How to Select Types of Wallpaper or Wall Hangings and Different Types of Floor Coverings for Interior Design and Decorating
The walls and floors of the home take up a large area of the interior decorating canvas.
They often dictate the theme and colors as well as style of the room. There are so many options and combinations to choose from that it can be difficult to make decisions on one, let alone two!
But armed with some basic information on what wallpaper is and how it is used will provide you with the confidence to perhaps move with the sudden swing back to using wallpaper or wall hangings on the walls once more.
Then comes the tricky area of floor coverings! These are a very tactile selection. You need to walk on them, put your samples on the floor and see them in the natural light of your room.
Stand on them in bare feet, feel the sensation of the floor product on your feet. Personally, I can't stand my feet touching cold ceramic tiles, whilst others hate to think what might me hiding in a carpet under their feet, it makes their toes curl! It is a very personal selection process, and armed with all the basic facts on the types of flooring systems below, you will be able to make better informed decisions on floor products.
Wall Hangings - A description of the different types styles and types of Wallpaper.
Modern Wall Hanging Features and Adhesives - learn about the different features of wallpapers and the adhesives used to hang them.
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Carpet, what ist is made of and how it is constructed, it's appearance pitfalls, types of carpet, underlay, installation types.
Paint, how it is made, what are it's uses, oil based, enamel, acrylic, PVC paint, which paint to use.
Paint manufacture, recognising painting defects, specialist paints
Types of timber, countries of origin - South America,Canada / Usa, Europe, Africa, Pakistan / India / Burma / Sri Lanka / Malaysia / Indonesia, Australia / New Zealand / Pacific Island
Introduction to metals, types of metals, ferrous metals, non ferrous metals
Timber / Wood - What it is and how it is used in interior design, Trees and how we get timber, Properties of Timber - flexibility, colur, strength and more. Timber Deviations - grain and figure, Timber Based Boards - different types of boards made from timber. Uses for Timber - flooring, panelling, veneer, Timber Moldings- different types made from timber.
Decorative Painting, Faux Finishes, Decorative Finishes
Different types of fabrics, their definitions, the fibers used in making fabric
