Which Wallpaper to Choose? Designer Reveals What to Avoid

You can choose a wide variety of wallpaper, but the choice depends on where you plan to hang it and the size of the room.

First of all, you should avoid suspiciously cheap items - they may be of low quality, and too expensive ones - they can be ruined due to inexperience - it will be a shame.

It’s better to stick to the mid-price category, so that if something happens you won’t feel so bad about cutting off and throwing away the spoiled piece, says Yulia Tychino .

It is better to buy more so that the wallpaper is from the same batch. The packaging should be transparent so that the contents can be seen, and most importantly, there should be no damage to the edges of the packaging.

If you have never done anything like this before and don’t have an experienced assistant, experts advise choosing wallpaper without a pattern, or with a small pattern, design, so that the edges don’t have to be measured for a long time, adjusted to each other.

There are some rather complex compositions, they look impressive, but you need to soberly assess your capabilities.

If the room is small, both blue, greenish, beige, cream shades without a pattern will do. Textured wallpaper can also slightly expand the space.

If the room is small, with a high ceiling, wallpaper with a pattern of wide horizontal stripes will help to visually level and expand it.

If a wide room has a low ceiling, wallpaper with a longitudinal pattern will help to visually level and enlarge it.

If the room is large with a high ceiling, wallpaper with large details will help make the room more comfortable.

To visually increase the depth of the room, it is recommended to cover the far wall with dark wallpaper with a pattern, and the rest of the walls with lighter ones.

It is recommended to avoid too bright colors, contrasting changes, they can irritate the nervous system. Everything is good in moderation. It is better to choose calm basic shades.

If the room is on the north side and there is little light, warm, soft, light, pastel shades are suitable.

If the room is on the south side, on the contrary, there is a lot of light, and cold tones may be appropriate.

You should not choose wallpaper that is similar in tone to the furniture, it can merge into an indistinct spot. If you plan to hang something on the walls, it is better to avoid large patterns, plain wallpaper or wallpaper with a small pattern will do.

Paper wallpapers are the cheapest and most common, suitable for rooms with low humidity, but are not considered the most durable. They come in single-layer, double-layer, and triple-layer varieties.

Glass fiber wallpaper - suitable for any surface, hypoallergenic, fire-resistant, not afraid of moisture and cleaning.

Non-woven wallpaper is reliable, durable and easy to glue, the glue is applied to the wall, and the wallpaper is applied to it. It is made of textiles and cellulose. The disadvantages are that it is afraid of humidity, absorbs odors and dust.

Vinyl wallpaper is the best, it is not afraid of anything, neither moisture, nor detergents, nor ultraviolet, nor mechanical impacts. Plus, there are many varieties that imitate different materials, leather, wood, plaster.

Recently, liquid wallpaper has become popular - it is a powder or emulsion that is diluted with water at home, applied with a sprayer or roller. It also offers different textures, a wide choice of colors.

There are also textile wallpapers, they look beautiful, but they are afraid of moisture and quickly absorb odors.

Earlier we talked about choosing an interior door .