People have been using wallpaper and paint in their renovations for quite a long time. They wanted to try something new. Decorative plaster coped well with this task. It looks quite good on the walls. Thanks to her, an unusual renovation is achieved.
It can be used in various rooms. In this article, you can see in the photo what decorative plaster looks like in the interior of an apartment, and you can learn quite a lot about it.
Decorative plaster in the interior
Advantages of decorative plaster
Excellent combination of gray and white in the interior
Decorative plaster has advantages over other finishing materials
Decorative effect of concrete
- quite easy to apply to the surface;
- no additional finishing work is required before application, but it is mandatory to apply a primer and prepare the wall;
- compared to others, a fairly inexpensive finishing material;
- easily masks imperfections in the wall, eliminating the need for repairs;
- prevents mold;
- plaster is resistant to moisture and temperature changes;
- imitates stone, wood, marble, granite, silk quite well;
- you can make patterns and drawings on the wall and ceiling;
- is an environmentally friendly product.
Plaster option in the living room
Decorative plaster allows you to create a unique image of any of your rooms and create your own unique charm.
Advantages of decorative plaster
Decorative panels
You can decorate the walls in the living room and visually expand the space using decorative panels. It can be wood, laminate, chipboard. Laminate flooring and panels can be finished to look like natural wood, stone, tile, wallpapered or painted in any color you like.
Decorating the living room walls with decorative panels
In rooms with high condensation evaporation, it is recommended to install moisture-resistant panels with imitation tiles. Walls covered with wood panels will fit perfectly into the interior of a living room designed in a country or classic style. A more economical solution would be to choose MDF panels that imitate a wood surface. The panels are durable, moisture resistant, do not sag and do not change shape over time.
Finishing a niche for a fireplace with panels
If desired, the panels can be coated with protective varnish or a specialized film, which will give a noble appearance. When laying, you can use non-standard installation in the form of patterns or horizontal stripes. The structural characteristics of such panels are quite diverse: from glossy reflection to massive relief lines.
Wall panels can be selected with fabric upholstery
A good option when decorating the walls in the living room would be to install plastic panels that are fireproof, do not absorb moisture, do not require additional care, and when installed look like one whole.
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Decorative plaster in the living room
Plaster of purple flowers in Provence stele
The living room is characterized by low humidity and stable temperature.
Unusual decoration, bare walls with lighting
Therefore, plaster mixtures are made on the basis of mineral, silicate and polymer additives.
African style wall decoration
Mixtures containing gypsum with cement or slaked lime are perfect for the living room.
Plaster in the living room
Decorative plaster in the interior of the corridor
Gold finish
Decorative plaster is quite widely used in the interior of the hallway, you can see this by looking at websites on this topic, where you can see a large number of photos.
Decorative plaster in gray tones
Positive qualities of decorative plaster in the corridor:
- high resistance to abrasion and mechanical stress - you can do wet cleaning and easily wash contaminated areas;
- some types of plaster visually expand the space, giving it additional lighting;
- With the help of plaster you can refine the corridor, giving it some charm.
The following types of plaster would be appropriate for the corridor:
- Venetian marble;
Plaster in the corridor
- silk pearl or mother-of-pearl;
- structural with a slight texture so as not to narrow the room;
- relief plaster made to look like natural stone.
Decorative stone finish
In this section you can see decorative plaster in the photo in the interior of the corridor.
Combination of wallpaper with other finishing materials
By creating various combinations of wallpaper in our home, we want to bring something fresh, unusual and creative to the interior. However, it is not only wallpapers that can be combined with each other. There are many different ways to decorate the interior of your home.
You can use stone, brick, plaster, wood, tiles and much more for this. Of course, these materials should ideally match the main wallpaper so that the atmosphere in the room is not tacky. We will tell you below how to combine these materials.
Stone
The use of decorative stone in the interior is not such a new thing: it is used to decorate doorways and arches, corridor and hallway walls. You could even say that this design style is a tribute to antiquity, but it is often found in modern interiors.
Decorative stone on the walls is an environmentally friendly and unpretentious coating, famous for its durability and texture. In addition, it fits well with a wide variety of design styles.
Combining stone with wallpaper is a simple but effective way to elevate a room, make it more interesting and original. The main rule is a sense of proportion. You should not decorate too large areas with stone, otherwise you risk getting something like a crypt instead of a cozy room.
You should also make sure that the stone matches the wallpaper in color and texture. Remember that in small rooms it would be better to use light stone in small quantities, because today many people use decorative stone in the kitchen, and also combine it in the hallway using liquid wallpaper and decorative stone. If the room is large, you can afford large fractions of stone, larger areas and darker colors.
Attention! A very good solution would be to design a hallway with stone elements. If you decorate the corners with stone, then, in addition to the original design, you will also ensure the durability of the repair, because this way the corners will definitely not peel off and get dirty.
Brick
Brick in the interior is always a relevant and bright solution that will appeal to brave, young, active people, as it will look best in modern interior styles. Without brick it is impossible to imagine the loft and grunge style.
What do you need to know about the combination of brick and wallpaper? You should avoid shades that are too close to brick: red and orange if you want to use red brick. Gray brick will look good even with matching wallpaper. It is better that the wallpaper itself is the same color with a soft texture.
The simultaneous use of brick and photo wallpaper is also not recommended: it is more attractive to use background wallpaper in a calm color and photo wallpaper with a brick wall.
Plaster
Another interesting solution would be a combination of plaster and wallpaper. You can choose Venetian plaster, newfangled silk plaster or traditional textured plaster. This material is used to give walls a textured or smooth surface, creating three-dimensional images and unusual textures.
An excellent combination of wallpaper and plaster would be an interior in a classic style. Decorative elements made from plaster will fit perfectly into the lush traditional design. If decorative plaster is used for the ceiling, it is preferable to decorate the walls with smooth coatings without unnecessary bulges, so that the interior does not feel overloaded with volumetric elements.
Tile
Most often, the combination of wallpaper and tiles is found in the interior of the kitchen, less often in the bathroom or toilet. However, there are options when tiles will look appropriate in the living room.
When choosing a combination option, the main thing is to adhere to the general color scheme and style. If you decide to choose bright tiles with a pattern, it would be better to stick plain wallpaper.
Wood and panels
The combination of wood and wallpaper remains classic and universal. Thanks to the huge variety of different color options, you can always find the desired shade of wood and successfully fit it into the interior. It fits most successfully, of course, into the classic style. In addition, there are manufacturers producing wood-look vinyl wallpaper: they can also be used as the most popular option for combining.
A combination of wallpaper and panels, unusual today, was once very popular for decorating living rooms, offices, and dining rooms. Such an interior creates an atmosphere of solidity, weightiness, and success of the owners.
Combining panels with wallpaper should begin by marking the room and determining the color scheme. An excellent solution would be to use wood-look panels.
The most common option is MDF panels. They are actively used to decorate walls in the corridor and hallway. You can also install MDF panels on the apron in the kitchen, covering the remaining walls with wallpaper of your choice. You can decorate the dining room very beautifully in a similar way, or create a work area in the living room.
DIY decorative plaster
Wall decoration with round panels
Let's look at how you can make decorative plaster with your own hands and demonstrate it in the photo.
Design of stylish wall and ceiling decoration
There are quite a few ways to make decorative plaster with your own hands. Using a variety of materials, you can give it a unique external texture and special qualities.
DIY decorative plaster
What base can you use to prepare plaster?
Unusual wall decoration with panels in a minimalist style
- Gypsum base. The composition may contain sand, wood fibers, and stone chips.
- Putty base. In addition, any granules made of durable materials or sand with fractions up to 3 mm can be used.
Finishing with multi-colored panels
To make the plaster look more attractive, with a variety of visual effects, reliefs are created:
- Crumpled relief.
- Weathered stone.
- Relief reminiscent of roses.
- Rock.
- Scales.
- Patterns and ornaments.
In the photo below you can see how the patterns are made on the wall.
Multidecor, wall decoration in bronze color
Wallpaper for decorative plaster in the interior
Black bathroom decoration with mirrors
Having looked at the photo of wallpaper under decorative plaster, you will see that the material looks quite good in an interior with a varied stylistic orientation.
Wallpaper for decorative plaster
We can distinguish several types of wallpaper for plaster, which are the most popular:
- wallpaper with texture imitating plaster coating;
- wallpaper imitating plaster, based on non-woven fabric;
- wallpaper for Venetian plaster;
- aged wallpaper;
- stylized plaster wallpaper.
How to transform your living room?
Wallpaper under old plaster
The living room is the room for which it is easiest to choose the texture and color scheme of the plaster mixture. This happens due to the purpose of the room, because this is where we always receive guests. In the design of this room, you can safely use bright colors and unusual visual effects that focus attention and hold the eye.
The material for plastering in such a room can be used as a background image with a suitable shade, which will not disturb the harmony and coziness of the room.
But, be careful, a background image of bright colors can only be used in a situation if your room has sufficient area and good lighting.
Wallpaper with the same style will look harmonious in the area of the fireplace or balcony block. These areas can be emphasized by choosing finishing materials of a slightly different shade or brightness. If there are no such zones in your apartment, choose any empty interior design and decorate it more brightly. After such a bright accent, you need to arrange interior items and furniture in relation to the “new” center of the room.
To make a more fun and playful room, you can combine wallpaper for plastering with other textured materials. Wood is great for this, as well as wallpaper, both with and without a pattern.
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If you decide to combine several different types of wallpaper, try to stick to one color palette, and the lighter the color of the finishing material, the more comfortable and homely your room will become.
