How to choose a wallpaper for the living room

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Living room design with photo wallpaper

Design of wallpaper in the living room, decoration of its interior requires special attention of the owners of their homes. Any housewife knows very well that guests, by the appearance of the living room, judge her abilities to care for the house. Selected murals in the living room can tell about the nature and preferences of the owners of the house. How to use them correctly, the article will tell.

Why use wallpaper in the living room

A large selection of building materials for decorating living rooms does not exclude the possibility of using photowall-paper in them.

With their help, you can solve several problems:

• Zoning the room. They help highlight areas in the living room and emphasize its main functions:

1. in the area for dinners, “with a view” of the sea or river from the balcony will become appropriate;
2. in the recreation area, nature views look great (see Nature mural for your design.), which depends on the preferences of the owners;
3. a small wall "on which" souvenirs brought from travels will be "made friends" with photowall-paper in ethnic style.

• Visually increase the volume of the living room. It helps with murals with a far-reaching image. But, in this case, it is necessary to properly organize the lighting, which "helps" the pasted picture to show:

1. where the path runs;
2. that the Champs Elysees lead those present directly to the Arc de Triomphe;
3. and the beautiful stranger takes the gondolier from the Bridge of Sighs;
4. and the living room ends in a field where no edges are visible.

Instead of a wall, you get an endless perspective.

• Repeat colors used in the interior. Harmony can be achieved by repetition of color, a beautiful object in the interior will not be able to look harmoniously without color support. It will be a bright independent site, and not part of the interior in the living room.
• Create contrasts and use them to change the interior.. It will be very interesting to look at a bright element of the interior against the background of photo wallpaper made in sepia technique or a black and white background (see Wall mural black and white: which ones to choose) This technique is used to design a modern style or glamor style in the living room.
• Create an illusion in the interior using wallpaper-trompe l'oeil:

1. for lovers of books and library owners, wall murals with the image of bookshelves or cabinets will help;
2. you can "attach" a small ballroom to your living room;
3. The reception became a classic when the photo wallpaper has an open window or door.

• Select a part of the wall. In this case, you can use a fake window and a fake door.

How photo wallpapers are classified by subject

There are a lot of varieties of photo wallpaper for the living room.

Conventionally, they can be combined by subject and make up several groups:

• Landscapes, landscapes, natural motifs, plants, different types of birds, animals, insects. Successfully selected in combination with the color scheme, such photowall-paper harmoniously looks in a drawing room, at any style of registration.

Tip: Optimally, such materials should be used for the living room in the style of country and eco. They bring freshness and purity to the interior, visually make the room’s space wider.

• Flowers on the wallpaper. They are not suitable for interiors of all styles. They will not find a place when decorating a living room in an urban style or in the style of Hi-Tech.

Flowers on the living room wall

• A separate group consists of murals with the image of the seas (see Sea mural: which room to use), islands, pebble beaches, fishing boats, beautiful yachts, large cruise ships, bizarre inhabitants of the deep sea. Especially such paintings look in the living room, made in the marine or Mediterranean styles.
• Mountain landscapes. These are natural motifs, you can look at the mountains like the sea forever, they will never get bored. But, of course, if for a man there is nothing better than mountains.
• Urban views. Suitable for those who simply don’t think of life outside the metropolis and even in the living room do not want to part with such views. In such Hi-Tech styles, urban, modern, loft on the photo wallpaper, the image of modern glass furniture is suitable, and in the minimalist style - unplastered brick, metal, stone.

Tip: When using photo wallpaper, it is necessary to correctly adhere to the style of devices for lighting the living room and all its accessories.

• Those who like to watch the life of the "stars" of cinema, pop and sportswho can’t just flip through glamorous magazines with their photos, wall murals are glued on their walls so that their beloved Zvezda will be away until the next repair work.
• Wallpaper with abstract images. They talk a lot about the inner world of the owners of the living room. But for such a painting, you need to be on the right “wave” for this.
• Wallpaper with various types of wall textures.
• In the classic style, murals are suitable for the living room (see Wall mural murals: how to choose the right one), reproductions of paintings, wall painting. It will be elegant and luxurious. Such murals require large areas with high ceilings.

Where to place photo wallpaper and how to combine colors

Tip: The place where you can glue the murals in the living room with your own hands should be clearly visible to all the people there.

For wall mural stickers the following are most often used:

• The wall near the placement of upholstered furniture. In this case, you can create for yourself and others a relaxing atmosphere in the recreation area, which offers a beautiful view.
• Dining area. At the same time, there is a feeling of a picnic arranged in nature, lunch in a restaurant located on the warm sea shore, a romantic dinner with a loved one on a tropical island.

Furniture accessories must be arranged so that they minimally obscure the image.

Tip: When choosing furniture, the entire interior, the style in which the living room is decorated, and the photo wallpaper in it should be in harmony with each other.

Before choosing a wallpaper, you need to get acquainted with the rules for combining colors.

Harmony in the interior is achieved only by the "balance" of the colors used:

• For multi-color photo wallpapers dominating the room's color palette, a calm neutral background is chosen. For example: to the image of the waterfall, where bright green vegetation predominates, you can choose light or even white upholstered furniture, and a coffee table made of natural wood. At the same time, it is preferable to make the walls light.
• The blue sea is in perfect harmony with furniture painted in light sand tones.

Tip: When using a large number of beautiful bright details in the interior that are not connected by a single idea, only color chaos will be created in the living room.

How to choose photo wallpaper for different styles

When choosing photo wallpaper in the living room, the main rule is that the cover and the rest of the interior should be a single whole. The image on the wall only complements the design, otherwise it will be impossible to create a cozy and beautiful design of the room.

In this case, you must try to imagine the view of the living room in combination with the image on the wall. It is important when choosing a coating to consider the design style, what features of the decor elements and some other nuances.

There are several generally accepted standards for living room design when choosing wallpapers:

• The classic version of the photo wall mural on the wall in the living room such images as:

1. sea ​​shore;
2. birch groves;
3. mountain peaks;
4. forest landscapes.

Such images on the wall can be combined with almost all decor elements that are not made in an ultra-modern style. The color scheme of the image depends on the color of the furniture. For instance:

1. if the room furniture is dark, it is better to give preference to images with light tones and vice versa;
2. Dark murals should not be used when there is a lack of light in the living room.

• For modern styles of minimalism or Japanese, an excellent option would be the image on the walls of flowers that were shot in macro mode. In this case, the mural in the interior design will make it complete and harmonious.

In such modern styles as loft, urban or hi-tech, panoramic paintings look great on the walls, they seem to push the boundaries of the room.

Modern style in the living room

In the hall, images of favorite streets or other places are very often used. Such an image will look good in the living room when making lamps, chandeliers, furniture and curtains in the same color palette with wallpaper.

How to fix room defects

There is an instruction that allows you to reduce some of the disadvantages of the living room:

• With a small living room, the coating on the walls should visually expand the space. For these purposes, wallpapers are used, where there is a lot of green color, which visually increases the room. And best of all, the interior is done in an eco-style.
• In an elongated room, a long wall should be wallpapered with perspective. When using photo wallpaper on a short wall, the image should limit the space. Here can be depicted a waterfall, a rock.

Wall mural in a long room

Features of the use of photo wallpaper in the living room

In order to create the best interior option in the living room, it is necessary to take into account some important nuances when gluing photo wallpaper:

• The coating must be used in the area used most actively.
• Behind armchairs and sofas, natural subjects look good. In order not to hide part of the landscape behind them, the paintings need to be glued to the side wall, which is located near the upholstered furniture.
• Wall murals should not be used on the wall behind the TV. This will overload perception.
• When performing the main part of the decor elements in bright colors, canvases with a black and white pattern look advantageous.
• If windows face the south side, you can select an image in the room with a predominance of cold, dark tones.

Tip: Covering from wallpaper you can not only purchase ready-made, available for sale, but also order an image for an individual order. Although the price of the material will increase slightly, however, the owner of the living room will be able to create a unique interior in it.

What can be used for indoor photo wallpaper? And the living room, bedroom and kitchen can get an excellent view with the right image on the walls. How to do this will tell the video.