Various novelties constantly appear on the market of finishing materials, and it is not easy to understand such a huge assortment. This article discusses in detail such a popular type of finishing material as 3D photo wallpapers for walls: a photo catalog of ready-made solutions will clearly demonstrate all the information presented. The advantages and disadvantages, the main types of volumetric photo wallpapers, how they differ and how to use them in the interior of an apartment will also be considered.
3D photo wallpapers are often used to decorate the interiors of various rooms.
Features of using 3D photo wallpaper for walls
There are many ways to revive a boring room design. One of the most practical, spectacular and inexpensive options is 3D wall murals for walls. Photo examples clearly demonstrate how the apartment is radically transformed thanks to such wallpaper.
Photo wallpapers on the walls can change the visual perception
Although 3D wallpapers fit into almost any design, they make the most impression from a distance. Nevertheless, on the Internet you can find wonderful examples of the use of stereoscopic photo wallpapers in the interior of small apartments or even living rooms. The main thing is to choose the right pattern, size and color of the wallpaper, and correctly choose a place for them in the interior.
Three-dimensional wallpaper with the image of trees is perfect for nature lovers
To enhance the effect, you can additionally place ultraviolet lamps, such as Wood’s lamps or BLB lamps. The light emitted by them is practically indistinguishable for the human eye, but it gives a special depth and realism to the image. The installation of such lamps will require certain financial costs, but the effect of a three-dimensional image, illuminated at the right angle, will be simply unforgettable.
3D wall murals – a trend in interior design
The main advantages of 3D photo wallpaper
Photowall-paper with effect 3D differs in good wear resistance and meets all requirements of fire safety. They are made from environmentally friendly materials, and they pass air well, which allows them to be used even in children’s rooms. Such wallpapers are not afraid of moisture, dirt, temperature changes, ultraviolet rays, which means that caring for them will not cause any trouble – most of the dirt can be easily washed off with ordinary detergents or a simple soapy solution. Their service life exceeds 10 years, and over time they do not fade and do not lose their original appearance.
3D wallpaper with the image of the sea gives you the opportunity to enjoy a stunning view every day
3D wallpapers are extremely decorative. Unlike ordinary photo wallpapers, which were so popular several decades ago, they allow not only to decorate the room, but also to create the illusion of the reality of the picture depicted on them.
Volumetric wallpaper depicting mountain peaks
3D-wallpapers seem to “push apart” the walls, give the space depth, due to which it is easy to hide the flaws in the layout. With their help, you can visually enlarge the room, expand the narrow corridor, raise the low ceiling. Beautiful 3D wall murals on the wall (photos on Internet resources offer many interesting solutions) will become the central design element both in a spacious hall and in a typical hallway, in which it is often impossible to find space for either the smallest furniture or complex design ideas.
Moisture-resistant and washable 3D photo wallpaper for the bathroom
They are also often used to divide space into functional areas. This is achieved not only due to the size or image, but also due to their color scheme.
Any apartment will become unique with the help of 3D wall murals. Photo catalogs presented on specialized sites will help you make the right choice. These same sites often offer customers to design custom wallpapers. When all issues are agreed upon, the 3D printing process itself will take only a few hours.
The use of 3D canvases in a modern interior
Disadvantages of 3D Photo Wallpaper
3D wallpapers also have certain disadvantages. Despite the relative ease of gluing, the surface under them must first be carefully leveled. Any joint, pothole or roughness will nullify all their advantages, including the effect of image realism. As for directly pasting the walls with photo wallpapers, in most cases, having little experience, you can do without the help of specialists. However, in the process of work, you need to make sure that the material lies very evenly, without the slightest distortion. True, when installing some types of photo wallpaper, you still cannot do without professionals.
3D Wall Art – Amazing and Incredible Art
Useful advice! 3D wallpapers are made of polyester, so it is recommended to use heavy wallpaper glue when pasting them. For additional reliability, PVA can be added to it.
Wall mural with 3D effect can visually change any room
3D photo wallpapers are difficult to buy at a hardware store. Most often they have to be ordered on specialized sites offering the services of various printing companies. The same sites provide detailed information regarding the selection of photos, prices for 3D wall papers and their correct application.
Beautiful wall landscape in the design of the bedroom
By the way, it is the high cost that is considered one of their shortcomings. It is several times higher than the price of ordinary wallpaper and varies depending on:
- type of 3D wallpaper;
- image complexity;
- printing method;
- base material (non-woven, vinyl, fabric).
A popular print for printing on wallpaper – the heroes of your favorite films
Custom-made photo wallpapers are even more expensive, although in this case you can choose not only a drawing (it can even be your own sketch or photo), but also the size of the canvas. In general, the high price of this finishing material is offset by their long service life and ease of maintenance.
3D photo wallpaper is a new word in the field of finishing materials
3D wallpaper for walls: photo catalog of the main types, characteristics and printing methods
Online stores offer a wide selection of 3D wallpapers for walls. Photo catalogs and prices on such sites are impressive in their diversity. These are abstractions, urban landscapes, natural landscapes, flora and fauna, space, fantasy or anime wallpaper, stunning imitations of expensive finishing materials, and much more. However, all this can be reduced to a few basic types. And then it will become much easier to decide what is best suited for a particular interior.
The print on the photo wallpaper visualizes the sea promenade
Most often, the following types of 3D photo wallpapers are distinguished:
- single;
- standard;
- panoramic;
- fluorescent;
- LED (wallpaper with LED-backlight).
The image of the Eiffel Tower will bring a special French chic to the interior
Single 3D Wallpaper
Single 3D photo wallpapers, as a rule, have clear boundaries and a strictly defined size. In fact, this is a fragment of a picture, a separate element of decor, so that they do not paste over the entire wall. It is designed to create a bright accent in the room. Often it is additionally distinguished with the help of color borders or moldings in the form of a frame.
Single 3D mural in a boy’s room
Standard 3D Photo Wallpaper
Standard photo wallpapers have the familiar look of rolls, and the pattern on them looks like a repeating three-dimensional geometric pattern, ethnic or floral print, abstraction. This allows them to be used in ordinary apartments and private houses, since such wallpapers do not require strict adjustment to the pattern and are very easy to install. They paste over all the walls in the room or allocate functional areas. Standard wallpaper allows you to effectively beat the space by increasing or decreasing it. This is the most affordable type of volumetric wallpaper in terms of price.
Standard 3D wallpapers
Panoramic 3D Photo Wallpaper
Panoramic wallpaper is a single canvas, which is pasted over the entire wall at once, or even the entire room around the perimeter. It is distinguished by its large size (often exceeding several tens of meters). Due to the complexity of installation, gluing this type of wallpaper should be left to professionals, which is associated with additional financial costs, but the achieved result is worth it.
The original print of the city street on the wall in the interior
Panoramic wallpapers change the room beyond recognition, “push” its boundaries, contribute to the very 3D effect that creates a reliable illusion of the realism of the image – most often it is an urban, rural or natural landscape, a clear blue or evening sky, the ocean.
Panoramic 3D wallpaper on the wall in the bedroom
Fluorescent 3D Photo Wallpaper
Fluorescent wallpapers are covered with a special (containing phosphorus) composition, which appears only at night. The image applied by him duplicates the main pattern on the wallpaper. By itself, glowing paint does not create a 3D effect as such. It can even process ordinary wallpaper.
Children’s photo wallpaper with the image of cartoon characters
As for 3D photo wallpapers, during the day they will look like ordinary panoramic wallpapers, and in the evening, thanks to the mentioned composition and fluorescent lamps, they will illuminate the room with a softly pouring bluish light. This looks especially impressive on wallpapers depicting night cityscapes, seaports, galaxies, ocean depths.
Fluorescent wallpaper is an excellent solution to give the interior an unusual and interesting look.
Note! Thanks to night illumination, fluorescent canvases are often used as photo wallpapers for nursery walls. Photo catalogs on thematic sites demonstrate many successful solutions for a beautiful replacement for a standard night light. However, this backlight cannot be turned off if, for example, it begins to interfere with sleep or annoy over time. Therefore, whether it is worth placing such wallpaper in a children’s room or, say, a bedroom is a moot point.
Fluorescent wall murals depicting a city at night
LED 3D Photo Wallpaper
LED wallpapers, in fact, are not wallpapers. They are a complex system consisting of many small LEDs built into a special chip. Using the remote control or mobile application, you can easily change the light level, color, tint, and even the image itself. These wallpapers are quite suitable as an additional backlight.
3D wallpaper in the interior of a children’s room for a boy
Unlike fluorescent, LED wallpapers can be safely installed in children’s rooms. They will perfectly cope with the role of a night lamp, and when the child falls asleep, they can be turned off. The disadvantages of this finishing material include its high cost and complexity of installation (it should be performed exclusively by professionals).
Wall mural with original image
Methods to print 3D photo wallpapers
When ordering in an online store, in addition to the desired image, type of wallpaper, their compliance with the size of the room and the design idea, you should pay attention to the printing method. It depends on him how saturated and durable the colors on the wallpaper will be.
Abstraction on the wall effectively stands out against the background of a white interior
Images are printed with:
- inks that react to ultraviolet and under its influence are firmly absorbed into the canvas. This printing method is used most often, because it gives the most contrast and richest image in terms of color, and also has good durability;
Beautiful 3D print on the wallpaper in the bedroom
- eco-solvent ink. This is a special ink, which includes a solvent and small pigment particles. The ink has an unpleasant, although not very strong smell, and allows you to print extremely durable high-resolution images, even on vinyl surfaces, but they take a long time to dry;
Images of flowers in macro photography look fascinating on the wall
- latex ink. Eco-friendly, dry immediately after application, retain their original color and appearance for a long time, but do not differ in great image clarity. Due to the high temperature required for high-quality printing, they are not suitable for wallpapers whose substrate does not have heat resistance.
3D photo wallpaper depicting an old staircase in the bathroom interior
3D murals in the interior: photos of stylish solutions
The main advantage of 3D photo wallpaper, in addition to the generally recognized aesthetics, is their ability to transform the room beyond recognition. They allow you to competently beat the available space – visually expand or reduce the room, raise or lower the ceiling, highlight functional areas or make a bright spectacular accent.
Panoramic images of cities are very popular
3D photo wallpaper in the design of restaurants and cafes
Thanks to its features, 3D wallpapers are ideal not only for private apartments and houses, but also for restaurants, bars, coffee shops, shopping and entertainment centers. According to statistics, a 3D picture helps to significantly increase the attractiveness of such an institution, and sometimes twice as much.
3d photo wallpaper in the interior of the cafe
This is not at all surprising, because such three-dimensional wallpapers give a cafe or restaurant an individuality, a special charm, help to adhere to the general style without any extra effort. For example, a Japanese-themed wallpaper, from delicate characters and a classic Japanese garden or pond with a gazebo to a skyline of Tokyo at night, would suit a Japanese-style sushi bar or restaurant.
The image on the wallpaper effectively “flows” into the print of the sofa upholstery
The most advantageous 3D murals look in spacious rooms with large ceilings. True, even a small bar that is often set up in the basement will sparkle with new colors if the walls in it are finished with fluorescent 3D wallpapers with an underwater theme. There are thousands of such solutions, and there are no barriers for the customer’s imagination, except for the question of the final cost.
Bright photo wallpaper with the image of a sea wave
This is interesting! The optical illusion created by 3D photo wallpaper has long become an independent tourist attraction. Museums of three-dimensional illusions have been created all over the world. One of the most famous is the Optical Illusion Museum in Busan (South Korea).
3D photo wallpaper in the design of apartments and houses
Most often, catalogs and websites provide examples and photos of 3D wallpaper for a wall in an apartment or private house. This is due to the already mentioned advantages of this finishing material – aesthetics, durability, the ability to transform space. Of course, voluminous photo wallpapers are not cheap, but given their extremely long service life, these costs will pay off with interest.
3D murals have become a real boon for designers
Volumetric wallpaper is suitable for almost any room. You can stick 3D photo wallpaper on the wall for the hall (photos on the Internet offer many examples), children’s room and bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The main thing to consider is the size, purpose and style of the room.
In a small apartment or living room, one or more walls should not be covered with panoramic wallpaper. From a close distance, there will be no effect, and the room itself will become even smaller and more uncomfortable. But single monochrome or with a bright color accent wall murals of a small format will be quite appropriate. You can also use standard 3D wallpapers with an abstract or geometric print, but only cover one wall with them. For example, if the room is narrow and long, a longer wall is pasted over with them. Due to this, the space will become wider, and its general proportions will even out.
Single wallpaper in the interior of a small apartment
For spacious apartments, the same rules apply. Do not use fluorescent wallpaper in bedrooms or nurseries. For a while, the bluish light emitted by them in the dark will be pleasant, but when it gets tired, it will be impossible to turn it off. For this reason, it is better to place LED wallpaper in the nursery or bedroom, while fluorescent ones are more suitable for other rooms. They will look good in the hall and bathroom. Volumetric wallpapers are not afraid of moisture, chemical or mechanical effects, and in the bathroom they will help you relax and enjoy peace, quiet and water treatments.
Volumetric wallpaper can transform any bathroom
Fluorescent wall murals are ideal as wallpaper for ceilings. Also a good solution is to stick such 3D wallpaper on the wall for the kitchen. Photos on the Internet offer very original examples of fluorescent wallpaper for a dining area or an apron area. For a nursery, single or panoramic photo wallpapers in the spirit of fantasy and anime, with cartoon characters and fairy tales, are suitable.
Wall mural in the interior of a children’s room for a girl
A large scope of imagination is opened by 3D photo wallpapers for the walls of the living room. For this room, you can use almost all types of volumetric wallpaper – from single to LED. Panoramic wallpapers with urban, rural, sea landscapes, as well as abstractions and pictures of space will look especially impressive here.
Panoramic 3D murals are a great way to transform a room without much effort and time
It is important to remember that 3D photo wallpapers will become part of the interior for many years, so you should approach their choice responsibly so that the room looks harmonious and pleases the inhabitants with its appearance for many more years.