Finishing rules. How to neatly and beautifully combine wallpaper?

Any room can be transformed by selecting the perfect wallpaper combination to give it personality and flair. Combining different wallpapers is a great way to give your space depth and interest, even though it may seem intimidating at first. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced do-it-yourselfer, following a few basic guidelines will help you create a gorgeous, coordinated look.

Start by thinking about your room’s overall theme and color palette. Consider the atmosphere you wish to create. Soft, harmonious colors and patterns are ideal for creating a relaxing atmosphere. Use striking patterns and dramatic contrasts for a more colorful and energizing vibe. Remember that balance is the key to a stunning combination.

Combining and matching patterns is one common approach. Combine a striking wallpaper with a softer, complimentary pattern. By doing this, a focal point is created without taking up too much room. Making use of a feature wall is another sensible strategy. Keep the rest of the room simple and use a dramatic wallpaper on one wall. This gives the space more interest while also enhancing its dynamic feel.

Additionally, texture can be very important when choosing wallpaper. Combining various textures gives your space an additional depth layer. For example, a rough, matte finish can work beautifully as an offset to a smooth, glossy wallpaper. Observe how various textures respond to light; this will have a big impact on how your room looks overall.

Lastly, don’t be scared to try new things and show off your individual style. Your house should be a reflection of your own style, even though there are guidelines to assist you. Investigate your options slowly and don’t be afraid to look for ideas in design magazines, online directories, or even in the natural world. You can design a room that is both lovely and distinctively yours with a little imagination and adherence to these straightforward guidelines.

What equipment will be needed for the work?

The roll material you’ll need to glue is:

• A device for applying a primer to the wall surface, glue to the canvas or to the wall. This can be a fur or foam roller, a flat brush, a fly brush, a brush.
• Tools for cutting wallpaper: sharp metal scissors of medium size, a stationery knife with replaceable cassettes, a roller knife for cutting edges on the ends of the canvas.
• Products for smoothing strips of material: a soft cloth of about 1 m2, a rubber or plastic elastic spatula, a rubberized roller, a brush with artificial or natural soft bristles.
• Control and measuring devices for marking and determining the required length of the canvas: a cord the length of the room height, a 100-200 gram plumb line, a metal ruler and a steel angle for marking wallpaper, a roller with a lead marking the top line for installing the wallpaper.
• Auxiliary equipment for pasting walls along the entire height and working with canvases: a special or two-stage table for working with rolled material, a container or bath for diluting the adhesive, sandpaper, a spatula, a screwdriver, a rag for cleaning your hands from glue, a container for water, a foam sponge for removing excess glue.

It is best to plan ahead and consider the subtleties of wallpapering before assembling supplies, machinery, and tools. This will speed up the process and greatly simplify the work.

Understanding a few basic guidelines will help you combine wallpaper in a beautiful and tidy manner: select complementary patterns and colors, use chair rails or borders to transition between different wallpapers, and match seams and patterns precisely for a seamless finish. Before beginning, make sure the walls are clean and smooth because preparation is key. Any room can be transformed into a chic space by taking the time to carefully plan your design and measure, which will help to produce a professional and harmonious result.

How to dock correctly?

Wallpaper can be paired with similar canvases or with different finishing materials based on color, texture, or other features, depending on the function of the space and the primary decoration of its functional areas.

Non-woven or vinyl strips complement ceramic tiles, wooden or plastic lining, mixed-material wall panels, and other features in a bathroom, kitchen, or restroom. P. In the hallway and corridor, opulent designs are crafted using textured tiles and real or artificial stone.

Knowledge of material properties and repair work principles is necessary to design joints and transitions between the canvas and other finishes properly. For tiles and rolled strips, a special plastic corner or edging is appropriate; with textured compounds and paints, natural stone joints can be painted over.

The qualities of the decorative coating must be considered when working with wallpaper. If it is extremely delicate and breaks down when exposed to moisture, you should either forgo the suggested methods or select a material that has the right qualities to be joined with stone, tile, or other coatings.

Canvases of different colors

Wallpaper in various colors can be used to create an unusual design. You must carefully consider how to arrange the paintings on the walls and figure out how much of each kind of material is needed. There are a few fundamental methods for adhering various colored canvases together.

Horizontal combining

As a design trick, walls’ surfaces are divided horizontally by light or dark stripes that are 10–20 cm wide. This portion visually lowers the ceiling level by positioning it at one-third the height of the space from the floor or ceiling.

This is applicable to small rooms with tall ceilings. Then, an artificial expansion of space takes the place of the sensation of a "well." Using two distinct wallpapers in the light tones of the main background is the simplest way to achieve this, as these shades evoke a sense of space.

When using this technique, some experts place the border at eye level rather than in the wall’s center. This style gives hallways and corridors a subdued, classic look.

To achieve an organic appearance in the horizontal division of rolled materials, specific formulas must be used, and lighter fabrics must be used to finish the upper portion.

Options with a top stripe that is either lighter or darker still look just as creative. The following ratios are ideal to follow when mixing wallpaper horizontally:

1. If the lower part is covered with canvases with a large, eye-catching pattern to a height of 2/3, then the remaining upper area is covered with plain stripes.
2. If up to a third of the height from the bottom, rolled materials are used with small ornaments, then it is better to glue large monograms or plain coverings on top.
3. If you glue striped canvases from below to 1/3 of the height, then wallpaper with small patterns is better suited for finishing the rest of the wall.

Vertical combination

Ceilings can be visually raised with this technique. This increases the room’s size but also somewhat narrows it. It is sufficient to finish one or two walls that are across from each other; it is not required to paste over alternating canvases of various colors, textures, or patterns. The background should be plain with a subtle pattern, and the stripes should be larger or brighter.

Because each room has a different perimeter that is rarely twice the width of the rolled material strip, it is not always possible to achieve equal intervals between different wallpapers. Wallpaper can vary in terms of hue, design, and even width.

It is essential to adhere to the texture of the material when adhering canvases with varying patterns, sizes, or colors. Purchasing goods from the same manufacturer and collection is preferable. Changes in lighting won’t be noticeable with this combination, and the stripes will appear natural.

You can even use three colors to create a vertical wallpaper combination. Achieving a harmonious color effect is essential. It will be extremely apparent on the walls if the tones are not complementary. Such a room will make you want to avoid it, and its strange design will cause you to be distracted all the time.

One of the stripes can be positioned above the line where the wall and ceiling meet to give the appearance of high ceilings. The geometry of the room can be visually altered by carefully choosing colors for the rolled materials. The primary techniques for attaining this result are:

• Symmetric – pasting the central parts of opposite, longer walls with wallpaper with a pattern or bright, dark colors.
• Asymmetric – finishing one side in the central part with several adjacent, darker canvases or stripes with pictures, and on the opposite side – placing two such strips through one background along the width of the roll.
• Transition between two colors – is performed as a result of pasting two adjacent walls with light canvases, and the other with a pattern or dark ones. At the intersection of one of the corners, different types of wallpaper alternate in stripes.

These solutions are considered classics by designers because they are tried-and-true and give the interior a cohesive appearance. Nonetheless, a lot of homeowners attempt to experiment by slightly departing from the suggested procedures, which might not always be a wise choice.

Zoning

The space can be visually split into multiple useful sections with the use of multicolored canvases.

1. The use of lighter materials better reflects artificial and natural light, which is always good for organizing a work area.
2. For areas that are intended for entertainment, it will be successful to decorate them with bright canvases, which promotes energy and vivacity.
3. Relaxation corners require finishing with calm, plain wallpaper.
4. For children"s rooms, these techniques allow you to create optimal conditions. If several guys are there most of the time, then setting aside for each a personal “area” as a result of pasting with canvases of different colors or patterns will create a more comfortable atmosphere. Decorating the walls near the desk with white materials will preserve the student’s vision and reduce eye strain.

Experts advise against using molding to join wallpaper with different textures because it will look better and be less obvious when done in the room’s corners.

Decorative inserts or panels

Wallpaper was initially created using a range of colored, textured textiles. Because they were expensive, only specific stripes were painted in large frames on the walls of wealthy homes. To some extent, this style is still in use today.

Moldings surround the use of rolled materials as panels or decorative inserts. Frequently, they select pricey wallpaper:

• with embossing;
• different textures;
• silkscreen printing.

This method is used in the country, Provence, and modern interior design styles. In the first two, the pieces are positioned in the most noticeable areas of the room’s center and are framed by molding; in the final, there is asymmetry and rigor combined with practical use. Niche coverings that contrast in color and texture with the surrounding wallpaper draw attention to them and make them stand out against the overall design.

The primary guideline for utilizing multicolored wallpaper panels and ornamental inserts is to stick to a single manufacturer’s collection. The best effect will then occur.

Color accents

Using rolled materials in various colors can serve additional purposes besides just altering the visual geometry of the space or ornamental design. Bright wallpaper or captivating images are typically what draw guests’ attention away from "bad places" within the space.

Such a wall is decorated with eye-catching paint jobs or furniture that highlights its significance in order to draw attention to the focal point of the space. The bedroom is successfully set up with a sleeping area, the kitchen with a dining table, and the children’s room with a play area.

If the house is old and there are unsightly niches in the supporting structures, they can be hidden without further finishing. The focal point will move to this element if you cover the entire surface with materials in subdued hues or without a bold pattern and adorn the wall across from it with a vibrant original canvas. With this emphasis, designers adorn niches, transforming them into unique, fashionable solutions.

Color accents can be positioned either vertically or horizontally. This holds true for small spaces or rooms with high ceilings. These methods produce the desired illusion or visual effect.

Even without their functional use in the interior, finishing niches and protrusions on the load-bearing walls with wallpaper of contrasting colors can easily turn disadvantages into significant advantages.

Two or more views on one wall

Achieving the desired outcome when joining roll materials of different types is not always possible. The reason for this is that after coming into contact with the adhesive and drying, the canvases developed distinct physical characteristics. Thus, in order to achieve superior finishing with various canvas types, you must be aware of their distinctive qualities.

Vinyl and non-woven strip combinations can be butted together because glue causes the materials to expand slightly. Only overlapping installation is necessary for all other combinations.

A metal 30-centimeter spatula applied along the joint line to the top canvas can be used to cut off excess material from the canvases with a stationery knife after they have stabilized in size, usually within one to two days.

With tiles (including in the kitchen)

There are various ways to arrange tiles on work surfaces in the kitchen and bathroom, depending on the elements’ size, shape, and material as well as the decor.

Three primary technologies are recognized by experts:

• traditional – the seams between the individual elements form a grid of the correct shape, and the tiles are laid in even rows;
• displaced or staggered – a newer technique that involves positioning each top tile so that its edges fall on the centers of the lower elements;
• diagonal – used when laying square-shaped material, done from corner to corner.

The number and width of canvases and ceramic elements must be calculated with a reserve in mind, just as wallpaper from various manufacturers requires a reserve because of variances in dimensions. The reserve should not exceed 15% of the estimated volume of wall finishing on average.

One of the following techniques must be used in order to produce an imperceptible transition between different materials (wallpaper and tiles):

1. If elements made of wood or metal look harmonious within the design, then use them as a barrier.
2. Using basic grout to seal the seams of the tile covering, create a smooth convex transition, which is painted in a color close to the shade of the wallpaper.
3. Grout fills the transition between the wall and the tile, forming an internal curve. After carefully sanding such a connecting seam, the wallpaper is pasted overlapping until the beginning of the first row, and after drying, the excess is cut off with a stationery knife.

In the event that the walls are covered with gypsum board, the wallpaper is adhered to after the tiles are placed.

Joints

The dimensions and fundamental characteristics of the canvases serve as the foundation for the rules governing the joining of rolled materials. The following is how the joints of the two primary canvases are constructed:

• If photo wallpaper is used, you must follow the instructions of the material manufacturer.
• Non-woven fabrics are glued to the wall treated with glue and joined together end-to-end.
• Vinyl strips, after being spread with adhesive, are left for about 5-7 minutes, then glued to the surface to be glued. They are joined to the adjacent canvas only end-to-end.
• Single-layer paper roll materials must be glued with an overlap, which is explained by the "shrinkage" of the wet canvas when drying.

In the corner

The internal corners of the wallpapering framework are not the same. The properties of the roll material are to blame for this. The panels won’t hold firmly if they are glued end to end at the outer corner, which will cause the edges to peel continuously. By adding plastic corners to sealant or liquid nails, this can be fixed.

Making a reserve of roughly 4-5 cm of canvas, folding it onto a nearby surface, and pasting it over with the subsequent canvas is a simpler method. It is simpler to trim off the excess intersecting strips for a perfect joint than to deal with peeling strips, regardless of whether vinyl or non-woven wallpaper is used.

Since the material is not tense, working in inner corners is simpler. To minimize waste, it is best to glue wallpaper with a joint in the corner and each sheet extending about 1-2 cm onto the adjacent area.

The first canvas is applied with a blade to the corner and near the wallpaper, then it is held in place for five to ten minutes with a metal spatula before being cut with a stationery knife without requiring you to raise your hand. Using the same technology and the same spade in the corner, the next canvas is glued. The material needs to be cut in the same manner as the prior layer as soon as it sticks to the wall surface.

If any adhesive composition gets on the ornamental portion of the trim after the canvases are smoothed and cut, it needs to be removed right away using a damp sponge. If this isn’t done, the dried substance will scatter light, making the stain more noticeable, and it will be extremely difficult to remove any traces of it without harming the front side of the wallpaper.

Possible problems and how to avoid them?

Divergence of the joints is a common issue when joining roll materials of different types. Reasons:

1. uneven wall surfaces;
2. as a result of changes in size after wetting with an adhesive and tightening due to drying already on the wall;
3. the edge of the strips may peel off due to the lack of a primer layer, poor and poor-quality cleaning from dust and dirt, and previous finishing materials;
4. the edges of the wallpaper are not coated enough or the adhesive is not applied to the wall in sufficient quantity, which in the future provokes the edges of the strips to peel off.

If the flaws show up while the room is still being wallpapered, they can be fixed fast. If not, you’ll need to take extreme measures or just cover the trouble spots with appliances or furniture.

The following is a solution to the issue of the canvases’ poor joining:

• Reject the peeled edges of the canvases and coat them with a thin soft brush and re-glue. To secure the effect, it is better to dry the area with a hairdryer.
• The resulting gap is painted over with paints and varnishes of a similar color or sealed with putty.
• Wider gaps are sealed with a long vertical continuous strip, which is applied a few millimeters overlapping the adjacent canvases so that the new seams are not conspicuous.

Rule	Description
Choose Complementary Colors	Select wallpaper colors that complement each other to create a harmonious look.
Mix Patterns Carefully	Combine different patterns, but make sure they share a common color or theme.
Balance Bold and Subtle	Pair bold designs with more subtle ones to avoid overwhelming the space.
Use Accents Wisely	Apply bold wallpaper to accent walls and keep the rest of the room neutral.
Consider Room Size	Large patterns can make a room feel smaller, while small patterns can open up the space.

A room can be completely changed by combining different types of wallpaper to give it depth, personality, and a unique touch. You can create a stylish and harmonious environment by carefully choosing complementary colors, textures, and patterns. You can achieve the desired effect of making a bold statement or subtly enhancing your decor by using the right combination of wallpapers.

Selecting the primary wallpaper that will act as the room’s focal point should come first. This could be a visually arresting color or pattern. Next, decide on a secondary wallpaper that goes well with your first selection. In order to avoid competing with the main wallpaper, this secondary wallpaper should be more subdued. To make sure everything complements one another nicely, take into account the room’s overall color scheme.

Consider scale and proportion when mixing wallpapers. While an excessive number of large patterns can overpower the room, combining them with smaller ones can produce a balanced look. Take into account the wallpapers’ textures as well. Your walls can gain depth and interest by combining various textures, which will give the space a more dynamic feel.

Lastly, consider where the wallpaper will be placed. One wallpaper could be used on the accent wall and the other on the other walls, or you could use a more complex pattern of alternating them. Whatever you choose, make sure all the components blend together harmoniously by carefully planning your design. You can create a stunning, well-coordinated look that expresses your individual style with a little bit of imagination and careful planning.

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