Every person in his life at least once, but will face the problem of repairing his home. One of the significant details of the environment created in the room is the decoration of the walls. Wallpaper is the most preferred option for decorating wall surfaces, since they play the role of not only decorating the room, but also a kind of insulation. Today, they are pasted over not only walls, but also ceilings.
They belong to finishing materials roll type, manufactured on the most different bases. It can be paper, interlining, etc.
How to choose the right wallpaper
In our time, when choosing wallpaper, you must consider:
- Financial opportunities.
- Personal wishes.
- The style of the room.
You should also pay attention to the texture, the presence of a pattern, as well as the color of the wallpaper. The texture can be embossed, vinyl, velor or regular. Various stripes, polka dots, flower arrangements, abstract shapes.
As for the colors, there are wallpapers of light, neutral and dark tones. All of the items listed above are related.
Before you start repair work on the arrangement of the premises, you need to choose a style and decide on a color scheme.
How to choose the color of the wallpaper? First of all, it is necessary to take into account the location of the windows, the illumination of the room, the resistance of colors to fading, as well as the colors of the curtains and furniture.
If a window openings indoors face the north side, it is better to dwell on wallpaper in warm colors, for example, yellow, orange, light beige, pink. Windows facing south - use cool shades such as emerald green, blue-gray, jade.
If the room is well lit by sunlight, then it would be appropriate to use dark-colored wallpapers - sapphire, terracotta, cornflower blue. In a shaded room, it is better to opt for colors that have reflective properties - gold, golden yellow, orange.
Remember that the wallpaper is blue and blue shades quickly fade under the influence of the sun, and dark blue in shaded rooms begin to cast gray.
Light walls need furniture light colors, and dark wallpapers require dark furniture. If the curtains and furniture are decorated, and the walls are decorated with carpets and paintings, in this situation it is better to opt for smooth wallpaper or wallpaper with small ornaments.
Speaking about a possible pattern on the wallpaper, it can have a different size, be contrasting or muted, placed often or rarely.
abundance large flowers visually reduces the volume of the room, and small, rarely located flowers, on the contrary, expand the space. Also large floral ornament can serve as an accent for different styles. Small is usually used as a neutral basis for design.
If you want furniture or any other decorative details to dominate the interior, then opt for wallpaper with a discreet muted pattern. If your goal is the opposite, then do the opposite.
Striped wallpapers are quite common. They harmonize well with most design styles. vertical stripes visually raise low ceilings, but at the same time reduce the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. This shortcoming can be avoided by choosing wallpapers with wide stripes or stripes with blurry borders. This nuance can play an important role in the design of a small room.
Another variation of the wallpaper pattern is large spots. They can be arranged in an orderly, ornamental or chaotic manner. Due to the sharp selection of spots on the wall, it is not recommended to completely finish the room with such wallpaper. It is best to use them as accents, highlighting them separate zones. Also retouched spots give interesting effect, which is expressed in the play of light and shadow.
Another type of wallpaper pattern is the so-called granular decor. It looks like small specks-drops of different tones, as if obtained with a spray bottle. This print perfectly hides and hides all the imperfections of the walls. This property allows you to use such wallpaper for rooms of very different designs.
There are also plain or smooth wallpapers. They perfectly emphasize and set off every detail of the interior, no matter what style it is designed in. But they have one rather significant minus - they only need to be glued on perfectly flat surface because they do not hide the flaws of the walls.
How to choose the right color for wallpaper in different rooms
What color of wallpaper is suitable for the interior of various rooms? Let's look at the answer to this question below.
Children's
For a nursery, they usually try to pick up wallpapers in two colors. This is done to highlight separate zones that differ in their purpose. Most often for bed choose muted pastels of white, sand or yellow tones no big print. For the occupation area, wallpapers of a bright palette are appropriate.
It is allowed to use both paper and vinyl wallpapers. Products with drawings depicting heroes of fairy tales and cartoons are popular.
Bedroom
For the bedroom, any kind of wallpaper will be appropriate. But optimal solution there will be wallpaper with silk-screen printing or vinyl coating. Speaking of colors, it is preferable to stay with a pastel palette.
White wallpaper will look great in the bedroom. Blue is also a good option. This color will fill the room with freshness and will maintain emotional stability.
Simply made for the bedroom wallpaper Green colour. They have a calming, hypnotic effect. In addition, they pacify and set up for a good rest.
Living room
For the walls in the living room, a variety of types of wallpaper are also suitable: textile, silkscreen, vinyl. The color palette may vary. There are no strict restrictions here.
Wallpaper gray color fit perfectly into the living room in the style of hi-tech or minimalism. For a classic interior, wallpapers of warm, natural shades are most suitable. Such a range will visually expand the space, as well as fill the room with light and air.
An interesting design idea is the use of wallpaper in two different tones. Moreover, they can be both contrasting and differ from each other by two or three shades. The photo of the wallpaper in two colors shows that such combinations can achieve a very interesting result.
The corridor
There are higher risks of contamination in the hallway, hallway and kitchen. Here it is optimal to choose washable wallpapers or products that are resistant to the appearance of various kinds of stains. It can be thick vinyl wallpaper, silk-screened or paintable wallpaper.
Kitchen
In the kitchen, it is advisable to choose a warm palette, for example, orange, red, yellow shades. Such a gamma will increase the feeling of hunger and give a positive attitude.
For the corridor and hallway, it is better to choose dark colors. And be sure to combine the color of the wallpaper with the rest of the walls.
Today, manufacturers offer a huge range of wallpapers of the most different color, which makes it possible to implement rather bold design ideas.
We hope that this article will help you choose the right color wallpaper. Just do not forget to take into account the illumination of the room, because depending on the lighting, the color can take on one shade or another. Good luck!
Photo wallpaper of different colors
The use of dark wallpaper in the interior is quite risky. Congestion with dark colors can negatively affect the overall stop of the room, so the use of dark shades frightens not only independent amateur masters, but also eminent interior designers. However, the right selection of shades and accessories will help to get a truly magical interior.
Kinds
For each type of room it is worth choosing different types wallpaper. So, there are wallpapers for walls, as well as ceiling options. Wallpaper for the ceiling, as a rule, is more dense and white or beige. In its turn, wall options can be completely diverse both in density and texture of the material, and in color. Most often found in stores the following types wallpaper:
- Paper;
- Non-woven;
- Vinyl;
- The liquid wallpaper;
- Wallpaper.
In addition, there is a separate type of wallpaper - self-adhesive. This type is usually an adhesive-based film, with which you can easily paste over not only the walls in the room, but also completely various surfaces, be it doors or cabinet fronts. For pasting residential premises, vinyl and non-woven wallpaper options are most often used, since they have long term service, a high degree of protection against external damage, as well as an attractive appearance.
Dark color schemes of the wallpaper will great option for the living room or bedroom, but for small spaces such as a corridor and a kitchen - this is not the best option. Dark color in small room will press and further reduce the space. Also you should avoid using dark wallpaper in the nursery.
As a decor in the bedroom and living room, as well as in a long corridor, dark photo wallpapers will look great, they will bring variety and zest to the interior.
Material
Previously, the most popular materials from which modern types of wallpaper are made were highlighted, but in fact today there are much more materials:
- Paper;
- Interlining;
- Vinyl;
- Acrylic;
- Fiberglass;
- Textile;
- Metal;
- The liquid wallpaper.
Most of the above materials can be used as a base for coloring, as well as combined with each other to create more interesting and creative design in room. In order to choose the most suitable option for a particular room, you need to know the characteristics of each material.
Paper
It is worth mentioning right away that this option is the most budgetary, and if you do not care about the long-term coverage, but strive for the least expenses, you should safely choose it. Most often, paper wallpaper manufacturers produce canvases with a smooth surface, which have good air permeability and a high environmental friendliness. However, they fade quickly enough, are afraid of moisture and have the ability to wear out when in contact with furniture.
Interlining
In fact, these are also paper wallpapers, however, due to a denser base with the addition of fabric fibers, this option has a higher strength and, accordingly, a longer service life. This option is also environmentally friendly, breathable and does not shrink when dried. In addition, this type of wallpaper is very easy to glue: the glue is applied only to the surface of the wall, and the canvas is glued to the finished wall. Separate types non-woven wallpaper can hide the errors of the walls, whether it be bumps or small cracks in the plaster.
Vinyl
This type is so called due to the vinyl foam coating applied to a paper or non-woven base. This type is the most moisture resistant, it is vinyl wallpapers that are sold on the market as washable options. Thanks to a fairly strong base, they are also able to hide wall irregularities, in addition, vinyl is practically does not change appearance in service and does not fade even in direct sunlight.
Acrylic wallpaper
Almost identical to vinyl, however, in this case, acrylic spraying acts as the top coating. Such wallpapers are slightly thinner, however, unlike vinyl ones, they have the ability to pass air, which means they can be used in a bedroom or nursery.
fiberglass wallpaper
One of the most popular options for painting, so they are often used in office space or in new buildings. Such wallpapers have a long service life and high coating strength. They are not afraid of water and mechanical damage. The only downside to this coverage is a small selection of drawings.
Textile wallpapers
This is an option when a natural fabric coating is applied to a non-woven or paper base. For the top layer, flax, cotton and silk are most often used, which are pre-treated with a special anti-combustible solution. The main advantage of this type of wallpaper is their appearance, the room acquires a special charm and looks expensive and exclusive. However, at the same time, such coverage very difficult to glue and then clean.
metallic wallpaper
The best option for a room in which you want to create a soundproofing effect. Besides, given type wallpaper creates a beautiful interior filled with reflections and light play. Such wallpapers will look great in a room in style. high tech.
Dimensions
In order to correctly calculate required amount wallpaper for pasting a particular room, it is very important to know what are the sizes of standard wallpaper rolls. So, any wallpaper has two main dimensions of size - length and width. So, for example, the width has two main production options: wallpaper with a width of 53 cm stands out (the so-called standard half-meter wallpaper), as well as non-standard wide wallpaper with a width of 106 cm.
A few years ago, the first type of width was more popular, there were much more textures and patterns in this particular width of the canvas, but today the market tends to shift to wide wallpapers. More and more possible meter options with various patterns and textures appear in stores, from different material, for painting and the most common.
Gluing meter-long wallpapers is somewhat more difficult, but they make it easier to calculate the number of required strips, as well as reduce the number of joints in the room.
As for the options produced in European factories, they can have a width ranging from 60 to 140 centimeters. Such options are quite rare on sale in the Russian Federation, but they can still be found at some points of sale in large cities. The roll footage is the second measurement of the size. So, today the most common option is a measurement of 10.05 m. This length is usually the most convenient for pasting a room with standard height ceiling. On average, 4 strips can be obtained from one roll without fitting, but for options when it is necessary to adjust the pattern, 3 strips most often come out.
Colors
Color solutions in the dark range are very diverse, and the choice will depend on the general style decision premises, on its size and purpose. Plain wallpaper in different colors I can be ideal solution, but they can, on the contrary, spoil the general atmosphere of the room. So, for example, black wallpaper should never be used in a small hallway, and also used on all walls at once, without any accent.
Black is a must-have. Looks good options for rooms in modern style, in which black is combined with gold. Black and gold tones can add luxury, elegance and a special atmosphere to the room. Black and pink or black and lilac combinations fit perfectly into the interior of a soft bedroom, but black brick will harmoniously complement a loft-style living room or dining room.
Matte blue walls are a good option for a bedroom, such a choice will give an atmosphere of magic and comfort in the room. In addition, blue is one of the most popular colors in living rooms. By playing with different shades, you can get an unforgettable unique interior.
Perfect fit in the bedroom purple wallpaper, they will emphasize the purpose of the room, give it a unique style with a touch of magic and some mysticism.
Greens and orange variants- these are just those dark shades, the use of which is possible in the nursery, but this must be done with extreme caution and in without fail dilute dark colors with lighter colors.
Red and burgundy options are good for large living rooms where there are many guests, as well as a sufficient number of accessories that can not only complement the room, but also reduce the degree of aggressiveness of the chosen color.
How to calculate?
Calculating the amount of wallpaper is a very important part of the purchase and repair process as a whole. Too much a large number of rolls will lead to the fact that there will be a lot of canvas left, which is unlikely to be used, and the money spent can no longer be returned, and a smaller amount compared to what is necessary will lead to the need to purchase additional material, and these may cause difficulties: required model may not be on sale or another batch of this product will be on sale, which may lead to discrepancies in color or some flaws in the texture of the new coating.
In order to easily calculate the amount required material, you can use online calculator , which can be easily found on the Internet, and also calculated independently. To do this, it is necessary, first of all, to measure the perimeter of the pasted room. As you know from the school course, the perimeter is the sum of the measurements of the lengths of all sides. The length of the walls can be viewed on the plan of the room or measured using an ordinary construction tape measure.
Having measured all the walls, we add up the results, and we get the required measurement.
Next, you need to measure the height of the walls, the height of the wall will be equal to the length of the wallpaper strip, which will subsequently be glued to the wall. After that, the total length of the wallpaper roll must be divided by the resulting wall height, the result will be the number of stripes that can be obtained from one roll. In this case, it is also worth considering the fit of the pattern, if it requires it, right amount centimeters in fit is indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging. Accordingly, when adjusting the pattern from the total length of the roll, you need subtract those few centimeters that will go to join the picture, and after that divide by the height of the wall.
When the number of strips from one roll is calculated, it is necessary to calculate the total number of strips that will be needed, and for this it is necessary to divide the perimeter by the width of the strip. After all these manipulations, it will only be necessary to separate total number strips required for pasting by the number of strips obtained from one roll, and this result will be the final number, which will show how many rolls you need to purchase for pasting a particular room.
What are they combined with?
In order for the interior with dark wallpaper not to be overly gloomy, it is necessary to skillfully choose combinations with them.
For example, very popular combined options of several colors or textures. Black and lilac, black and pink, black and yellow combinations can not only create interesting bright interior solutions, but also emphasize the uniqueness of the owner of the room. You can combine not only plain options, rooms look good in which plain material is combined with material that has a pattern.
Plain wallpaper can be combined with wallpaper in a flower. For example, interiors are quite popular today, where red, white or beige wallpaper combined with wallpapers with red poppies, or purple with violets, yellow or blue with sunflowers. Here you can only be limited by fantasy, common style premises and purpose.
dark wallpaper can be combined with contrasting accessories, they can be with silver or gold plating, such options fit most successfully into the classic style or modern style. Also, dilute too dark interior possible with the help right choice furniture. Lighter contrasting colors will "unload" the room and add light to it.
Beautiful decor
In order to diversify the interior, you can opt not for plain dark wallpaper, but for options with a pattern. So, various textures can act as a decor, for example, the option under the skin is quite popular today. Dark material with the texture of genuine leather can create a truly unique interior.
Brown or green leather texture will fit perfectly into an ethnic or African interior, but black, gray or red options can be applied in minimalism or hi-tech. As for interesting textures, velvet-like wallpapers are also popular. They have interesting live modulations that significantly diversify the interior.
For the living room or dining room, you can choose a stylish and modern version with inscriptions, also the inscriptions will fit well into the interior of an office or a recreation area. In interior design, many also decide on the fashionable coloring "black Khokhloma". A coating with such an ornament is most often used in a bedroom or a large living room, because such a color narrows the space somewhat, but it gives the room chic and aristocracy.
You can also dilute the dark shade with wallpaper on which paintings are placed, most often these are reproductions of famous paintings, placing them on a dark base is a winning option for a living room or a long corridor, the dimensions of which allow you to mark such accents in it.
Striped material will help expand the space. The combination of dark shades with silver, gold or other contrasting colors stretches the room and makes it visually larger. You can find options with a pattern, it can either differ from the base by just a few shades, or be completely contrasting. Popular models with monograms, with circles.
Properly beaten, with verified accessories, these options can create a beautiful interior that will delight for many years. Increasingly popular today abstraction, various transitions of tones.
Interesting unusual figures in chaos and other options are used in the interior design of modern apartments.
Style and design
For almost every style decision in the interior, you can choose your own version of the dark wall covering. So, for example, the style of minimalism will gravitate toward plain dark matte options. If in this decision you choose a coating with decor, then it is better to pay attention to contrasting large geometric shapes that will not be very striking, but at the same time create a pleasant accent within the style solution.
Abstract patterns on the wallpaper will fit perfectly into styles such as hi-tech or loft. The right choice of colors can integrate abstraction into minimalism, modernity, and even classics. Also for modern and classics, velvet wallpapers will be a good option. They will help create a truly aristocratic interior, especially in burgundy or emerald colors. Classic also tends to design options in which it is possible to combine plain and textures with drawings.
The use of floral prints, geometric patterns, additional pictures help to create the most full image in room. Floral prints are also often used in style. provence and country. To expand the space, you can use a combination of dark walls with a mirror wall. Such a solution will extend the room, create an unforgettable effect, and in combination with light furniture, it will give the most modern look.
How to choose?
The choice of dark tones in interior decoration is a very individual process: what will look good in a room of 25 square meters. meters, it is absolutely not suitable for a small kitchenette in the "Khrushchev". Therefore, when choosing a dark shade of wallpaper, first of all, you should pay attention to the size of the room intended for pasting with dark materials.
For small cramped rooms, a dark color will by no means add coziness, but only gloom, and narrow the space even more, but a large room in such color solution will look quite harmonious. The dark color of the wallpaper is worth choosing only in rooms with adequate lighting. The more light, the darker you can choose the shade of the coating, otherwise there is a risk of creating a very gloomy and unpresentable interior where you don’t want to return. In addition to ceiling lighting, it is worth adding wall lamps.
If dark furniture has already been chosen, you should not complement it with walls in the same color scheme.
The maximum you can choose is this is light wallpaper with a dark pattern or initially focus on the choice of lighter furniture, which will shade the depth of the color of the walls. For visual expansion space, you should pay attention to the stylish vertical stripes on the wallpaper. This option will stretch the space, give it more volume. Also, in order to increase the space, you can use a glossy finish.
The reflection of light in them will add shimmer and air to the room, moreover, such a coating will refresh and unload a rather gloomy color scheme.
Also, the color can be chosen based on the overall style of the room. Best Options for eco-style and ethnicity, these are, of course, brown, green, ocher and dark sand colors. Minimalism welcomes black and gray, classic and modern also will not be against brown, burgundy and blue. The quality of the selected coating will also be of no small importance in the choice.
Dark shades look much better and more advantageous on dense quality materials than on thin paper wallpaper. It is for this reason that it is better to choose vinyl or fabric options.
Moreover, experts say that dark-colored wallpapers can be used advantageously in absolutely any space.
Beneficial effects
One of the main obstacles to creating interiors with dark wallpaper is the fear that the room will look too gloomy and uncomfortable. The risk of creating just such a design really exists, but, nevertheless, with correct and choice of areas for gluing positive results are also possible.
In particular, using dark-colored wallpaper on the walls, you can achieve the following effects:
The use of dark shades on the walls allows to achieve harmony and rigor of design, and thanks to the versatility of such wallpapers, you will not spend a lot of effort for the correct selection of shades in the interior. Any bright or light tone can be combined with deeper dark shades, observing certain proportions and focusing on the features of the interior.
Variants of dark wallpaper in the interior
The most common dark shades that are allowed to decorate a space are black, brown, blue, green and purple tones.
Black wallpaper is not recommended for all walls in the room. as it may create an overly gloomy and rough atmosphere. However, this shade is perfect for highlighting accent walls, and with a pastel palette it will look quite harmonious.
Shade selection rules
Although each interior is individual, and the possibilities color design cannot be called the same for all cases, the observance of several universal rules will allow you to avoid common mistakes in the process of decorating walls with dark wallpaper:
If you plan to use dark wallpaper with patterns bright colors, pick up other coatings to match such patterns. This approach will allow you to harmoniously fit dark wallpapers with flowers, antique ornaments and even realistic images (if used) into the space.
Features of the use of coatings of dark shades
Dark wallpaper is most often used to decorate the living room.: first, in modern apartments these rooms have the most large sizes, and secondly, due to its versatility, the use of almost any color range is permissible here. The antique living room is decorated with dark wallpaper around the perimeter, modern styles suggest such gluing only in some areas.
pledge successful design hall or living room the right combination dark and light shades, as well as sufficient lighting rooms. For example, a wall with a sofa or a fireplace is decorated with dark patterned wallpaper, and the rest of the surfaces are painted in a light tone or decorated with wallpaper that matches the style and palette.
Advice: for the hall, dark wallpapers are quite often used to highlight ledges and niches in the interior. This approach will create an emphasis on these features of the layout, as well as divert attention from some of the shortcomings in the room.
Dark-colored wallpaper in the bedroom must be pasted in such a way that gloomy and oppressive shades did not interfere with a relaxing holiday. This is especially true for children's rooms, since the child is susceptible to any irritants in the interior.
Dark wallpapers should only be used in the form of small inserts on light walls or decorate the surface behind the bed. In spacious bedrooms, horizontal dark wallpaper with lighter options is acceptable.
Remember! Dark wallpaper in the bedroom is not recommended to be combined with bright colors, since such a palette will have the effect of a double stimulus, prevent good rest and thereby contradict the purpose of the interior.
Modern and vintage bedrooms often decorated with striped wallpaper: balanced use of dark and light shades in this case, it will help maintain a comfortable atmosphere in the room, as well as emphasize the dynamism of the design. In addition, such an effect in the design of the bedroom with dark wallpaper allows you to expand the space and raise the ceilings.
In the kitchen, dark wallpapers are designed to fulfill zoning function, therefore, are used exclusively for decorating a dining or working area.
It is desirable to ensure the presence of light elements in kitchen interior: it can be furniture, curtains, tablecloths, dishes and other paraphernalia.
If your kitchen set also has a dark shade - choose dark wallpaper with large patterns light colors.
It is undesirable to use dark wallpapers in the hallway: such rooms are usually very small, and the effect of tightness is inevitable. But with the help dark coatings can protect the bottom of the walls: horizontal stretch space and underline stylish design. In spacious hallways and corridors, it is permissible to use dark wallpaper, but only in the correct proportions with light-colored coatings and pieces of furniture.
To emphasize your individual style, it is not necessary to contact the designers: the use of beautiful dark wallpaper for the walls in the interior will become the main feature of your room, and the accents created in this way will attract the attention of guests and family members. Comfortable and harmonious environment with beautiful wallpaper in dark colors possible - and you can see this in illustrative examples.
Modern wallpapers are so diverse that anyone can choose a decent option for their home. There are a huge number of different colors, among which most of the available colors, many beautiful drawings and photographs. A well-chosen color and pattern on the wallpaper can help eliminate the shortcomings of the room and highlight the advantages.
Today we want to talk about what wallpaper options you can choose for a small, dark room to make it comfortable and cozy, not lifelessly gloomy.
Floral theme in the interior of a tiny room
Design difficulties
In our apartments and houses there are different rooms: wide and narrow, light and dark. For large and bright rooms, it is quite easy to come up with and implement any interior, but in a dark, small room everything is much more difficult.
Why such premises are found is easy to explain, the following factors are to blame:
- Depending on the location of the house, many rooms in the apartments are poorly lit. There are also places where there is very little natural light.
- In densely built-up residential areas, situations often arise when one house closes access to sunlight to another. On the lower floors of the house, trees can also block the light.
- Illumination may be disturbed after repair work associated with the redevelopment of the premises.
However, the situation can be corrected if you choose the right wallpaper, they can help increase the illumination of the room and, possibly, its visual perception. Thus, from a dark and small room, you can get a completely habitable bright room.
It is clear that you will have to work with the lighting in such a room, increase the number lighting fixtures, successfully distribute them into zones. But lighting partly solves the problem, you won’t always keep it on. Therefore, it is worth considering the possibility of pasting wallpaper in light colors, a pastel palette is also suitable. If you want to bring some color into the room, you can pick up accent wallpaper and place it in the brightest part of the room.
One of the rooms in a multi-room apartment
strong contrast in small room it is not necessary to achieve, it does not contribute to an increase in illumination, however, it is permissible to use more than one color, but several. A successful combination of colorful and calm shades allows you to get the illusion of a bright space.
Perfect for this kind of room. plain wallpaper, you can consider what options wallpaper stores offer us and choose. It is advisable to stay on pastel colors. It is also acceptable to use a small drawing and a small relief, they will not spoil the overall picture, but will add originality.
It is strongly not recommended to use a large ornament on the wallpaper for a small, poorly lit room. Since such a pattern will negatively affect the perception of the room as a whole, it will give the impression that it is smaller and darker than it actually is.
Another design technique will allow you to transform the room by increasing its illumination: stick light wallpaper with a small, discreet pattern on the wall opposite the window, and cover the rest of the walls with canvases in the same tone, but a little darker. Thus, you will achieve an original perception of space, it will seem to you that the light expands the room, reflecting from one of the walls. In reality, this will happen, which means that in this way we will immediately get two very light walls in the room.
Striped wallpapers will help to work with the geometry of the room. Depending on the direction of the strips, they can increase the height of the ceiling or lengthen the walls. A strip of medium thickness works well, while any color can be used: bright colors will make the interior more lively, restrained more strict.
Expansion of the room through the use of light wallpaper
Colors and their combinations
To lighten the space of a small and dark room, you can use several colors. A couple of light ones and one bright one will be enough to make a balanced interior, and put a little emphasis on important places premises.
If apply large quantity bright colors, the room may turn out to be too blurry, saturated. Of course, outwardly it will look more lively, light and even bright, but it will be difficult to stay in it for a long time. Do not forget that the use of contrasting combinations in such a room is also inappropriate.
Wallpaper for a dark and small room should work with all its texture for lightening, so options should be considered with a glossy finish. It is very good if glitter is already present on the wallpaper, if not, then they can always be added to liquid wallpaper or paintable options. Reflective elements are very easy to mix into the mix liquid wallpaper. After applying it to the walls, the sparkles will be located on them in a chaotic manner. By adding similar elements to the paint for painting walls or wallpaper, you can also achieve a similar result.
When choosing glossy wallpapers, we know for sure that matte wall paintings are not suitable for our room, since they contribute to the absorption of light, and not its reflection.
Comfortable and warm atmosphere in the bedroom
Do not forget about the side of the world, which the windows of your room face. In our situation, most likely it will be the north side, which means that they are perfect for us:
- yellow colors, sunny and cheerful;
- beige tones, soft, light and at the same time very warm;
- various variations of orange, gold colors.
White and its shades will not be appropriate here. In low light, they will look gray, nondescript and dreary, and we do not need depressive moods at home.
You can use the original move when choosing wallpaper in the store. Just ask for your favorite wallpaper rolls to try on, and in the immediate conditions of the room, see how they will look on the wall on a typical day in natural light and artificial light. If this type of wall suits you, buy them, otherwise keep looking for the right color.
The psychology of color
Understanding the psychology of color will make it even easier for you to choose wallpaper for a room with small dimensions and poor lighting. As you probably know, psychologists have long identified the effect of different colors on people.
An approximate list of primary colors and their influence is as follows:
- One of the positive colors that can improve mood is peach. It is quite soft and light, but at the same time slightly assertive. It is used in living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens.
- To accumulate in the room vital energy often used yellow color palette. Such wallpaper colors remind us of summer, relaxation and fun, which means it brings joy and pleasant emotions. Yellow enough bright color, so in the living room, in the kitchen or bathroom, it will be in place.
Cozy small living room
- Orange color has similar properties, wallpaper in this coloring energizes, increases brain activity and awakens appetite. Toning the body, orange predisposes to action. Wallpaper in this tone is appropriate in the kitchen, in the living room.
- The luxurious golden tone is used as accents; it cannot be the main one due to its high impulsiveness and saturation. With it, you can add brightness, solemnity and nobility to the room. Wallpapers with drawings of this color fit perfectly into the classic interior of living rooms.
- A calm, comfortable, warm and cozy atmosphere in the room will help create the colors of the beige palette. This relaxed tone promotes rest and relaxation, which means that the main place of its application is the bedroom.
- In combination with beige, a brown tone is often used, as it were, it stabilizes the interior. The chocolate shade of brown looks the most advantageous, it brings comfort to the house, and with its internal energy it helps to relieve stress.
- Pink is considered to be a characteristic romantic color. In its bright performance, it soothes, brings tenderness, while in its bright and rich performance it excites passion. It is customary to use a similar color scheme in bedrooms, bathrooms, children's rooms.
- Red tones have always been associated with the holiday, they bring joy and fun. Most often, red is used in large living rooms, where it is necessary to achieve a solemn atmosphere in the interior. In the kitchen, it is also appropriate, because it helps to awaken the appetite.
Bedroom design in an apartment on the upper floors of a multi-storey building
- Even in a small and dark room, consider using wallpaper. purple. Despite the fact that it belongs to the galaxy of dark tones, it also contributes to the expansion of visual space. If you successfully combine it with a light tone, you can expand the space and brighten it.
- Blue tones are also designed to expand the space, they can be used in both large and small rooms. They add freshness, lightness, reduce human fatigue and emotional stress. wallpaper in blue color most often used in bedrooms, living rooms, children's rooms.
- The blue tone, on the contrary, narrows and reduces the space, it is a cold and deep color that acts extremely calmingly. Wallpaper in this color is applicable in large rooms where there is very good natural and artificial lighting.
- Natural green colors promote relaxation and rapid recovery of the body. Depending on their saturation, such tones can be used in rooms of any size. Wallpaper with green colors is actively used in children's rooms, living rooms, and kitchens.
Summarizing all of the above, it is worth noting that when choosing wallpaper for a small, poorly lit room, it is important to pay attention not only to the color of the paintings, but also to the size of their pattern, the glossiness of the texture and the presence of relief on it. Do not forget about the side of the world, which the windows overlook from the room. If you take into account all these factors, and besides, you take wallpaper from the store for fitting, the probability of error will be minimal.
Most people do not know how to use the wealth of dark and rich colors in the interior, but admire other people's examples. Traditionally for decoration of city apartments and country houses whitewash or light wallpaper was used so that the room did not seem dark. But it is dark wallpaper in the interior of the hallway, bedroom or living room that can favorably set off the nobility of natural parquet, luxurious furniture and the exquisite style of multilayer curtains. It is worth understanding in detail when and how to use design techniques with the play of dark planes in order to add chic and extravagance to a personal space where it is high time to change something.
beautiful dark wallpaper
Dark wallpaper in the design of the bedroom
There is no dispute about tastes, but there are cases when the choice is in favor of black, dark gray or dark brown wallpaper in the interior is quite justified.
Secrets of a contrasting background
Many have noticed that for the most advantageous presentation of expensive items, a black background with soft backlighting is used. In a jewelry store and on the podium with exclusive jewelry, at the exposition of an international exhibition or an elite salon. It would never occur to anyone to consider a black wall or a velvet backing, no, all attention is on the design of the main exhibit.
The same principle works when there is brown wallpaper in the interior, which became the background for a fireplace, a white piano or a light furniture set graceful form. It will not look the most advantageous if it merges with the color of the floor and walls. Although everyone decides how to decorate a room, it is worth experimenting with dark walls - this is a good example.
Dark wallpaper in the interior
Striped dark wallpaper in the interior
Advice. It is not necessary to decorate all the walls dark color in a bright interior, one “central” (according to perception) wall is enough to set off:
- marble fireplace;
- soft corner with expensive upholstery;
- a glass showcase with backlight for antiques or a collection of expensive porcelain.
The principle of combining three colors
Looking at fashion collections, examples modern interiors or some design installations, the human mind will highlight and remember where the 3 primary colors are used. In this case, there should be a contrast of dark and light tones, where the dark is proportionally no more than ¼, plus one bright one - for emphasis. Other shades can act as a tint option. This is the generally accepted standard used by artists and designers around the world. This also works in home decoration - from the decor of palaces to the interior with dark walls in a small kitchen or bedroom, as in the photo.
Dark wallpaper with patterns
Bedroom interior with dark wallpaper
Nobility of combination
The choice of scale and combination of shades occurs at a subconscious level. Everyone has their own preferences, but, with all the richness of the existing natural palette, we can name:
- favorite colors;
- shades that cause hostility and unpleasant memories;
- neutral colors or something that does not cause any sensations in the interior of the room;
- preferred "warm" or "cold" gamma.
Eliminating components that are unpleasant for the mind with the active use of "favorites", it is easy to beat the atmosphere, making the house more hospitable. For example, lovers of chocolate and coffee will surely like brown wallpaper in the interior of a bedroom or dining area with gold stains resembling foil or plain. Silver and gold accessories and fittings are preferred.
Beautiful bedroom design with dark wallpaper
Living room with dark wallpaper
An excellent addition to the "tasty" place in the house of chocolate shades will be other "appetizing" associations. These are cream, peach, orange, raspberry and caramel shades, as in the photo.
On a note. Not everyone likes brown, but experts say that it subconsciously gives a feeling of stability and solidity. These shades are considered warm, they calm and pacify the atmosphere, especially in a house where representatives of three generations live with different tastes.
Chocolate shades “reconcile” and lead to a calm constructive dialogue. Perhaps that is why it is believed that chocolate candies- the best present at a party, and in the living room - brown leather furniture.
Dark wallpaper in the interior
Dark wallpaper in the interior
Black wallpaper in the interior
Balance excess lighting
It's no secret that dark walls hide excess lighting, especially on the south side of the house. In summer, direct sunlight is blinding, and glossy walls and lacquered floors only enhance the effect. To compensate for them, you should choose a room design with dark wallpaper with a matte texture:
- chocolate;
- graphite (dark gray);
- burgundy;
- emerald (dark green);
- sapphire (dark blue);
- black (jacquard or patterned).
Attention! Dark wallpapers are suitable for rooms with different functionalities. good lighting. Even in the northern bedroom or living room, they will be appropriate with competent lighting design with local illumination. To save money, use diode and energy-saving lamps.
Chic room design with black wallpaper
Dark wallpaper in the interior
Combination table in the interior of dark shades with companions:
Note. This table offers proven combinations, but bold experiments are acceptable.
Dark wallpaper in the interior of the bedroom
Chic room interior with dark wallpaper
Room interior with dark wallpaper
Recommendations of experts on the use of dark wallpaper
A thoughtful interior with brown wallpaper suggests a balance of color, where there should be no more than a third or a quarter of the dark, depending on the shades and additions. All shades of brown go well with white, especially if it has a large inclusion of yellow:
- cream;
- light beige;
- lactic;
- ecru etc.
A thoughtful interior with brown wallpaper suggests a balance of color, where there should be no more than a third or a quarter of the dark, depending on the shades and additions.
The chocolate and milk duo is a great alternative to a monochrome black and white interior. This contrast looks more warm and hospitable. Adding accents from bright greenery will enliven the atmosphere even more, especially for eco-stylistics, as in the photo.
White furniture looks luxurious, no matter the style, but against the backdrop of light walls, it is lost or merges. The yin-yang design technique looks interesting when zoning a large living room. This is when white leather furniture is set off by brown wallpapers in the interior, and cabinet furniture made of wenge wood will light wall with translucent curtains.
Dark wallpaper with beautiful flowers
Bedroom design with dark wallpaper
many shades Brown color are considered neutral because they harmonize well with natural wood and warm colors. This color in different saturation options periodically returns to the interiors with new new names. They are used in classic and modern settings:
- cappuccino or "coffee with milk";
- chocolate;
- chestnut;
- terracotta;
- wenge, etc.
Practical advice. If you don’t like plain dark walls in the interior of the bedroom, but you like the color itself, choose more bright hues with drawing:
- abstraction;
- geometry;
- wood texture;
- leopard print;
- autumn leaves;
- flowers and plant motifs.
The brown background of the walls with yellow is a great solution for the children's room, with pink for the bedroom, with golden in the living room, with orange in the dining area. The combination of wenge with beige is considered classic for the hallway, and with turquoise for the bathroom. Followers of the teachings of Feng Shui recommend taking a brown tone with red as the basis for the bathroom.
Black wallpaper in the interior
Black wallpaper with patterns in the interior
Fancy black wallpaper
Dark wallpapers in shades of gray, blue and green are used less often than brown, but this is how luxurious interiors with dark walls, for example, are created.
The dark background, as already mentioned, will perfectly shade everything that you want to emphasize:
- expensive furniture;
- works of art;
- antiques;
- original accessories;
- luxury items.
Rich green tint looks great in English style, especially when it is in harmony with natural wood, pool table cloth or velvet curtains.
Dark gray (graphite, anthracite, granite) wallpaper is a fashionable interior trend in 2017. These shades are best used in modern style - loft, techno and hi-tech.
dark room design
Dark wallpaper in the interior
Advice. If you have already designed an interior with dark wallpaper, but it turned out somehow gloomy, experts recommend placing photo wallpapers or decorative panels on a solid wall.
