The hallway is the business card that guests see when they first visit the apartment. Therefore, when decorating this room, you need to try to give it an attractive and cozy look. A hallway with PVC panels will look presentable if you choose the right color scheme and correctly combine the panels with other finishing materials.
Hallway with PVC panels.
Types of panels in the corridor
The hallway is a place where dust, moisture and dirt brought in from the street often accumulate, so the walls need to be finished with moisture-resistant material that can be wet cleaned. PVC panels are best suited for this, especially since the market offers a wide range of these products. It is worth considering the most common types:
- Tile - squares of various textures, dimensions and colors. Its parameters resemble clinker tiles and look great in combination with other finishing materials. Using tile panels, you can make the corridor look presentable and at the same time level the surface without resorting to plaster;
Using tile panels, you can make the corridor look presentable and at the same time level the surface without resorting to plaster.
- Slatted - similar to lining, although made of PVC. Using slats, you can create any pattern in a room - horizontal, vertical, square herringbone. Excellent for rooms with a small area, as it does not visually conceal the space. The length of one panel is 6 m, the width reaches 40 cm;
PVC slatted panels in the hallway design.
- Sheet - a large slab measuring 1.2 x 2.45 m. They are made from durable material with imitation wood, stone or with a decorative pattern. These panels are very easy to match to any interior. Installation is carried out using special glue on a previously prepared wall surface.
PVC sheet panels in the interior of the hallway.
For cladding walls in the corridor, it is better to choose panels made of non-combustible material, which provides the room with maximum safety.
Advantages of using plastic panels for the hallway
The use of this finishing material has numerous positive aspects, due to which this solution is optimal, and such panels are found very often in various houses or apartments. Main advantages:
Plastic finish
- The material is harmless, since today it is created exclusively from components that do not cause any harm to humans, and also do not have a specific odor or other problems.
- Ease of installation, due to which you can easily cope with this work without the involvement of specialists. This results in a beautiful, original and unusual plastic corridor, and it is very difficult to make any mistakes during the work process.
- The attractiveness of the finish, which can have different colors and even textures. It is important to choose elements that will be perfect for the corridor, so they should not be too light. At the same time, they should go well with those items that are additionally available in this room.
- The tightness of the finish, which means that between the individual elements there are no too large joints into which dirt will accumulate.
- The ease of maintenance of the resulting finish is a very important parameter specifically for the corridor.
The fact is that a situation may arise here when, after coming from the street, a lot of dirt gets onto the walls. Plastic panels for the corridor can be easily washed, and for this you can use various cleaning agents that will not cause any harm to the materials. Plastic panels - The durability of the finish is due to the fact that all panels can easily withstand repeated cleaning, various mechanical impacts, which should not be too significant, and they are also not afraid of many negative factors that are detrimental to other finishing materials.
- The ability to change the finish, since if desired, you can always apply different designs to the panels or stick stickers, which will significantly transform the interior of the room.
Material properties
In the production of PVC panels, the latest technology is used, which makes it possible to produce a material with low flammability, coated with a special film.
The new material has many advantages:
- High strength characteristics. It is not subject to mechanical stress and high pressure;
- Moisture resistant. Mold and mildew do not develop on the surface covered with a protective film, which makes PVC panels suitable for finishing swimming pools and rooms with constantly high humidity;
PVC panels are suitable for finishing swimming pools and rooms with constantly high humidity.
- Frost resistance allows the material to be used for exterior finishing; it can withstand 50 cycles of freezing and thawing;
- The special coating repels dust and absorbs sound vibrations of various types.
PVC panels are the latest models with low flammability.
Fiberboard panels
The production of fiberboards is carried out by hot pressing of wood fibers, which allows the production of lignin (an organic binder). This completely eliminates the use of synthetic binders during production.
The advantages of fiberboard panels include:
- possibility of use in residential premises, since fiberboard panels are an environmentally friendly material;
- they are moisture resistant, so they can be washed as needed;
- Due to their appearance, such panels are excellent for decorating hallways and corridors.
Color options
In this case, it all depends on the taste of the owner of the room. But there are certain nuances that need to be taken into account when choosing a color scheme for decorating the hallway, for example:
- The room is narrow, dark and small - the best option would be to choose light-colored material;
Bright design of a cramped hallway.
- Panels with a printed pattern, a sketch of which was created by the household members themselves, can add something unusual to the design. It is performed using special modern technology using digital printing;
- If the hallway is spacious, then you can use panels of any color, diluting them with stucco moldings and moldings, hanging massive cornices;
- 3D wall panels are perfect in a room where there is a blank, free wall, and you need to put an emphasis on it. At the same time, there is no need to figure out how to decorate the space, since a three-dimensional design will already attract the eyes of guests. In this case, imagination can be limited only by financial capabilities.
White PVC panel combined with a bright wall.
Before deciding what material to decorate the walls in the hallway with, you should think about practicality. It can be very difficult to remove children's creative drawings from the walls, and PVC panels will help you not to think about this problem - even the marker can be wiped off with a simple damp cloth.
PVC panels are perfectly cleaned from any contaminants.
Competent choice of panels for the hallway
Plastic panels for the hallway have many positive qualities, but only if you approach the process of selecting them correctly. The point is that you need to purchase materials that are durable, beautiful and high quality. You should not focus only on the price, because if it is too low, then we can say that the material contains harmful components or does not meet all important requirements.
Different types of plastic panels
Initially, it is important to know that all panels may differ from each other in various parameters. They can have different sizes, colors and thickness. Also, some may be one-color, while others have unique and inimitable designs on their surfaces that will decorate the hallway in an original way. It is important to select the most suitable panels for a particular room, which will completely cover the wall. Moreover, each variety is equipped during the manufacturing process with unique fastening elements called tenons and grooves. It is with their help that finishing the corridor with plastic panels is considered very simple, since the elements snap tightly together, and as a result, the joints are very small and completely identical.
When choosing, you should also consider which company acts as the manufacturer, since it must be well-known and trusted. The accompanying documentation for each material always contains a lot of information that should be carefully studied. In this case, you can make sure that the panels do not contain any harmful or even dangerous components, and that they have all the necessary parameters.
For finishing one room, it is best to choose elements that will belong to the same batch, since they will have exactly the same colors and other parameters. It is also important to focus on purchasing moisture-resistant panels, which are the best option for the corridor.
If you choose the right material for decoration, you can get a bright and beautiful room, and at the same time, a mezzanine made of plastic or other elements made of this material will be perfect for it.
How to combine beautifully with other materials
If you combine several types of materials in the corridor, it will turn out to be unusual and attractive. If space in the room allows, then the panels can be combined:
- With wallpaper;
- With frescoes;
- With plaster;
- With ceramic tiles;
- With paint.
Combination of PVC panels with wallpaper.
Often the hallway is divided into 2 zones - the entrance and the vestibule, using different materials for wall decoration. For example, cover the entire corridor with wallpaper, and cover the fragment near the door with panels. Or use decorative stone near the entrance, and the rest of the room with lining material.
It is not necessary to use different textures of materials when zoning; you can combine sheet and slatted panels.
PVC slatted panels.
Wallpaper with panels is combined, dividing the space horizontally, for example, the lower part of the walls is lined with lamellas, and the upper part is pasted over or painted. This finishing option looks especially advantageous in a room with high ceilings.
Wallpaper with panels is combined, dividing the space horizontally, for example, the lower part of the walls is lined with lamellas, and the upper part is pasted over or painted.
Decorative stone can be glued on top of the lamellas, thus decorating individual sections of the walls.
How to install
Wall panels can be fixed in several ways - it all depends on the quality of surface preparation:
- PVC panels or slabs can be installed with glue, provided that the surface of the walls is perfectly level. The glue is applied to the entire plane of the panels from the inside and pressed firmly against the plane;
- Fastening with self-tapping screws to a pre-assembled wooden frame;
- Fastening lamellas using clamps is a very reliable and popular method of covering surfaces.
PVC panels have a strong fastening, so they are durable.
Before you start finishing the hallway with PVC panels, it is worth making accurate calculations on the material. To do this, measure the height of the room and the total length of all walls.
An option for decorating a hallway using PVC panels.
Wall panels are an excellent material that allows the consumer to transform the hallway space with the least investment. And if you do the installation yourself, you can save on installation costs.
Advantages of wall panels
With the help of the facing material in question, it is possible to create the most original hallway design. Panels can be used to recreate different structures. For example, stone stylization looks good.
But wall panels serve not only a decorative function; they are ideal for masking various utility lines: low-current lines, electrical wiring, and some plumbing lines.
Insulation can be laid between them and the wall, creating more comfortable microclimatic and soundproofing conditions in the room.
But the installation of such cladding is completely pleasing - after all, it does not require large material and physical costs: the walls do not require special preparation (removing the old layer, perfect leveling, putty, plaster, etc.)
Damaged elements of wall panels are interchangeable. Therefore, local damage will not entail the need to repair the entire room. In addition, this facing material has a long service life.
