Beautiful photo wallpaper: how to choose for yourself

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

In the photo, murals with bright spring colors in the interior of the living room

Wall murals are firmly in fashion to create unique and original designer interiors in homes and apartments. They look good both in small rooms and in large ones. A huge variety of themes and color gamut of images can amaze any consumer.

About photo wallpaper

Wall mural with the image of a beautiful street of the old city, in the interior of the living room

Not everyone knows that photo murals were already in vogue in the seventies. They were a rather unusual deficit, and each owner was proud of such an image in his house. But they were quickly forgotten, as their quality and assortment desired the best.

Of the themes, these were forest or sea landscapes, still lifes and fruits, and all this without a lot of variety. The quality was also not very good, made on a paper basis they quickly faded and torn.

Now, not only are there themes for every taste, their diversity knows no bounds, as well as colors. By the quality of the photo wallpaper, you can also choose a variety, because each room has its own requirements and nuances.

Subject Images

Wall mural with stunning flowers in the dining area, in the interior of the kitchen

A large selection of images makes it possible to choose anything, consider a few of their classifications:

• Natural

1. Vegetable - forests, gardens, trees, fields, meadows and flowers.
2. Water - rivers, lakes and waterfalls (seeWaterfall photo wallpaper: how to choose the right one).
3. Mountain - landscapes, gorges and caves.

• Marine

1. Water - the sea in all its manifestations, with shore or sky.
2. Ships are small and large, ancient and modern.
3. The seabed and its inhabitants.

• Architectural

1. Cities (seeCity wall murals in the interior: how to choose) - modern and ancient, large and small.
2. Beautiful buildings, cafes, shops and parks.
3. Monuments - sculptures and antiquities.
4. Castles - chic palaces and stately fortresses.
5. Bridges are the most famous and beautiful bridges in the world.

• People

1. Movie and pop stars.
2. Musical groups.
3. Outstanding personalities of history and modernity.
4. Beautiful girls.
5. Happy kids.
6. Portraits.

• World maps

1. Physical maps of the world.
2. Maps of the animal world.
3. Maps of the plant world.
4. Vintage cards.
5. Sea charts.

• Village

1. Villages and villages.
2. Villagers and cattle.
3. Village life.
4. Village paraphernalia.

• Animals

1. Wild.
2. Homework.
3. Cartoony.

• Cars

1. Cars.
2. Motorcycles.
3. Aircraft (seeAircraft and photo wallpaper: which drawing to choose).
4. Military equipment.

• Baby

1. The characters of cartoons and fairy tales are cars, princesses, animals and others.
2. Plots from fairy tales and cartoons - a castle in the forest, aerial combat and others.
3. Heroes and stories from science fiction - spaceships, superheroes and others.

They can also be with the image of painted paintings, with geometric shapes or abstraction. This is only a small part of the variety of images on the photo wallpaper. Moreover, in our time, it is quite easy to order an image to order, according to your drawing or photograph.

Image types

Wall mural on the wall, with the image of a rhino breaking through the wall

Images on photowall-paper are divided into types, they affect how light the room will be and how visually its volume will change.

Types of images are:

• Background Images - used to create a common interior background in the room, sometimes glued instead of wallpaper and sold in the form of rolls, like ordinary wallpaper.Usually they depict pictures without a clear accent or with highlighted geometry.

For example: vertical trunks of trees or a horizontal line between the sea and the sky. With their help, you can visually change the geometry of the room. They can also depict geometric shapes or abstraction. Such photowall-paper does not demand to observe a clear joint of cloths.

• Panoramic images - used to create a visual increase in the space of the room. These are images of panoramic views from a window or terrace, balcony or pier, to the vast expanses of the sea, to mountain snow peaks, to green meadows in colorful colors, to a bright and saturated garden or a city glowing with lights.

They are also used to divide the room into zones, for example: in the kitchen in the dining area you can hang a view from the terrace of the colorful garden, which will contribute to a good appetite; the view from the window to the mountain peaks or the blue sea will look good above the table in the office.

• Subject images - used to emphasize or emphasize a certain style of interior. They depict specific single drawings that emphasize the style or orientation of the room.

For example: Japanese style can be emphasized by images of a Japanese garden or sakura tree, samurai or geisha; retro style black and white images of retro cars with beautiful girls are well emphasized.

• Realistic image - This is a novelty in the field of photo wallpaper, images with a three-dimensional effect. Such images are obtained with a special application method and create the illusion of real space.

Such images are voluminous and very realistic, you get the feeling that you should reach out and feel the trunk of a tree or you can pick a flower you like in the summer garden.

Advice! Since various types of images can affect the visual change in the space and geometry of the room, when choosing it is necessary to take into account all the nuances of the room in which they will be located.

Types of Images

Wall mural with the image of a world map in the interior of the living room Wall mural with the image of a world map in the interior of the living room

Types of images are chosen based on your taste, desires, interior, size and lighting of the room.

They are:

• Solitary.
• Group.
• View from above.
• View from below.
• Enlarged.

Advice! When deciding on the theme of the image on the photo wallpaper, with their types and types, be sure to consult with all members of your family, since if they are in the common room, the family should also like them.

Quality characteristics

Wall mural beautiful tulips in bedroom interior

Photowaves also have a wide variety, they are divided by quality, texture and printing method. The canvas wallpaper consists of two layers, one of which is the basis, and the second is protective. Let's consider them a little more in detail.

The main layer of photo wallpaper is:

• Paper.
• Tissue.
• Vinyl.
• Non-woven (see Non-woven photo wallpaper: how to choose and stick).

Each of them has its own pros and cons, for example:

• Paper - easy to tear, but it has the lowest price;
• Fabric - looks rich, but attracts dust;
• Vinyl - very strong, but not all types are environmentally friendly;
• Non-woven - some advantages, but very expensive.

The top layer of photo wallpaper happens:

• Matte - a smooth surface that gives the colors a matte finish.
• Laminated - glossy and shiny, due to the protective film.
• Textural - imitating various materials.

Choosing the quality of the photo canvas, be sure to consider in which room it will be located, because in one room it is important to choose environmental and breathable photo wallpaper, and in the other it is more important to choose those that can be washed.

Advice! Before you buy your favorite photo wallpaper, consult with a specialist about their quality.

3D photo wallpaper

Photowall-paper in the living room interior

Photowall-paper with the three-dimensional image, a novelty in the world of photowall-paper. This image looks realistic and creates volume, due to a special way of applying the picture.

They are divided into several types:

• Panoramic - a three-dimensional image is applied to a very large canvas, sometimes reaching several tens of meters. They paste over a whole wall or even several walls at once, it turns out a very real world around.
• Fragmented - a three-dimensional image is applied to a small fragment of the canvas and is used as an element of decor. Often these are fake wallpapers, for example, the image of book shelves or a fireplace.
• Roll - a three-dimensional image is applied to one or several rolls, like regular wallpapers, and can replace them, since the pattern on them, most often, does not require precise joining of the edges. Often depicted abstraction or geometric shapes.
• Fluorescent - a three-dimensional image of such photo wallpaper glows in the dark, due to the special composition of the colors. For a stronger effect, fluorescent murals in the afternoon are highlighted with special black lamps.
• LED - this is not even a photo wallpaper, they are more like an electronic system consisting of many small LEDs. Using the remote control, the image can change the color and picture. You can’t mount such wall murals with your own hands.

Photo wallpaper texture

Fake window mural

Textural murals look very original and unusual, they imitate both natural materials and building materials. Such canvases suggest certain images that, due to the texture, reveal their colors.

Let's look at some examples:

• The surface is a smooth and shiny surface, which is well suited for images with cosmic motifs, cartoon characters and portraits.
• Hoarfrost is a rough surface consisting of tiny fibers, which is well suited for portraying landscapes, vegetation and animals, especially in winter.
• Stucco - the surface resembles real stucco, well suited for images of architectural buildings, maps and floral motifs.
• Sand is a rough surface that makes the colors of images dull. Images of plants, animals, architectural buildings and cars are well suited.
• Canvas - the surface looks like a real canvas and is suitable for images of nature and art, birds, animals, maps and architecture.
• Tree bark is a rough surface that is well suited for images of plant motifs, wildlife, and architectural structures.
• Painting - the image on such a surface looks like a handwritten picture, so it is well suited for images of vegetation and art.
• Brick and stone - well suited for images of architectural buildings and castles. Often this texture only frames the image itself.

There are a lot of photo wallpaper textures and it is not possible to list them all. They are good in that you can pick up wall murals whose live paints are suitable for any interior style.

Conclusion

Wall mural beautiful girls, fairies from cartoons, in the interior of a children’s room

Wall murals are the most beautiful and original ways to create a unique interior. Their great variety is amazing, they can be black and white, and multi-colored, and even red wallpapers.

If the interior is too lively, the colors of the photo wallpaper choose calm and light colors, if the interior seems too boring, the photo wallpaper chooses bright colors to create a colorful accent. Any interior and its style will find its image and color scheme.

Wall murals are pretty easy to stick on yourself; you don’t need special instructions or skills for this. Anyone can cope with this work, but rare types of photo wallpaper require mounting by specialists.In the video in this article, you can see how to correctly set the backlight for fluorescent photo wallpaper.