100 best ideas: photo prints and wallpaper

Many of us associate wallpaper printing with the Soviet past, when almost every apartment had a bedroom or living room with a landscape on the wall. But progress has gone further than birches and waterfalls printed on paper of not the best quality, and today, photo print is a trend in the design of residential and public buildings. Modern technologies allow you to apply photo printing to anything - from paper and fabric to glass and metal. In times of standard and mass production, photo print in the interior becomes a great opportunity to create a truly unique design of the premises. After all, you can order prints of any image - from a family portrait occupying the entire wall, to a drawing of your child’s favorite fairy-tale characters.

Photo print on the ceiling

In order to create a decoration with a pattern for the ceiling, PVC film is often used. It can be executed in various modifications:

matte;
glossy (perfect for visually increasing the height of a room with a low ceiling);
satin (a barely noticeable imitation of interlacing of fabric like satin creates an original mood for the finish).

Also, for drawing a pattern on the ceiling, a special polyester fabric with polyurethane impregnation can be used. Such a fabric for decoration is also called seamless, because it is made from 3 to 5 m wide and allows you to create a ceiling sheathing without connecting seams. The raw material meets European quality standards, all safety and hygiene rules are observed. But such material is more expensive than PVC film - the cost will depend on the width of the canvas.

Production technology - an image translated into electronic format is applied using a special large-format printer to the material. The drawing is obtained with high accuracy and brightness - his choice is limited only by your imagination. Manufacturers have ready-made catalogs, but you can order the image you created. An interesting effect can be achieved using the continuation of the pattern of wall-paper and on the ceiling.

A feature of applying the image to the ceiling is the ability to create a completely unique interior. But it is necessary to take into account the high requirements for the quality of installation - if the fabric is not evenly distributed, then the slightest fold can cause distortion of the picture. That is why it is necessary to contact companies that have recommended their work in the market with positive reviews for photo printing on film or fabric for the ceiling.

Photo printing on the wallpaper

You can transfer images to paper or vinyl wallpapers with different textures. Large format printing allows you to decorate the walls of residential apartments with any images. The advantage is that the pattern can be applied much wider than the roll, which avoids repetition and most accurately align the edges of the sheets. At the same time, the spread in shades that is often found in mass production is practically eliminated, when each batch of wallpaper has a deviation in the tonality of the picture. Wall murals can be glued to the walls using ordinary wallpaper glue, there are also self-adhesive models with photo print. Such material is unpretentious in leaving, it is rather steady against fading of a picture and rubbing of a surface.

A feature of photowall-paper is that you can get affordable and cost-effective material for creating a non-trivial interior design in almost any room - from the bedroom to the bathroom. But you must remember that when using vinyl wallpaper with a pattern, you must first level the surface. Another feature of this type of wall decoration is that vinyl is not able to "breathe" (in case of buying a poor-quality product, an unpleasant chemical smell may appear in the room). Paper wallpapers are breathable, but tear easier, less durable and not suitable for rooms with a high level of probability of surface contamination.

As for the decorative part of using wallpaper with photo printing, it must be remembered that their goal is to create an accent, brightness that attracts the attention of anyone entering the room. Therefore, the environment of such a finish requires the appropriate - neutral, in a calm color scheme, with a plain design.

Photo print on the walls

The principle of creating a photo picture on the wall is a bit similar to the production of suspended ceilings with images. Large-format printing of the image is carried out on a seamless fabric canvas, then the resulting material is glued to the wall or mounted using special mounts. Such installation allows you to finish surfaces even in the rooms of pools and bathrooms, without worrying about high humidity and changing temperature conditions.

Photo print on the walls looks more expensive and fashionable photo printing on the wallpaper. If a wall with a width of not more than 5 m is to be installed, the canvas is placed on the surface seamlessly, which allows you to create a stylish interior design, following only your own ideas about the beauty, attractiveness, elegance of the image. Recently, black-and-white photos from family archives printed in close up have been very popular. No less popular are macro images of plants, animals, insects, birds.

Photo printing on glass

As a rule, optivite transparent glass is used to create images on solid materials - this is the best option for creating a picture with the least distortion. But ordinary glass, tempered (for bathrooms), laminated glass (for showcases, etc.) can also be used. The production technology consists in applying UV printing or transferring the image to film. In this case, a film with a pattern can be applied on top of the product or "sintered" inside the so-called triplex - laminated glass.

Photo print on glass is always original, festive, unusual. To revive the minimalist atmosphere of a modern kitchen with the help of a bright, colorful execution of a kitchen apron - low costs compared to the effect produced. Photo printing on glass in any room will look luxurious, but this method of surface treatment has its drawbacks. In addition to the high cost of the material itself, you will have to fork out for an expensive price tag for installation work. Among other things, the glass lining surface must be perfectly aligned. During operation, it is necessary to take certain precautions, but caring for the glass surface is simple - cleaning with a damp sponge is enough.

Tile photo print

Creating images on ceramic tiles can be done in two ways - using UV printing and decal technique. The method of UV printing consists in applying a special ink to the surface of the printer, which, after hardening under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, "grows" to the surface. The image is bright and clear. Before applying the drawing, the tiles are well primed, and after the end of the image transfer procedure, they are opened with a special varnish to protect the print. The product turns out to be resistant to moisture and temperature extremes, wear and mechanical damage (but you should not specifically try to scrape the pattern with a knife).

The decal technique consists in applying the image with a printer to special paper, which will be coated with a protective varnish on top. Then the drawing is transferred to the tile on the principle of a decal, then the product is glazed and fired. This technique allows you to apply the picture to the surface of any configuration. But it also costs significantly more than simple UV printing.

Examples of the use of photo print in the interiors of rooms with different purposes

Children's room

Using wallpaper with a picture or images on fabric, film, you can quickly change the interior, and therefore the mood of both the entire apartment and a single room. About half of all photo print wallpaper sales are used for pasting up children's rooms. In rooms for children, as in no other conditions, it is important to create a pleasant, positive, joyful atmosphere in which the child will feel uneasy and comfortable, and will be able to create his own little world with fairy-tale characters, cartoon characters and comics, or simply fictional creatures. With the help of drawings on the wall, a child will be able to plunge into the mysterious underwater world, find themselves at the edge of the forest, in a fairytale castle or even in space. Modern technology allows you to create amazingly realistic images.

Drawing on the wallpaper in the room for the child will depend on his age and personal preferences. If we are talking about decorating a room for a newborn, it is obvious that the choice of images falls entirely on the shoulders of the parents. The atmosphere, in which it will be comfortable for parents, will be passed on to the baby, calm and bring positive to the general mood.

The advantage of individual ordering images on wallpaper or fabric lies in the fact that you can order a picture that is ideally suited to the shape, size and architectural features of your room. For example, for rooms located in the attics, asymmetric forms, niches and openings are characteristic, which require a more thorough approach to the choice of decoration.

One of the most popular topics for choosing images on the walls in a children's room is the sea. Premises for boys and girls, preschoolers and teenagers, are made using images of waves, inhabitants of the seas and oceans, fairy-tale characters from the underwater world. No wonder observing the water, its course (even if only in the picture) relaxes and pacifies us, calms our emotions and charges us with a positive attitude.

Another plot relevant to the design of children's rooms is “in the village of my grandmother” or “who lives on the farm”. For a small owner of the room, it can be not only interesting, but also useful for the development and expansion of the vocabulary image of animals and birds, various plants and household items.

The theme of space is inexhaustible for decorating rooms for children and adolescents. From a simple image of aliens to studying a map of the cosmic sky, it can be done thanks to simple and affordable means - photo prints on wallpaper.

A photo print with the image of various cards is a popular design technique in modern projects. A map of the world, the mainland or your city will become not only a decorative decoration of the camps, but also a training tool for the small owner of the room. Young children will be able to remember the names of the continents or large countries, learn about the animals that live there. For adolescents, you can set tasks more difficult - the study of geography, broadening the horizons.

For those who would like to minimize the cost of time and resources for creating a decoration with a pattern, you can suggest the use of special stickers, stickers. Most often, such stickers are reusable - you can decorate a plain wall with a pattern, and when it bothers a child - peel it off.

Bedroom

In the bedroom, the wall behind the head of the bed is most often used for wallpapering. Still, the picture can be very bright, dynamic, and in the bedroom, comfort and relaxation are above all. Therefore, the wall that you will see when falling asleep, it is better to design a neutral, in bright colors. And to finish the accent wall, you can use any pattern on the wallpaper or fabric. In modern interiors, you can often see images of the metropolis, night or day city landscape.

Very often, to decorate one of the walls of the bedroom, a decoration with photo printing of the image of flowers is used. Close-ups or painted flowers bring freshness and warmth to the atmosphere of a bedroom, not to mention the color variety of often very strict decisions on choosing the color of decoration and furnishings.

Living room

Photo printing on the walls requires a sufficient amount of free space. That is why they look so organically in the largest rooms of apartments and private houses - in living rooms. Using the original image on the wall, you can not only create a color accent in the living room interior, but also visually “remove” the boundaries of space. Realistic images of landscapes seem to "lead" us from a room into a forest, field, onto a beach or lake shore.

Black and white retro-style, full-wall photos are a very popular technique for decorating modern living rooms. The point is not only that the love of retro periodically becomes mainstream in the field of decoration of living spaces, but also that such a canvas is easy to combine with the color palette of other surfaces, furniture and decor. Against the background of a black-and-white image, any colored object will look accent, expressive.

Kitchen and dining room

For a dining room or kitchen with a minimalist design, photo print wallpapers can be the only accent. The image of plants or nature can bring notes of freshness and lightness, a positive attitude, and pacification to the strict and concise design of the space.

Seascapes are popular for decorating any room, the dining room is no exception. Against the background of azure sea waves, snow-white furniture that makes up the dining group looks great. The snow-white ceiling, neutral flooring, strict and plain furniture - the perfect accompaniment for a bright, colorful seascape.

Wallpaper with photo printing is not only bright landscapes and images of cartoon characters for decorating children's rooms. It is also calm images of nature, plants, animals and birds. Neutral colors, peaceful landscapes - will help create an easy and relaxed atmosphere in the living room. Even traditional interior styles harmoniously accept the integration of photo prints on the walls.

Cabinet

Wall mural in the office should be selected based on the goals that you set for yourself, being in this room. If you need a calm, peaceful environment for creative work - choose neutral landscapes in natural colors. If your activity requires a fuse, give preference to a bright image with a dynamic theme.

Bathroom and toilet

An original optical illusion can be achieved by using 3D wallpapers to decorate modest bathrooms. It is as if we are extending the space of a utilitarian premise to unprecedented boundaries. With the successful use of backlighting, you can enhance the effect produced by realistic images.

The photo print in the interior has long ceased to be a relic of the Soviet past for our compatriots. In many design projects, the images on the walls become real art objects, the artistry of which can be envied by many modern artists.