Wall decoration in the country - options, photos, instructions

Most people justly consider a dacha as the best place to rest, so they are trying their best to make it as comfortable as possible. However, when decorating the walls in the country, it is important not to turn it into another apartment, but to make the interior diametrically opposed. However, in most cases it is necessary to build on the financial side of the issue, forgetting about the psychology of the interior. In this article we will tell you how and how to turn any dacha into a cozy place where you want to spend every minute of your free time.

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Any city dweller wants from time to time to escape from the city noise and bustle to feel the unity with nature and himself. The dacha for many is just such a "rescue island", so it is very important to give its internal and external decoration maximum attention. From what materials and technologies you will use, your psychological state and level of comfort during rest depends directly.

Using load-bearing structures

Before proceeding to finish the walls in the dacha with your own hands, carefully look around - perhaps the very design of the house already suggests that it is possible to reduce repair work to a minimum, advantageously beating existing surfaces. Very often people do not notice that in the interior it is profitable to use the structural elements of the house: beams, partitions, rafters or the walls themselves.

The best finish is obtained in log and log houses, as it is simple and pleasant to work with a tree - you just need to clean the surface, treat it with an antiseptic and cover it with varnish. If desired, you can artificially age the wood or tint it with stain to simulate an expensive breed.

If the house has an attic, do not hesitate to use the rafters and ceiling beams in creating the interior. Many simply cover them with planks or plasterboard, forming a habitual and boring ceiling, but why deliberately reduce space when you can enjoy the space and beautifully beat the rafters by decorating them with lighting fixtures or decorative elements. Try to cover them with contrasting paint in relation to the rest of the surfaces. To strengthen the insulation, lay a heater between the rafters, then sew up these gaps with boards, lining or a blockhouse simulating the bar. To visually expand the space even more, place the slats not across the rafters, but along them. Add any wood trim can be a decorative natural or artificial stone. These two natural materials perfectly match with each other and create a favorable quiet atmosphere in the house.

If your dacha is built of bricks, its structural elements can also be profitable as decorative. For example, try to leave the brick wall without finishing, having cleaned its surface, having processed seams and having covered a protective varnish. It only remains to supplement the interior with metal accessories, to put a glass table, a vintage clothes hanger or a minimal iron sculpture, and you will get a stylish loft-style room. If the brick is not sanded with sandpaper, but left as it is, you can create an imitation of old masonry and beat the interior accordingly. Naturally, the cost of such "finishing" will be scanty.

Wood trim

Wood trim is the most common option for villas. The most suitable material is a wooden lining, as it not only looks attractive, but also differs in strength, durability and ease of laying. Even the smallest dacha can be turned into a cozy "nest" with a lining made of natural wood, and if you cover it with a special transparent impregnation, you can emphasize the unique natural pattern.

If you have always dreamed of living in a log cabin, but fate only generates a brick or concrete dacha, wall the walls with block house to create the effect of log walls. But it is best, of course, to use materials from natural wood, because only in this case you can count on a unique atmosphere that can only reign in a wooden house.

The tree can be used not only for direct walling, but also for changing the geometry of the rooms. So, for example, you can build niches and shelves, simultaneously blocking the walls, creating a decorative surface and introducing a functional element into the interior. Thus, you will avoid additional spending on buying furniture and save space. Wood is an ideal material for finishing small spaces, because it allows you to use all the "non-working" corners.

Plywood, as a derivative wood material, is also often used for interior decoration of walls in the country. It is inexpensive, it creates a perfectly flat surface, helps quickly and efficiently close the insulation. The plywood bends well, so with its help it is possible to build arched passages. In most cases, plywood sheets require subsequent decorative finishing, but there are models with a beautiful wood texture, which is easy enough to varnish. The coloring of plywood does not differ from the coloration of ordinary wood: cover with impregnation, stain, apply paint or varnish.

Helpful Hint: Previously, all the walls in the room were trimmed equally, and this is still considered a normal phenomenon. But for the sake of justice it is worth noting that this is a very outdated way. Try to "dilute" a similar interior, covering one of the walls with a tree, but, say, a decorative stone or paint. This option will look much more interesting and dynamic. Alternatively, you can also use wooden material, but a different plan, for example, cork or laminate.

Painting of walls

Painting of walls is one of the simplest and fastest in the way of finishing the walls in the country. The cost of such a venture is also low, so many economical owners prefer the rest of the materials is the paint.

A wide selection of all kinds of compounds allows you to make repairs in any room with different operational features. So, there are paints for dry rooms or rooms with high humidity, for children, bedrooms, etc. The article "Paint for walls: advice on choice" will help you to understand this. How to choose and use the paint in different rooms, is described in detail in the articles "Painting the walls in the bathroom: a step-by-step instruction", "Painting the walls in the kitchen: a step-by-step instruction", and "Painting the walls with your own hands."

Consider briefly the types of paint used for wall finishing:

1. Water emulsion is a low-cost option for those who want to make quick and accurate repairs. The paint consists of natural ingredients, and therefore completely safe for people, animals and the environment. Proof of this is the almost complete absence of odor. The water-emulsion is sold in buckets from 1 liter, it has a white color. To get the desired shade, it should be cured by adding a special liquid pigment.
2. Acrylic is a quick-drying, odorless paint. Among the main advantages is also worth noting the widest color palette, bright saturated shades. The paint has water-repellent properties, but is not designed for too wet rooms.
3. Latex - interior paints on latex are more resistant to contact with water, moreover, they can be washed, and they are completely harmless to health. For this reason, latex paints are often used to decorate the walls of the cottage in the kitchen and in the nursery.
4. Decorative - a series of paints capable of imitating various surfaces: masonry, silk, stone, sand, etc.

Wall paneling

Plastic panels do not create such a cozy atmosphere in the house, like wood or brickwork, but they are very inexpensive and help quickly mask the defects of the walls. This is one of the most common methods of interior and exterior decoration of the walls in the country. The price of panels depends on their composition, thickness and other technical characteristics. The main advantage of this material is that for its laying it is not necessary to carefully level the walls, as it is necessary, for example, for painting.

Another important advantage of plastic panels - they withstand high humidity, which can not be said about wood. For interior and exterior finishes, there are different kinds of panels, but recently the siding designed for the facades is increasingly found inside the house. It looks good on the verandahs, kitchens, attics. At the same time, masters use only vinyl models, leaving metal products for external cladding.

In favor of the panels, there is also a variety of textures and colors, which allows not only to choose an option for your taste and for any interior, but it is also advantageous to combine different panels to achieve the original effect. About how to install the siding, detailed in the articles "Plastic siding: selection and installation" and "Metal siding. Installation instructions".

We have listed only a few options for interior and exterior finishing of the holiday home, but there are many more materials and methods. You can decorate the walls with decorative stone, plaster, wallpaper wallpaper, tile - everything is limited only by your imagination and budget.

Features of wall decoration at the dacha

As you know, the finish of the house can be internal and external. In this chapter, we will take a closer look at how each of the processes occurs using the example of using one of the most popular materials - plaster. Depending on the composition, it can be used both inside the house and outside. Facade plaster contains special components that prevent destruction from atmospheric and mechanical influences. In addition to the composition of mixtures, the technologies for their application differ.

Wall finishing inside

With application of plaster to the wall any diligent owner can cope, but the only obligatory condition - the solution should be applied on a flat surface. If the walls of your summer cottage are made of brick or have chips and cracks, they must first be leveled. For this you can use one of the types of renders, plywood or drywall. Alignment with plaster solution is advisable, if the surface drops horizontally make no more than 4-5 cm. Otherwise, the consumption of the mixture will be too large, and the thick layer may fall off under its own weight. In such situations it is better to level the walls with sheet material: plywood or plasterboard.

If the wall is flat, and you just decided to change the finish, peel the surface from the previous coating( wallpaper, whitewash, plaster) with a metal brush, then cover with several layers of adhesive primer. If you make repairs in the kitchen or the dacha is in a region with high humidity, it is better to impregnate the walls with antiseptics and strengthen the waterproofing. For concrete walls, you can advise a waterproof primer of deep penetration.

Let's consider briefly what types of plasters are:

1. Cement - it is exactly the walls that are aligned with small differences. It consists of mineral components, resistant to changes in humidity, temperature, mechanical stress. Cement plaster can be used for interior and exterior finishes. Of the advantages can also be allocated low cost and ease of application. Of the disadvantages - the need for finishing decorative processing.
2. Gypsum - this plaster gives a perfectly smooth and smooth surface, but does not tolerate high humidity. The gypsum solution very quickly freezes, that on the one hand accelerates repair, on the other hand it does not allow to mix a large volume at once. Gypsum plaster can be used not only to level the wall, but also to create an original texture and even casts. Ideally white color of the frozen solution creates ideal conditions for subsequent painting or gluing of wallpaper. If desired, a dye can be added to the solution and an already prepared color surface can be obtained.
   
3. Decorative - this is a whole series of renders with various decorative effects. Solutions are applied to the finish surface on any flat surface. They can imitate the skin, the dried up earth, the brickwork, the wood, eaten by beetles, woodworms, etc. Apply decorative plaster to a layer no thicker than 5 mm( depending on the type and composition) with a special tool "smoothing".Working with fine-grained compounds, you can create interesting effects by moving the spatula along different trajectories: straight, arc, wave, circle, etc.
   

After processing the entire wall with decorative plaster, it is necessary to leave it to dry for 8-12 hours, then walk over the surface with fine-grained emery paper to remove the dried drops of the solution. Then you can start painting or protect the plaster with a water repellent.

Finishing the walls outside

To proceed to the exterior finishing of the walls of the country house, it is necessary only after laying the thermal insulation, and it is best to do this from the outside. First, so you will save a useful living space, and secondly, avoid dampening the walls due to moving the dew point inside under the heater. This article will help you "Warming the wooden house with your own hands" and "Warming the facade of the house with foam plastic".

The quality of work is 70% dependent on the materials selected. So, in addition to a special facade plaster, you will need a facade reinforcing mesh that will firmly hold the solution on the wall and prevent it from falling off from moisture or gusts of wind.

Types of external plaster:

1. Acrylic - it is convenient in that it does not require mixing and is ready for use, thus avoiding mistakes. Solutions are good vapor permeability, enhance the heat and sound insulation of the house. It is quite elastic, which means it can evenly cover the surfaces with any configuration. A large palette makes you forget about typical white houses and color your dacha in any color.
2. Silicone - good because it reliably protects the walls from penetration of moisture, but it does not interfere with vapor permeability. Creates a dense elastic layer that can be washed and constantly maintain the cleanliness of the facade. The only drawback is the high cost.
3. Silicate - plaster based on liquid glass. It is mainly used for finishing facades of cellular concrete, as it fills all cracks and voids, creating a dense, but vapor-permeable barrier for water.
4. Mineral - cement plaster of increased strength. It is cheaper than all of the above analogues, but it does not differ in elasticity or attractiveness, and therefore requires skills of application and subsequent finishing. It is mainly used for leveling the facade and strengthening the thermal insulation of walls.

Regardless of the type of plaster chosen, it is necessary to pre-prepare the wall. First, assess its condition, if necessary zashpaklyuyte cracks, chips, remove the old coating. If the wall is not insulated, lay the thermal insulation material: mineral wool, foam or its derivatives. For better adhesion of the plaster to the surface, the wall must be primed. For concrete use a special primer Betakontakt.

Application technology depends on the purpose of the plaster. So, if you are dealing with a decorative solution, the principle of operation does not differ from the interior finish, where you operate a "smoothing" and spatula. If the plaster is needed for leveling, first you need to install beacons and work as a building rule. More information on this topic can be found in the article "How to properly level the walls."

Helpful hint: Façade work should only be done in dry and warm weather so that the plaster can dry properly, so look at the forecast for the next few days.

Summarizes the above video on the finishing of the walls in the country:

Wall decoration in the country: photo