Wall-paper bricks in the space of the corridor are used quite often - this gives the room originality, beauty and simplicity. A brick wall is a stylish solution that allows you to adjust the lighting and adjust the size of the room. Properly placed accents will make your corridor or hallway truly attractive.
Advantages
Among the advantages of using brick wallpaper:
- provide air circulation in the room;
- create an unusual and original design;
- stick to any surface, correct irregularities;
- when gluing, you can give any shape (bends, protrusions), which is determined by the layout and furniture in the room;
- do not take up much space in the room;
- easily cleaned of dirt;
- suit different styles.
How the wallpaper looks like a brick in the corridor, look at the photo.
Kinds
- Vinyl. The most optimal option for finishing the corridor, they are well washed, resistant to light, easy to maintain, protect walls well, hide surface irregularities, imitating brick relief;
- non-woven. They have a dense structure, are not amenable to fading, are easily glued and painted. They are environmentally friendly and durable. The pattern of brickwork on them looks no less realistic than on vinyl coatings. The only negative is the high cost of this finishing material;
- paper. These are inexpensive environmentally friendly wallpapers that easily fit on the walls, but do not hide existing irregularities well, so pre-sanding or priming of uneven surfaces is required. Washing cloths are distinguished by the fact that they calmly react to moisture and temperature changes. The disadvantages of such coatings are fragility and rapid pollution, so they are not suitable for decorating a corridor;
- themed wallpapers. As a rule, imitation is close to natural brickwork, therefore it allows you to create stylizations for the Middle Ages, an old atmosphere in design.
The design of the corridor uses white brick wallpaper for painting. Benefits of this type coatings will be able to update the palette and change the color of the canvases. How such wallpapers look in the hallway, look at the photo.
Color solutions
Among the most used colors for decoration are:
Red is a color that allows you to create bright accents in the space of the hallway. Under such a finish, you should select plain light or dark furniture.
White is a color that will give the corridor tenderness and tranquility, fill it with light. Such a wall leaves a lot of room for imagination; various installations can be placed against its background. Look at the photo.
Gray is the color used in the loft style, it creates a discreet and monochromatic design. Take a look at the photo.
Brown is the color that gives the design solidity and practicality. Such an interior is easy to complement with beige, pastel colors. Against its background, golden elements will look beautiful. The main thing is to use light shades and not clutter up the space with unnecessary furniture.
What kind of brick wallpaper is better to choose for the hallway, look at the photo.
Stylistics
Brick wallpapers are most often used in the following styles:
Loft - imitation of brickwork will turn the corridor into a real workshop with intact walls. Vinyl flooring is best suited for this finish. Look at the photo.
The Gothic direction allows you to stylize the premises as ancient castles. Organically choosing accessories, you can focus on the luxury of the interior.
Minimalist decoration, as a rule, provides for the design of walls under white brick. Imitation of cold natural material creates a restrained atmosphere in the interior. Minimalism is characterized by the use of functional furniture to furnish the corridor and the minimum number of decorations. Pay attention to the photo.
The color scheme should suit the room in terms of lighting, match the decoration and size of the room. One of the main decor rules is that there should not be a lot of dark canvases in the corridor space, light wallpaper with imitation of brick does not always look natural. Coatings with a rough surface will look natural in the interior. In well-lit rooms, highlights work to showcase bulges.
Such wallpaper can be used for pasting the entire room and a separate part of the wall in the hallway. Brick trim will be appropriate on doorways, arches, window frames, balconies and loggias. See how the repair of the hallway looks like in the photo after wallpapering with bricks.
Brick imitation is most often used to decorate an accent wall. In the hallway space, wallpaper located on the side wall from the entrance will look best. On it you can hang a mirror, a picture. With the help of white canvases, you can successfully decorate niches and ledges on the walls of the hallway.
You can combine several types of coatings, the brick finish looks good in combination with decorative stone and a tree. With the help of such wallpapers, you can zone the space, for example, divide the wall into two parts diagonally. How it is used in the hallway, look at the photo.
Combination of canvases
Brick wallpaper can be combined with other canvases. The most common combinations:
- brickwork and plain canvases. This option is used for white, milky, light brown wallpapers. The combination of two types of red wallpaper is too much;
- brick imitation and striped wallpaper. This finish is suitable for a corridor with low ceilings;
- gray brick and white wallpaper. This option is suitable not only for finishing the corridor, but also for bedrooms. Such combinations will look stylish and elegant;
- white bricks and coffee walls. This is a versatile finish that allows you to implement pastel shades in the decor. The main thing is not to clutter up the space with furniture; there should not be anything superfluous in the bright hallway.
- red bricks and light olive wallpaper. This combination is often found in fashion magazines, it looks natural in the interior, creates a comfortable atmosphere.
Brick wallpaper should be carefully combined with other rough textured wallpapers (for example, wood paneling), liquid coatings, patterns and patterns. How to competently combine brick wallpaper with others in the corridor, look at the photo.
Other types of brick imitation
Facing brick - a material that is used for facing thin walls. Has a wide color scheme and invoice. The most spectacular is the brick, which is formed by hand. Photo below.
Tiles with imitation brickwork (veneer) - a material with a thinner base than facing bricks. Stacked like decorative tiles. The advantages of such materials: a light weight, low thermal conductivity, minimal load on supporting structures, high resistance to climatic changes and mechanical stress. Take a look at the photo.
Brick plaster is a coating that does not require large financial costs. These are environmentally friendly materials, brickwork of which you can do yourself. The layer of this type of coating is thin, so the space of the room will not visually decrease. Look at the photo.
Brick panels are inexpensive finishing materials that you can mount with your own hands. One Wall panel covers an area up to 3 m 2, which significantly speeds up the process of wall cladding.
Brick coatings are used in modern design quite often, they look stylish, beautiful and simple, give the room naturalness. Follow these simple tips and create interesting and original designs with brick wallpaper in the hallway. Create and fantasize!
On the video you can see interesting design solutions wallpapering with bricks in the interior:
Brick wallpaper in the interior of city apartments and country mansions has become commonplace. Imitation of brickwork in the interior is typical not only for restaurants and cafes, but in our time it is also actively used in residential interiors. The photo shows white brick-like wallpaper in the interior of the living room. With the help of such an unusual technique, you can emphasize the sophistication of the room.
Advantages of brick imitation in the interior
Brick wallpaper in the interior became in demand in the middle of the last century. During the period of their existence, they managed to confirm their relevance in comparison with other decorative materials.
Currently, the "brick wall" wallpaper in the interior allows you to create country style at no additional cost.
Thanks to the sophistication of such materials, white brick wallpaper in the interior looks appropriate. Let's analyze the techniques, the use of which helps to correctly use brick wallpaper in the interior.
On the modern market of finishing materials, there are many interesting offers that compare favorably with wear resistance and durability in comparison with traditional paper sheets.
But not all finishing materials have such an unusual design that brickwork wallpaper has. In the interior (photo below) they work wonders. In a matter of hours, brickwork appears in the interior of a city apartment.
White brick wallpapers do not have any differences from classic wallpapers, so installing them on the wall does not require additional skills and effort.
Attention! White brick wallpaper imitating natural masonry looks perfect in the interior of hallways and living rooms.
The photo shows a wall decorated with brickwork. Its main advantage can be considered not only significant savings in material resources, but also the ease of the resulting design.
Advice! You do not need to invite professionals in order to create an imitation of white brick in the urban interior.
Interesting tips for those who decide to use white brick wallpaper in their interior, we recommend watching the video fragment
The specifics of decorating under a brick
Brickwork in the interior is an excellent opportunity to emphasize individual areas of space. This method of decorating allows you to provide individual effects, make positive changes to the created interior, based on fashion trends in interior art.
The photo shows a brick wall, appropriate even in the interior of the bedroom. As an advantageous advantage of such wall decoration, interior professionals note the possibility of selecting those shades and textures that will be appropriate in a particular interior.
For example, fans of modern style solutions choose wallpaper to match the color of natural brick, and a supporter classical style prefer white brick.
What are the features of such wallpapers? They do not interfere with the normal circulation of air inside the room, that is, they are considered absolutely safe for the health of those who are in the room.
These wallpapers are suitable for all kinds of surfaces. If the construction of a natural brick wall or partition requires a sufficient amount of space inside the room, then the “brick-like” wall does not imply such “sacrifices”. This is especially true in rooms that are small. In the photo - a wall in the bedroom, decorated in brick.
Many well-known manufacturers of finishing materials offer customers interesting solutions brick-like imitations that allow you to create an unusual design. Using such wallpaper coverings, you can get any options for planning furniture.
In addition to the advantages of such finishing materials listed above, we note the ease of maintenance of finished coatings.
Advice! Imitation for brickwork is appropriate in the bathroom, in the kitchen.
In order for the acquired canvases to justify the hopes placed on them, it is necessary to take a responsible approach to their selection.
Among the few shortcomings of materials that imitate brickwork, we note the presence of a flat surface. In order to eliminate this disadvantage, manufacturers of decorative materials offer customers embossed wallpapers with certain curves.
They are trying to convey the sensations of texture with maximum reliability, using crumbs from natural materials. The only disadvantage of such materials is their high cost.
Selection of optimal materials
To make the plot created on the wall as natural as possible, the surface is first prepared. For example, bumps are made on the wall, ledges are made in the form of bricks, armed with a spatula.
Since the range of such finishing materials is quite diverse, you can make an informed choice, taking into account the style features of the room being decorated.
Professionals consider the purchase of vinyl-based materials to be the best option. Due to the increased density and convex imitation of brickwork, such finishing materials will help to highlight a certain fragment of the wall.
Vinyl has a high resistance to moisture, ultraviolet radiation, abrasive detergents, so the care of ready-made decorative coatings will not cause you any special problems.
Non-woven materials with a "brick-like" pattern are convenient both for sticking and removing materials from walls. You just need to pre-moisten the wall with warm water.
In addition to vinyl, manufacturers offer buyers paper materials with imitation of brick, created on a detergent basis.
Advice! Washable paper canvases are suitable for decorating walls in the kitchen.
Materials are resistant to high humidity, temperature extremes, fire, have excellent performance characteristics.
Conclusion
Most of the materials produced by manufacturers of finishing materials are offered to customers in white. This makes it possible to use such materials without special painting, and with the use of various dyes.
Professionals remind you of the need to select materials that imitate brick, taking into account the color scheme, the nature of the illumination, as well as the parameters of the room. For a small room, it is better to purchase canvases with imitation of white brick. 
In addition, among the latest fashion traditions and trends, we note thematic photo wallpapers. The use of a three-dimensional image in the form of brickwork guarantees the effect of an old medieval castle, a brick wall in the kitchen or in the living room.
The resulting atmosphere of the Middle Ages is appropriate not only in a residential area, but also in a cafe, office space. To give the "bricks" on the wall maximum realism, it is advisable to select relief coatings that have an outer rough layer.
Such walls will be appropriate in spacious and sunny interiors, as sun glare will favorably emphasize the bulge of brick design elements. Basically, finishing materials with a “brick-like” pattern are used for the entire surface of the wall, but in some situations they can be combined with other types of wall materials. For example, a good combination can be obtained with decorative stone, wood, adding realism and homeliness to the interior.
If you choose white brick wallpaper for the room, it acquires a rich and rough version. To achieve a harmonious design and original appearance of the interior of the room, it is advisable to combine brick-like wallpaper with other options for finishing materials, using a combination of different materials.
Decorating Ideas
Wallpaper imitating white brick looks harmoniously in any interior. Among the advantages of such materials, we note them acceptable cost compared to natural bricks.
Attention! An excellent choice of a palette of shades and colors with imitation of natural brickwork makes it possible to select wallpaper for any room.
When choosing wallpaper for white brick, it is important to take into account certain nuances and the purpose of the room:
- room area;
- functional purpose of the room;
- lighting option
If your plans include decorating the walls with brick wallpaper in small room, it is better to choose white brick. With such materials, you can select shelves, niches in the wall, bearing wall, slopes.
Advice! For spacious rooms, it is quite possible to purchase natural brick wallpaper in separate fragments.
The versatility of such materials allows them to be used regardless of the chosen interior style.
Such wallpapers are suitable for the kitchen, living room, but brick wallpaper is out of place in a modern bedroom.
Professionals recommend using such wallpapers when decorating walls in the kitchen. In the living room, using such materials, you can highlight the area near the fireplace. If you decide to use brick wallpaper in public place, then it is better to choose light materials.
Brickwork is combined with Gothic, country, familiar loft, French Provence. Brick wallpaper can complement other finishing materials, if you choose the right tone.
Color spectrum
To create a perfect interior by imitating brickwork, it is important to keep the color scheme in the interior. How to choose wallpaper by tone, taking into account the interior and lighting of the room?
The modern construction market offers a huge amount of materials for brick walls:
- matte;
- light;
- rough;
- under the red brick;
- dark;
- glossy
Attention! Rough, matte, dark materials conceal space and light in the room.
To visually expand the space in the room, light and glossy brick-like materials are suitable. With their help, you can give the room the effect of additional illumination.
The colors of such materials should be as close to natural as possible. natural colors: red, black, brown, grey.
In building supermarkets there are many tones of brickwork wallpaper. Bright colors can be created with your own hands, armed with creative imagination, patience, decorative elements, decorations.
Advice! White wallpapers in the children's room look unusual if they are diversified with bright decorative elements.
Option for painting
Choosing such finishing materials, you can count on a long service life of the resulting coatings. Among good points the use of such materials, we note the possibility of repainting in the color you like at any time.
Non-woven, vinyl, brick-like paper materials can be repainted using acrylic, latex, water-based paints. All canvases can be painted only after drying, otherwise the paint will not fall on the material, appearance from the wallpaper will be hopelessly damaged.
If you want to paint wallpapers that were pasted several years ago, it is advisable to coat them with a primer before painting. Then you can proceed to coloring by choosing water-based paint desired color. It is advisable to start painting from the corners, in which case the pigment will lie perfectly on the walls.
Attention! One layer of paint is not enough to paint vinyl-based wallpaper. For a complete repainting, at least 2-3 paints will be required.
Vinyl materials are coated with latex paints. Brick-like non-woven materials are also painted with latex paints.
In order to be able to paint the walls after the wallpapering is completed, it is necessary to use a special glue. It will not allow the glued canvases to fall off the wall, guarantees tight adhesion to the wall of the wallpaper.
The best option for interior craftsmen is the use of non-woven vinyl materials for painting. Such wallpapers can withstand up to ten repaints without losing their original aesthetic characteristics.
Rules of application in modern design
On a white background of walls in any room, imitation of natural brickwork looks original. You can paste such wallpapers not only in a city apartment or country house, but also in hallways, studio apartments, as well as in any public institutions.
In order for them not to become a separate element in the created interior, certain rules must be observed.
1 rule. It is important to choose furniture for imitation of white brick only in dark colors, while creating a contrast in the room.
2 rule. Choose blooming houseplants, various panels, original paintings for similar walls.
3 rule. Use furniture and other small details made from natural materials.
4 rule. It would be advisable to paste wallpaper with white brickwork in those rooms where additional artificial lighting is needed.
Do you doubt that wallpaper with a brick pattern will be appropriate in your apartment? All doubts are absolutely in vain. If you do right choice, they will harmoniously look both in a city apartment and in a country mansion. Do not forget that light brick-like wallpapers are recognized as universal materials, so you can safely purchase them to decorate your homes.
Dark types of such decorative materials are not suitable for pasting walls in the bedroom, bathroom. These rooms are designed for complete relaxation of a person, which is impossible to do in a room with dark walls.
Dark bricks fit well into the interior if light furniture is selected in the room. For example, you can decorate the walls in the living room, hall, hall, kitchen with similar finishing materials.
In the case of a creative approach to the design of the room "under the brick", you can get a cozy atmosphere even with dark walls.
Combination with other wallpapers
Interior designers are convinced that brick wallpaper can be combined with other finishing materials designed for wall design. If you decide to experiment and want to pick up ordinary canvases for brick wallpaper, be sure to use the advice of professionals:
- it is allowed to combine light and dark trellises on brick;
- for dark brick options, simple light canvases are suitable;
- for colored trellises, the ideal combination would be options with white bricks
When purchasing wallpaper with bricks for decorating slopes, niches in the wall, the rest of the walls must be pasted over with plain canvases.
Paper thin wallpapers are not combined with textured massive wallpapers, therefore, before starting the combination, it is necessary to analyze the compatibility of the selected canvases.
Textured materials for brick
Textured materials imitating natural brick look quite natural on the surface of the walls. Thanks to the relief base, a visual effect arises, and it seems that there is a real brickwork on the wall. Modern manufacturers of such tapestries offer several options for imitating a textured look: red brick, decorative stone.
In comparison with natural brickwork, brick-like wallpaper has quite significant advantages. To begin with, it is necessary to mention their reasonable cost, ease of maintenance, accuracy in gluing in comparison with brickwork.
Advice! Whether to choose textured materials, or try to clad the wall natural material, of course, decides the owner of the premises.
Among the most common options for imitation of brickwork, we highlight the use of a vinyl base. There are several objective reasons for this choice. The demand for vinyl materials with a "brick-like" pattern is explained by the ease of gluing them to the wall, excellent external characteristics, and the ability to repaint decorated walls up to ten times without losing the aesthetics of the surface.
If we analyze the price range for various kinds finishing materials for walls, the most inexpensive are paper tapestries. But the naturalness and quality of vinyl sheets is much higher, so they have a fairly impressive operational period in comparison with inexpensive paper counterparts.
In modern interior fashion, you can increasingly see imitation brick when decorating walls in bars, cafes, and office spaces. White brick is considered a tribute to the fleeting interior fashion.
It attracts attention, makes the atmosphere in the room refined, inimitable, unique. Due to the effect of visually increasing the space of the room, such brickwork is suitable even for the design of small apartments, which is especially important for the secondary real estate market, numerous Khrushchev houses.
Among the latest fashion trends that designers are guided by is the introduction of an urban style that involves finishing on the walls under natural brickwork. This allows you to create unique accents in the room, create coziness and a favorable atmosphere for relaxation and recreation. With the right selection of shades, you can enjoy the amazing interior decoration of your home.
Simulation Options
There are several simple ways to get a brick-like effect in the interior. The easiest option would be to use a natural wall if you are decorating a room in brick house. In this case, it will be quite enough to simply treat the walls with protective agents, paint them in the chosen shade. Professionals recommend a similar design for urbanism, minimalism, loft.
In many cases, there is no need to correct defects in brick surfaces. The natural design of the brick wall, along with small cracks, bumps, roughness, will look stylish, give the brick wall an extra charm.
Conclusion
A brick wall will have a unique look if it is used for this purpose. ceramic tile. In this case, you will be pleased not only with the appearance of the resulting coating, but also with the ease of maintenance of the finished wall. The easiest will be the purchase of brick wallpaper.
Back in the middle of the last century, such materials became popular and in demand among homeowners. Currently, the use of brick motifs is called by interior designers as an opportunity to emphasize the features of style without resorting to extra costs.
It is the exquisite design obtained by using such materials that makes it possible to consider it as a finishing material for any premises. Armed with creative imagination, desire, the necessary set of tools, wallpaper, you can create exactly that unique option, which will harmoniously fit into the overall style of the apartment, it is beneficial to emphasize the elements of furniture.
There are no special differences between similar wallpapers and traditional canvases. What attracts buyers in these brick-like materials? First of all, an unusual drawing is of interest, the desire to make modern style natural element. For lovers of genuine quality and style, home comfort and original design, such materials are the best choice.
The most popular type of finish in our time is wallpaper with imitation of brickwork. It allows you to highlight the special features of any style without spending a lot of money and time on it. When compared with natural material, white brick wallpaper gives the interior of the room a unique look, creating lightness, emphasizing the sophistication of the room. Such finishing material was in great demand in the middle of the last century, it was used for finishing hallways and corridors.
Online stores provide a large selection of wallpapers from a catalog with photos of various shades and textures, for any interior decoration options.
Brick wallpaper in the interior of different styles
Loft style
The main task of the Loft style is to artistically give the wall a bare look. The interior is created from carelessly made brickwork. Central wall of the room usually made of embossed or textured wallpaper in white, and all the rest in other shades. On a white background, you can create various design images. For bedrooms it is better to choose more bright hues brick-like wallpaper, and bright red brick-like wallpaper is well suited for living rooms. Furniture of various colors will look great against such a background, and a wall of this color will not have to be distinguished by anything.
Shabby Chic Style
In this style, they often like to use the creation of walls to imitate brickwork from wallpaper. Brick wall in the interior under white brick will look great in the kitchen. Features of this direction create an imitation of the effect of worn bricks. You can make the basis of brick-like wallpaper by combining the interior with the addition of various paintings, vases, motifs and antique lace. Charm, negligence, all this combines the style of Shabby Chic.
Style Vintage
Brickwork will look great in vintage style. A room pasted over with floral wallpaper is diluted with one wall made of brickwork.
Scandinavian style
This style is characterized by textured wallpaper, white brick, ideal for finishing merging with the floor in light colors. Against their background, a sofa or bed will look great.
Provence style
This style combines the imitation of red or gray bricks well with the addition of color in yellow tones.
Fusion style
Fusion style is defined by a variety of colors. Yellow, gray, white colors are ideal for red brick.
swedish style
In this interior it is better to use a combination of white or light gray tones.
Advantages of brick wallpaper
Although there are many other the most durable materials for finishing the room than wallpaper, but only imitation of brick gives an unusual interior to the house.
Types of wallpaper
Non-woven wallpaper- under a white brick are suitable for those who want to save money.
- The advantages of such material is that they have a textured, voluminous or convex pattern. Embossed pattern, created thanks to several layers. They can be repainted many times, keeping the whole appearance of the wall, they absorb moisture well. For gluing, there is no need to perfectly align the wall. Does not release toxins.
Sometimes you will need to wipe them with a dry cloth, because the wallpaper has a small drawback, it attracts dust.
paper wallpaper- made of environmentally friendly material, different colors and different widths. Their cost is quite small. Brickwork on such material looks unnatural, after a certain time it begins to fade and fade, they cannot be washed.
- Detergent-based paper wallpapers are ideal for the kitchen. They are cheap, easily tolerate moisture and steam, temperature changes do not affect them, and are easily glued.
Wallpaper with 3D effect- will look more natural on the wall than all other types of wallpaper, conveying all the beauty of brickwork.
- Their only disadvantage is their high cost.
Vinyl wallpapers - have a large number of different shades, texture, give the wall a real look of brickwork, protecting it.
- They are easy to care for, you can use wet cleaning with detergents without fear of damaging them, as they are moisture resistant, strong and durable enough.
Their disadvantage is poor air conductivity.
Wallpaper for painting- they produce white color, everyone can dream up playing with colors. Their color can be changed at any time if necessary.
Wall mural- are very popular due to the unusual design. In addition to the brickwork, images in a medieval style with high fences or ancient castles may be sold in the kit.
The combination of brickwork with other wallpapers
Usually doing indoor renovation with wallpaper, only one brick wall in the interior is pasted over, all the rest are combined with a different color, for example:
- The combination of red colors with red brickwork will look too over the top. And light colors with the same solid color of brick-like wallpaper will look great.
- For rooms with a small area and a low ceiling, a combination of plain stripes in the color of brick-like wallpaper is well suited.
- Bedrooms with imitation of red brick and olive color create coziness and comfort in the room.
- Light and a visual increase in space will give a white wall with gray bricks.
- Coffee-colored walls with white brick will create harmony and warmth in the room.
In what rooms is it best to create an imitation of a brick wall?
Imitation of brickwork is universal, it can be used in any residential or non-residential premises:
In a private house brick-like wallpaper It is customary to paste over the dining room or living room, material of various colors is suitable here. Created from drywall ledges around the fireplace, or attached to the wall of the TV, will look beautiful decorated with brickwork. For children's rooms and bedrooms suitable colors the same color with brick, the room will look great.
Apartment brick-like interiors are made in the corridors and hallways. Red and White color will look great without absorbing light or adding a sense of heaviness to the room. Some owners began to use such wallpaper in the kitchen using a red, gray or white shade. The cooking zone between the countertop and the shelves is pasted over with a moisture-resistant brick-like material.
Western style fans will love the brick exterior of the bathroom. You can use wallpaper with bricks to decorate arches, window frames or doorways. Brick walls will give a modern style to cafes, shops, entertainment centers, gyms.
Tips!
Replace expensive brickwork and avoid heavy repairs brick imitation wallpaper will help. But all the beauty of the interior in the room will be given by the material for painting with a relief and textured pattern. In order for the design of the room to turn out as you dreamed, you should purchase the material from trusted and well-known manufacturers.
The use of stone, natural or artificial, in interior design is always fashionable, exclusive, luxurious, solid, extraordinary and beautiful, but ... expensive. An excellent alternative to stone is brickwork wallpaper.
Popularity Secret
Their popularity is not fading, but on the contrary, is gaining momentum in various applications. style directions. For almost a “century”, brick-like wallpapers have remained the most stylish, most relevant and extremely in demand. They are used to create a prestigious interior in any style: from classic to gothic. What is their secret? It's simple: successful imitation of fake diamond looks very dignified, quite expedient and truly justified.
The popularity of brick wallpaper is due to the following factors.
- Design aspect.
Very often, interior designers offer styles in which the main material is brick.
- Aesthetic aspect.
brick like construction material very massive and not so attractive in appearance. In addition, it creates a destructive load on the wall in the room. While the imitation of a brick creates a feeling of weightlessness and harmony.
- Economic aspect.
The price of a brick "bites" for many, and the cost of its masonry is generally prohibitive. But the cost-effectiveness of wallpaper with brickwork will please everyone.
- Practical aspect.
The process of bricklaying is a laborious, lengthy and “dirty” occupation. Therefore, having decided to use stone in the interior, be prepared for the fact that laying it on the wall will take a lot of time and effort, depriving you of the opportunity to enjoy comfort, peace and cleanliness for a long time.
Now fireplaces, walls, arches can not be made heavier with massive bricks, spending both money on the purchase of material and money on paying for the work of masons. Designers suggest using thin brick-like coatings to achieve the same goal.
Types and types of wallpaper with imitation of stone and brick
Imitation of stone and brick has always attracted the attention of designers. Today, there are so many brick-like wallpapers made in various ways and methods that their popularity in the demand and sales market simply rolls over.
- Cellulosic (paper)
Advantages
- Eco-friendly materials are used for their production.
- They have a low cost.
- Easy to decorate.
- High color spread.
- Variety of laying options.
- Wide size range.
Flaws
- The image of a brick looks conditional. When pasting the wall, the texture of the stone is lost in volume, its bulge is not transmitted, the surface of the walls remains flat.
- There is no ability to hold dust on itself.
- Low operational efficiency (walls cannot be washed).
- Vinyl (on paper or non-woven) wallpapers are different types: structural, textural, textural.
Advantages
- The image of a stone or brick on them looks very realistic. The volume of the picture attracts the eye and creates a sense of truth.
- Dense texture.
- Ease of maintenance and operation. Easy to stick.
- Can be washed.
- They look great and “serve” in the kitchen or in the hallway, where the likelihood of contamination is high.
The disadvantage is that vinyl restricts air exchange between the coating and the wall.
Designers recommend using vinyl wallpaper for walls. This is due to their unique ability to imitate irregularities, bulges that occur during brickwork. Innovative technologies make it possible to make wallpaper even with a rough surface. This imitation looks very harmonious with other materials used on the walls, such as wood, metal or stone. It is not recommended to use them for gluing the entire room.
- Non-woven wallpaper
Advantages
- Can be used for painting.
- If the surface of the wallpaper is textured, then the brickwork looks embossed.
- If desired, the wallpaper can be repainted in any shades.
- When pasting the wall, there is no need to pre-align it. The instruction allows you to glue the wallpaper, even if there are cracks on the walls. Interlining perfectly reinforces the existing flaws.
- Non-woven coating does not contain harmful substances and toxins. The covering perfectly absorbs moisture, steam. Has excellent throughput. As they say, the walls "breathe" with them.
The disadvantage is that non-woven wallpaper must be periodically wiped from dust.
- 3D wallpaper
Advantages
- They look effective and natural.
- Better than other types imitate stone or brick. When applied, the walls look "for real", whether it is an old, ruined or slightly peeling wall.
- All pictures can be selected from the catalog or made according to your own sketch.
The disadvantage is that their prices are an order of magnitude higher than all the previous ones, especially if you plan to use your own sketch.
Territory of application
A huge plus is the ability to decorate both residential and non-residential premises with brick-like wallpaper.
non-residential areas
- Cafes, restaurants, lounges, entertainment centers and respectable shops - these are not all options where brickwork surfaces look perfect and modern. When using them, the coffee house is filled with warmth and comfort from the fireplace, and the bustle in the market is replaced by carelessness.
- The kitchen in a mini-cafe, restaurant or coffee shop is always subject to mechanical pollution and contact with moisture, so the use of moisture-resistant and light-resistant dense coatings in the form of brick imitation is the right choice.
- Corridor, hallway, hall, bathroom and toilet, storerooms and storage rooms perfectly accept masonry coatings.
Living spaces
If the goal is to imitate the atmosphere of a country old house or a fireplace, then brick wallpaper is an ideal choice. But it should be noted that only washable coatings will last for a long time.
- Bedroom. Partitions, niches in the wall, columns are the places where brick wallpaper is most often used.
- Hall, living room. The fireplace room or the antique dining room looks luxurious.
"Brick" wallpapers and interior styles
- The loft style involves the use of brick or its imitation in a residential interior. Turning workshop with naked brick walls into the living quarters key point, while "antiquity, technicality and industry" continues to remain on the walls. Brick-like vinyl wallpaper perfectly recreates the industrial past in a new-build apartment.
- Gothick style.
The more modern a society becomes, the closer people are to antiquity. To revive the knightly medieval atmosphere, the comfort of the royal castle or the luxury of the tower of kings and nobles under the power of ordinary brick wallpaper. Majestic masonry under the stone, the image of pointed arches is conveyed by modern wallpaper.
- Minimalism.
White brick is a "beacon" for this style. When using wallpaper with the image of a white stone, you can easily achieve a feeling of sterility. Ultra-modern white brick masterfully complements the minimalist style.
- Country style.
Surfaces imitating brickwork bring you closer to the era of romantic Provence.
Stone and brick wallpapers perfectly recreate, masterfully imitate, harmoniously represent raw masonry, which has neither a statute of limitations, nor restrictions in use, and its richest assortment enchants buyers and inspires designers. Today, brick wallpaper is a timeless yet stylish trend.
