Photo wallpaper is a very dangerous thing. You can easily decorate a room with it, or you can easily ruin it. I recommend trusting it to professionals. Well, and if you still decided to be independent, this article will help you.
A little bit of theory, be patient.
The composition of photo wallpaper varies:
- Paper – the cheapest and can not be washed
- Fleece – very durable
- Vinyl – clean well, washable, do not burn out and can last long enough.
- Velour – again can be paper or fleece. This layer is sprayed with a velour pattern.
- On canvas – the most expensive, need careful care, they can not be washed.
Actually, this is approximately what applies to wallpaper in general. From experience I can say that the paper wallpaper is often poorly laid even on a perfectly flat wall, at the joints of cloths there is a wave, and eventually the wall looks divided into fragments. It’s still bearable in case of wallpaper where the pattern is vertical anyway (stripes or some kind of vertical rapport), but if you have a big photo work that needs integrity, I wouldn’t risk it with paper prints.
By type of printing:
- UV – allows you to get a bright photo wallpaper with a rich and burn-resistant image.
- With eco-solvent inks – the ink contains pigment and solvent. They are UV resistant, non-erasable and washable.
- Latex inks – These inks contain pigment and water with a polymer called latex. They are resistant to burnout and other external influences.
By type of paper:
- Matte. The picture is more saturated.
- Glossy. More shiny, so it is not recommended for heavily lit rooms.
By type of surface
- Smooth. Can be washed, as it has a high strength and protective coating. But any unevenness on the wall can spoil the final image, so it requires careful preparation.
- Textured. Imitates various textures. This wallpaper is pleasant to the touch and glued very easily. Although who would think to touch the wallpaper, I do not know)))). In the nursery, perhaps.
- Self-adhesive. You can glue without the use of additional substances. You can remove and re-adhesive.
- In general, the use of photo wallpaper is not a cheap pleasure, and the wall should be specially prepared.
Photo wallpaper is not a picture that can be removed or moved to another place. It is always a large scale, and they quite rigidly set the overall mood of the room.