The living room is considered one of the key parts of any home. When a family gathers for some reason or guests come, she is in the foreground. No wonder the desire to create a beautiful view in this room, to make the atmosphere as pleasant and comfortable as possible.
An important role in solving these problems is played by the correct design of the walls.
Features of the
Since a modern style has been chosen, you need to adhere to its key feature - democracy. There are solutions that are designed for small and large rooms. And exclusive-looking furniture or design elements do not always meet the requirements of convenience and practicality.
When starting to decorate a living room, always think over the general idea: it is one thing when a spacious room is created where a home theater will fit or a kitchen, sleeping area is added, and quite another, when comfort and coziness are a priority.
The modern style is inextricably linked with the free play of colors and nuances; you should not abandon the use of the latest technologies, they only improve the perception of the room.
Finishing options
When choosing a cladding, look not only at how fashionable it is in the current season, take into account your needs, the nuances of the room, the practicality of various materials. Even when the coating seems to be of the same type, it can be varied using different textures and tones, combining with decorative elements.
When preparing to decorate a room, you need to consider whether a certain option is suitable for a long time, because it is completely unreasonable to make repairs every year, as well as worsen your life, constantly being in a boring interior.
Important: in order for the walls to retain their attractiveness longer, do not make them overly variegated.
Painting
Painting the walls in the living room has a number of positive aspects compared to other options. It is much easier to paint than to use many other coatings, it is easy to give the painted surfaces any color you want. If the technology is followed, it is easy to ensure a high strength of the coating, it can be used for a long time, the cost is relatively low.
It is very important not only to correctly choose the paint, to determine the most suitable type, but also to make sure that the decoloration is correct, to choose the most suitable color.
Important: tonality should be selected taking into account not only the level of illumination, but also the area of the room to be finished.
Try to thoroughly prepare the surface so that the result meets all expectations.
Laminate
Using laminate flooring for wall decoration is a fresh and original idea that allows you to create a really interesting look. You can safely use even the cheapest varieties with minimal wear resistance, because no one will walk on the walls.
The click-lock material is placed on a wooden base or on a completely flat substrate using glue.
Brick
Unchanged brick walls will create a loft-style living room; it must be remembered that this solution is suitable mainly for spacious rooms. If it is uncomfortable to cover the whole room with brick, you can limit yourself to such a design for one wall, this is quite enough.
Wood
Wood finishing is appropriate in styles such as modern classics, modern, baroque, classicism, country. Each of these areas has its own specifics, its own characteristics and nuances that must be taken into account.
Wall panels
The use of soft wall panels for interior decoration began relatively recently, and therefore it is still difficult to give this material an accurate description, the experience of its use has not been gained yet. It can only be pointed out that there are options with leather and textile fabrics. Sound insulation and heat conservation fully meet the expectations of consumers, touching the surface of the panels gives a pleasant feeling.
Some users note such disadvantages as the absorption of living space, the obligation of thorough care. You also need to be careful with sharp objects so as not to damage the panel.
A glass or 3D panel will harmoniously fit into a high-tech environment. But here you need to more carefully select a design solution, consult with professional designers. White, black and metallic are the key colors to use in high-tech living rooms.
The Provence style living room is decorated using various combinations of wood and glass, and the wood must be always light. Single, insignificant in terms of area and volume, blotches of bright elements - that's all that you can afford in a setting created by pastel colors.
It is not at all necessary to purchase expensive panels, it is enough to use the simplest wallpaper with a carefully selected pattern. Comparatively economical renovation allows you to achieve a luxurious appearance.
Tile
Decorative wall tiles allow you to imitate (reproduce) the texture of a wide variety of materials, and its own appearance is quite good. Its gypsum variety, for example, is very durable; but it should be taken into account that this property makes it difficult to process the material, and a dense surface can be cold to the touch.
In addition to slate, granite, sandstone and other minerals with increased decorative characteristics are often used for the manufacture of decorative tiles.
Photo printing
The use of photo printing, contrary to popular belief, is not at all old-fashioned. Modern technology allows you to create very original images, not limited to trees and flat landscapes on low-quality paper, which were mass-produced several decades ago.
Family portraits, magnificent views of nature and your favorite cinematic, literary characters will be a pleasant addition to the atmosphere of the living room.
Porcelain stoneware and marble
The use of porcelain stoneware, and even more so marble, testifies to the solid aesthetic taste of the owners of the house and clearly proves their material security. But it is important to properly study the features of these finishing materials, to think over their use.
Porcelain stoneware is more practical than marble, it does not get dirty so much and absorbs moisture, and strict adherence to the production technology makes the artificial turf resistant to almost any harmful factors.
Stretch walls
Stretch ceilings have become a very important decorative material, but designers and technologists have stepped further, they began to widely use the same solutions in wall decoration. It will be necessary to place the planks around the entire perimeter, with the help of which the fabric is held in an upright position.
The important advantages of such a decor are the high speed of preparation and the complete absence of water, that is, it will be very easy to put things in order and cleanliness in the hall.
Plaster
With the help of decorative plaster, it is easy to create an exquisite, memorable image - and only a few other materials compare with it in terms of design possibilities.
The advantage of plaster is the absence of preliminary preparation of the walls, and its excellent immunity to high humidity and temperature extremes.
Block house
Applying a blockhouse to decorate a hall, you will thereby emphasize the naturalness of your home and environmental safety. For comfort, coziness, this material surpasses many others. options unconditionally. But you need to take into account the increased risk of fire and the threat of deformation.
Special impregnations and careful installation allow us to circumvent these difficulties, but they complicate and increase the cost of the work.
Wallpaper
You can glue combined or ordinary wallpaper in the living room in almost any case. Do not think that the combination is very difficult and requires some extraordinary design knowledge. In reality, you only need to take into account the features of the room, its advantages and disadvantages in order to choose the most correct solution.
How to decorate?
The moldings in the living rooms bring a sense of intrigue, unusualness even to the initially simple interior. Be sure to think over both sides of the structure being created: which material is better, and how it is more correct to use it.
You can hang a clock on a free (empty) wall in the living room, they alone will fill the entire space with meaning and will be quite appropriate.
If you already have a clock, you can help fill in the unused space:
- mirrors;
- applications;
- shelves;
- exotic decorations.
The decoration of the halls with stucco molding can be performed in a wide variety of formats; it is not only a bas-relief (volumetric composition), but also a rosette around the lamp, and a bracket (ordinary or decorated with curls), and many other elements.
All such design moves can be done with your own hands, and the result is not inferior to the elegance of the work of professionals.
You can decorate the corner behind the sofa in various ways, but all of them are aimed either at improving the functionality of the room, or at making the room look beautiful, noble and well-groomed. By hanging photographs over this place or in front of it, you will increase the feeling of coziness and comfort., tune the environment to a more welcoming mood.
An attractive panel is often an alternative solution., the selection of subjects of which must be approached no less carefully than the choice of photographs or natural drawing of natural material.
Combination methods
There are basic ways to combine wallpaper:
- vertical;
- horizontal;
- inserts;
- panels;
- in niches and ledges;
- photowall-paper.
All of the above types have already been mentioned before, ranging from vertical combining to photo printing. However, you can combine not only wallpaper. It is possible to use materials of various textures: tiles and wallpaper, wood and tiles, and so on. So you can not only highlight a certain area, but also focus on the hall.
Choosing a color
Determining the color scheme is important in any case - whether you want to decorate a room in dark colors or decide to make a contrasting wall, you need to take care of completeness and harmony. Consider the personal tastes and needs of all residents, the particulars of the living room furnishings, the side of the world that the windows face, and the level of illumination at different times of the day.
If the insolation is weak, it does not matter if the windows exit to the darkened side or because of obstacles (trees, shadows, etc.), light tones - yellow, peach and other colors of the summer spectrum - will help to correct the situation.
It also happens that there is too much light, then bright red, pink shades are categorically unacceptable. In this case, the darker colors of the cold end of the spectrum are preferred. It is also important to consider what the color of the furniture will be.
If you are going to draw attention to it, you should use the maximum contrast. A dark set stands out favorably against the background of white walls, and a light one - when they are painted in rich bright colors - blue, olive and others of your choice.
How to beat the ledges?
There are various ways to do this. Semi-columns will help if the ledge is relatively shallow. In more complex cases, the solution to the problem is the use of shelves, suspended structures. You can also recommend framing the problem area with furniture carefully selected in style.
How to highlight a wall?
The designers have developed a number of techniques to create a truly extraordinary interior in the living room. So, arches are able not only to emphasize the design merits of a room, but also to replace an ordinary door. When this option is not suitable, you can use accent painting, it will definitely draw the attention of guests to a certain surface.
The partition wall will allow you to split the space visually, while physically it will remain united and very comfortable. To realize such seemingly contradictory properties, plasterboard structures are made in such a way that they do not reach the ceiling.
Depending on the configuration, drywall products can look original or perform a purely utilitarian function.
An elegant and attractive step is the use of a semicircular decorative detail or the addition of a composition with carefully selected upholstered furniture. The role of lighting is great, it not only focuses on the wall, but also prioritizes the room.
Tips & Tricks
In a small living room, it is recommended to use details with bright, rich colors. They can help relieve the feeling of being in a small, cramped space. For a large room, it makes sense to emphasize pomp and luxury, to introduce lush decoration elements. Then her design potential will be fully revealed.
And in long living rooms, it is advisable to use any techniques that visually bring the shape of the room closer to an ideal square.
Modern ideas in the interior
Consider a practical design example in a living room with a brick wall. Put on the TV and arrange the lights - nothing else is needed for a good composition. A designer wall in the hall of an apartment can be created by alternating gray and white stripes; its attractiveness will be well emphasized by a fireplace or pots of flowers placed in the corner.
The walls of the living room in a private house, made in a classic style, look very elegant and noble. A monotonous light background and contrasting dark red or brown large-format cabinets, set against the walls themselves, help to create such an impression.
The classic style can have a different look - with light wallpaper, paintings and attractive mirrors with a mesh almost the entire height of the room.
For information on how to decorate the wall above the sofa in the living room, see the next video.
