The hallway is the business card that guests see when they first visit the apartment. Therefore, when decorating this room, you need to try to give it an attractive and cozy look. A hallway with PVC panels will look presentable if you choose the right color scheme and correctly combine the panels with other finishing materials.
Hallway with PVC panels.
Types of panels in the corridor
The hallway is a place where dust, moisture and dirt brought in from the street often accumulate, so the walls need to be finished with moisture-resistant material that can be wet cleaned. PVC panels are best suited for this, especially since the market offers a wide range of these products. It is worth considering the most common types:
- Tile - squares of various textures, dimensions and colors. Its parameters resemble clinker tiles and look great in combination with other finishing materials. Using tile panels, you can make the corridor look presentable and at the same time level the surface without resorting to plaster;
Using tile panels, you can make the corridor look presentable and at the same time level the surface without resorting to plaster.
- Slatted - similar to lining, although made of PVC. Using slats, you can create any pattern in a room - horizontal, vertical, square herringbone. Excellent for rooms with a small area, as it does not visually conceal the space. The length of one panel is 6 m, the width reaches 40 cm;
PVC slatted panels in the hallway design.
- Sheet - a large slab measuring 1.2 x 2.45 m. They are made from durable material with imitation wood, stone or with a decorative pattern. These panels are very easy to match to any interior. Installation is carried out using special glue on a previously prepared wall surface.
PVC sheet panels in the interior of the hallway.
For cladding walls in the corridor, it is better to choose panels made of non-combustible material, which provides the room with maximum safety.
Elite interior decoration
For exclusive decoration of premises, you can choose both natural and high-cost materials produced using innovative technologies. Elite wall panels are used for truly luxurious and ultra-modern interiors.
Wood
This environmentally friendly material gives the interior respectability, but it requires a harmonious selection with other finishes. The panels are made multilayer and are highly resistant to heat, humidity, mechanical stress, and ultraviolet radiation. Often the wood used is walnut, oak, Karelian birch, ash, and various valuable species. There are models (bouzeri) decorated with carvings, inlays, and gilding.
Cork and bamboo
These are environmentally friendly and effective materials in the interior. Cork has an interesting cellular texture and excellent sound and heat insulation qualities. Bamboo panels are hand-woven thin sheets, impregnated with a binder and pressed. They are extremely convenient for decorating curved surfaces when creating an African or Oriental design style. Both materials are easy to care for, are not afraid of moisture and are durable.
Bamboo wall panels
Natural and artificial stone
In addition to high aesthetics, such products are durable, resistant to mechanical damage, they are non-flammable and do not require the installation of lathing when facing, since they are attached directly to the wall with glue. The panels can simply imitate the texture of a rock or be made of natural stone. Artificial material is lighter and cheaper than natural material. Segmental finishing allows you to give the interior originality and visually increase the space
Low-melting metals
This innovative finishing material is used when decorating interiors in high-tech or minimalist style. The panels have high mechanical and chemical resistance, but they are very expensive, labor-intensive to install and are limited in their scope of application in housing.
Glass
This type of design is an innovation that looks very extraordinary. Wall panels for corridors made of glass have a wide range of colors and can be mirrored with shades of various metals. Since the material is quite fragile, it is recommended to use it in the upper part of the premises. An interesting variation is bubble models, which are successfully used to create accents on plain surfaces and fill niches.
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Material properties
In the production of PVC panels, the latest technology is used, which makes it possible to produce a material with low flammability, coated with a special film.
The new material has many advantages:
- High strength characteristics. It is not subject to mechanical stress and high pressure;
- Moisture resistant. Mold and mildew do not develop on the surface covered with a protective film, which makes PVC panels suitable for finishing swimming pools and rooms with constantly high humidity;
PVC panels are suitable for finishing swimming pools and rooms with constantly high humidity.
- Frost resistance allows the material to be used for exterior finishing; it can withstand 50 cycles of freezing and thawing;
- The special coating repels dust and absorbs sound vibrations of various types.
PVC panels are the latest models with low flammability.
Color options
In this case, it all depends on the taste of the owner of the room. But there are certain nuances that need to be taken into account when choosing a color scheme for decorating the hallway, for example:
- The room is narrow, dark and small - the best option would be to choose light-colored material;
Bright design of a cramped hallway.
- Panels with a printed pattern, a sketch of which was created by the household members themselves, can add something unusual to the design. It is performed using special modern technology using digital printing;
- If the hallway is spacious, then you can use panels of any color, diluting them with stucco moldings and moldings, hanging massive cornices;
- 3D wall panels are perfect in a room where there is a blank, free wall, and you need to put an emphasis on it. At the same time, there is no need to figure out how to decorate the space, since a three-dimensional design will already attract the eyes of guests. In this case, imagination can be limited only by financial capabilities.
White PVC panel combined with a bright wall.
Before deciding what material to decorate the walls in the hallway with, you should think about practicality. It can be very difficult to remove children's creative drawings from the walls, and PVC panels will help you not to think about this problem - even the marker can be wiped off with a simple damp cloth.
PVC panels are perfectly cleaned from any contaminants.
Characteristics of coating for hallway walls
Most modern hallways occupy a small area. A room without windows (natural light) should not be gloomy and overloaded not only with unnecessary furniture, but also with an overabundance of variety in the color palette and texture of the materials used.
The task of finishing is to create the appearance of lightness, spaciousness, and harmony. The correct choice of colors plays a huge role in this. Despite its soiling, any shade of light color will bring space and well-groomedness to the interior.
To decorate the walls of the hallway, choose materials that meet the following requirements:
- durable, wear-resistant;
- unpretentious to cleaning products;
- corresponding to the selected overall design of the hallway.
A large hallway with a contrast of two shades in the wall decoration: bright purple and muted beige Source housesdesign.ru
When choosing a contrasting finish, you should adhere to the classic rule: dark bottom - light top. It is better if these are shades of the same color. Too bright a contrast is especially inappropriate in a small hallway; it will be irritating. In large-area hallways, a bright, saturated color, on the contrary, can create volume, atmosphere, and blur the boundaries of the room.
The lack of lighting is compensated by a white ceiling, but you should not choose white to decorate the walls in the corridor. Many designers are sure that it will look dull and will get dirty quickly.
How to combine beautifully with other materials
If you combine several types of materials in the corridor, it will turn out to be unusual and attractive. If space in the room allows, then the panels can be combined:
- With wallpaper;
- With frescoes;
- With plaster;
- With ceramic tiles;
- With paint.
Combination of PVC panels with wallpaper.
Often the hallway is divided into 2 zones - the entrance and the vestibule, using different materials for wall decoration. For example, cover the entire corridor with wallpaper, and cover the fragment near the door with panels. Or use decorative stone near the entrance, and the rest of the room with lining material.
It is not necessary to use different textures of materials when zoning; you can combine sheet and slatted panels.
PVC slatted panels.
Wallpaper with panels is combined, dividing the space horizontally, for example, the lower part of the walls is lined with lamellas, and the upper part is pasted over or painted. This finishing option looks especially advantageous in a room with high ceilings.
Wallpaper with panels is combined, dividing the space horizontally, for example, the lower part of the walls is lined with lamellas, and the upper part is pasted over or painted.
Decorative stone can be glued on top of the lamellas, thus decorating individual sections of the walls.
Combination of finishing materials
When decorating a hallway, a combination of 2-3 materials is often used. The standard option is wall panels (bottom of the wall) and wallpaper, decorative plaster, painting (top of the wall). Combined hallways look more interesting and lively.
Decorative textured brick-colored plaster combined with beige artificial stone Source archidea.com.ua
Entrance hall finished with decorative bark beetle plaster of an amber hue with accents of decorative elements made of dark wood Source design-homes.ru
Entrance hall in high-tech style with walls decorated with microcement and artificial stone with imitation brickwork Source dm-steklo.ru
For combined options, sheet panels imitating natural stone, cork or bamboo are well suited. It is appropriate to divide large hallways into two zones: the entrance and the vestibule. They use different finishes, but in the same style. The entrance area is finished with more practical, wear-resistant materials (natural or artificial stone, PVC tiles), and the lobby area is finished with wallpaper, decorative plaster or paint.
Depending on the chosen style, the main decoration is combined with frescoes, mirror or glass inserts. Frescoes are a style accent, and mirrors and glass serve as a visual expansion of space.
When choosing panels for decorating the lower part of a combined wall, preference is given to moisture-resistant models, which bear the main load from possible contact with dirty, wet shoes and contact with pets.
How to install
Wall panels can be fixed in several ways - it all depends on the quality of surface preparation:
- PVC panels or slabs can be installed with glue, provided that the surface of the walls is perfectly level. The glue is applied to the entire plane of the panels from the inside and pressed firmly against the plane;
- Fastening with self-tapping screws to a pre-assembled wooden frame;
- Fastening lamellas using clamps is a very reliable and popular method of covering surfaces.
PVC panels have a strong fastening, so they are durable.
Before you start finishing the hallway with PVC panels, it is worth making accurate calculations on the material. To do this, measure the height of the room and the total length of all walls.
An option for decorating a hallway using PVC panels.
Wall panels are an excellent material that allows the consumer to transform the hallway space with the least investment. And if you do the installation yourself, you can save on installation costs.
