Sooner or later, the repair in the apartment comes to an end. And then the owners have a question, what wall design to choose. Now there are many different options: from the simplest and most inexpensive wallpaper to complex hand-sculpting, from operations that you can do yourself to elements that require the highest level of professionalism. What to choose, what to stop at is a personal matter for everyone, but it is worth getting to know the wall decoration closer.
Art painting of the walls
Perhaps the simplest and most common way is painting. Often this is also the most economical option. The wall in this case plays the role of a canvas. And the flight of fancy has no limits. Wall decoration in this case will always be interesting. You can do the painting yourself or invite a professional. There are several modern drawing techniques:
- Traditional, when the wall is first leveled with plaster, and then an image is applied to the dried layer. In this case, traditional materials are used: oil, acrylic or other paints.
- With the use of modern technologies. For decoration, both new types of paint (for example, fluorescent) and various devices for applying them (airbrush, etc.) can be used.
- Volumetric paintings. In this case, first, a relief of the future drawing is created from plaster, for example, stones, a waterfall, trees are fashioned on the wall for a landscape, and then the finished objects are painted.
- 3D images are another popular direction in wall painting, but only a high-level professional can handle such a design.
- Using stencils - this option is suitable if you have doubts about your own artistic abilities, but you want to decorate the wall with your own hands. Also, the stencil is indispensable when applying a large number of the same type of images.
The choice of design option remains with the owners. With the help of drawings, you can easily beat a recess in the wall or, conversely, protruding parts, make them part of the composition. Painting is a universal option that looks equally good in the living room, in the nursery, and in the bedroom.
How to work with a stencil
Wall decoration with stencil drawings is a very common phenomenon. You can buy a ready-made stencil in the store or make it yourself. It is very easy to do this. You will need:
- scissors;
- pencil;
- thick paper or cardboard.
The selected drawing is transferred to paper (you can select an image on the Internet and print it on a printer). Then the paper template is circled on cardboard and cut out. The stencil is ready. Now you can work with him.
A cut or purchased stencil is applied to the wall and secured with masking tape. The selected color is applied without going beyond the edges of the stencil.
When working with a stencil, it is better to use paint in spray cans: it lays down evenly, adheres well to the surface, and rarely forms smudges. The layer of paint turns out to be thin, not standing out on the plane of the wall.
Volumetric details on the wall
Wall decoration with various protruding elements is possible only if there is free space. Therefore, this method is used in fairly spacious rooms, such as living rooms. With the help of drywall, you can create a special recess in the wall where the TV will stand. Or design a column that completes the style of the living room.
Such architectural elements can be used not only for decorative wall decoration. Often they also carry a payload. For example, you can make niches, shelves, etc., where books, vases, flowers will be beautifully arranged or lights will be stretched out.Volumetric design will allow you to successfully beat the TV in the interior, create a romantic atmosphere in the living room or stylize the room for a certain era.
Electric fireplaces are very popular in apartments. However, by themselves, without additional elements, such devices look out of place. A good solution would be a volumetric wall decoration. Then a special niche for the appliance will appear, a mantelpiece, the wall itself will become part of the composition.
A creative solution for zoning a room is columns. With their help, you can separate one part of the room from the other. However, they should not be used in small rooms, since these structures are quite large and take up a lot of space.
Wall stickers
Nowadays, wall stickers are widely used. They are used as an independent decoration, part of the interior or instead of artistic painting. Stickers are usually made from vinyl.
There are a wide variety of stickers on the market today. Some depict individual objects, their silhouettes or entire plots from books, fairy tales. The color scheme is also very rich, so it is very easy to choose something to your taste. If such an image is placed in a niche in the wall, it will seem that this is a picture.
You can buy ready-made stickers in the nearest store, or you can make them yourself. Any pattern can be cut from a piece of self-adhesive vinyl. You can even assemble a whole composition. You can also make stickers from any other material and securely attach to the wall.
Butterfly decoration
One of the most popular decor motifs is butterflies. However, it is possible to decorate the walls with other applications. For example, flowers, stars and even just multi-colored circles look good. However, they are all made according to the same principle, which we will consider using the example of butterflies, and with its help you will do what you like best. To make wall decorations with your own hands you will need:
- Butterfly template.
- Scissors.
- The material from which the butterflies will be made (cardboard, paper).
- Glue, thread, double-sided tape or any other material for fixing.
Attention! The more thin, curved or sinuous elements in the image, the more difficult it is to cut out the butterfly.
- Attach the stencil to colored paper or cardboard.
- Circle the drawing.
- Cut out carefully.
- Make in this way the required number of butterflies of the desired colors and sizes.
- Lay out a pattern, a shape from butterflies, or arrange them in a random order. First, it is recommended to do this on the floor or bed to see how the composition will look. Once fixed, it will be difficult to make adjustments to it.
- When the best option is chosen, carefully transfer it to the wall. You can mark with a pencil the place where the butterfly should be attached.
- Fix each butterfly to the wall. You can use double-sided tape, glue or hang them on threads for this.
Multi-colored spirals of butterflies, wavy lines are very popular. They can also surround an object, transferring emphasis to it. Making a niche in the wall in this way, as well as using collages or stickers, is very popular.
Hanging elements
Another well-known way of decorating is the placement of any objects, such as tapestries, paintings, panel etc. In this case, the ideas for decorating the walls become almost inexhaustible, because you can hang anything on them. For example, in the living room you can place several brackets of various sizes, styles, types. In this case, the TV in the interior will always be in place.
Another popular way is to hang your own handicrafts on the walls.The embroidery looks especially beautiful in this case.
Making a niche in the wall requires a lot of imagination. However, it is the hinged element that will solve the problem: a picture or a clock can be placed in a recess, and it will immediately become functional.
You can decorate walls not only with standard items. Here you can also hang items from the collection, for example, if a person collects weapons or hats. The living room in this case will look extravagant.
When decorating the walls in the apartment with your own hands, the interior will become original and unique. And the owner will always enjoy contemplating his own creation.
