What kind of wallpaper to choose in the nursery?

Beginning the renovation in the flat, sensible parents are concerned with the important question: what kind of wallpaper to choose in the children's room, because the decoration of this room should consist, by and large, of natural materials. Is it possible to combine naturalness with beauty, comfort and original design? We'll talk about all the important aspects of choosing a wall cover for a nursery in this article.

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Which wallpaper is better for a child? The main criteria for choosing

When making a choice between this or that type of wallpaper, you should consider the basic requirements for building materials for the children's room:

• Naturalness, harmlessness and quality. Be sure to ask the seller for quality certificates, where it must be ensured that the main components of the wallpaper( paper, binders and dyes, and other composite materials) comply with all established standards.
• Wallpapers should create an optimal microclimate in the room. Wall decor should not in any way provoke the emergence and development of dangerous mold, exude any smells, release harmful substances into the air.
• Color and design. Choose wallpaper for the children's room so that colors and drawing in no way irritate the child, but on the contrary - had a beneficial effect on his psyche.

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Which wallpaper is best for the children's room?

The basic requirements for how to choose wallpaper for a children's room, you already know. Consider the most popular types of wall material, their advantages and disadvantages.

Paper wallpaper

For the children's room the most successful option will be the gluing of paper wallpapers. Why? Such simple and already unfashionable wall paintings today have a number of undeniable advantages:

• Environmentally friendly material.
• Allows the walls to "breathe", thereby preventing the development of harmful fungus.
• Do not emit any harmful substances into the air, even in the event of a fire.
• For the price - the cheapest option for wall cover.
• The design of paper wallpapers is so diverse that everyone can find a suitable option for him.
• The child can show on the walls his talent in the form of drawings with pencils or felt-tip pens. Someone will say that this is vice versa, a disadvantage. However, others believe that not so much those wallpapers are to protect them, and give the child the opportunity to enjoy the full. A low cost allows you to replace the required number of times without significant damage to the family budget.
• It is possible to replace the contaminated area in part, rather than re-glue the entire room.
• The paper coating does not accumulate dust on its surface, which is especially important if the child is prone to allergies.

Important! As a rule, in this type of wall decor there are no harmful chemical additives. In terms of safety and environmental friendliness are as good as bamboo wallpaper.

Liquid wallpaper

Liquid wallpaper represent, by and large, decorative plaster of vegetable or mineral fibers. Produce this building material of gelatin, silk, cotton, flower petals, wood bark, as well as mica, that is, the naturalness of the constituent components can not be doubted. Walls covered with liquid wallpaper, to the touch are soft, though a bit rough.

Features of liquid wallpaper:

• Do not block the access of air to the walls, so the fungus and mold are not likely to appear on surfaces treated with such plaster.
• The coating is easily cleaned from any contaminants.
• In case the child does not like the design of the walls, or just want to update - it will not be difficult to repaint the surface.
• Restored liquid wallpaper is also easy - you can make a partial sketch.
• Provide excellent thermal insulation and insulation from extraneous sounds.
• Have a neutral antistatic charge.
• Do not emit any toxic substances into the air of the room.
• Do not tend to collect dust.
• Fireproof.

Important! Liquid wallpapers are as comfortable and practical for a children's room as their paper counterparts, however, their cost is many times higher.

Photo and glass wallpapers

For the room of a newborn this type of wallpaper is completely unsuitable: the photocell consists of chemical components. But for a more grown-up child and about vitreous wallpaper, you can think about, if, of course, their price suits you.

Features:

• Beautiful design and appearance captivates a lot of consumers, because with the brightness of the picture and the variety of images to match with this wall covering, almost no other building material can. Decor, of course, helps the child's mental development.
• Steklooboi consist of soda, sand, dolomite and lime, so they are considered non-toxic and hypoallergenic. The basis of photo wallpapers is cellulose.
• Surface coating film completely covers the walls, thus creating a closed space without air access through the micropores of the walls.
• Glass mosaic is waterproof, so maintaining their cleanliness will not be a problem either.
• Thanks to the polyvinyl chloride film, wallpapers are more resistant to damage of various types: paint, labels, plasticine, fats and the like.

Important! Typically, high-quality wall-paper have a safety certificate - confirmation that at their manufacture no toxic substances were used. However, for children it is better not to choose. If you still want to decorate the walls with children's photo or glass wallpaper, it is better to do it partially, by the type of pictures. Thus, it is often zoned the space reserved for children's games.

Non-woven wallpaper

This type of wall decor differs from paper with a higher plasticity and strength. On human health, this material is in no way affected, since it does not contain any harmful substances like chlorine or PVC in its composition.

Features of non-woven wallpaper:

• The coating is resistant to moisture, so they will be easy to clean.
• Breathable, which is very good for any room, not just for the nursery.
• There is an opportunity by repainting to change the design of the material. Moreover, wallpaper from nonwoven can withstand up to 10 painting procedures.

Important! The drawbacks include the limitations of drawings and the high price of products.

Vinyl wallpaper

The base of this wall decor can be made of paper or non-woven, the front layer is a vinyl coating.

Features of vinyl wallpaper:

• Longevity.
• Pasting of this kind of building material is carried out quickly and easily.
• All wall defects in the form of unevennesses are perfectly concealed thanks to the vinyl coating.
• Easily tolerate the effect of sunlight without compromising its appearance.
• Vinyl coating deprives the room of air, therefore special efforts are needed to create a suitable living microclimate. Even if the coating has a special punching, this does not improve the situation, so many are against choosing such wallpaper for the children's room.

Important! Especially dangerous for the health of the child foamed vinyl, which has the property to easily break away and crumble. Since children tend to taste everything, the probability of poisoning with the material in this case becomes almost absolute.

Other types of wallpaper:

• Velor wallpapers. They are quite common, however, in the children's room they are not recommended for use. They are real dust collectors. In addition, the velor wall material very quickly loses its elegant appearance due to poor reaction to mechanical influences.
• Textile wallpaper. Eco-friendly, but very expensive. And if you consider that the future artist will grow in the room, then such a decor can pour out for the parents in a significant waste. Their installation is quite difficult, which almost doubles their total cost. Yes, and dust such coatings are collected more.
• Cork wallpaper. Made from cork bark, they will be an ideal option for those who have noisy neighbors. Warm, environmentally friendly, pleasant to the touch and fantastically beautiful.

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Influence of the color gamut on the child's psyche

When considering what kind of wallpaper to choose in the nursery, special attention should be given to the color spectrum of the material. Scientists and psychologists have come to the conclusion that the color of the walls in the nursery combined with the child's innate temperament has a huge impact on the child's psychological state. Therefore, you should carefully consider this important aspect of the decor of the room.

Important! For children of different sexes, you can think about a good variant of zoning the room with the help of different colors of wallpaper. Thus, you will provide comfort to two owners at the same time.

Take into account the nature of the child:

• Calm baby warm colors are more suitable.
• To an active fidget - colder tones.

Important! It is best to take your son or daughter with you to pick up the children's wallpaper together, taking into account the taste preferences of the owner of the room.

We take into account age and gender:

• Before the age of two, it will be appropriate to decorate a part of the room with colorful and bright wallpaper.
• Up to four years old the baby will be comfortable in a room with walls of warm natural shades, where blue, yellow and green colors predominate.
• To a child from 4 to 6 years old, you can divide the children's room into two zones, where the upper one is aesthetic and the lower one for creativity. In the lower part of the child with impunity can show their talents of the artist. For this age, an alternation of 2-3 colors, for example, blue and white, is suitable.

Important! Scientists say that yellow color and its shades encourage the child to study, knowledge, new discoveries.

• From 6 to 9 years, the best solution is to use wallpaper in bright colors, but without pictures.

Important! For such an age when the child is full of information, psychologists recommend to decorate the walls with wallpaper in stripes. This will help the baby to concentrate.

• From 9 to 11 years old boys want the color of the sea wave or the blue room, and the girls - pink.

Important! From this age, children become conservatives, so in the next few years, most likely, they will not allow anything to change on their territory. Consider this during the repair and choose high-quality materials so that the room even after the time looked normal.

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Is the drawing important?

No doubt, drawing on the walls must necessarily correspond to the age development of your child. Therefore, consider these tips, thinking about what kind of wallpaper to choose in the nursery:

• Children up to four years old will be actual images on the wallpaper in the form of flowers, asterisks and other pictures without specific storylines.

Important! Consider the fact that too often repeating the pattern on the wallpaper quickly bothers and tires. It is better to choose children's wallpaper with a single picture or story, in demand when playing with the child.

• Since the age of four, in the child's room walls can have drawings with a storyline. Kids love when the wallpaper depicts, for example, the characters of your favorite cartoons, pictures with cars, airplanes for boys, and drawings with dolls and teddy bears for girls.

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Useful recommendations

To ensure that the wallpaper does not become a problem the very next day after gluing in the children's room, it is necessary to take into account some of the nuances. The main ones were considered in this article. Summarizing all of the above, you can make a list of rules for selecting the material:

• The more versatile the pattern, the better. Children grow very fast, and as time progresses, their tastes and preferences change much more often than many of us are able to re-paste wallpaper. Therefore, try to choose wallpaper in the children's room with a pattern that will cause your child's interest for at least a few more years.
• Resistance to dirt is an important choice for wall coverings. Even the most neat and tidy children sooner or later get to the wallpaper. Therefore it is very important that they retain their properties and not quickly get dirty from the elementary actions of the baby.
• The easier it is to clean, the better the purchase. Anyway, but the walls periodically have to be washed, and this procedure should be tolerated by the wall. Moreover, it must be taken into account that it is sometimes necessary to wash not only water, but also strong means. Specify this point from the seller before buying.
• Safety and environmental friendliness of the material - a guarantee of the health of the baby. The child's organism is very susceptible to various harmful substances, which can cause an allergic reaction and lead to serious illnesses. That is why it is very important that the walls in the child's room are pasted with harmless wallpaper from natural ingredients.
• The color scheme can affect the emotional and mental state of the child. Any person is susceptible to the colors around him. They can affect his psyche both positively and negatively. Therefore, choose a wall material so that the children's room does not have annoying colors or too gloomy shades.

As you can see, choosing wallpaper for the children's room is a scrupulous and requires special attention. The assortment of wallpaper products is very large, but not all of its types are suitable for children. In addition, not only the material and manufacturing technology is important, but also the coloring and drawing. Using useful tips from the article, you will make the right choice much faster and design your child's child so that it will for a long time please not only the owner of the room, but also you with its practicality and safety.