Those difficult times, when the only finishing materials for decorating living quarters were only paper wallpapers, are long gone. Currently, designers are increasingly using wild stone in the interior of urban apartments and suburban mansions.

This finishing material is considered an environmentally friendly material with which you can create an attractive and elegant atmosphere in the interior.

Features used for finishing material

Currently, you can choose different options for wild stone, which will be an excellent decorative material for the interior of the house.

Advice! For rooms in which an insufficient amount of natural sunlight falls, professional stylists recommend choosing a light decorative stone.

Natural stone in the interior of the apartment is a great way to decorate a fireplace. With it, you can add luxury to the created interior, emphasize the impeccability of the taste of the owner of the living quarters.

Among the latest fashion trends, natural stone in the interior can be noted, with the help of which all the walls are decorated indoors.

Advice! Wild stone in the interior goes well with natural wood and glass, so it is rightly recognized as the most versatile materials for decorative wall decoration.

In order to focus on a specific element inside the apartment, professionals recommend choosing wild material.

Decorative flagstone is a great way to visually expand the space in the room. With its help, for example, you can give an unusual and individual look to the living room, bring home comfort and harmony into the decorated room.

Among the fashion trends in the design of living rooms is the installation of a fireplace. In a country house, it is quite possible to install a fireplace in the center of the living room, which will be faced with natural stone, but in a city apartment you will have to limit yourself to acquiring an electric version of the fireplace.

Granite harmoniously looks in a classical interior, helps to make an interior more refined and expensive.

If for a long period of time only spacious living rooms were decorated with natural granite and limestone, now professional stylists use this finishing material to transform kitchens and bathrooms.

It is enough to decorate one of the walls of the kitchen with antique brick in order to give the kitchen romance and personality.

Advice! So that the walls decorated with natural stone do not seem monotonous, interior designers try to use tile limestone for decoration.

The stone in the interior brings a certain seriousness to the room, forms an unusual atmosphere. For example, if the room has a high ceiling, there is a fireplace, then granite will be the best decorative material for such a room.

If you decorate a staircase with a decorative stone, it will have a much more attractive appearance and become an excellent element of the Art Nouveau or classic interior created in a house or city apartment.

If the house has open terraces, relaxation areas are allocated, when decorating the walls of these rooms, the best option would be to use stony layers and mountain flagstone.

Due to the fact that the decorative stone is in harmony with a variety of materials, it is in demand by modern designers.

Do not want to stick wallpaper on the walls in the room? In this case, you can choose a decorative stone of the desired color, with its help create a natural, medieval atmosphere in the room. With the help of stone, you can make your home a real fortress, but at the same time do not damage the coziness and comfort created indoors.

Kinds

Currently, professionals use two types of stones in their work: artificial (decorative) and natural (natural).

Natural stone brings effect and originality to the decorated room. It is mainly chosen for cladding countertops, fireplaces, floors, walls, window sills. Depending on which particular rock the stone is selected, there are significant differences in the pattern and properties, as well as in the cost of this finishing material.

Wild stone, in demand in a modern interior, compares favorably with its technical and operational characteristics: strength, natural beauty, guarantees the creation of a natural and environmentally friendly interior.

Attention! Finishing with natural stone is appropriate in spacious rooms, in a small space the stone will look bulky and massive.

Decorative stone has become an excellent alternative to expensive natural material. It has a more attractive cost, low weight. In addition, this finishing material, designed for the decoration of residential premises, is unpretentious in maintenance, easy to install, and tolerates significant changes in humidity and temperature.

In a modern interior, it is increasingly possible to see precisely a decorative stone imitating natural brick, stone.

Advice! You can choose a decorative stone that imitates the texture of marble or natural slate for facing the fireplace.

In order for the decorated room not to look like a "stone bag", it should be illuminated with sufficient sunlight.

From stone, you can make original inserts between the doorways, create from this material a working apron in the kitchen.

When choosing a decorative material for decorating the surface of the floor, it is best to stop your choice on natural or artificial stone. The finished coating will have a natural appearance, absolute safety, resistance to mechanical deformation, as well as a long operational period.

Advice! In a dark space, it is better to abandon a large amount of stone, limit it to minimal light inserts.

Conclusion

If the room is designed in the style of minimalism, the used finishing material will be an excellent element for dividing the space into separate functional zones. In the classic interior textured and smooth rocks of marble and granite are appropriate.

In high-tech, glass and metallic are suitable for highlighting a whitewashed stone wall, but in Provence, professionals are actively using brickwork. It is difficult to imagine a loft without a flagstone or a brick wall lined with artificial material.

Interior stylists attach particular importance to the use of granite in the design of kitchen facilities.

If you pick up dark versions of granite, pre-treat it with a special water-repellent composition, you can use a high-quality working apron for a long time, without fear that it will lose its original appearance.

In this article we will talk about decorative stone in the interior. 141 photos of the hallway, kitchen, living room and balcony are attached in the form of special galleries.

Conventionally, the article is divided into two parts.

• In the first section - tips on the selection of decorative materials for the interior, a table of compatibility with different styles.
• In the second chapter, information for those who want to know how the hallway is decorated with decorative stone and wallpaper. Photo galleries with design attached. In addition, we will discuss the application in the kitchen, in the living room and on the balcony. All information is accompanied by examples of designs in the form of images.

To begin with, let's determine what a decorative stone is in the interior. You can see the photos of this facing material for interior decoration made from a special mixture, which is cultivated on concrete, on the pages of the current article.

Outwardly, the stone resembles a real one, and the textures, color and density may be different - it is possible to imitate a shell rock, marble, travertine. In fact, as a raw material, this type of cladding is a tile, because one side of it is always flat to attach to the surface.

Thanks to modern technology, a huge number of types of material are presented on the market. Along with a good stone, a large number of fakes are on sale. In order not to fall into the clutches of scammers and not to purchase low-quality goods, we recommend that you pay attention to:

• cost of goods. If you see that some models are much cheaper than the average market counterparts, there is a very high probability that they are made from low-quality raw materials. This affects the life of the stone;
• painting individual cubes. Pay attention to product samples in the store: paint from some cubes should not fall onto others, do not have scuffs and smudges. All elements must be individually painted. If this is not the case, then you have a low quality sample.

Important factors will be:

• make sure there are no through holes in the stone. Their presence significantly reduces the service life of the product and is a manufacturing defect;
• correct geometry. Make sure the stone is flat on all sides. Otherwise, the masonry will be crooked, even with the joint;
• slice. The size of the largest particles should not exceed 5 mm. Otherwise, there is a very high probability of chipping during installation;
• the back side with grooves. A good artificial stone has such elements with a difference of about 3-4 mm. They are needed for better grip.

Is it possible to glue artificial stone on the wallpaper?

Many people have a question - is it possible to glue decorative stone tiles on wallpaper. The answer, unfortunately, is negative, due to unreliable wall coverings. As a rule, most species are placed on a pre-primed surface.

If we talk about paper canvases, then they are too weak structurally to hold an artificial stone, and soak under the glue. Vinyl wallpapers have poor adhesion, respectively, the finish will also fall off.

A great option is the combination of artificial stone and wallpaper in the interior design, their combination is quite acceptable.

The kitchen is a place where finishing materials need to be selected especially carefully. Vapors and splashes are very dangerous for the walls, because decorative stone in the kitchen is a good solution.

• before laying, it is necessary to prime the surface in order to increase its adhesion;
• for fixing, you can use tile glue or liquid nails, depending on the weight of the stone itself;
• after laying, it is best to leave the surface for 10-12 hours for complete drying.

Follow these rules:

• Kitchen - the room is usually not too big. If you use decorative stone to cover all the walls, you get something similar to a medieval dungeon. If you want to achieve this effect, it is recommended to think about a niche with live fire - it looks very impressive. If you want something more modern, then combine wallpaper and stone.
• For a competent combination, dividing the kitchen into zones does not hurt.
• The ideal option is to design a “kitchen apron” with coarse raw materials - this is the part of the kitchen where cooking and washing takes place. Everything else can be pasted over with vinyl canvases.

24 kitchen ideas

The decorative stone in the interior of the kitchen, as well as the hallway, obeys the same laws - the room is small, because the excessiveness of the stone can somewhat complicate the perception. For design, it is desirable to use light, positive tones - they are more friendly and evoke appetite.

Constant kitchen humidity can harm the coating to some extent.

Neoclassical style

Next to the window

The whole

Great combination

Wood and stone

With arch

Near the windowsill

Backlit

Behind the sofa

With columns on the sides

Under the brickwork

In bright colors

Combined with the living room

With gray furniture

With decorative plaster

With lighting

Zoning space

In combination with a tree

With lacquered furniture

Bar counter

With patterns

In yellow

For a few people

Kitchen Maria

Decorating with decorative stone and wallpaper - gallery of successful solutions

Here you can see how the kitchen is finished with decorative stone and wallpaper. Photo galleries of options reflect a large number of ideas that our specialists could find.

The combination of white and gray

Corner joint

Panel

With stretch ceiling

In the kitchen

In open space

With light furniture

In Brezhnevka

With tiles on the floor

Provence style

With a flat texture and wallpaper

Framed

With shelves

With column and electric fireplace

Decorating the corridor with decorative stone

You can decorate the walls using decorative stone in the interior of the hallway (photo below) in two ways - use only one cladding, or combine it with wallpaper of various types and structures.

The stones that imitate the texture of slate and brick began to be in greatest demand. Marble and dolomite are also popular. The great popularity of such an interior came from the culture of lofts - brickwork there is considered the most competent visual solution.

Distinguish such a decorative stone in the hallway:

• gypsum (cast or molded);
• cement;
• brick (ceramic);
• agglomerate.

The entrance hall is not in vain considered the face of the apartment - this is the first thing that anyone sees when entering the room. For her, it is best to combine shades - this is a much more effective method of creating the color depth, and, accordingly, the volume of the room. It is advisable to use neutral colors such as brown, beige, they will definitely fit into the interior design of the hallway with artificial stone.

You can experiment with spraying, which is recommended to be made darker than the main stone. Alternatively, the selection of the contour along the edges of the pigment method (in this case, if a light source gets on the pigments, they will begin to overflow).

Hallway decoration examples - photo and interior design

In this section you can see how to use decorative stone in the hallway correctly - photo galleries with images demonstrate this.

Small area

In combination with parquet

Closet

In bright colors

With stairs

Under a stone with a relief

In a small room

In the long aisle

Combining wallpaper in the hallway

To finish the entrance hall with decorative stone and wallpaper, as in the photo below, was easy, and the results are stable, you need to first prepare the foundation. To do this, old finishing materials are removed, irregularities are removed. The surface is primed.

Before starting work, lay the tiles on the floor so that there are no sudden changes in color and density. Thanks to this, they can be positioned on the wall faster and with the most attractive effect.

In order to glue the tiles, liquid nails are used. Cement-based glue is also used, but working with it requires special care (spots, smudges can remain).

Doorway

In combination with fleselin

In the corners

Elongated corridor

Spacious corridor

Corner

Next to the stairs

With paintings for painting

Rules for the design of the living room

Decorative stone in the living room is a great addition to an already established design, as well as the basis of a new visual solution. Before choosing the right breed for finishing, you need to familiarize yourself with its technical characteristics.

Designers are advised to adhere to the following rules:

• combining different breeds in the same room is not recommended - even if one room is zoned. Use one type of stone, combining shades;
• lighting plays a key role - the more the living room is illuminated, the more experimentally you are free to approach the saturation of the walls;
• monophonic elements are diluted with inserts - so they look more interesting;
• it is not recommended to use the finish if stone floors are made - excessiveness does not look attractive.

The material is adapted to temperature changes and is not combustible - so if there is a fireplace in the apartment, then the cladding around it is appropriate.

Other advantages of facing:

• ease;
• ecological purity and non-toxicity;
• ease of installation;
• the opportunity to choose different design solutions.

One of the indisputable advantages is maintainability. No scratches, chips and other defects are not terrible. The use of a wide range of pigments and artificial polymer components allows you to get an almost unlimited range of colors.

Artificial stone, representing a mineral-polymer material, does not react with either water, air, or with solutions of acids and alkalis. He is not predisposed to the development of bacteria, he does not need special care. Cigarette stains or scratches that occur over time are quickly removed by grinding and polishing.

In the interior of the living room - good ideas and solutions

We suggest you look at the room decoration options. In this section we show what decorative stone can be in the interior of a living room. Photos were carefully selected by our experts.

Medieval style

Open Space Style

In the English manner

Budget option

Venetian stone

For textured masonry

With integrated plasma

In the old style

British design

Beige and white tones.

Combined with a gray sofa

Black and white style

The combination of wallpaper in the hall

A great option is to finish the living room with wallpaper. Proper combination allows you to achieve an atmosphere of comfort and hospitality.

Next to the table

Under masonry with stretch ceiling

In a light brown style

With brown curtains

In blue tones

In the chalet

Portal Design

Country cottage

In red

With parquet on the floor

Before decorating

United rooms

Design project

Empire style

Balcony decoration - photo of beautiful designs

The balcony is no longer a place for trash - they make an excellent relaxation zone out of it, in which it is comfortable and pleasant to relax. To do this, experts recommend that you finish the balcony with a decorative stone. Photo ideas and interesting options, carefully selected by us, are attached as a gallery in this paragraph.

Decorative stone in the interior of the balcony is an exclusively additional detail. Completely decorating such a small room, even if it is adequately lit by the sun, is undesirable, as in the end it will look too small. Painted walls can be diluted with stone inserts of any density - it looks unusual and stylish.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the most successful balcony trim options. Images are clickable and enlarge to full screen.

Together with double-glazed windows

Around the windows

In modern style

Window sill repair

Two color bricks

Place to sleep

To read a book

Green corner

Fair

With tiles on the floor

Corner wall

With lamp in the ceiling

Style Tips - Table

	Title	Hue	Length, height, thickness, cm	For which interior
		Gray beige golden	48.6x9.8x4.6   29.2x9.8x4.6   19.3x9.8x4.6	Classic, modern, Mediterranean
		Beige gray golden	48.6x9.8x4.6   29.2x9.8x4.6   19.3x9.8x4.6	Mediterranean, Venetian, modern classic
		Sand brown	24x7	Modern, Country, Loft
		Beige, very light	19x5x1	Modern Loft
		Golden beige with tan	23.8x6.9x1.3	Modern, Country, Loft

Another 30 photos in expensive apartments

In addition, we have prepared several more options for photos of decorative stone for your inspiration. We hope that everyone will find what is closer to him.

In a big house

In the style of modern classic

In the cottage

Bathroom in the country

Facing around the TV and fireplace

Egyptian style

With purple flowers

In the recreation area

In bathroom

Loft style

In a country house

With integrated fireplace

In a modern house

In an old house

On the outdoor terrace

Painted black

In the dining room for 5 people

In the style of Sherlock Holmes

Jacuzzi

Wall in the bathroom

Sauna and shower

With balcony

Study

Village house

Forest view

City life

Column near the balcony

Over the stove

Work zone

In a studio apartment

Wall decoration with decorative stone is one of the best options for decorating the room. Thanks to this material, a mysterious, but at the same time cozy atmosphere will appear in the interior.

Natural components that can add a little heat to any living space.

Finishing stone interior walls is considered a fairly popular design decision. Laying such material requires professional experience.

To decorate the interior, artificial stones are used that accurately mimic natural rocks.

Upon visual inspection, all the faces and protrusions of the rock are present here. This material has a minimum weight, unlike real stones. In our material, options for the best wall decoration under a stone photo are presented.

Decorative stone in the interior space

Stone wall decoration needs good lighting. Here you can apply several options for light. Mainly:

• point;
• scattered.

With intense lighting, the edges and lines of the stone can create an elegant interior. In case of insufficient lighting, you can get a rather gloomy and heavy atmosphere in the room.

A variety of indoor plants will help to complement the design. Particular attention is recommended to be paid to climbing species. Their long lashes will repeat all the bends of the decorative wall.

Wall decoration with stone and wallpaper emphasizes the luxurious decor. The alternation of wallpaper and stone elements can add a little lightness to the interior space.

The combination of a white shade of wallpaper and dark stone allows you to visually expand the room. In most cases, such combinations are carried out in the corners and to highlight the door arches. Decorative decoration with artificial stone will add an accent group to the space, which will attract enthusiastic looks.

Use artificial brick, it is recommended in spacious rooms. The small size of the room is not suitable for such a decor. This is mainly a corridor and a kitchen. Not enough free space with the presence of stone elements, creates a rather heavy design.

A budget option is considered to be wall decoration with stone panels. Thanks to such a building material, installation work on laying decorative elements is significantly reduced.

Wall surface preparation and installation process

The initial step will be the process of plastering the walls. A fine mesh is used as reinforced reinforcement.

It helps the decorative stone to stay on the surface of the wall. Depending on the size of the elements of artificial stone, the size of the mesh reinforcement increases.

After the plastered surface has completely dried, they go directly to the process of laying each element. As a basis, use a special adhesive solution.

By consistency, it resembles ordinary tile glue. It is recommended to apply it with a notched trowel. In the application process, it removes excess adhesive mass.

Next, each element is pressed tightly against the wall. To fix it with the surface, it is necessary to hold for about 5 minutes. If you do not do this, then in the morning you can observe the presence of decorative stone on the floor.

A thin strip of drywall is laid between each new row. It serves as a perfectly even seam. To prevent the sliding of the tile segments, use special clips in the form of plastic crosses. In the photo of the wall decoration, the stone captures all the subtleties of the work process.

In each design, the location of the stone is taken into account based on the wishes of the client. You can calculate the required number of elements in a hardware store. Here is a large selection of shapes and sizes of decorative items.

Photo of stone wall decoration

The hallway interior should be given no less attention than the rest of the premises, because this is the first thing that guests see. Artificial stone gives a very stylish look, which is used as the main material or as an additional accent. You can create an original design yourself, since the decoration of the hallway with decorative stone has a fairly simple technology.

Types of coverage

Before starting work, it is necessary to choose the right finishing material. It is made on the basis of concrete and gypsum with the addition of dyes. Both species have their own advantages and disadvantages, so at first it is better to study their characteristics.

The advantages of concrete products include:

Walls decorated with such a stone can be easily cleaned of any impurities, and the faded surface can be quickly restored with paint. If you accidentally touch the finish with something solid, there will be no residue on it and no cracks will appear.

Disadvantages:

• heavy weight;
• high price;
• the complexity of processing.

In order to cut individual fragments when laying, you will need a grinder and a diamond wheel, as well as certain efforts.

The advantages of plaster coating:

Such a stone is chosen for finishing plasterboard walls that cannot be subjected to heavy loads. If you can’t find the right color, there are unpainted items on sale that you can paint as you wish.

Disadvantages:

If contaminated, such a finish must not be soaked and rubbed hard so as not to damage the surface. Avoiding such damage will help stone processing with special impregnation or varnish on an acrylic basis. Also on sale is a gypsum stone with a polymer coating - it is slightly more expensive than usual, but it is completely not afraid of moisture.

If you wish, you can do it yourself: for this you will need a plastic or silicone mold, a dry gypsum mixture, coloring pigments. To buy all this is not a problem, in every construction store a large selection of mixtures and forms. Independent production of finishing material takes more time, but it saves money on repairs.

Facing stone prices

Facing stone

Preparation for decoration

First you need to calculate the amount of material. If the stone will cover the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe walls in the hallway, subtract the area of \u200b\u200bthe openings and add 10%. If the decor will be located around openings, niches, in separate fragments on open walls, draw an approximate sketch of the finish and take measurements of each section. Then sum the area and add 10-15% to trim. When buying material, you should remember that the amount of stone of an angular shape is considered in linear meters, and the correct shape in square meters.

Additionally required:

You can fix the artificial stone on liquid nails, glue on a cement or gypsum base. The consumption of glue must be indicated on the packaging, so when buying you should know the finish area accurately and take with a small margin.

If gypsum stone is used, a special miter box with high sides is required for cutting.

When everything you need is purchased, you should start preparing the surface.

Step 1. Dismantling the coating

If the stone will cover the walls of the hallway completely, the old coating is removed completely to the base. If separate sections are intended for decoration, it is necessary to dismantle the coating very carefully. On the wallpaper, mark the borders of the finish with a pencil and carefully cut with a clerical knife, leaving a margin of 1-2 cm wide stones. The wallpaper glue is soaked with water and removed with a spatula, the walls are thoroughly washed. Paint is also removed if it has peeled off or cracked, and the stuck stucco is cleaned.

Step 2. Wall alignment

Laying the stone should be carried out on a flat smooth surface - this will facilitate the workflow and increase the strength of the decorative coating. Therefore, all small cracks, gaps, grooves are overwritten, and in the presence of differences of more than 5 mm, the entire area is better. Particular attention should be paid to doorways: deep cracks can form around the perimeter of the box, it is recommended to use a cement mortar to seal them.

Prices for mixes for leveling walls and ceilings

Mixtures for leveling walls and ceilings

Step 3. Primer

Dry walls should be lightly sanded to smooth out irregularities of the puttied areas, and then wipe with a rag from dust. After that, the surface is treated 1-2 times with an acrylic primer. If there are wallpapers around the perimeter of the treated areas, apply a primer so as to capture an edge 1 cm wide - that which will be hidden under the lining.

Stone laying

The decorative stone has uneven edges and consists of different sizes. Laying should be done so that the tiles of the same size are necessarily interspersed with larger or smaller fragments, and the seams do not coincide either horizontally or vertically. So the coating will look the most natural and attractive. To understand how to better join the stone, you need to lay out the tiles on the floor, picking up fragments in a certain order.

Step 1. Preparation of glue

Dry glue is poured into a container of water and mixed well. The ratio of water to glue is indicated on the package, so mixing “by eye” is not necessary. Non-observance of proportions reduces the strength of the joint or increases the consumption of glue. It is best to mix with a construction mixer, then there are no lumps in the mixture. The finished glue should be uniform and resemble a thick paste in consistency.

Step 2. Laying the first row

You need to lay out tiles from the corner of the wall, and you can do this both from above and from below. When laying from top to bottom, the stone is less dirty with glue, and the coating is more accurate. If only the area around the opening is faced, start from the corner of the doors. For convenience, the wall can be marked by level in horizontal lines every 10-15 cm.

Now you can start laying:

Between the fragments, you can leave seams from 5 to 8 mm, especially if the stone is large.

After facing, the joints are filled with putty and embroidered, which makes the masonry more attractive. Small tiles can be fastened closely, the main thing is that the joints do not match.

Step 3. Facing corners

For facing internal and external corners, you can purchase special corner tiles, which are more expensive than usual, but significantly simplify the workflow. If the budget is limited, you will have to adjust the stone yourself using a grinder or a hacksaw. There are 2 options here - to lay lap stone or grind edges at an angle of 45 degrees. When using the first option for external corners, open ends must be filed and tinted, otherwise they will stand out too much. In the inner corners, both ends are closed, so processing is not needed. The second option is more suitable for gypsum products that are conveniently cut with a miter box.

So, first determine the desired number of fragments, cut them from a certain side, process the file with slices. Then the stones are smeared with glue and alternately fastened to the walls on both sides of the corner, carefully combining the joints. When the vertical angle is laid out, you can expand the masonry on the wall.

Step 4. Making the edges of the masonry

The edges of the masonry will look more attractive if the tiles are beautifully cut. The surface of the decorative stone has a clear texture, which makes it easier to trim the extreme fragments. Saw with a hacksaw should be straight along the contour lines, so that the slices are the most natural. All cuts must be sanded with sandpaper.

Step 5. Sealing joints

Gypsum putty is bred and gently applied to its joints, at the corners, around the perimeter of the openings and switches. For convenience, you can use a dense bag, for example, from milk. One edge of the packet is cut completely, and on the other hand a small incision is made. Fill the bag with putty mixture and squeeze it into seams with an even thin strip. If the solution is applied with a spatula, immediately wipe off the excess from the surface of the stone to avoid drying out. After filling the joints, putty is wiped with a damp foam sponge and left to dry.

Step 6. Finish

The dried putty is white, and therefore the treated places will stand out against the background of the stone. Paint will help to get rid of light spots: in a small container, the pigment is diluted to match the color of the main coating and the patched areas are painted with a small brush. When the paint dries, the stone is coated with acrylic varnish. In places where the walls are constantly touching, it is better to apply varnish in 2-3 layers.

To make the coating more voluminous, it is possible to highlight the edges of the masonry with a golden or bronze dye. There is another option: spraying the same color, but more saturated in tone, is applied to the artificial stone at an oblique angle. In addition, you can use lighting: directed from above or from the side of the light makes the masonry much more textured and sharper.

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If earlier only natural stone was used in construction and decoration, today not everyone can afford it. But there is a way out that will suit the owners of houses and apartments in all respects: a decorative artificial stone in the interior (price, photos, recommendations - all this you will find in the article) looks magnificent, it’s not so expensive, and there are innumerable variations in the decoration of the walls. Today, the reaction site explores the interiors of apartments and facades of houses, lined with decorative artificial stone, and invites readers with them.

Decorating the house with decorative stone immediately ennobles the structure, giving it a special charm

Around you can see different areas of application of artificial stone: in any room of an apartment, office, public institutions, on.If the room is dry, then the use of artificial shell rock, cobblestone, slate is welcome. For wet rooms or in public places you can find "polished" granite, marble, glazed brick tiles.

A room with such decoration can take on a radically different look: to become more comfortable or resemble a seashore. Each type of functional room has its own type of decorative stone. In the kitchen, it makes no sense to use rough coatings, since the main condition will be their frequent washing.

Exterior decorative stone

An alternative to the natural - artificial stone lasts just as long, but is easier to process: it’s much easier to decorate the facade of even the most bizarre shape. Let's see how this type of cladding is made, and what properties it has.

Composition and properties of artificial decorative facing stones for the facade

The properties of artificial cladding include ease of processing, relatively low weight, a wide range of textures and numerous color variations.

An artificial stone is obtained by mixing different components, which harden in special silicone or gypsum forms. Thus, one surface always remains flat, and the second - textured.

From the inclusion of various components in the composition of the product, various types of surfaces are obtained: porcelain stoneware, concrete decorative stone, agglomerates. Perlite, sand and expanded clay are added to a concrete decorative cement product. Additional components are gypsum, fiber or clay, as well as mineral inclusions. The latter increase the wear resistance of the quality and its thermal insulation.

For coloring products use dyes that do not fade from ultraviolet radiation. The pigment is added during the filling of forms. Full drying takes a month. To select a stone in the room, their temperature norms are taken into account.

Clinker decorative stone

Clinker tiles are widely used for facing facades: the texture of the brick is preserved. Tiles differ from clinker bricks only in size and thickness. Clinker decorative stone is obtained due to the high-temperature firing of especially plastic clay.

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Clinker tiles for interior wall decoration.  In the review, we will tell you about the merits of the material, options for laying out the tiles, step by step help to complete the decoration and show examples of design techniques in the decoration of various rooms.

Artificial Granite and Marble

If we mix polyester, natural stone chips, binding resins, accelerators and hardeners, we get artificial granite.

Artificial marble has several varieties. It can be cast, oselkovy (gypsum), chipped, liquid (flexible). Most popular is the casting variety. This is a composite material of cured polyester resin and mineral filler (marble chips, quartz sand). From the ratio and composition of the components obtained artificial stone malachite, jasper, granite, onyx.

The properties of the material cannot be appreciated: it is a fireproof stone, therefore it is used near radiator heating. Artificial marble is not afraid of acids, solvents, fat - for the countertop in the kitchen these are excellent qualities. Products are pleasant to the touch and, unlike their natural counterparts, are warm.

Agglomerates

What are agglomerates? This is an artificial stone consisting of a complex of rocks. The base is usually granite, quartzite, marble, cement and polyester resins. As dyes take shell rock, metal shavings, aventurine, mineral pigments, stained glass.

Inside the agglomerate is a fiberglass mesh, the stone is very durable, not afraid of minus or plus temperatures and their sudden changes.

What stone to buy if it is decided to finish the facade with decorative artificial material

To decide what kind of stone is needed, not only the color and texture of the product, but also the types of masonry are taken into account. Perhaps you want to imitate brickwork with its rectangular shape or slate. Closer to the natural material will be masonry under natural stone.

Clinker stone, produced under a brick, is laid geometrically correctly.

Concrete stone is inexpensive, but has considerable weight. The color of the product can imitate any natural finishing stone.

Polymer sand stone made using polymers, filler (sand), easily mimics brickwork with a chipped surface.

Ceramic stone for facades is made of clay, but with all the advantages of the material in a climate with temperature extremes, the facade can begin to exfoliate.

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  In the material we will consider the most common finishing materials for facades - plaster, brick, wood, stone, as well as various types of plastics.

Features of the installation of decorative stone for the exterior decoration of the facade

There are two ways to attach artificial stone to the facade of the building: wet and mechanical, and they do not mutually exclusive.

First, a reinforcing mesh is attached to the facade, a lot of glue is applied and the stone is pressed against it with the flat side. The gap between the products plays a role. All seams are coated with a moisture-proof mixture.

Important!  All facing works are carried out at a plus temperature.

All work begins with the foundation. If it is supposed to finish the facade of a wooden building, then do not neglect the treatment of the walls with antifungal agents. A vapor barrier is also laid and a metal facade mesh is mounted. After the wall is plastered, primed and then veneered.

Advice!  Pegs can be laid between the seams and grouted. The stones themselves should be coated with a protective solution.

Artificial stone for interior wall and floor decoration

Artificial stone for wall cladding in the interior can be seen in homes more often. This is not a new word in design, but rather an opportunity to create a special, almost historical atmosphere. There is no point in describing the all amazing variety of textures and colors - in any online catalog you can find what we forgot to mention. Let's touch on the main types of decorative artificial stone materials for interior wall decoration.

Composition and properties of decorative stones for interior decoration with photo samples

Now let's talk about what such products consist of and what their properties are.

Decorative stone made of plaster and colored concrete

Gypsum facing stone for interior decoration consists of a gypsum mixture (G5), slaked lime, water and coloring pigments. Plasticizers are sometimes added - in any case, the ratio and full composition of each manufacturer are different.

The surface of the products can be chipped, bumpy, with uneven edges, rubble (similar to boulders), arbitrary.

Plaster products are easy to combine with other materials. Concrete artificial stone is characterized by a composition with sand, a plasticizer, dyes and components that increase strength. Expanded clay or pumice is sometimes added.

Quartz Artificial Stone and Porcelain Tile

Artificial porcelain tile consists of kaolin clay, feldspar, sand, chromium oxide, iron and manganese. All components are ground, pressed at a temperature of 1200 ° C. As a result, a durable, moisture resistant and cold resistant product is born. Such material does not leak electricity, is antistatic and just beautiful.

Agglomerate-based quartz stone is outwardly identical to natural. Quartz is used as a filler. If cement was used as a bonding base, then the products can be used externally, and for internal work polyester resins are the basis.

Acrylic and liquid stone

In addition to the above types of artificial cladding, there is a liquid stone for walls and acrylic. Acrylic products are used in countertops and other work surfaces, for window sills, sinks, sinks.

Acrylic stones are not combustible, but even at a very high temperature they, losing strength, do not emit substances hazardous to health.

Artificial liquid stone is obtained from polymers with many shades. The product is of high quality and perfectly complements the design of the room.

Decorative stone in the interior of the house

If the owners of the apartment or house decided to decorate the interior with unnatural stone coatings, then you need to understand that the finishing stone for the walls inside the apartment requires knowledge on the installation. But you can always turn to professionals in their field, because not everyone has a desire to participate in finishing work.

For interior decoration, decorative stone tiles are often used. This does not reduce the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, it looks so natural that it seems that the room is actually stone. Decorate with stone products any room.

Kitchen and bathroom

Decorating the walls of the kitchen with decorative stone creates a historic atmosphere when cooked near a stone hearth.

The best choice would be glazed or varnished coatings, because the porous material is able to absorb moisture, odor, dirt. Therefore, we dwell on non-brand products. In bathrooms there is always high humidity - the stone texture must be non-porous so as not to absorb steam.

Living room and entrance hall

Stone will give the living room a sense of stability. The stone finish of the hallway has the ability to pacify the person entering. Therefore, it is worth thinking about the need for such decoration of premises, because your own peace of mind is worth a lot.

The chalet style with its wooden elements is perfectly complemented by imitated sandstone or granite. Plaster materials, marble in light shades fit perfectly into the classics. And inconceivable without brickwork. Small halls with stone trim, like an element of an old town.

It doesn’t matter whether the whole room will be decorated, or whether it will be separate fragments - it will be luxurious.

If the hallway is decorated in stone style, then you can pick up a bench in medieval Gothic style or forged product resembling the boulevards of Paris.

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