A beautiful French word for a panel is a type of monumental art, a painting of a decorative nature. Simply put, this is a big picture that can be made of any material or its combinations. A panel on a wall or ceiling can be a type of painting or sculpture. It can be either permanent (for example, part of a wall) or temporary (i.e. removable).
As you can understand, this type of art is unlimited both among materials and in the imagination of the creator.
What are the panels
Although it’s easier to say what they are not. But if you classify the panel, then it is worth noting several groups.
- Firstly, the location today is diverse:
- on the wall;
- on the ceiling;
- on the floor;
- on the facades of furniture.
2. Secondly, the panel can be smooth or embossed, stucco, of one material or composed of several different, hand-made or machine-made.
3. Thirdly, the following types are distinguished depending on the materials:
- wooden;
- stone;
- tissue;
- ceramic;
- glass;
- SLR
- graphic;
- sculptural and so on.
Very often, modern panels are made by a combination of several materials.
Take the first steps together
A correctly selected decorative panel on the wall can fulfill not only an aesthetic function, but also carry practical significance: decorate and visually expand the room, hide imperfections, for example, surface roughness. To select the right solution, they usually resort to the help of professionals (interior designers). But what prevents you from trying your own strength in composing a composition?
Since panels are a form of art, such a work is most often tried to be put on display by guests. And this is usually a living room. If the rest of the rooms are decorated mainly with thematic subjects (in the bathroom there is a marine theme, in the kitchen, respectively, something related to food or cooking), then almost everything can be created in the living room.
To begin with, it is worth deciding on the color scheme of the decorative panel on the wall. There may be two options:
- harmonious combination of walls with the main background of the decoration;
- sharp contrast to attract attention.
The choice of material usually depends either on its environmental friendliness or on the one used in the interior.
It doesn’t matter if you ordered the mural on the wall of the living room from the master or made it yourself, the most important thing is that its appearance makes you happy. Therefore, to begin with, it is worth considering the possible materials in more detail.
The most natural material
Modern fashion trends are aimed at the use of safe and environmentally friendly materials. Naturally, natural resources are such: wood, stone, sand, clay.
People who know such a word as chisels easily imagine what wooden panels on the wall can be created using these tools. Wood carving is a rather ancient hobby that is used for many elements of the interior. Without proper practice and the necessary knowledge (tools, techniques, species of suitable trees) it is difficult to make a wooden panel on the wall yourself. But you can always find a professional in his field, who can create a real masterpiece from a plank or log.
Regarding the stone, it is also not so simple. This is more difficult to process material, but it looks great in the interior. Using ordinary pebbles, you can create not only an abstract picture, but also lay out some kind of plot. In addition, there are lovers of stone carving who will help to assemble any incredible wall panel in the living room, whether it be carved sculptures or an engraved landscape.
Transparent like a baby's tear
Glass is one of the most neutral and versatile materials for decorating the interior. In combination with modern printing methods, you can create unique glass panels on the wall using any subject: landscape, still life, abstraction, a selection of your personal photos. There is no need to create a single, integral picture, now such versions of works as diptych (paired paintings, united by one plot), triptych (these are already three subjects) or any other polyptych are popular.
If you are a fan of feng shui, then the next paragraph can be safely skipped (according to this Chinese teaching, the reflective surface should not be divided into several fragments).
Girls like to admire themselves in the mirror, so the next option will not go unnoticed. The reflective surfaces combined in the composition will increase the amount of light in the room. I want more elegance - on your own or find a person who knows how to process the sandblasted mirrors to create matte patterns on a glossy surface. Such types of glass panels on the wall are becoming more and more popular due to their versatility for any interior.
From fabrics you can not only sew clothes
Those over thirty will easily remember the carpets hanging on the walls in their rooms. In almost every apartment, such a decoration found a place. In the modern interior, such decoration is no longer used. If earlier the variety consisted in the choice of colors, then today's version of the panel made of fabric on the wall will amaze not only with the choice of material, but also with its design options.
Now specialized stores provide a huge selection of types of fabrics of various textures and patterns. One of the simplest versions of the panel is pieces of colorful paintings, framed and assembled in a composition on the wall.
Fabric paintings can be created from flaps, ribbons, scraps. They are performed by various techniques: patchwork, or patchwork, the formation of a picture of multi-colored carved figures, it can be a flat or voluminous work.
For more expressive compositions, you can use special paints on the fabric to draw any elements, supplement with other types of materials.
A panel made of fabric on a wall is not only pictures from rags. This can be a well-known macramé product or a plot made by tapestry weaving. You might want to put together several embroidered cross-stitch paintings into a single composition.
Volume panels on the wall
Gypsum is a cheap, but also environmentally friendly material for creating textured images on the wall. When doing the work yourself, only two important things are enough: quality material and a huge desire.
Choosing the option of volumetric molding, it is worth remembering that two types of panels are possible:
- removable, so you can always move if you wish;
- a constant that will remain on the wall.
Moreover, in the second case, you have almost unlimited possibilities to create amazing things. Yes, this is a painstaking and dusty task that requires a lot of time, but believe me, your expectation will be justified.
Wall mosaic
Do you like to collect puzzles? If the answer is yes, then you will really like to create the next type of panel. You can use any suitable colored pieces: ceramic, stone, glass tiles. A panel on a wall of such a plan will always look winning.
An alternative would be to use large tiles with your favorite pattern or pattern.
The main advantage of this choice of material is its durability and unpretentiousness in care.
Real picture gallery (photo, wallpaper, paper, posters)
If in childhood or adolescence you liked to hang posters of your favorite performers (or maybe actors or cars) on the wall, occupying the entire possible area of the room, now this hobby can be called creativity.
Stylishly designed picture frames, a few holes for screws - and your wall panel is ready.
Again, there are several possible examples for composing the composition:
- favorite posters or pictures;
- gallery of your favorite photos from your life;
- liked framed wallpaper fragments (it doesn’t matter, the same or different patterns, the main thing is to please you), which actually look very creative in the created interior (as in the main image of the article);
- paintings made using the quilling or paper-rolling technique (this is a kind of hand-made when flat or three-dimensional compositions are created from long and narrow strips of paper of any color, twisted in a spiral).
Of course, do not forget about combining several types of materials or techniques.
The whole world behind the wall
Separately, it is worth considering the option of photo wallpaper. Most often, their sizes occupy the entire wall, any plot, including you can come up with and print your various ideas. The most popular images are: a night city, forest motifs, the coast, dawn or sunset, a sunny alley, the underwater world - but in fact, you can list endlessly.
The modern capabilities of large format printing allow you to realize any wishes on any type of wear-resistant material (canvas, vinyl, satin) with any surface (gloss or matte, rough or smooth).
Such a panel on the wall fits perfectly into the interior of a small room, optically increasing the space. Its advantages are durability, wear resistance, environmental friendliness and excellent color rendering, due to which the illusion of realism is created.
Forest Gifts
Moss can be not only a forest decoration, but also serve as an excellent background for creating your picture. A small nuance: before registration, such material must undergo processing from specks and forest animals.
Complementing the moss with bizarre snags, branches, spruce and pine cones or their scales, pieces of bark, or maybe sprigs of conifers, you will create a unique "living" panel on the wall, a sort of nature island in the living room.
The only thing is that you need to properly care for such a mini-forest so that it will please you for a long time.
For the thrifty housewife
Everything that is stored on the kitchen shelves - cereals, coffee grains, pasta, cereals - can be an excellent material for creating wall decorations. A panel of this kind will be a great addition to the coffee table surface made in the same style. And if it’s completely too lazy to go to the store, then no one will forbid using stocks (a great option, and the composition will change every time).
Use everything at hand
In fact, an original and interesting panel can be created from almost everything. The main thing is to approach this matter with imagination.
Add an LED strip to such an ornament - and you already have night illumination.
Try to combine various materials, performance techniques, and you do not have to wonder for a long time how to choose a panel on the wall.
Only everything should have a measure, but each has its own.