Today, almost every person seeks to add a twist to the decor of their home, interior. A wide selection of building materials contributes to this. In huge stores, anyone can find material to their liking and budget. One of the most popular for the interior is the texture of the stone. And this is not surprising, because the stone will fit organically into almost any interior, giving it naturalness and charm. Using plaster or putty on the walls, the pattern of both solid stone and masonry is recreated. A solid smooth wall imitates expensive types of stone (granite, marble), and the convex masonry is ordinary natural.
Interior Styles
Finishing with decorative stone texture is perfect for a country house. In apartments, such decoration will add naturalness, organics and naturalness. Interior styles, in which the stone texture finish will be appropriate, is very wide:
- Scandinavian style.
- Antique.
- Vanguard.
- Vintage
- Italian.
- Classical.
- Loft.
- Minimalism.
- Neoclassic.
- Provence.
- Retro.
- Rustic.
- Shabby chic.
- Ecostyle.
- Ethnic.
In rooms decorated in the above styles, the stone texture will fit very well and harmoniously, emphasizing the beauty and elegance of each interior. For styles like hi-tech and techno stone is used less often. In the article you can find many successful options for photo textures of stone in the interiors.
Stone tile
The texture of natural stone is used by manufacturers in the manufacture of ceramic tiles. Such tiles can be laid on the floor, or trim the walls with it. This method is not very difficult to imitate stone, unlike decorative plaster. Thus, you can design a bathroom, make an original floor or an apron in the kitchen. You can lay the tiles yourself if you have certain skills or hire a specialist.
Textured finishing bricks
Another simple way to simulate natural stone is to use a decorative brick with a texture that imitates stone. Such bricks can be white, brown or beige. They are used mainly for finishing corners, door trim. The arches decorated with such a brick look very beautiful. Sometimes, to contrast with such a brick, one of the walls is laid out completely under the stone. The installation technique of the material is simple. Bricks are mounted on the wall with adhesive mortar. Decorative bricks for brick perfectly fit under the walls smooth, pasted with wallpaper or covered with decorative plaster.
Stucco stone
The texture of natural stone can be imitated using plaster. A special finish is created by extruding the relief. For plastering, compositions of clay, lime, gypsum, concrete are used. To create a textured plaster, both special branded compounds and cheap putties are used.
Flat with relief
One way to simulate the texture of the stone is a flat texture with a relief. This masonry resembles a stone on the wall without protruding bulges, but with marked seams, unlike marble plaster or granite design. At the same time, the seams do not necessarily secrete a deep, rather small groove.
In this way, you can recreate the likeness of processed stone, blocks of stone. The wall is smooth, without protrusions, but with a clear stone pattern.
At the same time, to create this kind of drawing, you need to have minimal artistic abilities, so that the stones and grooves look believable.
Convex textures
The texture of artificial stone made in volume, with the 3D effect, looks very interesting in the rooms. Such a wall is not smooth - all the elements on it seem to bulge out, while it seems that the wall is actually made of stone. The surface is rough to the touch, but pleasant. The pattern can be either small or larger. Such walls look original and natural in combination with a modern interior.
The implementation technique requires applying a large amount of solution and at the same time giving the desired shape. Here you may need the skills of a sculptor.
In the absence of talent, you can use special prints. They are applied to the uncured mortar on the wall and create the desired pattern. But in this case you have to spend money on the acquisition of the form.
Technique of imitating stucco stone
The technology for convex and flat textures with a relief differs only at the stage of creating a picture.
- The wall is plastered - putty layers of 0.7-1 cm thickness are applied.
- An approximate pattern is made - sketches and outlines of the stone are formed.
- Study - after the sketch has acquired the desired appearance, the lines can be deeply cut with a spatula.
- Alignment - removes excesses that are strongly knocked out of the picture of the general texture
- Grouting - carried out with sandpaper.
- Painting and varnishing - when staining, the seams are highlighted in a different tone, for added protection, the finished surface is varnished.
Smooth texture marble
The texture of the stone can not only have a convex appearance. Very interesting is flat smooth stucco with a marbled pattern, granite, polished stone. This finish is used for walls. They are made as even and smooth. To give shine, the walls are polished and waxed.
The technique of performing marble plaster is quite laborious. The wall requires prior preparation. For this, gypsum compositions with a white glow are applied. Then the wall is cleaned with sandpaper or a grinding machine. After that, the wall is primed for better adhesion of the finishing decorative finish to the wall surface.
Main stages:
- Prepare materials - you should take 3-4 buckets of stucco, different in color. You can use ready-made color mixtures or mix them yourself using pigments.
- Primary color coating - apply a basic overall tone. From the strength of its saturation will depend on how the surface will become shiny and luminous.
- Creating a marble pattern - with a spatula, stains of different colors are applied alternately. Another option is to simultaneously create a picture with a small spatula, using several shades at once.
- Alignment - all irregularities and roughness are eliminated with a spatula or trowel. In this case, it is impossible to thin the putty layers strongly.
- Application of wax and polishing - after hardening, the wall is covered with special wax, which will protect it from dirt and moisture. To give a finished look and shine, the wall is polished with a special machine for grinding surfaces.
- To create marble walls, you should choose the appropriate natural tones. Since the technique is not very simple, it is recommended to try to create a texture on a piece of drywall before finishing the main wall.
Plaster cost
It's not cheap to hire a special master to create a texture of wild stone. The total cost of the work will cost on average two times more expensive than with independent plastering. After all, you will have to spend money not only on building plasters, but also on wages. The cost of such a service averages 1100-1600 rubles per square meter. m. When ordering services in a construction company, the price may be even higher by 20-25%.
The advantage of contacting a specialist is the quick turnaround time and their quality. In addition, if you encounter problems, you can also contact a specialist. In the case of independent work, claims can only be presented to yourself. Of course, without certain skills, the organization of work and its speed of execution will be lower. But if you have confidence in your abilities, you can purchase more expensive textured plaster for the same means and do the work yourself.
The most budgetary option is plastering on your own with inexpensive compounds. The resulting bumps will not spoil the view, the wall does not need perfect alignment. In addition, freedom of action is not limited, and you can create a drawing of any kind (although this does not apply to imitation of marble). Therefore, it is quite possible to independently try to recreate the texture of the stone.