Decorating the interior with stickers on the wall: features, pros and cons, ideas

Standard wall coverings: wallpaper or acrylic look quite monotonous. To completely change the interior, it takes time and repair work. If you want to formalize the walls in the room originally and do it quickly, preserving the coating, use interior stickers.

Features of stickers for walls

Stickers for interior decoration are made of several types of materials:

• vinyl or polyvinyl chloride film, matte or glossy surface;
• velour film with a velvety texture;
• foil or mirror surface.

On the basis is applied a drawing or a single-colored material. On top it is covered with a transparent waterproof film. On the back side of the sticker is applied a layer of glue and covered with smooth paper for insulation. To attach a sticker, remove the protective paper, put it on the wall and flatten.

Wall stickers are suitable for smooth surfaces, as the relief of the base distorts the pattern. The adhesive is compatible with tiles, metal, wood, acrylic paint. It is important to consider that it will be difficult to remove the sticker from the wallpaper without damaging the substrate. Also, if the acrylic paint is highly porous and does not adhere well to the wall, it can also peel off along with the sticker.

What is most often depicted on wall stickers:

• urban or natural landscapes;
• cartoon characters to decorate children's rooms;
• silhouettes of lanterns, people and animals;
• abstractions;
• texts;
• flowers, etc.

Pros and cons of stickers on the wall

Advantages of stickers on the wall:

• The images are made very realistically.
• Bright, saturated colors that do not burn out.
• Stickers can be cleaned with a damp cloth.
• The sticker can be removed if you want to change the design.
• Water-resistant stickers can be used to decorate bathrooms and kitchens.

Disadvantages of stickers on the wall:

• Often the drawings are already ready-made, few places make stickers to individual order.
• It is not always easy to find the right size sticker.
• You can see that it is a sticker or a print.
• You need to stick the sticker very carefully and accurately, because it is difficult to re-glue. Products are provided for one-time gluing.

Original wall decorating ideas with stickers

3D stickers on the wall - this is a modern analogue of photo wallpaper. A photo or three-dimensional drawing is applied to the film. The image is often impressive in its realism. These stickers can visually expand the space.

Mirror stickers add luxury and sparkle to a room. They will not be able to look in them as in a mirror, but such stickers in the form of patterns look rich.

Slate stickers will turn all or part of the wall into a drawing board. The surface is black, dark gray, brown or green. Graphite stickers are glued in children's rooms near the table where a child does homework or in the kitchen. They can serve as a diary for important notes. You can write on the slate surface notes, inspirational statements, words of encouragement to their families.

Luminous wall stickers are covered with paint, which in the daytime collects the light and gives it away in the dark. Stickers glow brightly, creating, one might say, a fantastic effect. Often the walls are decorated under the celestial space: stars, planets, spaceships. They can glow in one or different colors - you can choose the option of your preference.