The corridor is an integral part of the apartment, a connecting element that unites living rooms, an entrance hall, a bathroom, a kitchen. And even though we don’t spend much time in it, we often visit this room, so it’s worth approaching its design wisely. Even if your hallway has nothing but doors, walls and ceiling lights, you can make it interesting, cozy and inviting. It is the walls that we will pay special attention to and reflect on how to choose wallpaper for the corridor in the apartment.
Choosing the type of wallpaper for the corridor
The high permeability of this zone requires the owners of a competent approach to choosing the appropriate option for its finish, which is subject to friction, accidental damage and pollution, the elimination of which requires a lot of effort and money. Therefore, when choosing wallpaper for the corridor, one should be guided by such key criteria as strength and ability to be easily cleaned, and only then it is appropriate to pay attention to color, pattern and combination methods.
Consider the most popular types of wallpaper for pasting walls in the corridor.
Vinyl
The special dense structure of this type of wallpaper, which is based on polyvinyl chloride, creates conditions for their high-quality and quick cleaning. Many of them can be safely washed, they are not afraid of exposure to cleaning products and moisture.
You can classify vinyl wallpaper for walls in the corridor according to their structure:
- Smooth and dense washable wallpaper. This is an excellent choice for corridor walls, as long as they have a perfectly flat surface.
- Solid with embossed pattern. The main advantages of this variety should be called high wear resistance and strength. Able to qualitatively imitate various materials, variations for painting are available.
- Foamed. Due to the porous structure, the walls can breathe. They are not recommended to be heavily wetted, cleaning with a damp washcloth is allowed. Able to mask even strong irregularities.
- Hot stamping, which is also known as "silkscreen". To use such wallpaper, it is required to prepare the walls with high quality, this is explained by the small thickness of the material. The surface has a soft sheen.
natural
Bamboo or cork chips are an integral part of eco-friendly wallpapers. They are glued to a non-woven or fabric base and have an incredibly beautiful appearance.
But when choosing them, it is not enough to take into account external characteristics, you need to pay attention to the fact that the cork can be easily torn off, so this option cannot be called optimal for families with small children or pets.
Certain types of bamboo trellises need to be varnished, and special glue must be used when installing them. However, in some styles, such as oriental, such a solution will fit perfectly.
Liquid
It is a ready-to-use mixture that is available in two forms: in buckets, which can be used immediately, or in bags, which must be diluted with water. The composition of liquid wallpaper includes natural substances, and sometimes artificial textile fibers. They can be applied with a spatula. The mixture is usually moisture resistant, but before buying it is better to check the performance characteristics with the seller, because there may be significant differences between different types.
Tips for wallpapering a small or narrow corridor
Owners of small apartments, a variety of which are Khrushchev, have to solve the problem of comfortable arrangement in conditions where space is limited. Often at the disposal of the inhabitants is a very small corridor.Making it comfortable is quite realistic, for which it is enough to apply a few simple rules in practice. When choosing wallpaper for a narrow corridor, you should use the following tips:
- Do not use dark wallpapers. This applies not only to brown and black, but also to dark shades of blue and green.
- Decorate the room with light wall coverings. This should be done wisely due to the impracticality of such a color scheme for the hallway.
The lack of lighting in the corridor can be partially offset by the use of material with a rich range. Yellow, red, orange and other rich colors are great for realizing a creative idea.
- Variations with vertical stripes will visually narrow the space, but raise the ceilings, while the use of wallpaper in the corridor with a design characterized by the presence of horizontal stripes will allow you to visually expand the space, make the room longer and wider.
- For small corridor interior rationally apply a combination of wallpaper. The right combination will allow the inhabitants to make the design of the hallway stylish and cozy.
Combination rules
Due to the wide variety of species, several answers to the question "how to combine wallpaper in the corridor" are available to the owners. A combination of various variations is resorted to if a desire arises:
- organize the space in accordance with personal tastes, make the interior stylish and original;
- add speakers;
- divide the room into several zones with different functional purposes.
When implementing such a design intent as wallpaper combination, it is appropriate to be guided by several rules for combining wallpaper in the corridor:
- You can successfully combine wall paintings with floral patterns and striped wallpapers. But in this case, it is important to consider that it is quite difficult to achieve a competent combination of wallpaper on your own. Correct use of the combined wallpaper in the corridor will help photos that are available on the network.
Advice. Pay attention to the offers of manufacturers who produce collections with different patterns that can be harmoniously combined.
- You can also put into practice the traditional version, in which 1/3 of the wall is pasted over from above or below with a material of a different color. Usually, with this combination method, the bottom wallpaper has darker shades, and the top wallpaper has brighter shades. For a high and narrow corridor in an apartment, this technique will harmonize the space. It is not necessary to make the bottom part plain. You can apply striped wallpaper, trellises with a pattern, in some cases monograms will be a suitable solution. If, for example, the lower part occupies 2/3 of the surface, and at the same time plain finishing materials without a pattern are used, gray wallpaper, you get a gloomy interior. In this case, it is appropriate to choose variations with different inserts.
- Another way of combining has become available to the owners thanks to the development of large-format printing technologies. We are talking about the use of photo wallpaper for wall decoration in the corridor. In this case, the main focus will be on them, and the background will be a monophonic material.
When choosing wallpaper for a small corridor or a narrow room, you can use the effect that expands the space: wallpaper with a landscape with a pronounced perspective is glued to a long wall - a path that goes into the distance or a city street.
