Original style with wallpaper in dark colors.

The use of dark wallpaper in the interior is quite risky. The congestion with dark colors can negatively affect the general stoppage of the room, therefore the use of dark shades scares not only independent amateur masters, but also famous interior designers. However, the correct selection of colors and accessories will help to get a truly magical interior.

For each type of room is to choose a different type of wallpaper. So, distinguish wallpaper for the walls, as well as ceiling options. Wallpaper for the ceiling, as a rule, more dense and white or beige. In turn, the wall options can be quite varied both in density and the texture of the material, and in the color scheme. Most often in stores you can find the following types of wallpaper:

• Paper;
• Flizelinovye;
• Vinyl;
• Liquid wallpaper;
• Wall mural.

In addition, there is a separate type of wallpaper - self-adhesive. This type usually represents a film on a glue base, with the help of which you can easily glue over not only the walls in the room, but also completely different surfaces, be it doors or facades of the cabinets. Vinyl and non-woven wallpaper versions are most often used for pasting living spaces, as they have a long service life, a high degree of protection against external damage, and an attractive appearance.

Dark colors of the wallpaper will be an excellent option for a living room or bedroom, but for small spaces such as a corridor and a kitchen, this is not the best option. Dark color in a small room will crush and further reduce the space. Also should avoid using dark wallpaper in the nursery.

Earlier, the most popular materials from which modern types of wallpaper are made are highlighted, but in reality Today materials are much more:

• Paper;
• Flizelin;
• Vinyl;
• Acrylic;
• Fiberglass;
• Textile;
• Metal;
• Liquid wallpaper.

Most of the above materials can be used as a basis for coloring, as well as combined with each other to create a more interesting and creative indoor design. In order to choose the most suitable option for a particular room, you need to know the characteristics of each material.

It should immediately be said that this option is the most budget, and if you do not care about the long-term coverage, but to strive for the lowest expenses, you should safely choose it. Most often, manufacturers of paper wallpaper produce fabrics with a smooth surface, which have a good ability to pass air, and a high indicator of environmental friendliness. However, they quickly burn out, are afraid of moisture and have the ability to wear out when in contact with furniture.

In fact, it is also paper wallpaper, but at the expense of a more dense base with the addition of fabric fibers, this option has a higher strength and, consequently, a longer service life. This option also eco-friendly, breathable and does not shrink when dried. In addition, this type of wallpaper is very easy to glue: glue is applied only to the surface of the wall, and the canvas is glued to the finished wall. Certain types of non-woven wallpaper can hide the errors of the walls, whether it be irregularities or small cracks on the plaster.

This type is called so due to the coating of foamed vinyl deposited on paper or non-woven base. This type of most moisture resistant, namely vinyl wallpaper sold on the market as washable options. Thanks to a fairly solid basis, they are also able to hide the irregularities of the walls, in addition, vinyl almost does not change the appearance during the service and does not fade even in direct sunlight.

Almost identical to vinyl, but in this case as the top coating is spraying from acrylic. These wallpapers are a little more subtle, however, unlike vinyl, have the ability to pass air, and therefore can be used in the bedroom or nursery.

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 durability of the coating.They are not afraid of water and mechanical damage. The only disadvantage of this coverage is small range of drawings.

This is an option when a natural fabric coating is applied to the base of non-woven fabric or paper. For the top layer flax, cotton and silk are most often used, which are pretreated 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, with this coverage very difficult to glue, and subsequently cleaned.

The best option for premises in which you want to create a sound insulation effect. In addition, this type of wallpaper creates a beautiful interior, filled with highlights and light game. Perfectly such wallpapers will look in a room in style. high tech.

In order to correctly calculate the required amount of wallpaper for pasting this or that room, it is very important to know what are the dimensions of standard rolls of wallpaper. So, any wallpaper has two basic dimensions of size - length and width.So, for example, there are two main production options for widths: there are wallpapers with a width of 53 cm (the so-called standard half-meter wallpapers), as well as non-standard wide wallpapers with a width of 106 cm.

A few years ago, the first type of width was more popular, there were much more textures and drawings in this very width of the canvas, but today the market tends to shift to wide wallpapers. In stores there are more and more possible meter options with different patterns and textures, from different materials, for painting and the most common.

As for the options produced in European factories, they can have a width lying in the range from 60 to 140 centimeters. Such options are quite rare for sale in the Russian Federation, but they can still be found in some points of sale in large cities. The roll area is the second dimension 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 a standard ceiling height. On average, from one roll you can get 4 strips without fitting, but for options when it is necessary to customize the drawing, 3 strips most often come out.

The colors in the dark range are very diverse, and the choice will depend on the overall style decision of the room, on its size and purpose. Plain wallpaper in different colors can be the perfect solution, but can, conversely, spoil the overall decor of the room. For example, black wallpaper in no case should not be used in a small hallway, and also used immediately on all walls, without any accent.

Black should definitely be combined. Look good options for rooms in the Art Nouveau 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 purple combinations fit perfectly into the interior of a soft bedroom, but black brick harmoniously complements the living room or dining room in the loft style.

Matte blue walls are a good option for a bedroom, this choice will give an atmosphere of magic and comfort in the room. In addition, blue is one of the most popular colors in the design of living rooms. With the help of the game with different shades you can get an unforgettable unique interior.

Green and orange variants are just those dark shades that can be used in the nursery, but this must be done with extreme caution and it is imperative to dilute dark colors with a lighter palette.

Red and burgundy options are good for use in 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 selected color.

Calculating the number of wallpapers is a very important part of the purchase and repair process in general. Too many rolls will lead to the fact that there will be a lot of linen, which is unlikely to be used, and the money spent cannot be returned,and a smaller amount in comparison with the necessary will result in the need to purchase additional material, and these can cause difficulties: the required model may not be on sale or another batch of this product will be on sale, which may entail discrepancies in color or some blemishes in the invoice new coverage.

In order to easily calculate the amount of material required, you can use online calculator, which can easily be found on the Internet, as well as calculate yourself. To do this, first of all, measure the perimeter of the room to be glued. As is known from the school year, 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 ordinary building roulette.

Next, you need to measure the height of the walls, the height of the wall will be equal to the length of the strip of wallpaper, which will later be glued to the wall. After that, the total length of the roll of wallpaper must be divided by the resulting height of the wall, the result will be the number of strips that can be obtained from one roll.In this case, you should also take into account the fit of the picture, if it requires it, the required number of centimeters in the fit is indicated by the manufacturer on the package. Accordingly, when adjusting the pattern of the total length of the roll you need subtract those few centimeters that will go to the docking pattern, and after that divide by the height of the wall.

When the calculation of the number of lanes from one roll, it is necessary to calculate the total number of lanes 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 divide the total number of lanes required for pasting into the number of lanes obtained from one roll, and this result will become the final number that will show how many rolls need to be purchased for pasting this or that room.

In order for the interior with dark wallpaper was not overly gloomy, you need to skillfully choose the combination 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.It is possible to combine not only monophonic variants, rooms that combine a single-color material with a material that has a drawing look good.

Plain wallpaper can be combined with wallpaper in the flower. For example, today interiors are quite popular, where red, white or beige wallpapers are combined with wallpaper with red poppies, or purple with violets, yellow or blue with sunflowers. Here you can be limited only by fantasy, the general style of the room and its purpose.

Dark wallpapers can be combined with contrasting accessories, they can be with silver or gold plating, such options best fit into the classic style or modern style. In addition, to dilute the interior is too dark, you can use the right choice of furniture. Lighter contrasting colors “unload” the room and add light to it.

In order to diversify the interior, you can choose not on plain dark wallpaper, but on options with a picture. So, as a decor various textures can act, for example, the variant under the skin is quite popular today. Dark material with the texture of natural leather can create a truly unique interior.

The brown or green leather texture will perfectly fit into the ethnic or African interior, but the black, gray or red options can be applied in minimalism or hi-tech. If you touch the interesting textures, popular and wallpaper under the velvet. They have interesting live modulations that noticeably diversify the interior.

For the living room or dining room, you can choose a stylish and modern version with inscriptions, as well as the inscriptions will fit well into the interior of the office or recreation area. In the interior design, many are decided on the fashionable colors "black Khokhloma." The flooring with such an ornament is used most often in a bedroom or a large living room, because such coloring narrows the space somewhat, but gives the room chic and aristocratic.

It is also possible to dilute the dark shade with wallpaper on which paintings are placed, most often these are reproductions of famous canvases, their arrangement on a dark basis is a winning option for a living room or a long corridor, the dimensions of which allow you to mark such accents in it.

Expand the space will help the material in the strip. The combination of dark shades with silver, gold or other contrasting colors pulls the room and makes it more visually.You can find options with a pattern, it can be just a few shades different from the base, and be completely contrasted. Popular models with monograms, with circles.

Properly beaten, with verified accessories, these options can create a beautiful interior that will please for many years. Today's popularity is becoming more and more abstraction, various transitions of tones.

For almost every style decision in the interior, you can choose your own version of a dark wall covering. For example, minimalism style will be to monotonous dark matte options. If in this decision to choose a covering with a decor, then it is better to pay attention to contrasting large geometric shapes, which will not be strongly evident, but at the same time will create a pleasant accent inside the style decision.

Abstract wallpaper designs will perfectly fit into styles such as hi-tech or loft. The correct selection of colors can embed abstraction in minimalism, and modern, and even in the classics. Also for modern and the classics will be a good option velvet wallpaper. They will help to create a truly aristocratic interior, especially in burgundy or emerald colors. Classic And to design options in which it is possible to combine monochromatic and textures with drawings.

The use of floral prints, geometric patterns, additional images help to create the most complete image in the 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 decision will extend the room, create an unforgettable effect, and in combination with light furniture, it will give the most modern look.

The choice of dark colors in the interior decoration is a very individual process: what will look good in a 25 square meter room. meters, it is absolutely not suitable for a small kitchen in the "Khrushchev". Therefore, when choosing a dark shade of wallpaper in the first place you should pay attention to the size of the room intended for pasting dark materials.

A small cramped room dark color does not add comfort, but only gloom,and further narrow the space, but the overall room in this color scheme will look quite harmonious. Dark wallpaper color is worth choosing only in rooms with sufficient lighting. The more light, the darker you can choose the shade of the coating, otherwise there is a risk to create a very gloomy and unpresentable interior, where you do not want to return. In addition to the ceiling lighting, you should add wall lights.

The maximum that you can choose - This is a 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 the visual expansion of space, you should pay attention to the stylish vertical stripes on the wallpaper. This option will stretch the space, give it more volume. Also, to increase the space, you can use a glossy coating.

Reflection of light in them will add flicker and air to the room, moreover, such a coating will refresh and relieve the rather gloomy color range.

You can also choose the color based on the overall style decision of the room.The best options for eco-style and ethnics 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 important in the selection.

Dark shades look much better and more advantageously on dense quality materials than on thin paper wallpapers. For this reason, it is better to choose vinyl or fabric options.

Like any other color solution, dark versions have a number of their advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include the ability to conceal an excess of light, for example, it may be relevant in a room located on the sunny side, where the light most often dazzles in the early morning and lasts throughout the day. With the help of dark colors, you can easily identify certain areas of space and create a harmonious correct interior.

With proper placement and selection of material You can also visually expand the space. For this purpose, well-suited mirror dark surface or gloss.

The main disadvantage, of course, is that with the wrong choice of shade, pattern or too small a room you can further reduce the available space, get a gloomy unattractive uncomfortable interior, in which you do not want to return again and again. Another disadvantage is the fact that the dark wallpaper is very clearly visible dust that accumulates on them, so these walls must be regularly cleaned, which requires enough quality material that is not afraid of water.

The first and most important piece of advice, as mentioned above, is the presence of light sources. They must be bright enough so that the room does not look gloomy and uninhabited. However, not only the brightness of the luminaires is important, but also the color scheme of the base and the luminaires. So, the light color of sconces is an ideal option for the chosen interior solution.

When pasting the bedroom, it is better to avoid too dark colors in the decoration of the wall, located opposite the bed. This option will “push” on a person, sleep will become restless and heavy.It is much better to place the selected color on the wall at the head of the bed, then the interior will be harmonious, and sleep will not be overshadowed.

If the room is small, but you still want to add dark shades to it, it is better to limit it to accents: you can hang a dark picture or curtains, choose a floor with a pattern of a suitable color, but in no case dwell on a plain floor and do not cover all walls .

For a child’s room, it’s better not to choose such shades. They can provoke aggression, restless sleep and dark moods in a child. The maximum that can be chosen is black lettering or medium-sized, rarely located drawing on lighter or brighter canvases.

If you want to use black wallpaper in the hallway interior, you should stick them only on the bottom of the wall.

The use of violet, blue, black, green, burgundy and other deep colors in the hall is most acceptable, because usually this is the largest room in the apartment, and it is there that you can create the most correct harmonious interior.

In the room used as a bedroom, you can also use dark shades to glue the walls. To dilute the gloom of the interior, you can use the inclusion of various patterns or light ceiling plinth.

Many believe that dark wallpaper is not applicable in the "Khrushchev" because of the small size of the rooms in the apartments of this type, but it is not. Properly selected shades will help to create a fabulous interior, even with small dimensions, you just need to add as much light and light accents as possible.

Learn more about how to create an original interior with dark wallpaper, you will learn from the following video.