DIY panel on the wall: what can be done

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Mural on the wall

Volumetric panels on the wall can decorate almost any room. True, it is worth saying that a quality product has a rather high price and not everyone can afford it. But in principle, if desired, everyone can do it.

Today we will talk about some variants of this product, also in the video in this article and photo you can see the entire progress of the work and select the option you need.

Types of wall panels

Wall panels, are both quite small and very huge in size, carry the function of a decorative accent in the interior of the room. The basis of the panel can be various materials such as hard cardboard, plywood or fiberboard, thick fabrics or artificial leather, glass or metal.

• You can create panels in a wide variety of techniques such as inlay, embossing, embroidery, knitting, carving, decoupage and many others. The choice of manufacturing technique depends entirely on the skills and abilities of the master, as well as the semantic load, which can be something abstract or geometric, or it can have a very clear plot.
• In the choice of materials for decoration and decoration, the master can give vent to his desires and preferences, because there are a great many that can be used for these purposes: shells, sea stones, objects made of plaster or salt dough, dried flowers, glass fragments, buttons, photos, fur, beads and much more that you wish.

The wall panels made of fabric made using the patchwork technology and glued to the base or tightly stretched to the frame look impressive and original. This interior element can actually be created in a rather easy way by covering a wooden panel with a tapestry or fabric with a jacquard pattern.

Panel from fabric for a bedroom

In modern times, on store shelves you can see three-dimensional and flat panels decorated with 3D elements or imitating high relief and bas-relief, as well as unique carvings.

3D panel for bedroom decoration

The shape of wall panels can be a variety of shapes, whether it is an oval, circle, square or polygon. In addition, panels can consist of several parts or one.

Choose the shape of the panel for the living room

The choice of wall panels should be conscious, because this decorative element will attract attention.

Principles of placing a wall panel

There are general tips for the proper arrangement of panels in the interior:

Caution: Avoid placing panels in the vicinity of photographs or paintings. The ideal interval from the floor to the panel is 1.5-1.7 m.

How to create a wall panel

The panel can be done independently. First of all, you need to choose the material. It is worth applying the principles described above.

Attention: It is worth giving preference to the material with which you have already dealt and are familiar.

Material panel

A wall panel made of matter yourself is a concise and noteworthy choice. To create such a decorative object, in harmony with the overall interior, you will not be required to have any skills, but only your desire.

In order to create a fabric panel, you will have to make a frame from chipboard or hard cardboard, or use an unnecessary mirror or picture frame. The wall map of the world is best done in this version.

Attention: If you want to make knitted panels on the wall, then you just knit it and after that its fastening is done exactly the same.

There are several ways:

• Initially, the selected fabric must be pulled tight, wrapped on the back and secured with glue;
• The resulting workpiece can be attached to the frame.
• Initially, it is necessary to prepare a frame of wooden battens;
• We cut out a piece of matter, taking into account the inversions, pull on the frame and attach from the back in any convenient way, whether it be nails, a glue gun or a construction stapler.
• Foam is glued to the front of the plywood;
• We tighten the obtained workpiece with the selected fabric, fixing it from the wrong side of the product using a construction stapler.

In the same way, a tapestry wall panel is made, which can be a decoration of the living room.

Tiled Debris Panel

The technology of creating mosaics from glass pieces is very popular at present, using which you can decorate not only such an element of the interior as a panel, but also a photo frame, a flower vase or lay out an ornament right on the wall. Such a panel on the wall in the bathroom or kitchen will be very handy, because it is not afraid of moisture.

Panel from the battle of tiles

Action plan:

• Fragments of tiles, mirrors or shades from chandeliers must be cut into approximately equal-sized parts using a glass cutter;
• The surface serving as the basis of the composition is cleaned of impurities;
• Using a glue gun, we glue the elements playing the role of background alternately to the dry workpiece, leaving a distance of 2.5-5 mm between them.
• We spread the mosaic with a pattern or according to a previously sketched sketch;
• we dilute the resulting composition at will, for example, with shells or beads;
• After finishing the main work, it is necessary to dilute the grout and apply it with a rubber spatula, removing the excess with a moistened sponge;
• Leave the resulting panel to dry for 4-6 hours.

Panel of photos

Creating a panel of photos is easy enough. For this, you need to purchase a larger frame with glass in the store and fill it with episodes of your life. But you can approach the design of such an amazing thing and more creatively using the quilling technique.

This technique provides an unlimited opportunity to create your own original decor, almost without cost. You can make children's panels on the wall, which will be in revenge at home and in kindergarten.

In order to implement your plan, you will need:

• Dye in spray can;
• Little scissors;
• Colored double-sided paper;
• PVA glue;
• 5 wooden slats;
• 4 photo frames.

Action plan:

• create a base from wooden slats and attach frames to it;
• The distance between the frames is filled with flowers, hearts, spirals made using quilling technology;
• At the end of the decorative work, we spray on the product dye from the balloon.

Wooden panel

Glowing panels on the wall with this material should not be done, because the lamps warm and the material can catch fire. But in the country, it can decorate the atmosphere and make the room cozy and attractive.

Wood panel

To create, you will need:

• Electric jigsaw;
• Sandpaper;
• Glue gun with a rod;
• Stain;
• Planks of equal thickness and excellent in length;
• A plywood system.

Action plan:

• boards are sawn at an angle of 45 along the required length and are schematically distributed on plywood;
• wooden boards are treated with sandpaper, including edges, and covered with stain;
• after drying the stain, the boards are covered with a transparent varnish;
• wait for the boards to dry and attach them to the plywood sheet with a glue gun;
• in order to design the edges of the panel, the necessary lengths are cut out from the boards, covered with dye or stain and fixed to the sides of the product.

The distance between the frame and the boards can be finished with wood putty.

Mirror Panel

Such a panel on the wall for kindergarten is not worth it, because glass, this is an increased danger. Although this option is successfully applied to the hallway. After all, if it is not large, then the panel will be useful from a practical point of view.

Also, glass will be an assistant if you decide to make a forged panel on the wall, because in this case you can make a wonderful composition.

Panel from the mirror

The creation process consists of the following actions:

• We make a sketch, putting down all sizes;
• We take a mirror sheet and cut out the necessary elements from it, numbering them;
• The facets of the blanks should be processed and laid out in a planned order on a plywood sheet;
• We fix decorative elements on the basis using a glue gun.

The panel of mirror elements can be supplemented with interspersed mosaic tiles, laid out, for example, in the form of a rhombus or an oval.

Fundamental recommendations for the placement of a mirror panel:

• In order to avoid distortion of reflection, fix the panel on a completely flat wall;
• To prevent the side edges of the panel from coinciding with the borders of the outer corners, use a border or baguette.

Bamboo panel

Thus, it is quite possible to make a floral panel on the wall, because bamboo and flowers will look quite harmonious.

Bamboo panel

Having decided to create a bamboo panel, the following conditions must be observed:

• Avoid proximity to heating appliances when placing panels;
• Keep a certain humidity in the room;
• Provide internal ventilation to the plant by making holes in the individual vertebrae of the trunk with a diameter of 2 mm .;
• Varnish the bamboo composition in several layers.
• To create the presented decorative object, like a bamboo panel, you just need to glue the plant to the wall in the selected direction, be it vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

In the presented, quite simple way, you can create an exclusive headboard of a sleeping bed or a neat winter garden in the living room, allocating space for a TV or delimiting the room into zones with such peculiar columns.

Do-it-yourself panel on the wall is not at all difficult. You have instructions on the most common materials. It remains only to make the right choice.