Wall decoration in the corridor: consider options
The corridor is the room where we get from the hallway, so you should not pay attention to it during the repair. Beautiful wall decoration in the corridoreven if it’s small or narrow is also possible. The video in this article shows instructions on how to easily decorate the walls in the corridor with accessories, the price of which you can afford.
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We decorate the walls of the corridor with building materials
Finishing the walls of the corridor with building materials such as, for example:
- Wallpaper.
- Paint.
- Panels.
- Tile.
- Artificial stone or brick.
And other materials, few people think that with their help you can beautifully and originally design the walls. Let's look at how and how to beautifully decorate the walls in the corridor using building materials.
Wallpaper and photo wallpaper
Wallpaper in itself can be a work of art, their colors and drawings allow you to create any style of your corridor. Main criteria choosing wallpaper in the hallway and hallway they are resistant to mechanical damage and abrasion, as this can not be avoided in a small or narrow room.
Consider the varieties of wallpaper:
- Paper. This type of wallpaper is unlikely to be suitable for the corridor, as paper, they are quite easy to tear and rub, and this is not suitable for a narrow room.
- Vinyl. This type of wallpaper is well suited for the corridor, as they are very strong and not at all afraid of moisture.
- Non-woven wallpaper. Wallpaper made of this material is ideal for the corridor, because it is strong and moisture resistant, but their cost is quite high.
- Woven. Such wallpaper consists of fabric fibers, and this says that care for such wallpaper will be quite time-consuming, in addition, they are very expensive.
- Fiberglass. This unusual type of wallpaper is well suited for painting, they are strong, but will not please a large selection of patterns.
- Metallized. In quality, such wallpapers are suitable for decorating the walls of the corridor, but their coloring in dark colors, and this can be a minus.
- Liquid. This is a fairly new type of wallpaper that is suitable for the walls of the corridor, if they are additionally treated with moisture resistant agents.
Photowall-paper is an additional decorative finishing material, they serve more for decoration of the room. Photowaves can be different in their quality characteristics, but with a special coating, such canvases are able to withstand difficulties and wet cleaning.
Advice! When choosing a wallpaper or photo wallpaper, pay attention to the icons on the package, it indicates how stable and moisture-loving the canvas is.
Paint
Paint is the best option for the walls of the corridor, since it holds mechanical and some chemical influences steadily, it does not lose color saturation, and a large assortment of colors and shades will help create the uniqueness of the interior.
Using paint in the corridor, we can combine different colors and shades, and also, having the ability, we can decorate the walls with bright drawings. Paint is often used to decorate the walls of kindergarten corridors, as it is quite resistant to damage and such walls are easy to wash, observing hygiene standards.
Almost all types of paints are suitable for decorating the walls of the corridor (seeHow to paint the walls in the corridor yourself), you only need to know about them that they can not let air in and dry for a long time, can be matte and glossy, as well as with a diverse texture.
Advice! You can consult the seller-consultant about the quality of paints or find out information by examining the data on the package.
Panels
When choosing any panels for the design of the corridor, it must be remembered that this finishing material, when mounted, takes a few centimeters of floor space. Therefore, if you have a rather narrow or small corridor, is it worth choosing panels for its walls (seePaneling the corridor: doing it right) If your corridor is spacious enough, then panels of any material will ennoble it and help to emphasize the stylistic orientation of its interior.
Consider the most used types of panels and what they are made of:
- Wooden panels. Created from precious wood, very aesthetic and very expensive. For their longevity, they need care and specialized tools.
- MDF panels. Such material is made of pressed wood chips and resembles wood panels, but they are much cheaper and easier to care for.
- Dvp panels They are made from pressed wood fibers and other elements. They are well suited for decorating the walls of the corridor.
- Chipboard panels Such panels are created from pressed wood sawdust using chemical means, so they are not suitable for residential premises, but for the corridor what is needed.
- Cork panels. They are created from balsa wood and are therefore environmentally friendly. The disadvantages of such panels are their high cost and small selection of pattern.
- Plastic panels. They are considered the cheapest, but are not recommended for residential premises, since they do not allow air to pass through at all, but they have a large selection of colors and patterns.
- Mirror panels. Rather, they are mirrors in the form of panels from which you can create patterns and compositions, as they can be of any shape.
There are also other types of panels such as acoustic - for greater sound insulation or gypsum - to create a certain style in the interior.
Tile
Tiles are rarely used for the walls of the corridor, more often they can be seen in the kitchen or in the bathroom. For the corridor, these can be inserts on the walls of tiles and most often, mirror.
But let's still look at the varieties of wall tiles:
- Ceramic. The most popular finishing material for walls. She has a reasonable price and a large assortment. This tile is resistant to damage and moisture.
- Porcelain. Very aesthetic finishing material, strong, resistant to various influences and moisture-loving.
- Porcelain. Very strong and stable finishing material that can imitate various natural materials, such as stone or marble.
- Mirror. A sufficiently stable finishing material to small impacts is most often used as a decorative element in the decoration.
There are also other types of tiles, such as: majolica - from sand clay, teralia - from valuable clay rocks with flux and sand or cotto - matte tile from valuable clay.
We decorate the walls of the corridor with additional decor
If you are not going to make repairs in the corridor, but you want to decorate the walls, then this can help:
- Photowall-paper.
- Paints.
- Stickers.
- Paintings.
- Panel.
- Mirrors
- Clock.
And all that comes to your mind. We talked about photowall-paper earlier, they are easy to install, so you can easily do it yourself without help, well, of course, if the photo canvas is not very large. Family members or friends will help you to wallpaper the entire wall.
A large variety of paints for painting on various surfaces will help you express your creativity. In this case, you will definitely know that no one has such a design for the corridor, as this is an expression of your inner world.
In stores you can find a wide variety of stickers, varying in quality, texture and, of course, in colors and patterns. Nowadays, the qualitative characteristics of such decorations allow them to be glued to any surface and serve for a long time.
For lovers of classics, paintings and mirrors with a suitable image and shape are always suitable. But these accessories can be not only in classically designed interiors. A wide variety of shapes and design of mirrors, as well as modern images, can even go with ultramodern styles.
Making walls in a small or narrow corridor is also not a problem. Lamps, watches or framed photographs of family members will look good in any corridor.
In conclusion
Now you know that decorating the walls of the corridor is not at all difficult. It is only necessary to include imagination and not be afraid of experimentation.
