The appearance on the liquid wallpaper market caused the interest of a large number of consumers to this type of goods, because on the operational characteristics, liquid wallpaper is largely superior to some varieties of wallpaper of the classical plan. However, the final result of the finishing of liquid wallpaper and their life depends on a number of criteria, which, when choosing a material, it is worth paying increased attention.
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Advantages and disadvantages of liquid wallpaper
Due to a number of distinctive features from similar finishing materials, liquid wallpapers are used when finishing ceilings, walls, columns and other architectural structures in residential and office space.
Advantages:
- wide selection of texture and color solutions;
- ecology - For the manufacture of wallpaper, exceptionally natural materials are used, which indicates health safety due to the application of them when decorating the interior;
- parry permeability due to the fibrous structure of the finishing material contributes to the adjustment of the indoor microclimate;
- antistaticity inherent in the wallpaper due to the use of natural components with a neutral electrical charge, prevents the accumulation on the dust wallpaper;
- elasticity - prevents damage to the decorative layer in the process of shrinkage of the new building;
- excellent heat, sound insulation are characterized by the porosity of the structure;
- frost resistance - allows decorating walls and ceiling inside periodically heated rooms, since the freezing of the walls is not reflected in the appearance of the finish;
- high resistance to sharp temperature fluctuations, drafts;
- excellent disguise of minor cracks, defects;
- ease of application, since there is no need to combine the pattern, careful protection and fitting the sizes of individual parts;
- no joints on any surface;
- ease of finishing complex architectural elements, as well as hard-to-reach places near sockets, switches;
- the ability to replace only the damaged section of the decor;
- efficiency, since the material can be used repeatedly;
- the duration of operation reaches 10-12 years.
disadvantages:
- the impossibility of wet cleaning, since with long-term interaction with water, the wallpaper softened, as a result of which the integrity of the finishing is disturbed;
- the term of complete drying of the wallpaper with a minimum application thickness of 1-2 mm reaches 3 days, and with a layer thickness of 10 mm increases to 5-6 days;
- high cost compared to rolled wallpaper.
Despite the presence of shortcomings, liquid wallpapers are quite in great demand. In addition, the ceilings and walls indoors are decorated with liquid wallpapers do not require labor-intensive care, as to maintain purity, they are quite periodically vacuuming, and small contamination is removed by conventional elasty. However, all these advantages and disadvantages are characteristic only for high-quality liquid wallpaper.
Criteria for the choice of liquid wallpaper
The choice of this or that product is always associated with some nuances whose knowledge avoids significant mistakes. When purchasing liquid wallpapers, it is worth considering the following order information.
Type of wallpaper
Liquid wallpapers are supplied to the market in the form of a mixture, including:
- cotton or silk threads of artificial or natural production;
- cellulose, pre-lying on individual fibers;
- natural dyes;
- fungicides of natural origin;
- adhesive material.
In addition, to give up a more spectacular form, various decorative elements are added to some models, gold or silver yarns, mica, chins of woody crust, dry seaweed and other similar materials.
Based on the prevailing components, wallpapers are divided into the following types:
- silk wallpapers are characterized by high resistance to ultraviolet rays, durability of operation without any changes in the initial and high decorative qualities;
- cellulose wallpapers are characterized by the predominance of painted cellulose fibers, due to which faster burns into the influence of ultraviolet and less durable. The decorative properties of this type of wallpaper are also small, as evidenced by the fairly low value of the material;
- combined or cellulose-silk wallpaper represents something average between previous species in the ratio of price and quality.
To date, it is possible to buy liquid wallpaper both in the finished version and as a dry mixture, which before applying to the surface you need to independently breed with water to a porridge consistency, according to the instruction on the packaging. After complete drying of the wall, as well as other elements of the interior, decorated with liquid wallpaper, acquire a rough surface, pleasant to the touch.
Thus, silk wallpapers have better performance compared to cellulose or pulp and silk finishing materials, however, the cost of such wallpapers remains at a fairly high level.
Colour
When choosing a shade of liquid wallpaper, it is necessary to focus on the purpose, the area, as well as the layout of the room. So, for office premises, it is better to give the greatest preference to one-day cold or warm colors of the color palette.
For the premises of the residential plan, the future interior design is decisive. If the room is planned to install a large number of furniture, on which it is necessary to make an emphasis, then it is better to pick up the wallpaper of unsuccessful shades. If the room is quite spacious with a minimum set of furniture items, then bright wallpapers will become very useful.
Of course, a decisive factor when choosing a shade of liquid wallpapers from a huge variety of proposed options is its own presentation of one or another color in the future interior. However, competently chosen color gamma will give the room the necessary buzz in combination with luxury and originality.
Price
The breakdown of the price factor on the various names and types of wallpaper is quite wide. In most cases, the cost of the well-known brand of the manufacturer indicates the quality of the material, since it is formed under the influence of the type and quality of components used for the manufacture of a specific type of wallpaper.
If the price is very low on the liquid wallpaper, then it is necessary to give up the acquisition of such a material. It is possible that in the manufacture of the formulation of the composition was broken, which in the near future will be reflected in the operational characteristics of the finishes.
The most expensive and qualitative today is considered to be the wallpaper of French production. Slightly inferior in both the price category and on the operational characteristics of the Wallpapers of Turkish and Russian production.
Manufacturer
An important value for the quality of the selected material, as well as the completed type of decor, has a manufacturer. Currently, not only foreign, but also domestic producers are engaged in the production of liquid wallpapers. Well established themselves:
- wallpaper Senideco French production. Liquid silk wallpapers are presented in more than 150 shades and go to sale in the form of a ready-made dry mixture;
- cotton Cotex wallpaper manufactured in France is implemented not finished mixture, but separate components. This allows the buyer to choose the required shade independently, as well as the adhesive basis;
- silkcoat liquid wallpaper, produced in Turkey, are distinguished by lower cost, not yielding to French wallpaper for any quality characteristics;
- turkish wallpapers based on silk fibers under the Bayramix KOZA brand differ from previous options by the presence of acrylic, which performs the role of the binder element. This fact prevents the installation of wallpaper on the oil surface to avoid the appearance on the decorative finish over the time of yellow spots. In this regard, a new type of liquid wallpaper was developed with a waterproofing effect, which is based on the water-level components;
- the plaster is the liquid wallpaper of Russian production, which have excellent operational properties as close as possible to the wallpaper of French manufacturers. At the same time, the material costs many times cheaper than Turkish or French manufacturers. Currently, Silk Plaster silk liquid wallpapers are popular in the CIS countries, Europe, the Middle East. Silk Plaster products are constantly improving, new shades of the color palette are added, thereby expanding the boundaries of design solutions. In addition, when decorating the room, you can combine the liquid wallpaper, the colors of which are represented by various collectible series, while creating bright and attracting drawings.
Thus, the best foreign manufacturer of liquid wallpaper is Senideco, one of the first to the world that submitted this unique finishing material. Among domestic producers, the Silk Plaster brand wallpaper belongs. A large selection of liquid wallpapers - Lerua, which presents a variety of collections of various manufacturers. However, the Wallpaper of Russian production will cost much cheaper than overseas analogs.
Liquid wallpapers in the interior
Due to the convenience of applying to various surfaces, durability and other characteristics, liquid wallpapers are used in residential, office premises, children's institutions, etc.
Excellent plasticity indicators allow you to freely apply liquid wallpapers on the ceiling or decorate them niches, protrusions.
With the help of liquid wallpapers, the design of any room, even small sizes, can be revived:
- wall panel;
- single pattern;
- the image of a simple drawing or complex composition;
- a combination of various shades of contrast tones or one color.
Liquid wallpaper is perfectly suitable as a finishing material for:
- bedrooms;
- nursery;
- living room;
- corridor;
- kitchen.
Liquid wallpapers are combined with all materials, be it tree, tile, metal, concrete, which leaves extensive opportunities for the embodiment of design fantasies into reality.
Thus, when choosing liquid wallpapers, it is necessary to be guided not only by personal preferences regarding the color scheme, but also to pay attention to the cost, manufacturer and other characteristics. A competent approach to the choice of liquid wallpapers is the key to a magnificent decorative finish, which will delight with its unchanged type of owners and guests not one ten years.
