Everyone wants to create comfort and coziness in their home. There are many ways to do this. If you decide to redecorate your apartment and completely update its style, one of the options might be to create an arch in interior openings. The arch visually divides the room into functional areas, it will look beautiful in the openings of rooms adjacent to the kitchen, corridor, living room.
Finishing the arch will help decorate the interior of the apartment
What are the arches
You can buy an arch ready-made, and then simply mount it at the planned location. In this case, the difficulty will be in the selection of the arch, as it needs to match the planned design. In this case, work on repairing an apartment should begin with the choice of an arch.
Another option for making an arch is to make and install it yourself. For the manufacture of arches, drywall is used. It's modern construction material, flexible, practical, easy to cut and install. It should also be noted that when moistened given material can take a curved shape. Drywall installation cannot be the final step. After construction works the arch is decorated to your liking: wallpapered, painted with acrylic paints, tiled or decorative stone to give your apartment a unique look and personality. Before making an arch, you need to decide on its shape. The most common and most commonly used arches:
- classical
- Modern
- Elliptical
- Romantic.
After installation work on the establishment of the arches are completed, you can proceed to finishing work. The decoration of the arch must be chosen according to the style in which the rooms are made. One of the most common ways is considered - wallpaper decoration. This method is the simplest, least expensive, because wallpaper can be changed more often than other types of finishes.
Drywall arch
Wallpaper selection
Before you start pasting the arch with wallpaper, you need to make the appropriate measurements, calculate the right amount of wallpaper, and also purchase glue and brushes. After that, the main task is to choose the right wallpaper.
Considering that the arches are placed in the openings of the passages from one room to another and there the most movement of the members of the apartment takes place, the wallpaper in this place will be more often contaminated, the walls of the arch will be more susceptible to mechanical stress.
Therefore, it is better to choose wallpapers of higher quality, non-woven or vinyl, so that they can be cleaned with a damp cloth.
Care should be taken when choosing wallpaper with a pattern. If you want to paste over both the wall of the arch and the inner opening with the same wallpaper, then they should be chosen without a pattern or with a small pattern that does not need to be joined. You can also paste over the inside of the arch with wallpaper without a pattern to match the main wallpaper or paint acrylic paint. Modern wallpaper manufacturers offer an innovation: wallpapers are companions that have different patterns with a common background. When choosing the color of the wallpaper, you should take into account the color scheme of the interior of the room.
Decorating the arch with wallpaper - a simple but stylish option
Wallpapering
To properly wallpaper the arch, you need to get acquainted with some rules and try to use them in your work.
Putty should be applied to the drywall surface before wallpapering. For puttying drywall, special dry mixes are used: cement, gypsum, polymer. Before applying the putty, the surface is coated with a primer. For this, water-soluble mixtures are suitable that impregnate only upper layer plasters, but do not penetrate inside. It is not recommended to use alkyd primers, as they cause deformation of drywall. If you ignore this step, the putty may crumble, respectively, the wallpaper will peel off. After the primer dries, close up all the cracks and corners. Then, plaster and putty are alternately applied to the surface with interruptions to dry each applied layer. Using putty, the surface is leveled. Then, when all the applied layers of primer and putty have already dried, the surface is rubbed with sandpaper, removing all irregularities, after which the last layer of putty is applied. Only after the last layer of putty has dried, you can proceed to wallpapering.
Now you know what kind of wallpaper you can paste over the arch and how to do it. We really hope that you will be able to cope with the task and during the pasting of the arch there will be no difficulties.
Among the most popular elements of finishing openings, the arched corner should be noted. Security element, which at the same time performs the function of decoration, is made in two types: metal and plastic.
Installation is not difficult, but has features that a person doing the work with his own hands should know. So, let's look at how the arch is finished plastic corner.
An important function of arched corners
The finishing corner has been used for many years to simplify repair work. It allows you to form corners, as well as protect the doorway. The main advantage of arched corners is the possibility of extending the life of the finish, since with them the wallpaper will not break off at the corners, and the paint will not be erased.
And if during the installation of an interior arch you need to plaster the corner from chipboard or drywall, then aluminum corner will display 90 degrees. Any home corner is exposed to external influences, especially arched openings - rearranging furniture or regular Saturday cleaning can damage it. There is a solution - to glue a decorative corner.
Important! The perforated corner displays a flat edge for a curved design. At the same time, the consumption of putties is reduced.
Thanks to the perforation, the corner can not only frame clear lines, it can be folded and displayed various forms. The soft curved element provides the opportunity to design not only square or rounded arches in classical style, but also display semi-arches, as well as openings with non-standard bends. Corners for the arch have the following advantages:
- Affordable price.
- Practical - can be used in most interior solutions.
- Finishing - produced in a wide color scheme.
- Install decorative elements won't be difficult.
Required Tool
The plastic corner for the interior arch must be properly fixed. To do this, a list of such tools is prepared in advance:
- Plastic element for the style of the room.
- Mounting adhesive.
- Liquid nails will help to attach the element.
- Rubber mallet.
Important! Sticking decor using liquid nails is simple, but risky. Firstly, plastic can be damaged, and secondly a large number of used material leaves greasy marks on the finish.
It is best to attach a bent corner with mounting glue or liquid nails, since mounting with metal nails or self-tapping screws looks ridiculous, and also increases the chances of cracks and chips.
Drywall is one of the most common materials for creating interior portals. It is lightweight, attached to the frame and makes it possible to display the inner and outer radius corner. Since the material requires subsequent cladding, corners are used for ease of design. Glue for laying - putty.
Finishing the arch with a plastic corner (video)
Installation of decorative corners
Any apartment will look much more spectacular if the edging of existing arches in it is framed with plastic corners. Therefore, let's look at how to glue a plastic corner on an interior arch and make the frame durable and reliable.
There are two needs to use a pvc part: to stick and bring out a right angle or to paste over an arc. Condition for the design of right angles:
- Surface treatment with a penetrating primer solution.
- Using a square, mark up, mark and cut off the desired size with a grinder.
- Apply the adhesive mixture to the two inner planes of the element.
- Attach the strip, gently pressing it along the entire length.
The flexible corner for the arched arch is fixed in a slightly different way. Photos and videos will help beginners understand the differences and features of installation. It will not be harder to lay such an element on your own, but pay attention to such nuances:
- The width of the sides of the corner when finishing the arc varies. The wide side is laid on the end corner of the arch, and the narrow side is pressed against the wall.
- Silicone sealant or adhesive solution is applied to the element, as in the first case.
- You need to fasten with a few nails - a necessary measure, since the hot solution must completely seize.
- Instead of nails, it is allowed to use masking tape - it fixes the edge of the plastic corner.
Important! It is forbidden to use a home or building hair dryer to speed up drying, especially if wall murals or paint are used for walls.
corners for interior arches easy to apply to wallpaper. Finishing material quickly seizes with glue and allows you to test yourself for strength the very next day. But if you want to glue the arch with an MDF corner, then use these tips:
- This variety does not require additional fixation, but after applying glue to the corner and pressing it to the surface, hold it for a couple of seconds, and then peel off the element again.
- After waiting for the glue to thicken, you can safely return it to its place. Usually 1-2 minutes is enough.
A wooden corner is best used for arched openings from the same material. It is difficult to bend it, so you can glue it on straight planes. The ideal use is rectangular portals where the round element is missing.
Interesting! Among the abundance of finishing elements, you can choose a cork, rubberized, rubber corner. A rolled and flexible rubber corner is simply necessary in places where water, getting on the surface, makes it slippery. These can be glued to tiles and concrete, if necessary.
Sheathing the arch is also allowed using ordinary plastic corners, but in this case the elastic threshold will be much smaller. In order to bend it without damaging the product to right size, you should heat the material with a building hair dryer.
For decorative design arches and walls use polyurethane and polyurethane foam - in this case, all surfaces must be smooth. If there are small differences, then you need to glue the elements gently pressing and increasing the amount of glue in these places.
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The least financially expensive way to decorate is to wallpaper it. The variety of products allows you to make the result attractive. There are difficulties in the process, so it is important to follow detailed instructions. Everything about right choice material and stages of work - below.
Wallpaper selection
What should be the wallpaper? The question is not idle, since the opening is actively used - the edges are worn out, crumble, especially if the structure is made of thin drywall. The cover for the vault must be strong and durable. classify suitable options possible according to the following criteria:
- Classic paper. The type includes structural, embossed, smooth, photo wallpapers. Anyone can glue the arch in the apartment - they are the lightest, do not require a "monolithic" binder composition to hold the weight of the paper on the arch.
- Practical washable. This includes silk-screen printing and foamy, heavy, flat. Durable, and a variety of colors allows you to finish for every taste. With them, the arch looks clean and well-groomed. Decorative corners for framing are best kept on such wallpaper.
- Two-layer - textile, non-woven, bamboo. The first option is paper with a layer of fabric, the second is cellulose and polymer, the third is eco-material and fabric. The latter option requires a special ethnic style of the countries of the East, if the decoration is made in rooms that do not meet this, then dissonance cannot be avoided. The appearance of the material is impeccable, the structure is strong due to the multi-layered structure. Absolutely eco-friendly.
- Liquid wallpaper. Pasting the arch with them is quite simple. There are several options - cellulose fibers, decorative plaster. Both types are diluted with water to a certain consistency and gradually placed on the surface of the opening. The advantage is in the instant replaceability of a damaged or obsolete area - a piece is simply removed, and a new portion of the liquid mass is put in its place. The disadvantage is that they wear out quickly.
The complexity of the choice lies in balancing the decor of the walls and the vault - wallpaper with a pattern will not look harmonious in the arch, it is almost impossible to adjust the exact match of the lines. Therefore, it is important to choose plain materials or with small patches, for example, companion wallpapers that combine one background and a different pattern. Pasting the arch with wallpaper of this type is the right decision.
How to do it right
In order for the result to please, before starting work, you should prepare tools and materials, as well as prepare walls and an arched opening. You will need:
- Tape measure, square, scissors, pencil or marker.
- Special glue and PVA composition for proportional mixing - to glue the wallpaper at the doors and inside the arch, you need a reliable mass.
- Corners - leveling, decorative.
- Soft brush, roller, spatula.
Depending on the type of wallpaper, a clean rag will come in handy to smooth out the stripes. Stages of work:
Opening preparation
To properly wallpaper the arch, you should carefully prepare the future vault. For this, leveling and decorative corners are proposed. The first are a strip of plastic or metal with "petals". It is installed exclusively under plaster, fastened with screws or glue. The second is fixed after finishing the arch.
Gypsum board structure before pasting decorative material, cleaned of dust and covered with basic plaster. Without waiting for complete drying, fix the corner smeared with inside glue, rubbing the extruded mass over the perforation with a spatula. Steel decor immediately installed in a dry opening on self-tapping screws, since it has much more weight and it will not hold on to one putty.
It is important not to overdo it with fixing - the fastener caps should be flush with the surface, it will go in waves and it will take a lot of plaster to level it. The finished surface is covered with a finishing compound and allowed to dry completely. Then clean the surface sandpaper- this is the key to good adhesion of drywall with a primer, glue and wallpaper. Drying oil is chosen as the basis, its layer is given time to absorb and dry.
Pasting the opening
Prepare first adhesive composition. Ordinary wallpaper can fail, especially if wallpaper is glued in doorways from above - the arch is turned downwards, and the weight of the wet strip is impressive. If the material is multilayered - for example, interlining, then a mixture of glue with PVA will give good result. The composition is kneaded in a ratio of 2/1 - two parts of glue, one - PVA and left to stand. When the glue swells and increases in volume, work begins.
To paste over the arch with wallpaper in the apartment, you will need 2-3 strips of material per standard size. The process of pasting the wall starts from the windows. The number of sheets should be calculated in such a way that the last one in front of the arch does not reach 25 cm. Now the area is smeared with prepared glue, left to soak for 15 minutes. Do the same with the paper strip.
Important! You can’t cut an opening out of paper right away - there is a risk of not getting into the dimensions at all.
A strip is glued and the contour of the arch is cut out along it, reducing it by 2.5 cm. The edges are cut similarly to the arched corner in increments of 3 cm and fixed to the inside. For reliability, with a wide brush, the vault is smeared over the wallpaper. Fingers form the edges, align the shifts. Now you can glue the wallpaper. The other side is decorated in the same way. The openings are left to dry.
If ordinary paper wallpapers were used, then when they dry, they begin to wrinkle - this is normal. The glue will eventually stretch the canvas. It’s more difficult with non-woven ones - you can’t rub them, just gently roll them with a roller.
Vault pasting
It remains to glue the strip on the vault of the arch. Its width is 3–5 mm less than the actual size. They operate as follows:
- Coated with glue inner surface and a strip of wallpaper. Leave them to soak for 10-15 minutes.
- Fix the strip from below and lead gently to the end. If the length is large, then there is a risk of mowing the vault, so it is cut into two parts and the arch is decorated with wallpaper in two stages - the strip is joined at the central point of the vault.
- It is recommended to glue the wallpaper at the skirting boards doorways all the way to the floor. With a spatula, the places of separation are marked, the excess is cut off.
The work is almost finished. Now it remains to wait for complete drying, and then continue to decorate the walls - you may have to re-paste the doorway with wallpaper if the result seems unsatisfactory. But subject to all the rules, alteration is excluded.
Decorating the arch with a corner
A thin plastic corner will beautifully frame the arch if you pick it up in a color that contrasts with the wallpaper. A neutral shade that goes with everything - white. It is not difficult for them to glue the contours, since the form has already been prepared. For work, PVA glue or liquid nails of medium fixation are used - strong corrodes plastic, leaves sloppy spots on the surface. To securely fix the corner, masking tape is useful - the smeared decor is pressed against the contour and the strips are carefully applied, clinging them to the wall. After drying, remove.
Thus, you can wallpaper doorways with anything - fabric, vinyl, even foil metal options stripes. It's all about observing the technique and proportions of the adhesive composition.
How to glue the arch in the apartment correctly, photo
The opening for the arch and recesses in the walls, decorated with wallpaper, always make the interior of the home cozy and spectacular. But how to choose the right wallpaper and carefully paste them? Read the answers to these questions below.
Exist different types arched structures (see). Arches trimmed with wood, acrylic mirrors, and decorative plaster look spectacular. But it's cheaper to cover them with wallpaper. It is no coincidence that this finish option is most common. After all, wallpaper can be re-pasted as much as you like. They are much easier to change and easier than other types of finishes.
At first glance, when choosing wallpaper for the arch, there should not be any particular difficulties. It seemed, what does the pattern, color, texture matter? But we must not forget that if the wallpaper for the arch and the walls of the rooms adjacent to it are different, then problems may arise when pasting. The fact is that, due to the shape of the arch, it is almost impossible to match the patterns on its front and side sides. And in general, it is not easy to dock curved borders on the walls. When it is still necessary to try to combine the patterns on the wallpaper, the task becomes much more difficult.
The easiest way is to paste over the arch with the same wallpaper, choosing plain rolls without a pattern. Or with a small image that does not require alignment. Another option is suitable for creative people: we choose wallpaper with an abstract pattern, and when pasting we combine it with different pictures.
It will be easier to choose wallpaper when the surface inside the arch is pasted over with other colors that are compatible or painted. Then the patterns on the main wall can be any, however inner part it is better to make the opening monophonic.
How to paste with wallpaper
Perfect for pasting openings inside the arch, the so-called companion wallpapers, that is, panels with a common background and different patterns. Moreover, when on outer wall If you stick wallpaper with a pattern, then plain or striped ones are well suited for the arch itself.
It is important to mention the quality of the rolls. It is better to refuse paper wallpapers. After all, they have low wear resistance, and when pasted over by them, the surface can be deformed at bends. As a result, paper wallpaper in the arch will look ugly. In addition, paper wallpapers are difficult to clean. That's why best option rolls that are easily wiped with a damp sponge. For example, non-woven, bamboo, vinyl wallpaper.
So, to summarize: it is best to purchase durable and washable wallpapers such as:
- vinyl;
- non-woven;
- bamboo;
- glass wall papers.
What tools will be needed
Sequencing
On the Internet there is an instruction for pasting the arch with wallpaper everywhere you will meet the same instructions. It can be used to understand the technology of this process. However, it is applicable to a greater extent for gluing arches. paper wallpaper. After all, there it is proposed to stick on a paste.
How to glue the facade of the arch
We will also briefly present it. Watch the video if you have any problems.
So:
- Before pasting the wall where it is located, calculate so that the edge of the last canvas in front of the arch is not too close to the opening. Since the wider the wallpaper strip, the easier it is to work with.
- Glue the next canvas as usual, without cutting it along the arch. Once glued, cut off with sharp scissors that part of the canvas that went beyond the opening, but not exactly along its contour, but with an indent of 2–2.5 cm.
- Cut this free strip of roll every 2-3 cm perpendicular to the line of the arched opening, then wrap the resulting tongues inward and glue.
- Glue the top and the other side of the opening in the same way.
- Measure the depth of the opening and the total length of the arch from one bottom point to the other. Cut out a strip of the required length from the wallpaper, moreover, make its width 2 millimeters less. When the length of the arch is too long, make the strip slightly wider and cut it in half.
- Glue the strip into the arched opening from the bottom up.
But, of course, if you bend modern thick or textured wallpapers inside the opening, you won’t be able to stick another layer on top of them.
In this regard, experienced finishers answer the question of how to wallpaper the arch:
- First of all, paint the edges of the arch with paint to match the wallpaper.
- When it dries, glue the facade, as described in the first two paragraphs of the instructions. In this case, it is important not to glue the wallpaper inside the opening, but you must wait for the glue to dry. Then you should carefully cut off the excess with a sharp knife, pressing it to the edge.
- Cutting a strip for interior decoration , make it a little wider than you need. Glue, matching the factory edge of the wallpaper with one of the edges. And after drying, also carefully cut off the excess paper.
Finishing an arched opening with your own hands is a fairly simple and not very laborious process, but there are several nuances to such a specific work. Repair specialists give a lot useful tips about how to properly wallpaper the arch so that the result is of high quality and aesthetic.
The procedure is based on proven technology, repeatedly tested by specialists of different levels:
- selection of wallpapers suitable in structure, color;
- leveling, plastering the surface and edges of the arch;
- padding;
- decoration of the facade of the arched opening;
- arch lining.
Necessary tools and materials
At each stage of decorating the arch with wallpaper, the master will need a certain set building tools and materials. It is not recommended to neglect the advice of professionals and limit yourself to improvised means.
What tools and materials are needed:
- long ruler, pencil;
- wallpaper glue;
- brush-brush;
- brush or paint roller to align the wallpaper;
- scissors;
- construction knife (preferably with breakable blades);
- rag to remove excess glue.
As additional tools for precise alignment, you may need a level, plumb line, laser level.
You can make an arch different materials, but when choosing the right wallpaper, it is better to focus on durable, washable ones. The following types are suitable for these purposes:
- vinyl;
- non-woven;
- bamboo;
- glass wall papers.
During the operation of the premises, the opening always experiences heavy loads, regardless of the purpose of the rooms, so the surface must be wiped periodically soapy water. The right decision would be to abandon paper views. This is dictated not only by their low wear resistance - paper can wrinkle after pasting. Usually the surface is leveled over time, but sometimes it is strongly deformed on bends.
When pasting, it is quite difficult to join the drawings, so it is better to choose wallpaper in plain colors or with rare small illustrations.
For decorative finishes Companion wallpapers are very popular today - they blend well with each other, but have various design. Thus, wallpaper with any pattern can be glued on the facade of the arch, and the inside can be covered with plain, but compatible in color.
Often there are other solutions - when, regardless of the texture and color of the facade, the vault is finished with wallpaper in a contrasting color or kept in the same color scheme. For example, the vault can be covered with neutral wallpaper or use a contrasting palette, but the color of the vault should be combined with skirting boards, sockets and switches.
Surface pretreatment
Preparatory work is an integral stage of interior decoration in the apartment. The arched opening should be even, not have large recesses or protrusions on the surface.
Scroll necessary tools and materials:
- putty knife;
- putty;
- primer;
- leveling corner;
- glue or screws.
Work on preparing the surface for finishing begins with an assessment of the condition of the arched opening. Special attention turn to the vault - if it is curved, has potholes or chips, then it must be pasted over with a special leveling corner. This is a thin and flexible material, usually glued along the entire length of the arch on both sides of the arch. If a metal corner is used, it must be mounted on self-tapping screws.
Finishing putty can slightly align the chips of the opening. If the potholes are too large, they should be filled with a composition based on cement and sand, and the corners must be leveled until the mixture is completely dry.
You can check how smooth the walls of the arch turned out with a simple plumb line or laser level linear type.
When the edges of the arch are aligned, the entire surface is plastered finishing plaster- this is necessary in order to hide the fasteners. The next layer is a primer, and it is better to choose a special composition for wallpapering - it hides all flaws well and paints the facade and vault white.
Arch pasting technology
Wallpaper should be glued on a clean, flat surface, so the arch must be cleaned of dust and any contaminants. Next, prepare the glue - it is best to choose it according to the type of wallpaper. Experts recommend kneading a thick composition, optimally - introduce 10% less water than indicated on the package. This consistency dries more slowly, does not form lumps and will allow you to more accurately adjust the elements, which is especially important when joining patterns.
Instructions: how to properly wallpaper the arch
- Calculate the order of laying wallpaper sheets. A standard opening 1 m wide takes 3 sheets, one of which is glued strictly in the middle, the two extreme ones capture about 25 cm of arches on each side. If the layout is non-standard, the sheets are glued in the same way, the main thing is that along the edges of the arch they go into the vault by at least 20 cm, otherwise it will be difficult to make neat edges.
- Paste one extreme sheet of wallpaper.
- The formation of the opening occurs after gluing - with sharp scissors, a sheet of wallpaper is cut along the contour of the arch, leaving an edge of 2.5-3 cm.
- The free edge must be glued to the arch. To do this carefully, the edge is cut along the entire length strictly perpendicular to the wall. The distance between the incisions should be approximately 3 cm;
- Apply glue to the edges of the arch, glue each element of the edge, bending it along the notch.
- The central and side sheets are glued in the same way, then an opening is cut out and an edge is formed.
- The vault itself is trimmed at the end. To do this, you need to measure its width and length from one point near the floor to another, cut a strip of wallpaper according to these parameters. The sheet should be 2-3 mm narrower than the width of the vault - this is necessary so that its edges do not spoil appearance. If the height of the arch is greater than the standard, the wallpaper sheet can be divided into two parts, joining them in the center.
- In the process of finishing, the wallpaper is leveled with a brush, because even rubber spatula can ruin the sheet on the fold and some of the work will have to be redone. Non-woven wallpaper does not level, you can smooth the surface with a paint roller.
- Trimming the wallpaper along the contour of the plinth is carried out at the very end of the work. When pasting the arch and the front part at the bottom, a margin of at least 3-4 cm is left.
- Decorative edge trim with a flexible plastic corner. This The final stage, which is not considered mandatory, but if the arched opening is made in a drywall wall (or the wall was leveled with drywall sheets), it is better to strengthen the edges. This material is relatively fragile, over time, the arch can be deformed. Protective corner easy to stick on good glue- for example, you can use liquid nails.
This finishes the arch with wallpaper. The presented technology is universal and suitable for finishing the opening of any type or size. Practice shows that all work is quite simple and doable even in the absence of professional skills. To avoid annoying mistakes, it is enough to follow the recommendations of experts and follow the instructions.
