With the help of photo wallpaper you can radically transform the design of a room. A large-scale image on the entire wall can become the main accent of the room and even create the illusion of spaciousness in a cramped space. So that the result self-pasting met expectations, before starting work, study all the nuances. Find out how to prepare the surface, what glue to choose and how to glue photo wallpaper on walls with your own hands, depending on their type and the condition of the wall material.

Like any other finishing materials, photo wallpapers come in several types. Before purchasing, be sure to decide what kind of coating will be in your home, because the complexity of the work and the final result depend on this.

Modern photo wallpapers are very realistic

As a rule, photo wallpapers are distinguished by the type of material from which their base is made. They may be:

1. Paper. This is the most common type of base, made from ordinary paper of different densities. It is quite difficult to glue such photo wallpapers, since the paper tends to get wet and deform, which can lead to distortion of the design.
2. Non-woven. This base made of non-woven material holds its shape well, stretches if necessary and practically does not bubble during operation. It is very simple to stick non-woven photo wallpapers on the wall; they are simply applied to a surface coated with glue.
3. Fabric. A rarely used and quite expensive type of wallpaper. Pasting fabric wallpaper the same as non-woven ones.

Thanks to photo wallpaper, the room takes on a completely different look

Photo wallpaper can be single-layer or double-layer. In the first version, the design is applied directly to the base; for example, the simplest paper photo wallpapers are produced, as well as single-layer non-woven ones. This material requires ideal flat surface under pasting, otherwise on finished wall Each bump will stand out.

The most widespread are two-layer photo wallpapers with vinyl covering. They can be of any texture - from glossy to textured. Vinyl photo wallpapers do a good job of hiding small roughnesses, so you don’t have to level the wall so carefully before gluing them.

How to properly prepare a wall for photo wallpaper

It would seem that nothing is simpler - there is a wall that requires decoration, there is wallpaper, you can start working. However, to achieve an impressive result, the surface must be carefully prepared.

The importance and methods of removing old finishes

The very first question that usually arises during renovation is whether it is possible to stick photo wallpaper on a wall with old wallpaper. You shouldn't do this. Even if it seems to you that the old coating is holding very tightly, during the process it may happen that the old wallpaper begins to peel away from the wall along with the new ones.

Old wallpaper needs to be removed

If the old finish does not want to leave the walls, moisten the surface generously with water and wait 10-20 minutes. In most cases, the wallpaper can be easily removed after this. Treat particularly stubborn areas again with plain or slightly soapy water. Clean off the remains with a construction spatula. It is important not to leave a single piece of the old coating on the surface, otherwise bubbles may form under the photo wallpaper.

If the wall is covered with paint, then this coating is peeled off when it itself is prone to shedding and peeling. If the paint is on water based holds tightly, then simply cover it with a layer of acrylic primer.

Painted surfaces too smooth oil paint or enamel, lightly sand it with sandpaper to give it a slight roughness. This is necessary for better adhesion of the wallpaper to the wall. In any case, keep in mind that too bright contrasting paint can shine through thin photo wallpaper, which will completely ruin the design. In some cases, it makes sense to re-coat the wall with a coat of white paint.

The wall must be flat

The final stage of preparatory work

If there are bumps, cracks or any other visible irregularities on the wall, it is better to level the surface before gluing the photo wallpaper. This is especially true for thin paper types. Under the textured vinyl covering on a non-woven base, smooth out only obvious surface imperfections.

Apply finishing fine-grained plaster to the wall. After drying, smooth out the remaining unevenness with a construction float, then use a soft broom to brush off any dust and residue. construction waste. Prime the prepared surface with acrylic primer and let dry for at least several hours.

The glue needs to be thinned a little warm water

What tools and glue will be needed for the job?

The choice of adhesive depends on the type of coating base. If you are faced with the question of how to glue paper photo wallpaper, then any universal wallpaper glue will do. For non-woven fabrics you will need a special composition.

Dilute the glue according to the instructions on the package. Please note that the composition will dissolve faster in warm water and will be more homogeneous than in cold water. Even if the instructions say that the adhesive solution will be ready in five minutes, still wait at least half an hour. This simple trick will help you achieve best quality gluing.

Tools for work

In addition to glue, you will need the following tools:

• building level;
• roulette;
• sharp scissors and a construction knife;
• pencil;
• glue tray;
• wide and narrow brushes;
• rubber roller;
• soft, preferably cotton rags (old T-shirts work great);
• damp cloth or sponge.

Stages and rules for covering walls with photo wallpaper

It is better to do the work together and slowly. Each element requires careful adjustment, because the quality of the final image depends on it. To make the process completely clear, watch a video on how to properly glue photo wallpaper to a wall with your own hands.

Video: How to quickly hang photo wallpaper

Wall marking and pattern selection

Obviously, the size of the photo wallpaper must match the dimensions of the wall. Important points:

1. If you ordered photo wallpaper by individual project, then there will be no problems with fitting.
2. If you intend to glue ready-made photo wallpaper of a standard size, it may be necessary to adjust the canvas to the size of the wall.
3. If the surface to be pasted is larger than the photo wallpaper, place the picture in the center, stepping back from the corners by equal distance. Using a tape measure and a pencil, mark the extreme boundaries directly on the wall, beyond which you cannot extend when pasting.
4. If the wall is slightly smaller than the picture, proceed as follows - trim the outer panels, adjusting them to the size of the wall in places where it least harms the overall composition.
5. Before pasting the photo wallpaper on the wall, lay out all parts of the canvas on the floor, completely assembling the pattern. This is how you get general idea about what should happen in the end. In addition, this way you will see whether all the elements of the design match, and whether there are any differences in color between individual paintings.

Wall marking

Vinyl photo wallpapers on paper or non-woven backing are glued end-to-end, so you can start working from any angle. However, it is more convenient to stick the canvases from the upper left corner and move to the right and down. The edges on parts of the design, if any, are carefully cut off with a sharp construction knife.

Thin paper wallpapers are usually glued overlapping; for this purpose, the canvases have special edges that are arranged in a certain order. To properly stick paper photo wallpaper, you need to study the location of these edges. U different manufacturers they can be on the right or left side, respectively, work begins from left to right or from right to left.

In order for the drawing to be smooth and beautiful, the canvas must be strictly vertical. Using a level and a pencil, draw vertical and horizontal lines on the wall that form a right angle. These lines will guide you as you begin your work.

With correctly pasted photo wallpapers, the joints are almost invisible

Stages of gluing non-woven photo wallpaper

Non-woven wallpaper is good because there is no need to apply glue to the canvas itself. Due to this, the process goes quickly.

How to hang photo wallpaper on non-woven fabric:

1. Place the drawing on the floor or stack the sheets in the order in which you will take them.
2. Using a wide flat brush, evenly coat a section of the wall slightly larger in size than the part of the photo wallpaper to be pasted. Make sure that there are no dry areas left, otherwise the wallpaper will lie unevenly.
3. Place the dry material tightly against the wall, aligning it according to the pre-drawn right angle. Run the rubber roller in the middle of the canvas from top to bottom. Roll the roller in a fan shape from the center to the edges.
4. After working with a roller, the canvas is practically glued. Gently go over the edges with a dry, clean cloth, pressing them against the wall. Try not to rub, but to make patting movements so as not to damage the drawing.
5. Non-woven photo wallpapers are quite flexible, so they can be slightly stretched if there are any unevenness on the wall.
6. Apply glue to the next sector and glue the next part of the canvas. Pay special attention to the joints; they should not overlap each other and, at the same time, there should be no gaps between the panels.
7. While working, remove any glue that gets on the outside with a damp sponge. When all the pieces are in place, roll the joints again.

Step by step instructions

Leave the papered wall to dry for several days. Try to avoid drafts and sharp changes temperature so that the photo wallpaper does not come off.

If photo wallpaper less wall, they are glued in the center

How to properly stick paper photo wallpapers

Paper-based photo wallpaper - capricious finishing material, gluing them neatly is not so easy. It is especially difficult to work with thin single-layer photo wallpapers; they literally fall apart in your hands from contact with the glue.

How to properly hang paper-based photo wallpaper:

1. Flatten the sheets and place them on the floor. Determine how the edges are positioned. If there are edges on all sides, cut them off on the left side of the canvases and leave them on the right - they will serve for gluing with an overlap.
2. Remember that the wall for thin paper photo wallpapers must be perfectly flat and monochromatic. The thinner the paper, the thinner the glue should be. The thick composition is difficult to distribute without damaging the design.
3. Use a wide brush to apply glue to the wall. If the paper is quite thick, apply glue to the first sheet, wait 2-3 minutes and start gluing. Some manufacturers produce very thin paper photo wallpapers. Under no circumstances should such sheets be coated with glue; it will simply cause them to become soggy and curl up. Stick them dry.
4. Apply the first piece to the wall, starting from the top edge, and align with the vertical markings. Immediately roll the middle with a roller, pushing out any large air bubbles. If the canvas is very thin, proceed carefully so as not to damage the design. Move the roller from the center outwards, removing any wrinkles or bubbles.
5. Glue the next fabric overlapping the first one, making sure that the edge does not show at the joints.
6. During the drying process, single-layer paper wallpaper inevitably becomes deformed and becomes covered with irregularities. This is a natural process that should not be frightened. If the pasting was done correctly, the surface will dry and become smooth again.

Please pay attention special attention joints

How to stick vinyl photo wallpaper on paper

It is easier to glue paper-based vinyl photo wallpapers than single-layer ones. This type of coating has gained popularity due to its low price, variety of textures and relative ease of gluing.

How to properly stick photo wallpaper on the wall with your own hands in this case:

1. Remove edges from the canvases, if any. Remember that the cut must be perfectly even so that there are no gaps at the joints. The easiest way to do this is with a sharp construction knife, applying a straight bar or a long ruler to the edge of the canvas.
2. Vinyl photo wallpaper on a paper base is quite dense. To prevent the drawing from becoming distorted during the work, be sure to let the canvases be thoroughly saturated with glue. To do this, apply glue to the underside of the wallpaper, making sure that the layer is uniform and without lumps. Fold the coated fabrics like an accordion and leave to soak for 10-15 minutes. Do not fold the sheets in half; the resulting fold is very difficult to smooth out later.
3. Apply a layer of adhesive evenly to the wall. For the wall, use a slightly thinner composition than for canvases. Do not coat the entire surface at once; treat only the section of the wall on which you will directly glue the next canvas.
4. Unfold the “accordion” of the first canvas. If the edges are dry, be sure to coat them with glue.
5. Attach the canvas to the wall according to the pre-made markings. Make sure that the wallpaper lies flat; this determines whether the entire image will be neat. Go over the center with a rubber roller, then move the tool in a fan shape from the center to the edges, removing air bubbles.
6. Press down the edges of the canvas with a dry cloth. The vinyl coating is not very resistant to abrasion, so do not rub the image, but only apply gentle pressure with patting movements.
7. Use a damp sponge to remove excess glue from the front side.
8. Glue the next and all other canvases in the same way. Pay close attention to the joints - there should be no cracks or layers of fabric in these places. If a gap does form at the joint, simply gently pull the canvas by placing your palms on it and moving it in the desired direction.
9. At all stages, make sure that all the details of the image match.
10. In a papered room, avoid drafts and temperature changes for 2-5 days until the wallpaper is completely dry.

Photo wallpaper in the interior

With the help of such a simple finishing material as photo wallpaper, you can revive or even completely change the design of your home. If you are not confident in your abilities, entrust the work to professionals or individually consult with a specialist and ask him any questions you have.

Video: Instructions for sticking photo wallpaper

Tsugunov Anton Valerievich

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Photo wallpapers began to win more and more fans among apartment owners. The idea of ​​using them is not new, but modern technologies and design ideas allow you to create unique, practical and beautiful interiors. A quality result depends not only on the right choice material, images on it. The most important thing is to avoid mistakes when gluing photo wallpaper to the wall. Let's take a closer look at how to glue paper-based photo wallpapers with vinyl coating, as well as regular paper photo wallpapers.

The peculiarity of photo wallpapers is their division into small fragments, which can simply be glued to the wall separately, creating an overall image.

Features of working with paper-based photo wallpapers

Photo wallpaper can be made only from paper or have a paper backing on which a vinyl layer is applied.

• The paper material can be single-layer or more durable two-layer, have different densities, but in any case requires very delicate handling.
• Working with paper-based vinyl wallpaper is much easier, since its outer layer is much stronger than paper.

Despite the serious differences performance characteristics paper wallpaper and vinyl sheets on a paper backing, the principle of gluing them is the same.

Preparatory activities

Preparatory work before gluing paper-based photo wallpaper to the wall will include the following steps:

• Preparation of materials and tools. It is important to prepare everything right away necessary tools and materials. You will have to work in enough fast pace, there will be no time to run for the missing components.

Important! For photo wallpaper of any type, a special adhesive composition is used, which comes complete with the finishing material, or regular glue for wallpaper, corresponding to its type and density.

• Preparing the wall surface. Before gluing photo wallpaper to the wall, you must carefully level the surface. To do this you will need (wallpaper, paint, etc.), if necessary, level the walls using plaster, and then putty, apply a primer. If the wall was initially perfectly flat, you just need to clean it of dirt and dust and then prime it.

If the wallpaper sticks to a painted wall, the paint on which adheres very well, it does not need to be removed. The surface is washed using detergent, a very smooth base is treated with sandpaper to improve adhesion.

• Marking. The evenness of the final image on the wall will depend on this stage. Markings are made using a level or plumb line. It is necessary to apply so many lines to obtain markings for attaching each piece of wallpaper with a photograph.

Methods of gluing

There are two ways to hang photo wallpaper:

1. Overlapping, when the edge of one piece is glued over the edge of the previous piece. This is possible thanks to the presence of a technological strip on the edges of the fragments, which is found on all types of wallpaper.
2. Joint to joint, when this strip is simply cut off.

We glue the wallpaper correctly

• In order to properly apply overlapping photo wallpapers, first lay them out on the floor and check the location of the technological strips. If they are present on all sides of the fragments, it is necessary to cut off those stripes that are located on the left. It is most convenient to glue the fragments along the right edge.
• Using a wide brush, apply the glue to the wall. If the paper for photo wallpaper is thick enough, the adhesive composition should be applied to the fragments one by one, soaking them for 2–3 minutes (depending on the manufacturer’s recommendations). Thin photo wallpaper They should be glued to the wall immediately after applying the glue, otherwise they will get wet and fall apart.

Important! For thin wallpaper the glue should be more liquid than for thick and dense ones.

• The first fragment is applied to the wall, starting from the top, then leveled along the vertical markings. Bubbles and wrinkles are driven out from under the paper by careful movements of the roller from the center to the edges of the fragment. When ironing the wallpaper with a roller or spatula, excess glue is squeezed out from under it and then wiped off with a soft sponge.

It is very important that the first part of the photo wallpaper is glued perfectly evenly, since the first fragments will serve as a guide for the placement of all other parts of the image.

If the fragments are glued overlapping, you need to ensure that the technological strip does not show through at the joints. At the same time, it is important to carefully combine the pattern at the junction of the edges of the photo wallpaper, since after drying such a defect can no longer be corrected. First of all, the image is combined, and only after that the fragment is smoothed out. You need to act very carefully, but quickly enough so that the fragment does not have time to get wet from the glue.

While the fragments of the drawing made on paper dry, unevenness will form on their surface again, and the image will be slightly deformed - this is a natural process, you should not be scared and try to fix anything at this stage. If the photo wallpaper was glued to the wall correctly, then after complete drying its surface will be leveled again, and the pattern will take on the correct shape.

Photo wallpaper steel traditional way apartment decoration and country houses. Experts say that this type of wallpaper can transform any interior beyond recognition. Make it modern and charmingly beautiful, so the question of how to glue photo wallpaper on the wall is still relevant.

Photo wallpapers were fashionable some time ago, later they were practically forgotten, but ten years later they are back in fashion and decorate the walls of many apartments and houses.

The only “but” is that we are talking about high-quality photo wallpapers, because often dull, low-quality canvases are sold in markets and stores.

Advice! If you have your own theme that you would like to decorate the wall with, but you cannot find it in the range offered, entrust the production of exclusive photo wallpaper to specialists.

Before purchasing, you should decide on the theme that will adorn your wall, and also think about your preferred main colors, while you can put aside the questions of how to glue paper photo wallpaper and what to do with vinyl or non-woven material.

Let's dwell on the plot and color scheme.

Photo wallpaper that harmonizes perfectly with the overall design

Nowadays exotic landscapes are considered fashionable, but before purchasing such a canvas, think about whether they will fit into the overall picture of the interior of an apartment or house.

So, photo wallpaper on the wall - how to glue it and not miss.

Materials and tools

Before you hang photo wallpaper, you need to stock up on everything you need.

So we will use:

• photo wallpaper;
• a package of glue for photo wallpaper (it must be natural based);
• capacity;
• brush or brush for applying glue;
• rubber roller;
• stationery knife;
• ruler or tape measure;
• level;
• pencil;
• spatula;
• acrylic primer;
• sandpaper;
• spoon or stick.

Sequence of work

Now that we have everything, we can begin to consider the question of how to properly apply photo wallpaper.

Surface preparation

Photo wallpaper in the interior of the hall

• We very carefully clean the wall of the old finish, smooth out all the errors, and cover the top with a primer. An acrylic primer is perfect for this, but it can be replaced with fine plaster or gypsum putty.
• The wall should be smooth. The surface must be completely dry before gluing.
• If you decide to stick the canvas onto a sliding surface, you must first clean it with sandpaper. We do this so that when gluing the pattern is not distorted and sits well on the surface.

Pay attention! The air temperature in the room when performing work should be from +5 to +20 °C. Also exclude the possibility of a draft in this room.

Assembling the drawing and marking

• We sit down on the floor and begin to assemble the drawing, measuring its area. Using these measurements we will build a sketch of the location of our drawing on the wall.
• We also use them to measure the space on the wall for each element of the design, taking into account the distances from the ceiling, corners, and floor. For this stage we will need a level and a ruler.

Applying glue

Before gluing the photo wallpaper, you need to prepare the glue, following the manufacturer's instructions on the package. The resulting mass should be convenient for application and homogeneous.

Now let's start applying the glue. We begin to apply it to the back surface of the upper left element with a brush or roller.

We do not fold the glued piece in half, as is customary when gluing regular wallpaper.

Apply glue to the upper left square of the wall, to the area where we will attach our glued elements.

Pay attention! The wallpaper that we have soaked with glue should be attached no later than two minutes later.

You can do it a little differently - saturate the wall with glue first, and then the wallpaper. The sequence depends on the quality of the glue and the thickness of the wallpaper paper.

Direct gluing

Photo wallpaper in the bedroom interior

• The canvas is pasted from the upper left corner of the composition and from the same corner of the image element. Smooth the paper using a rubber roller.
• Moving vertically, we continue gluing the elements. Having glued one vertical strip, we move on to the next, again from top to bottom.
• Each element must be adjusted to the markings and joints must not overlap.
• If drops of glue get on the front of the image, do not wipe them with a rag, blot them lightly with a sponge.

Shutdown

When you have finished gluing, cut off the excess fabric with a utility knife. If the image takes up the entire wall, install baseboards on top of the image.

Now we understand how to properly glue photo wallpaper to get an excellent result.

Summing up

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Photo wallpaper is very interesting material for wall decoration. They are able to add a special flavor to any room and immerse its inhabitants in an atmosphere of comfort and amazing sensations. With application modern technologies The process of gluing the surface becomes not so much complicated as it becomes more and more exciting. For this reason, many home craftsmen prefer to do this work themselves, saving a significant amount family budget. Today our article will tell you how to properly glue photo wallpaper on a wall.

The main types of photo wallpaper for walls

Photo wallpaper is made by printing a design on a suitable base. It is difficult to list all the types of these products, which differ in the method of sticker, type of image, base material, purpose, texture and many other parameters. Let's consider the classification of photo wallpapers according to the main characteristics.

Photo wallpaper base material

Based on the material used as the basis for production, wallpaper is divided into the following types:

• Paper wallpaper. This finishing material has a cellulose base, which has excellent hygroscopicity, excellent color transfer, but is very sensitive to moisture and can fade in the sun. Paper photo wallpaper They have the most affordable price, but they are short-lived.
• Vinyl wallpaper. They are made by applying polymer coating on a vinyl or paper base. In the first case, the material is more resistant to moisture, in the second it is more convenient to install. In both options, the wallpaper design does not get worse over time.
• Non-woven wallpaper. They have a base consisting of modified cellulose fibers with the addition of polyester. When making photo wallpaper, a vinyl layer is sprayed onto it. The good thing about the material is that it can be adjusted if the position of the canvas is unsuccessful. Such photo wallpapers do not wrinkle, do not fade, and are easy to clean; their design does not deteriorate at all. The moisture resistance of the coating allows you to tolerate even leaking pipes.
• Fabric wallpaper. Their appearance simply excellent, despite the fact that this material is very capricious and expensive. It is made from natural fabrics: cotton, silk or linen.

Structure of photo wallpaper

The classification of the material is also carried out depending on the surface structure. Based on this feature, the following types of photo wallpaper for walls are distinguished:

1. Smooth wallpaper. They have glossy and matte surfaces. Wallpaper of the first type has a shine, a photographic image looks great on it, the structure of matte wallpaper highlights the design well.
2. Embossed wallpaper. They often imitate the pattern of wood, leather, stone and other materials. For relief, the material requires a thick base, so non-woven and vinyl are used as it.
3. Canvas surface wallpaper. This material is ideal for artistic depictions of objects and creation of reproductions.

In addition to the wallpaper listed above, manufacturers offer finishes that imitate the structure of mats, frost, and even clay tiles. Special offer from them is laminated coating non-woven and vinyl materials to protect their surface from mechanical damage.

Type of pattern on photo wallpaper

The drawing can be made in the form of an ornament, landscape, photograph, abstract holographic pattern or reproduction of a painting. You can use ready-made photo wallpapers or make them to order.

By type of image there are:

• Background Wallpaper. They represent a common background image.
• Subject wallpaper. They contain one specific object - an animal, a flower, a portrait, etc.
• Panoramic wallpaper. Most often, landscapes are applied to them.
• Three-dimensional 3D photo wallpaper for walls. They have a holographic image that has volumetric effect. This type of finishing prevails in interiors made in modern styles.

Many photo wallpapers have a fluorescent effect.

Location of photo wallpaper

When glued, they can occupy a certain part of one wall or the entire wall or even two, forming an original panorama. The placement of photo wallpaper can radically change the impression of a room.

It could be:

1. Zonal. In this case, the canvas occupies only part of the wall and can take the form of a tall vertical fragment or picture. This method of arranging photo wallpaper is usually used to visually raise the ceiling.
2. Modular. The image here also occupies part of the wall and consists of small elements. Usually there are several of them, most often it is a triptych.
3. Angular. In this case, the image occupies two adjacent walls.
4. Panoramic picture. Occupies the entire surface of the wall. It may consist of a whole canvas or several of its fragments. In the latter case, the work of creating a panorama is complicated by the scrupulous execution of joints to ensure an exact match of the individual drawings of the picture.

Photo wallpapers may differ in the way they are applied. Regular wallpaper are fixed on the walls using special glue. For sticking paper ones, it is applied to the base and back side of the prepared canvas; when installing vinyl and non-woven ones, it is applied only to the wall. However, there are also self-adhesive wallpapers. They have vinyl base and a layer of polymer adhesive, which is applied by the manufacturer to the back side of the material. The adhesive layer is protected with special paper. To paste such wallpaper, you just need to remove it.

Features of choosing photo wallpaper for the wall

The main thing in choosing photo wallpaper is to correctly determine storyline harmonizing with the style of the room, and optimal size their canvases. They may consist of one or more panels. The greater the number of panels, the larger the size and, accordingly, the higher the price of the wallpaper.

For example, 2-panel photo wallpaper 190x135 will cost about 1,000 rubles, 3-panel photo wallpaper with a size of 295x135 - 1,400 rubles, eight-panel photo wallpaper 380x270 - from 1,800 to 2,200 rubles. However, it must be taken into account that all this standard sizes photo wallpapers on the walls, and they have quite a lot approximate cost, which may vary depending on the quality of the canvas and the pattern applied to it.

Custom-made photo wallpapers are more suitable for creating an original design. In this case, you don’t have to limit yourself to the size of factory panels. In specialized companies they will be printed according to the dimensions provided by the customer.

Mini photo wallpapers consist of one canvas. Their big advantage is that they are seamless, and their installation does not require joining of any component parts. These wallpapers can have standard sizes or can be made to order. If you order mini square photo wallpapers measuring, for example, 250x250 cm, they will look great on square wall with natural side lighting. Small canvases are great for small rooms.

To create an extravagant and stylish interior It is not at all necessary to use wide format canvases. You can buy 2 or 3 panel narrow photo wallpaper, which will visually lengthen the wall and create a bright interior accent in the room.

Huge and colorful panels in small rooms reduce visually and so small size rooms. For these cases, you should buy small-format samples.

Narrow photo wallpapers can disguise small flaws in a room, highlight its advantages and add elegance to the interior. Vertical panels on the door create the effect of increasing space.

Horizontal photo wallpaper is suitable for decorating a hallway if you mirror the opposite walls. The most popular option for using such canvases is pasting a kitchen apron.

Large photo wallpapers fit perfectly into the interior of an office, restaurant or spacious apartment. To create a realistic painting on the entire wall, you should use large-format canvases that consist of several panels. After sticking them, the edges of the room are erased, and it becomes visually endless. Horses running across endless fields, tall deciduous trees and huge rivers - all this can then be observed in your room.

When choosing the best photo wallpaper for the wall, it is very important to be able to determine the main color of the image, and you also need to take into account the general style of the artistic painting so that there is no contradiction between the design of the room and decorative panels. Some colors have a zooming effect, others create a moving away effect. For example, if the walls of a room are decorated in warm colors, then it appears smaller. If small room you need to visually expand it, you need to glue photo wallpaper in cool shades.

Red, brown, pink, white and orange colors visually enlarge and bring the object closer. The feeling of distance and reduction in the volume of an object is created by violet, cyan, indigo, black and gray tones.

Preparatory work before installing photo wallpaper on the wall

Wallpapering walls is done at air temperatures from +5 to +20°C. To ensure they dry evenly and prevent peeling, there should be no drafts in the room.

Before gluing photo wallpaper to the walls, their surface must be carefully prepared. This procedure consists of removing old coating, baseboards, mold stains, rust and grease, followed by leveling the walls and priming them. It is advisable to lighten the surface before finishing with photo wallpaper. Therefore, its leveling should be done with gypsum putty.

After preparing the walls, you need to mark the photo wallpaper and prepare the glue. The first thing you need to do is lay out the canvas panels on the floor until you get a solid picture and compare its dimensions with the dimensions of the wall. Then you should mark the wall for each panel. To do this you will need a pencil, a level and a long ruler. At this stage, it is important to maintain horizontal and vertical marking lines. This will help you apply the photo wallpaper correctly and easily.

First you need to draw a horizontal line along the wall, equidistant from the ceiling and floor. Then mark the center of the wall on it and draw a vertical line through it. This auxiliary line will ensure that the drawing is located strictly in the center of the wall. It is very important to position the first panel strictly vertically, otherwise this negligence will lead to the next one, and the result will be wallpaper pasted askew.

Wallpaper glue must be prepared following the proportions indicated in the instructions. It must match the type of wallpaper. After adding water to the dry mixture, the resulting mass must be stirred evenly and thoroughly. Required condition is the absence of lumps and uniformity of composition. After the initial mixing, the glue should be left to infuse for 10-15 minutes, and then the process should be continued until the mixture is ready for use.

Technology of sticking photo wallpaper on the wall

If you do not take into account the adjustment of the image, photo wallpaper is pasted in the same way as regular wallpaper. When working with paper-based material, the adhesive composition is applied to the canvas. In the case of a non-woven base - on the wall. For sticker vinyl wallpaper coat both the canvas and the wall with glue. If possible, it is recommended to start applying photo wallpaper from the window. To accurately match the parts of the image, you can draw its diagram on it.

Before sticking photo wallpaper on the wall, you need to prepare a spatula, brushes, rollers, dry, clean rags and a stepladder. After this, the surface of the wall section must be treated with glue and wait for it to partially dry: the water should be absorbed, but the wall should remain sticky.

Then you should carefully attach the photo wallpaper element to the wall, aligning its edge with the marking line. It is better to press a fragment of the canvas to the surface, starting from the middle. You need to smooth the glued wallpaper element from the center to the edges with a special plastic spatula. Each of the subsequent parts of the image should be glued overlapping or exactly end-to-end.

When gluing with an overlap, you need to ensure that the pattern of both parts matches, and then make a cut along the alignment line. In this case, both strips are cut simultaneously from top to bottom with one movement along the ruler. After this, the cut edges must be removed, the joints aligned and carefully glued.

The drying time for photo wallpaper depends on humidity and air temperature. If conditions are normal, the glue will dry in 3.5 hours. Drying time can be reduced by using hot air not exceeding 60°C or infrared emitters.

If liquid glue remains at the joints of the canvases, it can be removed with a soap solution or water. To remove dried glue, you can use acetone or ethyl alcohol. Remember that careless use of solvents can damage the laminate of photo wallpaper. Therefore, when working with acetone or alcohol, you must be careful!

Self-adhesive wallpaper of this type is easier to attach to the wall than regular wallpaper, but it costs a little more. When preparing the surface in this case, in addition to leveling with putty, it must be degreased and primed acrylic composition. Then you need to pre-assemble the image and mark its location on the wall.

The paper layer should be partially separated by 5-8 cm from the first sheet. Then the edge free from insulation should be pressed against the wall and held. After gluing it, the paper must again be separated by another 20-30 cm, and the canvas pressed against the wall. This procedure should be repeated until the entire part of the canvas is glued.

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Appeared in Soviet times, although comparing modern samples with rolls of photo wallpaper from past times is real blasphemy. Material that can be found in construction stores today, very different high quality images, clarity and saturation of lines and shades, impressive density and strength of the base. Traditional boring landscapes were replaced by unusual abstraction and real masterpieces in the world of photographs and paintings.

If earlier apartment owners didn’t think much about the choice of photo wallpaper, what they had was what they bought, but now photo wallpaper must definitely fit the interior of the room and be harmoniously combined with furniture and decorative elements. The requirements for the tasks that can be solved have also increased. modern material- add zest to the apartment, create unusual design, the appropriate atmosphere in the house and even correct the unsuccessful layout of the room, visually expanding its area or, conversely, highlighting individual zones.

In order for the end result to please and not disappoint, you must also have the skill or at least study the topic of how to glue photo wallpaper yourself, there are a number of important nuances, which can significantly complicate the gluing process.

How to choose photo wallpaper

Types of photo wallpapers

Before you start decorating the rooms, you need to decide which material is of the highest quality and will suit you. The classification of photo wallpapers is as follows:

• Paper-based photo wallpaper - low price ensures the greatest demand among the population.
• Vinyl is especially dense, the pattern does not wear off even when cleaning the surface with soapy water. It is better to choose non-woven material, it will last longer.
• Laminated - can be used for 15 years and not lose their original appearance. Resistant to sunlight.
• Photo wallpaper on canvas - the base is made of silk, linen and viscose, they look chic and cost accordingly.

Photo wallpapers can have different basis

Design with photo wallpaper

Photo wallpapers perfectly decorate the walls of offices, bedrooms, and living rooms, where there is no clutter of furniture, which will certainly oversaturate the room.

Most often, in a wallpaper picture there is one primary color, and the other, being in the shadow, makes it stand out. For example, gold autumn landscape fits wonderfully into the brown style of the room. Poppies, colorful on a dark background, are combined with burgundy curtains and red armchairs.

Volumetric 3D photo wallpaper is difficult to buy, but you can order it and make it the highlight of the updated renovation. It will bring liveliness, expand the living space and visually add volume to even cramped square meters.

Photo wallpapers look elegant on a door that can become a guide to the world Ancient Egypt or green jungle, add magical fairytale and magic to the children's room.

Designers recommend choosing finishes based on the overall illumination of the area where they are being hung. Contrasting, rich, slightly darkened shades of photo wallpaper are suitable for sunny rooms. Emerald is perceived comfortably by the human psyche, lilac color, blue, calm blue and terracotta shade. Chocolate and cappuccino are always pleasing to the eye and induce relaxation and tranquility.

Step-by-step gluing guide

How to choose glue?

To hang photo wallpaper on the wall correctly, you should take into account the type of rolls purchased and it is advisable to read the instructions that come with them. As a rule, a special adhesive composition is suitable that successfully combines the chemical characteristics of the glue and the coating on the reverse side of the photo wallpaper.

So, there are several types of glue designed for:

• dense wallpaper (consisting of fabric fibers, textiles, vinyl and photo wallpaper in a consistent texture);
• light material (paper).

If the ratio of the components of the composition is violated and the cooking process changes in living conditions, a decrease in the adhesion and adhesiveness of the mass is possible, which can lead to rapid peeling of the wallpaper or a complete inability to stick the material to the wall surface.

Preparing the wall

It is correct to glue wallpaper on a wall that has already been cleared of the old layer of finishing. But it happens that individual pieces of wallpaper are very difficult to separate from the wall, and blurring doesn’t really help either. In this case, you can consider the option of placing photo wallpaper on top of pasted wallpaper, but only if they do not have pronounced depressions, roughness, three-dimensional drawing, which form obvious irregularities on the wall. It is prohibited to fix vinyl photo wallpapers made on non-woven fabric. You can buy it in the store special compounds, which will soften old finishing and will allow you to get rid of its remnants with an ordinary household sponge.

In general, the technology for preparing a wall structure comes down to the following manipulations:

1. Cleaning of the wall is carried out until the bare foundation appears. In the process, wide and narrow spatulas, rags and a scraper will be useful.
2. Remove dust with a coarse bristle brush.
3. Prepare an acrylic primer mixture with high level adhesion to concrete, the preparation method is indicated on the packaging of the building material. Thoroughly, trying to level it out as much as possible.
4. Prime uneven areas, holes and seams with oil.
5. Wait at least 6 hours for the room to dry. It will help to understand whether the wall is dry or not cunning trick, used by craftsmen - fix and separate a small piece of tape; if there are wet spots on the tape, postpone subsequent manipulations with the wall until tomorrow.
6. Walk over the surface with sandpaper or mesh with fine abrasive. Now you can start marking.

How to make markup?

In order for the design left on the canvas to fit well into the interior, it is necessary to accurately measure the horizontal and vertical positions of its placement. The marking is done as follows:

1. Decide on the size of the material that is indicated on the trim label. Place a starting point A at the top left, from which the photo wallpaper should then be drawn along the entire wall.
2. Attach a building level and draw a dotted horizontal line where the top side of the canvas will go.
3. From point A, mark a vertical dotted line downwards for the wallpaper sizing boundary. Do not press the pencil too hard; the line should be barely noticeable.

Accurate markings required

Now unfold the canvas and lay out the sheets, guided by their serial numbers. Take a wide fan paint brush in your hand, pick up a sufficient amount of glue and apply it to the underside of the layer. Fix the upper left corner of the sheet to point A and carefully lay the rest of it, focusing on the lines you made.

Clumps of glue will probably appear on the surface of the material, which can be removed by running a hard rubber roller from the center of the sheet to the edges. As soon as excess glue goes beyond the wallpaper, remove it with a flannel cloth (synthetics do not absorb the adhesive).

Cover the underside of the second sheet with glue and determine right side from the first, guided by the horizontal and vertical rows. Provide an overlap of 7–10 mm between the panels and secure the second sheet with a roller. Applying a metal meter and using a utility knife, trim the dotted line applied by the manufacturer on the photo wallpaper.

Carry out these manipulations with all the other sheets that form a single composition. If the edges and corners are not fixed tightly enough to the wall, additionally coat with PVA.

There may be a noticeable smell of glue in the room, be patient, open windows and doors, of course, help the glue dry quickly, but it is unlikely to be able to glue the surfaces together. In order for the glue to dry completely, it is usually enough to wait 24 hours.

If the wallpaper is very dense

If the production of photo wallpaper uses the embossing method or is based on embroidery decorative elements, gluing photo wallpaper begins with unrolling the roll and laying out the sheets on a flat plane, after which it is advisable to fix the panels with something heavy. Leave the material for 12 hours and only then begin the process.

Apply glue to the sheet and spread it on the underside. Fold the sheet in half and set aside for 2-3 minutes, during which time the adhesive composition will saturate the entire material. It is preferable to use a roller with a medium coarse velor coating.

Conclusion

Now you know how to glue photo wallpaper correctly so that the whole picture is pleasing to the eye and matches the overall style of the room. When choosing wallpaper in a store, be sure to ask the seller to expand the image, because a small picture has different colors and cannot boast of relief, which in real size may turn out to be too pretentious.