Liquid wallpaper in the kitchen: pros, cons and finishes

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the house, where not only cooking takes place, but also family dinners and meeting guests are held. Every hostess wants to make this room functional and practical, modern and beautiful. Today, designers recommend using not only traditional materials for the decoration of the kitchen, but also new types of finishes. Innovative technologies and modern equipment have allowed manufacturers to establish the production of liquid wallpaper, which makes it possible to create both plain and multicolor wall coverings.

Liquid wallpaper for the kitchen is an actual type of finishing material, which is widely used in modern interiors, as it has high hypoallergenic characteristics and the absence of an unpleasant odor.

The main components that make up the liquid wallpaper:

• cellulose;
• cotton or silk threads;
• binder solutions;
• color pigments;
• color flock;
• marble chips;
• sparkles.

This type of material has similar features with plaster and has both positive and negative sides.

First, we list all the advantages, which are many:

• environmental Safety;
• high esthetic indicators;
• wide price range;
• modern design;
• convenience of transportation;
• wide color range;
• lack of seams;
• long period of operation;
• lack of toxic emissions during combustion;
• the ability to add small decorative elements to the mixture;
• ease of application without professional skills and special tools;
• the absence of substances that provoke allergic reactions;
• an opportunity to use in rooms of various functional purpose;
• creation of an additional heat-insulating and sound-insulating layer;
• the ability to apply on uneven walls;
• high level of elasticity, which makes it possible to use the material for finishing the most complex and problem areas;
• vapor permeability and good air exchange, which prevents the development of fungi and mold;
• the absence of deformed areas with natural shrinkage of the building;
• quick restoration of damaged areas with a minimum amount of time spent and financial costs;
• lack of electrostatic voltage;
• resistance to temperature changes;
• cleaning the room after repair using a conventional vacuum cleaner.

Cons, they are few:

• low level of wear resistance;
• unwanted use in passage areas;
• loss of brightness and color saturation under the influence of ultraviolet radiation;
• the appearance of yellow spots in contact with iron;
• the complexity of the preliminary calculation of the required material;
• the presence of a large amount of dust during work;
• absorption and long-term retention of extraneous odors;
• low resistance to moisture;
• complete drying of the composition within 72 hours.

Taking into account all of the above characteristics, experts recommend that you cover the kitchen walls, finished with liquid wallpaper, special varnishes and protective compounds based on acrylic or water, which will not only increase their period of operation, but also prevent pollution and the accumulation of unpleasant odors in them.

On the shelves of modern stores you can see a wide range of liquid wallpapers that differ in raw materials, appearance, period of operation, quality and price range. Professional builders recommend paying attention to several types of this finishing material.

• Silk - a durable product with high strength and minimal odor absorption. After applying the material, the surface can not be covered with a special protective layer. An additional decoration of the finished surface are shiny and iridescent threads that can be clearly seen in daylight. The disadvantage is the high price range.

• Cellulose - a budget option for materials that have a low level of resistance to mechanical damage and wear. Advantages - low price, the ability to quickly restore damaged areas.

• Cotton - environmentally friendly products, which include natural cotton. Advantages - affordable price, interesting texture. Disadvantages - poor quality, the inability to perform partial repairs.

• Mixed - products that are made from cellulose and colored silk fibers. Due to the presence of silk threads, the product acquires an interesting texture and additional strength, which significantly extends the life of the material. The disadvantage is the impossibility of wet cleaning.

Liquid wallpaper is an environmentally friendly decoration material that even beginner craftsmen can use.

Before you start applying wallpaper plaster, you must finish all the work associated with the installation of communication systems.

The main stages of the work:

• surface cleaning and elimination of all major defects;
• painting of all metal parts;
• applying an antiseptic solution;
• primer coating the work area;
• production of working material;
• applying the composition to the wall with a thickness of not more than 0.3 cm.

Despite the simplicity of applying this composition to the walls, professional craftsmen recommend paying attention to the following recommendations:

• mandatory cleaning of the work surface from construction debris and dust;
• application of special acrylic primers with the effect of deep penetration;
• mixing the material with water only by hand without the use of tools that can damage thin threads;
• re-mixing the composition 25 minutes after the preparation of the liquid mixture;
• regular wetting of working tools with water;
• use of transparent spatulas;
• to obtain a perfectly flat surface, you can use a construction roller;
• alignment of corners and all protruding sections with a spatula;
• creation of the most favorable conditions for faster drying of work surfaces.

For aesthetic decoration of the surface, designers recommend using two methods of applying a graphic pattern:

• screen;
• copyright.

Creation of author's images and patterns is a more painstaking undertaking, which provides for the initial drawing of the outline of the drawing with pencils on the prepared surface. Painting over patterns should be started from the largest areas, gradually moving to smaller areas. Experts recommend starting to apply a new layer only after the previous one has completely dried, to prevent mixing of colors at their border. To remove excess wallpaper, you can use a normal wet rag.

So that the selected product does not disappoint with its quality and the result obtained, professional builders recommend using the following recommendations:

• purchase of goods only of well-known trade brands;
• unwanted use of cellulose wallpaper for decorating the kitchen;
• to obtain an exclusive color, you must mix the white mixture with the coloring pigment on your own;
• applying to the walls only a homogeneous composition;
• the use of only certified and non-expired goods.

Wet cleaning is permissible only if the surface of the wall is covered with a protective layer of varnish. Dust from unprocessed wallpaper can only be removed with a vacuum cleaner. If the surface is still wet, then it is strictly forbidden to touch it until it completely dries.

The following factors can spoil the appearance of this coating:

• direct sunlight;
• mechanical damage with sharp objects;
• heat;
• swipe.

This type of finishing material allows designers to design a kitchen space in any stylistic direction with a minimum expenditure of financial resources and time.

The effective combination of a white kitchen with blue facades will make it possible to decorate one of the walls with wallpapers of the same tone that will give the room elegance and fill it with air.

The use of steel or saturated gray wallpaper in the design of the kitchen will help complement the stylistic direction of high-tech, which will make the room modern and unusual.

Repair is not only a difficult and tedious process associated with a large number of financial costs, but also a creative project that allows owners of the premises to maximize their design talents. To design the kitchen space, experts recommend first of all to use new and modern finishing materials, which will make it possible to realize all interesting ideas. One of the unusual materials for the kitchen are liquid wallpapers, which are in great demand every year. But before you start gluing wallpaper, you need to study the technology for performing work, as well as purchase high-quality goods of a famous brand.

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