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Nowadays, there are a lot of materials used in interior decoration. But the most interesting of them, by right, can be called a decorative stone. It can be used alone or in conjunction with other coatings. Decorating the hallway with decorative stone and wallpaper (the photo in the article will clearly show this) is very original. However, it should be understood that it will not be so easy to complete it. Today we will try to figure out what difficulties you can face when doing this work, what materials to use and how to correctly combine decorative stone with others.

Decorative stone in the interior looks very gorgeous

Modern finishing material of this kind is quite practical. He is not afraid of washing, even with the use of various means. But it should be understood that decorative artificial stone can be varied. We will definitely talk about its types a little below.

He has a lot of positive qualities:

It is an environmentally friendly material that allows it to be used in or on;
Quite a long (many argue that it is eternal) service life;
Such panels are relatively inexpensive, which saves the family budget;
The assortment of colors and textures is quite large, which means that everyone can choose exactly what he needs;
Decorative stone tiles for interior decoration can also be used in rooms with high humidity, such as;
With some skills, styling can be done independently, which means that there is no need to pay a specialist for this work;
This interior decoration allows you to hide the unevenness of the wall.

As for the shortcomings, they are so insignificant that it is not worth dwelling on.

Types of decorative stone and their features

There are many types of decorative stone, and each of them has its own characteristics. For example, gypsum material is not suitable for rooms with high humidity, while natural is quite applicable both in and in. The cost of the panels depends on this parameter, and the appearance should not be discounted. Let's analyze the main types of such a finishing material.

Gypsum decorative stone and its features

Gypsum stone for interior decoration is very convenient. It is easy to process, lightweight, and relatively low in cost. Most often it is sold unpainted, and this allows you to choose any desired shade.

But one cannot fail to note some disadvantages. The hygroscopic material does not allow washing with large amounts of water. Also, do not rub it too hard - you can ruin the coating. Although you can protect it from external influences by varnishing. Another alternative is polymer-coated gypsum decorative stone. But it costs a little more. We offer the dear reader a few photos of wall decoration with decorative plaster stone:

Natural stone: advantages and disadvantages

Wall decoration with natural material is the most expensive, but at the same time its durability is higher than that of other materials. However, it is worth considering that, despite the apparent ecological purity, some agglomerates can emit various toxins or even radiation.

Installation of natural stone is somewhat more difficult than artificial. This is due to the rather large weight. But it does not matter what the humidity in the room is. It is even suitable for outdoor decoration. It also does not require any special care, easily tolerates cleaning by various means, including aggressive ones. Photos of interior decoration with facing stone in the interior can be seen below:

Decorative brick: features of finishing with a similar material

It can be called the most convenient for styling. Light enough, but durable. However, it will not always be appropriate. It is not customary to cover bathrooms and toilets with it. But for a living room, decorated in the "loft" style, it will come in handy.

Good to know! In the absence of funds for the purchase of decorative bricks, it may well be replaced by vinyl textured wallpaper with a characteristic pattern. Of course, you won't be able to achieve perfect similarity, but the overall picture will be quite good.

We offer you to see the photo, laid by home craftsmen:

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Wallpaper "under the stone": photo in the interior

Below are photos of finishing the kitchen with decorative stone and, as well as together with two materials:

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How to correctly calculate the number of panels for walls

There shouldn't be any difficulties in resolving this issue. The main task here is to correctly measure the wall. It is necessary to add 12-15% to the calculated area. This amount of tiles or panels will be used to fit when installed.

If it is not planned to lay the stone along the entire wall, then only the area assumed for pasting is calculated. Below you can see examples of finishing in photo examples:

Tool required for laying decorative stone

It is clear that without the necessary tools, laying decorative stone is impossible. That is why now we will figure out what is required for work, as well as what is needed for what.

Photo	Tool or material name	Its purpose
	Bulgarian	If you plan to lay natural stone or artificial stone on a cement basis, you will need a diamond disc. For plaster, you can use a regular hacksaw
	Spatulas (plain and notched)	Here everything is according to the principle of laying tiles. A simple spatula is applied to the glue mixture on the toothed one, and already with it it is applied to the wall
	File	It is used to trim the edges of a tile or panel
	Mounting level	This tool allows you to finish the wall perfectly straight
	Primer	Preparing the wall before laying is essential for greater adhesion. It is best to use a deep penetration soil
	Brushes or roller, ruler, pencil	A brush or roller is needed to apply the primer to the wall. Ruler, pencil - for measuring tiles

Decorating the hallway with decorative stone: photo solutions for the right lighting

It should be understood that if insufficient, a darker finish will look gloomy and "heavy". Particular attention should be paid to the illumination of doorways and.

Important! Competently placed lamps will favorably emphasize the beauty and aesthetics of the finishing material.

Below are examples of decorative stone finishes in an apartment with the right lighting:

Features of the choice of color, size and texture

Here everything will depend on which one is chosen for the interior. For example, if finishing in a classic style is planned, then calm, pastel colors are more suitable. In any case, the decision is made by the home craftsman, based on the wishes and preferences.

Useful information! Do not decorate the hallway in dark colors - this will narrow the already small space. But for the bedroom, on the contrary, you can choose something darker.

Also, the size and texture will depend on what surface the material will be laid on. If textured tiles are quite suitable for the walls, then the floor covering should be chosen smooth.

Decorative stone in the interior of the hallway: photo of flooring

A floor covering made of natural or artificial stone looks no worse than a wall one. However, there are some nuances of choice. For the floor, you should purchase a smooth, or better even polished coating. We offer several examples of finishing the corridor with decorative stone.

In the photo with a decorative stone, you can see that such a finish looks really rich.

Features of finishing doorways, arches and niches with similar material

Artificial stone in the interior of the hallway, like any other room, will not look normal if you do not pay due attention to the corners. If the home craftsman decides to do all the work with his own hands, then this will be the most difficult. But there is an easier way out. With a fairly rich assortment of products of this kind on the shelves of the construction markets these days, you can pick up ready-made corners that are very easy to install. The same goes for arches and openings.

Such finishing material as flexible stone is very interesting and convenient. Photos in the interior can be seen below:

As you can understand from the examples presented by us today, there are a huge number of ideas for such a finish. Everything here is limited only by the imagination of the home master.

Good to know! If gypsum is chosen for finishing, then such panels can be easily attached to adhesives ("liquid nails"). But for such a laying, perfect alignment of the walls is required.

Photo examples of finishing the hallway with decorative stone

There can be countless solutions for such interiors. The conversation here is not so much about colors and textures, but more about various combinations of various materials that can be used. And it doesn't have to be one thing. Often the best results can be achieved by combining, for example, stone and wallpaper. It is very interesting how to fit such a tile into different styles. It is quite difficult for a person without a design education to do this kind of work, but if certain rules are followed, it is quite possible.

How to combine decorative stone with a classic style

Home craftsmen often wonder whether it is possible to combine such a “wild” material as stone with a sublime classical style. In fact, it can not only be combined with the classics, but also add charm to it. The main thing here is to avoid piling up. After all, everything is good in moderation.

Classicism implies moderation, which means it is better not to have too much stone. Piling up here will backfire. A parallel can be drawn with roses. After all, it will be completely unusual to look at such a flower if there is not one bud on the stem, but, for example, five or six. In order to make it easier for the respected reader to understand, we offer several photos of the decoration with artificial stone in the interior of the hallway of the apartment exactly in combination with the classic style:

Nowadays, loft-style decoration has become quite popular in houses. We, too, cannot ignore this direction.

How decorative stone is combined with the "loft" style

If we talk about combination, then three main color options are suitable for the "loft" style - these are:

Name	Shade	Size, cm	Suitable styles
Luxembourg 15	Sand brown	24x7	Modern, country, loft
Mistral 1	Light beige	19x5x1	Modern, loft
Nordic 3	Beige with golden sheen	23.8x6.9x1.3	Modern, country, loft

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How to combine artificial stone with the Provence style

To create such a style as "Provence", decorative stone is most often used in the interior of the kitchen. In this case, the colors are chosen lighter, and the texture is noticeably uneven. The more irregularities there are on the surface of the panels or tiles, the brighter the line of "Provence" will be.

Recently, this style is gaining more and more popularity. This is due to the fact that home craftsmen like the decoration of old French chalets. However, it should be understood that such material is more difficult to clean. After all, the more irregularities on the surface and the deeper they are, the more difficult it is to wash out of them dirt or grease that is inherent in the kitchen. But home craftsmen are ready to make such sacrifices, for the sake of aesthetics and beauty. Below you can find examples of combining this durable material with the Provence style:

How to properly lay a decorative stone: step by step instructions

Laying such material has some nuances, which we will now talk about in more detail.

Illustration	Action being performed
	Ready-made solutions are often used for gluing surfaces, but they are quite expensive. In our case, we took a water-heat-resistant dry glue, which is mixed with a mixer.
	The glue is applied to the primed surface with a thin layer, after which the excess is removed with a notched trowel. At the same time, if the surface is prepared and leveled well, then during installation you will not need to use the mounting level, although the horizontal lines are still worth checking
	Before starting work, the tiles must be laid out on the floor as they will be glued. This will allow you to imagine the future "drawing" on the wall.
	Laying starts from the bottom, in horizontal rows. To ensure that the openings between the tiles are even, use wooden or plastic wedges of the same size. They are easy to find in any hardware store.
	Thus, the entire wall is laid out. It remains to fill the seams. The characteristics of our glue make it possible to use it for such a purpose.
	To do this, you need a regular bag with a cut off corner, which is filled with an adhesive mixture. This procedure is pretty simple.

Good to know! If there are doubts that a home craftsman will be able to do all the work with his own hands with high quality, then it is better to turn to professionals for help. Unevenly laid tiles will spoil the mood with their appearance. In this case, the family budget will also suffer. Repositioning the same tile is unlikely to work.

We suggest looking at a few more options for artificial stone in the interior of the hallway:

The cost of decorative material in the Russian markets

The range of prices for such material is quite large. It all depends on the type of tile or panel, as well as on the region of sale. Let's try to summarize the averaged data:

Brand name	Collection	Texture	Tile size in packing, m2	Cost, rub / m2
CAMELOT	Manhattan	Brick	1	700
CAMELOT	Althea	Brick	0,8	950
WHITE HILLS	Dorset Land	Rock	0,33	1000
CAMELOT	Dixon	Rock	0,48	1150
CAMELOT	Narva	Stone	0,55	1100
WHITE HILLS	Montebello	Rock	0,43	600

This is approximately the cost of a similar product in online stores. However, it should be understood that prices on ordinary counters may be higher.

Finally

Despite all the difficulties of installation or the high cost of some models, decorative stone today can be called, perhaps, the best finishing material. Of course, provided that the hands of the master are not crooked and grow from the right place. The result can exceed even the wildest expectations.

How is the decoration of the corridor with stone and wallpaper carried out today? The photo of the finished interior options confirms the receipt of an amazing similarity with natural materials. With the help of such an option for decorating the corridor with decorative "stone-like" wallpaper, you can make a real work of interior art out of an ordinary urban hallway.

Taking into account the peculiarities of the corridor, its decoration with artificial stone should be carried out taking into account the general style chosen for decorating a house or apartment.

Let's start with the fact that it is the corridor that is the first room that your guests will get to know. The corridor does not have to be bright, so artificial stone finishing is considered the best option. In the photo - a variant of finishing the corridor with stone and wallpaper.

The advantages of finishing the hallway with stone

To begin with, we will identify the positive parameters of artificial stone, which made it a popular material among interior designers. The material is distinguished by high strength, elasticity of the resulting coatings, and their flexibility. Any surface can be decorated with wallpaper "like a stone", regardless of its condition.

Such materials are environmentally friendly, resistant to temperature extremes, high humidity. Such materials can be used not only for decorating window and door openings, but also for gluing protrusions and niches present in the hallway. In the photo - finished stone decoration of the walls of the corridor.

Attention! For gluing such materials on the walls, you must follow the instructions attached to the materials by the manufacturer. Otherwise, there is a high risk of getting a negative result.

Ready-made decoration of the corridor with artificial stone and wallpaper, photos of finished samples, gluing options, other interesting and useful tips you can find in the video fragment

The walls of the hallway, decorated with stone, have excellent heat and sound insulation. After finishing, the walls in the corridor acquire a unique appearance.

Advice! Among the advantages of choosing for finishing the hallway, we highlight their excellent compatibility with all finishing materials: ceramic tiles, other wallpaper, natural wood. In the photo - an option for decorating the walls of the hallway.

Hallway color options

Decorating the corridor with materials "like stone" involves the use of certain color shades. Among the most common options we will name gray, white, brown. The photo shows the decoration of the corridor with decorative wallpaper "like an artificial stone".

Decorative materials in the hallway of burgundy, sand, black colors have an unusual and original look. Interior professionals call the use of gold, silver tones in combination with black in the corridor as exotic shades.

Attention! Owners of narrow small hallways need to be careful when choosing the color of finishing materials "like a stone". Dark shades will visually reduce the size of the room, make it even more squat and dark.

If not enough natural light enters the room, you should not risk it. It is better to immediately choose light materials "like an artificial stone", so that later you do not waste time and money on wallpapering.

Basically, in a modern interior, they use imitation of limestone, marble, quartz, sandstone, pebbles, granite. Such a finish is possible when choosing liquid wallpaper for wall decoration. The photo shows an interesting solution for decorating a hallway in a small city apartment. To soften the created image, warm-colored textiles can be used in the hallway.

Advice! In order to prevent distortion of colors after the completion of the repair, it is better to choose gypsum coatings.

If you follow some of the tips offered by professionals, you can get the desired result, become the proud owner of a beautiful and stylish hallway.

For example, if dark furniture is installed in the corridor, in this case, you can purchase wallpaper in light shades: yellow, white, milk, cream, peach.

The use of contrasts is inappropriate in such a small room as a corridor.

Advice! To create a balanced design, it is best to choose a stone effect wallpaper in natural light colors.

When using artificial white stone, it is best to combine such materials with wallpaper that has a similar shade.

Combination options

Among the common combination options, we single out the horizontal method. A similar principle of pasting involves pasting the upper part of the wall with plain vinyl, paper or non-woven wallpaper, and for the lower part, select canvases with imitation of artificial stone.

When using this option for combining several finishing materials, you can visually stretch the room, balance the color scheme in the corridor. Professionals recommend this method for decorating small and narrow hallways that need expansion.

When choosing a vertical method of combining various finishing materials for the hallway, you can decorate window openings. They can favorably emphasize the verticality of dark furniture elements. This combination method is optimal for visually enlarging the ceilings in the corridor.

When selecting the accent wall selection in the corridor, you can select the most functional part of this room. In the case of a classic long corridor, you can choose the wall opposite the entrance as an accent.

If the parameters of a given wall are too large, in this case, only a separate fragment of it can be decorated. Otherwise, you run the risk of making the interior of the hallway massive and inharmonious.

The photo shows a variant of an accent wall with niches, protrusions in the hallway.

A similar method of gluing finishing materials will be used to highlight some part of the wall in the corridor. With the right selection, you can repeat the outlines of the furniture, harmoniously distributing the space into small component parts.

Combination rules

In small hallways, wallpaper of light shades will be appropriate. The use of dark canvases will visually narrow the room. This option is not suitable for rooms that have poor lighting.

Decorative stone of natural colors cannot be combined with rich and bright wallpaper tones. Otherwise, you risk getting a complete bad taste in your hallway.

The stone texture is not combined with patterned finishing materials. Ornament lovers should be especially careful to pay attention to the combination of colors. Small floral natural ornaments can be selected as wallpaper inserts or used to decorate a separate fragment of the hallway wall.

Conclusion

When choosing new finishing materials "for artificial stone" for your hallway in a city apartment, do not forget that you can use ceramic tiles and natural wood as an addition. Such a finish will have an aesthetic appearance if you choose the transitions between certain types of finishing materials. Cloths "like a stone" need neutral and warm shades, so we do not recommend purchasing bright and variegated materials for the hallway.

Decorating the hallway with decorative stone looks interesting and presentable in the interior. This material has excellent characteristics, is easily mounted on walls, hides irregularities and other surface imperfections. It works well with other types of coatings. When combining it with wallpaper, choose the color and texture carefully.

Pros of using

Decorative stone has enough positive sides:

moisture resistance;
high sound and heat insulation characteristics;
environmental safety for health;
ease of gluing;
smoothing irregularities;
flexibility and elasticity of canvases;
good appearance;
excellent compatibility with other materials (wood, wallpaper, tiles).

Look at the photo, what the hallway looks like with decorative stone and wallpaper.

Color palette

As a rule, natural shades are chosen to decorate the hallway: gray, brown, plaster. Popular are bright reds, burgundy, yellow tones, versatile sand and white options. Exotic shades are also used in modern style.

Light materials will visually enlarge the space, and dark ones will make the room even smaller, so they are most often used in hallways as accents. Look at the photo.

Among the popular design options are imitation of granite, marble, pebbles, sandstone, quartz. To soften the severity of stone surfaces, use textiles in light shades. Look at the photo.

dark decorative stone will favorably complement wallpaper of light white, yellow, pastel, milky, peach, cream tones;
the decoration of the corridor is characterized by a balance in design, so use contrasting combinations with caution;
artificial stone coverings should be two shades darker than wallpaper;
for white decorative materials with stone imitation, plain wallpaper of the same color is best suited.

The photo below is a combination of stone coverings and light-colored wallpaper.

Combination options

Horizontal combination. Most often, such a finish involves pasting the upper part of the walls with plain paper, non-woven or vinyl wallpaper, and the lower one with decorative stone. This design optically increases the space, therefore it is used in hallways that require expansion.

Vertical combination. Using this method, you can emphasize door, window openings. Zoning the space with vertical stripes visually stretches the ceilings.

Creation of accents. To highlight the accent wall in the interior of the hallway, the most functional part of the room is selected - this, as a rule, is the wall at the entrance. Large ones can be made out with decorative stone only in fragments, otherwise they will make the interior heavier.

Niche and ledge decoration. This finishing option highlights a certain fragment of the wall in the interior. Decorative stone can follow the outlines of furniture and distribute space into zones.

How such a combination with light wallpaper looks in the interior, look at the photo.

Combination rules

What the finishing of the hallway looks like, look at the photo.

How to glue

For pasting the walls, you will need the following tools: a level, a spatula, brushes, foam sponges, a miter box, a pencil.

First, you need to clean the walls from the remnants of other finishing materials, then plaster and putty, you will need a stone primer. This is necessary to improve the adhesive properties of the material and remove dust;
after the surfaces are completely dry, apply the adhesive to the stone and press it tightly against the wall. Excess glue should be immediately removed with a sponge or cloth. Mixing the adhesive requires room temperature water;
using a level, mark with a pencil the line along which we will glue. To make the combination as natural as possible, alternate between small, large and medium stones when laying;
so that the seams of the first row do not overlap with the second row, cut with a hacksaw at an angle of 45 degrees. If the glue does not fill the entire joint space, use a special grout. To avoid getting adhesives on the front side, use special bags and or pastry syringes;
the places where the glue has come out will need to be tinted. To do this, buy a paint that matches the color of the stone;
after final laying, cover the surface with water-based varnish or special acrylic impregnation, which will protect against mechanical damage.

What a competent combination of decorative stone and wallpaper looks like in the hallway, look at the photo.

Interesting ideas for pasting

So that the decorative stone does not look excessive in the interior, use only accents. Some interesting ideas for decorating walls in the hallway:

Stylistics

The decorative stone will favorably complement any interiors:

slate will fit into eco-style;
materials that imitate brickwork are ideal for urban design;
marble and granite are favorably combined with a classic interior;
country style looks good with a gray stone finish of a disproportionate shape;
stone coverings in a rustic style will look as natural as possible.

How decorative stone and wallpaper are combined, look at the photo.

Combination with other materials

Among the materials that successfully combine are:

Decorative stone is a versatile material for finishing the hallway, which goes well with other types of coatings: wallpaper, tiles, wood. Consider our advice and recommendations and create interesting and original design projects! Be creative and fantasize!

In the video, an example of the design of the hallway:

One of the most advantageous stylistic solutions is the combination of wallpaper and stone cladding. This combination of materials favorably emphasizes the geometry of the room, has a rich and sophisticated appearance. We will tell you in what sequence to carry out the work, and what are the features at each stage.

What materials will be needed

There are many varieties of decorative stone for interior work, some of which require the use of a special type of glue. And despite the fact that the surface of the walls can be represented by different materials - from OSB to ordinary plaster - you should take care of the correct choice of binder in advance in order to ensure the highest quality and durable result of the combined finish.

For plaster decors, a special stucco adhesive is ideal. You will also need a high-quality primer, because the back of the gypsum stone is very dusty, it needs to be impregnated to obtain the best adhesion. Due to its low weight, this finish does not require high adhesive strength, but the adhesion quality should be very good.

Artificial stone made of sand concrete can be laid on ordinary cement mortar. The main role in the choice of glue is played by the base material - for laying on drywall it is better to use tile glue, it is better to glue such a stone on wooden surfaces using liquid nails.

Limestone, sandstone, tuff and other sedimentary rocks have a fairly high porosity and practically do not generate dust. They can be easily glued to almost any type of adhesive, including Perlfix gypsum. In turn, natural igneous rock, such as basalt or granite, has low porosity and therefore requires laying on a special polymer glue for the stone.

Also, do not forget that the front surface of the stone will eventually have to be treated with a water repellent compound. It can be either antistatic water-repellent impregnation or a regular varnish for interior work.

Where the stone will look appropriate

Since we have touched on the theme of finishing the hallway, it is worth briefly mentioning the basic rules for interior design of this kind of premises. As a decorative element, stone is used mainly for contouring portals, door slopes and niches.

For small rooms, finishing with a stone of the entire plane of the walls will be a losing option. The hallway in this case will be very squeezed and gloomy. But if you use pastel-colored wallpaper with a slightly pronounced texture, the stone will be quite an appropriate accessory.

Stone decors can be used to add some variety to walls of considerable length and height. It is not worth laying out panels with a stone near the floor and ceiling, as it will not work to ensure the correct abutment of the plinth and moldings. You can lay out with a stone pilasters, rusty outer corners. A stone frieze along the entire wall at a level of 90-120 cm from the floor will also look quite appropriate.

Framing panels, mirrors and areas covered with photowall-paper is considered to be a particularly effective technique. In the hallway, the entrance doorway is traditionally framed with stone: with a light tone of the main finish, a modest single-row stone cladding on the inside of the slope will be appropriate; for more spacious rooms with a rich wallpaper color, a full frame with a stone platband is well suited.

Preparation of surfaces for finishing

Typically, stone-faced areas form a ragged edge. To avoid the difficulties with cutting wallpaper, it is better to glue them first, and then finish with a stone with a slight overlap on the paper. To do this, you must first draw out on the wall the contours of the areas for finishing with a stone and apply a second contour line with an inward indent of about 10-20 mm.

Due to the different finishing techniques with stone and wallpaper, the preparation of the walls may have some differences. It is recommended to apply a layer of finishing gypsum putty of the order of 1-1.5 mm under the wallpaper in order to create a dense and strong crust with good adhesion to paper glue. The boundary of the coating with putty is the outer contour of the areas with a stone - the spatula is placed along this line and stretches in the opposite direction. Subsequently, the plastered walls are rubbed with an abrasive mesh and opened with deeply penetrating soil, thereby dedusting and hardening the surface, as well as facilitating the removal of wallpaper during the next repair.

It is not necessary and even harmful to putty the areas on which the stone will be glued. In order for the finish to hold for a long time and confidently, you should ensure the minimum thickness of the glue line and as few preparatory layers as possible. Thus, the stone must be glued directly to the load-bearing layer of the wall; a layer of leveling plaster is allowed. Mandatory impregnation with a strengthening primer for concrete surfaces.

Wallpaper sticker

There are no special differences in the technique of wallpapering. The main finishing can be done in advance, but the starting canvas is always located close to the stone decor. It is necessary to beat off the starting line with a plumb line so that the width of one canvas is enough to overlap the torn edge. The main highlight of such a combined finish lies in trimming the edges of the canvas along the contour of the internal marking.

The most suitable type of wallpaper will be those that do not require impregnation with glue and swelling, that is, non-woven and some types of vinyl. A dry canvas is much easier to cut, so at first about half of the vertical strip is covered with glue, the wallpaper is applied and joined to the previous canvas. Further, along the inner marked contour, the wallpaper must be carefully trimmed with scissors or a blade.

When the edge of the canvas exactly matches the markings, you need to turn it a little to the border with the glued half, cover the rest of the wall with glue, avoiding contact with the area set aside for the stone. When the glue is applied, we turn the second edge of the canvas back into place, give it a few minutes to shrink and smooth the canvas completely.

Stone cladding

To glue the stone, you should use high-quality glue, optimally if it is a commercial dry mix or a ready-mixed solution. In some cases, you can recommend plastic adhesives-sealants in tubes.

The technique of gluing a decorative stone is simple: first, the glue is applied to the wall with a spatula with a fine comb (2-5 mm), then the back of the element is wiped. There is no need to apply glue on top of the wallpaper, thus the stones remain unsticked about 15-20 mm from the edge. Each stone is pressed against the wall with significant force, aligned with adjacent elements until the minimum joint width is obtained. Another cladding technique involves joining, in this case, a constant seam thickness is normalized between the stones with crosses, it is also possible to use a jointing strip or metallized tape.

For each decor element, a different sequence of filling the area for facing is preferable. So, for the slopes, it is better to take the door frame as a reference point and bring the ragged edge in the opposite direction. If the slope passes into the casing, the outer part of the corner is faced first. The stones adjacent to the corner are obliquely trimmed, after which the inner surfaces of the slope are lined.

For decors that adjoin the wallpaper on both sides, it is not necessary to follow a specific installation order. It is only important that several stones, protruding most strongly from each side, are laid strictly along one line, which will ensure visual harmony of the decorative element. There is also one key rule: only vertical edges are left torn, while the horizontal boundaries of the stone cladding are predominantly straight.

In the design of a house and apartment, I would like to use natural materials, but this is not always justified. For example, the use of natural stone for interior decoration. It is expensive, difficult and requires high qualifications. There is a very similar to natural artificial stone. It is also made from natural ingredients, but it weighs several times less and costs much less. Moreover, finishing the hallway with a decorative stone can be done by hand - its installation does not require special qualifications.

One of the hallway design options

Types of decorative finishing stone

Today there are three types of decorative artificial stone used for interior decoration:

cement based;
gypsum-based;
agglomerate.

In appearance, these products very much resemble natural stone, only they weigh much less (from 14 kg / m2 to 50 kg / m2). The cost (compared to natural) is also much lower, especially if the manufacturer is Russian or Belarusian. The pluses include easier installation - only the front part is textured, the other three are more reminiscent of tiles or bricks.

Actually, there is another type of finishing artificial stone - clinker tiles, imitating different types of brickwork. It is made from clay almost using the brick technology - it is fired in a kiln and glazed. The difference in thickness is 1-3 cm. This type of finish is good in many - from high-tech to.

Gypsum based

Gypsum finishing stone is the most inexpensive of this type of material. Its second plus is that it is the lightest. It is it that is used for installation on drywall, since it simply cannot withstand heavy loads. Cons - it is rather fragile, hygroscopic, and can collapse when wet. Decorating the hallway with decorative gypsum-based stone is possible only if, after installation, it is treated with a special protective impregnation or acrylic-based varnish.

The format of gypsum tiles can be any - a very flexible solution allows you to get any surface and shape Light shades in the hallways do not "crush" and do not make them heavy The heterogeneous color gives additional volume and charm Gypsum decorative stone in combination with a gypsum panel in the corridor - oriental style

Cement based

A strong and durable finishing stone is obtained from a gypsum-sand mixture. It can be washed even with a brush using liquid detergents. Its disadvantages:

It's hard to cut. You will need a grinder with a diamond disc so that there is less dust, you can moisten the tiles.
Great weight. This is when compared with a gypsum analogue, and compared to natural weight is more than two times lower.
Higher price. In the manufacture of decorative cement stone, high-quality cement is used, but it costs decently. In addition, the production technology affects the price - cement takes longer to gain the required strength (28 days), and the formed tiles must be stored somewhere until this moment, and under certain conditions (at a temperature of about 20 ° C and sufficient humidity of 40-50%). This means that significant areas are needed for storage facilities, and this is an additional cost.

All these disadvantages are compensated by durability and ease of maintenance, so this is one of the most common decorative stones for interior and exterior decoration of premises.

You can completely lay out the walls in the hallway with decorative boulders.Light gray - the same thing for a small hallway

Artificial agglomerate stone

This type of decorative decorative stone has appeared recently. It consists of crushed natural rocks - marble, granite, quartzite - to which polymer resins or cement are added. A coloring pigment is added to produce vibrant colors. Such a decorative stone looks great - interspersed with natural fragments, reflections on the edges of the crumb ... It looks really good, suitable for indoor finishing work.

Painting methods

When choosing a collection of plaster or cement, pay attention to the method of staining. The pigment can be added to the solution, and then the weight of the tile will be of the same color. On its front surface, tint tones are then applied, which give the surface a more natural look. With this technology, even with a chip, the difference will be imperceptible, since the shades are close.

In another embodiment, the pigment is applied only to the surface. Then, with a chip or the need for cutting, the color will be very different.

Laying artificial stone with your own hands

Before starting work, you need to decide on the quantity. It's not as easy as it sounds. If you look at the collections, you will see that they are mainly composed of fragments of several sizes and shapes. The exception is ceramic stone and collections that imitate brickwork. After knowing the size of the fragments, you can estimate how you would like to arrange them approximately.

Mark the boundaries of the finish on the walls. Now you can more or less accurately calculate how many "squares" of decorative stone you need. Add about 10-15% to the resulting figure - for trimming and possible changes in the process. This will be the required amount for finishing.

Pre-layout

Craftsmen who have experience in working with decorative stone first "estimate" where which fragments to place, how to rotate them. You can do the layout on the floor, you can do it in design programs (if you know how to work with them), you can try to draw a plan on graph paper or a piece of paper in a box. The main condition: it is necessary to observe proportions and not forget about the seam. It can be quite small - this type of installation is called seamless or solid, and it can be up to 1 cm thick or even slightly more.

Many people skip this stage when they independently decorate the walls with decorative stone, hoping that in the process of work everything will become clear. You can, of course, and so, but keep in mind that the glue sets very quickly and there is very, very little time for rework. It will be easier to work according to the plan.

Surface preparation

Walls of any material can be trimmed with artificial stone, but they all require preliminary preparation. If the walls were previously decorated with something, all the finishing is removed, a bare wall with plaster should remain. Gluing a decorative stone on old wallpaper is a waste of time and money: the finish will simply fall off. Some very light collections can be glued onto the wallpaper, but these can only be fragments - a few tiles. And then, no one will give a guarantee that the wallpaper will not tear and everything will not collapse.

The easiest process to prepare the walls is if they are plastered. Just cover them with a primer. Its type is selected depending on the material (gypsum or cement). Then you can proceed to the actual finishing.

If the walls are made of bricks, building blocks, any other similar material, they are first primed, then plastered with a suitable plaster. Also allowed with plasterboard. But at the same time, you greatly limit yourself in the choice of a finishing stone - you will have to choose from the lightest collections in weight, and this is mainly a decorative stone made of plaster.

If the walls are wooden, they are first covered with waterproofing impregnation, after drying, they are treated with a primer. Then a painting net is nailed to the surface and only then plastered. When choosing a plaster, it is advisable to choose from those that "breathe" and will not interfere with the wood to regulate humidity. With glued tiles, this will be problematic, but the decoration of the hallway with decorative stone is usually fragmentary - the tiles are glued only in some places, and the rest of the surface will remain vapor-permeable.

What to glue on

Most manufacturers of decorative stone advise using special adhesives designed specifically for working with this material. They are of three types:

for lightweight finishing stone weighing up to 30 kg / m 2;
for heavy from 30 to 30 kg / m 2 and more;
for low temperatures (even + 5 ° C).

It is necessary to dilute the glue in small portions, precisely following the recommendations of the manufacturers. It is better to stir with a drill with the appropriate nozzle - this is easier to achieve homogeneity.

You can also glue it on good quality tile glue, but it must be really good - you will have to keep a decent mass. The third option is for liquid nails. This method works great on drywall, with plastered surfaces it is better to use an adhesive solution.

Gluing technology

Plastered or lined with plasterboard walls are coated with a primer. While it dries, dilute a portion of the glue. When laying it is important that the rows of finishing stone are laid horizontally. To achieve this, markings can be applied to the wall. This can be done with a paint cord, or you can draw with a pencil using a bubble or.

Laying decorative stone in the hallway begins from one of the corners. Some collections have special corner tiles that are easier to work with. If there are no such fragments, you will have to decorate the edges with "end" fragments. They are in some collections - their edges are also painted. The same elements are used last in a row, where it is necessary that the ends have a decorative look.

Before laying, the back of the decorative stone tile should be inspected. There may be residues of cement laitance here - this is a thin foamy coating of a light color. It must be removed. This can be done with a stiff brush.

If the air temperature is high or the humidity is low, the back of the stone is moistened with water. Then a layer of glue is applied with an ordinary spatula, it is leveled, the residues are removed using a toothed one (with a tooth of 4-5 mm).

The fragment is pressed against the primed surface, slightly moving it from side to side, achieve close contact with the wall, expose the fragment in the desired position. You can tap the surface with a rubber mallet for better adhesion.

This option for laying decorative stone on walls requires a significant amount of time. It is used when you need to lay only a few tiles or along the edges of a large fragment. If you need to lay a significant amount, it is easier to apply the glue to the wall, and remove the excess with a notched trowel. And press the tiles moistened with water to the glue on the wall.

Otherwise, the entire sequence of actions does not change.

If the masonry is seamless, the next element is installed back to back. If a seam is needed, the distance between the tiles is fixed using plastic, wooden wedges of the same size, pieces of drywall are also suitable. If the seam is small, you can use plastic crosses.

During operation, adhesive may be squeezed out from under the tiles. If it gets on the front surface, it must be removed immediately. Concrete finishing stone can be done with a damp cloth, gypsum - only dry. The glue sets very quickly, and then it is almost impossible to remove it without damaging the surface.

According to this principle, the planned amount of finishing is laid out. When the glue has set (indicated on the package), you can start filling the joints.

Grouting

A special compound is used to fill the seams. In color, it can imitate masonry mortar or be in contrast to the color of the finish.

The composition is diluted with water to a pasty state (the proportions are indicated on the package), put into a special syringe or a tight bag with a cut off corner. The paste is squeezed out between the seams. Depending on the type of finish, the seam is almost completely filled or only half filled (up to 5 mm can remain up to the edge of the tile). The result is either embossed masonry, or smoother.