The main qualities for which natural wallpaper appreciate is environmental friendliness and natural beauty. How to properly glue the material to the walls and how to care - we tell.
What makes natural wallpaper
In natural or vegetable wallpaper wallpaper, a decorative layer is made of abaci fibers, jute, sisal, rattan, cane, from larger Bamboo lamellas, as well as a natural veneer of cherry, sandalwood, apricot, zebrano or cork of cork tree.
In addition to the decor of plant origin, there are also very exotic wall coverings with mineral mica or glass crumb, from seashells and pearl. In our market, these materials are represented by different manufacturers and brands, including Eijffinger, Elitis, Omexco, Tomita, Cosca. Split prices on natural wallpaper are huge and starts with 520 rubles. For 1 square. m. It is no coincidence that separate species are not sold by rolls, but by route meters. They are used for fragmentary decoration of walls, ceilings, niches and even furniture.
Wallpaper from Rafia on a nonwoven based, Collection Shades of Pale (OmeExco), width 110 cm (from 14,720 rubles / p. M)
Wallpaper with bamboo fibers, Natural Wallcoverings 2 collection (Eijffinger), roll 0.91 × 5.5 m (12 470 руб. / RUL.)
Rules of sticking
To arrange the walls with natural wallpaper, use different methods. This may be fixed in the traditional way when individual webs have a jack with each other.
By the way, some shades differences will be less if you stick the canvas in the same order, in which they were cut from the roll.
The line connection of the wallpaper from large horizontal lamellas is often decorated with special bamboo docking straps, color profiles, as well as ropes from jute, sisal or palm fibers. Another interesting option when the canvas are placed at a short distance from each other, and the open strips of the wall in advance (based on the width width of the wallpaper) paint the contrast paint or in the color of the wallpaper.
Wallpaper from Abaka on a nonwoven based, Mindoro collection (Elitis), Roll width 110 m (17 264 rub. / M)
The canvas with the Bamboo Lammers "Green Turtle" (COSCA), width 17 mm, roll 1.8 × 14 m (1081 rub / mm)
Natural wallpapers with the leaves of the tree Buddha "Prima Dorado" (COSCA), roll 0.91 × 5.5 m (2620 rub. / Rul.)
Before sticking natural wallpaper, you must give them acclimatize. To do this, the packaging of the roll is opened and left for a few hours, and especially hard wallpaper - for a day. Ideally, the conditions in the room should be as close as possible to the operating conditions. Do not keep the wallpaper in the sun, near the working radiators and indoors with high humidity.
Most plant wallpapers are considered hard. For their reliable installation, special adhesion adhesion adhesions produce.
Before work, be sure to read the instructions where it is written how to prepare and where to apply adhesive solution. For example, with paper-based wallpapers, glue wash the back side. If the base is fliseline, glue is distributed over the wall. In the case of very hard wallpaper glue permissible to apply on wallpaper and on the wall. Claims on the quality of wallpaper are accepted only if two or three canvases are pasted (that is, no more than one roll is used).
How to care for wallpaper
The type of natural decor defines the scope and care method. Wallpaper with thin gentle vegetable fibers and leaves longer will serve in the bedrooms. The care of them is the periodic removal of dust by the usual sweat.
The canvas with the cork oak bark, sisal fibers, jute, wooden veneer, shells and pearl without problems will be transferred moisture and wet cleaning. They are suitable for any premises.
But when clearing the kitchens, it should be noted that the wallpaper with vegetation decor absorb odors. However, the position will save good ventilation and powerful extract. The veneered wallpaper is the most rack to pollution, and the dirt has been removed by the sanding skurt you can remove.
When doubtful, stick two canvases as wallpaper, and after a day, check: whether the color has not changed, whether the fibers did not appear, etc. If everything is in order, continue