In the Soviet period of the development of our country, wallpapers were the same - paper. They were most often purchased without much thought, on the basis of the "take what is" principle. Now the choice of material for creating an interesting apartment interior is a very responsible and problematic matter. Numerous types of wallpaper in decoration goods stores surprise with a variety of colors and patterns, textures, and quality. This decor must be successfully combined with the furniture of the apartment for at least a few years. And here, even more acute, the buyer raises the question of what types of wallpaper to choose. Therefore, we will provide you with a theoretical acquaintance with this universal finishing material.
Types of wallpaper for the kitchen
This room needs practical wallpaper that you can wash from time to time or at least wipe it from dirt with a damp cloth. The best for the kitchen will be thick vinyl, silkscreen (a type of vinyl) or an option for coloring. Vinyl wallpapers, consisting of a layer of strong paper or non-woven fabric (non-woven fabric made of mineral filaments and cellulose), the coating for which is a polyvinyl chloride film, are strong and therefore durable, easy to wash, non-toxic, perfectly mask wall defects.
Paper for the kitchen are not suitable: they are easily contaminated and quickly saturated with kitchen odors.
Types of wallpaper for the hall
Let's start with the traditional - paper. Their advantages: they are relatively cheap, easy to operate, environmentally friendly (they “breathe” under such wallpapers), can be used in any living room, increase sound absorption, are diverse in color and structure, and can be easily removed from the walls if necessary. They can be simplex (single layer) and duplex (in two layers). The latter are more durable. Another plus - modern paper wallpapers do not require prior pasting of walls with newspapers, as was the practice before. Disadvantages: low strength, which may appear already during the gluing process, fragility, inability to mask significant wall defects.
Photowall-paper - the color image is applied on a paper basis - are popular because of decorativeness. Price depends on quality. Able to create the optical effect of increasing space.
Silk-screen wallpapers are especially attractive. They are based on paper, the top is vinyl with silk or artificial threads. Very decorative - using them, you can find yourself in the atmosphere of the royal hall, if, of course, the furniture matches the style. The decor does not fade and is as moisture resistant as possible. Special types of vinyl wallpaper - velor (the front surface is soft and velvet), textile - have an exclusive look through the use of fabrics. They can satisfy high modern design requirements, but these products are expensive.
Non-woven - vinyl based on non-woven. They are diverse in texture and design - there are more than a hundred of them. Easy to use - glue is applied to the walls. Small surface defects well hide under them.
In the above article, only the most popular types of wallpaper are given.