Wow Wallscapes in Five
Experts tell how wallpapers can make a style statement in every part of your house
Longing to have a go at changing the complexion of your walls? Charge on! The arrival of wallpapers in India brings a relatively quick and easy solution for redecorating your home, minus the mess and smells of painting. Cue in on these small but useful pointers for choosing and installing wallpaper and roll it out!
Expert advice from: Home decor specialists Jasmine Jhaveri of Jasmine Jhaveri and Ambika Hinduja Macker of Impeccable Imagination
Expert advice from: Home decor specialists Jasmine Jhaveri of Jasmine Jhaveri and Ambika Hinduja Macker of Impeccable Imagination
2. In the bathroom
If you like to light up candles for a long soak in your tub, or have installed jet sprays in your shower, fibreglass wallpapers will add a bit of low-maintenance luxury to complete the spa experience. “They are washable, fire retardant and also resistant to cracks and mould,” explains interior stylist Jasmine Jhaveri. This makes them a popular choice for bathrooms (especially those with a sumptuous bathtub), as well as for kitchens.
Tip:
The biggest advantage of using vinyl wallpapers is that they do not retain moisture, and work perfectly in combating the humidity present in the environment. For extra durability, you can add a panel of clear glass over the wallpaper.
How to Give Your Bathroom the Spa Treatment
If you like to light up candles for a long soak in your tub, or have installed jet sprays in your shower, fibreglass wallpapers will add a bit of low-maintenance luxury to complete the spa experience. “They are washable, fire retardant and also resistant to cracks and mould,” explains interior stylist Jasmine Jhaveri. This makes them a popular choice for bathrooms (especially those with a sumptuous bathtub), as well as for kitchens.
Tip:
The biggest advantage of using vinyl wallpapers is that they do not retain moisture, and work perfectly in combating the humidity present in the environment. For extra durability, you can add a panel of clear glass over the wallpaper.
How to Give Your Bathroom the Spa Treatment
3. Raise the tone
Wallpapers for the living room can be in natural silk or jute finish in keeping with the current eco-friendly trend. “Decide whether you want to highlight the interior with a feature wall or support your furniture and art with an elegant, understated surface. Wallpapers made from textiles such as linen, silk, hemp … exude sheer luxe and give a richer feel to the walls. Being more expensive that the vinyl backed ones, they are therefore used in bedrooms and living rooms,” says Jasmine.
Tip:
Polyvinyl foam wallpapers also act as a sound insulator, keeping external noises at bay and make a perfect choice for your den and bedrooms.
How to Lay Out Your Living Room
Wallpapers for the living room can be in natural silk or jute finish in keeping with the current eco-friendly trend. “Decide whether you want to highlight the interior with a feature wall or support your furniture and art with an elegant, understated surface. Wallpapers made from textiles such as linen, silk, hemp … exude sheer luxe and give a richer feel to the walls. Being more expensive that the vinyl backed ones, they are therefore used in bedrooms and living rooms,” says Jasmine.
Tip:
Polyvinyl foam wallpapers also act as a sound insulator, keeping external noises at bay and make a perfect choice for your den and bedrooms.
How to Lay Out Your Living Room
4. Bedroom basics
While an embellished or elaborate wallpaper is great for the living area, bedrooms could do with smoother and soothing textures and colours. “Wallpaper with large peonies in pastels behind the bed can add a whole new dimension and scale to the room if one wants some softness yet a certain drama to the bedroom,” suggests Jasmine.
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While an embellished or elaborate wallpaper is great for the living area, bedrooms could do with smoother and soothing textures and colours. “Wallpaper with large peonies in pastels behind the bed can add a whole new dimension and scale to the room if one wants some softness yet a certain drama to the bedroom,” suggests Jasmine.
How to Have a Five Star Bedroom
5. Choose wisely – then have fun
North or south, east or west, our homes are at the mercy of extremes of heat and cold, dryness and humidity. So it’s important to research your choices carefully, keeping in mind climatic conditions, and buy only from reputed dealers. And while you are at it, use prints discreetly, keep colours in control and employ the best adhesives for installation. After all, nothing warms your heart more than a deftly wallpapered home.
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Tell us:
What has been your experience with wallpapers? Share pictures of your wallpapered wall with us in Comments below.
North or south, east or west, our homes are at the mercy of extremes of heat and cold, dryness and humidity. So it’s important to research your choices carefully, keeping in mind climatic conditions, and buy only from reputed dealers. And while you are at it, use prints discreetly, keep colours in control and employ the best adhesives for installation. After all, nothing warms your heart more than a deftly wallpapered home.
Read more:
Amazing Alternatives to Wall Paint
9 Bold Wallpaper Looks That Will Win You Over
Tell us:
What has been your experience with wallpapers? Share pictures of your wallpapered wall with us in Comments below.
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“Wallpapers work fabulously well in kitchens,” says decor specialist Ambika Hinduja Macker. “Kitchens are usually all about robust gadgets and equipment. Adding wallpapers brings in femininity, colour and grace. Floral or abstract prints work best for wallpapers here. Soft pastels, multiple hues of white or grey look lovely. Essentially the wallpapers should be fireproof, waterproof, easy to clean, durable, strong, and simple to scrub.”
Tip:
While decking out the walls in your kitchen, choose easy-to-maintain, vinyl-backed wallpapers above the height of the backsplash of the counter. Make sure you opt for a durable, non-flammable, good quality wallpaper which will not peel or crack easily.
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