How to apply patterns on a wall

In an effort to make your home even more cozy andunique many leafing through the bale of catalogs with samples of wallpaper, studying a variety of plastering techniques, trying to experiment with textures. At the same time, sooner or later, the thought flashes: do not try decorative patterns on the wall?

Thought gradually fits into the mind,and you are already catching yourself on the fact that you are looking for interesting options. Studying other people's experience shows that most people use stencils for drawing drawings.

Templates do not require you to haveartistic skills. Patterns on the walls in the apartment appear pretty quickly, and the process itself brings pleasure. Do you remember how in the childhood you cut out stencils from the paper and painted them?

Factory products are made of polyethylenesheet, on which the notches are made. Ready workpiece securely attached to the wall, pressed, and then using a spray gun, roller, sponge or brush paint a paint layer. After that, the template is neatly removed. And voila! I can not recognize a familiar room.

But if you do not like other people's ideas, manyworkshops will gladly help you realize your original ideas. This will create really unique stencils, so that with them you can apply patterns on the wall.

And you can completely take matters into your own hands andmake a stencil yourself. It will take a dense, better oilskin material, but paper that is either impregnated with linseed oil, or pasted with a waterproof film (and scotch tape will do) will do likewise. The contours of the future drawing are applied to the material. If you are not too confident in the pencil, then print the workpiece on the printer. In the end, you need to work with a paint knife. They slowly cut through the ornament.

Patterns on the wall can be applied with the help oftraditional straight stencils, or you can use reverse templates. What are they? This is familiar to us already sheet materials, but they do not have carved contours of the future decor. Instead, the sheets themselves are cut out in the form of a given pattern. The workpiece is pressed against the surface, and the space around it is covered with paint.

There is another, very non-standard wayto bring patterns to the wall. But to use it, you have to get a projector. Remember that for small rooms this option is not suitable. The principle of decorating here is based on the translation of the selected pattern onto the surface using a projector. Previously, the sketch is transferred to a special acetate film with a thin felt-tip pen, paying special attention to the contours of the drawing. Next, the film enters the projector, which shows an enlarged image on the wall at the angle you want. Now you take the brush and draw the drawing, only do this not on paper, but on the wall. In the final, you will only have to "fill" the picture.

When choosing patterns on the wall, try to imaginefinal result. Will the drawing in the future irritate you, will not it "eat" the space of the room, will not it be too flashy. In some cases it is better to do with a small elegant ornament or a modest curb.