The living room is an important part of the apartment. Every day the family gathers, guests come here and evening gatherings are arranged. It is the guest room that sets the overall tone for the interior of the apartment, so you need to select the finishing of the room very diligently. Due to the large area of this room, apartment owners have an excellent opportunity to show originality and use interesting visual effects. For this purpose, the way to combine wallpapers is perfect. The combination of different wallpapers gives the interior its originality and dynamism. If earlier it belonged to the category of "curiosities," today it has become a customary design solution for gluing walls in an apartment.
To find the right combination, you can try to match the wallpaper yourself, but you can trust the manufacturers and buy a set of two already selected wallpapers. Examples of combinations, as a rule, are shown in the catalog of products on examples of ready-made interiors and choosing the desired option will not be a problem. Despite this, some want to know how to properly combine wallpaper in the living room and how to combine wallpaper of different textures and patterns. For this you need to consider the basic techniques of combining wallpaper in apartments.
Techniques for combining wallpapers in the interior of the living room
Designers distinguish a few win-win techniques for combining wallpapers:
- Vertical combination of wallpaper in the living room . This method is based on the combination of wallpaper of different colors, but the same width. Experts advise to combine shades of the general color or to use contrast combinations of opposite colors. The first combination adds some elegance, and the second makes the room more stylish.
- Horizontal combination . This involves a combination of bands of contrasting or monotonous colors. The optimal width of the wallpaper is selected depending on the height of the walls in the guest. So, in a room with high ceilings, bands up to 2 m in width are permissible, and in a low room no more than 1 m.
- Coat inserts . This way of combining wallpaper in the living room is applicable on the wallpaper already pasted wallpaper. The side inserts are made of more dense paper, and on their perimeter are set the bars, concealing possible irregularities. Rectangular inserts are suitable for interior in the classical style, and geometric figures in the form of a diamond, trapeze and circle will emphasize the fascination with neoclassicism.
- Other combinations . Here you can include patchwork inserts, highlighting of protrusions and niches.
Color combinations of wallpaper
Selecting combinations of wallpaper, you need to remember about their common element - it can be shades of the same color, a single style of the ornament, the geometry of the picture, the texture of the wallpaper.
When combining wallpaper of similar shades, several walls should be pasted over with wallpaper of a more saturated color. Very popular combinations of shades of beige (gray-yellow, beige and ivory), blue (pervanche and sky-blue) and other natural colors. If you decide to combine monochrome and patterned wallpaper, then choose wallpaper in stripes. Designers note that striped wallpaper in the interior of the living room can be combined with monotonous wallpaper, the color of which echoes with the color of one of the bands. Patterned wallpaper should cover only one wall, creating as a bright panel.
The most risky option is to combine wallpaper with different patterns. Designers are advised to use trusted combinations of patterns: floral pattern with striped wallpaper, geometric shapes with abstractions. Pay attention, that in the wallpaper was a common feature, otherwise the interior will look tasteless. Relevant will be a combination of wallpaper with curtains, furniture or accessories.
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