixture that must be diluted with water, and then applied to the walls with a spatula. Such wallpapers do not attract dust, soundproof the room well, and save heat. For corridors and hallways will be an excellent choice. Washing them is not recommended, but the contaminated area can be dismantled by cutting it out and gluing a new “patch” that will merge with the existing coating.

• cullet - a novelty in the market of building materials. Their advantage is that after application, you can paint the coating in any color. They are very durable, they are well cleaned, but there is one minus - a solvent is required to dismantle them.

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What coatings are easy to apply?

If you are planning to make repairs in the hallway on your own, without involving specialists, then the main criterion for choosing wallpaper in the hallway will be the ease of gluing them. It is believed that self-adhesive wallpapers are ideal for beginners, but they also need accuracy. Paper wallpapers can tear easily when wet and are difficult to correct directly on the wall.

It is very good and convenient to glue vinyl wallpaper and non-woven. When wet, they do not tear, they can be corrected directly on the walls, without fear that they will disperse. If the canvas is not glued correctly, it can easily be torn off. In addition, such wallpapers are very wide, which allows you to quickly paste over the room, especially if it is small, as hallways usually are.

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Wallpaper Benefits

Each consumer chooses wall coverings according to his taste and design ideas. Any coating has its pros and cons, and wallpaper also has them.

Wallpapers are designed for gluing on various surfaces - painted walls, plastered, Wall panels, drywall, etc.

Wallpaper pros:

1. Wallpaper is easy to glue and easy to care for. They can be vacuumed, they do not attract dust, as they do not accumulate static electricity. Washable wallpaper can be washed with a neutral cleaning agent.

2. Modern wallpapers have a fairly long service life, approximately fifteen years or more, while maintaining their qualities unchanged.

3. The wallpaper is easy to dismantle, the surface from which the wallpaper has been removed can be almost immediately painted or pasted with new ones - the walls do not deform when the wallpaper is removed, as it can be, for example, when removing decorative stone from the surfaces of the room.

4. The price of wallpapers has a wide range - you can always find beautiful wallpapers for every taste and budget.

5. Wallpaper is easy to install, they will give the room coziness in the shortest possible time, literally the very next day you can arrange furniture in the room.

6.The wallpapers are odorless, you do not need to have special skills to stick them, and if you wish, they can be easily glued on your own.

7. Wallpaper can expand the space, using this wall covering, you can easily implement the intended design techniques to expand narrow spaces, highlight any area in the room.

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Wallpaper Disadvantages

This type of wall covering also has disadvantages:

• wallpaper is not suitable for rooms with humidity (for example, a bathroom);

• if the wallpaper is textile, then they can collect and accumulate dust in themselves, which can lead to allergic reactions in humans;

• There are types of wallpaper that do not allow the walls to breathe.

But the pros of wallpaper are much more than the cons.

Wallpaper combination

To create an interesting interior in the hallway, you can use such a design technique as combining wallpaper.

The basic rule is that the types of wallpaper materials should be combined with each other. Good combine wallpaper with decorative plaster or painted walls.

Basic combination techniques:

• in the hallway, you can combine wall panels at the bottom and wallpaper at the top. For example, wallpaper that imitates cork and wood-like wall panels;

• game of contrast. Dark and light wallpapers will make the interior unique and give it individuality;

• combination of wallpaper with stripes. You can use wallpapers with wide stripes and narrow ones - this combination will add dynamics to the hallway.

• With the help of photo wallpapers create a spectacular panel (for example, a view of the old city), and the main wallpaper is selected to match the background color of the image, or by choosing it based on which color is more on the photo panel.

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Features of color matching for wallpaper in the hallway

The choice of color must be approached very responsibly. Indeed, in case of an unsuccessful decision, you can get a room that will annoy with its appearance, and not give comfort. For example, pink and red colors tire the eyes and can be annoying, but we also need to be aware of the fact that we don’t spend much time in the hallway, which means that more saturated colors can be allowed.

It is very important to consider the features of lighting in the hallway. There are rarely windows here and rarely can anyone boast in the hallway the presence of natural light in the form of sunlight. Therefore, too dark colors on the walls can make the room too gloomy. There is another extreme - the white color is also not suitable for the hallway, unless you are ready to wipe the walls with a rag from dirt every day.

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What colors are suitable?

It is better to choose shades of a warm spectrum for the hallway. Orange, yellow, peach, etc.

Orange color has a good effect on the mood of a person - it is the color of optimists, it is bright and sunny. The yellow tone has the same effect. Green is known for its soothing qualities and is very pleasing to the eye.

Red color gives any room luxury and regal ambiance. But in the hallway, it must be used carefully.

Actual gold and silver wallpapers will decorate any other room, but in the hallway they may look unsuccessful.

For large hallways, you can use a combination of black and white. The combination of black and white colors in the room gives an interesting visual effect. When choosing coatings in these color schemes, you need to decide which of the colors will be the leading and which will be the slave. White color will visually remove walls, and black color can narrow.It is also necessary to take into account the features of the coating - whether there is a pattern on them or they are completely monophonic, because, for example, horizontal stripes visually lower the ceiling, and vertical stripes make it visually higher.

To create an original design indoors, you can choose black wallpaper with small white images, with gold accents. You can and vice versa - choose a white canvas with black inserts. This combination is able to hide the uneven surface of the walls.

It is better not to follow all the fashion trends in the field of choosing a color scheme for the interior of the hallway and corridor, but to listen to your own feelings and choose those shades that will be comfortable and cozy.

Not necessarily the price determines the quality, even inexpensive wallpaper tastefully selected, and fitting into the interior of the apartment as a whole, will help create a cozy entrance hall.

As for drawings and patterns, it must be remembered that, according to the classical canons of composition, large drawings reduce the room, and a small pattern, on the contrary, increases it.

Therefore, which pattern to give preference to - small or large - depends on the size of the room.

The room will look interesting if you paste over the ceiling and walls with the same wallpaper - this will turn out to be a kind of cozy “box”.

If you like wallpapers with geometric lines, then you need to remember that horizontal stripes can also visually make the room look larger, and they will be a great solution for narrow corridors.

If you choose wallpaper with a metallic pattern, with a mirror surface for such a hallway, you can create an original luxurious atmosphere in the room.

Suitable for the hallway textured wallpaper - imitation of the skin of reptiles or the skins of predators. But such wallpapers require good taste, otherwise the room may look gaudy.

A good choice would be wallpaper for small hallways. As for the motive, it can be a perspective image of the streets, the landscape, all kinds of paths or stairs - leading beyond the horizon.

It is worth considering the condition of the walls when choosing a color. Light wallpapers emphasize the unevenness and roughness of the walls, and wallpapers with ornaments and patterns have the same effect. To hide imperfections, you need to choose wall coverings with larger prints.

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Tips & Tricks

Summing up, we can highlight the main design recommendations for choosing wallpaper in the hallway:

• if the hallway is cramped and dark, and the ceilings are low, then it is better to paste over it with wallpaper with stripes. The vertical direction of the lines will make the hallway higher. To enhance this effect, a border will help, which must be glued at a distance of 10-12 cm from the joint of the ceiling down. Now on sale there are wallpapers that already include a suitable border, in the same color scheme;

• a small hallway is not a place for wallpaper with large prints. A small pattern or ornament, or a plain version;

• Vinyl wallpaper is a good choice for a hallway. Dust and dirt do not penetrate into the structure of these wallpapers, and they retain their original appearance for a long time;

• pastel colors expand the space - mirrors and several lamps are appropriate in such an interior;

• if there is a window in the hallway and sunlight penetrates, you can use cold shades and tones for its decoration - blue, gray, etc.;

• actual combination of wallpaper - for the hallway, such a decision would be a good way to expand the space. You can play on contrasts, divide the room into two parts, highlight different areas of the room, choose a harmonious combination;

• a good external result and a neat appearance will give the room the use of moldings and borders. The combination of wallpapers can be emphasized by using them, thus enhancing the effect of dividing the space.

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