▷ Tips to get effect on imitation stone walls

  Using stone in home decoration is the latest trend. Unfortunately, it is a very expensive material, which would take much, if not all, of your budget. However, there is an alternative: use wallpaper that simulates stone! Would you like to know how to fit it into the decoration of each room in your home? Keep reading!  

On the terrace

When we have a house, we completely forget about the terrace and the balcony. A gross mistake, since the walls are usually ugly and unsightly. How could you make it look pretty for little money? Putting a wallpaper that imitates the stone to give it a rustic touch. Of course, this tine that is a durable, waterproof and UV resistant paper. Otherwise, in a few months you will have to change it.  

In the bathroom

In the West we have a bad habit of putting tiles on the walls, when, in reality, the only wall that needs this material are the walls that surround the shower and the bathtub. The rest can be smooth walls with a striking and beautiful wallpaper. For example, a paper with drawings of large stones, in different colors or that simulates the interior of a cave. Now, be clear: these types of imitation stone walls can only be used in rustic, Scandinavian or eclectic style decoration.  

In the kitchen

Just like in the bathroom, we have a habit of putting tiles on all the walls of the kitchen. And do you know one thing? Just put them on the wall of the dashboard, that is, on the counter. Now, this does not mean that you can cover all the walls with imitation stone, because it will make the space seem smaller. Put the wallpaper on the larger kitchen wall , and paint the rest in a color similar to furniture or dashboard tiles. What styles can you use this wallpaper with? With the rustic, shabby chic, boho chic, eclectic, minimalist and Scandinavian style.  

In room

  Do you know the best thing about betting on imitation stone walls in the living room? You don't need to use this technique at all to make it look good! Simply wallpaper the main wall . In other words; the one behind the sofa or where the TV will be. No matter the decorative style, stone wallpaper always brings character and personality to a room. That yes; in the case of a small room, combine neutral and light colors with a dark imitation stone wallpaper to create contrast.  

Bedrooms

In the bedrooms you have several options to include walls that imitate stone:  

 
• Covering the headboard wall: It is the most striking alternative, as this is the most prominent wall in the room. Combined with rustic or chic furniture, you will get a luxurious bedroom.
 
• Combine wood veneer wallpaper: Have a little money left over from your budget? Cover half the wall with a natural-colored wood paneling and the rest with faux-stone wallpaper! The visual effect you will get will be impressive !!
 
• On the wall of the fireplace: If you are lucky that your bedroom has a fireplace, do not hesitate; That is the wall that you will have to cover with imitation stone wallpaper.
 

It never occurs to you to cover all the walls of the bedrooms, because it will seem that the space is smaller. If you want, can be combined with wallpaper that simulates wood, to make it look like the interior of a cabin.  

Some tips when using imitation stone wallpaper

Is it clear to you how you should use the wallpaper? Well, now we will give you some last tips so you can choose the right one:  

Spend a little more to buy a great quality

  As they say: "cheap is expensive." Don't skimp on expenses and buy a wallpaper that has been treated to withstand humidity and contact with the rays of the sun . Or do you want to have to change it every year?  

Choose one that has a stone-like feel

Believe it or not, in the market there is imitation stone wallpaper that, to the touch, looks like real stone. Aside from creating the visual effect of real stone, wouldn't you want to feel it every time you wave your hand?  

Don't put it in a kid's bedroom

This type of paper can be used in the double bedroom, but never put it in a child's room! It is dark, mature and loaded for a boy. In children's bedrooms always wallpaper that simulates wood or brick, never stone.