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Read MoreEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WALLPAPERS FOR YOUR HOME.
A wallpaper is a great way of elevating the feel of your home. Incorporating the right wallpapers into your home decor can go a really long way in styling your home to feel more alive and vibrant. You need to find a wallpaper that speaks to your tastes. But before you make the choice, you need to make sure that you know everything there is to know about wallpapers.
We have put together a comprehensive list of things you need to be aware of before going for a wallpaper for your living space.
1.Materials
Home wallpapers come in a variety of materials, predominantly paper, vinyl fabric. Each of these materials have their own advantages and disadvantages depending on application, feasibility and presentation. Vinyl wallpapers don’t wrinkle when applied to wet places, paper wallpapers are easy to remove and display the colours and colour combinations really well and fabric wallpapers are highly extravagant.
2. Features
The wallpapers are distinguished based on eco-friendly, moisture resistant, paint friendly features. There are some wallpapers that are also washable which can prove to be useful in households that have young kids or pets. Scribbles, stains and marks can be removed using water and a washcloth. Moisture resistant wallpapers are designed for bathrooms and kitchen areas that are exposed to a lot of precipitation and moisture.
Before choosing a wallpaper, make sure that you’re picking the right material based on its features for different parts of your house.
3. Effects
Wallpapers are known to create an optical illusion in a living space. Using patterns and designs you can make your rooms appear different. Vertical stripes can make a room look smaller and taller while horizontal stripes can make your room appear larger and wider. Diagonal or drop patterns work best on rectangular rooms.
Wallpapers with a colour gradient from dark to light tone makes the walls appear taller. Painting the ceiling with a light colour with a contrast can often give an illusion of height.
Using printed wallpapers,especially those with small prints in the living room can get lost in large spaces.
4.Designs
Patterns and designs in wallpapers can turn any plain empty space into an interesting one.
You can go for abstract wallpapers to reflect a quirkier personality. They are usually digital prints which put them at a risk of fading off eventually. Traditional wallpaper designs often come with double layer forms with cellulose as the base layer. They are eco-friendly and go easy on the environment because they are made from paper. However, traditional wallpapers are prone to fading after a prolonged period of usage. Changing them regularly is advised. The textured or embossed wallpapers are designed to complement furniture, furnishings and accents. They are easy to install and remove. The only con is that the edges of embossed wallpapers are more likely to stick out.
A luxurious wallpaper setting that you can bring to your home is the Damask designs. They are inspired by Victorian vogues on silk or woven patterns. You can also go for striped, geometric or floral patterns for a vibrant and bold living room.
A great wallpaper can truly elevate the aesthetics of your home but if you don’t manage to find the right wallpaper for your space, the wrong choice might just ruin the aesthetics of your living space. This list should equip you with enough information to make the right choice when it comes to picking out the right wallpaper for your home.
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