Modern fashion trends dictate their own rules in creating home interiors.
Since today, when covering rooms, a combination of wallpaper of two colors is considered relevant, wallpaper in dark colors in combination with a different color of wallpaper looks very interesting in interiors.
Some people are afraid to use it in their interior dark wallpaper to avoid darkening the room and oppressive atmosphere.
But if you choose the right combination dark wallpaper and apply it in the right place, you may get spectacular interior, and you can hide the defects of the room.
To achieve this effect, following the rules for choosing a place for pasting and selecting the right combination will help.
What colors are dark wallpapers, and what colors are best to combine them with?
The most acceptable colors for design are green, blue, purple, brown, black, and dark gray.
- black color goes well with pastel colors;
- blue color goes well with white, with warm shades, such as sand, beige, milky;
- brown color also goes well with beige tones, here you can use smooth transitions several tones of this color scheme;
- green color can be combined with blue, white, yellow, purple, beige;
- purple color is combined with warm light tones;
- dark gray color can be used in combination with bright colors(orange, raspberry, peach, pink, light green).
How to make a dark wallpaper color the highlight of your interior
Beautiful dark wallpaper can be used in any room and the result is elegant, chic or strict design interior, using a play of shades.
Dark color is good to use to reduce the space of a room, but if you use the right combination of colors, in which there is a dark shade, you can stretch out the space.
The dark color of the wallpaper can be used not only to correct the space, but also to zone the room. Just remember that the use of such shades should not be gloomy or distracting. You should not darken the place for playing, the place of rest, or the place where guests are received.
The choice of dark wallpaper should match general interior premises. The choice of color sets a certain style for the room.
Natural color combinations natural shades– green and brown can set an eco style for a room, the color of wine or dark chocolate creates a classic style, gray or black creates a minimalist style.
Using dark shades, you can stylize the room in the direction of Baroque or Art Deco.
- You shouldn’t cover all the walls with dark wallpaper.
- Wallpaper dark color correctly combined with light tones.
- Wallpaper in dark colors can be used to decorate ledges and niches in the room.
It is better to use dark wallpaper in the bedroom interior behind the head of the bed, in the form of a small insert, then it will not interfere with rest and will add zest to the room.
The use of combinations of dark wallpaper with a different color scheme is well suited for dividing the dining area and the cooking area in the kitchen.
In the hallway, a dark color is allowed only in the lower part of the walls, because... the room is too small, so there is an opportunity to visually stretch it out.
You can even use such wallpaper in a dark apartment. To do this, you need to choose a pair of light shades, be sure to use additional lighting and accessories of a different color in the interior.
If, when purchasing, there are difficulties in selecting the right one color combination, then sales consultants will come to the rescue. They will kindly invite you to look through catalogs where you will see photos of dark wallpaper in combination with a different color category.
If you like dark shades in the interior, don’t be afraid to use them! The most important thing is to correctly assess the space that will be covered, so that dark wallpaper will help you correct its shortcomings.
Correctly selected color combination wallpaper will give the room a special chic.
It is not necessary to resort to the services of a designer; if you take into account all the above rules for using dark colors when wallpapering, you will achieve the desired result on your own.
We wish you success in your endeavors!
Photo of dark wallpaper in the interior
Do you have a dark room in which daylight comes in very small quantities? If you are not planning to move, then you need to do something about it. Gloomy interior depressing, especially in the fall, when it is not difficult to fall into a depressive state or mood. Therefore, the owners of apartments and rooms have a question: how to make a dark room lighter? We'll show you a few design tricks that will optically help make your interior lighter.
Did you know that not only the location of the room in relation to the cardinal directions, the size and number of windows affect the lighting? This is also influenced by the colors of the floor, furniture and walls, window decorations and other materials used in the interior. If everything is in dark colors, then such a room will seem even darker than it actually is. Bright room it looks much more spacious and bigger.
How to brighten up a dark room if you have neither the desire nor the budget to replace the furniture? To do this, use less capital-intensive, but no less effective tricks. Start by identifying the darkest areas in the room - highlight the darkest walls and corners that you can work on to make a difference. Let's look at which of these elements can be updated relatively inexpensively.
Repaint the walls or replace the wallpaper. It is not necessary to change the wallpaper in the entire room; you can replace it only on one or two walls. Considering the principle that an interior that is not cluttered appears lighter, should you consider getting rid of some not-so-useful furniture? If you remove a bulky tall cabinet from a room or furniture wall, or at least part of it, then such a room will instantly become lighter and more spacious.
If renovation is planned:
- remove dark material floors or repaint wooden floor in light, pastel colors;
- replace dark carpeting with patterns or designs with smooth and light ones;
- replace solid doors with glazed or sliding doors;
- paint it white window frames and window sills;
- scrape off the darkened floor and cover it clear varnish;
- if you are planning to change the floor, think about where you can put light polished tiles that reflect light well and “illuminate” the interior;
- old, dark ceramic tiles in the bathroom and kitchen, replace or paint with special paint for tiles light color.
If you plan to paint the walls a different color, then you should choose the appropriate paint to decorate and brighten the interior.
Of course, the lighter it is, the better. Don't like white walls? Don't worry, good effect can be achieved using other light and bleached shades.
In a shaded room with one window, it may look impressive to use three shades of the same color. The darkest shade should be painted on the wall around the window, and the lightest shade should be placed on the wall opposite the window. Side walls paint in the third intermediate shade. This way of distributing paint and shadows in the room enhances the daylight that penetrates inside.
You will get a brightening effect by choosing transparent paints to which particles of gold, silver or pearls have been added. A wall painted with this paint reflects more light.
Well-planned lighting has a huge impact on our mood. Plus, the interior looks better when it's bathed in sunlight. When there is not enough sun in the apartment, you need to choose the right artificial lighting. To make a dark room brighter, you need to provide light that is most similar to natural light. When planning lighting in a dark room, you can use following solutions:
- In addition to central lighting, it is also worth installing spot lighting, this is especially important in those areas of the apartment where it is darkest - in the bathroom and hallway.
- Spotlight in the kitchen will also be useful, especially when it does not have a window or the window is too small.
- If you want to paint the ceiling in a more dark color, then in a dark room it’s not the best best idea. But if you take care of good lighting on the ceiling, then you can think about this idea. This can be halogen spotlights or LEDs, preferably dimmable.
- In the bedroom, additional lighting should be installed near the bed - in the case of a double bed - always on both sides. In the living room, you should place a floor lamp in the darkest corner.
- Good results can also be obtained spotlights, highlighting the selected decorative elements– paintings, figurines and other decorations.
Interior design: soft and light furniture
In a dark room, large pieces of furniture with gloomy upholstery greatly overload the interior. To make such a room brighter, it is better to choose light-colored and non-bulky furniture. It is better to replace a large wall of furniture with a chest of drawers that stands on legs; this will immediately make it visually lighter, since lifting the furniture off the floor adds lightness to it. If the seats on the chairs have dark upholstery, it is worth sewing covers for them from light fabric. The sofa can be covered with a light blanket.
Light floors and light doors are ideal in dark rooms. This is a solution for people who love to tidy up and clean. Unfortunately, such a floor becomes dirty much faster than a regular one, so a large number family members is not a practical solution.
If you are thinking about buying a rug and your sofa or chairs have a patterned upholstery, then it is better to choose a smooth and plain rug. However, in the opposite situation, you can choose a rug (or rug) with a pattern, but not too colorful or bright.
IN dark interior You should not choose solid doors, but rather install folding or sliding ones. Definitely better glass doors or partially glazed, allowing light to penetrate between rooms.
Mirrors help shape and illuminate the space. It is better to choose a location for placing mirrors on the same plane, preferably a large one. The mirror should hang on the wall opposite the window. A large mirror that shows the full-length silhouette of a person should also hang in the corridor - the darkest room of the apartment.
The mirror frame should decorate the interior and should be light and uncluttered. If you don’t like to look in mirrors while wandering around the apartment, then you can use a lot of mirrors in the bookcase, behind the shelves, and install objects made of transparent glass on the shelves.
Using mirrors you can also disguise the doors of a massive cabinet. You can buy large mirror or stick on the doors mirror film.
Dark curtains with patterned patterns and romantic frills are not suitable for dark rooms. It is better to open the windows as much as possible - let daylight enter the apartment without obstacles.
However, if you don’t like empty windows, you should think about soft white curtains, the best ones made of translucent tulle. If you need to close your windows in the evening from prying eyes, you should choose blinds in neutral, light colors.
Another important point– try leaving the window sills empty. And if you want to put something for them, let it be objects made of transparent glass that will let the sun's rays through.
In all dark rooms It is better to create interiors with light-colored furniture, preferably with glossy, varnished surfaces that reflect light.
IN dark kitchen, if you have dark cabinets and floors, then you should take care of light ones additional elements. Paint the walls in a light color; you should also choose tiles in light colors, preferably with a glossy sheen, good option will be thrown off with backlight.
If the apartment is not cluttered or overloaded with knick-knacks, it always seems much lighter and more spacious. Therefore, it is worth removing all colorful and flashy decorations - not only from the window sills, but throughout the apartment. All the trinkets dear to your heart can be installed in the closet and only a third of it can be displayed.
In the interior design of a small room, wallpaper plays an important role. Small apartments in five-story buildings from the times of the USSR, which are usually called Khrushchev buildings, they cannot boast of large room dimensions. Solid walls inside the apartment do not allow increasing the square footage and in order to make small rooms seem larger, it is better to follow some proven tips. Properly selected wall coverings will not only expand the room, but also create a unique, memorable image for it.
What wallpaper color makes a room bigger?
Color or combination certain colors You can visually expand a small space.
- When decorating the ceiling in white, a small room will appear larger if you use cool colors for the walls.
- Blue, light gray walls will add air.
- Walls in shades of gold will make the room sunny and bright, but will not increase its size.
- Black and dark blue colors are not suitable for a small room. Walls or ceilings of this color will make it even smaller.
For a bright room
If the room is bright, the walls may be saturated bright colors- blue, turquoise or green. It is better for small rooms, even light ones, not to use wallpaper in dark shades.
In the photo there is a light children's room with large window. Pink and blue wallpaper with floral motifs brought sophistication and coziness to a small room.
For a dark room
To make a dark small room seem larger, the ceiling and walls should be as light as possible. Sometimes the best design trick is to make them white. Then, against their background, the furniture will not seem bulky and may be dark.
Which pattern makes the room bigger?
Every year, wallpaper factories offer new collections with a variety of patterns and textures. With the help of some types of drawings you can change the visual impression of a room.
- Plain wallpaper with small details floral pattern They give even a small room lightness and coziness.
- A vertical stripe adds the missing height to a low room.
- If the pattern on the wall does not contrast with the background, but harmonizes with it, then even if the pattern is large, it is an advantageous background for furniture and decorative items.
The photo shows a successful use of wallpaper with a small geometric pattern to decorate the corridor of a small apartment. White ceiling balances the proportions of the room and relieves the saturation of the walls.
Room design ideas that expand space
There are several design techniques to visually increase the area small room. One of these techniques is to cover the view wall of the room with photo wallpaper or 3D wallpaper. Appeared in recent years high-quality photographic images are not inferior to frescoes in terms of the impression they make, and benefit in price and speed of execution. 3D walls can change a room small hall or studio beyond recognition.
Wallpaper for a small living room
Living room - main room in the house and should be decorated in the most expressive way. To decorate and expand the space of a small room, you can use photo wallpaper. Most often, the wall against which the sofa is located is most suitable for this purpose.
In the photo, the wall of a small living room is effectively decorated with vintage photo wallpaper and images of predatory animals, which adds dynamics and originality to the interior.
In the photo end wall The small hall is decorated with photo wallpapers, on which images of bright house facades look very attractive. This design technique will not leave any guest indifferent.
In the photo, the combination of stripes and plain wallpaper not only added austerity to the boy’s children’s room, but also brought small room dynamics and diversity.
The photo shows a nursery for a little princess. The walls are covered with wallpaper with birds. The small room looks gentle, bright and sunny.
A small toilet is characteristic feature small-sized Khrushchev buildings. Wallpaper in such toilets is an interesting design technique that can refresh the room. In these small rooms there is no furniture and you can make the walls bright and expressive.
In the photo on the left is a toilet with exquisite patterns on the walls. The room gained style and expressiveness and gained in visual impression.
Visually expand a small bathroom
The use of wallpaper in bathrooms is becoming increasingly important. From this bold decision these small spaces only benefit. Here the wallpaper on the walls looks like frescoes or artistic painting.
When you want to decorate the dining room in an unusual way, but there is not enough space in a small apartment, you can use images that will expand the space and effectively highlight the eating area. The dining area in studio apartments, covered with expressive wallpaper, looks very nice.
Design options for the dressing room
Even the dressing room can be decorated with taste. Interesting patterns will expand the space of a small room reserved for cabinets and shelves. Suitable for this purpose bright wallpaper, light or dark depends on the designer's idea.
Small kitchens, especially kitchens in Khrushchev-era buildings, can be visually enlarged in size if you do not limit yourself to traditional tiles when decorating the walls, but use expressive, bright wallpaper. Geometric patterns, stripes or shapes perfectly emphasize the geometry of kitchen appliances and appliances. And bright accents add dynamics and a small room seems larger.
Ways to visually enlarge the hallway
The entrance hall in the house is the first room that welcomes owners and guests. To visually enlarge the hallway, the pattern on the walls can be chosen with horizontal stripes or not. large pattern. To make the corridor seem larger, a design technique using horizontal stripes will reduce the height and move the walls apart.
How to visually enlarge a small bedroom?
When choosing wallpaper for a small bedroom, it is better to decorate it in unobtrusive colors and patterns that are pleasing to the eye, promoting relaxation and a restful sleep.
One of the design techniques for expanding space in small apartments and studio apartments - this is the use of photo wallpaper. When it is not possible to purchase a ready-made fresco or invite an artist to paint it, you can cover the view wall with photo wallpaper.
Perspective image of nature or city panorama with plans different sizes will create a certain mood in the room. In a studio apartment, proper zoning with photo wallpaper will help avoid clutter.
Style features to visually enlarge the room
Different interior styles have their own characteristics of using wallpaper for visual magnification small space
Provence
To make a small Provence style room seem larger, you can use light furniture. If the walls are covered with dark wallpaper, it would be appropriate to complement them with a white ceiling cornice.
The photo shows an office in Provence style, the walls are successfully combined with furniture and a white ceiling. The room does not look small and cramped.
Classic
For classic style typical use of wallpaper. Silky wallpaper with patterns, monograms and floral designs decorate this style.
The photo shows a bedroom in a classic style. The color of the walls follows the color of the furniture, which creates unity and adds sophistication to the interior. In small rooms this technique will always be relevant.
Minimalism
Style is also not complete without this decorative material like wallpaper. This coating is ideal for decorating accent walls and highlighting important surfaces.
In the photo there is a bedroom with accent wall imitating mosaic. This technique creates a feeling of greater depth and size of the room.
Modern
Modern style or modern is exactly the style in which wallpaper is used in almost all rooms of the house. Light pastel colors on the walls create a feeling of airiness and lightness, which increases the size of a small room.
In the photo light furniture in the Art Nouveau style goes harmoniously with wallpaper of the same shade in calm geometric patterns. The absence of lines and colors that disrupt the composition creates a feeling of spaciousness and transparency.
Design options for a long narrow room
Long narrow rooms can be expanded for perception by applying the right color and pattern on the walls. Geometry, especially with clear graphic contours, can create a feeling of freedom and permeability in a small room. Light walls with a glossy surface add light and space.
In the photo, the wall at the head of the bed is covered with wide striped wallpaper. This design technique allowed us to visually expand the narrow space of a small room.
You can see in the photo interesting solution to expand a narrow small room for a child. A long boring wall of a small room is decorated with expressive 3D wallpaper with imitation shelves with books in cheerful colors.
In the photo in a narrow arch, bright inserts in certain places serve both as a visual accent and to expand the long narrow passage. The use of expressive solar wallpaper adds light and joy to a small room.
In order to visually raise the height of ceilings, there are some design techniques. Wallpaper with vertical stripes and a dark wide cornice between the wall and the white ceiling will help achieve the desired effect
The photo shows a small bedroom with a low ceiling. The stripes on the walls evened out the proportions of the room and added lightness and comfort to it.
The photo shows an example of using wallpaper in small hall with a low ceiling. The white walls were highlighted with maps filled with colorful wallpaper. The vertical arrangement of the cards added height and originality to the room.
How to combine wallpaper for visual enhancement?
This design technique cannot be ignored. visual expansion space as a combination of different wallpapers
There are several ways to combine:
- Contrasting combination of wallpaper on opposite walls of the room,
- Selection accent wall photographic images or contrasting colors,
- A combination of different colored walls to zone a room,
- Combination different colors and drawings for horizontal division walls,
- Highlighting with active wallpaper - bright against a pale background, with a pattern against a plain background to highlight the main area of the room.
Using wallpaper, you can experiment with the interior of a small room, decorate the walls in an original way and visually expand the space. Below are photo examples of the use of wallpaper on walls in rooms for various functional purposes.
Every person at least once in his life will face the problem of renovating his home. One of the significant details of the furnishings created in the room is the decoration of the walls. Wallpaper is the most preferable option for decorating wall surfaces, since they play the role of not only decorating a room, but also a kind of insulation. Today they are used to cover not only walls, but also ceilings.
They refer to finishing materials roll type, manufactured at the most different bases. This could be paper, non-woven fabric, etc.
How to choose the right wallpaper
Nowadays, when choosing wallpaper, you need to 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. The design can be various stripes, polka dots, flower arrangements, abstract figures.
As for colors, there are wallpapers in light, neutral and dark tones. All of the above positions are interconnected.
Before you start renovation work When arranging the room, you need to choose a style and decide on a color scheme.
How to choose the color of wallpaper? First of all, it is necessary to take into account the location of the windows, the lighting of the room, the resistance of paints to fading, as well as the colors of curtains and furniture.
If window openings If the room faces north, it is better to choose wallpaper in warm colors, for example, yellow, orange, light beige, pink. Windows face south - use cool shades such as emerald, blue-gray, jade.
If the room is well lit by sunlight, then it would be appropriate to use wallpaper in dark colors - sapphire, terracotta, cornflower blue. In a shaded room, it is better to choose 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 ones in shaded rooms begin to cast gray.
TO 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 of a possible wallpaper design, it may have different size, be contrasting or muted, placed often or rarely.
Abundance large flowers visually reduces the volume of the room, and small, sparsely located flowers, on the contrary, expand the space. Also large floral ornament can serve as an accent for different style directions. Small ones are 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 wallpaper is quite common. They harmonize well with most design styles. Vertical stripes visually lift low ceilings, but at the same time reduce the area of the room. This drawback can be avoided by choosing wallpaper with wide stripes or stripes with blurred boundaries. This nuance can play an important role when decorating a small room.
Another variation of the wallpaper pattern are large spots. They can be arranged in an orderly, ornamental or chaotic manner. Due to the sharp appearance of stains on the wall, it is not recommended to completely decorate 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 grainy decor. It looks like small spots-drops of different tones, as if obtained using 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 a wide variety of designs.
There are also plain or smooth wallpapers. They perfectly emphasize and highlight every detail of the interior, regardless of the style in which it is designed. But they have one rather significant drawback - they only need to be glued perfectly flat surface, since they do not hide the imperfections of the walls.
How to choose the right wallpaper colors in different rooms
What color of wallpaper is suitable for the interior of various rooms? Below we will look at the answer to this question.
Children's
For a nursery, they usually try to choose wallpaper in two colors. This is done to highlight separate zones that differ in their purpose. Most often for sleeping place choose muted pastels of white, sand or yellow tones without large print. Wallpaper in a bright palette is appropriate for the activity area.
It is allowed to use both paper and vinyl wallpaper. Products with drawings depicting fairy tale and cartoon characters are popular.
Bedroom
Any type of wallpaper would be appropriate for the bedroom. But optimal solution There will be wallpaper with silk-screen printing or vinyl coating. Speaking of colors, it is preferable to stick to a pastel palette.
Wallpaper will look great in the bedroom white. The blue color scheme is also a good option. This color will fill the room with freshness and maintain emotional stability.
Simply made for sleeping area wallpaper green. They have a calming, hypnotic effect. In addition, they calm you down and set you up for a good rest.
Living room
For the walls in the living room the most suitable different types wallpaper: textile, silk-screen, vinyl. Color palette may be different. There are no strict restrictions here.
Wallpaper gray will fit perfectly into a living room in a high-tech or minimalist style. For classic interior Wallpaper in warm, natural shades is most suitable. Such a range will visually expand the space and also fill the room with light and air.
Interesting design idea is to use wallpaper in two different tones. Moreover, they can be either contrasting or differ from each other by two or three shades. The photo of wallpaper in two colors shows that such combinations allow you to achieve a very interesting result.
Corridor
There are higher risks of contamination in the hallway, hallway and kitchen. Here it is optimal to choose washable wallpaper or products that are resistant to various types of stains. This can be thick vinyl wallpaper, silk-screened wallpaper or paintable wallpaper.
Kitchen
It is advisable to choose a warm palette for the kitchen, for example, orange, red, yellow shades. This range will increase the feeling of hunger and give a positive attitude.
For the corridor and hallway it is better to choose dark colors. Moreover, it is necessary to combine the color of the wallpaper with the rest of the walls.
Today, manufacturers offer a huge range of wallpapers different colors, which makes it possible to bring quite bold design ideas to life.
We hope that this article will help you choose the right wallpaper color. Just don’t forget to take into account the lighting in the room, because depending on the lighting, the color can take on one shade or another. Good luck!
Photos of wallpaper of different colors
90% of apartment residents experience dark rooms. Residents of private houses are also not immune from this problem, no matter how the house is located relative to parts of the world, some rooms will still face the dimly lit side. But it doesn’t matter, competent artificial lighting and properly selected wallpaper for dark room can make it visually lighter and “warmer”.
Wallpaper color
First, let's look at color scheme wallpaper for a dark room. For such rooms, only light shades and preferably pastel colors are suitable: beige, cream, peach, pistachio, lemon, yellow, orange, golden. By the way, the last three shades are bright and joyful. And if you are unlucky with the sun in the room, then you can try to add it with the help of positive shades in the wallpaper.
By the way, colors can be mixed, for example, golden with yellow or orange; pale light green with yellow. How to do this? It’s elementary, you just need to take wallpaper with an unobtrusive pattern where these colors are combined.
Continuing the topic about patterns on wallpaper, it should be noted that large drawing not allowed in dark rooms, even if it is a living room. Of course, in the living room there is more freedom in color preferences, because this room is not intended for work or relaxation, and, as you know, they have their own color canons.
But let's return to the ornament on the wallpaper. In dark rooms, it is better to hang wallpaper with an unobtrusive, medium-sized and low-contrast pattern. Because a large and contrasting pattern will visually make the room even smaller and darker, but this is not suitable for us.
If you have a choice between wallpaper with a pattern and without a pattern, then you can give preference plain wallpaper pastel shades. In this case, it would be correct to highlight one side with a brighter pattern.
- For example, we cover three walls with light pistachio-colored wallpaper, and highlight the fourth wall with a more saturated pattern, combining two shades, for example, dark pistachio and yellow.
Wallpaper for a dark living room
How to choose wallpaper for a dark living room? As mentioned above, there are practically no restrictions on color and texture. A good idea would be to combine several shades of wallpaper - playing with contrast, so to speak. Take a close look at your living room, which wall is the least lit? So highlight it with a lighter shade than the main color of the wallpaper in the room.
Also, don’t forget about the idea of decorating a dark living room with eye-catching interior elements. One or two bright accent They will add cheerful notes and positivity to a gloomy living room and, as a result, make it brighter.
Wallpaper texture
No matter how correctly we choose the color scheme of the wallpaper, its texture also plays an important role. Matte wallpaper with a deep texture will absorb part of our efforts, namely part sun rays. But glossy ones, on the contrary, reflect light and make the room visually larger and brighter - these are the ones we will dwell on in more detail.
Wallpaper with silk-screen printing, with a glossy texture, vinyl, paper, and even paintable are suitable for these purposes. In general, as you can see, any wallpaper can have a glossy base, even paintable, if you paint it with iridescent paint.
Don't discount the relief pattern of the wallpaper - it also plays an important role in the wallpaper's ability to absorb or reflect light. If the wallpaper texture is too large and convex, it will absorb light, even if its surface is the “correct” light color. But the fine relief of wallpaper, on the contrary, has the ability to increase the reflective effect.
A good room brightening effect is achieved when used, they have exactly the same necessary qualities, which allow you not to absorb light, but to repel it and reflect it, increasing the illumination of the room. Here you need to take into account one of their features - liquid wallpaper cannot be glossy, but the reflection effect is achieved due to sparkles added to almost all types of such coatings.
As you can see, you can lighten a dark room without much effort; the main thing is to focus on calm or cheerful shades of the walls, as well as their glossy finish.
