Natural wallpaper: coating features

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Wallpaper from natural plant materials

Wallpaper made of natural materials is the embodiment of natural beauty by a person. The basis of the coating is unbleached plain paper or non-woven. On the front side, threads of natural fibers are glued, which are intertwined with leaves from different plants, veneer, fabric.

Wallpaper made of natural plant materials is suitable for decorative decoration of individual fragments of walls and for the design of the room completely. The article proposes to get acquainted with the features and types of natural coatings, the methods of their manufacture, gluing on the walls and caring for them.

Features of natural wallpaper

Types of Natural Wallpaper

Natural or plant wallpapers, examples of which are shown in the photo, are:

• An environmentally friendly base on which fibers of special plants are applied and fixed by weaving or gluing, used alone, or by combining with each other.
• The coating is well suited for walls and ceilings, it allows you to create an original and very individual design in the room. The uniqueness is achieved by the natural origin of the material, like any thing, plant wallpapers are never duplicated to the smallest detail.
• Such wallpapers are forbidden to be used in retro, hi-tech or classic styles, but they look harmoniously in the interiors of “rural glamor” or a la country. The coatings proposed by nature itself can not be glued over the entire area of ​​the room. It is enough just a small insert or a few details of them to make zoning or emphasize a certain emphasis, according to the designer.

Wallpaper made of natural materials in the interior has its pros and cons.

The advantages of materials are:

• The use of environmentally friendly components, which is very important in a modern interior.
• Excellent aesthetic qualities that are worthy of true connoisseurs, lovers of natural diversity and at the same time minimalism, which can be seen in all components of wallpaper - from the subtle aroma of plants and herbs to natural shades. Everything that nature creates is beautiful.
• Colors do not fade with time and last long enough.
• They are capable of absorbing noise.
• Natural coatings “breathe”.

The disadvantages of such wallpapers include:

• Fragility. They are less durable than vinyl counterparts.

Tip: To extend the life of the material, you should be extremely careful and protect them from moisture.

• Environmentally friendly wallpapers produced in rolls have a small width, which increases the number of joints on the surface of the walls. But such a “defect” can be beaten and skillfully masked, for example:

1. bamboo slats;
2. strips made of natural materials;
3. lacing or braid that fits the natural "natural" form.

• The high price of the material, which is associated with a manual production process, which is always highly appreciated. And the manufacture of wallpaper is painstaking and lengthy work, the cost of the coating composition is added to this.
• Some types of natural wallpaper do not have high strength characteristics, for example, bamboo coatings.

What materials are used for natural wallpaper

Wallpaper made from natural plant materials can be made:

• From bamboo. This is a very popular material used in the manufacture of environmental and original coatings for wall decoration.Their popularity is based on a special sensation of energy, as if they give all the heat and power of the southern sun to the room for which they are intended. Appearance and manufacturing technology is slightly different from other types of natural coatings.

Sometimes they are called bamboo canvases and are planks of plants that are selected to the same width and fixed with glue on the fabric. The width of the rails ranges from 0.3 to 1.7 centimeters, and the roll can have a width of 90 centimeters to two meters.

There are several types of bamboo paintings:

1. from the outer bar. The outer part of the bamboo is the densest, in addition to its exoticness, the wallpaper from it is also appreciated for its strength, they can be used even when decorating the building from the outside;
2. stitched wallpaper made of bamboo, form a plank fastened with threads;
3. polished coatings. In their manufacture, a less valuable element of bamboo is used, after removing the upper part. Residues are sanded and then varnished.

Such natural wallpapers are used on horizontal and vertical bases, which become the basis for the decor of elements in the interior.

Bamboo cloth is quite resistant to mechanical and weathering. It looks good when decorating balconies and loggias, it gives an original look to the interior of a cafe or office premises. High moisture resistance allows you to use them in the decoration of saunas and baths. Bamboo planks specially made to seal joints or corners.

• Out of jute. In this case, the wallpaper is created in this way: the fibers of annual plants from the linden family are superimposed on sheets of unbleached natural paper or non-woven. Coating in appearance resembles a textile fabric, interspersed with nodules.
• Some types of seaweed. Such natural wicker wallpaper from the mat exudes a delicate aroma of marine elements, saturates the air in the room with iodine ions.
• Out of the reeds.
• From papyrus.
• From cork. These wallpapers are an alternative to the decor of such material on the walls, which are plates or slices. These are light, and most importantly hypoallergenic coatings.
• Wood veneer. New technologies make it possible to produce excellent plant coatings from veneers. A variety of wood species are used to create them:

1. zebrano
2. European cherry;
3. lacquer tree from Japan;
4. Italian sandalwood
5. Phoenix.

Veneer is valued for its shade, the original pattern that the fibers form and creates the structural and visibility of the volume. Such a coating on the walls attracts the eye for a long time.

• From the leaves. The basis of the coating is high-quality non-woven. The outer side is created from painted skeletonized natural leaves. In this case, the following are used:

1. bodhi tree or buddha tree;
2. mango;
3. ramie;
4. ficus;
5. magnolia.

Natural leaves wallpaper

• From sisal, which uses agave leaves and looks like a coarse fiber. It is rarely used independently, more often it is an integral part of the combined types of eco wallpaper.
• From flax. Thus, natural fabric wallpapers are made. To do this, by lamination, filaments of mixed or natural fibers are applied to the paper base, which resembles natural linen fabric. The material is environmentally friendly, resistant to fading, can be used on walls and ceilings, provide additional sound insulation in the room. Canvases are produced in rolls, from 10 to 50 meters long, and from 53 to 80 centimeters wide.
• Their velvet or silk. They are distinguished by a certain degree of environmental friendliness, the room is given an individual touch of chic and royal gloss.

When creating a design from natural wallpaper, you can reproduce yourself compositions from a combination of several varieties:

• Bamboo and jute resembling a textile canvas.
• Bamboo and agave leaves.
• Bamboo and cane.
• Maranta and bamboo.
• Common reed and goldflower.
• Agave leaf and jute.
• Bulrush and plain grass.

When a combination of different materials is influenced, the service life of the wallpaper, their overall quality, structure and shade.

How are natural wallpapers made?

The process of making natural wallpaper looks noticeably in this way:

• Plants are neatly harvested.
• Rinse thoroughly.
• Dried naturally in the sun and in windy weather.
• Selection by color and thickness is performed.
• The selected components are woven on special machines or manually.
• The strips thus formed are sewn into canvases which are glued to the base.
• The right side is given the desired color with natural dyes. Natural coloring pigments allow you to get shades as close as possible to natural colors:

1. green
2. golden;
3. brown;
4. tropic;
5. yellow.

How to glue wallpaper

Natural wallpaper can not be used in all areas of the house.

Tip: They can not be glued in the bathroom and any rooms where there is high humidity. When used in the kitchen, odors will be absorbed into natural fibers. In this case, even a high-quality and powerful ventilation system will not help.

The habitat of the “habitat” of the coating can only be residential premises with a stable microclimate:

• Bedroom.
• Living room.
• Room for adult children to avoid the appearance, so that they do not end up with a picture.
• Undesirable, but possible option - in the hallway.

For wallpapering (seeHow to glue natural wallpaper: do it right) ordinary glue made on the basis of modified starch, having a thicker consistency than the manufacturer recommends for heavy wallpaper, is suitable.

How to care for wallpaper

The instructions for caring for natural wallpaper are not complicated:

• Flannel rags material is cleaned from dust. In this case, the movement should be performed first along the fibers, and then across.
• From time to time, such wallpaper can be gently vacuumed, but the power of the unit should be minimal, and the nozzle without additional brushes to remove wool.

Neglecting the existing disadvantages that any coating has, the use of natural wallpaper in the final decoration of the premises is a fresh trend and an original solution. More information about the material shows the video.