Wall Coverings Interior Design

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Wall CoveringsInterior Design
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• When choosing a wall covering, it is essential to
  consider the color involved, the condition of the
  walls and the function of the room.

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• Walls must be in harmony with the overall
  decorating theme. Walls should complement the
  furniture and accessories in a room.

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• Walls can become a focal point in a decorative
  scheme, camouflage awkward features, and visually
  change the size and shape of a room.

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• The most commonly used wall coverings are paint,
  wallpaper, paneling, mirrors, brick, stone,
  fabric and carpeting.

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• Neutral colors are more often used than vivid
  colors because they provide a background to the
  rest of the room and furnishings.

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• Washable wall surfaces are recommended for
  bathrooms, kitchens, childrens rooms and
  hallways because walls in these areas tend to
  become soiled more quickly than bedrooms or
  living rooms.

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• Prepared paint has been on the U.S. market since
  1867.
• Paint is sold in two forms Alkyd and Latex.
  Both types are sold in ready mixed colors and
  special order colors.

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Alkyd paint

• Alkyd paint is durable, washable and often
  used in kitchens and bathrooms. It requires a
  primer or base coat and a solvent to clean up.

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Latex paint

• Latex is easily applied over
• bare wallboard
• without a primer.
• Cleanup is easy with
• soap and water. These
• paints dry fast and
• have minimal odor.

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• Paint is available in gloss, semi-gloss,
  eggshell, flat, textured and glazes.

eggshell
gloss
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• Paint applications are varied and can change or
  add drama or peace to a room.

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Sponging

• Paint is applied with a sponge over a base
  coat, giving a mottled or blotchy texture.

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Spattering

• Paint on a brush is flipped onto the base coat,
  giving a speckled appearance.

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Strippling

• Similar to sponging, but a more delicate effect
  is achieved by using a strippling brush to apply
  a colored paint lightly over the base color.

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Ragging

• One or more colors are applied over the base
  coat, and then partly removed by blotting or
  rolling with a rag to achieve a marbleized effect.

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Color washing

• A coat of thinned paint or glaze is lightly
  applied over a base coat of another color.

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Glazing

• Layers of one or more transparent colors are
  applied on top of a base coat. The result gives
  the illusion of various depths on the wall.

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Faux finishes

• French word meaning false. Faux finishes simulate
  the look of another materials, such as a stone or
  wood, by using various techniques to apply paints
  to a surface. More popular finishes are marble,
  granite, and wood grain looks.

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How much paint do I need?

• To estimate the amount of paint you need in order
  to cover the walls of a room
• 1. add together the length of all the walls
• 2. then multiply the number by the height of the
  room from floor to ceiling.
• The number you get is the room's square footage.

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• Now you have to determine how much of that square
  footage is paintable surface area. Because you
  use a different paint on the doors and windows,
  subtract those areas from the room total.
• No sweat, just subtract 20 square feet for each
  door and 15 square feet for each average-sized
  window in the room.

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• You end up with a number that is close to the
  actual wall area you have to cover with paint.
• In general, you can expect 1 gallon of paint to
  cover about 350 square feet.

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Now the math!

• Divide the paintable wall area by 350. This will
  indicate the number of gallons of paint you will
  need.
• Always round up to the nearest whole number to
  assure yourself you have enough paint!

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• Remember batch numbers are important with paint
  too!
• There are on-line paint calculators available to
  make this an easier process!

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Wallpaper

• Wallpaper has been used to cover walls since
  the 16th century in Europe and since colonial
  times in America. Ancient Chinese used rice
  paper as early as 200 B.C.

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• The use of wallpaper can change the apparent
  dimensions of a room. A bold, bright wallpaper
  pattern can make a room appear smaller and a
  scenic pattern can make a room seem more
  spacious.

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• Before purchasing wallpaper, you should bring
  home a large sample to try for color and pattern.
  Wallpaper can be washable, scrubbable and
• strippable.

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• Vinyl-faced wallpaper is backed with fabric or
  heavy paper, it is durable, stain resistant,
  waterproof and popular.

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Embossed wallpaper

• has texture rolled into the paper during the
  manufacturing process. Raised surface areas as a
  part of the design, can be
• used to create
• a formal effect.

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Grass Cloth

• Is made of loosely woven plant fibers that are
  backed with paper.

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Borders

• Narrow strips of decorative wallpaper used around
  doors, windows, and areas where walls and
  ceilings meet or on wall in various heights
  parallel to the floor. Borders can be used alone
  or with other wall coverings.

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Murals

• Murals are complete scenes that do not have a
  repeat. Some murals may require nine or ten
  panels to complete the scene murals are usually
  placed on only one wall in a room.

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Pre-pasted wallpaper

• is easy to hang. It must be soaked briefly in
  water before hanging.

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• Strippable wallpaper is easily strippable,
  which means that it can be removed from the wall
  easily. Other papers must be removed by steaming
  and scraping.

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Reusable wallpaper

• Affordable, reusable, self adhesive, wall decals

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• When purchasing wallpaper, match the batch
  numbers on all of the rolls purchased to insure
  colors match.

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Wood Paneling

• gives a warm attractive appearance to a room.
  It requires little maintenance. It comes in a
  variety
• of forms and
• prices.

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Solid wood

• is attractive but expensive. Manufactured
  paneling is a thin layer of fine wood bonded
• to less expensive wood.

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Plastic laminate

• is layers of paper and resins baked and printed
  to resemble wood grain. This is glued to a
  plywood backing.

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Molding

• Molding is strips of wood or resin used for
  trim or ornamentation in a room. The main
  purpose is to finish of a window, door, wall or
  to prevent damage to the wall.

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• Crown molding is hung were the ceiling meets the
  wall.

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• Plate/Picture rail is a wide molding hung 6
  feet off the ground used for display purposes.

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• Chair Rail is hung 3 feet from the floor to
  prevent the backs of chairs from damaging walls
  or for decoration.

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Baseboard/kickboards

• hide the break between the wall and floor.