7 tips for choosing soft wall panels

Soft wall panels will help bring comfort to the room and make it original. Despite the emergence of numerous modern finishes, textiles are not losing ground in popularity, however, now it is implemented in a completely new form. What soft wall panels are made of, what nuances should be taken into account when choosing them, and is it possible to create such panels yourself? This will be discussed in the article.

No. 1. Key Benefits of Soft Wall Panels

Wall panels have an original appearance, so they can become an excellent decoration of any room: they can be used to decorate either one of the walls of the room, or part of it, for example, above headboard the beds. However, high decorativeness is not the only advantage soft wall panels. The pluses also include:

• excellent soundproof quality, so this material often wall bedroom wallscreating complete comfort and silence there;
• simple installation;
• the ability to hide wall defects;
• panels made of leather or leatherette do not accumulate dust and can be wet cleaned.

Trying to make the apartment design unique, it is important to remember that soft wall panels have and disadvantages:

• panels made of fabric and suede attract dust and will retain their original attractive appearance for only a few years;
• the cost of such material is high, and if it is necessary to custom-make panels, the price rises at times.

It is customary to lining walls with soft panels, but they are also used for finishing ceilings, podiums, for zoning spaces, etc.

No. 2. Where can I use soft wall panels?

The most suitable room for this finishing material is bedroom. As a rule, soft panels distinguish the area near the bed, but other options are possible. You can select panels match the wallpaper or curtains in the room or, conversely, play in contrast.

For children wall panels are also a good option, because in which case they will soften the blow. For offices you can use panels covered with leather - this finish will add status to the workspace.

Soft panels are also suitable for arranging space movie theater or night club: both look great, and are an additional barrier noise propagation. In this case, it is better to use panels made from specially prepared fabrics, for example, those that resist fire or have an antibacterial effect.

As for interior styles, then successfully soft wall panels can look both in art deco and baroque, and in high-tech style - the main thing is to choose the appropriate design and color.

No. 3. Soft Wall Panel Material

As a rule, for the manufacture of soft wall panels, the following materials are used:

• leather. This is the most luxurious and expensive option, and even showing itself well in operation. Such panels will be perfectly combined both with plain wallpapers and with abstract patterns; they are in harmony with leather and wooden furniture;
• leatherette. It looks almost as impressive as genuine leather, but it costs several times less. Such panels will be as simple as possible to maintain, because they do not attract dust and can be wet cleaned;
• alcantara. This is a new material developed in Italy. Outwardly, it is practically indistinguishable from genuine leather, but at the same time it is more elastic and costs several times cheaper;
• textile. This is the most common option, which gives a huge scope for design imagination, because you can pick up any pattern, ornament and color. The main thing is that the fabric is strong enough to withstand mechanical damage, friction, the impact of the claws of pets and other negative influences, does not stretch and does not sag over time. The material should be sufficiently dense and retain its original color for a long time. A big minus of the fabric is the ability to attract dust, so it is better to use panels whose fabric is saturated with special antistatic substances, but even in this case you will have to regularly vacuum the surface of the soft panels. As a rule, tapestry fabrics are used, but it is not forbidden to sheathe panels with the same material from which the curtains are made, however, such a finish will be less.

Some manufacturers can custom-make panels using some other materials: it all depends on personal wishes and interior features.

Number 4. Type of filler

The properties and quality of soft wall panels also depend on what material is used as a filler. The most common options are:

• foam rubber. It is often used in the manufacture of thick panels, it is considered excellent in all respects material. True, the foam rubber has one drawback - it begins to crumble over time, however, few people repair less than once every 15 years, and the foam rubber will withstand this period;
• synthetic winterizer. Using this material, a more uniform surface is formed, and since the weight of the synthetic winterizer is less than the foam rubber, the upholstery will stretch and sag less.

In very rare cases, it is used to fill the panels. mineral wool. bottom layer responsible for strength and shape, and it is usually made of sheets plastic, plywood, chipboard or MDF.

No. 5. Size and method of formation

The dimensions of soft wall panels vary widely. It can be small soft tiles measuring 10 * 10 cm and huge panels 1.5 * 2.7 m. The shape, as a rule, is a square, rhombus or rectangle. Sometimes large panels that occupy the entire wall are replaced by the installation of two rails at the bottom and at the top, the space between which is filled with synthetic winterizer, and then a fabric cloth is pulled onto the structure, but this option does not quite fit the description of soft wall panels.

If small elements are usually made smooth, then large panels are often made using capitone, or carriage screed. Its essence lies in the sinking of large decorative buttons in the material in a certain sequence. Such decorations are often used in the manufacture of furniture, and before they were used to design aristocratic interiors.

Buttons are usually staggered to form squares or rhombuses. In addition, from the buttons you can form a whole pattern (company logo, family coat of arms, etc.), thereby giving an interesting look to the room. A carriage screed looks better on plain materials, especially on leather, velor, velvet, suede, leatherette. Often, capitons are also used for small panels, whose main advantage is the ease of replacing damaged elements.

Soft Wall Panel Size It is selected depending on your own design ideas and room parameters. If for decorating an entire wall in a room it will be more convenient to work with large panels, then for designing only a small area it will be more appropriate to use small panels.By the way, the elements can be of completely different shapes, gathering on the wall, like a kind of puzzle.

Although the soft wall panels themselves are voluminous, the so-called 3D panels are separately distinguished. They are made on the basis of MDF panels, gypsum or solid, which is given a certain shape, and then they are either painted or covered with leather or textile. The latter option is often referred to as soft wall panels, but due to the lack of a layer of synthetic winterizer or foam rubber, they cannot be considered as such.

No. 6. Top manufacturers

Soft wall panels are popular in different countries of the world where their own production facilities are established. In Russia, the products of foreign enterprises are represented little, since the cost of panels due to transportation increases significantly. Well-equipped facilities operate in different parts of the country, which also produce custom-made panels. We will dwell on the largest and proven ones.

"MolleMebel"

This company specializes in the manufacture of beds, but is gradually expanding the production of related products. The company is equipped with modern European equipment, which produces various types of wall panels: fabric, leather, eco-leather and Alcantara. There are a lot of design options; there is a separate series of panels for cinema halls and clubs.

"House of walls"

The company produces furniture, leather facades for furniture and soft wall panels. The manufacturer is proud of the high quality of products and their individual design, using the highest quality and safe raw materials. The company offers the creation of panels for customer design and assistance in the development of sketches. As the facing material for the panels can be used leather, suede, Alcantara, fabric, as well as fibers with specific properties: non-combustible, antibacterial, splitting odors. The assortment also includes 3D panels.

MOLIZE

Leading domestic manufacturing company designer furniture MOLIZE has recently mastered the process of manufacturing soft wall panels, and now this area has become the main activity of the company. Consistently high quality products are ensured by cooperation with the best manufacturers of leather, fabric and accessories, training of company employees at European enterprises and constant quality control. The panels are made with leather, fabric and leatherette upholstery, individual orders are possible.

MK Stroy

This company is based in Yekaterinburg and produces soft wall panels at the same time as furniture. The assortment includes options made of leather, eco-leather and fabric, it is possible to manufacture panels according to customer requirements for size and color.

LLC "Soft Sign"

This Perm company, among other products, also produces soft wall panels under the Soft Sign trademark. Foam and synthetic winterizer is used as a filler; the upholstery is made of flock, velor, jacquard, tapestry and other furniture fabrics, genuine leather and leather substitutes. The company offers both ready-made options with a unique design, and the development of panels according to our own ideas.

LLC Knerzer Group

The company is engaged in the production of children's furniture and soft wall panels, offering a wide selection of ready-made options with upholstery in leather, leatherette and fabric. At the request of the customer, panels of any size (from 5 cm) and design are made.

Parquet Avenue

The company was opened 12 years ago and initially specialized in manufacturing flooring. Today, the manufacturer's range has expanded significantly, and soft wall panels have become almost the main area of ​​activity. The manufacturer focuses on the manufacture of panels with leather upholstery.

Number 7. DIY soft wall panels

To save money and implement your own interior design as accurately as possible, you can make soft panels yourself.This process is simple, does not require special skills, but accuracy and patience will be needed. Main stages:

• design development, size selection and preparation of all necessary elements: plywood or chipboard, fabric, decorative buttons, glue, foam rubber, ruler and pencil, drill, scissors, stapler, nylon cord;
• preparation of the base and filler of appropriate sizes;
• preparation of pieces of fabric. To the size of each element it is worth adding allowances to the thickness of the plate and to the bend to the wrong side;
• if the use of buttons is provided, then at this stage marking of plywood is necessary. The places where the buttons will be drilled;
• foam rubber or synthetic winterizer are glued to the base, fabric is applied on top;
• the buttons are attached with the help of a nylon thread, which on the reverse side in several places is fixed with a stapler to the base;
• the fabric is tightly stretched and fixed with a stapler from the wrong side.

  

  

  

  
  

In conclusion

Soft wall panels are a great way to make a room more comfortable, give it exclusivity and originality. The appearance of this material is captivating to more and more people, and there are more and more applications every day.