What types of wallpapers are better to use?
Photowall-paper
A simple and effective way to make the interior unique and bright. 3D wallpapers make the room space more voluminous.
For interior design in Provence style, romantic images with simple natural beauty are suitable: cozy courtyards, streets or miniature bridges across the pond will make the interior incredibly warm.
The Provence style cannot be separated from lavender, endless fields with dense bushes will not only give the atmosphere of Provence, but will also beneficially affect the visual qualities of the room, making it more spacious. Wall murals are suitable for finishing any room in the apartment.
Liquid
Seamless liquid wallpaper allows you to make a completely flat wall without joints, in its texture resembling plaster.
Liquid wall-paper hides small roughnesses of walls and is successfully combined with other finishing materials, for example coverings with a pattern or ornament, wood panels or masonry and brickwork.
Non-woven
The material may have a beautiful texture that mimics some surface or just a pattern. It is stronger than paper canvases and due to different textures it looks more interesting. This type is suitable for interior decoration of the living room, bedroom, hallway. Non-woven coatings for painting are also made.
Paper
Paper wallpapers have several advantages, they have a breathing surface, a relatively low cost of material and a wide selection of colors. However, among all the options, this is the most impractical material, they burn out in the sun, absorb odors and are virtually unclean when dirty. This decoration option is suitable for a bedroom or living room.
Textile
Beautiful material has a pleasant velvety surface. Suitable for decorating a bedroom or living room in the style of Provence. They have a breathing surface and have soundproofing properties, but can fade in the sun.
Cullet
The surface may be embossed or even. The material is strong, durable and suitable for repeated painting. Visually, the surface resembles a woven material, such as burlap. It goes well with other types of finishes.
Photo in the interior of the rooms
For kitchen
Kitchens in the Provence style can be decorated with canvases with a small floral or floral pattern, the colors are pleasant, not bright.
Another Provence-style finish is liquid wallpaper or plaster imitation. Wall murals will help to visually make the kitchen more spacious, for example, with a picture of receding lavender fields.
Finishing can also be combined with other materials, such as wood panels or tiles. The design will be completed by stylized dishes and linen textiles.
For the bedroom
The Provence-style bedroom is filled with romance and tenderness, flowing lines and beautiful decorative details.
Walls decorated with small print wallpapers create a light, playful mood, plain textured fabrics are suitable for a relaxed interior, and surfaces with photo printing make the room “alive”, creating the illusion of the continuation of the bedroom space.
Walls in the Provence style can be decorated with wooden moldings, framing the canvas according to the principle of a picture frame.
For the living room
In the living room in the style of Provence, different types of decoration can successfully adjoin. For example, wallpapers of different colors and textures, wood panels and wallpapers with a floral pattern or murals with imitation of brickwork.
Large patterns and textured surfaces will decorate the accent wall, it can be behind the sofa, behind the TV or any area of the room.
To the corridor
Provence style will be a good interior solution for dark corridors. A light finish will visually make the room more spacious and lighten it.
The walls, decorated with a discreet pattern, are in good harmony with the brick, wood or stone trim, which in turn helps protect the corners and adds a highlight to the interior of the corridor or hallway.
In the nursery
Provence style is more suitable for decorating a room for girls or a newborn. The design is delicate and the palette is soft.
Walls will be decorated with wallpaper with flowers, birds or berries. The room will look good combination of wallpaper companions. A good solution will be the decoration of one of the walls with photo wallpaper.
Wallpaper Design and Drawings
With flowers
Flowers, like any interior detail, create their own mood. Wildflowers create a playful and mischievous mood, while peonies and roses give a romantic atmosphere. The background can be a white number or a gentle pastel shade, such as mint or peach.
Flowers can also be depicted on photo wallpaper. A realistic picture of large flowers or bouquets and fields of lavender will help to decorate one of the walls, focusing on it.
Birds
Birds symbolize freedom and give a state of flight. Bird of paradise can be depicted on the wallpaper along with flowers or berries, or as the main characters of the canvas. Wall murals with realistic birds will be an interesting detail in the design of the room.
Striped
Horizontal and vertical stripes visually adjust the area of the room. In the Provence style, vertical stripes are most often used.
Straight lines can be intertwined with floral patterns or wallpaper with a different color.
Monograms
Monograms and ornate patterns are more characteristic of the classic interior than the French style. But in combination with another pattern or soft muted colors will also look harmoniously in the bedroom or living room in the style of Provence.
For plaster
Simple white or light stucco, with all its irregularities, is typical of the Provence style. Wallpaper with its imitation will help save money and time spent on repairs.
Stucco perfectly combines with other wallpapers, wood panels and stone. Decorating the room with plain wallpaper for stucco allows you to fill the interior with colored themed elements.
Color spectrum
In gray tones
The neutral gray color goes well with other shades. In the interior of Provence, it will look good as a background and as a tint tone for a different color.
They will simply and elegantly decorate a Provence-style room with stucco wallpaper or with a light pattern, for example, monograms or stripes.Color in the design of the room can be added using textiles and decor items.
Whites
In the Provence style, the finish in white is not rarely used. It will be made interesting and not boring by a textured surface, for example plaster wallpaper with imitation of painted wooden panels or bricks. White color will harmonize with any colors, whether it is decoration or filling the interior.
Blue
Blue color refreshes the interior of the room and visually increases its size. A good solution will be both plain wallpaper and paintings.
The walls can be decorated with wooden or plastic moldings, framing a section of wallpaper according to the principle of the picture.
Green
The green color of the wallpaper may have an olive, grass or mint hue.
Olive and herbal will look good in the northern room, the colors will make the interior warmer. Peppermint on the contrary will act refreshingly, goes well with pink, yellow and white tones.
Pink
Delicate feminine pink color will harmoniously look in combination with gray, white and green tint. Pink is suitable for decorating a bedroom, kitchen or children's room. Also, a beautiful shade can decorate a room in a photo wallpaper with the image of sunsets or flowers.
Yellow
Sunny yellow will be one of the best solutions for a dark or poorly lit room. Yellow wallpaper is suitable for decorating any room in the style of Provence.
Pastel shades can be on photo wallpaper, wallpaper with a floral pattern or a plaster coating.
Wallpaper Combination Options
Color combination
Within the boundaries of one room, you can combine coatings with different colors. The right combination will add colors to the interior, while not making it overloaded. Companions wallpaper will look interesting, the design of the room will be brighter.
The most universal tone is white, with it you can combine any shades and textures. Depending on personal preferences, the interior of the room can be supplemented with cold or warm colors.
Gray and milky colors are in harmony with the pastel shades of pink, yellow, blue and lavender. Blue wallpapers look good with white, gray and pink tones, and green with yellow, pink and milky.
Board and wallpaper
Wooden beams or panels will successfully complement the interior of the living room, hallway or kitchen in the Provence style. Most often, the boards are mowed in white or milky color, so they make the room brighter and go well with any shades. However, their color can be in harmony with the color of the wallpaper, differing by one or two tones.
Wood decoration is performed on the bottom of the wall, it also serves as an additional protection of the wall surface from pollution and damage. Also, in the interior in the style of Provence, one of the walls can be completely finished.
Combination with stone
Provence style is characterized by the use of natural materials, but in urban housing it can be replaced with artificial analogues, without compromising the wallet and external qualities. The apartment has stone trim to decorate part of the hallway, living room or kitchen. In a cottage or private home, stone trim can cover the entire wall.
Wallpaper and plaster
Plastered walls look harmoniously in the interior and as the only way to finish and in combination with other materials. The combination of plaster and wallpaper allows you to focus on any area. The classic color of the plaster is white, but it may well be in harmony with the shade of wallpaper or other surfaces.
Painted Walls and Wallpaper
Paint can be applied to the prepared wall or use wallpaper for painting. Both options are successfully combined with other finishes. The painted walls from wooden boards or the painted brick wall will look spectacular and concise, the recognizable relief will remain, but the color will be in harmony with the overall picture.
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Decorating a Provence style home helps you relax, take your mind off everyday work and plunge into the atmosphere of fabulous France, with its simple rustic beauty and elegant details with worn effects.