Decoration of walls with artificial stone in the hallway

The presence in the interior of the hallway design by artificial stone adds stylish premises. The study of the characteristic properties of decorative material, features of small premises and wall finishing options will help determine the right choice. Acquaintance with the installation process will help to avoid annoying wrays when implementing repair work.

Types of artificial stone

Competently selected decorative material for walls of the hallway will provide high-quality finish that does not require premature replacement. The basis for the manufacture of artificial stone is cement or gypsum. The study of high-quality characteristics of products will minimize the possibility of disappointment in the decision.

Cement base

Walls in the hallway with artificial stone on a cement basis can easily be cleaned from various contaminants. To conceal minor mechanical damage, it is enough to apply a layer of paint of suitable color. The advantages of artificial stone based on concrete are as follows:

• High stability before mechanical effects.
• A long period of use in the interior of the hallway.
• The absence of deformation under the influence of moisture.
• Color palette color manifold and texture.
• The material is not affected by inflammation.

The advantages of the product are accompanied by some aggravating moments:

• considerable weight of each element;
• labor-intensive processing process;
• high price.

To obtain the desired fragment, it will take a cutting with a grinder with a diamond drill and serious physical effort.

Successful design techniques

Monumentality in the form of a complete wall decoration with artificial stone is permissible in exceptional cases. Such a design is organic in a spacious hallway, but here it is better to arrange only one side surface. Traditionally, a stone in the hallway decorate individual fragments of walls, highlighting specific sections:

• Arched or rectangular openings for doors or windows.
• Corners not cluttered with furniture.
• Various sections of the wall: a strip over a plinth or chaotic at a higher level.
• Focusing on a specific objective of the hallway. It can be an interesting picture, an original mirror, an exquisite lamp or a kind of wardrobe.
• Niche or protrusions on the wall provided by the project.
• The most popular zones in the form of hangers, shelves for bags or shoes, rack.

Wall decoration by fragments from an artificial stone - a winning version of the hallway design. The space for creativity is practically not limited due to the harmonious combination of a decorative product with other finishing materials. Priority gives plaster or wallpaper of light tones, then the leaders are followed by paint, wood, bamboo, plaster stucco.

The surface with an artificial stone will be an excellent background for indoor plants and metal decoration elements. The main thing is to competently pick up the form, color and texture of the material. Harmonious decorative stone trim in the hallway photo below:

Finishing options

Wall decoration Stone includes many design techniques. Depending on the method of filing, the room is converted to an ultra-modern corner or returns us to the era of vintage locks. To emphasize the sophistication of the interior of the hallway will help successful lighting. To this end, the room is equipped with LED ribbons, sconium or point lamps.

Combine various textures of artificial stone within one hallway are not recommended, except for the simultaneous use of decorative material on the walls and sex surfaces. Stone finishing is similar to the use of fur in one product: a maximum of two types and only with a verified approach.

Information required when buying

The acquisition of material for finishing walls of the hallway is preceded by a preliminary calculation of the need and refinement of all nuances. What you need to know:

• Methods of laying (with a solid array or with a latch of seams).
• Material of the surface of the walls of the hallway to be facing.
• Total area for decoration. With the full-scale finish of the walls of the hallway from the total area, the areas of doorways are deducted. In terms of fragmentary decoration, measurements determine the size of the site of the hallway to be facing.

Comment! To the obtained value in both cases, 10-12% must be added to compensate for waste after trimming. Hope to purchase a similar artificial decor subsequently should not be, samples with the same labeling of various parties are usually different from each other.

This information will help when choosing directly artificial stone and accompanying materials for lining of the hallway:

• mixtures and compounds for fixing;
• tools;
• other fixtures for wall decoration.

Nuances of the finishing process

To beware of independent decoration of walls in the hallway using artificial stone is not worth it. The technology is similar to work on facing tiles. Depending on the planned design of the hallway, the elements are fixed on the walls with the joints of the seams or forming a solid surface. The finishing process includes the following steps:

• surface preparation;
• formation of layout;
• facing with artificial stone;
• final strokes on the design of walls of the hallway.

Consider the entire procedure in stages.

Preparation of walls

The procedure for the preparation of walls of the hallway for finishing contains standard steps:

• Dismantling of the old decor. Usually, the facing of surfaces is accompanied by a full-fledged substitute for the entire coating. In exceptional cases, it is necessary to clean only fragments of the walls of the hallway.
• Alignment of surfaces contributes to an increase in the strength of the finishing and facilitates the process of laying an artificial stone.
• High-quality adhesion provides grinding of walls, followed by applying primer composition in 2 layers.

Depending on the material of the walls of the hallway, the preparation of walls before finishing with artificial stone has differences:

• on the brick wall eliminate the protruding areas, after which the metal grid is installed and plastered;
• the concrete surface needs solely in cleaning;
• plasterboard sheets before facing is required to firmly fix and carefully short.

If you wish to get a light glitter of artificial stone in the conditions of direct lighting, the finishing spray with a gold or bronze pigment is carried out. The vulnerable zones of the hallway walls are covered with water-based protective varnish.