Want to transform residential space without excessive costs and in short terms? Or perhaps you are in finding a spectacular way of design of walls? We propose to look at moldings: these small elements of the interior can change a lot.
What is moldings and why use them
Molding is a neat decorative detail, which is an overlaid convex bar. Moldings are used for decorating, with a wide variety of surfaces (not only walls, but also ceilings, arches, doors, etc.).
What is it for? Most often moldings help to make the situation slightly carefully, it is stricter, outlining, give her an unobtrusive note of classics.
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In addition, moldings can help in visual adjustment of the proportions of the room. If you arrange them on the wall in the form of vertically elongated rectangles, you can visually lift the ceiling.
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And if you split the walls with moldings, horizontally located around the perimeter of the room, two or more parts, the ceiling, on the contrary, the visually slightly drops.
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The same purpose can be achieved by making a choice in favor of horizontally elongated rectangles on the walls.
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You can also use moldings as a framework framing a wall decor.
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It will help this reception and in the zoning of space, clearly indicating that or another functional part of the room.
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Types of Moldings
Moldings for wall decor can be made of a variety of materials. The most common options are from polyurethane, plaster, wood, MDF.
An option from polyurethane is the most affordable time, however requires high-quality staining (otherwise, such a decor can look cheap), it is not environmentally friendly and will not be able to confront even very easy physical exposure. Gypsum - natural, natural material, requiring careful relationships and certain skills in work, worthy and qualitative option. Wooden moldings are used less often, the reason is the high cost of natural material and high-quality wood thread (if you need a carved decor). MDF is a cheaper tree replacement, but neither about a carved decor, or about environmental friendliness in this case does not go.
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Note classics
Moldings are often used to give the interior more classic notch. If you make the setting in the style of the classic or neoclassic, they will ever come by way.
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This does not mean that the use of such a decorative element is limited only to a classic mood. Moldings can organically fit into modern concise interiors, eclectic atmosphere, Scandinavian style.
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Graphic decor
Moldings can act as an unexpected graphic decorative element of wall design. Just look at these stunning examples! Isn't it far from classic?
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Moldings in children
Do you think Moldings are too boring for use in the decoration of the children's room? Take a look at this example:
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Designers used moldings painted in bright colors for unusual wall design - it turned out fresh and original.
Allege or not allocate
Making the walls with moldings, you decide for yourself an important point: to allocate them with color or paint the walls. In many ways, this is a matter of personal preferences, but there is a practical side of the question. So, if moldings in your interior are carrying, in addition to the decorative, the function of visual adjustment of the premises proportions, it will be logical to highlight them in color to enhance the effect.
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It is also worth painting the moldings into a different color from the wall, if they serve to distinguish between two different finishes (relevant for situations, when, for example, the lower part of the wall is saved with one wallpaper, and the upper one).
If, stopping at this decorative admission, you just want to make the situation more interesting and give it a classic note, you can safely face moldings in the color of the walls.
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Moldings and wallpapers
In combination with wallpaper, Moldings can become a very bright element of the wall decor. Look at what stylish panels turned out in this nursery! But for its creation, various types of wallpaper and, actually, moldings were used.
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