Today you can decorate a living room in different ways. They differ in both materials and methods of application to the walls. A relatively new, but already gaining popularity method of decoration – the use of liquid wallpaper for the walls.
The main difference between such wallpapers and the usual paper ones is their appearance. Accordingly, the way they are applied to the wall is different. Liquid wallpaper is a powder made from natural materials, resembling the structure of foam after finishing.
Using liquid wallpaper for the walls will simplify the preparatory work. Small defects on the walls, chips, cracks can not be plastered, it is enough just to prime the surface.
Design possibilities
There are many options for using decorative liquid wallpaper, it is easy to create an original, truly unique design with them without additional costs. You can purchase compositions of different shades, or divide one composition into parts and give it different colors using dyes.
An additional drawing can be applied to the finished coating, and it is not at all necessary to have a firm hand of the artist: liquid wallpaper for the walls is washed off with plain water, and any flaws in the work can be easily corrected.
Want to change the design? Take a decorative liquid wallpaper of a different color and apply over the old patterns. Do you want to have a relief surface? Make the wallpaper layer thicker, and when finishing with liquid wallpaper, use special rollers that will apply convex patterns. You can even decorate the walls with wallpaper mix stucco. After finishing the work, liquid wallpaper must be treated with colorless varnish for resistance to water.
Advantages and disadvantages
There are many advantages to such a modern finish. This is sound insulation, and the ability to retain heat, and environmental friendliness, and space for original style solutions. Decorative liquid wallpaper won’t crack, even if your home is shrinking. There is only one drawback – a relatively high price, but this drawback is also very relative, especially when you consider that costs are reduced at the preparatory stage.
Liquid wallpaper finishing: application method
Before finishing with liquid wallpaper, the powder must be diluted with water, mixed and kept for 10-12 hours so that the mixture swells well. It must be covered with a lid to prevent water evaporation. The prepared mixture is stored without changing its properties for about 14 days..
Examples of finishing with liquid wallpaper
