Combined Wallpapers in Interior Design

Combined Wallpapers, Photos:

Photo 1 — Example of Combined Wallpapers

For not very straight walls, which often happens in Khrushchyovka apartments, combining wallpapers is a real find. Not very straight is a gentle way to say it: sometimes walls have significant tilt, angular lines are not straight, and they are wavy. If you don't want or can't level the walls, you can buy several types of wallpapers. For example, you can cover a room with one-color textured wallpapers and make bright accents on one or two walls using another type of wallpaper. The texture of the background will hide imperfections, and a bright accent near the center of the wall will divert attention from the corners. Such an accent can be, for example, photo wallpapers.

Combined wallpapers look great in interior design. The combination of colors and textures of wallpapers can serve as a beautiful frame for furniture and highlight its shapes.

Combined Wallpapers — For Bedroom

For a bedroom, muted pastel shades are recommended, but bright and dark colors are not an exception in its decoration. You can combine one-color wallpapers with patterned ones of similar color. Another possible way to combine wallpapers is to cover the bedroom with cream, milk-white, beige, pistachio or other one-color wallpapers, except for the wall behind the headboard of the bed. For that wall, you can choose damask wallpapers with patterns or other richly colored or darker wallpapers. How the combined wallpapers for a bedroom look in this variant is captured in the photo below.

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Photo 2 — Combined Wallpapers for Bedroom

Combined Wallpapers — For Living Room

The living room in a house or apartment is usually the largest room. The living room is a place where the whole family gathers, and each member should find their appropriate spot. Additionally, guests often eat in the living room, and with modern apartment reconfiguration, it can also be combined with the kitchen. All this contributes to dividing the living room space visually through wall design.

For example, the photo shows combined wallpapers in the living room using alternating stripes. It looks especially effective when the stripe matches the furniture, appliances, or decor: a sideboard, armchair, TV or mirror will look great on such a background.

Photo 3 — Combined Wallpapers in the Living Room

Combined Wallpapers — For Kitchen

The kitchen is a place where the housewife spends a lot of time. Kitchen decor can inspire creativity for culinary masterpieces. The family also often eats at the kitchen table, so it's important to create a pleasant atmosphere for that. The kitchen can be divided into a food preparation zone and a dining area with decor. Additionally, the utility part of the kitchen can be highlighted with different wallpapers — walls with shelves and cabinets. An interesting example of how combined wallpapers for the kitchen were chosen with a niche for dishes is shown in the photo.

Photo 4 — Combined Wallpapers for Kitchen

Combined Wallpapers in the Hallway

A classic way of combining wallpapers, which has been around for more than a century, is horizontal wall division. This variant suits hallways with high ceilings particularly well — visually this division will reduce the height.

For small and narrow corridors, this approach offers advantages: covering the lower part with darker and denser wallpapers will protect walls from eye-catching dirt and wear, while light-colored upper wallpapers will add brightness to the small space. In a spacious hallway, you can try the reverse variant.

Combined Wallpapers in the Hallway, Photo

Photo 5 — Combined Wallpapers in the Hallway

Applying Combined Wallpapers

Applying combined wallpapers may take a little more time than regular ones, but the result is worth it. The application methods are not limited to just those listed. Besides alternating vertical stripes, horizontal wall division, highlighting one wall, and emphasizing niches, there are many other variations, such as using inserts, volumetric inserts, combining wallpaper patches, and others.

Deciding to apply not simple but combined wallpapers, you can buy them almost as a complete set. One of the easiest combinations that doesn't require long selection or major costs is to buy one-color wallpapers and those of the same color but with a pattern or different texture. Many manufacturers produce such pairs of wallpapers. These wallpapers are usually displayed close to each other in stores so that customers can quickly select a combination. The price of patterned wallpapers is usually not much different from the price of similar one-color wallpapers.