Interior paint - a modern solution for your home

The choice of finishing for the interior of your apartment basically consists of two options that are most common and economical - wallpaper and painting. Other options - tile, wood lining - more expensive, and in the latter case also requires special conditions, if you count on a long service.

Most often, walls of living rooms are decorated with wallpaper - colorful, striped, in a large or small flower or with an inconspicuous ornament - in general, the assortment is wide in color, both in material and in price. But the trends are changing. The fashion for painting the walls more and more proves its worth not only in terms of costs, but also in many other parameters. So, what is the interior paint better than wallpaper coating?

Question number 1 - price

There are many parameters by which the interior paint is divided. The price in this case directly depends on them. So, important features of paints:

• Degree of shine (from deep matte to semi-matt);
• Base (interior acrylic paints, water-emulsion paints, water-dispersive paints).

In addition, it is important to consider:

• Method of staining (roller, brush);
• Texture of paint for walls;
• Number of components;
• Presence of smell.

With all the parameters, prices start from 38-45 rubles per kilogram of paint and above. Consumption of the material depends on its base and even color. Kilogram of oil paint, depending on the color, is enough for an area from 5 to 20 square meters. A liter of water-dispersion paint (base - acrylic) is enough for 6-7 square meters. M, and water-emulsion - by 7-11, sometimes by 14-18 square meters. M, depending on the absorbing capacity of the wall surface.

So, if you need to paint a 4x3 room with a ceiling height of 2.5 m, you need to calculate how much paint is required for the walls. It turns out that the area of staining is 30 square meters. M (you need to subtract the area of windows and doors). If you take acrylic paint, then it will need 5 liters. Depending on the manufacturer, this can cost 300 rubles and more.

It remains to calculate the square of the room, which is being repaired, ask the current offers in the market of your region and choose the most suitable option.

Question №2 - application and auxiliary means

What can require interior paint? Consider the following auxiliary tools:

• The means of application are brushes or rollers. In the presence of an atomizer for coloring, you will save a lot of time, and the coating will be uniform. If there is no such device on the premises and there is no one to borrow for the time of repair, this is an additional expense item that exceeds the expenses for rolls and brushes by tens of times. The latter are better suited for painting small surfaces or hard-to-reach places. It is convenient to handle large areas with rollers. For smooth walls, the minimum length of pile is suitable, the more roughness and roughness, the longer it should be.
• Thinner - for different types of paint or white spirit, or water (all indicated on the packaging, so read the instructions that are supplied with interior paint).
• Gloves and special clothes (or old things that do not mind), mask, as well as additional funds for paint: tape to protect adjacent coatings, paint pallet (if you work with a roller).

Question number 3 - care and repair

If it happens that the walls are polluted (by accident, or simply with time, the moisture with dust will show itself in all its glory), all you need to do is wash them with a sponge or a rag with a usual cleanser or soap. If there is a mechanical damage, and the paint will break down, "repair" this defect is also easier than with the wallpaper.

To begin with, you will still need to find exactly the kind of wallpaper that you picked, while the tones of the colors do not go anywhere. And the correction of the walls during staining will be localized, at the place of damage. And in the case of wallpaper, you will need to change the entire strip, which you can not buy in the store, so you'll have to take a whole roll (if pasted glued, and removing one strip does not pull all the wall-paper behind it, otherwise - to re-paste everything).

A weighty unpleasant moment

The only drawback that the interior paint has is the smell. Some species are less "fragrant", some are more. But the outcome is one - during the drying of the paint in the room to be a long time (without a protective mask) will be impossible. If the doors close tightly, then the "fragrance" runs the risk of spreading throughout the house.