Ideas for interesting do-it-yourself wall painting

Wall decoration is one of the most important stages of repair in any housing, because it is the walls that immediately attract the eyes of visitors.
When starting repairs, I want to create an atmosphere of beauty and coziness. But at the same time, the costs should not exceed the previously agreed budget.
In this case, the simplest and most affordable solution for wall decoration today is painting and decorative plaster. However, to work with plaster some skills are needed, but everyone can paint the walls on their own. And, thanks to a wide range of decorative techniques, the interior can be changed beyond recognition. Wall painting is often chosen by creative people who can show creativity and imagination.

Wall preparation

Speaking about preparing the walls for painting, we can safely say that careful preparation is not always important. Everything will depend on the style of your room and your goals: whether it is a strict restrained interior with perfectly even matte walls, or a cozy sloppy with rough surfaces.

Combination with other materials

Such a finishing material like paint goes well with other materials. To create a spectacular design, you can even use 2-3 types of decorative wall coverings. Consider a combination of some of them.

Paint and Wallpaper

Using wallpaper for the ceiling decor, it is perfectly acceptable to paint the walls with paint. In addition, there are now wallpapers that can be repainted.

Paint and photo wallpaper

Having made a bright accent with murals on one wall, others can be painted in restrained pastel colors, giving the calm interior a certain piquancy.

Paint and wood

The wall of the living room or the attic of the country cottage, partially sewn up with wood or laminate, will look very stylish and cozy if its free sections are painted in the same color.

Paint and stone

If you plan to complete the interior of your kitchen or living room in the style of a chalet or country, sheathing the apron with natural or with artificial stone, it will be appropriate to cover the remaining open part of the walls with plain paint, very close in color to a stone. And paint in combination with a brick will successfully fit into the interior in the style of a loft or provence.

Wall painting design

Horizontal separation of several zones

This is a standard welcome for designers. Often a room is divided into two zones. The bottom of the walls is painted in dark colors, and the top is light. In addition to two, often use three zones in height. At the same time, the lower third of the wall is covered with the darkest tone, the upper third is covered with the lightest shade. But it can be called a classic. But in fact, the border of a dark shade can end both in the middle and under the ceiling of the room. It is important to remember that dark tones will visually make your room lower.
However, painting walls on their own, due to inexperience, often does not produce the perfect border at the junction of colors. Therefore, to hide the errors on the joint, you can stick a molding. There is another possibility: after applying one color, under the ruler, glue masking tape on the color border. And after staining, remove it. This design will fit harmoniously into almost any interior. Using moldings, we get an interior that is close to a classic, country style or ethno-style. But a clear border of colors is already typical for hi-tech or minimalism.

Emphasis on the wall

A novelty in the design of the room is a visual emphasis on one wall. You can select one of the walls in a darker tone of the same color as the others, or choose a different shade from the palette of compatible colors. With a skillful approach to the selection of interior details, both methods will look attractive. Accent is the easiest way to create a bright and unforgettable interior.
Such a wall design will look great in a living room or a nursery.
Nevertheless, it is important to remember that sharp contrasting colors in the bedroom will not be entirely appropriate. The interior here is more intimate and soft.

Horizontal strip

If you want to pay attention to some element of decor in the interior, for example, a panel, a large clock or the picture, then a wide horizontal strip of contrasting color, passing at eye level, will be yours an assistant.

Such a reception will be appropriate in the corridor, visually expanding it, as well as in the nursery: after all, your baby’s drawings will look great against the eye-catching background.

Striped walls

Such a design looks very creative, but you shouldn’t design the whole room like that - just one wall or even part of it is enough not to burden the interior. Walls with stripes of the same tone, but different in texture, for example matte and glossy, will look very interesting. We use one color, and we get two visually.

Highlighting interior details

If the room is small, then you can paint the walls in light color and circle it with a strip of a darker shade along the contour, highlighting all the corners. This will visually help to increase the room. Sometimes certain details of a design are emphasized in a different color, for example, niches in a wall, interesting shelves or a frame.

Gradient

The gradient in the interior of the room is a smooth transition from dark to light without visible clear boundaries. Using this staining technique, one can expand the space of a room by combining several colors. The gradient is either classic horizontal, or vertical or diagonal. And the transitions can be either sharp or almost imperceptible.

Thus, using all your imagination and creativity in painting the walls, you can get a unique, stylish and harmonious interior of the room