Kitchen wallpaper with one side colored. How to choose wallpaper for the kitchen
Beautiful wallpaper is a great option for decorating walls in the kitchen. But only if you choose the right type of coverage. What to look for when buying? In this article, we will tell you how to find high-quality modern wallpaper for the kitchen, show the ideas of successful design and combination in the photo of real interiors, as well as new items from the fashionable collections of this year.
In a room where people often eat and cook, stains can easily appear on the walls. Therefore, the requirements for kitchen wallpaper are much greater than for decoration for the bedroom and living room.
These are the most important properties.
1. Moisture resistance and wear resistance. Washable dense wallpaper (best of all - vinyl on a non-woven basis, as in the photo below) is considered the most suitable for pasting the walls of the kitchen. Depending on the manufacturing method, you can gently wipe them with a damp cloth, wash them with a mild soapy sponge (super washable from hot-stamped vinyl), and some can be cleaned with a soft brush (labeled “abrasion resistant”).
2. Lightfastness. If the window is large and faces south or east, look at the color fastness of the wallpaper to ultraviolet light. This is especially important for dark and bright coatings: they fade and fade faster.
3. Drawing docking. Some finishes can be glued without displacing the canvases. With a complex ornament, you will have to tinker with trimming and adjusting the pattern to the height specified by the manufacturer.
In the store, be sure to check each roll: lot number on labels must be the same... The same wallpaper from different batches sometimes differs markedly in tone. This can ruin the interior. Keep the label until the end of the repair in case you need to buy additional materials.
Legend table on rolls 4 types of washable kitchen wallpaper
1. Vinyl
Beautiful, durable, waterproof and affordable. Strictly speaking, most of the wallpapers in stores (both with a picture and for painting) belong to this category. In the photos below, we have collected examples from the catalogs of the Erismann and Palitra factories this year.
Even if your renovation budget is limited, take non-woven vinyl wallpaper... The overpayment will pay off in convenience. They are easily smoothed out, better conceal irregularities, do not bubble, do not stretch when wet. Instead of the reverse side of the canvas, glue is applied to the wall surface, as a result, the gluing process is easier and faster.
Different types of wallpaper differ in the technology of applying the top layer. It's better to glue in the kitchen hot stamping vinyl called compact vinyl, heavy vinyl or silkscreen.
Many fear the vinyl finish does not breathe. This is only true for the cheapest coatings. Better ones have micropores that allow air to pass through and evaporate moisture. To be sure to avoid the appearance of mold, treat the walls with an antifungal compound before pasting.
Price: from 400 rubles.
Samples of inexpensive wallpaper for the kitchen from the Leroy Merlin catalog 2. Non-woven
Poesia (Erismann, Russia) Non-woven material is a “breathable” material made from compressed cellulose fibers. It not only serves as the basis for other types of finishes, but is also used as an independent wall covering.
Non-woven wallpaper has the same benefits as vinyl, and has many design options, including embossed, paintable monochromatic. If you want to quickly freshen up the interior, just repaint the walls.
But there is also a significant drawback. In Russian stores, this type of finish is presented mainly by foreign manufacturers. Therefore, in terms of cost, they lose to budget wallpaper for the kitchen of domestic production.
Price: from 2000 rubles.
3. Glass fiber and fiberglass
Wall decoration with strong, durable, fire-resistant paintable glass wallpaper is great for wet rooms. They can repaint 10-15 times without compromising the appearance and surface relief.
There are two types of fiberglass wallpaper. Using "Cobweb" and fiberglass, you will get a smooth, even surface, mask cracks and prevent new ones. Dense with a relief will give the painted walls a beautiful texture.
Price: from 1000 rub. (per roll 1 meter wide)
4. Waterproof wallpaper
With 3D wallpaper with photo printing, you will visually enlarge the space of a small kitchen. Panoramic images with perspective (city views, landscapes, imitation of a window) and optical illusions will help you achieve the desired effect.
Avoid paper wallpapers, even those that are moisture resistant. They will quickly fade, stain, and become saturated with culinary aromas. The paper can neither be washed nor cleaned. After 2-3 years, you will have to do cosmetic repairs again.
Looking for the right color and pattern
With the help of finishing, it is easy to correct the imperfections in the geometry of the space, visually divide it into zones and add coziness to even the most gloomy room. In this section, you will find out which wallpapers are best suited for the kitchen by color, how to choose a pattern and glue combined canvases.
- The main rule is not to overload the interior. Focus on either the walls or furniture. Bright facades require a monochromatic finish, preferably light colors. A neutral white, beige, gray kitchen set looks advantageous against a background of wallpaper with flowers, geometric or abstract patterns, a brick surface, concrete, textured plaster.
- A vertically oriented pattern (not necessarily stripes) will raise a low ceiling. The horizontal lines will make the room lower, but the walls will "move apart".
- If the window faces north / west, take a closer look at warm-colored wallpaper: yellow, cream, green, peach, apricot, orange, coral, light brown. When the windows face south, it is better to choose gray, blue, blue-green, blue, silver.
Zoning the kitchen with combined wallpaper
Different coatings are often used to visually distinguish dining area with table and chairs, and in the combined kitchen-living room - part of the wall behind the sofa.
Use a popular trick: paste over the accent wall wallpaper with a pattern or a bright, contrasting color. Leave the rest plain or with a neutral background finish.
Another good solution is decorate part of the wall with patterned inserts: horizontal / vertical stripes or panels. The joints between the canvases are well masked by moldings.
Examples of how you can combine two types of wallpaper in the design of the kitchen and dining room, see the photo in the selection below.
Look for materials of the same thickness and price range. Are you afraid to make mistakes? Combine companion wallpapers from one collection. They perfectly match each other in color and surface texture. With a guarantee, get a stylish kitchen interior with a minimum of effort.
5 fashion trends in 2018-2019
If you want to see on the walls something more original than the traditional “matting” and floral patterns, you will find many interesting textures and prints among the new wallpaper products. Below we have collected photographs from the collections of the factories "Palitra", "Elysium", "Mayakprint", "Erismann", A.S. Creation and Rasch.
- Under the tile "patchwork"... The brightest, most interesting and unusual trend of this year.
- Imitation of wooden boards... The embossed vinyl layer and sophisticated printing technologies allow not only to faithfully copy the appearance of the surface of a natural or painted board, but also to convey its texture.
- Brick. The popularity of the loft style has led to the appearance on the market of brick-like wallpaper in white, red, yellow, brown and other shades characteristic of this material. There will be your own option for a modern minimalist kitchen, and for a traditional country or Provence style.
- Stone. It is as easy to mimic a stone surface to wallpaper as it is to other natural materials.
- Scandinavian motives. Wall covering manufacturers could not ignore this popular trend in recent years. Canvases in the Scandinavian style are distinguished by muted, predominantly light colors and characteristic patterns with flowers, leaves, trees, small geometric ornaments.
Zaira, art. 900101 (Elysium, Russia)
Art. 900301, Corfu by Elysium
Modern wallpaper for the kitchen is a practical and durable interior design. Special conditions in the kitchen place increased demands on the wallpaper. In this room, there is often high humidity and temperature changes are not uncommon. Therefore, any wallpaper will not work. Everything is more detailed later in the article.
What should be the wallpaper in the kitchen
When choosing wallpaper, it is important to consider the following points:
- the possibility of wet cleaning;
- moisture resistance;
- resistance to fading;
- vapor permeability;
- density of the material.
Lightfastness
The kitchen area often has large windows that let in a lot of light. In this case, the resistance of the canvas to fading will not be superfluous. This property of the material allows, if necessary, to rearrange furniture without fear that ugly faded marks will remain on the walls.
Density
The density of the material determines how durable the wallpaper will be in use. The higher this indicator is, the better.
Vapor permeability
This ability allows the web to dry out within a short time frame. High vapor permeability prevents the development of fungus on the walls and maintains a healthy microclimate.
Moisture resistance
High humidity in the kitchen is not uncommon. The ability of wall design to withstand adverse conditions is an important part of the requirement. Indeed, in this room the wallpaper gets dirty more often than in others, and requires wet cleaning with a sponge using household chemicals.
Types of wallpaper. TOP 4 most suitable options
Many of the effects produced by wallpaper are determined by their texture. Let's consider the most popular types and find out how acceptable they are for the kitchen.
Immediately, we note the possibility of using simple paper wallpaper in the kitchen. Their poor performance will not withstand the harsh conditions of the kitchen. Therefore, despite the environmental friendliness and low price, we do not purchase paper wallpaper for the kitchen.
Vinyl
This option is one of the most popular for the kitchen. It combines moisture resistance, density and affordable price. This finishing material can serve for many years without losing its presentable appearance.
Silkscreen
This is one of the varieties of vinyl wallpaper. The basis is the same, but the decoration is done with silk threads, which make it possible to make a very beautiful canvas. At the same time, the surface is created completely smooth, the wallpaper looks very good even without complicated maintenance.
Fiberglass
The increased strength of fiberglass is an excellent quality for kitchen decoration. At its core, it is a fabric cloth with a special impregnation. Fiberglass is preferred over vinyl.
The coating will allow you to well mask the unevenness of the walls, it is hypoallergenic and blocks the development of fungi. The service life is long, at least 10 years, justifying the very high price of the material.
Fiberglass wallpaper can be re-painted.
Kitchen zones: we divide the space harmoniously
It is customary to distinguish several zones in the kitchen interior:
1 dining room;
2 washing;
3 cooking room.
If the size of the kitchen allows you to highlight these areas in full size, consider yourself lucky. Another possible option is to move the dining area outside the kitchen into the dining room or living room. In a small kitchen, you will have to combine materials, and show imagination in order to organize the space as efficiently as possible.
The washing area and the cooking area, especially near the stove, are susceptible to splashing water and grease when cooking. In such a place, any wallpaper will not last very long. The solution will be to organize a kitchen apron made of durable and waterproof materials (tempered glass, tiles, etc.).
In the dining area, you can use waterproof materials such as moisture resistant wallpaper. If space permits, it is permissible to highlight this area with photo wallpaper.
Choice of colors
Currently, design trends are so diverse that you can easily choose the most suitable style and color scheme. It is advisable to give preference to light soothing shades that create a cozy atmosphere.
Warm or cold shades: which is better
When faced with a choice of which, warm or cold, color scheme to give preference to, it is better to start from the orientation of the windows to the cardinal points. If the room is dark, facing north, it is recommended to opt for a warm color scheme of light shades. In sunny kitchens, wallpaper in cool shades, such as pale blue, can be glued.
Bright accents: to be or not to be
The presence of bright, rich colors, enlivens the room and refreshes the interior. The monotony of the environment is not interesting, but excessive brightness is also annoying. As a bright accent, created with the help of wallpaper, a combination of several wallpapers of different colors or decoration of a free wall with photo wallpaper can be used.
Which drawing is better: large or small?
A large drawing visually reduces the space. Therefore, it should be applied carefully - on fragments of walls or in cases where the kitchen has a large square and high ceilings. A small pattern, especially on a light background, on the contrary, "adds" space.
Stripes are a good choice.
The horizontally located stripes visually expand the small space of the kitchen, but at the same time create the impression of low ceilings. Vertically located - make the room visually higher. But if you paste over the entire kitchen with such panels, you will get the impression of a small room resembling a well.
Striped wallpaper in the kitchen
If the stripes on the wallpaper or patterns are located diagonally, then dynamics is added to the appearance of the kitchen, the room comes to life.
Selection of wallpaper by design
Wallpaper stands in the salons are full of variety, new collections are constantly being released, modern trends in kitchen design are being monitored. Which drawing should you give preference to?
Modern style
This area of room design does not have strict requirements for the appearance of the wallpaper. Almost any print can be appropriate here - from abstraction to floral. You can even use wallpaper that mimics masonry, saw cuts or plaster.
Floral print on wallpaper
What should you pay attention to? Quality. For a kitchen in a modern style, the selection of patterns on the wallpaper should be based on its compliance with the furniture design, on the creation of a certain atmosphere and, of course, rely on the budget allocated for repairs.
For a kitchen in which you are not a lot of time, you can choose a simple design option. Highlight one of the walls with an unusual print. A bright accent will create a special mood.
Do you love your kitchen and are often in it? If this room is intended not only for cooking, but also for leisurely tea drinking and reading books, choose a neutral wallpaper tone. Calm colors with a soft small print will not only decorate the room, but also create an atmosphere of comfort and tranquility.
Classic interior
The classics do not like clean and boring walls. Flashy bright prints are also not the best choice. All colors on the walls should be only noble shades, characteristic of the traditional direction in the design. Paints should be muted, in light or dark colors.
Unchanging classics in the interior
For a classic style kitchen, you can choose colors from the following:
- strip;
- pattern of medallions;
- heraldic themes;
- monograms;
- floral ornament with weaves;
- imitation of plaster.
Photo wallpaper in the dining area will also be acceptable. Their plot should correspond to the style:
- the image of old frescoes;
- reproductions of art paintings;
- the image of architectural monuments.
The classic style is versatile and does not go out of style. A kitchen decorated in this direction will not lose its relevance for many years.
Provence and country
For romantics who value the simplicity of life and closeness to nature, Provence and country are the best options for decorating a home. The kitchen is no exception. As prints on the wallpaper, you can consider images of small flowers, interweaving of twigs, leaves or vines.
Everything related to life in nature will be appropriate in such a kitchen interior. Among the shades chosen for decoration, preference should be given to pleasing to the eye and calm natural tones.
Canteen- not only a food zone, but a common territory of all households, filled with warmth and comfort. Therefore, when equipping this room, it is important to keep in mind all the details of the interior design. In particular, determine which wallpaper is best for the kitchen and which for the dining room.
rules
Choosing wallpaper for a small kitchen in Khrushchev, you need to answer the following questions:
- What properties do they have, what parameters should you rely on when determining and choosing a color, texture, type of coating?
- Is there a large or small kitchen in Khrushchev? What is the best way to increase / decrease the space?
To choose the right kitchen wallpaper, you also need to focus on your preferences and ideas.
Wallpaper properties
The best for the dining room are non-woven wallpaper, vinyl, fiberglass coverings. In the kitchen, they are subject to a number of physical, mechanical influences and rapid wear and tear. Therefore, you need to pay attention to the markings and not buy low-quality wallpaper for the walls.
How to choose wallpaper for the kitchen? You need to select canvases that meet the following criteria:
- Moisture resistance. In the kitchen, on a few square meters, something is constantly hovering and frying. Here you need to choose wallpaper that can only be cleaned with a soft damp cloth or a sponge without powders and gels. You can choose washable fabrics that are cleaned with special agents.
- High density. The choice of canvases for the kitchen should be based not only on aesthetic criteria, but also on their technical characteristics. High density wallpaper retains less grease and dirt.
- Steam resistance. The walls in Khrushchev should dry out quickly after cooking.
- Burnout protection. Burnt spots have no place in an ideal interior.
Color
New dining room- this is not always a colossal investment of funds. Sometimes it is better to replace the old flooring to completely redesign and freshen up the atmosphere. To make the wallpaper in a Khrushchev or house pleasant to admire, you need to choose a color based on the following criteria:
- large or small kitchen in Khrushchev;
- the height of the ceilings of the apartments;
- sufficiency of light in the room;
- general style of the interior.
A small white kitchen will look better than. Pastel colors visually expand the space. It can be not only white and beige, but also green, blue and other light shades.
It is worth taking into account the psychological component of the shades. When there is an overabundance of bright and flashy color (in black and red, black and white, etc.), a tense atmosphere is created. It's another matter if there is enough space in the room. Then you can combine dark and contrasting colors (black and white, black and purple, black and yellow paint will do).
Important! It is not advisable to oversaturate the design with cold compositions, since such a kitchen will be deprived of comfort and warmth.
If the room does not have enough sunlight, then it is worth making a choice in favor of warm beige tones of finishing materials. Ideas for interior decoration of apartments in soothing shades of light paint, such as brown, orange and yellow, will look good.
If there is an overabundance of sun in the room, then it is better to refuse bright colors. They will only become more saturated and will burden the atmosphere and interior of the kitchen. The same goes for white paint. yuda fit beige. brown, blue paint.
Green tones are considered the best option. They will not only harmoniously fit into the decor of the room, but also improve the digestion process and appetite. Soft salad, mint, and pistachio are ideal.
Important! Modern interior design involves the use of red and orange glossy furniture. In this case, it is better to use white for the walls, which will fit into any style and design.
Texture and wallpaper patterns
The choice of wallpaper for the kitchen should be carried out not only in color, but also in texture and pattern. Meanings of pictures:
- if you make a choice in favor of horizontal lines, the room will visually expand;
- to increase the height of the room, you should consider wallpaper design ideas with vertical lines;
- a large kitchen in Khrushchev will visually decrease if large black drawings prevail in its design; on the contrary, small drawings will make the room more spacious;
- if you make a choice in favor of geometric patterns in the form of intersecting stripes, then an illusionary illusion of sight will appear - continuous space;
- the choice of diagonal lines will bring movement and dynamics to the interior.
If you glue textured beige wallpaper, then they will add zest to the design of the dining rooms of ordinary apartments, because they look extraordinary. They are able to endow a room with a new quality, add originality, visually create additional dimensions, as well as a light play of shades, shadows, textured overflows and other unusual effects.
Finishing materials to match the furniture
It is much better to take into account the color and style of furniture when choosing wall materials for the kitchen. Before thinking over the design of the room, you need to figure out how these two components fit together:
- Almost any color of finishing material can be matched to white furniture: green, red, yellow, blue, brown, peach. They always add dynamism.
- Classic brown headset(including made "under a tree") looks great against the background of a white, peach or beige wall.
- Orange furniture a design in a muted scale (white, beige, gray and green) is perfect. A successful shade of white paint, perfectly combined with a delicate orange paint, is a milky scale. Cuisines in this design are distinguished by tranquility and nobility.
- Green kitchen set is based on the simplest compositional rules: bright furnishings - muted wall decoration, calm tone of the facade - juicy details in the wallpaper. In such a palette, white, beige color is perfectly combined.
- Black and white furnishings assumes the selection of coverage in light colors. You can choose a cover with a ready-made pattern. Preference can be given to a black pattern with a dull ornament, but not for the entire perimeter, but only in certain areas. Then black and white furnishings will look great.
Modern furniture in white, green and orange palettes is often presented in a glossy design, so additional decor elements are not suitable here. It is better to glue the walls with a solid neutral coating, for example, beige wallpaper. This is a great option for a flashy headset.
Wallpaper for tiny kitchens
The following wall design ideas will help you understand how to choose the right one:
- It is better to glue the material of light pastel paint on the walls.(pink, blue, light green, mint or pale purple). Do not use black, black-blue, black-brown, marsh and other gloomy colors.
- It is necessary to exclude large drawings and patterns, vertical stripes... Such techniques can compress the space, even if the kitchen is white.
- If bright shades are used, then they should be secondary, in no way dominant. With a black-pink or black-orange version of the dark paint, you need less, light and white - more.
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Wallpapers are good because they do not require careful plastering of the walls, as is required for painting, they hide small irregularities, and also allow you to correct some imperfections in the room, for example, a low ceiling or a small area. They are also simply beautiful and capable of transforming even the most boring interior. On the other hand, difficult kitchen conditions and frequent cleaning will, unfortunately, not withstand every wallpaper. In addition, this material has a weak point - the seams, which over time begin to peel off and wear out. How to choose wallpaper for the kitchen, so that they are beautiful, practical and serve for a long time, we will tell in this material.
Overview of wallpaper types
There are different types of wallpapers, but only the following are suitable for decorating the walls of the kitchen:
- Vinyl (paper / non-woven);
- Non-woven (for painting);
- Glass fiber (also for painting).
Let's take a closer look at each of these types.
Vinyl wallpapers
They consist of two layers - a decorative top layer and a base. With the choice of the base, everything is simple: it can be either paper or non-woven. The latter is much more suitable for decorating kitchen walls.
- The non-woven base greatly simplifies wallpapering process, because the glue is applied only to the wall. This means that its consumption is halved, and the canvases do not stretch or shrink when they dry (joining the pattern becomes easier). In addition, the non-woven base better levels out small irregularities and cracks in the walls, and also allows you to peel off the wallpaper easily and without residue.
Depending on the top decorative layer, vinyl wallpapers are divided into 4 main types:
- Foam vinyl paintable wallpaper;
- Compact vinyl;
- Hard vinyl;
- "Kitchen vinyl".
Wallpaper for painting made of foamed vinyl are not suitable for kitchen decoration, as they are not sufficiently resistant to rubbing with a brush, impact, scratches. But the rest of the types are worth taking note.
- Wallpaper from "kitchen" vinyl attracted by the fact that they withstand wet cleaning with a brush and even cleaning agents. However, such a "super washable" coating is airtight, which means that a favorable environment for mold can form under it. If the walls of the kitchen were once affected by a fungus, the room is poorly lit, it is damp, pipes are often leaking or windows are sweating, then this option will not work. If you do decide to choose them, then the walls should be pre-treated with an antiseptic primer.
- Compact Vinyl Wallpaper great for the kitchen, as they withstand light damp cleaning, are shock and scratch resistant, their pattern does not fade in the sun, the service life is about 10 years. In addition, the price of compact vinyl flooring is not high (compared to hard vinyl), and the choice of designs is very large. But they also have a typical disadvantage for vinyl - the lack of breathability. Choosing such wallpaper, you should, firstly, treat the walls with an antiseptic primer, secondly, often ventilate the room, and thirdly, make sure that it is not damp, the pipes do not flow, and the windows do not fog up.
- Solid Vinyl Wallpaper- the best choice for the kitchen, if you want to glue the wallpaper with a pattern, and not for painting. After all, their properties are almost perfect - they are beautiful, durable, withstand wet cleaning, resistant to UV rays, and most importantly - they have micropores that will not let the walls "bloom" due to, say, accidental flooding. The only drawback is the high price (from RUB 2,000 / roll).
Swedish hard vinyl wallpaper
Non-woven wallpaper for painting
The term "non-woven wallpaper" always causes confusion among buyers and even some sellers. So, for example, non-woven wallpaper is often called any wallpaper on a non-woven basis (be it paper or vinyl). And also such a name stuck to the wallpaper for painting made of foamed vinyl based on non-woven fabric, which we talked about a little earlier. But, strictly speaking, non-woven wallpaper has the right to be called paintable wallpaper, consisting of 100% non-woven.
- Non-woven wallpaper for painting has no relief and looks more like paper. And this is paper, only improved by adding polymers that bind cellulose.
Why are they needed if they do not have any decorative effect, even in the form of a relief for a simple matting? They help out when the walls want to be painted, but the base is far from ideal, or, for example, when cracks are expected to appear due to the shrinkage of a new building.
- It is very easy to glue non-woven wallpaper, but the joints of the canvases can be noticeable even after painting. Are the walls painted on a smooth non-woven material or on a putty wall different? Yes, quite a bit, but they differ due to the translucent texture of the non-woven fabric. Water-based paints are suitable for painting filiseline wallpaper. You can repaint them 4-5 times.
Glass wallpaper
There is no wallpaper stronger than fiberglass, made from a mixture of quartz sand, soda and lime.
- Glass fiber is more resistant to mechanical damage than paintable vinyl, and unlike smooth non-woven wallpaper, it has a beautiful relief or pattern. By the way, due to its structure, glass wallpaper visually aligns the walls with small differences. They are not afraid of wet cleaning, they are fire-resistant, flexible and well hide defects in the substrate. And glass wallpaper can be repainted up to 10 times, that is, twice as often as other types of wallpaper for painting.
And some more useful information. Some fiberglass wallpapers are already available in color, but they can still be painted and desirable. Paints should be water-based (acrylic, water-dispersion, water-based).
Buyer information
- Before paying for your purchase, be sure to make sure that all rolls come from the same batch (the batch number is indicated on the package). Otherwise, despite the same article, color and collection, you will receive wallpaper of a different tone, which will be very noticeable when gluing the canvases to the wall. By the way, the different colors of wallpaper from different batches is not a defect, but a technical feature of production.
- Wallpaper should always be bought with a 5-10% margin, which will come in handy in case of damage to the canvases during gluing or in the future for local repairs. If you buy wallpaper with a pattern, do not forget to take into account the rapport (the step of repeating the pattern).
- Keep in mind that it is not necessary to glue wallpaper behind the kitchen unit. But it is desirable that the wallpaper goes 10-15 cm behind the cabinet.
- When choosing kitchen wallpaper, read their labeling on the packaging. It is important that they are:
- Lightfast - look for a sun sign, and preferably a sun with a plus, if the wallpaper is very bright or dark;
- Moisture resistant - look for at least two waves (they say that the wallpaper is washable and can be cleaned with a damp cloth), or better with three waves (super washable, which can be washed with a mild detergent);
- Friction resistant- a wave with a brush informs that the wallpaper can be washed and rubbed with a brush.
- When choosing wallpaper glue, be guided by whether it is suitable for your primer and wallpaper type of your choice.
- Remember that in the bright lighting of the store, the displayed samples look a little lighter than in real conditions on the kitchen wall of an ordinary city apartment.
- When decorating a kitchen, you can combine two types of wallpaper (for example, super-washable "kitchen" wallpaper in the cooking area and hard vinyl wallpaper in the dining area). Thus, it will be possible to both save on materials and reduce the load on a more expensive coating.
- If you like wallpapers that are not durable, then just glue them on one wall, away from the stove. For example, in the dining area. The rest of the walls are best simply painted with a suitable shade or combined with other wallpaper.
Photo gallery and design tips
- Wallpaper with a large, dark or bright and / or very variegated pattern is best glued to only one or two walls. Otherwise, the space will "overload" and visually decrease. It is also desirable that the interior of the kitchen with bright wallpaper is decorated in a neutral way.
- Walls small kitchen it is best to simply paint over wallpaper in one tone with light paint or decorate with wallpaper with a small, dim and unobtrusive print.
Of course, when choosing a color, one should be guided only by individual preferences - after all, you will not buy wallpaper of a strict dark color, if you really like light colors?
CONCLUSION WITH Brief Description of all existing types of wallpaper is presented at the very bottom of the article.
Criteria for choosing kitchen wallpaper
- The kitchen is regularly wet cleaned, including the walls, so kitchen wallpaper must be moisture resistant. The most "delicious" part of our life takes place in the kitchen, however, in the process of cooking, drops of fat, oil, juices and other unpleasant little things often fall on the walls, which, in the case of an incorrectly selected material for finishing, often force the owners to start new repairs and change wallpaper. Moisture-resistant coatings withstand wiping lightly soiled areas with a soft cloth or damp sponge, without the use of detergents and cleaning agents. Washable wallpaper can withstand a similar wet cleaning, but with the addition of special detergents. But super-washable wallpaper can withstand not only wiping with detergents, but also cleaning with a brush.
- An important indicator of the quality of kitchen wallpaper is density, which is directly related to the strength and durability of the wall decoration. In addition, the higher the density of the wallpaper, the fewer pores in which dirt can easily accumulate.
- Wallpaper for the kitchen must have high lightfastness, that is, be resistant to fading in the sun, otherwise they will quickly turn yellow, losing their attractive appearance. This will affect not only the aesthetics of the room, but also make it impossible to rearrange the furniture without first repairing the walls.
- Another important parameter is vapor permeability, due to which the walls of the kitchen dry out quickly, which has a positive effect on the microclimate of the room.
- When choosing wallpaper for painting for the kitchen, it is recommended to give preference to those types that are suitable for repeated staining.
- When choosing wallpaper for the kitchen, you should definitely pay attention to the product labeling: the "wave" icon indicates the moisture resistance of the material, and the "wave with a brush" indicates resistance to mechanical damage.
The assortment of modern wallpapers, both domestic and foreign, presented in stores and on the markets, is breathtaking. Any whim is easily realized! A huge selection of wallpapers, at first glance, gives us the opportunity to choose exactly what we really need, but in most cases an ordinary person in such a variety can simply get lost, so it is better to immediately discard options that are unsuitable for kitchen decoration.
Paper wallpapers are completely unsuitable for pasting walls in the kitchen. ... Don't be tempted by cheapness! Later, it will cost you a pretty penny with its impracticality and fragility. Having chosen paper wallpaper, you can immediately start preparing for a new renovation. The increasingly popular textile wallpapers made of cotton, linen or silk, as well as natural wallpapers made of bamboo, veneer of rare tree species, leaves and stems of exotic herbs, certainly look impressive, but since they intensively absorb smoke, fumes and smells of cooking food, for the kitchen this is far from the best solution.
Acrylic options with protruding relief patterns, like all other types of embossed and corrugated wallpaper with a volumetric pattern, are best left for decorating the living room, bedroom or hallway - in the kitchen, pretty flowers and curls will quickly become covered with a dark coating, which will be difficult to wash even with detergents.
As you know, colors tend to have a certain effect on human perception - they excite, soothe, you can get tired from the contemplation of the same color, or you can relax (morally, of course).
So what colors are right for the kitchen?
Today, you can pick up a variety of variations and combinations. But it's still worth sticking to some of the subtleties.
Basic rules for the selection of wallpaper colors for the kitchen
* Large drawing visually reduces the size of the room. * Small drawing, on the contrary, makes the room seem more spacious than it really is. * Geometric patterns on the walls of the kitchen in the form of intersecting stripes, like the ornament on the Scottish kilts, create the illusion of continuous space. * The vertical pattern "raises" the ceilings, visually "increasing" the height of the room. * The horizontal pattern and horizontal stripes on the wallpaper "widen" the kitchen while reducing its height. * Diagonal lines on the wallpaper bring dynamics to the kitchen interior, creating the illusion of movement. * Textured wallpapers look very extraordinary. By endowing the surface of the walls with new qualities, they are able to create an additional dimension in the room. Thanks to the play of shadows and penumbra, curious color nuances and unexpected alternations of textures, you can get a lot of interesting effects.
For rooms with low ceilingschoose wallpaper with longitudinal stripes or vertical pattern. The narrower the drawing, the higher the ceiling.
Respectively, if the ceilings are high and the apartment looks like a well, a transverse pattern and horizontal stripes will help to visually equalize the height of the ceiling.
Small drawing or plain wallpaper will visually increase the space in a small room.
Large drawing and the rich tones of the wallpaper will make a too spacious room more comfortable.
But wallpaper of cold shades (silver, blue, blue) will visually make the room wider.
The color of the wallpaper in the kitchen must certainly please the eye, be pleasant - these are beige and cheerful orange tones, possibly yellow patterns. But red not only causes aggression - it stimulates the appetite. But the most interesting, perhaps, will be the combinations - certain combinations of wallpaper colors for the kitchen.
We combine the color finish of the kitchen - "instructions for use"
The simplest option would be a combination of wallpaper from different textures, in which, if you choose the right colors, you can even divide the kitchen into functional zones, “raise” low ceilings and even “push” the walls.
You can use the same color, with a half tone-tone difference. With its help, it will be possible to highlight any unusual details of the kitchen layout.
To create a modern style, you can choose several shades that correspond to the same range. In this case, there is such a simple, but quite effective technique, like gluing several layers on top of each other. Thus, you can emphasize the difference between the zones of the kitchen space. Still, as an option, you can beat one dominant color and arrange it in blotches of lighter / darker shades.
Another design option can be a play of contrasts - black-white, yellow-blue, red-black, etc. However, it is important not to overdo it with contrasts, since such "combinations" are suitable not only for any kitchen, but not even for all people. You can experiment with such pairs as "blue - silver", "green - gold".
If your kitchen is narrow but long, you can “expand” it with light wallpaper on the long sides and dark wallpaper on the short ones.
But for square kitchens, finishes of any color are suitable - the main thing is that one of the walls is of a more intense color than the others.
Lovers of oriental exoticism can combine such pairs as warm yellow tones with "bamboo" wallpaper - images of bamboo thickets, oriental themes or wickerwork.
Important!
If you are combining wallpapers, try to keep different types in the same price range. Elite models will not look at all with a cheaper option, even if the shades are very suitable for each other.
A brief description of the available types of wallpaper for the kitchen:
Vinyl wallpapersare the ideal solution for kitchen wrapping. Vinyl is sufficiently moisture-resistant, light-resistant, quite effectively hides various minor imperfections of the walls. Having picked up material with sufficient density, you can confidently make such a purchase.
Foam vinyl kitchen wallpaperslightly inferior to the wallpaper described above, despite their unambiguous name. These wallpapers are characterized by a rather low level of wear resistance and are limited in terms of the choice of a suitable pattern.
Compact vinylis a hot-embossed wallpaper capable of imitating plaster, stone, leather and more. Thanks to this, you can not limit your design ideas. In addition, compact vinyl easily tolerates all kinds of cleaning measures. However, you should pay for high quality accordingly, which will later pay off with a long service life.
Non-woven wallpaperor vinyl wallpaper on a non-woven backing. They stick easily, do not tear, do not wrinkle, do not deform when in contact with glue, do not swell, and are able to hide some surface defects.
Silkscreen... They are characterized by a smooth silk shiny surface, moisture and lightfast, as well as resistant to mechanical stress. They are quite dense.
Paintable vinyl wallpaperwith the possibility of repainting up to seven times, which allows you to frequently change the decor in the room.
Glass fiberis a great option to save time, effort and money. They do not require careful attitude, repainting is possible more than ten times, they are fire-resistant, moisture-resistant.
Impregnated paper wallpaper- economy version with a short service life. Suitable for kitchens in rental apartments.
Paper wallpaper with a minimal layer of vinylare characterized by a smooth surface, which quite clearly reveals the slightest imperfections of the gluing surface. It is for this reason that the walls should be ideally prepared for gluing.
Pasting of different types of wallpaper is also charged differently. The cost of wallpapering directly depends not only on the types of wallpaper, but also on the degree of complexity of their stickers, on the preparedness of the working surface and on many other little things that are discussed directly with the customer.
Today striped wallpapers are gaining popularity. Striped wallpapers are just an obsession for many designers. The well-known rule that vertical lines allow you to visually raise the ceiling works if your ceiling is at least 250 centimeters high. It is also worth remembering the following about striped wallpaper:
* if the furniture plays an overly active role in the interior, wallpaper of neutral shades with wide stripes allows to soften this influence, but wallpaper, where different shades and width of stripes rhyme, come to the fore;
* the brighter in color and narrower the stripes, the more they distract attention to themselves. This ability allows, if desired, to disguise the door, that is, to make it less conspicuous. But do not forget that such wallpaper is a potent tool and there is a possibility that after a while you will get tired of this type of room.
* For rooms with low ceilings, horizontal stripes are not suitable - they visually divide the wall into parts and thereby lower the ceiling. Although in the bedroom, such a solution is acceptable. When choosing furniture, you should not strive to match exactly the striped wallpaper - it is quite enough if they match the main color.
Those who are going to use beige and gray wallpapers of this type can be advised to give up dark furniture and accessories, since such a combination gives the interior an absolutely neutral look.
CONCLUSION BY THE MAIN TYPES OF WALLPAPERS
Paper wallpaper with a special water-repellent impregnation is the most affordable option that is suitable for pasting a kitchen. However, they will last no more than three to four years, and besides, they quickly fade in the sun, and they are not particularly decorative.
- Paper wallpaper with a minimal layer of vinyl
- Foam vinyl kitchen wallpaper
- Vinyl wallpapers
- Compact vinyl
- Non-woven vinyl wallpaper
- Silkscreen
- Paintable vinyl wallpaper
- Fiberglass Wallpaper
