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It is not easy to arrange the corridor and the hallway correctly: the areas are usually small, and the functionality should be wide. Moreover, both of these rooms are a link that unites all the rooms into a single whole. Therefore, it is not easy to choose wallpaper for the corridor.
What wallpaper to choose in the corridor
Since the room is a walk-through, with a heavy load, there are increased requirements for finishing in terms of strength characteristics, and all materials must be well washed and cleaned. From these points of view, you need to choose the type of wallpaper, and then talk about colors, patterns and combinations.
Vinyl
Vinyl coating (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) creates a very dense and durable film on the surface. Such wallpapers are also called detergents – for their ability to normally tolerate cleaning with a rag with detergents.
The basis for vinyl wallpaper can be paper or interlining. It is easier to glue non-woven. You simply apply glue to the surface of the wall and apply the cut-to-size canvas. Such wallpaper for the corridor can also be glued to slightly uneven walls.
Paper-based wallpaper must first be smeared with glue and folded so that the smeared surface is inside. At this time, it is necessary to smear the wall, and then glue a slightly softened canvas. This is where the danger lies: soaked paper is easy to stretch, which will cause distortions, folds and other troubles to appear on the wall. So it is easier to work with a non-woven base, especially since they better hide surface imperfections and there is no need to carefully level the walls. However, there is one “but” – are they more expensive than paper-based ones? and the difference is about 40%.
In addition to the different bases, vinyl wallpapers also differ in the way they are applied.
- Tight or smooth. The film is durable, high density, most often even, sometimes with a slightly pronounced texture. Often imitates ceramic tiles, stone and other similar materials. Due to the high density, it is not afraid of high humidity, you can even wash it with a brush. This hallway wallpaper is a great choice, but only if your walls are relatively flat.
Smooth vinyl wallpaper - Foamed vinyl. The structure is porous, which allows the walls to “breathe”. This is the only breathable type of vinyl wallpaper. But porosity also has a drawback: it is not recommended to wet them strongly. Can be cleaned with a damp cloth. What else is good – due to the thick film, even significant irregularities are well masked.
Foamed vinyl wallpaper imitating skin - Hard vinyl. A very dense and rigid film, the surface often imitates various natural finishing materials: stone, brick, textiles, textured plaster, etc. The imitation is very high quality, the color palette is the widest. Differ in the increased durability and wear resistance. There are paint options.
Heavy vinyl - Hot stamping, also called “silk-screen printing”. The surface has a characteristic soft sheen. These wallpapers are thin, which increases the requirements for the quality of wall preparation.
Silk-screen printing is easily recognizable by its characteristic sheen
Any type of vinyl wallpaper will work well in a hallway. They are highly durable, fade resistant, wash well. The average service life is about 7-10 years. Vanillin wallpaper for the corridor is good for everyone, except that some of them are difficult to join, but this can be dealt with by gluing a special tape at the junction.
Wall-papers
This type of wallpaper is paintable. The canvas has a certain relief, most often medium-sized. The relief of the pattern allows you to hide flaws in the processing of the wall. You can paint from 3 to 8 times – depending on the type (and price) of the paintings. Glass fibers pass air well, are vapor-permeable, do not emit harmful substances. In general, a good choice if you are satisfied with painted walls.
Liquid formulations
Is it a mixture of cellulose, cotton, and sometimes chemical? fibers with a coloring pigment and an adhesive composition. There are two forms of release: ready-to-use in the Vedas or in bags for dilution with water. Apply with spatulas to the prepared surface. It should not be ideally even: the layer thickness can be up to 5 mm, but too much consumption is financially unprofitable.
The composition is applied with a spatula. Some craftsmen use plastic plexiglass, some use ordinary stainless steel, and someone generally works with “trowels”. There are many techniques, choose the one that is most convenient for you.
According to the characteristics of the surface, liquid wallpaper for the corridor is a good option. Since the compositions are painted to the full depth, scratches are not visible, many of them can be washed not just with a rag, but also with a brush. But before buying, check all the performance characteristics and features. They may have significant differences.
Natural
There is also a group of wallpapers, in the manufacture of which natural materials are used. On the base, most often fabric or interlining, cork chips or bamboo are glued. They look great – the surface is natural. However, they have their own characteristics. The cork is torn off, which can be a problem in families with children. Some types of bamboo sheets need to be varnished, and they also need to be glued to a special glue. Although I must say that bamboo wallpaper for an oriental-style corridor is a godsend: they look magical.
Cork look no worse with the right approach. An example can be seen in the photo. Above – wallpaper from bamboo, below – from cork.
Read about the interior design of the hallway and corridor here.
How to glue: the choice of color and design
The color design of the corridor often has to be matched to the existing decor of other rooms in the apartment or house. And this means that you have to stick to the same range or choose from matching colors. Moreover, the choice of color is complicated by the presence of a large number of doors. It is impossible to ignore them.
The best option if you are planning multi-color wallpaper for the corridor, and you can find those in which there is a color similar to the color of the doors.
If the color is too dark – wenge, for example, then you will have to beat it with a plinth and / or decorative elements, and the walls in such a corridor are definitely better than light ones: against their background, dark doorways look like decoration.
If we talk about colors in general, then you can use any. Even the dark ones. But they look good in spacious rooms with an abundance of light (we read about lighting in the hallway here). And one condition: it is better to avoid variegation and small drawings. They make the room even smaller. If your corridor is small and narrow, then you will have to choose from light, neutral tones, and with a soft pattern.
In general, narrow corridors are a separate conversation. With the help of some tricks, you can achieve the effect of expanding space. For example, with a sufficient ceiling height, in a narrow corridor, approximately in the middle of the wall, you can make a strip of a different color. This technique allows you to “destroy” the walls to the sides. The effect is increased if there is a large mirror or mirrored cabinet doors on the opposite wall.
You can use striped wallpaper in a narrow corridor. But you need to look for wide bands. Narrow ones will create a variegated effect. If these are not found, you can combine two colors of the same type (read about color matching tables in the interior here). If the ceilings are high, you can place the stripes horizontally, if not – vertically.
In order not to overload a small space with color alternation, the stripes are placed in fragments, the rest is glued with plain wallpaper. This, by the way, is one of the methods of combining in the interior.
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How to combine wallpaper in the hallway
If desired, you can combine a strip with a large floral ornament. But it is extremely difficult to choose wallpapers from different collections without the appropriate skills. In this case, it is easier to use a single collection. Many manufacturers produce canvases with different patterns, which are combined with each other. An example of a combination of striped and floral wallpaper in the corridor is in the photo below.
By the way, pay attention, the color of the door almost exactly matches one of the stripes, and the jambs – on the other. Perhaps that is why this option looks beautiful.
There is a classic combination option: when 1/3 of the walls at the top or bottom are covered with other wallpapers. The lower part, as a rule, is made darker, the upper part is lighter. This technique visually “lowers” the ceiling, which is useful if the room is narrow and high.
Moreover, the lower part is not necessarily monophonic. It can be a medium-sized pattern, a strip, sometimes a monogram. It all depends on the style of the apartment or house.
Another version of the same technique is in the photo below. In this case, the darker part occupies 2/3 of the walls, and so that the room does not seem gloomy, a large floral pattern is chosen.
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Photo Wall Mural
Modern technologies allow you to transfer any images to paper. With the advent of high-quality large-format photo printing, it became possible not to assemble an image from pieces, but to glue it as a continuous sheet. This looks much better. Wall murals are also used in the corridor.
But, with such a design of the walls, one condition must be observed: everything else is very calm, almost monochrome. The main focus is photography. Otherwise, something incomprehensible will turn out.
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