Silk-screen wallpapers - affordable luxury in the interior

Choosing wallpaper for a room, you should consider their cost, color, pattern, ease of maintenance, durability. A unique combination of exquisite beauty and practicality is presented in silk-screened wallpaper. Patterns worthy of the royal chambers adorn the walls of many modern apartments and houses.

Silk-screen printing is the most unusual type of decoration of vinyl wallpaper, creating the effect of draping walls with expensive silk fabrics.

Silk-screen printing wallpapers vary in thickness, texture, quality, color. As a rule, they depict geometric shapes, floral motifs or abstract prints.Silk-screen coatings can not only imitate luxurious silk fabrics. Produce and samples of wood, stone, leather, textured plaster. Some manufacturers are ready to apply the image proposed by the client. Silky, gloss, exquisite patterns will be a real decoration for the walls and the whole room.

Thin, but very durable silk-screened wallpapers consist of two layers. The first is made of paper or non-woven, and the second (embossed) is made of polyvinyl reinforced with silk or synthetic threads. Flizelin represents the nonwoven cloth formed by the pressed textile and cellulose fibers. It is plastic and is not deformed if moisture gets on it. The strength of the product depends on the thickness of the polyvinyl chloride.

The dimensions of standard rolls are 0.53 x 10.05 m or 1.06 x 10 m.For pasting the surface of the walls horizontally release rolls of three-meter width. Glue meter wallpaper, of course, it is better not alone, but with assistants.

A variety of patterns and colors will satisfy the owners of a variety of tastes and preferences. Most often, silk wallpapers are associated with rich, rich colors, floral themes and oriental ornaments. Pastel colors are more often chosen for bedrooms, especially in Provence style. Delicate pink and beige linen create an atmosphere of comfort, peace and tranquility. In the interior of the living room Golden patterns look luxurious against different shades of green, blue, and blue. Aquamarine also goes well with gold and silver.

The required number of rolls is determined by the perimeter of the room. Door and window openings are not considered. The task is to determine the number of panels of the desired length, which are contained in one roll. If the picture is very large, you will need a substantial supply of wallpaper in order to dock it.

For example, in a room with a ceiling height of 2.5 m, 4 panels will be released from a roll of wallpaper without a pattern of 0.53x10.05 m.0.53x4 = 2.12 m. Therefore, one roll will be enough to glue wallpaper about 2 m around the perimeter of the wall. To count the required number of rolls, the perimeter of the room (windows and doors are not taken into account) is divided by 2.12 meters. An additional roll is needed for pasting the surface above the windows and doors, as well as under the windows. If the ceilings are high, there will be no need to buy another roll for the space near the windows, as there will be enough residues for pasting.

Silk-screened wallpapers are suitable for any room, because among the large range of collections you can find numerous color shades, various patterns. All the beauty of silk-screen printing is transmitted by wallpapers with floral motifs. Roses are especially popular, as it is difficult to look away from the tender, silky, large irides in the sun. Silk-screen wallpapers perfectly imitate different types of fabric: velvet, wrinkled silk, which clearly shows all the bends, wet and compressed silk, heavy expensive printed fabrics.

Geometric patterns, ethnic motifs, abstraction will decorate rooms decorated in a variety of styles. Wallpaper looks great with gold ornaments, but the main thing in working with such colors is to be guided by a sense of proportion. In a small room, gold or silver inclusions are sufficient to use only one wall in the decor.

Performing its aesthetic function, wallpaper is able to simulate the configuration of the room. With the help of striped wallpaper you can visually make the ceiling higher. The total volume of the room at the same time seems less.

Design wallpaper with silk-screen printing is original and varied. With them you can make the most daring ideas of the interior rooms. Gorgeous patterns of wallpaper with the effect of silk will be a worthy decoration of the room, decorated in classical or neoclassical styles. Fans of Baroque, Rococo, Provence, Art Deco and even avant-garde or high-tech can turn their walls into works of art with the help of silk screen printing.

After you select the desired color, pattern, texture and calculated the required number of rolls, you need to check the quality of the product. Of course, the reputation of well-known brands is impeccable, but there is always a risk of facing a fake. Special attention should be paid to one feature.: the base and the top layer should equally stretch and react to moistureotherwise, they will be difficult to impregnate with glue, they will not be elastic, and you can forget about the spectacular design of the walls.

The advantages of this product are much greater than the disadvantages:

• Luxurious and sophisticated look.
• The ability to create a surprisingly beautiful and unique interior room.
• Versatility. Silk-screen printing on the walls can transform any room - from the narrow and dark hallway to the huge and bright hall of a cafe or restaurant.
• Safety, the absence of toxic substances in the composition and unpleasant synthetic odor.
• Durability, durability, color fastness. Wallpapers do not fade in the sun, do not fade.
• Easy care. Ability to wipe with a damp cloth.
• Rich assortment.

Among the shortcomings should be called:

• relatively high price.However, given the service life of wallpaper (10-15 years), it does not seem prohibitively large.
• Additional processing of the walls: the surface should be perfectly smooth.
• Toxicant in case of fire.
• The structure of the wallpaper, which does not allow them to "breathe."

In order for silk beauty to take its place on the walls, you need to stock up with special glue for vinyl wallpaper, because the options with silk-screen printing are rather heavy. Glue to soak the chopped cloth and additionally put it on the wall.. Over night the wallpaper is already dry. We'll have to work hard, preparing the walls. The smoother the surface, the more effective the wallpaper will look. Silk-screen models glue butt.

Care tips a little:

• To clean the wallpaper from dust, you can use a regular vacuum cleaner.
• Wallpaper with one wavy stripe on the package can be wiped with a damp cloth without any damage to their luxurious smooth or embossed surface. Two strips mean that you can use ordinary dishwashing gel, which can cope with grease stains and children's drawings on wallpaper. If there are three lanes, then you can even arm yourself with a soft pile brush.
• Wallpaper should not be rubbed or washed, but it is slightly rubbed.
• Do not use abrasives, they can damage even this rather durable material.
• At the end of the cleaning you need to wipe the walls with a dry cloth or cloth.

To paint silk wallpapers or not is a debatable question, because after painting the embossed patterns look not so impressive anymore, the characteristic luster is lost. If the decision is nevertheless made in favor of painting, you need to purchase acrylic paint on a latex basis, predominantly of light colors, in order for the drawing to appear through a layer of paint.

The price of silk wallpaper is high even in domestic producers (Elysium). Wallpaper from Europe, for obvious reasons, are even more expensive. Germany (Rasch, Erismann, A.S. Creation) and Belgium (BN, Grandeco) position themselves as manufacturers of luxury wallpapers of the highest quality from environmentally friendly materials. Samples of design art can imitate even ancient tapestries.

Russian stores also feature extensive catalogs of Chinese wallpapers. Experts advise to purchase expensive models from official suppliers, without spending time on online catalogs of numerous online stores.

In customer reviews, the durability of vinyl coatings, ease of gluing and ease of maintenance are noted. And, of course, nobody is left indifferent by their shining texture and iridescent in the sun glare. Owners of silk-screen wallpapers remind that the walls must be perfectly smooth, otherwise all the imperfections of the surface become visible. Under the relief wallpaper, they, however, are slightly less noticeable.

Even if you are not the happy owner of furniture in the style of the XVII century, it does not mean that wallpaper with silk-screen printing will look inappropriate in your room. They are perfectly combined with modern furniture. There are an incredible amount of ideas for decorating rooms with silk effect wallpapers:

• You should not stick models with silk-screen printing next to other types of wallpaper, but the combination of various colors and patterns made in this technique looks very advantageous.
• Sometimes the design determines the room itself, or rather, its features. For example, for a small dark room, only light wallpaper will do. Thanks to their reflectivity, the room will appear larger.
• You can also visually change a long and narrow room by sticking dark wallpaper with a light pattern on the long walls, and light wallpaper with a dark pattern on the other two walls.
• If the size of the room you want to visually reduce, you need to look at the rich dark colors: dark blue, burgundy, red.

On how to glue the wallpaper, see the next video.