Pretty original is considered to be decorated with decorative stone and wallpaper. Photos of finished parade with various design options are surprising for their originality and perfection. Artificial stone gives any room a stylish look. It can be used as a base coat or as a small accent to the existing design.
Stone types
You need to choose the right material before proceeding to the finishing of the hallway with decorative stone and wallpaper. Photos of possible design options will allow you to choose the optimal solution for your front door. The basis for artificial stone is usually cement or gypsum, in which various dyes are added. Each of them has positive qualities and negative aspects, so before finishing it is worth examining their quality characteristics.
The walls, decorated with a similar stone, are easily cleaned from any contamination. A scratched or damaged surface of such a product can be easily repaired by painting. In addition, the concrete stone has the following advantages:
- quite high strength;
- long service life;
- resistance to wet microclimate;
- variety of colors and textures.
Quite interesting is the decoration of cement decorative stone in the interior hallway. Photos of interesting design ideas are listed below. Such a finishing material is not subject to burning, no cracks appear on it, it cannot be accidentally scratched with a piece of household goods or moving furniture. However, there are also disadvantages of artificial cement stone. These include a fairly impressive mass of each element, the complexity of processing and a rather high price. When cutting into fragments will require remarkable efforts and grinder with a diamond stone.
Looks great decorative stone in the interior hallway. Photos of plaster imitation finishes are presented below. Artificial gypsum stone is used to decorate plasterboard walls that cannot be subjected to severe stresses. Such products can be sold unpainted, which allows you to independently choose the desired shade for the interior.
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The advantages can be identified:
- ease of processing;
- small weight;
- lower price;
- rich in shades and textures of the model series.
The disadvantages include instability to shock and high hygroscopicity. Products from plaster can not be washed, plentifully pouring water. It is also not worth it to be zealous when rubbing with a rag, thus it is possible to damage the surface. To protect the finished coating from external influences, it can be treated with a special impregnation or opened with varnish. Manufacturers recently introduced to the market a new development – a stone with a polymer coating. Its price is slightly higher, but it is not exposed to moisture.
If there are no funds to purchase this original material, you can do it yourself. To do this, use a special form of plastic or silicone. Plaster mix and dyes will also be required. Thus, the design will be much cheaper. How to start finishing the hallway with decorative stone and wallpaper? Photos of ceremonial rooms with an already performed imitation of stone surprise even connoisseurs of design art.
It is quite important to correctly calculate the amount of material required. If stone imitation plans to cover the solid walls in the hallway, then from the total area you need to subtract the square meters occupied by the openings and add another 10%. If you plan to decorate only individual elements of the interior, then they find, using measurements, their total area and already add 10–12% to it. Additional material is required to compensate for waste remaining after pruning.
- Bulgarian or other tools used for cutting stone;
- simple and notched trowel;
- file;
- level;
- primer;
- brushes, ruler, pencil.
It is possible to fix a stone from plaster, using liquid nails, glue on various bases. Suitable compositions for cement, plaster base. For stone cutting, it is worthwhile to additionally purchase a steel bar with high sides.
- dismantling the old coating and leveling the work surface. If you plan to completely cover the walls with imitation stone, then the old finish is removed completely. Remove old wallpaper, paint, plaster residue. If you only need to decorate some areas, then you need to remove the cover very carefully from these places. On already pasted wallpaper, outlines with a pencil the boundaries of the future decoration and neatly trimmed with a knife. You must leave a small margin of about 2 cm, which will fall under the stones;
Helpful advice! If the wallpaper is not removed, they should be soaked with hot water and allowed to stand. After that they can be removed using a spatula.
- alignment. The walls before laying imitation stone must be carefully aligned. This approach will increase many times the strength of the entire coating and will greatly facilitate the work of fastening each element. To do this, wipe out any irregularities with a putty, and if there are recesses more than 4-5 mm, apply a new layer of plaster;
- primer. Before priming the walls should be lightly sanded, and then apply the primer. Usually enough 1-2 layers. If there is a wallpaper on this area, then it is necessary to prime it by entering at least 1 cm.
To obtain a high quality coating, it is worth knowing some subtleties of fastening the material when finishing the hallway with decorative stone and wallpaper. Photos showing this process will help to deal with all the nuances. Laying usually start from the corner of the wall, if they draw up a plot near the door, then – from the jamb. To do this, an adhesive is applied to the stone with a spatula, about 5 mm thick, then the tile is pressed to the surface, leveled and left to dry. Excess glue that has appeared after pressing must be removed.
Helpful advice! When laying large elements, you can leave small intervals of 5-8 mm between the tiles, and small parts look better laid close together.
Special attention should be paid to the inner and outer corners when finishing the hallway with decorative stone and wallpaper. Photos of finished hallways indicate the simplicity of such work. Modern manufacturers offer special corner elements of imitation stone, through which the process of corner design is greatly simplified.
The use of stone in the interior of the hallways helps to create a pleasant, warm atmosphere of coziness and security when entering the room. Designing in such a way ceremonial – the main thing is not to overdo it. Massive walls, completely made of stone, will not look in a tiny room, but it will be beneficial to stand out in large lobbies. Fragment finishes are commonly used in apartments. The window and doorways decorated with imitation of stone, visible corners or the central part of the wall look great. An interesting element of the decor can be considered a mirror, framed by stone tiles.
Helpful advice! The wall covered with stone should not have front lighting. Such lighting will hide all the beauty of the finish.
Making out a hall, it is worth knowing that the stone is easily combined with many materials. It can be combined with wood, glass, bamboo, wallpaper or even ceramic tiles.
