Starting serious overhaul, many are sure that they thought out everything: color scheme, interior style, furniture. But in fact, they are faced with the first serious problem at the very beginning of the way – what to choose wallpaper for walls. There are many types of wallpaper, characterized by density, appearance and characteristics of the materials from which they are made. How not to get lost in this diversity?
Wallpaper can be divided into several groups according to the materials of manufacture:
Paper wallpaper
Despite the constant development of the market of finishing materials, paper wallpapers continue to remain leaders. They are among the breathing, which is important for residential premises, and the abundance of all kinds of patterns and colors allows you to satisfy even the most sophisticated taste.
The relative fragility of paper wallpaper is quite compensated by a low cost.
Textile wallpaper
Textile wallpapers are still considered a novelty, but more and more designers stop precisely on this option. Firstly, textile wallpaper is environmentally friendly. Secondly, due to their texture, they create special warmth and comfort in any room. Thirdly, textile wallpaper has excellent quality characteristics: high noise-absorbing and thermal insulation properties, a low threat of fire, resistance to wear (with the exception of mechanical influences).
Vinyl wallpaper
Vinyl wallpaper actively gaining popularity. These are incomprehensible, sufficiently wear -resistant wallpaper, characterized by increased decorativeness. Sunlight is not terrible for them, and their elasticity allows you to easily glue it exactly.
Some wallpaper have additional qualities of resistance to external influences:
Washes. Such wallpapers suffer periodic soft cleaning with a damp cloth or sponge using sparing detergents.
Cleaning wallpapers can be washed regularly, using almost any cleaning agents, except for especially aggressive. Typically, these wallpapers are used to decorate bathrooms and kitchens.
Wallpaper resistant to abrasion is ideal for public places.
The wallpaper resistant to fading under the constant influence of direct sunlight does not lose their brightness, the pattern does not fade.
In addition, when buying, you should pay attention to the density of the wallpaper, the level of moisture resistance and the material of the base.
