Bamboo wallpapers: selection and sticking

Bamboo wallpaper is able to bring a touch of exotic into the interior of the room and maintain homeliness. In the wake of the popularity of all natural, this material is in high demand and is used for decoration living rooms, offices and hotels. These wallpapers can be pasted all or part of the wallcombining the material with stone, brick, wood, paint, plaster or paper wallpaper. Among the advantages of the finishing material is not only environmental friendliness and excellent appearance, but also excellent performance. To enjoy the many benefits, you need to choose the right bamboo wallpaper for the walls and skillfully glue them.

How to make bamboo wallpaper?

From the name of the finishing material it is easy to guess that the main raw material for production is bamboo, and special varieties are used. Its stems are cut and sent for drying to rooms with a strictly defined temperature and humidity regime, then the stems are split, and for production of wallpaper can be used both the outer part of the barrel, and the inner:

• wallpaper from external slices get a more interesting pattern with a pronounced natural ornament. The color can be either yellow or green, pistachio, chocolate, tortoise and dark - interesting and saturated colors are obtained by uneven firing. The outer part of the trunk is more resistant to ultraviolet rays, so the wallpaper gets improved performance;
• wallpaper from the inside of the trunk They are distinguished by a smooth polished surface, an unexpressed pattern and always light shades. The material is less resistant to ultraviolet, so for additional protection varnish or paint. With the help of the latter, the material can be given a darker or more saturated shade.

Width of bamboo slatsusually 4-20 mm, they are glued on fabric base, rice paper or a special yew backing. Reiki can be mounted directly and parallel to each other or intertwined and form a peculiar pattern. At the plants, prepared lamellas are necessarily sorted by color, so that in one roll and one batch of wallpaper the color is approximately the same.

As a rule, the length of bamboo wallpaper in a roll is 10-15 m, roll width - from 0.9 to 2.5 m. The choice depends on what wall area needs to be glued, and is based on the principles of minimum waste, maximum savings and speed.

Pros and cons of bamboo wallpaper

Features of production and materials used for the manufacture of bamboo wallpaper allow you to talk about their advantages:

• environmental friendliness. The composition of the material includes only natural components, which not only do not harm health, but are able to improve the microclimate, because bamboo has the property of inhibiting the development of pathogens. Such wallpapers can be used in children's rooms, bedrooms and health facilities;
• wear resistance resistance to temperature extremes and mechanical loads, which allows us to talk about a high level longevity;
• relative simplicity of the sticker, the ability to mount the material on a brick wall, drywall and tree;
• easy care;
• universality. Bamboo wallpapers can be successfully used in any style of interior and combine with many others wall decoration materials.

Now about disadvantages:

• high price, because it is a natural, and exotic, material. On the other hand, if you take into account durability and strength, then the purchase of bamboo wallpaper can be considered very profitable;
• wallpaper hard to cut across slats, and without grinders in this case, it can hardly be dispensed with. This confirms the resistance of the material to mechanical stress, but during installation can cause some difficulties;
• the need to use special glue;
• docking difficulty individual canvases for a complete picture. To simplify the task, we came up with special trims, moldings and skirting boardsthat are used in joints. Another solution is to use wide wallpapers (about 2.5 m wide) and place them in a horizontal plane, mounting immediately on the entire wall or on a large section of it.

Choose the color of bamboo wallpaper

On sale you can find bamboo wallpapers of different colors:

• natural colors are basically bright hues: golden, cream, peach, golden brown, as well as green and olive;
• dark shades can be obtained using special treatment or tinting;
• much less often, but still there are wallpapers non-standard bright shades - This is a painted material, and it is not in very high demand, since a dense layer of paint hides a unique pattern.

  

  

  

  
  

Another option is wallpaper made by from lamellas of different shadeswhich are intertwined to create a specific pattern. Finding the right shade is not as easy as it may seem - usually trading floors offer only a few shades, so it’s best to contact large specialized sellers. Residents of Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow and St. Petersburg a huge assortment of bamboo and other types of wallpaper offers online store Wallpaper Mall. The company’s catalog contains wallpapers of all possible types from leading world manufacturers, delivery is available throughout the country, and samples can be found in 5 showrooms of the company located in different cities.

Select a specific shade. depends on personal preferences and features of the room. Material of warm colors can bring warmth and coziness to a room that is insufficiently lit or facing the north. In excessively lit rooms it is better to use wallpaper in cold shades: they will bring coolness and rigor.

The combination of bamboo wallpaper with other materials

Bamboo wallpapers fit perfectly into eco style, japanese, african, tropical and exotic interior style, but with the right choice and combination can be used in any style. It’s not necessary to finish all the walls in the room with bamboo wallpaper - you can use only for one wall or part of itby highlighting the area near the bed in the bedroom or near the TV in living room.

The material is excellent combined with other natural coatingsincluding facing brick, stucco, paper wallpaper, decorative stonepaint and tiled. It is advisable to support bamboo wallpapers with such interior elements as furniture and decor made from natural materials, fresh flowers, bamboo blinds, paintings with floral patterns and natural landscapes. Good material blends with wood floors.

Bamboo wallpaper in the interior of different rooms

Unique performance allows you to use bamboo wallpaper in almost any room:

• bedroom and children's room, where the naturalness and environmental friendliness of materials are especially appreciated. The hue can be any, depending on the chosen color scheme and style of the room.If the ceilings are not high enough, then it is better to glue the wallpaper so that the bamboo stems take a vertical position, for visual expansion of the space, on the contrary, use their horizontal arrangement. Excellent bamboo wallpaper looks when decorating the head of the bed, can be used for zoning the room;

  

  

  

  

  
  
• living room, where a section of the wall pasted over with bamboo wallpaper can become a central style-forming element. Do not forget to support such a finish with appropriate decor items;

  

  

  

  
  
• in the hall there is also a place for bamboo wallpaper. Despite the fact that they withstand decent loads and are not afraid of moisture, they are still near the floor and directly in the area front door it is better not to use them - it is a pity that expensive material will constantly be exposed to negative influences. It is better to combine bamboo wallpapers with other materials suitable for wall decoration in the hallway;
• in the kitchen in the dining area. Since coating care is simple, all the impacts that are assigned to wall covering in this area of ​​the kitchen, the material will withstand.

The wide possibilities of combining bamboo wallpapers and a wide range of shades allowed the material to go beyond the boundaries of oriental cafes and restaurants and settle in ordinary city apartments, country houses, hotels and even offices.

We select glue for bamboo wallpaper

The material is quite heavy, so ordinary wallpaper glue can not withstand its weight. For gluing bamboo wallpaper, you can use such compounds:

• special glue for mounting bamboo wallpapers is an ideal option. Delivers in the form of a dry composition, diluted with the amount of water indicated on the package;
• adhesives based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), vinyl or acrylic;
• liquid Nails;
• some masters also use universal acrylic adhesive of maximum strength, which is popularly called crazy Velcro.

It is a pleasure to work with the last two compositions, because they provide increased adhesion, completely depriving you of the chance of a mistake when diluting the adhesive composition with water.

Sticking Bamboo Wallpaper

The sequence of actions when gluing bamboo wallpaper is as follows:

• wall surface preparation. Such strict requirements are not advanced to the initial surface as when gluing thin paper wallpaper or photo wallpaper. Small cracks and irregularities are allowed, as they will be completely covered by a thick layer of finishing material. Of course, you will have to get rid of old wallpaper and peeling paint, but work on putty greatly simplified. Old wallpaper will be easier to remove if slightly soaked with water, to remove the paint you will have to deal with a spatula, construction hair dryer or solvent. Purified flat and dry surface is necessary primer;
• bamboo wallpaper a couple of days before gluing is unpacked and placed in the room where they will be mounted;
• on the wall for convenience you can make markup. A distance equal to the width of the roll is measured from the corner and a level vertical line is drawn using the level, the width of the roll is measured again from it, etc. On the received lines it is easier to stick wallpaper;
• wallpaper strips according to the height of the wall. To guarantee the height of the room is better to measure at several points;
• the selected glue is prepared in accordance with the instructions, give it a little insist;
• glue is applied both on the wall and on the wallpaper. Cloths of wallpaper with glue applied to them are left for 5-10 minutes, after which they are applied to the intended place and pressed, smoothed with a spatula, excess glue is removed with a damp sponge. Moving the wallpaper after you attached it to the wall is undesirable;
• bamboo wallpaper glued butt, even in corners, as the material is dense and bends poorly. Across the direction of bamboo lamellas, strips are cut with a grinder, a jigsaw for metal or an electric jigsaw, along them with scissors;
• if you wish, you can cover the wallpaper with varnish or paint - this is already a matter of personal requirements for the future interior.

You can also use special moldings for bamboo wallpaper, they will serve as an additional decoration, as well as become an opportunity to mask joints. For this, special T-shaped moldings are used. There are also moldings called the quarter circle - they are designed for use in corners.

Caring for bamboo wallpaper is simple. To prevent the negative effects of sunlight, it is better to additionally coat the material with varnish. If the material will be used in the kitchen, then it does not interfere with treating it with water-repellent substances, but even with them the wallpaper will be suitable only for the dining area, and not for kitchen apron. You can clean the material from dust with a vacuum cleaner or a rag, washing with a damp sponge is allowed, but it is not recommended to use brushes and aggressive substances. Subject to these simple rules, beautiful and natural bamboo wallpapers will decorate the apartment for a long time.