If you want to do unusual interior your home and add some flair to your wall decoration, don’t be afraid to experiment! Own house should radiate comfort and evoke a feeling of peace and tranquility, because even ancient wisdom says that the walls of your home can heal.
Therefore, in order for the interior of the house to evoke the admiration of guests and household members themselves, you can decorate the walls by applying images to them, in our case this is a tree on the wall.
This method of decoration will not only decorate an unsightly wall, but will also be able to disguise all sorts of unevenness and imperfections in the surface without resorting to cosmetic repairs, for example, the art of young household members on wallpaper or plaster. This decor will also add a fresh touch to a familiar and boring interior.
Before depicting any images on the wall, you need to make a preliminary sketch on paper, see how it will fit with the overall decor of the room and furniture. Be sure to take into account the lighting of the room and the color scheme of the walls. The easiest way is to turn to the services of designers. But, having a creative streak, it is always more pleasant and interesting to create a masterpiece on the wall with your own hands. The tips in this article will help you make your own beautiful wall art at minimal cost.
A tree on the wall can be made in several ways.
Here are some of them:
- way. The outline of a tree is drawn on the wall, and real dry branches are glued to it. For the trunk more than large branches. Instead, you can glue round timber of different diameters.
- way. Using a special pattern, wood elements are cut out of colored paper and glued to the wall.
- way. An interesting tree applique can be made from various scraps of fabric, pieces of leftover wallpaper, foam balls and multi-colored paper.
- way. From wet scraps toilet paper You can make an outline of the tree on the wall and paint it after it dries.
- way. A tree made of plaster looks very unusual and beautiful on the wall.
- way. You can also make an applique by combining fabrics of different densities and color range. For example, it could be burlap, linen, cotton fabric or upholstery fabric.
- way. A whimsical pattern in the form of a tree can be depicted on the wall using yarn, coarse threads, twine and pushpins with long legs. On the wall, buttons are used to define the contours of the tree, which are drawn by winding threads around the buttons along the contour in different directions.
- way. Using pieces of polystyrene foam securely attached to the wall good glue, and flooded polyurethane foam, you can create volumetric tree on the wall.
- way. You can easily and quickly decorate a wall using a self-adhesive film from which wood parts are cut out.
- way. An improvised tree on the wall made of multi-colored electric garlands will look festive, creating a New Year's mood for all household members.
- way. A tree on the wall made using the sgraffito technique, which involves scratching contours through several layers of wall paint, will look unusual and original.
All of the above methods of depicting a tree on the wall can be improved if you combine it with all kinds of decor. These can be butterflies, flowers, birds, fruits and other elements that will decorate your tree in an original way.
The tree on the wall should be asymmetrical, so it will look more like a real tree.
Instead of a whole tree, you can depict just a part of it.
The above examples assume high costs time and effort to decorate the wall. In construction stores you can find Alternative option handmade– acrylic tree stickers in wide range. Such stickers stick instantly, stick well to the wall, and can be washed and wiped off dust.
Another lightweight option is a wood stencil, which is fixed to the wall, and its cut out parts are blotted special paint, or acrylic putty to give the image volume.
With the help of such decor, you can not only transform the interior of the room, but also create a tree on the wall functional role. For example, in a children's room, wood can play a role wall painting or become original stand for placing books and toys.
Natural branches fixed to the wall can serve as hooks for all kinds of women's jewelry - chains, beads, bracelets and other accessories.
A wonderful decoration for the living room would be a family tree, in the branches of which you can place all kinds of photographs of family members that will remind pleasant moments life.
Don't be afraid to experiment and bring original ideas into the interior of your home! By transforming your home with original ideas, you will add brightness to your life, as well as positive and positive energy to your home!
The sight of trees in nature and in paintings always evokes thoughts of space.
The idea of painting trees on walls in urban housing has been developed by apartment interior designers.
Living rooms, children's rooms, bedrooms, hallways, kitchens - now it is fashionable to decorate with trees.
Draw a tree with your own hands
Deciding to decorate your home with wood as a wall decoration, you need to decide what it should look like.
You can simply draw it, or you can make it three-dimensional. It all depends on the color of the wall, general style, with which the room is decorated, lighting, furniture.
It's easy to draw a tree using real dry branches. Having sketched an outline along them, then you need to glue these branches along it, the foliage can be made from large and small branches to make it look realistic, and the trunk can be lined with pieces of bark.
The crown can be imitated by cutting out leaves from colored paper or self-adhesive film the desired shape, and stick them on the wall. Or paint them with paints - they are good for drawing on the wall acrylic paints. When cutting out leaves, you can use live leaves as a stencil.
You can paint a real sheet of paper and press it against the wall like a stamp, then you will get realistic prints. You can make leaves from self-adhesive film.
Decorative wood in the interior can be drawn with chalk. A tree drawn with a simple pencil will look very stylish.
Before you draw on the wall, you need to make a sketch on a sheet of paper - depict the tree in detail, adjust the drawing to achieve realism, and then accurately transfer it to scale from the sheet of paper to the wall.
You can cut the product out of paper - an unnecessary roll of wallpaper or thick rolled paper will do. First you need to draw an outline, and then color it with colored pencils or watercolors.
Note! Fabric paintings - how to create them yourself? Instructions with ideas in the photo!
The finished drawing can be completely pasted onto the prepared area, or the tree can be cut out along the contour. It will be easier if you draw on self-adhesive paper.
If you have a lot of old glossy magazines at home, you can cut a tree from them. It will turn out extraordinary and colorful, and will not require any money at all for materials.
Using imagination, such a tree can be made very unusual, for example, its branches can be made themed, decorating them with pictures of the same theme: in the kitchen a tree with branches on a culinary theme will be relevant, in a child’s room – on a cartoon or toy theme.
You can make a tree from fabric. Painting on fabric the right tree, then cut out and attach the applique to the wall.
Thick fabric is best, you can take burlap, canvas, a piece of flax or upholstery fabric. With the help of multi-colored patches, the applique will turn out to be creative.
Simplify the creation work decorative tree A stencil made of thick cardboard will help. To make the drawing clear, the stencil can be glued to the wall with tape.
Any tree you create with your own hands is a masterpiece. A selection of photos of decorative trees will help you decide which one is best to make, or give you an idea, and also see how such trees look in different interiors.
Ideas for trees in the interior
If there are shelves hanging on the wall, then a tree can be placed between them, then the shelves will be its branches, and books, vases or figurines will stand on the branches.
Original version - family tree, its branches will be decorated not with leaves, but family photos within frames, wood will look especially stylish if all the frames are the same.
The branches of the tree can be decorated with images of butterflies, bees, birds, flowers, and fruits.
The tree does not have to be even, because there are no ideal trees in nature. It is not necessary to draw it completely - with a trunk and foliage, you can depict a part of the tree that will simply fit into the surrounding interior.
In building materials stores you can buy ready-made stickers with images of trees made of vinyl - it’s quick, if the tree gets bored, it can be removed without a trace, in addition, vinyl makes it easy to clean with wet water.
Volumetric decorative trees
More interesting, but more difficult to manufacture, will be a three-dimensional tree. It can be made from a foam plate.
Wood can also be made from yarn. To do this, you need pushpins, which need to be fixed on the wall, marking the silhouette with them - and the threads are wound between them. Such a tree will look like an exclusive handmade masterpiece.
A three-dimensional image can be obtained using toilet paper. To do this, dry paper is rolled into bundles, moistened and weaved into the desired shape.
It’s even better to make gypsum wood; the packaging with gypsum indicates the technique for working with the material. A plaster tree will look expensive and give the room a luxurious feel.
Functions of ornamental trees
Trees can become not just decoration, but also a functional decorative element. The branches will make it possible to place shelves not symmetrically - at different levels - on which to place various little things or toys.
In this case, it is better to paint it green or brown- so that they and the tree form a single whole.
If the tree decorates kitchen wall, towels and oven mitts can hang on its branches, and bottles of cosmetics can be found in the bathroom.
But there is nothing better than real wood in the interior. If the area of the house allows, then it is better to have living plant in a pot, placing it in a corner - it will become both a decoration and will hide the empty space in the room.
Photo of decorative wood in the interior
Even one wooden wall in a room can revive it and set a pleasant mood for the entire interior. In most interiors, such a wall will be called an accent wall. In some styles that imitate a rustic atmosphere, it would not be a bad idea to make all four walls wooden. There is only one catch: if you are renovating an apartment, then wooden walls initially they are not foreseen in it - they will have to be created using finishing. In this article we will look at ways to do this that differ in cost and complexity.
Pallet boards
What you will need: pallets, sandpaper, stain, nails, antiseptic, tools.
Price: very low - only the price of consumables, pallets can be found for free.
Who to entrust: easy to do yourself.
Cross cuts
A wall decorated with round cuts of wood of different sizes looks very original. They can be glued directly to the wall or to a panel, for example, plywood, and mounted on the wall.
You can’t decorate the whole apartment like this, since the process is labor-intensive, and washing such a wall is a dubious pleasure. The reception is rather decorative and will suit accent wall or even for a small segment of it.
What you will need: branches collected from the forest, saw, wood impregnation, glue.
Price: very low cost of impregnation and glue.
Who to entrust: It’s easy to do it yourself, you can even glue it with children.
Option: if you like a wall made up of small “squares” or textured tiles different sizes, instead of branches, use beams and boards.
Laminate
The same laminate that is placed on the floor can be placed on the walls. Is not natural wood, but the difference is not very noticeable, and the price is significantly lower. The laminate is assembled at the joint and can only be held on the wall with glue or liquid nails, but for reliability you can mount it on metal carcass- this installation option will be more complicated and a little more expensive.
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Bas-relief in a school in Moscow, June 2015. Design a wall plaster casting Not only can you decorate living rooms, hallways and bedrooms of private houses and apartments, you can also decorate public institutions, such as a school, with bas-relief. In this work I sculpted an artificial tree from plaster in the foyer private school. The difficulty of the work was that it was necessary to create the illusion of a real oak tree, the branches with foliage had to hang over the trunk, and the trunk itself had to be as similar as possible to a real tree.
For the work I used gypsum plaster, gypsum putty, sickle mesh, dowel nails, bandages, wire and sandpaper. All these materials are necessary to create a strong trunk and curved branches. Since the tree was located in the school foyer, it had to be secured to the wall as firmly as possible to prevent children from accidentally breaking any part of it.
The wall was pre-painted, so I removed it with a spatula upper layer plaster together with paint, and pasted over the edges masking tape, so that later there will be less work on cleaning the stained wall. I drilled holes around the perimeter of the trunk, drove in dowel nails and pulled the sickle over them. Next, a thick layer of plaster was applied by spreading. Then again a layer of serpyanka and again a layer of plaster. This process continued until the trunk became required thickness. Smoothed it with wet hands plaster layer and let it dry. The bark relief of the artificial oak tree was created using a softer mixture - finishing putty, since it is easy to sand and is more flexible.
The branches were made in advance on the floor using wire, bandages and plaster. The required piece of wire was bent into in the right direction, wrapped it in a bandage along with plaster. I tightened everything and left it to dry completely. And only after drying did I attach the branches to the base with wire, plaster and bandages. Finishing layer I modified the bark with putty, and I also sculpted the leaves with it.
To create the look of a real tree, I used faux oak branches with green leaves and acorns for overhanging foliage. They were attached to dried, attached thick branches using wire, and the joints were coated with putty. Here it is artificial tree I made oak from gypsum mixtures.
Next came the painting process. It was very important to choose the exact shade of the leaves so that they looked the same as the artificial ones. To do this, I took acrylic paints (they are more saturated), diluted them in the required proportion, and painted the bas-relief. This is how you can make an artificial tree from plaster on the wall with your own hands, using the simplest materials.
Gypsum tree
Tree made of plaster Bas-relief at a school in Moscow, June 2015. You can decorate not only living rooms, hallways and bedrooms of private houses and apartments with plaster wall molding, you can also decorate with bas-relief
Volumetric plaster on the wall is the modern past.
The fact that classics are becoming more and more popular every year is no longer surprising. One has only to look at such a segment as apartment renovation. One of bright ones confirmation is volumetric plaster. But today, it is significantly different from what it was in the past.
It is known that walls have a huge impact on the spatial component of the room. At the right approach to their design and finishing, you can increase the space on a visual level by about three or four times. Not least important in this regard is volumetric plaster.
What is volumetric plaster?
Three-dimensional plaster is the modeling of patterns based on the material used to finish the wall surface. Thanks to it, you can fulfill almost any design idea: outlining landscapes, sculpting classical patterns, etc. But very often, this decision becomes a real salvation. For example, from an awkward, protruding beam or columns standing in the middle of a room that cannot be dismantled, you can make a real masterpiece which will become an integral part of the decor.
Plaster wall decor
Modern designers based innovative technologies, are able to create a real work of art through volumetric plaster. Just imagine in your room a tree that protrudes from the wall against the backdrop of a sunset with fluttering butterflies and blooming flowers. This is just one example. This method of finishing wall surfaces is most widespread in retail pavilions or restaurants.
Wall decoration with decorative plaster and painting
How to make volumetric plaster?
In order for the volumetric plaster on the wall to become a real decoration of the room, special tools are used. And for those who do not have experience in working with such materials, ready-made stencils are available for sale. Before starting work, a location is determined. If you plan to create a full-scale panel with numerous patterns, you won’t be able to do it yourself. But even without experience, any unevenness and bulge, with the right approach, will create a wonderful effect.
All sorts of effects are used to enhance volume. For example, light and shadow. If everything is done correctly, in different lighting conditions a unique pattern will be created due to the shadows. You need to be very careful with paint. When using coloring materials, you should also pay attention to lighting. During daytime and artificial light, the displayed picture may look different and it will not always be beautiful.
Preparation and priming of wall bases.
Before starting work, a stencil is attached to the surface,
A layer of plaster is applied over the stencil using the appropriate tool,
The pattern is applied
After applying the pattern, the stencil is removed before the mixture has time to set,
The finishing touch is coloring the image.
This method is the simplest and most affordable in terms of cost. More exclusive work performed experienced craftsmen, are made by hand. In this case, volumetric plaster on the wall is done using a set of special spatulas and trowels. This work is very painstaking and, depending on the scale, can take from several hours to several days.
What materials are used?
To create a three-dimensional pattern on the wall, use:
Structural pastes - in structure and in the work itself, they are very similar to paint putties. They have fairly high elasticity and are very durable when dry. The composition includes an aqueous dispersion, fine aggregates and acrylic resins,
Synthetic resin based material – more modern solution. The material is made using mineral fillers. It has special properties that are significantly superior to gypsum analogues. These are the components that are used for large-scale projects,
Gypsum is the simplest and most affordable method of application. volumetric drawings. Can be used both in its “raw” form and with various additives. The disadvantages include poor grip and a soft structure, which when mechanical impact may collapse. Therefore, gypsum mixtures are used at home, where the degree of traffic and the risk of mechanical damage is minimal. On the other hand, working with gypsum mixture much easier. Options for how to decorate and save money using scrap materials.
Volumetric plaster on the wall - the modern past
Tips and videos on how to decorate the walls in an apartment with 3D plaster. Methods for applying a three-dimensional pattern to hay using ordinary materials for repair of gypsum plasters and putties.
Perfectly smooth monochromatic walls can look quite boring. In this regard, many people have a desire to diversify the interior, for example, by adding decorative plaster or putty. At the same time, not only a variety of colors appears in the interior, but also relief designs (most often flowers). How to make trees on walls from putty or plaster will be discussed in this article.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of decorative plastering and puttying include the following:
- Possibility to replace wallpaper.
- To update the decorative finish in the future, it will be enough to apply a layer of water-based paint.
- If desired, it is easy to change the interior or add new elements to it.
- Accidental damage to the surface can be easily masked with a new layer of putty or plaster.
- The putty material adheres well to washed whitewash or previously painted walls.
- There is an endless variety of designs and textures that can be placed on the wall.
The decorative texture has one drawback, and it is that if you need to return to the wallpaper option, you will have to remove all the putty and paint, and this is a rather labor-intensive process.
Selection of finishing materials
There is a wide variety of decorative finishing materials. Plastering and putty materials can be purchased at hardware store or on the market.
According to the method of application, all mixtures are divided into three types:
According to their content, the mixtures are mineral, acrylic, silicate and silicone. The compositions are also classified according to the degree of readiness: offered ready-made solutions and powders that need to be mixed before use. The advantage of dry powder is the ability to maneuver in dosages, since you can produce exactly the amount of solution that is actually needed for work.
Note! Dry mixtures are always cheaper in the long run.
In addition, compositions are classified according to decorative effect. They come in textured, structured, flocked and with special effects.
Main working tool
Most often to create decorative finishing A regular cellophane bag is used. To make it you need to do the following:
- Take a large piece of newspaper (or other paper) and crumple it so that you get a large lump (about the size of a fist).
- Place the lump in a plastic bag.
- We tie the entrance to the bag tightly. The tool is ready.
Below we will tell you how to work using a plastic bag.
Preparing the base
Before creating a bas-relief from putty, you must carefully prepare the base:
- Noticeable irregularities are smoothed out by sanding. We fill the depressions with starting putty.
- Remove dust and dirt from the surface.
- Prime the surface ( optimal choice- acrylic primer).
- When the primer has dried, apply a layer of putty. The approximate layer thickness is 1 centimeter. The solution should be leveled over the surface immediately after application.
Creating an invoice
On at this stage the work all depends only on the imagination of the performer:
- One option: apply a tool made from a bag to the putty and, with slight pressure, turn it around its own axis. As a result, the texture will become similar to a flower bud.
- With the help of a bag you can create both individual “bouquets of flowers” and a continuous texture over the entire surface.
- When the texture is created, let the surface dry for 48 hours. Two days are usually enough for the walls to dry completely.
- Apply acrylic to a dry surface paint and varnish composition suitable color. Moreover, we only use a fluffy roller. We apply the paint carefully, without missing anything, to achieve uniform color of the entire relief.
- When the paint has completely dried, take a brush with hard and short bristles and use it to remove the pigment from the upper points of the created texture. The brush can be replaced with a standard spatula. Thus, we get the effect of an artificially aged surface, which will visually emphasize the relief floral pattern.
Other ways to create flowers
There are other ways to create relief surfaces. For example, instead of a bag, you can use a plastic dishwashing sponge (brush) to create a relief pattern. The drawing is created in the same way as described above, but the result will be different: the relief will be similar to flower buds with many small petals.
To create relief patterns, it is not necessary to use only homemade devices. Available for sale special device for applying images on putty - a textured (patterned) roller. Moreover, if you wish, you can choose a model that will create exactly the pattern you need.
Sometimes in stores you can find stencils or matrices for decorative plaster. The main difference between such devices and a roller is the ability to create not only small, but also large patterns.
Also images on decorative plaster can be created using a regular spatula. The tool is pressed into the fresh coating, and then flower petals are formed using appropriate movements. However, decorating with such a tool requires a certain skill.
Applying patterns to putty or plaster is a rather complex task that requires artistic skills.
However, if you have patience and practice, everything will definitely work out.
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