Features of surface finishing with decorative stone

For modern builders, repairs are often not a burden, but a joy, and all because the abundance of materials allows you to choose the most convenient option for roughing and finishing work. One of these materials is decorative stone, which is used for wall decoration, less often – for the ceiling..

Stone wall decoration is the best way to turn an ordinary room into a respectable and stylish one.

Its key feature is a rich palette of textures, colors and components from which it is made..

Decorating the hallway with decorative stone

Having crossed the threshold of the house, the guests see not the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom, but come. And if 20-30 years ago this room was a place where things are stored, today it has become more like a mini-living room with an interesting design. In any hardware store, you can choose any finishing material: wallpaper, paintable putty, PVC panels. Recently, decorative stone has been in great demand in the interior of the hallway, which, with the right selection, creates coziness in the house..

Decorative stone is strong, durable and unpretentious to clean

You can create an unusual stylish atmosphere in the corridor not only by using decorative stone for pasting walls from ceiling to floor, you can use fragmentary decoration. It can affect window and door openings, arched structures, niches, or practical areas of the room (for example, a clothes rack or a shoe rack). You can also transfer part of the composition to the living room, kitchen, if a wide arch is installed instead of an interior door.

Stone blends perfectly with most materials – from parquet and wood to metal and glass

Even with a huge assortment of decorative stone in hardware stores, some homeowners do not have a suitable option. But this is not a reason to abandon your creative idea, because artificial analogs of natural coatings easily change color. Spray paint is best for this, but you can use other options – enamel, mixtures based on acrylic or silicone.

Sometimes two dozen tiles of stone are enough to radically change the interior.

Decorative stone in the interior of the hallway: several interesting options

When decorating a corridor or hallway, finishing with any decorative stone requires a professional approach. It is not always possible to turn to a designer for help, so you can simply use the advice of experts.

From decorative stone in the corridor, you can create a “stained-glass window”, which will become the highlight of the room. To do this, you need to create a depression of any shape in the wall, glue the surface with texture tiles (for example, onyx), and glue LED lighting around the edges of the niche. Such a composition can serve as a light source at night..

The structure as in the photo can be made from drywall
You can combine decorative stone with glass or metal and place indoor plants against the background of the composition. Pots with ficuses, kampsis, abutilones will ideally fit into such an interior.

The interior will become truly unique if you add artistic stained glass to the stone cladding
It is best to use mirrors for decorating a hallway decorated with decorative stone. They visually “lighten” the situation.

Another option is a built-in aquarium.
If the area of the room is less than 5-6 square meters, then it is worthwhile to find out about combining several options for masonry, and stop at one option. As in the case of other materials, if the space is small, it is better to opt for light-colored finishes..

The smaller the size of the hallway, the lighter the finishing materials should be.

To make the interior look laconic, it is necessary to correctly place accents: think over the lighting, install furniture in such a way that the walls are as visible as possible. Ideally, furniture should be selected in parallel with the creation of a composition of masonry or previously determined by the location of the wardrobe.

Decorative stone: comfort and order in the house

If you paste over the walls in the corridor with vinyl or non-woven wallpaper, then the guests of the house may not replace the change, which cannot be said about the decorative stone in the interior. In order to maintain comfort in a room where brick or granite masonry is located on the walls, it is important not to overdo it. For example, if the area of the room is less than 6 square meters, then it is appropriate not to use a decorative stone on the entire surface of the walls, but it is worth limiting ourselves to a 20-30 cm part above the floor..

In case of insufficient lighting, it is appropriate to limit ourselves to finishing the basement and doorway

Using a gypsum substitute for natural material, you can perform another trick: make a darkened hallway bright and filled with light using white decorative stone with a glossy finish. In this embodiment, the rays from lamps or chandeliers will fall on the smooth glassy surface of the walls and scatter the light..

Types of artificial stone and features of its use

To understand which decorative stone is suitable for decoration, it is worth studying its varieties..

The photo shows only a small part of the available range of artificial stone

Since the only drawback of this material is the price, only positive details are mentioned in the table..

A kind of decorative coating	Application features	Material advantages
Porcelain stoneware	Externally resembles glazed tiles, used for finishing heated surfaces, bathrooms	Withstands high humidity and temperature changes
Decorative stone based on concrete mix	Suitable for any premises, except for rooms with high humidity	Valued for a rich palette of colors and textures
Conglomerate	Does not fade in direct sunlight, withstands low air temperatures	Externally, it is very similar to natural stone, because it contains marble or granite chips and quartz sand
Gypsum stone	Externally, the material is similar to sandstone, it is used in the decoration of various premises	You can create any shape and size from plaster
Acrylic stone	Used for decoration of children’s rooms, rooms where allergy sufferers live	Does not deform, is resistant to moisture, easy to clean

Acrylic resin stone

Hallway: elegance and style in the interior

Few people know, but decorating the hallway with decorative stone is possible in any interior style, you just need to choose the right type of coating. For example, for an eco-style, slate rocks are suitable, and for tiles that imitate brick, they will ideally fit into an urban loft. Connoisseurs of the classics will not appreciate the artificial stone on the walls of their hallway, only natural marble or granite.

Imitation brickwork fits into any design, but white is more suitable for minimalism or high-tech

In the last 2-3 years, it has become popular to arrange housing in a rustic manner. Even in such simplicity, you can decorate the hallway with decorative stone, using a gray coating that is uneven in texture and shape. A whitewashed brick wall will look stylish and relevant in rooms decorated in high-tech style.

How to work with decorative stone

Today, thanks to the Internet, many men refuse the services of professional repairmen and take responsibility for remodeling their homes into their own hands. And if you build a plasterboard structure, align the walls or lay the wiring is not always possible the first time, then even a schoolboy can decorate the walls with decorative stone.

In the process, individual tiles will have to be cut to size. So that the even cut does not stand out, it can be processed with pliers, returning the characteristic “torn” edges to the stone

In order for the process to go right from the first minute, you should adhere to the following recommendations:

Installation works are performed at temperatures from +5 to +35 degrees. Only under such conditions will the material lie flat and firmly on the surface to be decorated..

The surface should be cleaned of the old coating, leveled if necessary and be sure to prime.
The first row must be laid out evenly, for which it is best to use a building level. It is imperative to start laying from the bottom up..

The mortar is applied with a notched trowel.
Before you start fixing the decorative stone, you need to carefully level and prime the surfaces. Masonry can also be installed on uneven walls, but this requires experience in construction.

Wooden glazing beads can be used to hold up the seams.

Most are inclined to think that masonry is a sign of the Middle Ages. But if you use artificial stone correctly as a finishing coating on the walls, you can make the interior modern..

How to “fit” artificial stone into the overall design of the hallway

To transform the central room in the house, it is not necessary to use only one type of finishing material, you can combine several options. For example, stone in the interior of hallways goes well with wallpaper. In addition, it emphasizes the geometry of the space. An interior like this looks elegant and expensive..

Choosing this type of finish, it is necessary to observe the harmony of the shades of the canvas and the decorative stone.

Fashionable decoration of the hallway with decorative stone and wallpaper has a number of advantages:

ease of work;
interesting design solutions;
cost savings – to finish all the walls, you need 2-3 times more decorative stone than when combined with wallpaper.

Using light shades, you can achieve a visual increase in the volume of a narrow hallway

Before proceeding with the repair, you need to choose the right materials. According to the designers, natural or artificial stone is best combined with liquid wallpaper, but you can pick up other types of canvases – bamboo covering, photo wallpaper. The decoration of the hallway with decorative stone and fiberglass, which are distinguished by an unusual textured surface, looks modern.

The stone should always be two shades darker than the wallpaper.

Decorating the hallway with decorative stone: emphasizing individuality

After renovation, the house should be not only beautiful, but also comfortable and cozy. So that the decoration of the hallway with decorative stone does not bring gloom and coldness to the home, it is worthwhile to correctly emphasize individuality, taking into account the tastes of all residents of an apartment or house. A few tips will help you with this..

Stone cladding is ideal for loft style

If the decorative stone will be combined with other finishing coatings (wallpaper, painted putty), then they should not have a pattern. An exception may be niches in the walls, which will become bright accents in the room..
You need to create smooth transitions between different materials. This can be done as follows: as you approach a smooth surface (painted wall, wallpaper), you need to reduce the amount of decorative stone, creating “gaps”.
Selection of the current color scheme. It is best to select porcelain stoneware or plaster parts a tone darker than the surface of the base..

A successful combination of stone and mirror surface

In addition to materials, when decorating the hallway with decorative stone, you can focus on the decor. To avoid unnecessary variegation, furniture, lighting fixtures, picture frames and even textiles should be monochromatic or with a light, inconspicuous pattern..

Natural or artificial?

When, during the renovation, the choice of home owners falls on a decorative stone (as a finishing material for walls), the question immediately arises: which option to choose – natural or artificial. To make the right choice, you need to study the benefits of both materials..

It is not so easy to visually distinguish an artificial stone from a real one, and even rare rocks can imitate it.

The artificial stone used in the interior has such advantages.

Resistant to temperature extremes, so it can be used to decorate a fireplace, stove.
Can be attached to any surface without crumbling.
Due to its high strength, artificially produced decorative stone is resistant to mechanical damage.
Possesses high thermal insulation properties.
Be in a lower price range than natural stone.
High environmental friendliness of the coating protects surfaces from the formation of mold and mildew.

Artificial material is the most affordable, has standard shapes and is often presented in textures that are unusual for natural stone

In addition, during the production process, artificial stone is treated with a special compound (seamy side), which greatly facilitates the installation process. Manufacturers also take into account the requirements of consumers, therefore, for maximum convenience, each stone is made in strict compliance with the dimensions.

For wall cladding in the hallway, sandstone or granite is most often used.

Unlike unnatural, natural decorative stone has slightly fewer advantages, including:

Strength and durability. Whatever tricks manufacturers use, natural material, with proper installation and maintenance, can last more than 100 years.
Uniqueness – each stone has a unique texture and color.
Environmental friendliness – finishing with decorative stones of natural origin guarantees hygiene and safety. Dust mites and other parasites will not breed on such a surface..

A wild stone looks massive, the volume of space is important for it

But most of all, those who have chosen natural marble, granite or onyx for home decoration want to emphasize their status and financial viability. Despite all the advantages of natural materials, most of the average owners of apartments and private houses choose artificial stone for decorating their homes, since it is cheaper and easier to install..