Wallpaper in the office: make a choice

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Wallpaper for the office

Wallpaper for the office should be chosen especially carefully, which is associated with a large area of ​​walls in the office premises, and their coating immediately attracts the attention of customers who create an initial impression of the company. In addition, wallpaper is part of the office symbolism, which allows customers and employees to quickly determine what the company is doing.

The article suggests getting to know what is better to use wallpaper for offices in the office and how to paste them correctly

Features wallpaper for offices

Not officially in offices, there are three types of premises:

• A workplace where ordinary employees do their job. For him, it is better to use classic wallpapers. Bright colors cannot be used here.
• Executive offices, except for the director, a meeting room. In this case, you should use the services of a designer so that the colors of the interior harmonize with the wallpaper as much as possible.
• Director's Office (see Cabinet finishing: a non-standard approach) Its design depends on the taste preferences of the owner, but in the absence of negotiations there.

Wallpaper in the office of the director of the office

When choosing wallpaper for office decoration, it is necessary to consider that they should be:

• Resistant to slight mechanical stress.
• Hygienic and easy to clean.
• Easy to care.

The most common office wallpapers:

• Paper. They are distinguished by environmental cleanliness, quick payback - low price, light coating on the walls. They are commonly used for office work spaces. The colors of the materials are chosen the simplest, preferably cream shades that do not cause any emotions, but create a neutral mood. The disadvantage of wallpaper is not too high strength.
• Vinyl (cm. The difference between vinyl and non-woven wallpaper: consider in detail) In appearance, they look presentable, they are used for a rather long time, but some types may contain harmful impurities and not allow air to pass through. They can be glued with their own hands in any of the office premises.
• Non-woven. They will give the room coziness. This look is perfect for teams with a large number of employees, non-woven coating can be easily washed.
• For an office decorated in a hi-tech style for exclusive decoration, you can use metal wallpaper, which are a foil placed on a non-woven basis, with a pattern applied to it. Such a coating looks great, and also has unique physical properties - the ability to suppress negative radiation emanating from office equipment, while preserving the natural electromagnetic field and neutralizing the signals of listening devices. In addition to this coating:

1. easy to clean;
2. durable and wear resistant;
3. can be used in rooms with high humidity;
4. direct sunlight does not contribute to a change in the color and appearance of the coating;
5. fireproof;
6. does not accumulate static electricity.
7. can maintain a given microclimate in the room, which allows you to create coolness in the summer.

Material disadvantages:

1. relatively high cost;
2. the need for grounding;
3. low resistance to sharp objects, they can easily be scratched;
4. does not pass air.

Tip: The task of each leader is to create the most fruitful working team, and at the same time ensure a reduction in the cost of maintaining the premises and the entire building.

How to choose the color and pattern for office wallpaper

Properly selected office wallpaper by color and their quality will significantly increase the ability to work of employees and save money on repairs.

In addition, wallpaper in the office:

• Allow you to create any most exclusive interior.
• Realize the idea of ​​zoning space.
• Visually change the room settings.
• They provide an opportunity to demonstrate conservatism of views or a creative approach to creativity when doing business.

Most often used wallpaper:

• Textured monophonic light shades.
• Color contrasting for zoning, as in the photo, and the embodiment of other tasks of the designer.

Office space zoning

• Warm colors in cool rooms with air conditioning.
• Cold shades in rooms where there is no air conditioning, and the windows face south.
• With soft vertical patterns and stripes, which are used in the decoration of cabinets with low ceilings.

For decoration in office walls almost no coverings with a floral pattern or too dark and bright colors.

For decoration on the walls of individual fragments, or only one wall in the room can be used:

• Geometric patterns.
• Patterns made in oriental style.
• Drawings in the style of abstractionism or Art Nouveau.

Instructions when choosing a picture and color of materials for decoration suggests taking into account:

• Dimensions of the room.
• The degree of natural light and the type of basic artificial lighting in the room.
• The cardinal points where the windows of the room go.
• Office class and its purpose.
• Textures and shades of other materials used for decoration.
• Furniture color (see Selection of furniture for the color of wallpaper: professional advice) and other factors.

Tip: The choice of wallpaper should be entrusted to a professional designer who composed the interior design project for the office.

Some useful tips on how to choose the right color for office wallpaper, given the size of the room and its functional purpose:

• Cheerful, joyful yellow or orange colors cause a feeling of optimism, gives a life-affirming mood.
• "Warm" tones of yellow, dark red, brown shades will visually reduce the space of the room. Visually, they “approximate” the walls, but at the same time create a more comfortable and cozy atmosphere.

Cozy atmosphere in the office

• “Cold” tones of blue, blue, violet, blue-green colors, visually the walls move away from each other, as if making the interior space of the premises wider.
• The combination of “warm” and “cold” colors allows you to choose wallpaper for a long room that will look much more comfortable. In this case, the end walls must be glued with wallpaper darker, and the side light.

What colors are inappropriate in the office

Along with the preferred colors for wall decoration in offices, there are shades that should not be used in workrooms.

These include:

• Red. This color is too active, from a long exposure to a person it can cause excitement, which turns into aggressiveness.

Tip: When introducing heavy red tones into the office interior, scandals and squabbles in the team will be provided for a long time. But small accessories made of red should be used - they energize employees.

• Pink infantile color can relax, make a person more lazy, give him frivolity.
• Green color calms, but such calm can gradually turn into indifference and even laziness.
• Deep blue and violet shades on the psyche are depressing. With prolonged exposure to these colors, depression may appear. The same applies to black.

After selecting wall coverings wallpapering the office is carried out according to standard technology, taking into account the material from which the walls are made in the premises. Shows in more detail about the repair of offices video.