One of the most popular ways to decorate the ceiling today is to glue the wallpaper. This option has a number of advantages and gives a fairly wide space for the designer to work. Ceiling wallpaper has several types of different price categories, which allows them to be used both to create an inexpensive interior, and luxurious design space.
Ceiling wallpaper with a picture
The most popular are the ceiling wallpaper "starry sky . " They are used not only in bedrooms or living rooms, even in the kitchen such a pattern can look quite harmonious. To date, there are several types of ceiling wallpaper with a pattern, and the separation criteria are different. The simplest and most understandable to the common man in the street is the following:
- single-layer paper (the surface can be either glossy or slightly densified, such an option is the cheapest, but it has an average appearance and will not last very long);
- paper with embossing (this is a more durable and durable option due to the use of two layers of paper at once, and embossing can hide minor surface defects);
- textile (this non-woven ceiling wallpaper, decorates the surface with natural or synthetic fiber: silk, velor, felt or jute);
- Vinyl (this type is the most practical, as it behaves well under conditions of high humidity, it is easily cleaned with detergents and serves a long period);
- self-adhesive wallpaper (a kind of vinyl wallpaper, one side of which has a surface with a ready-made adhesive composition).
Ceiling wallpaper for painting
One of the most universal finishing materials. You do not have to carefully level and smooth the surface, which saves money. It is both reinforcing and finishing material.
Ceiling wallpaper for painting protect the surface from cracks. It is not necessary to use wallpaper on the entire ceiling. You can create beautiful multi-tiered structures and combine a matte textured surface with a smooth one. Light scratches or chips will not be noticeable after the repeated application of a cotton swab paint.
As for the shortcomings, they can include stitches. Most often, these are the consequences of using poor-quality materials or the result of the work of a non-professional. It also happens that the seam is visible because of the marriage in a roll or unsuccessful lighting.
Concerning the process of painting itself, it is safe to say that it is better to trust the master. Ceiling wallpaper is quite demanding on the process of staining and selection of lighting. There may be bands or gaps that appear through time. Paint for ceiling wallpaper should be selected among the proven manufacturers. Most often use paints on a water-based basis. When selecting wallpaper, it's best to go straight to a specialized store and look for high quality models from foreign manufacturers. Their cost is an order of magnitude higher than the prices of domestic paper. But in the process of exploitation they pay off completely. You can, if necessary, repaint them more than once, which can not be said about cheap paper.
How to glue the ceiling wallpaper?
The process of preparing the surface reduces to eliminating all the irregularities and hardening.
- It is necessary to remove the old whitewash and the layer of plaster. For these purposes, it is most convenient to use a steel spatula.
- If the room has a high humidity, an antiseptic shunt is applied to the clean walls beforehand.
- Then comes a layer of penetrating gnatovki. This will help to strengthen the surface of the plaster and fix the wallpaper securely.
- All irregularities shpaklyuyut in two or three layers. In the end, the surface is sanded and worked through with a primer.
- Now you can start the gluing process. The work moves away from the window. Leaving stocks is not necessary, since all the gaps will hide the plinth.
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