Paper duplex wallpapers for a children's room (part 2) - selection rules

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Baby Duplex Wallpaper

Due to their environmental friendliness and natural composition, paper wallpapers have not lost a leading position in the market of finishing materials for residential premises for many years. The only significant drawback of such wallpapers is their low resistance to mechanical stress and moisture.

Modern manufacturers offer paper duplex wallpapers that can be safely glued in the children's room.

Material Description

Duplex paper wallpaper

In other words, duplex is a paper wallpaper consisting of two layers, and a simplex is one.

The positive qualities of this material include all the advantages of ordinary paper wallpapers:

1. The most important quality for a nursery is environmental friendliness and safety - this is the main advantage of any paper wallpaper;
2. Price 2 x ply paper wallpaper "Duplex" does not exceed the cost of single-layer wallpaper;
3. Large selection of colors and patterns allows you to create unique interior solutions;
4. Duplex wallpapers are highly durable due to the presence of the second layer, therefore, when pasting the walls, the wallpaper does not stretch and does not tear;

Paper wallpaper in a girl's room

5. Have a longer operational period;
6. Have a clearer deep drawing, which makes the image more contrast;
7. Give in to coloring;
8. Brief instructions on sticker wallpaper are indicated on their packaging(cm.Let's consider how to glue paper wallpapers correctly) Duplex wallpaper can be glued with your own hands;

Important! Due to the fact that the adhesive is applied to the paper substrate, the top decorative layer remains dry and may have a relief. Such canvases are called lapped.

Duplex wallpaper paper

9. The strength of the wallpaper is affected by their high density.At the same time, they retain the property of “breathing”, and therefore are indispensable for the interiors of children's rooms, as they create optimal microclimatic conditions;
10. Another important quality of children's double wallpapers is the high soundproofing properties of the material.;
11. Another quality is that due to its high density, such wallpapers can hide minor irregularities on the walls.

Focus on age

Delicate pink shades for the little princess room

When choosing wallpaper for children, paper for a girl’s room, one should decide whether it will be a universal solution “for growth” or “change of scenery” will occur as the young lady grows older.

The symmetrical arrangement of beds and curtains on the windows balance the free wallpaper pattern

If the second option is chosen, then it should be taken into account that for each age there are its own nuances:

1. Younger preschool age up to 7 years. Wallpaper should have pastel shades. They can be plain or with an unobtrusive image - butterflies (seeWall mural with butterflies: choose yourself), flowers, leaves and hearts.

Wallpaper children's paper with bright butterflies

Preference should be given to pink, peach and delicate blue shades.

Wall-paper paper duplex for the room of the girl of infant age

Advice! So that the space of the room is not too boring, you can select a separate accent wall using photo wallpaper.

The deep dark blue color of the wallpaper near the crib will set the child to sleep

Or place a collection of photos in bright frames on a neutral wall;

A plain wall can be animated with photo frames.

2. Junior school age from 8 to 10 years. The principle remains the same - flowers (seeWall mural with poppies), butterflies, favorite fairy-tale characters.

A small picture on the wallpaper visually enlarges the room

The coloring should not be too bright, especially in the working area where the child does his homework;

Pink color is diluted with calm warm tones.

3. The average school age is from 11 to 13 years. At this age, girls begin to grow up and not everyone at this age already likes the theme of cartoon princesses.

Room for girls of secondary school age

The wallpaper pattern may have an animal pattern or floral theme.

Glitter Wallpaper

Girls at this age often experience their first love, therefore they like images of hearts and bright butterflies.

Romantic bedroom for a girl

You can use realistic photo murals depicting nature or animals in the interior - cats, puppies and horses especially like girls;

Wall mural in a girl's room

4. Senior school age from 14 to 16 years. For the purchase of wallpaper should go with the child. At this age, girls are already demanding and serious about the choice of clothes, accessories and the space surrounding them.

Wall mural in the room of a girl of senior school age

If she is seriously engaged in music or painting, then the choice can be made in favor of paper wallpapers with a specific theme.

Room for two girls

At this age, girls have musical idols or movie heroes, so you can invite her to choose a neutral wall color, which will be an excellent background for posters and portraits.

A calm shade of the walls can be a great backdrop for paintings and posters.

If you choose a too light shade or white wallpaper, then the interior must certainly be revived with bright accents. It can be photographs or mirrors in bright frames on the walls, posters and photo collages, wall shelves in bright colors or decorative stickers.

Bright textiles and decorative pillows will also add a touch of freshness and dynamism to the space of the room.

Delicate shades in the bedroom of two adult girls

In the sleep and study area, bright colors should not be used; in the best way they will look in the play area or in the reception area of ​​the teenage room, in which you can put a small sofa or several bean bags.

The neutral color of the walls in the work area will not distract from learning

Do not forget that with the help of wallpaper you can change the perception of the area and height of the space of the room. A high room can be “lowered” by pasting a wallpaper with a horizontal arrangement of stripes, and vice versa - vertical stripes visually make the room higher. Using a border also makes the ceiling of the room higher.

Wide horizontal stripes on the wallpaper visually increase the space of the room

Photowall-paper for the girl

Wall mural with cartoon characters

Particular attention should be paid to murals. They allow you to create unique interior solutions. Photowall-paper can be made in the form of strips which stick as well as usual wall-paper, collecting a uniform drawing or in the form of a seamless integral cloth.

Important! Duplex wallpaper can have a non-woven or paper backing and a vinyl decorative outer layer.

Gentle shades of photo wallpaper harmoniously combine with the general color scheme in the girl’s room

One of the advantages of photo wallpaper is that it can be made to order - with a certain size and pattern. You can even use a photo of a girl - this will give personality to the interior.

Little girls like princesses and fairies - these murals will decorate the play area

Of the positive qualities of photo wallpaper, the following can be distinguished:

1. The ability to create a unique interior solution;
2. Possibility of manufacturing to order;
3. Easy way wall stickers. There are murals with a sticky layer;
4. The ability to replace the blade if necessary;
5. Paper murals are as environmentally friendly as ordinary ones.

How to choose a wallpaper for a girl’s room

Disney heroes will delight the baby every day

The choice of photo wallpaper has its own nuances:

1. In the small bedroom, you can use contrasting murals with small drawings on the background of plain light walls;

Wall mural in the play area

2. One of the most important criteria when choosing a wallpaper is the height of the room. The wallpaper pattern should have a horizontal orientation at high ceilings, and vertical at low;

Wall mural for teenage girl room

3. The theme of the photo wallpaper should correspond to the age of the girl. For a child from 3 to 10 years old, you can choose images of cartoon characters and princesses (seePhoto wallpaper is fabulous: where can I use);

4. For older girls, murals with the image of animals or flowers are suitable;

5. Teenage girls will like stylish monochrome images and photo wallpapers reflecting their hobbies - music, sports, painting;

6. If the room faces south, then wall murals with a predominance of blue or lilac shade should be given priority.

The combination of pink and delicate blue

When the room is located north, you need to use warm colors that will make the room lighter and more comfortable;

Warm wallpapers will warm the northern room

7. When choosing photo wallpaper, the nature of the young lady should be taken into account. If the girl is calm, prone to melancholy moods, then she can be “stirred up” by using warm murals with a contrasting pattern in the room.

Bright wallpaper on a background of neutral colors of furniture

And, conversely, for a fidget, one should choose soothing motives and shades - green, bedding tone or the color of powder with an unobtrusive image on their background;

Green color soothes

8. Blue cold color in the working area psychologically prompts action, so the child will not fall asleep over textbooks. But in the sleep zone, you can use muted shades of wallpaper that will not distract.

Style solution and methods of interior decoration

A vertical stripe on the wallpaper visually raises the height of the room

Wallpaper is selected depending on the chosen style in the girl’s room. Plain wallpaper is suitable for a room in a classic, Empire style or Provence. You can also use a floral motif, a cage, strip or polka dots.

Duplex paper wallpaper - Provence style for the room of a young lady

Using Art Nouveau for the interior of a girl’s room, you can take advantage of the asymmetry characteristic of this style, smooth curved lines and unusual drawings of animals or abstract compositions.

Room for the girl

Styles dominated by floral motifs are suitable for girls of any age. For a teenage girl, minimalism style or high-tech style elements are quite suitable. After 12 years, Disney heroes are no longer relevant for girls.

Wall mural as a bright accent

For women of fashion suitable wallpapers with the image of clothes and cosmetics, with CDs or other modern hobbies of adolescents.

Wallpaper children's paper in the interior room teenage girls

Maintaining a single concept of the interior, you can combine different patterns of wallpaper and their texture, creating an interesting design solution. Using this technique, several functional zones can be distinguished in the girl’s room - a place for study, sleep, games, wardrobe.

A bright accent wall with vertical stripes will make the room taller

Here are some tips for decorating a room for a girl:

1. It’s important to maintain a consistent style. - if provence, then the wallpaper should have muted shades and floral motifs. If a modern style is chosen, then you can use bright geometric elements against the background of laconic furniture;

Wallpaper has a common tone with textiles

2. When zoning a room different colors of wallpaper, it is important to consider that these colors should be combined with each other. It is important not to confuse the color and the functional area where it will be applied. So, the use of blue or cold blue together with white is appropriate in the working area. This combination allows you to psychologically relax and focus on work. Bright colors or accent walls should be located in the games area;

Zoning space with color and curtains

3. You can effectively delimit space using photo wallpaper. With a calmer pattern in the sleep zone, for example, with flowers, grass or a marine motif. And in the game zone there can be photo wallpapers with cartoon characters or a bright dynamic pattern;

Colored wallpaper in the sleep zone

4. Choosing photo wallpaper, you must first find out from the child his preferences;
5. For a girl of preschool age You can choose bright motley murals on which her “art” will not be especially noticeable;
6. Choosing a picture, it is necessary to take into account the age of the child.

Focus on age

Duplex paper wallpaper in the form of a world map

As with girls, boys' preferences and interests change as they grow older:

1. In the baby’s room, it is recommended to use light and warm colors of the wallpaper, which depicts boats, cars or bears. Drawings should be clear enough so that the child can concentrate his attention on them. It is not necessary to use murals of military or other aggressive themes in the baby’s room; such images will frighten the baby;

Bright room for the newborn

2. Until the pre-school child has formed their own preferences, an excellent solution would be to use thematic wallpapers with numbers, letters or figures, which will allow the child, playing, to learn some basics of writing and writing. Such wallpapers can be located in the playing area, in the rest of the space you can use striped wallpaper;

The letters on the wallpaper will allow the baby to learn their names

Wall-paper for a nursery paper

3. Children of primary school age can already be safely involved in the joint choice of wallpaper for their room. The boy will feel his importance and self-confidence if adults will consult with him in such an important matter.The opportunity to make an independent choice will increase the boy’s self-esteem, and will contribute to instilling a sense of responsibility in him.

At this age, the boys are very inquisitive, so a great solution would be the choice of photo murals with a map of the world indicating the sailing routes of famous sailors and the countries that they discovered;

4. Children of secondary school age already have their own hobbies - someone is seriously involved in sports, modeling or music. Even for children not involved in sports sections, the topic of sports and outdoor games is quite close - everyone loves to play soccer or hockey.

Images of nature, animals, dinosaurs or travel themes are interesting to all boys without exception. The main thing is that the photo wallpaper is in green, yellow or beige tones.

The marine theme and the colors relevant to it are also a universal solution. It can be all shades of the sea wave with images of ships, the underwater world, reefs and shells;

5. For boys of senior school age, the room has a minimal decor. Here the teenager himself must choose, and parents can only give some valuable advice, respecting the choice of the child, and in no case making fun of him. You can choose monophonic wallpapers that will become the backdrop for posters and posters of idols, photo frames or personal items - guitars on the wall or boxing gloves, attributes of a fan of a football or hockey club.

Wall mural for high school room

As for the color scheme, it is recommended to use a warm shade of green, which will create an atmosphere of comfort and psychological relaxation. The combination of blue and white is a classic for a boy's room.

Warm gray color in the design of the room of a teenage boy

Using beige color will create a neutral background, and combine it with any other shades. You can use light brown shades or warm gray, which look noble and allow you to create a modern interior.

Wide stripes on the wallpaper in a small room of a boy make it more spacious

The psyche of teenage boys is very mobile, they are full of contradictions and mood swings, therefore, when choosing photo wallpapers, especially vivid flashy drawings should be avoided.

How to choose the right wallpaper

Large images on photowall-paper should be chosen for spacious rooms

One of the common mistakes made by parents who are inexperienced in creating interior design when choosing wallpaper is a mismatch between the color scheme of paper photo wallpaper, the shade of the walls in the room, and decor and furniture. Even the most beautiful high-quality wall murals will look tasteless and “out of place” with the wrong color selection.

Marine themes can be developed with furniture and decor.

If such a mistake is made, then you can correct it by creating a transition zone, which will visually connect the wall with photo wallpaper and the rest of the interior into one composition.

Another mistake is the mismatch of the style of the image on the photo wallpaper and the surrounding interior. If it is made in a modern style with hi-tech elements, then murals on a historical theme with locks are not suitable.

The modern style is characterized by urban motifs on the photo wallpaper.

It is also important to choose the image size according to the area of ​​the room.

A large picture of the photo wallpaper will look expressively on a light background

Also read the beginning of the articleHow to choose paper children's wallpaper (part 1) - depending on the gender and age of the child

Another important condition is the proper selection of lighting. If the murals have a glossy surface, then light sources must be minimized around them, otherwise the surface will glare and the image will lose its attractiveness. The video in this article will tell you how to choose the right duplex paper wallpaper for your kids room.