How to choose wallpaper with monograms?

Any person who has done a room repair at least once knows: unusual wall-covering techniques have a key role in the design. They set the tone for style, fill the space with the right atmosphere and are able to visually change the space. One of the extraordinary decisions are wallpapers with monograms: this technique is unique, requires a careful approach to the selection and compliance with the furnishings.

Initially, the monogram denoted a special monogram indicating the first capital letters of the name or surname, status and position in society. It was a kind of seal of aristocrats and monarchs, which was applied to coins, family jewels, luxury items and clothing.Outwardly, she represented lace letters, framed by a variety of interlacings that were personal, family, female, and male. Monograms could be monophonic or contrast, made, for example, in the form of a gilded accent and faded performance.

If earlier this pattern was a single, modern wallpaper with this theme is characterized by a characteristic repetition of the monogram with a frame in the form of lace curls, leaves, vines, floral motifs. Today, the monogram is not a letter: it resembles stylized flowers of a peculiar shape, similar to a rhombus, an inverted drop, an oval.

Despite its importance in the decor, many trademarks are called wallpaper with canvas monograms, in which there is lace, but not the monogram itself.

The choice of wallpaper with monograms often baffled: they look beautiful in a roll, but not always harmonious in the interior of a particular room. This is a design that always catches the eye, even if it is made in muted and neutral shades.The pattern involves a strict selection of furniture, its compliance with the status. The decoration is considered royal, so even the furnishing materials are important: there can be no plastic furniture, ultra-modern methods of combining materials. It is aristocratic, expressed in everything.

The drawing of modern canvases is unique. In addition to the main theme, it can have borders in the form of vertical stripes decorated with similar curls. Some canvases are made in the form of carved leaves located on twisted stems. Others resemble a vegetative net in which large flowers bloom. Separate types of a pattern are executed in the form of a bud with a lace sepal. Some wallpapers to fill the main background have an imitation of an expensive marble surface.

Depending on the size of the print, the departure from the classic monogram wallpapers imply lightness or solemnity. However, in any case, they are not combined with flowery curtains or tulle. This is the case when monochromatic color spots are appropriate. Shades of interior items are selected so that they do not merge with the tone of the curtains.You can use the color of the pattern, but it is preferable to decorate the windows with white curtains.

There are a lot of advantages of wallpaper with monograms, they are:

• are made from high-quality raw materials according to new technologies, therefore they fit perfectly on the surface of the walls, they are simple and convenient in pasting work surfaces;
• have several main varieties, different in premium appearance, degree of practicality and durability;
• they are distinguished by a variety of textures, thanks to which monogram accents can be embossed, highlighted by contrasting pigment, gilding, embossing;

• have a rich palette of noble color shades, which allows you to successfully enter the wallpaper in the interior of existing furniture, without interrupting the idea of ​​design;
• included in the line of popular drawings, through which you can demonstrate the well-being and excellent taste;
• able to visually beat the sharp corners of the furniture, the design features of the room, making the interior softer;
• they are an original stylistic solution of different design techniques, harmoniously fitting into classical, modern and ethnic stylistics;

• due to the pattern, they are practical and do not give out small contaminants formed in the process of random mechanical touches;
• thanks to the lace pattern, they perfectly mask the minor irregularities of the walls, without giving out on the lumen small tubercles and pits;
• having a different composition of raw materials, the complexity of the pattern, additional finishing (glitter, spraying) and impregnation (antibacterial, antimicrobial, antistatic), differ in different cost, which allows the buyer to find their option, taking into account taste and budget.

Having a number of advantages, this finish is not without drawbacks:

• are canvases with a repeating pattern, which, regardless of the width, have to be combined, which is not always possible due to uneven walls or different tension of the cloth;
• due to the need to combine prints, they need to purchase additional quantities, taking into account the rapport;

• they fill the space with a certain massiveness, therefore they require careful choice of contrast in order not to overload the situation;
• in most cases they need a softening companion, otherwise they pose certain difficulties in the selection of upholstered and cabinet furniture, textile bedding, curtains, decorative pillows with a print;
• must take into account the overall size of the print, otherwise they can reduce the space of the room.

Wallpapers with monograms belong to the line of rolled wall coverings. Cloths are of different widths, but the most popular finishes are meter wallpaper. They are more expensive, but they are easier to glue, reducing the number of joints. Interesting options for this finish include wallpapers:

• Paper - budgetary thin and dense varieties, accessible to everyone, often having a smooth surface, simple drawing, occasionally spraying. Designed for a maximum of 5 years, divided into single-layer and two-layer, in most cases, give all the irregularities of the prepared wall;

• Vinyl - expensive wallpaper with a premium appearance, made on the basis of vinyl or non-woven, differing in porous, smooth, solid and noble embossed texture, which well mask the unevenness of the walls, but over time emit formaldehyde vapors into the air;

• Flizelinovye - alternative to vinyl canvases, more elastic and comfortable in pasting canvases of a meter width, characterized by average thickness, expensive appearance, breathable and harmless to health, but over time attracting dust to the surface;
• Textile - models with a paper backing and woven face in the form of textile fibers pasted onto paper or weaves that look expensive and beautiful, but are capricious in pasting and do not tolerate adhesives on the front side (glued to the glued wall).

Color solutions for wallpaper with monograms are divided into three areas:

• monochrome tones;
• natural group;
• color contrasts.

Soft contrast is inherent in all groups: the presence of coarse combinations of colors deprives the pattern of tenderness. In the first category, white and gray, gray and beige are more often combined.

In the natural category, predominantly beige and brown shades are combined, including sand, mustard and coffee tones. In this case, the pattern can be classic (light background + drawing a few tones darker) or reverse (light pattern on a dark background).

The third group is notable for the abundance of vibrant colors. Of course, there are no sharp combinations in it, however, yellow, blue, peach, nude, turquoise colors are frequent design techniques.

The most interesting contrasts in demand among customers include:

• nude base and gray, sand, brown, silvery monograms;
• sand background and embossed pattern with the addition of gray;
• sand base and beige-brown lace;

• cream or pale pink tone and sand with dark pink ornament;
• dark gray canvas with soft gray and silver pattern;
• blue background or light turquoise with beige and golden monograms;
• sand base with silver;
• background color of cocoa with milk, chocolate with beige pattern.

Print size can be small, medium to medium, or large. As for popularity, the priority is light shades: dark varieties conceal living space and room lighting. Moreover, you need to choose the wallpaper, taking into account interesting features: the desired tone to the interior of the room, the illusion of light and the temperature is set by the wallpaper pattern.If this is an option with a whitewashed background and a black base, there is a risk of buying gloomy wallpapers. If a canvas with a coffee background and silk-screen printing is chosen, the space will be filled with light.

When choosing wallpaper with monograms, it is important to take into account a number of factors, among which it makes sense to pay attention to examples of experienced designers:

• Brown monograms on a sandy background are perfectly combined with a white chair, a dark sofa and a light tone of the floor covering;

• You can create an aristocratic style by combining nude embossed wallpapers, choosing a striped companion for wallpaper with monograms, using white ceiling color, bleached carpet and chocolate furniture;

• Accent wallcoverings with a creamy background and embossed finish, shimmering in light of gold, look great in the interior of a room with a gray sofa, a concise floor lamp, diluted with peach color of the walls and a floor covering of light brown tone;

• If there is a lot of black in the interior, wallpapers with a cream background and a gray pattern are bought, the presence of a vibrant green color (for example, in the form of flowers or greenery) and a brown shade of the floor are required;

• If the picture is replete with yellow and swamp contrasts, you need to dilute the diversity with panels,set off the print with a light tone of the floor covering, a mustard-colored sofa, a blue-gray armchair, add similar decorative pillows and brown curtains to the tone of the furniture body.

The central luminaire matters: it must correspond to the status of the wallpaper, be suspended, elegant with splashes of gold or silver (depends on the predominance of gray or beige monograms). Choosing canvases, do not forget about square meters: if the room is small, large patterns will be inappropriate. In this case, light weave with a minimum monogram and the use of the technique of combining two wallpapers are preferred: with a print and plain. The shade of the wallpaper in a small space should be bright, and the accent area should be no more than one wall. So you can select a zone at the head, fireplace, dining, or show the uniqueness of the style of the home library.

On how to glue the wallpaper, you will see in the next video.