In the modern world, one of the most popular types of wall decoration is decorative painting. It is thanks to this method that you can create a unique design of the room, which no one else will have. Therefore, wall decoration with decorative paint is gradually replacing wallpaper.

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Why is paint better than wallpaper?

The advantages of paint compared to wallpaper are as follows:

If you cover the wall with waterproof paint, then you can calmly wash it when it gets dirty. At the same time, for the most part, both have to be re-pasted.
Paint lasts much longer than wallpaper.
Due to the wide variety of colors and shades, the paint can be matched exactly to the design of the room.
For paint coating, the base of the wall is unimportant.
There are special water-based paints that have a natural color and do not cause allergies.

Advantages of decorative paints

Special paint for wall decoration has many advantages such as:

Paint applied to the walls will serve and keep its structure and color much longer than wallpaper or plaster.
You can choose from a huge range of paints by color, shade or effect.
In the bathroom or in the kitchen, you can choose a moisture-resistant paint and not worry about negative impacts.
If you decide to change the color, then you do not need to remove the bottom layer of paint, but apply it on top of it.
You can choose water-based paint, which will give a clean surface to the walls that do not emit toxic substances and do not cause allergies. Such paint is recommended for use in children's rooms or an apartment (at home) where people suffering from allergies live.
For paint, it doesn’t matter what kind of base the wall has (it can be concrete, drywall or plaster), it fits perfectly on any surface.
Decorative wall painting has only one requirement, the walls must be even.

How to get the effect of Venetian plaster?

This view is one of the most beautiful. To make the Venetian effect, you need to do the following:

Pour the latex paint into a wide container. Pour a special pigment for paint on one side of the paint and stir with a stick so that one side remains light, while the other becomes dark.
We collect light paint in a spatula and apply it to the coating like a regular putty.
Dip the spatula into the dark part of the paint and cover the wall piece with it.
When the entire wall is covered with light and dark paint, then take a spatula and move it in different directions until you distribute the colors evenly to get a harmonious look.

How to achieve skin effect?

It is decorative paint that helps to make the cabinet look like leather-covered walls. To achieve this effect, you need:

Apply latex paint to the walls (you can choose any color you like).
Make a suede brush.
Combine glaze and latex paint, a color slightly darker than the walls themselves.
Cover part of the wall with this mixture, moisten a suede brush in water, and squeeze it out, then with light movements with this brush, draw along the wall that has not yet dried, making stains and removing paint in some places.
Wet noticeable lines with a piece of suede to recreate the natural look of the leather cover.

This is not all the advantages that paint has compared to wallpaper. But the most important advantage that allows paint to take the first place in wall covering is the ability to create your own patterns that you come up with yourself.

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