New technologies in construction and finishing. Materials for interior wall decoration: choosing, getting acquainted with new products, studying personal experience

Until recently, imported materials used in apartment decoration, such as wallpaper, bright colors or beautiful tiles, were the height of dreams of Russian citizens. Today, amid the general abundance, they look like something outdated, and buyers are dizzy from the goods nesting on the shelves.

A savvy consumer today looks not only at the beautiful appearance and price; first of all, he is interested in the safety and production qualities of the material. He shouldn't highlight harmful substances, and its application should be simple and accessible to anyone. Modern technologies and the tools allow you to do many things construction works independently, having only basic skills.

It’s surprising that quite recently no one heard such a word as drywall (gypsum board), the walls were leveled with ordinary cement-sand plaster and it was quite difficult to do this without construction experience. Now there are so many new ones in any hardware store finishing materials, which is sometimes difficult to navigate. Let's try to understand the new products offered by manufacturers.

Finishing materials are classified according to the method of application:

• coating,
• masonry,
• mounted

Coating materials

These include paints, plaster, enamel and mixtures for primers, putty and impregnation. These are the oldest and most inexpensive materials. They can be applied with a brush or spray, covering the surface with a dense layer. Their peculiarity is that the duration of work is limited to the summer season, since the process uses a large number of water. New coating materials have properties such as moisture resistance and thermal insulation. Moreover, their service life can last up to 10 years (for mineral plasters).

Manufacturers pay special attention to waterproofing coating materials. Water repellents- relatively the new kind waterproofing materials. A surface treated with a water-repellent agent acquires pronounced water-repellent properties - water simply rolls off without leaving a mark.

Liquid wallpaper- it's environmentally friendly pure material, based on natural fibers pulp or cotton. They protect against the appearance of fungus or mold, and dust does not stick to them. Most importantly, such wallpapers do not require careful preparation of the base, like ordinary ones, but on the contrary, they will mask minor irregularities, making the wall neater. If the wall is damaged, it is easy to fix the problem - you just need to cover the dent or scratch with material.

Hanging materials

The name of this group speaks for itself. In order to attach this material to the wall, you must first build a base grid and aluminum or steel profiles. The cladding is already attached directly to this grille, usually using self-tapping screws. In this case, the edges of the parts are tightly adjusted to each other or snapped into a lock. As a result, a ventilation gap appears between the wall and the finish, which helps solve the problem of getting wet. Mounted materials include: lining, corrugated sheeting, block house, siding and others.

Such materials are most often used to decorate facades and other external surfaces. This ceramic granite, composite aluminum panels(they can be of different colors and any curved shape), cassettes made of galvanized steel and sheet aluminum With various types coatings, ceramics And fiber cement boards. The outer cladding of ventilated facades not only plays a decorative role, but also protects the wall structure from precipitation and mechanical influences.

IN last years are gaining popularity plastic panels . They are durable, easy to clean, and most importantly, they help hide the imperfections of the walls, of which there are many in our homes. The range of such panels has virtually no restrictions. Materials are produced stylized as tiles, bricks, marble, wood, natural stone or any other designs, styles and textures. You can apply anything from imitation wood to a painting by a famous artist.

Masonry materials.

This group of materials is attached to the wall using glue or cement mortar. Masonry materials are highly wear-resistant, non-flammable, increase the thermal insulation of the wall, and mostly consist of natural materials. These include natural and fake diamond, facing brick, porcelain tiles and ceramic tiles.

The latest achievement in this group of materials is flexible stone. This thin layer sandstone, bonded with polymer materials on a fabric basis. It is produced in the form of tiles and wallpaper and combines the advantages natural stone and wallpaper. In addition, it goes well with almost all types of finishes, and the price of this product is gradually falling, which gives hope to domestic buyers.

Faceted mirrors, illuminated onyx, stained glass, frescoes, stucco, a cascade of stylish lamps, chandeliers reminiscent of balls on a dance floor, poufs instead of coffee tables, complex textures in wall decoration - in the photo of new products for 2016 you can see the use of a wide range of decorative techniques and ideas . The projects from the portfolio serve as a very accurate embodiment of the concept of affordable and, at the same time, modest luxury. Entering apartments with an abundance of mirror inserts, illuminated stone textures, artistic panels, shiny chandeliers and stucco molding, the visitor is so dazzled by the brilliance and originality of the author's design that the issue of the cost of implementing the project itself fades into the background for him. According to photos of new interiors, one of the main trends is the ability to combine elements that belong completely to each other in a single space. different styles. Pilasters from, facets from, frescoes in the spirit - why stop at one style direction when you can assemble them indoors best ideas, drawn from different styles?

4. Sliding doors to the living room

Interior design of an apartment with sliding doors

One of the trends in living room design 2016 is sliding doors. Such designs are suitable for wide portals; they do not take up valuable square meters and serve additional element decor. The apartment design in photo 2016 uses sliding doors with a pearlescent glossy finish and a pattern in amethyst and turquoise tones.

5. Modern fresco in apartment design 2016: photo of the office

Modern office design ideas with fresco

Paintings and frescoes in the spirit of Art Nouveau, which many professionals have already managed to “put on the shelf” along with other symbols of Art Nouveau, are receiving a rebirth. Images of girls in the spirit of the works of Alphonse Mucha look great not only in the design of packaging for luxury sweets and perfumes, but also in offices, hallways, and bedrooms.

6. Stucco molding in apartment design 2016: photo

Hall design with stucco: photo 2016

Stucco molding can decorate not only the bedroom or living room. This decorative element can enrich the hallway space. The main thing is that the pattern of the stucco finish matches the overall concept.

7. Panel from modern photos in the hallway

Modern hallway design ideas with photos

Or narrow corridor also involves the use of decorative elements, like interiors living rooms. Among them you can often find corridor spaces decorated with panels of photographs. In order not to oversaturate the room with colors, preference should be given to black and white photographs, portraits and landscapes in sepia. The hallway and corridor can become for you, in a way, exhibition areas for presenting achievements and experiments in the field of photography.

8. Bright panel in a niche in the design of a modern apartment

Design of a modern kitchen-living room in an apartment: photo

It is no secret that the design of apartments uses a minimum of decorative elements. However, according to photos of new products in 2016, due attention is paid to design issues in such minimalist spaces. Lamps of complex geometric shapes, an abundance of transparent surfaces, stylish designer furniture - this is a list of decorative elements in apartment design in modern style is by no means limited. Bright accents, house plants and, of course, paintings help diversify the minimalist look. IN modern interiors artistic panels are rarely framed in baguettes. Here we welcome paintings that at first glance seem completely plotless, but in fact have a very complex concept. In the photo above, private designers Ruslan and Maria Green suggested painting a niche in a snow-white wall with bright colors. On the background light colors This panel looks especially bright.

9. Suspended ceilings made of fabric in the design of a bedroom in an apartment

Bedroom design with false ceiling

Among the photos of new 2016 products from Ruslan and Maria Green, there are often solutions with suspended ceilings made of fabric, which always gives the apartment design a certain lightness. Most often, interior specialists resort to this decorative technique in sleeping rooms. The snow-white draperies, illuminated from the inside, emphasize the elegance of the furnishings. This decorative ceiling solution looks harmonious in design projects in Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.

10. Concrete textures in apartment design 2016

Bedroom design with concrete finishing: photo 2016

Concrete and brickwork in the finishing are the two most striking signs by which you can always recognize the design of an apartment in the loft style. One of the trends in the world of interiors is to build a composition based on a contrasting combination of deliberately rough, brutal elements and elegant decorative items and decorations. Therefore, the same concrete textures can now often be found in bedroom design projects, where the head of the bed is finished, for example, with a “carriage” screed, which in itself is not typical of an industrial loft, but of glamorous art deco.

11. Tiles with photo printing in the bathroom

Bathroom interior design with photo printing on tiles: photo

Tired of the same type of bathrooms? Then pay attention to tiles with photo printing. Now this finishing material is in great demand in apartment design in 2016. The bathroom shown in the photo above is one of the interior novelties of the Ruslan and Maria Green Studio. A tropical landscape at sunset was chosen as the background for this one. and the purple colors of this tile perfectly dilute the light monochrome.

12. Greenery on the ceiling in a modern design

Living room design with floral decoration on the ceiling

It is sometimes useful to dilute the design of an apartment in a modern style with eco-motives. Firstly, in this way you will support current trends throughout the world that call for protecting the environment. Secondly, the greens will serve as bright accent, which will simply give your design project more expressiveness.

13. Textured decoration of apartment walls

Design of a man's office with textured wall decoration: photo 2016

In the design of apartments in the photo of new products in 2016, it is customary to combine different types finishing Yes, smooth and textured surfaces often alternate with each other. For example, in the design of the blue office in this photo, the TV area and the wall near the sofa are divided into squares with convex edges. This finish is combined with smooth surfaces"under the tree". Blue textured walls, like a carpet with a diamond pattern, give the space of the room a certain rhythm.

14. Black glossy wall in apartment design 2016: photo

Bedroom design in an apartment for young man with black glossy wall

For a young man, a black gloss with reflective properties is appropriate. In a “pool” of dark shades you can hide interior doors, shelving, and even a television panel. A black glossy wall, depending on the lighting system, creates unusual optical effects in the room.

15. Chandeliers with amber pendants in apartment design

Design of a modern kitchen-living room with a chandelier with pendants

In apartment design 2016, due attention is paid to the selection of chandeliers. If the question of choosing a suitable ceiling lamp causes you some difficulties, then pay attention to luxurious options with crystal or glass pendants. Such chandeliers are contraindicated, perhaps, for minimalist design projects in a modern style. In other cases, lamps with small lampshades, carvings and iridescent pendant faces can become the main decorations of the interiors of living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and children's rooms.

16. Stained glass inserts on the ceiling

Stained glass windows in the design of a children's room for a 4-year-old girl

Many of us still mistakenly think that this is exclusively the lot of family castles, aristocratic palaces and Gothic churches. In fact, modern technology has long made stained glass inserts very affordable. You've probably come across ceilings with illuminated stained glass more than once. Designers resort to this decorative solution in the interiors of bedrooms, kitchens and even hallways. The shade of the stained glass used in the ceiling decoration is determined by the overall color palette of the room.

17. Canopy in bedroom design 2016

Bedroom design with a canopy: photo 2016

In bedroom design in 2016, as before, small canopies are still in demand. Of course, such a decorative element cannot be placed in every design project. As a rule, canopies accompany interiors that tend towards classic or modern. Private designers Ruslan and Maria Green most often resort to this decorative element in girls’ rooms than in bedrooms for adults.

18. Photo wallpaper in bedroom design

Photo wallpaper in the design of a children's room for a 10 year old boy

In the interior of a modern-style bedroom, you can often see photo wallpaper on the wall above the head of the bed. As photos of new products show, the theme of megacities is especially relevant in the design of apartments in 2016. Night panoramas of New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles, surrounded by myriads of lights - The best decision for wall decoration at the head of the bed. Such photo wallpaper will replace a large floor-to-ceiling window and will make you feel like the owner of an apartment in some fashionable area of ​​the New World.

19. Faceted mirror panel in apartment design: photo 2016

Modern hallway design idea with a beveled mirror: photo

Beveled mirrors have long become an integral part of interiors. They are not found, perhaps, in loft and futuristic spaces. Designers love beveled mirrors with a diagonal layout for their ability to add rhythm and shine to a space. In apartment design 2016 mirror panels with facet are often used in the decor of hallways. This decoration serves as a good alternative to a regular mirror, because it creates interesting optical effects in space.

20. Safe door in loft style apartment design

Design of a living room in the attic of a private house with a safe door

In some interior design projects, it makes more sense to provide invisible doors that practically do not stand out against the background of the walls. The concept of other spaces requires installation sliding partitions. And in some cases, designers try in every possible way to make the door noticeable, to give it status decorative element. For example, in the design of this apartment in the photo against the background brick wall we see dark door with safe lock. Such a decorative technique is quite logical in a loft space that promotes the values ​​and concept of a big city.

21. Turquoise LED lighting in bedroom design

Bedroom design with turquoise lighting: photo 2016

We all know very well how important role can play in apartment design LED backlights. Modern ideas for 2016 suggest paying attention to light tints. Turquoise-colored lighting is now relevant not only in bedroom design, but also in the interiors of kitchens and living rooms.

22. Built-in aquariums in apartment design 2016

Photo of the interior of the kitchen-living room with a built-in aquarium

Do you want to add some colors typical of the depths of the sea to your apartment interior design? Then consider a built-in aquarium. Such a decorative element often becomes a partition between two zones. Aquariums are usually installed in living rooms so that both household members and visitors can appreciate the richness of the colors of corals and observe the life of the inhabitants of the underwater world.

23. Tiles in the form of a “carriage” screed in the bathroom

Bathroom design with diamond tiles

You can “support” a beveled mirror using diamond-shaped tiles with gold buttons. This diagonal layout in the decor is especially relevant for projects in the Art Deco style.

24. Ceiling beams in the design of a loft studio apartment

Loft living room design with ceiling beams: photo

When creating the design of an apartment in the loft style, it is not always worth limiting yourself brickwork and concrete textures. If the room allows, then to more accurately convey the character of the “attic” style direction, you can also use ceiling beams.

25. Modern lamps along the beam

Photo of an office interior with modern lamps along the beam

You can use pilasters and lighting to play up the beam that was preserved after joining the balcony to the living room. However, in the photo, Ruslan and Maria went even further and added modern turquoise lamps to the gold-trimmed beam.

26. Golden frame in the TV area in apartment design: photo 2016

Photo of the interior of the kitchen-living room with a golden frame for the TV

In the design of the TV area, interior specialists are now trying to stick to very laconic decor and subdued colors. Thus, private designers Ruslan and Maria Green often place the TV in glossy black panels, with which the plasma practically merges when turned off. Therefore, in order to indicate the boundaries of the screen, sometimes in such cases golden baguettes of strict geometric shapes are used.

Just as ingredients cut up and piled up are not yet a festive dinner, so a faceless box with a roof is not yet a residential building. What makes a home truly habitable are all those tiny touches that appear over time: a path trodden in the grass to the porch, a slightly worn seat on the owner’s favorite chair, traces of ash in the fireplace. But before you move into your newly-made family nest and begin to equip it, you need to take care of the internal and exterior decoration- it is she who will create the ideal atmosphere for its residents in the cottage and clearly demonstrate to others the tastes of the owners.

The first finishing materials can be considered animal skins stone walls caves This attribute certainly corresponds to all the functions of modern decoration: practical, aesthetic, religious. Even though we live in a secular state, nevertheless, the personal beliefs and convictions of the inhabitants have a significant influence on the selection of artistic subjects for decoration, for example, walls. Natural materials such as stone, wood or clay have been used both for construction and for decorating houses since time immemorial, a prototype appeared a little later modern wallpaper, and archaeologists find remains of plaster in the ruins of palaces of ancient kingdoms. A modern buyer will not be surprised by a simple lamella, “lining” and even clinker stone; real originals and creatively minded individuals are hunting for ultra-modern developments that humanity did not dare to dream about just fifteen to twenty years ago.

Amazing wallpaper

Let's start with something simpler. Do you remember how you and your whole family hung wallpaper in homemade triangular newspaper caps? How did they try to join a drawing on two sections with four hands, and still, someone’s eye was treacherously let down, the canvas “moved”, and despite all the efforts the seam never turned out perfect? Well, you can forget about it - today the whole world uses seamless wallpaper- decorative ribbons, the width of which corresponds to the height of the room. Seamless wallpaper is glued not vertically, but horizontally, as a result the room takes on a neat and complete look.

Seamless textile wallpaper Jolie by ProSpero

Textiles, paper and vinyl are all familiar and old, but what about cork wallpaper made from pressed chips of cork tree bark? The main advantage of cork wallpaper is its absolute environmental friendliness. The material does not even require adhesive additives - during heat treatment, natural juice is released from the cork, reliably holding the mass together; beeswax can be added to the material for water resistance.

Divina Cork Walls from Sedacor

Liquid wallpaper, in fact, are a type of decorative plaster - they are applied to the wall with an ordinary spatula, like paint or varnish, and then smoothed into an even layer. Unlike traditional roll wallpaper, this coating does not require preliminary preparation surfaces and even masks unevenness or micro-cracks in walls.

Liquid silk wallpaper from Silk Plaster

Innovative wall coverings

If the family has Small child, very soon all the horizontal surfaces in the house are covered with permanent markers. As they say, if outrage cannot be prevented, it must be led! Cover the walls with special marker paints and after a week, when the coating hardens, you can draw on it like on a regular board.

IdeaPaint marker coating

Turns the room into a huge school classroom - it is very convenient to write on such a surface with crayons.

Chalkboard paint with the effect " school board"Ideas Market

Finally, magnetic paint contains metal particles, all kinds of magnets can be sculpted on a wall painted with it, like on a refrigerator - only very, very large.

MagPaint coating

Antibacterial paint- a composition that purifies and disinfects air can be effectively used not only in specialized medical institutions, but also in children's rooms. The action of the composition is based on the principle of photocatalysis, which is triggered by exposure to light. You light a lamp and the air begins to rapidly clear.

It creates amazing visual effects; by alternating convex and concave sides, complex optical illusions are achieved, and the elements themselves are produced in hexagonal or even round shapes.

Volumetric ceramic tiles, MyHome

The most unusual new items

Also a type of wallpaper. As the name implies, this coating truly completely imitates not only the aesthetic, but also the practical properties of natural stone: this material is durable, wear-resistant, does not fade in the sun and is not afraid of mechanical damage. At the same time, the walls look as if they were really hewn from natural marble or granite.

Flexible stone, “AVT”-Decor

Venetian plaster, Kreadom

Real sea pebbles glued to a nylon mesh. This flooring It looks especially authentic in the bathroom or in the courtyard with a swimming pool, and the medium-sized pebbles massage bare feet, providing a high-quality acupuncture massage.

Pebble tiles, Rodas

"Live" liquid tiles can be used on any horizontal surface, but it will look most impressive on the floor: the coating reacts sensitively to the slightest touch, instantly changing the pattern.

Liquid tiles Surfloor

Better suited for walls thermal wallpaper: the same effect is achieved by changing temperature regime. In order not to experiment with a hairdryer and iron manually, it is better to immediately place such a coating in a place accessible to temperature changes: for example, opposite a window or near a radiator. All you have to do is admire the suddenly appearing and hiding pattern.

Thermal wallpaper by Chinese designer Shi Yuan

This time we deliberately left out the so-called “smart” technologies, when interior decoration, for example, can suppress or transmit wi-fi signals, focusing on the naturalness and exoticism of the proposed new products. In addition to them, the market today is experiencing a “boom” of environmentally friendly products: textile wallpaper, coverings made of bamboo, grass, silk and cotton. Manufacturers strive to simplify the life of the consumer as much as possible, therefore, for example, instead of complex inlaid parquet flooring, it is now at the peak of popularity parquet boards with a tongue-and-groove assembly system. There are many opportunities to decorate your home in an original and quick way, and every year there will be more and more of them.

When renovating an apartment, most people use finishing materials that are familiar to them. Ceramic tile, plastic panels, vinyl wallpapers have been tested for years and their use gives a feeling of confidence that no unpleasant surprises will arise during the repair process. However, every year new finishing materials appear on the construction market, which in just a few years can completely push their older counterparts out of fashion.

Manufacturers, creating new products, strive to improve older materials and make the repair process easier, faster, and often cheaper.

Flexible stone is a new finishing material; its advantage is that it can be used in interior and facade decoration, and can also be used on curved surfaces

Among new finishing materials, flexible stone occupies a special place. The thickness of this elastic material is 1.5-3 mm. For its production, environmentally friendly polymer and marble chips are used. Modern technologies for the production of flexible stone make it possible to imitate clinker brick, sandstone, slate, etc.

Thanks to the imitation of the natural structure of stone and a wide variety of shades, these new finishing materials are already popular among those who want to make their home exclusive and modern.

The advantages of flexible stone include:

• High strength.
• Easy to install.
• Environmental Safety.
• High quality manufacturing materials.
• Possibility of use in exterior decoration.

Using this material, you can decorate fireplaces, swimming pools, kitchens, bathrooms, facades, fences.

Glowing wallpaper

Not so long ago, new wall finishing materials such as luminous wallpaper appeared on the construction market. For their production, a polyester base is used nonwoven fabric. The design is applied to their surface using full-color printing, which makes it possible to create any image you desire.

To cover fragments of drawings, flow powder made from natural stone is used. These wallpapers are sold complete with fluorescent lamp, equipped with a coating of ultraviolet black dye. This allows you to see the drawing not only during the day, but also at dark time days.

The advantage of this new finishing material is not only its unique image, but also the following characteristics:

• High strength.
• Abrasion resistance.
• Resistance to deformation.

At night the pattern will be brighter, but during the day you can see it quite well

A special feature of the new wall wallpaper with a 3D effect is that it can be used both for interior decoration of children's rooms, living rooms and other residential premises, as well as in offices, beauty salons, and business centers. At the same time, you can place just one elegant detail on the wall or ceiling, or stick a narrow luminous strip depicting some pattern or ornament on the wall. Many companies are already using these new finishing materials to decorate their offices with a glowing, eye-catching logo.

Pebble tiles

The purpose of this innovative material is as a finishing floor covering. For the production of pebble tiles, fine natural stone, sea or river pebbles, natural or marble chips. The pebbles are fixed to the nylon mesh using frost-resistant glue. Appearance This coating resembles scattered sea or river pebbles. The size of the stones can range from 1 to 10 cm.

Pebble tiles are used in bathrooms, swimming pools, water parks, saunas and baths, beauty salons and spa centers.

They do everything they can with pebbles, mosaics. decors, but today it acts as the main interior decoration

Liquid wallpaper

There are also new finishing materials for walls, such as liquid wallpaper. They belong to one of the varieties of decorative plaster - an ordinary spatula is used to apply the material to the wall, and it is also necessary to smooth the liquid mass over the wall in an even layer.

Compared to traditional roll wallpaper this finishing material is applied to the walls without first leveling the surface. At the same time, it helps to mask irregularities and microcracks.

Liquid wallpaper has undergone technological evolution quite quickly, within ten years simple options have turned into real finishing materials that compete with stone, including

Advantages liquid wallpaper:

• Resistance to fungus and mold. This property is due to the fact that the structure of liquid wallpaper allows the walls to “breathe”.
• The ability to replace damaged areas by scraping off the old compound and applying a new one.
• Good antistatic properties. Due to the fact that dust does not accumulate on the surface of walls covered with this new material, it can be safely used by people prone to allergies.

The disadvantages include the relatively high cost of this finishing material, as well as susceptibility to moisture. To eliminate the last drawback, you can treat the walls with water-soluble varnish.

Live tiles

The surface of the liquid, or so-called living tile, is covered tempered glass. This allows you to cover not only floors, but also countertops with this material.

The peculiarity of this new material lies in its ability to respond to the slightest touch: when you walk on a floor covered with living tiles, it begins to change its pattern. Such an original approach to decorating a room will undoubtedly add zest and individuality to it.

Technologies allow you to change the properties of familiar things, one example is shown in the photo

The benefits of living tiles include:

• Easy to care for - it is as easy to clean as regular ceramic tiles.
• High heat and sound insulation properties - walking on the floor of the new living coating causes absolutely no sound.
• Possibility to create individual interiors.

It should be noted that this material also has several disadvantages. So, it can only be used in the interior decoration of the house, since tiles do not tolerate low temperatures. Another disadvantage of a living product is its inability to withstand heavy loads and significant mechanical shocks - if a heavy object falls on the floor, the tile will break.

A special feature of the new thermal wallpaper is the ability to change its pattern when the temperature in the room changes. This ability is due to the presence of thermal paint in the composition, which creates an unusual effect.

Such finishing materials are especially relevant for countries with cold climates.

The disadvantage of thermal wallpaper is that almost all rooms are constantly maintained at approximately the same temperature. Therefore, in order to achieve differences, it is recommended to glue this new product near a heater or in a lighted area. sunlight wall or ceiling.

Antibacterial paint

Antibacterial paint contains substances that have air purifying and disinfecting properties. This modern material can be used for finishing medical institutions or children's rooms.

In the summary table you can see that the new properties are only available in two paint options. The main properties of paint, however, are to resist mold; even safety for children is not a top priority for manufacturers. This is due to the fact that the raw materials of paint are unsafe by definition and quite toxic in direct contact

The antibacterial effect of the composition works based on the principle of photocatalysis - the process of air purification and disinfection starts immediately after turning on the lamp in the room.

Light transmitting wood composite

Light transmitting properties of this material due to the presence of glass fiber in its structure. Wood composite is different high strength and tightness. The degree of light transmission is affected by the distance between the wood composite panels and the type of wood. This material is used primarily for the construction of internal partitions.

It is considered as a decorative proposal due to the high cost and complexity of installation

Smart glass

The second name for smart glass is smart glass. In construction, it is used to make doorways, windows, and partitions. The peculiarity of the material lies in its ability to change optical properties. Thus, when the degree of illumination or temperature changes, such glass can become frosted, absorb heat, heat up, or become clean.

The photo shows an example of such a system that changes the idea of ​​glass as a simple product

Thus, the advantages of smart glass are obvious:

• Reduced heat loss.
• Reduced air conditioning costs.
• Replacement of traditional curtains and blinds.

The disadvantages of smart glass include its high cost and the ability to work only when connected to the electrical network.

Competition between manufacturers leads to the fact that various and very different products are increasingly appearing on the market. interesting new products finishing materials. Consumers can only study their features and applications, and use them to decorate their apartments or private houses.

Covering the walls with wallpaper or painting them in a single color are finishing solutions that have already become traditional. But what if these options seem boring and outdated? We offer an impressive way to decorate walls that have not yet become boring.

1. From the ceiling to the wall

Intricate stucco molding is rarely able to fit into a modern interior. But ceiling rosettes mounted on the walls and painted in their color look very trendy. A wall with such decoration becomes a real highlight of the interior.

2. Eco-style

Wall decoration cork covering not very widespread yet. This is most likely due to the widespread belief that cork is an impractical material. But this is not true at all. Modern cork panels resistant to negative external factors, for example, humidity, mechanical damage.

3. Fresh press

Paper on the walls in the form of wallpaper is a common solution, so the idea of ​​decorating with newspapers will not be shocking. But keep in mind that newsprint is thinner, so after drying we recommend covering the wall with a protective varnish.

4. A little brick

A wall completely lined with bricks is found quite often in modern interiors and has already become a little boring. We offer alternative solution– lay out only part of the wall with bricks. This finish harmoniously combines with snow-white plaster, creating an interesting game of contrasts.

5. Reliving vacation memories

River or sea pebbles are a reliable and durable material for wall decoration that is easy to work with. Using small stones, you can lay out either an entire wall or a separate section of it, for example, the area of ​​a kitchen apron.

6. Cheap and cheerful

If the wall decoration natural wood will be a serious blow to the family budget, we recommend that you pay attention to other options. For example, finishing walls with OSB boards. But be careful: in order for the interior to look creative, you will have to carefully think through all its details. Otherwise, there is a high risk of crossing the boundaries of good taste.

7. Soft walls made of eco-leather

Eco-leather wall panels look truly luxurious. But in order for the interior not to look too pretentious, we recommend paying attention to non-standard colors. Eco-leather panels will look modern in laconic interiors.

8. Tension… walls

Practice finishing with tension walls not very widespread yet. They are a canvas mounted on a frame. The advantages of this finish are high installation speed and the ability to apply any image in decent quality.

9. Brutal finishing with large stones

Large stones are rarely found in wall decoration, although they look more impressive than small ones. In order for such decoration to really decorate the interior, we recommend laying the entire wall with them, leaving free space between adjacent stones.

10. Exquisite shine of glass

Glass panels can have a variety of colors and textures. Therefore, choosing a model that will harmoniously fit into the interior will not be difficult. Often, glass panels are mounted on top of a wall with another type of finish, such as brick or stone. This allows you to create an impressive 3D effect in the interior.

11. Soft inner light

This type of finishing is technically difficult to implement. But the result is really worth the effort. Light sources, for example, LED strip, are attached to the wall. Then, at a short distance from them - Wall panels.

12. Paint + 3D panels

In the vast majority of cases, 3D gypsum panels are sold in white and are used for finishing in their original form. But when painted they look much more interesting. In addition, the process of their harmonious integration into the color scheme of a particular interior is facilitated.

13. Everything is the other way around: frames... in the image

Pasted over bright wallpaper the wall can be filled with identical frames from floor to ceiling. This way, many different paintings will appear on the wall, all united by a common plot.

14. Democratic plastic

Plastic wall panels usually does not please with aesthetic characteristics, and is perceived as a material for temporary wall decoration. Therefore, we recommend spending a little more time than planned and finding high-quality plastic panels. Then the chances of creating a dynamic and stylish interior will increase significantly.

15. Plasterboard structures are not always bad

Complex wall structures made of plasterboard - a finish that most designers condemn. But there are examples when plasterboard in the interior looks stylish. To remain within the bounds of good taste, we recommend that you consult with professionals when choosing a design shape.

16. New in the world of finishing materials - flexible stone

This material consists of stone chips or a polymer layer attached to a flexible base. Bending stone allows you to recreate the texture of natural stone even on uneven surfaces of complex shape. At the same time, its cost is quite affordable.

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