What is better wallpaper or decorative plaster?

Wallpaper is cheaper

Traditional colored canvases are characterized by a huge range of prices: you can buy both affordable paper and more expensive premium ones. In this case, the wallpaper can combineusing budget canvases on the main walls, and elite ones only on the accent.

The cost of plaster is higher than that of a competing material, and even the cheapest mix will cost more than an alternative finish.

Plaster looks noble

Decor created with plaster made on mineral, acrylic or silicone base always looks more impressive due to its texture and method of application. The decoration is handmade and therefore unique. The composition can imitate fabric, stone, concrete, wood and leather, look luxurious or natural.

It is particularly chic Venetian plaster with a silky shine and a stone pattern, giving the interior a certain pomp. Actively used in recreation classic style.

The wallpaper has a richer choice

But if the environment needs rich colors and prints, you should turn to wallpaper. No other material can compare with them in terms of the degree of diversity: canvases are paper, vinyl, bamboo, non-woven and textile.

In addition, there are glass wallpaper, wallpaper and metallized canvases. They all have their own characteristics that help to realize the most daring ideas in design.

When visiting a hardware store or salon, you immediately see a finished drawing and shade in front of your eyes, and you can easily imagine it in your interior.

Plaster is more durable

It contains polymer additives that give it special strength. The finished surface is additionally protected with varnish or wax. The service life of decorative plaster is from 20 to 60 years. Normal wallpaper lasts about 5 years on average, non-woven - 10, fiberglass - 20.

When choosing plaster as a finish, keep in mind that you will not have to change the look of the room soon, and re-decorating the walls will take more trouble than re-pasting the wallpaper. The good news is that the plastered surface can be painted over.

Wallpaper is easier to glue

Most of the wall decoration work is done do it yourself... Particularly dense ones can be applied even to a concrete surface, without worrying about small irregularities - the canvases will hide these imperfections.

The preparation of walls for plastering requires adherence to special technologies: the cost of the composition is high, therefore, defects are not leveled to it. Most of the work is performed by professionals and includes several stages, but if you wish, you can master the technique yourself.

Plaster is universal

The material is used not only as wall covering: it is used to decorate the ceiling, niches and stairs.

Unlike wallpaper, the composition is applied on surfaces of any shape and area: for example, on areas with rounded edges. In this case, the joints will be invisible.

On sale you can find a special decorative plaster for the floor: it is environmentally friendly, breathable, does not deform under the influence of moisture and successfully resists the occurrence of fungus.

Wallpaper has seams

The main disadvantages of wallpaper - the presence of joints that spoil the look of the room. This is especially the case for budget paper overlapped products.

To level the seams, you should purchase dense wallpaper that fit better on even walls, and carefully adjust the pattern. A good solution - canvases with a width of a meter or more, as well as expensive seamless products.

The plaster has a pronounced relief

With the help of this material, it is easy to create a bright, memorable texture. The most popular and affordable is "Bark beetle", which contains a mineral filler and granules of various sizes. "Sandstorm" and "Travertine", imitating stone, are applied in different ways and allow you to create a unique relief, reminiscent of the surface of the rocks.

For those who do not want to perfectly align the walls, the materials "Texture" and "Fur coat" are suitable, and a mother-of-pearl composition that imitates silk is used to create a sophisticated interior.

The texture of the wallpaper is less pronounced, since it is limited by the properties of the material.

Wallpaper is less wear-resistant

Although the wallpaper is used on kitchen, and on loggias, and in bathroom (excluding wet areas), their durability is poor. To increase their service life, it is necessary to select vinyl sheets and glass wallpaper for wall decoration. Sometimes the finished walls are covered with a protective varnish.

Decorative plaster is used even for facades, where it is exposed to temperature extremes and precipitation. The material prevents the appearance of mold and decay, and also has a high vapor permeability.

Plaster can be restored

If, during its application, the technologies were violated (the walls were poorly aligned or not completely cleaned), deep cracks appear on the surface. Small chips and flaking occurs if the plaster is not sufficiently wetted during installation.

But the cracked area can be easily restored by knocking down the material in the damaged area to the bare wall, moistening it with warm water and plastering it with the same composition.

As you can see, wallpapers are inferior in durability, but gain in price and variety of assortment. The plaster looks modern and original, but it costs many times more and requires special skills when facing.