The combination of wallpaper of two or more types in one room has long ceased to cause a lot of questions and put people "in a dead end." The design move, which includes matching wallpapers of different colors or with different patterns, has become familiar and familiar even to the most ordinary people who are not fond of fashion trends in the design of apartments and houses. Creating an interesting and unusual interior requires not only imagination and creative thinking, but also knowledge, as well as decor and design. With the help of such combinations, you can not only hide minor flaws in the rough finish of the room, but also visually change the size of the room. It is important to understand that the perception of the entire interior may depend on the correctly chosen pattern, its size and position. That is why designers recommend to be attentive to the choice of wallpaper for any of the rooms. They also argue that a combination of two or more types of wallpaper will look more interesting than using just one (even the most beautiful and expensive) type. But is it necessary to seek professional help? Or can you try to deal with such a project yourself?
How to combine wallpaper in the hall
It is worth noting that the general rules apply to all rooms. But there are many "little things" that you definitely need to pay attention to. Otherwise, you may be disappointed.
The hall is usually the largest room in an apartment or house. Here they receive guests and arrange family gatherings during the holidays. At the same time, and is often located in this room. How to fit everything in one area? . Combining several types of wallpaper will help to cope with this. The ideal option in this case is to use vertical combination.
One background type is selected in a calm pastel tone and without a catchy pattern, as well as a second one - for accents. It is used in the location of the work area.
Very often the hall is not ideal in its form. The room may turn out to be a narrow rectangle or a clear square. What to do in this case? You can demolish or, on the contrary, build walls, but you can resort to such a radical solution only at the stage. You can give the hall the desired shape without much effort, just purchase the wallpaper of the right colors. If you want to make a narrow rectangle more spacious, then long walls need to be pasted over with dark-colored material, and short ones with light ones. Thus, you can optically "push the walls" and bring the hall closer to the ideal shape.
But designers do not recommend doing this with a room in the form of a square. In this case, it is better to paste over one wall with wallpaper with a catchy print that will attract attention.
How to combine wallpaper in the bedroom
This room should set you in a calm mood, so try to choose wallpaper in calm pastel colors that will blend well with each other. Combinations of beige with brown, blue with blue or olive with terracotta are perfect for the bedroom.
A great way to give a bedroom sophistication and sophistication is to apply horizontal combination. Usually designers advise to combine plain wallpaper and wallpaper with a pattern, but you can use wallpaper with different patterns, as well as plain colors in different shades. You should not experiment with contrasting colors in the bedroom, as they attract a lot of attention and can cause insomnia or anxiety. If you want to explore wallpaper combinations in the interior of a photo, then pay attention to a few important points.
- You can not combine wallpapers of different thicknesses. At the joints, noticeable defects are formed and they will have to be additionally hidden.
- You should not combine wallpaper with different types of patterns, such as geometric shapes and floral prints - this causes dissonance.
- Do not cover the walls of the same room with wallpaper of different quality levels. If some wallpapers look "cheap", then against the background of more interesting wallpapers, they will look even worse.
How to combine wallpaper in the kitchen
While in the bedroom you can be limited by the specific requirements of the room, the kitchen gives you free rein with regard to the color palette. Combine contrasting colors, use bright and rich shades, enjoy the color.
In small kitchens, designers recommend sticking to the classic rules and using light-colored wallpapers with small patterns. A large pattern visually reduces the space, so it is better to refuse it. But you can combine small and large patterns on the same wall when using horizontal division.
In small kitchens with high ceilings, the so-called "pencil cases", a combination of two types of wallpaper will look advantageous when one of the walls stands out. But she will need support, furniture, accessories or curtains should be made in the same color as this wall.
Horizontal division found in kitchen interiors much more often than vertical. This is caused primarily by the presence of a clear horizontal strip - a countertop or window sill. As a rule, it is the latter that becomes the level at which the dividing line is drawn. Want to learn how to combine wallpapers with each other? Pay attention to the traditional combinations, which are characterized by some features:
- if the kitchen has high ceilings, then the division is not carried out according to the level of the window sill, but according to the ratio of 1 to 2. Where the lower part has one share, and the remaining two share the upper part. This distribution is considered as pleasing to the human eye as possible;
- when combining two types of wallpaper with a pattern, there should be a large pattern in the lower part, and a small one in the upper part;
- combine two types of wallpaper of the same color, but different shades, according to the principle of "light on top" .;
- all rules are subject to change if the design intent requires it.
Colors for wallpaper combinations and their combinations
Beige color gives peace and harmony. They are ideally combined with white, making the room brighter. The beige color of the wallpaper in combination with dark colors gives sophistication and rigor.
Pink is the color of romance and sentimentality. In combination with other colors, it is usually too bright for wall decor in the bedroom, but it can be used in the living room, nursery or kitchen in combination with white, brown or purple.
Peach color saturates the room with warmth and comfort. Most harmoniously combined with beige, gold and blue.
Brown is usually combined with yellow, beige and soft red shades.
Purple is the most mysterious color. Very expressive combinations are obtained in combination with white, yellow or blue.
Blue pairs flawlessly with brown, white, and most pastel shades.