Bamboo wallpaper in the interior: the characteristics of the material, features of the application, photo-ideas

If you are going to do in the room repair, it is worthwhile to plan the interior design, including deciding which wallpaper you want to glue on the walls. To decorate the room in different styles, you can use natural finishing material, which looks very impressive - bamboo wallpaper. This decoration will revive the interior and decorate it, and any kinds of furniture will look at its background quite naturally. Thanks to such properties, bamboo wallpaper has now become quite popular.

What a bamboo wallpaper

The use of bamboo wallpapers in the interior is especially true for fans of natural and environmentally friendly materials, because they are made from fresh cuttingsGOVERNMENTAL bamboo stalks by splitting them and further drying in a special process without the use of any auxiliary substances harmful to health.

Bamboo grows in many countries and depending on the place of cultivation, and also the variety is color-coded. It can range from white and milky white, golden yellow to greenish-pistachio and various shades of reddish-brown. Such colors of canvases provide ample opportunities for combining. You can buy bamboo wallpaper by running meters, and also in the form of rolls. This finishing material is recommended to be purchased with a small margin.

In the initial state, bamboo contains about 80% moisture, after drying it remains about a tenth of the original weight. To prevent the occurrence of cracking, initial drying is carried out in special rooms with a special regime of temperature and humidity( usually about 45%), and then leave the stems in the warehouse until the final drying. After that, cuts up to 17 mm long, gently removed from the top layer of the material prepared in this way, are glued onto a base of fabric or rice paper, and, if necessary, stitched with a decorative nylon or ordinary thread. For the production of wallpaper use special varieties of bamboo, characterized by the durability of coloring, while for making wallpapers of wallpaper, stems of similar shades are selected so as not to apply color. Manufacturers can handle such products with an antistatic to give them dust repelling properties.

Wallpaper of bamboo are universal and harmoniously fit in any situation. Such decoration looks on the walls very exotic and spectacular, giving the room a peculiar natural flavor. Designers are happy to use bamboo wallpaper, decorating the interior design in ethnic oriental style, as well as in natural, minimalist style or safari. Due to dust-repellent properties, ecological compatibility, and also resistance to wear, this finishing material can be used for finishing the kitchen, hallway, as well as a children's room. At the same time, coloring is not needed, although if desired, you can cover the bamboo wallpaper with a thin layer of varnish.

Advantages and disadvantages of this finishing material

There are several options for gluing bamboo wallpapers. For example, you can finish them completely walls - it should be noted that such a one-color finish may look a bit boring. More impressive is the combination of several tones of bamboo wallpaper on the walls. In addition, this material can be used for finishing individual sections of walls - for example, in the form of panels. It should also be taken into account that bamboo and cork wallpaper are perfectly combined in interior decoration. Pasting a piece of wall with bamboo wallpaper, you can create on your own hands a decorative panel placed in a decorative frame. With the help of wallpaper from bamboo, it is easy to zonate the room, focusing on its individual elements - for this you need to highlight the columns and arches that are available in it, and also to emphasize the niches.

Among the advantages of using bamboo wallpapers you can mention the following:

• their completely natural composition;
• high thermal and sound insulation properties;
• the fact that this finishing material has antistatic properties, does not absorb dust and dirt, and smells;
• resistance to the ingress of small droplets of water;
• strength and durability of such finishes.

Bamboo wallpaper does not need special care to clean it from dust, it will be enough to wipe them with a damp cloth.

The drawbacks of this type of finishing material include some moodiness in processing, as well as a relatively high price of bamboo wallpaper, which depends on the quality of the material, grade and method of processing bamboo. In addition, it is worth considering that bamboo wallpaper is pretty capricious when glued, they can not be damped with water, and also processed with a hard brush. Due to its composition made from natural wood fibers, this material does not always have a perfectly smooth and even structure, on its surface there are sometimes small seals and irregularities. In addition, the joints of bamboo wallpaper are well visible on the walls.

How to choose glue for bamboo wallpaper

It is very important to choose the right glue for bamboo wallpaper. This finishing material is quite dense and heavy, so it is not suitable for conventional water-based wallpaper paste( like PVA).To glue the bamboo wallpaper, you should use a special glue, which the manufacturer recommends using this finishing material, or you will need to select the appropriate adhesive composition of the contact action based on vinyl or acrylic. Determine the right amount of glue is easy - to apply to the wall and wallpaper from the calculation of 1 m2 of the surface to be processed it will require about 400 g. Thus, it will not be difficult to calculate the required amount of adhesive for a particular area.

For safe fixation of bamboo wallpaper, especially on wooden and brick walls, as well as drywall sheets, you can also use liquid nails( note that the color should be selected in the tone of the main finishing material) and decorative carnations for wallpaper. In addition, so that the canvases of such finishing lay flat on the walls, it will be necessary to pay attention to the qualitative preliminary preparation of the walls.

How to glue bamboo wallpaper

For finishing this material suitable concrete or brick base, plastic, wood and other surfaces on which minor irregularities are allowed, since bamboo can easily cover them.

Surface preparation

In the presence of significant protrusions or depressions, bamboo wallpaper, which is a fairly stiff material, will not fix properly on the walls, so you must prepare them beforehand. To do this, their surface must be cleaned from the remnants of the old finish in the form of paint or wallpaper, as well as from peeling plaster - it is convenient to do this with a stiffer grater. To clean the treated surface from dust, grease and soot stains, it must be washed. In addition, in the presence of irregularities, it is necessary to fill the walls, leveling their surface - with close attention should be paid to the corners. After the drying of the putty, it is necessary to apply a priming liquid, and then, after drying the walls, it is necessary to apply markings on them.

Stages of work

Bamboo wallpaper can be glued only to completely dry walls, otherwise there is a possibility of slipping heavy paints soaked in glue over raw plaster or moving away from the walls.

For work on gluing wallpaper from bamboo you need wallpaper paste, as well as a plastic spatula or a hard rubber roller, as well as a soft brush with nylon bristles.

A few hours before the beginning of the pasting of the walls it is necessary to unfold the rolls of wallpaper, spread them on a flat horizontal surface and leave in this position for several hours.

To paste the wallpaper, you will need to do the following:

• before the gluing it is necessary to cut the wallpaper. To cut the canvas along the roll, you need to use a sharp knife, trying to act as accurately as possible. Cutting bamboo wallpaper across will be somewhat more difficult - for this you can use a jigsaw or a hacksaw for metal. It is important to note that the wallpaper is not worth folding, otherwise the folds and wrinkles formed are unlikely to be smoothed out;
• with the use of special vinyl glue it must be applied with a brush on the treated surface of the walls, as well as on the back side of the wallpaper( and at the edges of the canvas should be smeared more intensively) and left to soak - this may take 5-10 minutes. The adhesive should be completely absorbed, the remaining excess should be gently wipe with a dry clean cloth( do not rub at all);
• then the wallpaper must be applied to the wall and gently squeezed, gradually leveling it with a plastic spatula, if necessary, eliminating the formed air bubbles. Do not move the glued sheet on the wall, try to place it from the first time optimally, otherwise you can damage the bamboo;
• , the excess glue that has appeared from the front side should be carefully removed from the wallpaper using a soft cloth;
• if necessary, the edges of the wallpaper should be carefully trimmed with a sharp knife.

It should be noted that the gluing of bamboo wallpaper should be done as accurately as possible so as not to crumble their webs, as after this exposure this material will not return to its original state, besides, the bamboo plates may break. Sealing wallpaper should be strictly joint in the joint, including at the corners. It is important to note that it is not necessary to wrap the corners with bamboo wallpaper, in such places the linen should be carefully trimmed, if necessary, and then mask the joints of the corner joints by means of special connecting rails or decorative moldings of suitable color - they are fastened to the same glue and additionally fixed withwallpaper carnations.

It should be noted that it is not recommended to glue such wallpaper in places where direct sunlight hits, because under their action, bamboo burns out - similar to many natural materials, it can lose color and change its shade. Do not let the moisture from the bamboo wallpaper get on, as it can provoke the discrepancy between the joints and the wallpaper peeling off the wall. Bamboo wallpaper does not require complicated maintenance, it is enough to wipe them periodically with a damp cloth or sponge from dust, in addition, they can be vacuumed.

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