The decoration of walls in the loft is not limited to brick, although this solution will always be relevant. We tell how you can still arrange the walls in space with an industrial character.
Finishing is one of the key elements in the stylistics of industrial space. This is a brick, and a tree, and even wallpapers - for the walls in the style of Loft variants a lot. Consider each more.
8 examples of loft wall decoration
BrickConcrete
Wallpaper
Paint
Decorative plaster
Wood
Painted
Metal
1 Brick - Classic Industrial Space
When they talk about the design in the industrial style, the first thing that comes to mind is an unprocessed brick wall. This is a classic for such spaces: it was 70 years ago, and today, and will be relevant in the future. There are several ways to implement.
- Real - remove the decorative decoration. But this method is suitable only if the house is brick.
- You can go and simple way: to purchase decorative lining in the construction store.
- Or make masonry imitation independently from cement. This is the most difficult method in implementing, but it saves the budget.
There are no restrictions in the choice of color. But, if you want the option "on the century", we advise natural shades: terracotta, white or beige, gray, suitable and matte black. They are easy to combine with other objects.
A bright brick wall will introduce a stylization and modernity in the loft. If you like this eclectic, take a look at this solution.
Interestingly, the finish of the brick in calm colors can become both an accent and main coating. The first is relevant in urban typical apartments, the area and parameters of which do not allow realizing the real industrial - the height of the ceilings is insufficient. And the layout of the rooms also does not correspond to the idea of the combined space.
If in the apartment or in the house there are high ceilings, open planning without unnecessary partitions (in a word, there is "air"), you can consider the brick for the design of all overlaps. One "But": for a bulk stone will have to care for, dust accumulates on bricks.
Separately, it is worth mentioning a brick for apron. It can be viewed for accent in the kitchen, but remember that this is a porous material that needs a protective coating.
2 concrete walls in Loft style
Alternative to bricks - concrete, which can serve as an accent or main coating. Designers great combine two material in one design. There are several ways to recreate this texture.
- As in the previous example, sometimes it is enough to remove the decorative finish and polish, clean the real concrete overlap.
- Plaster and cement can also serve as a simulation of concrete.
- You can choose a plate of porcelain stoneware, which mimic the gray material. It is relevant for premises with high humidity: bathrooms and work area in the kitchen.
Many cement seems cold and sullen, but it is not. It can be stylish with the right environment.
Best of all, such a coating looks next to contrasting furniture. We are not talking about colors, but about form. With metal chairs, for example, it will really be cold, but with a sofa or bed, it looks comfortable. The idea is to soften its brutality using textiles and soft rounded shapes.
The main rule during the choice of the shade of concrete is the illumination of the room. The smaller the natural light, the brighter there should be a tone. So and practically the bleached cement will also be admissible.
3 Wallpapers - option for children and not only
In fact, this is not the most popular material for finishing. However, it can be considered for spaces stylized under industrial. For example, if you want to arrange a teenager's room in this way.
Before making walls in the Loft style with the help of wallpaper, it is important to choose among the variety of products the most brutal: no floristic and animalistic, even geometry is not always suitable. But more textured products, for example, with the effect of a rough surface, will look good.
Another option is Mural or wall panels with a pattern. In nursery, it can be more cheerful paintings with favorite superheroes, graffiti and similar patterns. And in the living room or in the bedroom - more adults with abstract images in industrial stylistics.
4 Paint - Universal Building Material
Universal coating in any style, industrial - no exception. The paint can be used for the main finish, it will look neutral in all rooms: from the kitchen to the nursery.
Basic tones are often chosen: light cream, the whole palette of gray, and inadequate colors are possible. But in this case it is better to use complex tones, accumulated.
It is interesting not only smooth surfaces, but also textured, you can paint the same brick partition.
5 Decorative Plaster - Perfect Imitation
Cool material for loft wall decor. Plaster allows you to achieve imitation of any coating: concrete, stone and even a tree. But, of course, the raw hard surfaces are spectachable.
With the help of decorative plaster, you can make an accent wall if you make it a truly textured. Often it is combined with the same concrete and brick, in this case the coating is done neutrally, not so voluminous. Then the materials will not argue among themselves.
The main advantage of plaster is the simplicity of work, so even a person without experience can cope with the laying of the coating. In addition, it is not afraid of temperature drops and humidity, which makes it suitable for repair in any room: in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the bedroom and in the living room.
6 Cozy tree
Not the most obvious option for industrial design - finishing board. But this design can be found. The wall of boards in the loft looks cozy and warmer than concrete, brick or the same painted.
The choice of material is an important part of the design. Here, a new rail is rarely used, but you can already sit old and even a duished board. It can be processed a bit and clean, but do not bring to the perfect state.
The layout may also be negligent. But this is a matter of taste and proportions, the board can be seized and classically: horizontally or vertically. Here focus on the proportions of a particular room. If you need to pull out the wall and the ceiling, the vertical will fit. If you need to expand - horizontal.
The tree is perfectly combined with paint and plaster, it can also soften cement and brick. But it rarely is used as the main coating, so it is rather a second accent or addition to the interior.
7 painting for mood
Another interesting way to decorate the Loft style is the painting of the walls. As in the case of wallpaper, avoid pretty drawings. It is better to give preference to more serious work: look for inspiration in the pictures of street artists, for example, Bankxi. In the industrial space, the style of urban streets will fit very organic.
In the children's room you can retreat a little from the rules - depends on the age of the child. Graffiti, and Mural, and images of favorite heroes are fit here.
8 metal to highlight zones
Cool accent in the room can be done using metal plates. But this is not the same metal that is used in modern high-tech spaces, but a shadow, with patina and rust.
In this way, you can select a small zone, such as a dining room or leisure in the living room, or zonate areas in the bathroom, as in the photo below.
Iron looks great with concrete and paint. But combine it with a tree, the more aged, it is not worth it. A shed or abandoned garage may turn out. Temporary marks are good in the interior in moderation.
