Features of city wallpaper
A realistic image of a fragment of city life on photo wallpaper looks atmospheric, lively, and original. It attracts the eye, makes the interior more modern, visually changes the proportions of the room and creates the effect of presence. With the right design, even a very modest renovation will look stylish and elegant. A schematic view of the cityscape, unlike a photograph, further organizes the space of the room.
Advice. Modern city wallpaper is inappropriate in a retro interior, as well as in an environment replete with ancient, rare things.
Modern photo wallpapers are distinguished by high quality printing. All the details on them are clear, do not split, the colors are bright and rich. You can glue such a paper covering without the help of specialists, because problems with joining individual parts usually do not arise. Other advantages of this wallpaper:
- used in any room;
- look colorful and stylish;
- are easy to care for;
- characterized by strength and durability.
Wallpaper with cities for walls in the interior
Even if you absolutely love London or Paris, you shouldn't use wallpaper depicting your favorite views in a room with a lot of furniture. The “either/or” principle applies here, because such wallpapers have a characteristic feature - they fill voids in the interior and create some kind of dynamics. And with such dynamics of the walls, a lot of furniture is already too much.
What other issues do such wallpapers solve in the interior:
- Organize the space . This task is often assigned to wallpaper with a graphically accurate image, where the city is rather schematic, as if it were a drawing. This is often black and white wallpaper, maybe with one color accent.
- Create the effect of presence . Modern wallpapers are so realistic that it may seem for a second as if Venice is really nearby with its romance and spirituality. If your interior has a lot of austerity and you are tired of it, transform the wall with such wallpaper.
- They will brighten up a modest atmosphere . This is truly an enviable quality of this wallpaper. And the brighter they are, the more they depict, the better, if we are talking about a room with a small amount of furniture and modest renovation.
Tall buildings and skyscrapers of New York are often depicted on such wallpapers - they are suitable for low walls, because visually these walls are a little elongated.
Needless to say, such “city wallpapers” create a certain mood, atmosphere, which, undoubtedly, affects the home microclimate .
Color combinations of city wallpapers and rules for their use
The urban canvas visually expands the space. If there is a lot of furniture in the room, such wallpaper will additionally create the effect of cluttering the home. The color, material and texture of the panel must be combined with other coverings and the entire furnishings. In this case, avoid embossed wallpaper, geometric patterns, and plant motifs. Be sure to consider the purpose of the room and the style of the interior.
Advice. An independent urban plot looks best framed by neutral, light wallpaper.
A black and white image looks very stylish if it is set off by red pieces of furniture or accessories. But the rest of the background should be monochromatic: white, peach, milky, yellow. To decorate other walls, do not choose wallpaper in dark colors, especially green, blue, and brown. If yellow color predominates in an urban design, its expressiveness will be emphasized by green, golden or brown; if orange, chocolate, caramel, and beige will be the most successful. Bright city wallpaper, made in a red palette, is combined with black, gray and white tones.
Advice. Good companions for beige and brown are juicy yellow or red. You can also make a white background for such wallpaper.
Cityscapes with a predominance of lush greenery are in harmony with white, brown, and blue walls. The dominance of deep blue wallpaper is a reason to choose gray, white, milky shades for finishing the rest of the room. This way you can create a calm design. Purple and lilac designs require additions in the form of pink, lilac, and beige.
City wallpaper themes for different styles
The following subjects are considered the most popular:
- Panoramas of megacities with recognizable architectural elements that are the calling cards of these urban areas. You can decorate your wall with wallpaper featuring the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, or other world-famous landmarks.
- High-rise buildings, skyscrapers, noisy, crowded streets. Often such photographs convey the night atmosphere of a metropolis.
- Ancient parks, streets, gardens. Beautiful landscapes help you relax and unwind after a busy day at work.
- Highways, autobahns, looking into the distance. Such wallpaper has a special atmosphere and energy. They motivate to move forward and inspire achievements.
Photo wallpapers with exquisite French motifs are considered a universal option for any style, classic or modern. For a strict, restrained interior, it is better to choose an English theme: Big Ben, a London street with a telephone booth. In high-tech, minimalism, and modern styles, dynamic plots are appropriate. In this case, images of Chicago or other American cities are perfect. A photograph of New York will decorate a loft-style room, and a canvas with Rome or Amsterdam will create a peaceful atmosphere in any interior.
Image of a metropolis
"Old Town" wallpaper: a worthy alternative
You don't have to be an aesthete to appreciate the beauty of such wallpaper. But they also need an appropriate interior, how could they do without it. Why such wallpaper in the high-tech style, or the ascetic style of minimalism? Rather, a conservative interior is in place here.
The old city is a good option for living room walls and a great idea for a spacious room
Old city views on the wall are an attempt to merge with a bygone era, to identify oneself and one’s existence in its aesthetics. Maybe this is what you were missing - to feel like a part of an era that you missed, and there is a little regret in this.
Try to somehow play up the idea of this wallpaper - not with retro furniture, but with accessories, souvenirs, cute trinkets on the shelves. One old vase or textile in the aesthetics of that era is enough to complete the ensemble.
Pasting “Cities” wallpaper on a wall: rules and regulations (video)
The choice always begins with a simple “liked”, “remembered”, “mine/not mine”. And sometimes this impression is decisive, so try to put your tastes, dreams, impressions, pleasant associations into the little world that is your home. And this also changes life for the better.
Good choice!
How to decorate a bedroom, kitchen, living room with wallpaper
A room intended for sleep and relaxation requires a calm, relaxing atmosphere. Energetic motives will tire. Therefore, in the bedroom it is best to use calm landscapes depicting a park or garden. The optimal shades for decoration are beige, cream, brown. Muted blues, pinks, yellows, and peach colors are suitable. Avoid black and white monochrome.
A widescreen panorama is ideal for the living room. It may depict a night metropolis or an ancient architectural monument. Not even a full-fledged drawing, but a sketch of it will do. Photo wallpaper is glued to the entire wall or only part of it.
The main task of kitchen decoration is to increase the appetite of everyone who gathers at the table. Choose wallpaper with pictures of cafes and shops with bright signs. “Walking” motifs are suitable: pleasant-looking parks with paths, gardens where you can have a picnic. The color scheme should be neutral.
Wallpaper featuring urban motifs is suitable for any style and is appropriate in a variety of rooms. By choosing an urban design and complementing it with the right finishing, you can create an original interior design in which to relax or welcome guests.
Wallpaper-cities in the interior
Despite the fact that city wallpapers are most often used in the design of modern interiors, if used skillfully they can be used to decorate rooms designed in any style.
Most often, such wall decoration can be found in the interior of a living room, kitchen or hallway.
Living room
For this room you can use wide format canvases with a panoramic pattern. Bright or black and white, depicting a night metropolis, they will emphasize the sophistication and nobility of the room’s interior.
Photo wallpapers with an urban theme are not always applied completely to the entire wall. They are used as paintings or used to decorate furniture and other interior elements.
To create an original living room interior, you can choose canvases depicting sketches.
It is important to remember that city wallpapers also include images of architectural monuments or ancient buildings, and not just views of a modern metropolis.
Bedroom
Canvases with bright, dynamic images would look out of place in this room. For the bedroom, the best option is calm pictures with picturesque city landscapes, architectural landmarks, and parks.
Advice
You shouldn’t settle for black and white photo wallpaper in your bedroom interior; it looks quite boring and, according to psychologists, has a negative impact on relationships.
Soft shades of beige, cream, brown, rich delicate colors are ideal for a bedroom interior. Designers advise lovers of everything bright to opt for designs that will not put pressure on their eyesight or interfere with their rest. Accessories designed in appropriate colors will add harmony to such a rich interior.
Kitchen
Photo wallpapers look most advantageous in the kitchen. Moreover, the plot does not play a special role in them. But remember that images on the walls should not help reduce your appetite. Pictures with views of the interiors of cozy cafes, small streets of old cities, parks, shops - all this will fit perfectly into the design of any kitchen style. Modern decor will be perfectly complemented by canvases depicting a metropolis, designed in neutral colors.
Hallway
For this room, the theme of city wallpaper is not limited. But do not forget that the pattern on the walls should be in harmony with the other elements in the interior of the room.
Advice
Do not buy overly expensive photo wallpaper options for decorating the hallway; it is irrational to use them there. Walls get dirty from time to time, so choose a material that is resistant to cleaning.
Children's room
When choosing wallpaper for the walls of a child’s room, you should definitely ask his opinion and take into account his preferences.
