What color of wallpaper enhances the room?
Color or a combination of certain colors can visually expand a small space.
- When decorating the ceiling in white, a small room will appear larger if cold colors are used for the walls.
- Blue, light gray walls add air.
- Walls in gold shades will make the room bright and sunny, but will not increase its size.
- Black and dark blue are not suitable for a small room. A wall or ceiling of this color will make it even smaller.
For a bright room
If the room is light, the walls can be saturated with vibrant colors - blue, turquoise or green. It is better for small rooms, even light ones, not to use dark-colored wallpapers.
On the picture bright nursery with a large window. Pink-blue wallpaper with plant motifs brought sophistication and comfort to the small room.
For a dark room
To make a dark small room appear larger, the ceiling and walls should be as light as possible. Sometimes the best design trick is to make them white. Then, against their background, the furniture will not seem bulky and may be dark.
Which drawing enlarges the room?
Wallpaper factories every year offer new collections with a variety of patterns and textures. With the help of some types of drawings, you can change the visual impression of the room.
- Plain wallpaper with a small floral pattern gives even a small room lightness and comfort.
- The vertical strip adds missing height to a low room.
- If the drawing on the wall does not contrast with the background, but is in harmony with it, then even if the drawing is large, it is a winning background for furniture and decor items.
On the picture the successful use of wallpaper with a small geometric pattern to decorate the corridor of a small apartment. The white ceiling balances the proportions of the room and relieves the saturation of the walls.
Design ideas for rooms that expand the space
There are several design techniques to visually increase the area of a small room. One of these techniques is to paste over the view wall of the room with photo wallpaper or 3D wallpaper. The high-quality photographic images that have appeared in recent years are not inferior to the frescoes in terms of the impression they produce, and they gain in price and speed of execution. 3D walls can change the premises of a small hall or studio beyond recognition.
Wallpaper for a small living room
The living room is the main room in the house and should be decorated in the most expressive way.Photo wallpaper can be used to decorate and expand the space of a small hall. More often than not, the wall behind the sofa is most suitable for this purpose.
On the picture the wall of a small living room is effectively decorated with vintage photo wallpapers and images of predatory animals, which adds dynamics and originality to the interior.
On the picture the end wall of a small hall is decorated with photowall-paper, on which images of bright facades of houses look very attractive. This design technique will not leave indifferent any guest.
Wallpaper for a small children's room
For children's rooms, it is recommended to use finishing materials that are easy to replace. When children get older, it is easy to re-glue the wallpaper, changing the mood of the children's room with them.
On the picture the combination of stripes and monochromatic wallpaper not only added austerity to the children's room for the boy, but also brought dynamics and variety to the small room.
On the picture nursery for the little princess. The walls are covered with wallpaper with birds. The small room looks tender, bright and sunny.
Wallpaper design in a small toilet
A small toilet is a characteristic feature of small-sized Khrushchevs. Wallpaper in these toilets is an interesting design technique that can refresh a room. These small rooms have no furniture and the walls can be bright and expressive.
On the picture to the left is a toilet with exquisite patterns on the walls. The room acquired style and expressiveness and won in a visual impression.
Visually expand a small bathroom
The use of wallpaper in bathrooms is becoming more and more important. These small spaces benefit from such a bold decision. Here the wallpaper on the walls looks like frescoes or art painting.
Small dining room decoration
When you want to decorate the dining room in an unusual way, and there is not enough space in a small apartment, you can use images that will expand the space and effectively highlight the eating area. The dining area in studio apartments, pasted over with expressive wallpaper, looks very beautiful.
Design options for the dressing room
Even the dressing room can be tastefully decorated. Interesting patterns expand the space of a small room, set aside for cabinets and shelves. For this purpose, bright wallpapers are suitable, light or dark, depending on the idea of the designer.
Wallpaper enlarging the kitchen
Small kitchens, especially kitchens in Khrushchev, can be visually enlarged in a square, if you do not limit yourself to decorating the walls with traditional tiles, but use expressive bright wallpapers. Geometric patterns, stripes or shapes perfectly emphasize the geometry of kitchen appliances and appliances. And bright accents add dynamics and a small room seems larger.
Ways to visually enlarge the hallway
The entrance hall in the house is the first room that meets the owners and guests. To visually enlarge the hallway, the pattern on the walls can be selected with horizontal stripes or not a large pattern. To make the corridor seem more, a design technique using horizontal stripes will lower the height and move the walls apart.
How to visually enlarge a small bedroom?
When choosing wallpaper for a small bedroom it is better to arrange it in pleasant for the eyes, unobtrusive colors and patterns that contribute to relaxation and restful sleep.
Wall murals that increase space
One of the design techniques for expanding space in small apartments and studio apartments - this is the use of photowall-paper. When it is not possible to purchase a ready-made fresco or invite an artist for painting, you can paste over the view wall with photo wallpaper.
A perspective image of nature or a panorama of a city with plans of different sizes will create a certain mood in the room. In a studio apartment, competent zoning with photo wallpaper will help avoid clutter.
Stylish features to visually enlarge the room
Different interior styles have their own peculiarities of using wallpaper to visually enlarge a small space.
Provence
To make a small Provence-style room seem larger, you can use light furniture. If the walls are covered with dark wallpaper, it will be correct to complement them with a white ceiling cornice.
On the picture Provence-style cabinet, walls are successfully combined with furniture and white ceiling. The room doesn't look small and cramped.
Classic
The classic style is characterized by the use of wallpaper. Silky wallpaper with patterns, monograms and floral motifs adorns this style.
On the picture bedroom in classic style. The color of the walls matches the color of the furniture, which creates unity and adds sophistication to the interior. In small rooms, this technique will always be relevant.
Minimalism
Style is also not complete without such decorative material as wallpaper. For the design of accent walls, for highlighting important surfaces, this coating is perfect.
On the picture bedroom with accent wall imitating mosaic. This technique creates a sense of greater depth and size of the room.
Modern
Modern style or Art Nouveau is just the style in which wallpaper is used in almost all areas of the house. Light pastel colors on the walls create a feeling of airiness and lightness, which increases the size of a small room.
On the picture light furniture in Art Nouveau style is harmoniously combined with wallpaper of the same shade in calm geometric patterns. The absence of disturbing lines and colors creates a sense of spaciousness and transparency.
Design options for a long narrow room
Long, narrow spaces can be expanded for perception by applying the correct color and pattern to the walls. Geometry, especially with clear graphic contours, can create a sense of freedom and permeability in a small room. Light walls with a glossy surface add light and space.
On the picture the wall at the head of the bed is covered with wide-striped wallpaper. This design technique made it possible to visually expand the narrow space of a small room.
On the picture you can see an interesting solution for expanding a narrow small room for a child. The long boring wall of a small room is decorated with expressive 3D wallpaper with imitation of shelves with books in cheerful colors.
On the picture in a narrow arch, bright inserts in certain places serve both as a visual accent and to widen the long narrow passage. The use of expressive, sunny wallpaper adds light and joy to a small room.
Wallpaper for low ceilings
In order to visually raise the height of the ceilings, there are some design techniques. Wallpaper with vertical stripes and a dark wide cornice between the wall and the white ceiling will help achieve the desired effect.
On the picture a small bedroom with a low ceiling. The stripes on the walls even out the proportions of the room and added lightness and comfort to it.
On the picture an example of using wallpaper in a small room with a low ceiling. Maps were highlighted on the white walls and filled with colored wallpaper. The vertical arrangement of the maps added height and originality to the room.
How to combine wallpapers for a visual increase?
It is impossible to ignore such a design technique of visual expansion of space as a combination of various wallpapers.
There are several ways to combine:
- Contrasting combination of wallpaper on opposite walls of the room,
- Highlighting an accent wall with photographic images or contrasting colors,
- A combination of walls of different colors for zoning a room,
- Combination of different colors and patterns for horizontal division of walls,
- Highlighting with active wallpaper - bright against a pale background, with a pattern against a plain background to highlight the main area of the room.
Ideas for combining two colors
You can expand a small room by using two types of wallpaper for wall decoration.Most often, a good result is obtained from a combination of monochromatic and colored or contrasting coatings.
On the picture an example of a small room in which wallpapers from the same collection are combined on the walls. The accent wall is highlighted with wallpaper with an ornament.
Photo gallery
With the help of wallpaper, you can experiment with the interior of a small room, decorate walls in an original way and visually expand the space. Below are photo examples of the use of wallpaper on the walls in rooms for various functional purposes.