How to apply liquid wallpaper on the wall?

Facing the walls with an unusual material allows you to create a special atmosphere at home. Among the wide range of wallcoverings presented by trademarks for sale, liquid wallpapers are a particularly interesting type of finish. Differing from roll analogs with a clearly fixed form, they have a unique structure and features pasting. To understand how to apply liquid wallpaper on the wall you need to know what it is, what are the characteristics of the material, what are the advantages and what are the dangerous disadvantages of them.

Liquid wallpaper is a new generation of coating in the form of a powder or a finished wet mixture intended for interior walls. In fact, this is a wet wallpaper, which is smeared on the wall with special tools.The material combines the best qualities of paper wallpaper, paintwork and decorative plaster. Today it is used for cladding walls of residential and non-residential premises. The texture of liquid wallpaper is different from all existing types of wallpaper and has a unique effect due to special additives.

Liquid wallpaper - not decorative plaster: it is a completely different material, based on no sand. This product includes:

• cotton;
• cellulose;
• polyester;
• silk fiber;
• dyes and fillers;
• adhesive substance.

Due to the presence in the composition of silk fibers, wall finish seems to be textile. Additional additives (marble chips, colored flock, mica glitter, mother-of-pearl) make the surface of the wallpaper unique.

Liquid wallpaper - a unique wall decoration, which has a number of advantages. She is:

• favorably stands out from any analogs with an unusual look, attracting attention;
• irrespective of the design, color and type of raw materials, decorates the walls, making the interior complete, and the room - homely;
• allows you to manually create a special mood of the space by combining shades or performing a picture, without limiting the wizard in choosing the theme, placement and size of the picture;

• it is a good sound insulation of the walls, saving the household from annoying outside noise from neighboring apartments;
• is heat insulation: walls with such decoration become warmer, which is noticeable in the cold season;
• perfectly masks and evens out uneven walls with a uniform distribution of mass to the surface;
• does not roll down from a vertical surface of walls when drawing, does not complicate facing, is not showered;
• is an eco-friendly product of finishing: it has no harmful toxic components in its composition and no pungent odor;
• provides for easy and quick restoration of the surface of damaged areas of the coating (especially important if there are small children or pets in the house);
• resistant to temperature changes, does not lag behind the surface of the walls, does not fade, durable (get tired more quickly than it will become unusable);
• fire-resistant, non-flammable, has excellent anti-static and dust-repellent properties;
• does not require lining skills: easy to apply and provides for re-use (removal from the walls, dilution with water and re-application to the walls).

This finish is suitable for facing different rooms of the dwelling, and it can also be used for the ceiling. It looks beautiful in the bedroom, appropriate in the children's room, harmonious in the living room, home library, study, corridor.

The uniqueness of the facing is that the wallpaper has no joints. The composition of the material allows the inclusion of the desired color and texture elements. However, it is necessary to add glitter, pearl or dyes correctly: an oversupply of additives can complicate pasting, and on the finished surface of the lining all the flaws can be seen (uneven or excessive staining, excessive variegation of gloss).

With all the advantages, liquid wallpaper has several drawbacks. They:

• are expensive finishes: if you take high-quality raw materials, you need to buy silk wallpaper, but they are expensive;
• this lining is afraid of moisture, therefore it needs to be carefully treated and to limit the use of wallpaper in rooms with the greatest degree of risk (kitchen, bathroom, hallway,balcony, loggia);
• lining requires the use of vapor-permeable lacquer, preserving the breathability of the wallpaper;
• Wallpaper does not have a large variety of shades: they have to be adjusted, which does not always work;
• contamination on the surface cannot be removed: plywood of the problem area is required, and the correction may be noticeable (especially if the composition was supplemented with pigment or sparkles).
• to use the finish in an old house with high humidity is undesirable: the wallpaper may be damp.

A distinctive feature of liquid wallpaper is a variety of appearance. Externally, the texture of the coating may resemble paper with a relief, solid foam, silk textiles. Conventionally, all varieties can be divided into:

• cellulose - a material based on paper (a budget version of liquid wallpaper, characterized by lower durability and attractiveness of texture);
• silk - high-quality, expensive and durable raw material containing silk fibers, resistant to sunlight;
• blended - the golden mean between the first two categories, which is the basis of a mix of silk fibers and cellulose.

By type of release, the material is divided into two categories:

• colored wallpaper, ready to use - two groups of material, some of which are dry (need to soften), others just open and apply to the walls;
• varieties for painting - white material without dyes and additional brilliant ingredients and decor.

Despite the difference in raw materials, color composition can be created in different ways. And both categories provide for this.

The technology of working with liquid wallpaper is quite simple, but before the process you need to familiarize yourself with the techniques and nuances of finishing. This will allow you to make the wall cladding yourself at a professional level, without resorting to the services of experienced craftsmen. It is important to consider a few rules:

• the material is applied to the wall in a uniform layer, using special tools, forming with them a seamless surface coating without empty areas;
• thanks to the invoice, the composition perfectly fills the corners, if necessary it is possible to trim the wall;
• working with the material provides for the presence of a respirator if the material is bought in a dry form: this will allow the respiratory organs to be protected from hygroscopic particles while mixing the material;
• the work does not need gloves: the material is harmless to the skin, but the clothes should be working, as a solution with glue can get onto it;
• rules for the preparation of the material depend on the specific type of wallpaper, they are indicated on the packaging;
• the setting of the material is quite long: it allows you to adjust the error of applying the solution until it is completely dry.

It is important to follow the instructions for the preparation of the material: if you ignore this fact, the chemicals will not have time to interact, and the structure will be heterogeneous. If you follow the manufacturer's recommendations, the wall finish will last up to 15 years.

The uniqueness of the liquid wallpaper is that they can be applied with different tools, the choice of which depends on the degree of thickness of the diluted wallpaper. To properly apply them to the wall, you can use the devices that are used to work with plaster, paint, putty. For example, these may be:

• paint roller (with a rare pile for applying to the surface, ribbed - to give the desired texture);
• brush;
• big basin (bucket);
• trowel (plastic);
• spatula (metal or plastic);
• gun (hopper).

The choice of instrument depends on including from the area of ​​application. For example, if the surface of the wall is large, it is better to use the spray gun with a large nozzle when working. If you plan a specific pattern, you can use the stencils and add color to the set of necessary items.

Liquid wallpaper is not picky in choosing a surface. Different options are suitable for them:

• drywall without putty;
• wooden surface;
• concrete plywood;
• OSB stove;
• penoplex;
• fiberglass

They fit well on:

• paper wallpaper;
• MDF and chipboard;
• plaster and putty;
• cement, brick, stone, shell rock;
• Styrofoam;
• timber (tree).

Do not glue if on the wall:

• peeling or old paint (oil, water emulsion, acrylic);
• old whitewash;
• oily or greasy stains.

In all these cases, adhesion is reduced.

The technique of gluing liquid wallpaper depends on the tool used and is different:

• by spraying;
• rolling by roller;
• smearing with a spatula.

Before the process itself, it is necessary to provide a working area with side illumination: this is how the flows and divorces are better seen. The first two methods need some experience. Master class pasting spatula simple:

• Wallpaper is collected on the tool and applied to the wall from any area or corner, while smoothing down the material;
• the spatula is held at a small angle, while the wallpaper can not be pressed hard (this robs the surface of the relief and increases the consumption of raw materials);

• each new portion is applied from the empty surface to the filled one;
• the layer should not be thin, it is unacceptable that the wall showed through;
• the tool can be wetted with water, otherwise the wallpaper may stick to it, peeling off the wall surface;
• the places of the joints near the baguette or plinth are made as carefully as possible (it is impossible to carefully cut off the dried edges);
• to do the docking neatly, you can use masking tape;
• it is important to perform facing in one day: the continuation of work on the next day the joints will make themselves felt;
• if the joints are visible, you can use the water: it is easier to smooth the transitions.

If in the process of work the wallpaper is behind the walls, it means that the primer was not enough and you need to add some water to the solution.

Before you glue the liquid wallpaper, you need to prepare the walls painted with the previous material for finishing. Preparing the base with your hands for work consists of several stages: cleaning the old wall covering, small grinding of the surface, treatment against fungal deposits and application of soil (it is important to treat the wall with a deep penetration primer). The old coating is removed in order so that the new does not lag behind the walls (smooth painted surface interferes with good adhesion).

If you bought a dry mix, you will have to soak the wallpaper yourself. It is important to buy enough, making the right calculation: 1 kg of dry mix goes to 4-5 square meters. m of the wall surface (packing is enough for about 4 square meters with a layer thickness of 2 mm).If you change the proportions and the tool, material consumption may increase. Diluting the mixture for pasting is easy:

• shake the bag to avoid clumping;
• warm water is poured into the prepared container (temperature is 30 degrees);
• powder is poured with simultaneous stirring to the thickness of the cream;
• stir the mass until smooth by hand (removing the lumps).

If you want to change the shade of the wallpaper, you can mix wallpapers of different colors or use color schemes. It is desirable to add a dye to the base mixture of white: it is easier to get the desired tone.

The pigment is organic or artificial, comes in the form of a paste or a concentrated solution. To choose the right color, you should pay attention to the composition: it must be compatible with water-borne paints, mixtures for whitewashing and plaster. The color of the wallpaper is easier to color as follows:

• Kohler is dissolved in water for mixing;
• then pour the dry mixture;
• mix the mass with your hands;
• if brilliant additives are planned, they saturate the mass at the very end.

Options for designer finishes using liquid wallpaper mass. The design depends on the author's ideas and features of a particular room.

Of course, you can stick them on the walls and ceiling. However, the abundance of the same texture negatively affects the general idea.

You can apply the material:

• horizontally;
• vertically;
• Herringbone;
• "Bouquet" (different directions);
• zigzag;
• in a spiral;
• arbitrarily.

It is possible to overlay the pattern in the form of squares on the wall, abstract decoration of arches, decorating the semicircular shape of the door ledge with various laces, thematic patterns to match the idea of ​​design or framing the shape with a contrasting shade.It is easier to draw on white wallpaper: so the lines will be smoother and you can more accurately match the color to the available furnishings.

Looks good finish with an textured roller.

By finishing is meant the final stage of the lining: when the wall is covered with wallpaper, it is necessary to sprinkle it with water from a spray bottle. This will ensure that the surface is evenly roughened. Of course, this stage is not a correction of pasting defects: it does not hide dents, nodules, rough joints. All this need eliminate in a timely manner in the process of lining the walls with wallpaper.

To glue the ceiling plinth is not as difficult as it may seem at first glance: you will need a construction knife, a special gun, liquid nails and the plinth itself. To simplify the subsequent repair, glue is applied to the baseboard from the side that is glued to the wall.At the same time, the baseboard does not stick to the ceiling, although it sticks tightly. To smooth out the corners, you can use ready-made corner elements or cut them by placing the baseboard on the edge.

Liquid nails are applied to the back side with a construction gun, then a plinth is applied to the intended place and fixed. Glue instantly seizes, so hold the baseboard will be tight.

The degree of drying material depends on the temperature in the room, the correct proportions of cooking. On average, to completely dry, liquid wallpaper need from 12 hours to three days. If the room has optimal humidity, the layer is small, the consistency is observed correctly, the wallpaper will dry in a day or two.

To further the material could be useful for adjusting the wall covering, you can dry the remaining remnants of the mass. Then they are put in a bag, tied tightly and cleaned until the next repair work. If necessary, they are easy to dissolve with water and restore the desired area. It is important to store the material carefully: when dust and dirt hit it is difficult to make a careful adjustment, and the color may become gray because of it.

If you need to update the problem area of ​​coverage, you should listen to the mini-instructions:

• removable surface is moistened with water and soaked;
• Wallpaper removed with a metal spatula, carefully separating the damaged area;
• the wall is treated with a primer using a brush;
• after the primer dries, the edges of the wallpaper are sprayed with water;
• using the remnants of the mixture, they are soaked and put on an empty area, masking the joints;
• after drawing the wallpaper is sprinkled with water again;
• if the surface was previously treated with varnish, it is applied to the adjustment site.

Care of this coating depends on two factors: careful handling and the presence of a finishing coating. Some finishes allow for the use of a vacuum cleaner, although this procedure, if inaccurately touched, can disrupt the structure of the material. If the surface has not been treated with a special varnish, it is undesirable to touch the wallpaper once again.So they can lose relief. If the varnish is, you can safely wipe the wallpaper with a damp cloth.

To update your interior in a special, stylish and modern way, you can look at examples of experienced designers who know how to choose the right color and place accents.

Liquid wallpaper can give odds photo mural: colorfully looks like a wall, decorated in a maritime theme.

Wallpapers can imitate the panel, lying horizontally around the perimeter of the corridor.

The combination of ready-made brown, beige and white for painting wallpaper allows you to create unique pictures with a game of contrasts: a picture of lions looks volumetric and stylish.

Room design ideas involve a combination of liquid wallpaper with another interior decoration of the apartment. Solid emerald wallpaper with decorative panels that adorn the accent wall with a mirror.

Luxurious look wallpaper in the bedroom at the head of the bed, combined with paper wallpaper.

Children's room can be decorated with a contrast of yellow and green, combining shades through a mirror and decorative shelves.

On how to choose and apply liquid wallpaper on the wall, see the following video.