Self-adhesive wallpaper

Sometimes we get the idea that the design of a room in our home or work space requires adjustment or updating to refresh the interior. At the same time, an unpleasant thought arises about the repair and everything connected with it - dirt, a mess and other inconveniences. At the same time, for a quick and trouble-free renovation of the interior of our premises today it is not at all necessary to start a full-scale repair. And with this you can help self-adhesive wallpaper for the walls of rooms. What is it and how to use them - we will tell in this article.

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Features of self-adhesive wallpaper

Using such wallpapers, you will lose a number of problems that are typical for ordinary wallpapers:

• There is no need to look for the right glue for the specific type of your wallpaper and apply it correctly.
• No need to permanently close doors, windows, windows and other sources of draft.
• There is no need to purchase gluing tools (brushes, plumb bells, etc.), which saves your repair budget.

And all this is due to the fact that self-adhesive wallpapers already have a special adhesive layer on the inside. For this reason, gluing wallpaper sheets is much simpler and faster.

Important! It should be clarified that this layer of glue is protected by a film, which must be removed immediately before gluing to the walls.

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Main advantages

The main task for which this material is made is to significantly simplify the finishing work and improve the quality of the repair itself.

Self-adhesive wallpaper for walls have several significant advantages:

• Strong and durable.
• Safe for human health.
• A huge assortment of diverse textures and colors.
• Fast repair work.
• Relatively low price. For the same money that you spend on self-gluing, it is unlikely that you will be able to purchase their analogue, which can also quickly beautifully update the interior of a room.
• Self-adhesive wallpaper also has high moisture resistance, which is their advantage when choosing wall coverings for a bathroom or kitchen.

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How to choose a self-adhesive wallpaper?

Nowadays, more and more manufacturers offer potential buyers a huge assortment of various types and colors of self-adhesive wallpaper.

The most common of these are:

• Vinyl wallpaper with a matte or glossy surface.
• The stickers imitating a natural tree perfectly transmit the features of the texture and texture of this or that wood species.
• Wallpaper with a surface based on natural balsa wood. They are characterized by a high level of sound insulation. They also have improved thermal insulation characteristics.
• Satin for photo wallpaper.

The universality of this decoration is based on the possibility of pasting not only walls, but also almost any interior item. The most relevant ideas for today are:

• To the kitchen. If the refrigerator does not fit into the interior, this is easy to fix. You can apply self-adhesive with a pattern or pattern that matches the design of the kitchen. PVC self-adhesive wallpaper is suitable for updating kitchen furniture.
• Self-adhesive wallpaper fits perfectly into the bathroom. You just need to choose the right shade. In this case, blue and blue tones, as well as calm shades of beige, will be relevant.
• In the hallway.If wallpapering cabinets and shelves, the interior of this room will become noticeably fresher and more beautiful. Tired of time and operation, shelves and tables from plywood and shabby chipboard will turn into a stylish wooden massif after applying self-adhesive with a wood texture to them.
• Mirror self-adhesive wallpaper will be relevant in the corridor. They visually expand the space and make it noticeably lighter. As a result, this part of the apartment acquires a special charm.

Important! An imitation of stone or wood also looks good on the walls of the corridor.

• Furniture in the rooms. A cabinet or table is easy to update if you paste them with wallpaper with a wooden texture. Imitation of expensive wood species will easily turn not new furniture from tiles to elegant interior items. The use of self-adhesive wallpapers with imitation of expensive fabrics such as velvet, for example, as well as stained glass will add luxury and presentability.
• For doors and windows. A well-glued film to the window opening, windowsill, doors with an opening forms a finished compositional style, imitating high-quality surface material processing. They can be chosen under a noble tree or magnificent marble.

Important! The decor of windows and doors is selected under the surrounding walls and furniture in the room.

• For the nursery. In addition to the already standard wallpaper with a pattern, there are self-adhesive wallpapers with coloring. They can be compared with children's coloring books, only much larger. You can color them with any felt-tip pens or markers, which gives you many creative options for your child.

Self-adhesive wallpapers are able to radically transform any interior in the shortest possible time.

Important! Consumer characteristics eloquently speak in favor of self-adhesive wallpapers and make it possible to use them in the repair of residential premises - an apartment, a house, a room, and non-residential and commercial premises, such as offices, clubs, cafes and restaurants, kindergartens and other institutions.

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Self-adhesive wallpaper options

A huge selection of options for designing the environment using self-adhesive is not the only thing you should pay attention to when buying. The convenience of such wallpapers is also that they are produced in convenient forms. This is done so that the material consumption is with a minimum of residues.

Important! As a rule, a film is sold in rolls, 15 meters long. The width is chosen by the buyer himself.

General recommendations when choosing a wallpaper width:

• For surfaces with a large area, rolls 90 cm wide are usually used.
• For furniture and surfaces with similar surface sizes, the optimal roll width will be 450-675 mm.
• For sticking on a small plane or decorating small elements, respectively, from 53 to 106 mm.

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How to stick a self-adhesive film on the wall?

As noted above, the huge advantage of self-adhesive wallpaper is ease of use. It will not be difficult for you to easily glue the film with your own hands, coming up with all kinds of design options. The only limitation in this work will be your imagination.

The order of work with self-adhesive wallpaper:

1. Preparation of the pasted surface. Without fail, carefully clean it from dust, grease, dirt. For a specific type of surface, use the appropriate solution. If the plane is of unvarnished wood, it must be primed before starting work. The walls are cleaned, primed.
2. Preparing wallpaper for sticking. From a sheet of roll, cut a piece of the required size and shape. Remove the protective film from the adhesive surface.
3. Directly sticking. Make sure that there are no air bubbles under the glued sheet. For more reliable fastening of the film to the wall, you can additionally apply wallpaper glue.

Important! For uneven surfaces and improve the ductility of the material, you need to heat the film with a hairdryer.

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How to shoot self-adhesive wallpaper?

Sometimes it becomes necessary to remove already pasted wallpapers.With ordinary wallpaper, everything is not very simple, but their self-adhesive analogue in dismantling is very convenient, simple material. To do this, you need to gently pick up the corner of the glued film and slowly remove it.

Important! A hairdryer can serve as an auxiliary tool, heating which will greatly simplify and speed up the procedure.

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Thus, it becomes clear that self-adhesive wallpaper is not only the protection of the surface of objects, interior walls from damage and rapid aging, but also an excellent inexpensive design move.