The wall decoration in the kitchen is a creative and complex process that sets the tone to the whole interior. The kitchen refers to premises with complex conditions. There is always high humidity, evaporation of moisture, the fatty raid is settled on the walls. Despite the presence of an exhaust, apron and walls should be maximally protected from the adverse effects of steam, fat and gari. That is why the requirements for the materials for decoration are high. If you dream about stylish kitchen facilities, the focus is focused precisely the walls of the walls.

Requirements and Facilities

Properly finished walls should be well and not to deteriorate under the influence of water. To finish the working area, you can use ceramic tiles, marble, washable wallpaper, waterproof paint, panels from MDF, decorative plaster. High requirements are presented to finishing materials. They should not ignite, highlight dangerous substances, but are obliged to absorb moisture and fat. Durability - this is the main condition qualitative material For decoration.

A huge variety of textures, coloring allows you to create an interesting and unusual space. With the fact that the kitchen is divided into two main zones - the working and dining of the walls is carried out. Surfaces that will take on the main load can be made from stable materials, and for the dining area, choose a decorative finish.

Processing of the working area is practicality, reliability, ease of maintenance; Dining - comfort and beauty. Near the table, followed by the family appropriately choose a fabric wallpaper, photo wallpaper, plaster. The more creative designers will show, the better! Modern kitchen Combines two types of finishes, which saves on materials and main work.

Types of finishing materials

A large selection of finishing materials allows you to create interesting interiors. Beautiful and original textures look luxurious on the wall of the kitchen. The huge plus of modern materials for decoration is relevance and durability.

Plaster. Popular material for decoration walls in the kitchen. It is easily applied, but it is expensive. Only professionals who have special skills and artistic taste can cope with it. Decorative plaster happens different species: Flock, Venetian, Polymer, on water based, silicate, structural, limestone, from marble crumb.

Before applying the plaster on the walls, the surface should be treated with a special primer. It looks plaster original and modern. Her plus is that it does not lose its relevance with time. The main advantage - it is perfectly clean, keeps presentable appearance For a long time, does not fade.

Plates under stone. Non-standard, but original solution - decoration of walls with decorative or natural stone. This material creates a spectacular kitchen room. Plates naturally imitate the surface of the stone, they are simple enough. Self separate the wall with such plates easily, but certain skills will be required.

First you should align the surface before laying the material. Hold plates on glue, and the seams between the stones are maintained by a special solution. After laying the plates are covered with varnish. It simplifies the process of care.

Brick. If you dream about the cuisine in the style of "Loft", try using walls as a decoration, including apron, brick. It can be a decorative or natural brick treated in a special way. Fact material perfectly harmonizes with furniture with metal elements. It is refractory, wear-resistant.

Lining.Excellent option for wall decoration in the kitchen room. It is suitable only for the kitchen, it is better not to use it in other rooms. Wood treads are made of wood, glass, plastic and MDF. This material has a specific appearance, but it looks beautiful and stylish in the kitchen. The minus of this material is quickly flammable. Brown lining on the wall is well harmonized with light furniture.

Mosaic. It looks interesting and unusually fine mosaic on the wall. It can be a ceramic, glass, made of ceramics or glass. Mosaic looks like a small square. Many squares glued onto the wall in the form of a pattern or picture and create an impressive and large-scale effect.

Mosaic is more expensive than ceramic tiles. Thanks to aesthetic appearance, this material can be separated not only the working area, but also dining. In order to embody designer ideaIt will take patience and time. Plus mosaic - it is easily clean and serves a long time.

Plastic panels.A good way to make repairs quickly and cheap. Plastic panels are not afraid of fungus, mold, temperature differences, pests. This material hides the irregularities of the walls, it is inexpensive, so in great demand. For the kitchen it is better to use moisture-resistant, not mirror plastic panels. A large selection of panels allows you to create an interesting and modern interior.

Wallpaper. Classic wall finishing. In the kitchen there are no usual wallpapers, so it is better to use for processing next species: Liquid, glass windows, vinyl, flieslinic.

Liquid wallpapers - new fashionable finishing material. They are sold in packages, not rolls. They should be dissolved with water before applying, and then cover the walls. Liquid wallpaper looks aesthetically, do not deform and do not scratch.

Gymelocoes are made of glass filaments. The resulting canvas stick as wallpaper on the wall. The advantage of the material: resistance to damage, fire safety, strength, reliability, environmental friendliness. They are glued to special glue and cost inexpensively.

Vinyl wallpapers Well wash, resistant to humidity, are not afraid of dirt, soot, fat, sun.

Tile ( ceramic tile). The working area in the kitchen can be separated by a stable ceramic tile or a fabric. This material is longer and durable. High temperatures do not affect it, the tile is perfectly clean, and a large selection of color and design adds it pluses in the piggy bank. Tile is smooth, matte, texture, glossy.

With the help of ceramics tiles, you can make a apron or part of the wall near the dining table. Designers do not recommend separating all the walls in the kitchen with this material, as it will look hard and narrow the space.

MDF panels. This material for finishing is environmentally friendly and durable. It is easy to work with it. Mounted panels from MDF to the crate, but cost more plastic. The panels for creating apron are excellent, they can also be made and wallpapers near the dining area. Make MDF panels from crushed wood waste, which are pressed into the stove. The obtained tiles are covered with a special film with different pattern, shade or color.

Parquet boards.Beautiful and original solution in eco-style. Parquet boards are often used to create scandinavian interior. Boards effectively fill empty space. Use the board not only for wall decoration in the kitchen, but also in the bathroom, living room, bedroom. Parquet board is well wash, wear-resistant, has an attractive appearance. The advantages of this material are environmental friendliness and aesthetics. The wood board on the wall looks luxurious.

Paint. The paint for finishing from the usual coating is distinguished by the composition, color, stability. When choosing, focus on the criteria. Choose acrylic paint. It dries quickly, perfectly clean, creates a protective film on the wall. Paint for finishing resistant to steam and humidity.

Matte well hide disadvantages of walls and irregularities. Using paint, you can create an interesting space. Before you begin to paint the wall surface, it should be prepared - align and primed. Well suited for processing water-emulsion paints. They are easy to wash and repaint. The paint is applied to the surface in several layers.

Interesting decorative reception - bright furniture and bright walls or contrasting furniture and light surfaces.

Glass panels.Rare I. unusual way Wall decorations in the kitchen room. Such panels can be used to process both the working area and dining. This material is beautiful and wear. Glass can be interesting to decorate, apply a drawing, pattern or photo on it. This means that the kitchen will acquire exclusivity.

For the manufacture of glass panels use reliable armored glass, which is difficult to damage. It is easy to care for glass panels, they are not afraid of moisture, temperature drops, mold and fungus do not apply to them. With glass panels easily removes fat and dirt with a damp cloth. This is a durable and beautiful material.

Metal finish.Metal externally and in fact a heavy material that is difficult to present in the interior. But today it is often used to organize spaces in the style of minimalism, "High-tech" or "loft". Metal panels are strong, reliable, fire resistant. They are easy to care for them (wash and clean).

How to choose

In a private house, it is better to use natural and textured materials. These include wood, stone, lining. In the small kitchen it is appropriate to use a mosaic for finishing a working area or plastic washable wallpaper. If you choose the right color and drawing, as well as the manufacturer, such wallpapers will serve at least ten years.

In the apartment it is appropriate to the tile, paint, plastic and MDF panels. If the repair is set in "Khrushchev", it is important here to carefully approach the processing of the walls. The kitchen room in such a small apartment is easy to do even less if it is incorrect to choose the finishing material. For example, parquet panels, tiles on all walls, lining, brick will take space. It is better to use wallpaper or paint.

In the matter of decoration of walls in the kitchen in Khrushchev, it is important to approach the choice of color. Well, if it is bright, neutral shades: gray-blue, beige, white, light green, lemon. The space should be mostly organized. Do not overload the kitchen with details, unnecessary interior objects. Small technique, if possible, hide in a niche or cabinets.

It is necessary to approach individually. Consider not only fashionable interior and design trends, but also your own budget. Remember that the finish may look modern and stylish, even if you allocate a small amount for repairs.

Finishing with your own hands

For independent wall finishing, it is better to choose simple materialsWith which it is easy to work. Among them, wallpaper, plastic, paint, ceramic tile. Walls in the kitchen - a universal platform for work due to the large selection of materials.

Any repairs begins with the release of the room from furniture and all items.

The next stage is cleaning the walls from old wallpaper, paints, tiles or plaster. This occupation is exhausted, but further repairs will depend on its performance. If you need to remove the tile, use the perforator or wobble hammer with a flat nozzle.

Then the walls must be primed. This stage provides a reliable adhesion of finishing materials with a wall. The wall is stuffed with a roller. After the surface is driving, apply the first layer of putty on the wall. After drying it, the second and finishing layer is applied. When the wall is dry, it should be rejected again to make it easier to decorate in the future.

The kitchen in the apartment refers to the category of premises with increased requirements for finishing materials. High humidity And evaporation, a fatty raid, settling on the walls - all this needs to be borne in mind when you start repairing this room. If you have already planned stylish design Both the interior, it will be extremely disappointing when all the works will go to the Nammark because of the ever-evaporated surfaces or descended due to the humidity of the wallpaper, therefore the decoration of walls in the kitchen requires a serious approach.

Painting

Paint - the material is affordable, and therefore it is great for situations where old renovation No longer satisfied, and expensive new things are not for the pocket. Plus paints in the fact that in the presence of a good taste and developed artistic abilities, it can be achieved with its help, which are not available even using significantly more expensive materials.

Paint for walls in the kitchen should be moisture-resistant, you can familiarize yourself with the views of similar paint in our material on the decoration of the walls in the bathroom. We advise you to choose glossy paint types, because matte paint has an uneven invoice and its laundering from fat tax will turn into not the most pleasant occupation. Another minus painting may be irregularities of the walls to which it is applied, so you have to either hold preparatory workOr stay at another embodiment.

Wallpaper

Traditionally popular materials for finishing walls in the kitchen, and in any other room room. Normal wallpapers It is better not to use, otherwise you are waiting for a resistant smell in the room, and the moisture will negatively affect their durability. Another thing is vinyl wallpaper, resistant to wet microclimate. They are easy to wash, just go through the detergent. PVC film, which is covered with wallpaper, protects the material from dirt, dust and other unwanted satellites of the kitchen room.

Another option is the wallpaper from Fliselin, they are strong enough, therefore successfully hide the shortcomings like the irregularities of the walls, they also pass the air and the walls breathe. Unlike other types of wallpaper, they are fireproof, which is also important in the cuisine. If you decide to break the wallpaper in the kitchen, but I want to use something more original than traditional ornaments, you can turn to the photo wallpaper, but they first should be treated with moisture-repellent coating.

Ceramic tile

Another popular finishing material from Soviet times. Previously, when repairing the kitchen, the Russians preferred to use it everywhere, but recently the tile is increasingly used exclusively for decorative purposes in the workplace decoration in the kitchen - areas kitchen Apron, preferring to paint or wake up the rest of the space. For apron, it is still worth using a special panel or a special apron, because the tile has seams, in which the dirt is clogged and laundering such a surface is extremely difficult.

Decorative plaster

Conquering increasingly popular finishing material for the kitchen. Its a big plus is the opportunity for modest money to achieve a very spectacular result. Such plaster has many species - on a water basis or on the contrary, anhydrous, with the addition of marble crumbs or lime, cylconic and silicate, and so on. Also, decorative stucco for walls of the kitchen can be obtained from the usual putty with their own hands.

Such a solution can be an excellent option if you are on finishing from natural materials, but the price of them bite. To achieve excellent similarities with a real stone for decorative plaster will not be difficult. Considering that the putty of the walls in the kitchen is to you when using the majority of the materials described in the article, then why not immediately use the plaster as a final finish?

Plastic panels

Plastic panels have long won the hearts of Russians, but when using them for walls in the kitchen, you need to remember that they are easily flammable, and high in temperature of the kitchen can lead to their melting. But the PVC panels have high moisture resistance, and their cleaning is not difficult. If the panels are hidden engineering communications, such as wiring, then they will avoid residents from trouble - panels do not conduct a current.

To date, the PVC panels are presented in hundreds of colors and textures, and therefore you can choose the unique and most suitable exactly your kitchen option. Like I. decorative plasterSimilar panels succeeded in imitation of other, more expensive materials. Correctly mounted panels disguise the flaws of the walls, and they are easy to install. This material is not sufficiently resistant to mechanical damage, but it will not be difficult to replace one of the panels, and will not cost a whole state. Encrew the walls of the kitchen of PVC panels - excellent a budget option Finishes.

A rock

If you open a fashionable journal dedicated to the repair in the apartment, then you can see that modern ideas It is possible to finish with natural materials or visually alternatives. Great popularity has recently acquired decorative rock. It can be used as for solid wall decoration, then the atmosphere in the kitchen will remind medieval castle And it will be appropriate to organically add the space with the corresponding interior, for example, a hearth under the stove.

Another option is to use a stone as an accent on one of the zones, for example, around kitchen headset. Such material has many advantages, including low cost, simple departure or good combination with other materials. You can also use natural stone, but its price is more expensive, and care can cause difficulties, so if you do not use kitchen space As a place for holding solemn events, it is better to refrain.

MDF panels

The kitchen walls of the MDF panels becomes more and more popular in Russia every year. It is a very durable material, almost invulnerable to moisture and sharp temperature shifts. Malicious microorganisms and bacteria will also not be able to poison their nest in the finish from MDF. There are several varieties of MDF panels - lined with veneer or painted with resistant to chemical exposure dye. The main use of MDF panels is the manufacture of furniture facades, but as the main material for finishing, they also look amazing. Wall covering similar material perfectly hides unevenness, but we do not recommend using the MDF in the standard kitchens of Khrushchev, in a small space, they look like the panels too cumbersome.

Wood

If you are a tree finish, we recommend that you recommend to stop the choice on wooden lining, especially well this material looks like wall decoration in a private house. If you would like to separate the kitchen inexpensively, then the wooden lining, unfortunately, is unlikely to be a suitable material - it is very notable, but in the absence of such financial restrictions, it is practically no equal. Wood is environmentally safe, it remarkably regulates moisture in the room. Just if you decide to use the lining, then you will not have to break your head over how to level the walls in the kitchen - the material is attached pre-mounted frame. It is a bit eating space because in conditions small kitchen It is better not to use this material. Wood fills the room with a pleasant smell, but also a minus of the tree is predictable - it is easily lit.

How to choose the appropriate option

The choice of optimal material for finishing depends on the set of introductory. If you would like to do without modest costs, you disappear options with natural variants like wood and stone. If I would like to avoid preliminary work on the alignment of the walls, it is worth choosing the material that are attached to the framework, but in this case you lose part of the kitchen space.

The question is the better to separate the walls in the kitchen ultimately depends on the first of all from your taste, therefore it is not necessary to refuse the desired option if its implementation is less simple than, for example, a banal painting. But also forget that the kitchen is a specific room, and therefore demanding to the properties of materials, it is also not worth it.

The kitchen is considered one of the most difficult rooms in the house. There is always an aggressive environment here, to deal with which just will simply fail. That is why the selection of building and finishing materials is so important.

In this article, we will try to answer the most fully to answer the question, walls in the kitchen than to separate, and detail the most popular types of finishes presented on the modern construction market.

Before detailing all the possible options for finishing the walls of the kitchen, it is necessary to answer the question of how these materials should have, and why some of them are completely not suitable for this complex room.

The criteria for choosing a lot, and on the description of them all will take one such article, so we will dwell only on the most significant, the absence of which completely eliminates the use of this material.

It:

• Resistance to temperature drops. Temperature changes always occur in the kitchen. When you cook, the temperature grows, and when you finish, the opposite falls. The finishing material must suffer these changes, and moreover, they should not be reflected in high-quality characteristics.
• Increased humidity - The main enemy of all finishing materials. In the kitchen, this phenomenon is inevitable, as well as temperature differences. High humidity is achieved at the expense of condensate education, and this negatively affects walls, ceilings, and even flooring.
• Pollution. Despite the fact that the kitchen can be called the most frequent place in the house, it is achieved only at the expense of regular cleaning. Fat and cooked food particles are constantly twisted in the air, even if your plate is equipped with the most modern and powerful hood. Over time, these particles settle on the walls, and they need to be cleaned, and not all finishing materials make such executions.
• Cleaning these most pollution. We intended to bring this aspect into a separate point, since the walls are affected by both the pollution themselves and how to eliminate them. Often, just enough wet cleaning, but some spots can be removed only with the help of potent detergents that are solvents themselves, which are harmful to many types of finishes.
• Smells. Another factor to be taken into account is mandatory. It mainly concerns natural finishing materials that are capable of these smells absorb and accumulate. It will be eliminated from them subsequently, it will be impossible, so the walls need additional protection at the installation phase.

So, with the main parameters and characteristics, we figured out, but the answer to the question was not received. Next, we will talk about the most popular materials that can be used in this visit, and tell how to protect them from the negative impact of various kinds.

But before proceeding to the next section, we suggest you watch the video in this article on which not only the instructions for choosing finishing materials, but also have some useful advice For decoration walls of the kitchen.

Wallpaper

Taking over with the question, the first thing that for sure many came to mind is exactly the wallpaper. It was so necessary that we were all accustomed to this material, and moreover, for many years they considered it the only alternative to paint.

Today, times have changed, but the wallpaper did not lose their relevance, although they completely changed the form. Now it is not about simple paper wallpaper, which, in principle, can be glued in the kitchen, but there is not enough such a finish for a long time. There are more stable forms, the use of which does not contradict the aggressive kitchen medium.

Vinyl wallpapers

This material for finishing the walls of the kitchen can rightly be considered ideal, so we will not even describe it, but simply list some quality characteristics that allow them to assign them a proud title:

• Vinyl is easy to wash and at the same time the moisture is completely not afraid and even large number water. Dissolving substances that are present in potent detergents are not capable of harming vinyl coating.
• High degree of vapor permeability. Special vinyl wallpaper for aggressive premises, have an invisible eye perforation. This allows the coating to breathe, and prevents condensate accumulation.
• Large selection of designer solutions. Vinyl wallpaper is not limited to primitive ornaments, and any drawing can be applied.
• Resistance to temperature changes. The vinyl is not deformed under the temperature effects, and even during the shrinkage of the walls, completely repeat their shape.
• Durability. The drawing on the vinyl is very long, and the coating does not lose its decorative qualities with time.
• Resistance to ultraviolet. If your kitchen leaves the windows on the sunny side, it will not hurt the wallpaper.

Important! If you decide to glue the wallpaper with your own hands, know that the vinyl is very heavy material, so the glue is applied both on the wall and directly on the wallpapers themselves. Only thus you can achieve the perfect clutch of the canvas with the surface.

Fliselin

Fliselin is a thin, woven fabric, which is made in the form of rolled wallpaper. In fact, such wallpapers are poorly suitable for the definition of finishing materials for kitchen walls, but because of their decorative attractiveness, many cannot deny themselves to use them in this room.

Immediately note that it is possible to do this, but only very neat. First, you should choose special washable wallpaper. They easier tolerate contact with moisture, and they can be wiped with a damp cloth (see). There will have to forget about abundant washing and detergents in this situation, and wet cleaning will have to be carried out more often.

It is also worth paying attention to the basis on which wallpaper is made. The fact is that Flizelin is only the top decorative coatingAnd the lower part is made of more dense and stable materials. For kitchen walls it is better to choose vinyl baseThe advantages of which we have already told above.

The main disadvantage, their price is considered, which in some cases can reach several thousand rubles for square meter. You pay in this case not for quality and durability, but for aesthetic appeal. Here each decides for himself, what is more important to him, but be prepared that such wallpaper in the kitchen will quickly wear out and over time will begin to scap the smells.

Important! Resistance to moisture is determined by the wallpaper a drop symbol on the package, so before buying always pay attention to it, if there are no drops, these walls can not be washed.

Liquid wallpaper

Thinking kitchen repair than to separate the walls, many prefer exactly this option, and there are several prerequisites:

• Comparatively low cost.
• The possibility of restoration of a separate area in case of damage or severe contamination.
• Ability to create combined finish Kitchen walls with any other materials.
• Aesthetic attractiveness and possibility of creating their own drawings using simple screening equipment.

But despite all these positive qualities, there are a number of disadvantages, the number of which is significantly higher than the amount of advantages. Among the main factors can be distinguished low resistance to mechanical effects and moisture. Such wallpapers in no case can be washed, and besides, they perfectly absorb smells.

But not everything is so sad. Finishing specialists go to a small trick, and on top of the layer liquid wallpaper Apply a layer of protective transparent varnish. Of course, about vapor permeability after such treatment can be forgotten, but the coating becomes completely insensitive to water and the effects of ultraviolet.

About how to separate the walls in the kitchen, a lot of articles are written, and including on our website, so we will not affect this topic, but for fairness it is worth noting that for premises with an aggressive environment, liquid wallpaper is not the most the best way. And if you have decided on it, then be sure to take care of additional protection.

Wall panels

Wall panels are no less popular than wallpapers, and is due to their relatively low cost, and increased high-quality characteristics. Next, we will talk about several types of wall panels from different materialsAnd we will try to figure out what of them is better and more practical, because we finish the walls of the kitchen, and this imposes certain requirements for quality.

MDF panels

Choosing than to separate the walls of the kitchen, many prefer precisely panels from MDF. it modern materialwhich moves well with moisture contacts and is not deformed from a constant temperature change.

It is impossible not to mention the aesthetic side of this material, the panels can imitate any natural finish, be it tree, stone or leather. No less important and cost, despite the fact that the panels are required to manufacture a special doomba, on which they are attached, the ultimate cost of slurred will exceed repair with the help of wallpaper, especially if we talk about phlizelin.

Unfortunately, this material cannot be called perfect, as the MDF panels are very easy to spoil. They scratch and impenetrate, so with such walls you need to behave very carefully. Especially if you choose, the better to separate the work wall of the kitchen. In this situation from use mDF better It is possible to refuse, since despite the resistance to moisture, an excessive amount of water and detergents are capable of damaging their foundation itself.

Important! Like the wallpaper, the MDF panels are divided into washable and not washable, and also marked with a drop symbol. If this marking is not on the panel packaging, they can not only wash them, but also wipe the damp cloth, although they will cost they will be much cheaper.

PVC panels

Well, who today did not hear about this truly universal material? PVC panels are separated by everything that can, from bathrooms and bathrooms, to offices and saunas.

First of all, the panel is so popular with its low cost and resistance to any impacts. They can be discernedly wash even under water streams and using the strongest detergents. It is not terrible with these panels and ultraviolet rays, which are simply not able to discolor the heat-resistant plastic.

Moreover, panels from polyvinyl chloride do not need any additional protection. They are unnecessary with varnish, and carefully care for them. So why and they can not be called the perfect material?

Probably due to low aesthetic attractiveness. Despite the fact that the PVC imitates various natural materialsHe still remains plastic, and it can be seen with the naked eye.

If you drop all the prejudices, then such panels can be considered a good alternative to more expensive MDF and wallpaper, and considering that they are not terrible even the strongest pollution, the choice becomes obvious.

Important! PVC panels Low quality can exhibit an unpleasant chemical smell from which it is impossible to get rid of, so the manufacturer needs to be used especially carefully.

Lining

If you work out a question for a long time than to separate the kitchen walls, then surely thought about the natural wooden lining:

• Of course, what could be better than natural materials? They look good in the interior, and with proper care there are no ten years old, but not everything is so simple and rosy, the fact is that any tree is subject to environmental exposure.
• It can accumulate moisture, and at the same time seriously deformed, and from condensate under the surface, blue stains can begin to appear on the front side, from which it is impossible to get rid of.
• But not everything is so sad. Any tree can be treated with special impregnations and cover it with a layer of protective varnish. Of course, vapor permeability will disappear, but the finish will last for many years and will not require a serious restoration.
• The impregnations for the tree not only save it from the effects of moisture, but also make fire resistant, and do not allow to start inside pest bugs who adore in a natural tree.
• Moreover, impregnations qualitatively emphasize the wood structure, and with their help, the usual pine can be turned into a noble oak, or exotic Merbau.

So, we told you about the most popular materials for finishing the walls of the kitchen, and which of them leave to your discretion, because in addition to high-quality characteristics, the repair must please the eye, and should not be forgotten about it.

The decoration of walls in the kitchen, which is not ashamed to show friends, requires strength and time. Do not rush with repair, review all possible options and take the right solution. After all, ideas for creating beautiful interior lots of.

Basic requirements for material

The preparatory stage is hardly more important than others - it is necessary to choose a material that will look beautiful, emphasize the dignity of the room, hide the shortcomings, and also comply with the basic requirements:

• Water resistance. In the kitchen, water constantly flows, something is clean, poured, cleaned. Walls should easily withstand high humidity, not suffer from water splashing, even from boiling water.
• Resistance to temperature drops. In the summer, when borsch or jam are brewed in the kitchen, the room temperature rises significantly, hot air is kept above the stove - the material should easily withstand it, cool, not crack.
• Easy to care. Slices of food, fat splashes are falling on the walls in the kitchen, to clean them should be easily, the use of chemicals should not cause damage, and even after five-way cleaning, the material must maintain the pristine brightness.
• Hygienicity. Mold, fungus, pathogens of microorganisms should not be able to multiply on the walls, even if the soot, fat constantly settle on them. Otherwise, food cooked in the kitchen will be harmful.

Thus, a clean tree in the kitchen cannot be applied - only with special compositions coated with varnish, resistant to moisture, temperature drops. And using synthetic materials you need to make sure that they do not distinguish poisonous connections.

Types of finish

Each material has advantages and disadvantages that need to be found before making a choice.

Ceramic tile

Tile is widely used for kitchen finishes - in the repair of an old sample it is difficult to find such an apartment where other material would be used. This is explained by specific advantages:

• Resistance to moisture. On the same basis, the tile is chosen to decorate the bathrooms. It is absolutely insensitive to the effects of moisture, if it was put according to the standard, so that the seams remained hermetic.
• Resistance to temperature drops. The tile does not crack from the big heat, it does not burn. It does not crumble from frost. Because of this, it is often used in the external decoration.

• Easy care. The tile is most often covered with enamel - it is possible to erase with it fresh dirt just a wet cloth. And if dirt managed to dry, even aggressive chemicals No way will affect the appearance of the tile.
• Diversity. Tile is a beautiful material that is released in different forms, different colors, with different patterns. It opens the scope for fantasy, with its help you can upload intricate patterns, making the kitchen unique.
• Durability. With proper operation, the tile can serve as decades, even if it lies on the floor. And on the walls where even special resistance to abrasion is not needed, it is very slow, it is very slow.

The minuses do not have, except for one - element enamel can be scratched.

In recent years, new types of tiles have been published in recent years that can be used with glitter in the design of the kitchen:

• the volumetric ceramic tile has convex and concave side, it is not possible to create a simple two-dimensional pattern from it, but a three-dimensional pattern;
• the liquid tile is made so as to change the color when pressed - it looks beautifully on the floor, but it will look fresh on the wall, but especially like children.

When buying needs to be taken into account b:

• tile grade - in the first marriage will be less than five percent, but in the second there are already about twenty;
• general condition - there should be no cracks, depressions, yellow spots either on the outer or on the inside of the tile;
• stability K. detergent - Marking "AA" means that you can use any sets of connection, but with a tile of class "A" better handle carefully.

The thickness of the wall tile does not exceed four millimeters. It is specifically labeled with the palm icon - it means that it was done specifically for the walls.

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Tile can be matte, glossy or mirror. You need to understand what you want to see the kitchen and choose, based on this.

Mosaic

Mosaic makes from different materials, the benefits of it are similar to the advantages of the tile. It is also insensitive to moisture and temperatures, can also serve as decades, produced different colors, forms, easy to care for it. Embossed plus - aesthetics.

With the help of the tile it will not be possible to achieve such a level as with a mosaic. You can upload patterns, complex panels, patterns with high detail.

But it is worth a mosaic much more ordinary tiles.

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So that the mosaic revealed in the entire fullness of its potential, it is better to put it on its own, but to hire the wizard. It will be more expensive, but the result is not repeated at home.

Paint

The kitchen paint is applied with reservations - still resistance has less than that of the tile, especially, natural stone.

Benefits are several:

• Simplicity of application. The tile can be kept crookedly, a master will be required for mosaic, but a person who never kept a brush in his hands, especially if it first takes a little bit.
• Diversity. Paint is matte, glossy, different colors, different shades. Moreover, this is the most classic material for creating drawings - it can not only apply a simple geometric pattern, which is under any way, but even copy the classic picture, if you have enough patience.

• Easily repaired. If the paint sucks or cracks, it will be enough to add another layer from above - and the initial look will be restored.
• Moisture resistance. The paint is often used to cover the walls in the pools, the bathroom - and all because it is insensitive to moisture.
• Easy to care. The painted walls are wiping with a cloth or wet, or dry. Apply aggressive chemicals, however, it is not recommended.
• Resistance to biological threats. Does not rot, can't infect fungus.

But there are also disadvantages:

• The need for good training. Walls for coloring should be perfectly smooth, otherwise all cracks, depressures, other defects will be perfectly visible.
• Possible instability. Not all the paints are easily displayed, because before painting the wall in the work area, you should carefully read the characteristics.

Colors, of course, more than one species. For painting in the kitchen can be applied:

• water-level paint - non-toxic, quickly dries, does not smell;
• acrylic - durable, does not smell, suitable for drawing, because multi-colored kernels are distributed;
• alkyd paints - cheap stand, hold well, but dramatically smell, hanging.

Interestingly, in recent years, new types of paint appeared, which have not yet entered a wide use:

• charming and marker paints allow you to draw on a dried surface by either chalk or special markers;
• antibacterial paints contain silver ions, kill pathogenic bacteria, which is relevant for the kitchen;
• magnetic paints are as part of the smallest particles of iron, due to which, after drying, you can fix magnets anywhere on the walls.

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Painted paint kitchen looks not too aesthetic - if, of course, it is not to invest in patterns and drawings - because there will be a good solution to combine paint with other materials.

Wallpaper

The idea that wallpaper is not suitable for the kitchen, has long been denoted, because in addition to paper, other varieties have emerged, more resistant to environmental impact. Each of them - with its advantages.

• Vinyl wallpapers. Lower layer paper, top synthetic. Durable, reliable, do not fade from the Sun, do not suffer from wet cleaning, can decorate the kitchen for decades. At the same time, absolutely airproof, which is why they, without daily ventilation of the kitchen, can make fungus. The first few days will specifically smell, but over time the smell will disappear.
• Silkography. In fact, the variety of vinyl, but with the inclusion of silk yarns. Pros, minuses are the same, but appearance stands out: with these wallpaper it will seem that the walls are covered with a thin patterned cloth. The wall under them should be perfectly smooth.
• Glass equipment. Move from glass threads, durable, durable, let me in moisture, can be painted. But expensive, and besides, poorly dismantled - to change the material if he gets bored, you will have to tinker.
• Liquid wallpaper. They do not need to glue, it is enough to make a mixture and put on the wall like plaster. Reliable, provide additional sound insulation and thermal insulation, wash, mask small wall defects.

But expensive and after applying require the use of special varnishes, otherwise they abridge.

• Fliselinova wallpaper. Pros standard - durability, strength, resistance to temperature, humidity. The only unique one is the ability to choose a texture to taste and apply any paint to it, and survive staining good wallpaper can up to ten times. Minus one - dust accumulates in a complex wallpaper texture, therefore they need to be cleaned regularly.
• Paper Wallpaper with impregnation. Cheap Materialwhich will be unreasoning in two or three years. Screws smells, burns out in the sun, the stains are hard with it. But if you need to make repairs in the conditions of total savings - this is a solution.

There are wallpapers that recently emerged: the so-called live wallpaper, the drawing on which changes depending on temperature mode. The simplest example is when the temperature rises, flowers blooms on the covering wallpaper with green branches.

It is necessary to place these or in the plate area, or above the battery, so that there is an opportunity for change. But in general - the kitchen is such a place where the temperature changes constantly and live wallpaper can reveal their potential completely.

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Wallpapers are also well combined with tiles, but you can cover them and the working area.

Decorative plaster

Decorative plaster is easily applied, hides the irregularities of the base, does not absorb smells, resistant to moisture, ensures some level of noise insulation. It is true, it is expensive, but it looks for all the advantages aesthetic.

It can be different:

• Roller. When applied in the surface there remain grooves-deepening, which then give the wall of three dimensions and are well combined with staining.
• Latex. Gives the effect of natural stone, painted at the mixing stage.
• « Wet silk" As a result, the effect of fabric is a transfusional shine, which can be any color if you add a keler.
• « Sea breeze" It has a light mother-of-pearl tide, translucent.

To give plaster additional stability to environment, It is possible to cover it after drying with special coatings - wax or lesing.

They will not only make the material stronger, but also give it an extra shine.

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The stucco dries quickly, so it is necessary to come up with a pattern before it is applied.

A rock

Stone remains the most durable, reliable, durable material in any sphere. At the same time, it is either natural or artificial, and these are two big differences.

A natural stone:

But at the same time he is expensive, and also it is difficult - to cover the wall with a stone, you need to buy the finest tiles, fix on strong glue, begins to begin below. Calculate whether the wall will withstand such a load.

In this plan fake diamond much more convenient. It is also resistant to moisture, durable, it does not crack, does not rot, but at the same time sudden, it is easy, it can be stylized for any natural stone without an increase in the price.

The only real lack of stone is a limited range of shades. It will only suit those who really love natural beauty, streak, shades of gray, white, beige, brown. He lacks brightness with saturation, although no one hurts to paint separate tiles with the help of paints.

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Fully stone kitchen is beautiful, but does not differ comfort - Such a designer is justified, only if you want to make a similarity in my house knight's castle. It is much more wisely to combine a stone with other materials, warmer and bright.

Wood

Cook the kitchen with wood is quite possible if it is done correctly, not neglecting the technology. Usually wooden lining is used - thin panels with special grooves, which are compiled with each other to cover the walls. The thickness of one panel comes to three centimeters, width up to fifteen.

Advantages include:

• Ease. The lining is easy to transport to the house, it is easy to raise on the desired floor, it is easy to fix. If the panel falls in the process - there will be no harm from it.
• Easy installation. Working with the lining is similar to work with puzzle - one panel is attached to the wall, the next side is inserted into a special groove and so on. As a result, even an inexperienced person can cope with the process, and the seams on the wall remains.
• Strength. The tree is resistant to mechanical effects, does not dissipate, does not rot, if it is correctly processed - and the lining for the most part is processed this way.
• Beauty. Tree, along with stone, natural, noble material. It will make the kitchen cozy, warmer, give it an incomparable chic.

Of the minuses, it is possible to distinguish the combustion - during the fire the lining will light up immediately - and instability towards aggressive chemical detergents. In the working area it is better to choose another material, and the lining from time to time is wiped with a cloth.

When buying it is important to take into account the class of lining:

• extra is deprived of any drawbacks in general - all the bones, roughness, blue is allowed exclusively from the back side, and cracks should not be at all;
• class A - bitch no more than one on the meter and no more than a centimeter, cracks exclusively not through the manufacturer's own, but any other defects solely from the back side;
• class B - cracks can be, but in small quantities, the knots in an unlimited quantity, but the diameter is not more than a third of one panel;
• class C is the rest of the lining with knots, cracks, roughness, stains.

Operational properties in the class do not differ (excluding C, which is characterized by unreliability and serves little), for the most part, it is necessary to choose a concrete based on its preferences.

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Before buying, compare the Extra Class Lining Class A. Perhaps the first will seem too uniform you, and therefore boring.

Plastic panels

Plastic panels look far away as wooden, but they are cheaper and they have a whole list of advantages:

• Easy installation and ease. Plastic is lighter than wood, also fastened on the principle of mosaic - spike is included in the groove, the design is fixed, there are no greater experience with the skill, to carry out the fastening process neatly.
• Easy care. Plastic can be washed using the most aggressive tools from which the tree will quickly lose their aesthetic appearance.
• Moisture resistance. Plastic does not need to be covered with special compositions so that it is immune to moisture.
• Resistance to temperature differences. Of course, the open fire plastic panels could not stand, but retain its properties at temperatures up to one hundred and twenty degrees.
• Diversity. Plastic, in contrast to stone with a tree, you can give any color, it will be bright, saturated. You can even buy panels with patterns.

Panels cheap, but not deprived and disadvantages:

• Combustion. If plastic is exposed to open fire, it will flare up slowly, but in the end fill the whole kitchen with a stiven black smoke.
• Low strength. It is not racks to mechanically influences plastic - it's worth a slightly to hit it, a crack is formed. It will be quickly wearing, it will not serve for decades. Also changes color with a long exposure to sunlight.
• Reducing space. Panels take away four centimeters from each wall - as a result, the kitchen becomes not just visually smaller, but seriously loses in volume.

When buying plastic, it is important to learn from the seller if there are quality certificates. If plastic is made with a violation of technology, it will be in the air poisonous compounds harmful to man.

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If you do not want to lose a useful space, you can buy thin PVC panels that are not thicker than three millimeters and simply glue on the walls.

Glass panels

Contemporary glass is not the same familiar fragile material that insert into window Rama. It is difficult to smash, and even if it is possible, it will not swallow not with sharp cutting fragments, but innocuous large slices with stupid edges. The advantages of this material are somewhat:

• Stability. To moisture, to temperatures, to aggressive chemistry, to foods falling, boiling water, fat, to the development of mold or fungus.
• Durability. Glass will serve decades, while not fades in the sun, does not lose its bright color.
• Diversity. It can be colored glass, mirror, matte, transparent, translucent. Moreover, it can be custom-made coloring as you like, getting a photo or drawing that will make the kitchen unique.

Minus - price. Standing glass is expensive. In addition, it is still not too resistant to severe mechanical effects. If you hit it, it is either crawling or shown.

There is a different glass:

• normal - fragile, brittle, suitable enough for the kitchen, because it beats on sharp fragments, which can be severely cut;
• stalinitis - durable, beats on small granules with non-footing edges;
• textured - relief, with a bulk pattern, which is aesthetically, but it needs additional cleaning, because the dirt accumulates in the texture;
• decocril - polymer, which is similar to the glass, but lighter, cheaper, stronger, and also worst tolerate temperature differences;
• triplex The glass consists of several thin layers, on the inner image, which turns out to be protected from the external environment.

There are also mirror and colored glasses - they allow you to diversify the interior.

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Arrange the whole kitchen glass is expensive, and often unnecessary. It is better to combine glass with paint, wallpaper or ceramic tiles.

The choice of materials for finishing walls of the kitchen has always stood sharply. But there were times when there was practically no choice. It was possible to get a tile, and thank God. Today is another problem: what of numerous materials to choose?

By organizing kitchen repair in a private house or apartment, each of us faces this problem. We are all looking for the best option material answered all requirementsAnd the repair turned out beautiful and cost inexpensively.

Modern materials

Modern material must reliably protect the walls from soot, bold splashes, dirt, moisture and at the same time not to deliver problems with cleaning. Well, no one has canceled aesthetic function.

The most popular such finishing materials such as tiles, plastic panels, lining, wallpaper, decorative plaster and paint.

let's consider each of them in more detail, Then you will know exactly what material can be separated from the kitchen except wallpaper and tiles.

Tile

Tile - material that can be called older in our kitchens. His appearance we are obliged to residents of ancient states.

Since then, the tile manufacturing technology has changed many times, to strengthen strength. Tiles include tile, porcelain stoneware, clinker.

Today allocate the following advantages This material:

1. Tile looks great in any designer decision . It does not matter what style is selected. Under any of them you can choose a suitable coloring and texture.
2. As part of the tile, the main material is clay. Because this material refers to the most environmentally safe. She is non-toxic and hypoallergenna, thanks to the firing.
3. Tile moisture resistant, aggressive chemicals, temperature drops. It does not burn, which allows it to use it even for designing furnaces and fireplaces.
4. Independence on the texture of the stove is easy to clean, while maintaining its color and texture. It is not recommended to use for washing tiles abrasive substances that can scratch it.
5. Modern market building materials Offer a wide range of Tiles of different sizes and colors, including for the design of the wall in the form of a panel.

The disadvantages of tiles include its fragility. When hitting a solid subject she can burst and even split.

Read in this article about how and on which surface to apply liquid wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Design wallpapers kitchen walls Choose quite often. Of course, not every one of them is suitable for this particular room.

Wallpaper must be durable, resistant to moistureEasy to wash, respond to fire safety requirements. Paper wallpapers do not comply with these requirements, in contrast to vinyl smooth or relief (foamed vinyl).

When choosing the coloring of the wallpaper must be guided and design Kitchens, as well as sizes. For the visual expansion of a small space, it is better to choose a wallpaper with a small pattern, and for spacious cuisine it is suitable with large.

If windows come to the north or west, Better adhere to warm color Gamma. , And if the lighting is sufficient, you can make walls and darkens, and bougar.

Wall mural in the kitchen will create not just illusion of space expansion, but also a special atmosphere. Especially if the drawing is in the form of anfilac, or they depict a path leaving in the distance. Suitable and pseudocno. The main thing is that in the kitchen there was a minimum of furniture and a maximum of free space.

The main advantage of the wallpaper rich choice, small price, The possibility of their replacement in a few years.

Disadvantages - paper wallpapers and photo wallpaper - well absorb moistureAs a result, they are boxed and depart from the walls.

You can only place them on the opposite side of the wall, along which the stove is located and washing.

Painting

For painting walls in the kitchen, it is necessary to use waterproof paint. One of the most suitable species is a waterulson. She is no smellSince its composition is not solvents. Its price is small, dries quickly.

After applying paints on the walls, moisture from it quickly evaporates. It remains a water-repellent coating. But at the same time it passes air and steam, Allowing the walls to "breathe". And the color spectrum of water-emulsion paints is almost unlimited.

A variety of waterfront paint is an antibacterial water repellent. Its color is white, but you can change it by adding a kel. She is does not turn yellow and quickly dries. Antibacterial properties of such paint gives silver oxide.

Significant disadvantage of water emulsion inability to remove stainsfrom a painted surface. Yes, and apply it at temperatures below +5 degrees can not.

Decorative plaster

Decorative properties of plaster give included in its composition fillers and additives, for example, stone crumb or sawdust.

It can be monophonic or color. Additives can be pearl, shiny, contrasting main tone.

The positive properties of decorative plaster include:

1. Simply applying and versatility. The surface under its application can be wooden, concrete, metallic, brick.
2. After applying there is no seams.
3. It is not required to pre-level the surface, as the coating perfectly masks all irregularities.
4. As part of decorative plaster there are no impurities dangerous to human health.
5. It can withstand temperatures up to +70 degrees, which is important for the kitchen.
6. Decorative plaster - unfavorable environment For the development of bacteria and fungus.
7. Coverage durable, resistant to ignition, does not have difficulty care.

Disadvantages of decorative plaster - high cost and high consumption.

Wooden lining

Many in the clap attracts the natural warm color of the unpainted tree, on the surface of which the spil pattern is visible.

Useful properties of wood - environmental Safety,the ability to adjust the humidity indoors.

The tree passes the air well. After impregnation with a special composition or lacquer coating it is easily clean.

Before fixing the walls on the walls, they do not need to align, but it is necessary to pre-mount the frame. Therefore, the volume of the room will slightly decrease that for a small kitchen will become a significant disadvantage.

Most suitable for cuisine cuisine pine, cedar, lime, oak or a olch lining. It exudes a pleasant aroma, and coniferous wood also fills the fitoncidami premiseshaving antibacterial properties.

Lack of lining - high price, as well as flammable. Therefore, the area near the slab should be finished with refractory material.

Plastic panels

Plastic panels - another common material For finishing kitchen walls. Other their name - PVC panels. Usually they are sold in the form of rectangular planks of different lengths and widths.

Mount them can be on pre-installed frameworklike plasterboard, or straight on the wall, if it is smooth enough.

Benefits:

1. It has a high moisture resistance.
2. Plastic is easy to wash, even if bold splashes fell on it and left spots.
3. He does not conduct electricityWhat is important if the panels will be skipped the wiring.
4. There are plastic panels of different colors and textures. They can perfectly imitate wood, skin, stone, metal, mirror or have a relief ornament.

Disadvantages:

1. When you hit the heavy solid, plastic breaks, but the damaged panel is easy to replace, without disassembled the entire structure.
2. Some types of PVC burn out in the sun.
3. When exposed to high temperatures, plastic melts and deform.

What is the best way to separate the walls in the kitchen?

Walls in the kitchen can be classified into workers and decorative. Working wall It is one along which the stove is located, washing, cabinets and couches.

Since the work wall is blown away all these items, only a narrow strip remains free. between mounted cabinets and tabs. It is called a kitchen apron.

It is on the apron that accounts for the most powerful impact. High temperatures, splashes from water and prepared food, blowing metal objects. Therefore, materials for its finishes should have a high water resistance, non-hatching, durability, ease of care.

Such can be called the panels of tempered glass - skinali, tile, ceramic or porcelain tile, artificial or natural stone.

Lining, wallpaper, painting - These types of finishes are better to use for the design of non-working walls, along which they have dining area, or that perform only a decorative role.

Options for registration

By themselves, materials for wall decoration are only a means by which you can embody various design ideas.

It looks good textured plaster in combination with wallpaper. But at the same time one of the materials should be monophonic. This is usually wallpaper, whereas the plaster may include multicolored splashes.

You can use both material equally, or one of them will prevail, and the other play the role of panel.

One of modern tendencies – focusing on one of the kitchen walls. It can act in contrast towards other walls in color or texture. For such design, it is usually choosing painting of walls or plastic finish.

If the owners are quite consistent, they can cover the walls with such material as a decorative stone. They are drawn up only fragments of the wall, not the whole surface. In combination with a stone, decorative plaster or wallpaper looks good. An example can be seen in the photo below.

The ideas of design of kitchen walls do not end. Everyone can become a designer of its interior, you only need to comply with the general principles of this art.

In this video, it is shown how to make a kitchen quickly and beautiful.