Every person strives to create a cozy space around himself, so that the eye is pleased, it is pleasant to be there and invite friends. As a rule, this applies to a house or apartment, where a person in modern reality does not actually spend that much time, spending more of it at work, the gym, traveling, attending seminars, etc. And yet, decorating the entrance is current trend in recent years. Human nature strives for creativity and self-expression, and if the boundaries of the imagination do not fit within one room, it asks to come out and finds ways to be realized right on the street asphalt, in parks, the walls of buildings, etc.
How to decorate the entrance with your own hands, while spending a minimum of effort and some material resources? There are many ways and options. In the article we will look at the most optimal and realistic ones for the majority who are eager to get creative.
Staircase decoration options
Using simple paint and brushes, you can turn those boring gray objects into true masterpieces of art. You can draw anything you want, but preferably within the framework of the legal and moral. Here everything will depend on the artistic skills, interests and preferences of the residents. The following options are easy to implement and look very original, from the point of view of most people. At least in the interior of apartment buildings they have not yet become boring - that’s for sure. How to decorate driveway steps?
- Ladder - bookshelf. We take special paints of a suitable color and apply them to the side of the object, and then simply make inscriptions in the appropriate style - the names of the works. You can conduct a survey of your neighbors about their favorite novels, short stories, etc. And it will look very impressive.
- Piano ladder. Oh, if a musician lives in the building or a child who goes to music school, you can use both. And to work you only need 2 colors and a little skill in applying paint evenly. And it lifts the mood one hundred percent. Below is a photo of how to decorate the entrance with notes.
By the way, this option and others can be purchased in the store in the form of ready-made creative 3D stickers. They are easy to use and very durable:
- Ladder - time. Suitable for people prone to discipline and precision. The option is very pedantic, but the idea itself of introducing new elements into this object does not border on rigor, and, moreover, time is a substance that affects each of us.
- Stairs - rules of access. This is suitable for a friendly team that is ready to follow a number of simple rules that express respect for each other. And you don’t have to post various instructions on the wall on behalf of the management company, but approach the issue from a creative side and write directly on the stairs. This way, everyone will definitely pay attention and, at least, will no longer litter in their own entrance.
We decorate on our own
Not everyone is lucky enough to live in a house with a clean and well-kept entrance. For many, shabby and scribbled walls, scattered advertising brochures and free newspapers, and an unpleasant smell have become familiar.
But there are those who are tired of this bedlam. They pick up brushes and paints and paint the walls themselves. You don't need to have superpowers to do this. A minimal contribution from the most active and caring residents is sufficient.
Volunteer assistants should obtain permission from the management company. After she gives the go-ahead, you can safely begin to implement your ideas.
Choice of colors
Usually acrylic paints are chosen for painting walls.
Advantages:
- They do not emit toxic substances.
- They do not have an unpleasant odor.
- Do not cause allergic reactions.
- Resistant to sunlight, frost, moisture.
- Diluted with plain water.
- Dries quickly.
Applying a layer of paint creates a durable, plastic-like protection. The modern market offers a large assortment of simple paints of various shades:
- fluorescent mixtures that glow in the dark;
- invisible colors that appear only in the dark;
- pearlescent and shiny metallic dyes.
Surface preparation
For high-quality painting on the walls, they need to be prepared - remove a layer of old paint, wash off the whitewash and crumbling plaster. Then the wall is degreased with white spirit to ensure stable adhesion of the finish to the surface. Using a level, the wall is plastered and the finishing putty is applied. When it dries, they pass along the base with sandpaper to remove the resulting dust and, taking a roller or brush, treat the wall with acrylic primer. After it hardens, the wall is considered ready for painting.
Drawing
Having chosen the desired sketch, they make sketches and discuss how the drawing on the wall in the entrance will look in the end. If you plan to occupy a considerable surface area, it is most convenient to use an airbrush (a kind of spray gun) or aerosol paints in spray cans. They also use flat or round brushes made of squirrel or pig hair, and during the artistic process they help themselves with rollers, pieces of foam rubber, rags, and artistic spatulas.
The basic contours are transferred to the surface and drawn in a linear manner. Draw the details, noting where it will be necessary to add volume to the image. First, the background, background and foreground are painted. When the paint dries, start painting the main objects - from large to small. During the work process, defects can be corrected on the spot.
Stencil painting
If among your neighbors there is no person who knows how to draw skillfully, it doesn’t matter. Stencils for painting will come to the rescue. With them, the drawings on the walls in the entrances turn out to be graphic and clear, fitting into any environment. And most importantly, the work will only take a couple of hours.
Types of stencils:
- paper;
- vinyl;
- cardboard;
- anti-stencils;
- for three-dimensional drawings.
The principle of working with stencils:
- attach to the wall with special glue or double-sided masking tape and fill the holes for painting with paint or decorative plaster;
- After the composition has dried, the stencil is removed.
If the surface that you plan to paint is large, for convenience, several identical stencils are fastened together.
Based on the type of pattern, stencils are divided into simple and single (when the entire wall is painted with one color, however, here too there is the option of transitioning from a lighter shade to a dark one).
Combined patterns involve painting in different colors. To ensure that the details of the picture match each other, marks are made on them.
The essence of the anti-stencil is that it is cut out using the reverse principle and the areas not protected by the template are painted over. In this case, the drawing turns out to be a base color, and the details around it are painted over. In this case, paint is used from a balloon, holding the container 25-30 centimeters from the wall.
For three-dimensional drawings, thick polyvinyl templates are used; their thickness can reach 4 millimeters. The holes in the stencil are filled with decorative plaster mixture or putty using a plastic spatula (you can take an old bank card) and wait until dry. Shortly before the composition has completely dried, remove the stencil. The uneven edges of the design are dried until ready and sanded with medium or fine grain sandpaper. The resulting version is painted or left as is.
Ready-made templates can be purchased at any construction market or supermarket, or you can order an individual template based on a photograph proposed by the home owner.
When working with templates, use brushes, sponges, and foam rubber. Paint should be taken in small quantities so that it does not create unsightly streaks on the surface.
The finishing touch will be to coat the surface with an invisible matte varnish to resist environmental influences.
Graffiti
Street painting has long turned into one of the genres of modern art. Not everyone can master it; it requires special skills. Writers use aerosols, markers, brushes, rollers, as well as various stickers and stencils to apply graffiti.
At the same time, an ordinary picture becomes unique. The drawing dries instantly and is suitable for any surface. If you order it from a company specializing in painting entrances, the cost will be low, since the method of covering walls using this technique is simple and cheap.
If the neighbors in the house are quite passive, an artist from the agency will transform the walls in a matter of minutes, and residents, inspired by the design, will definitely ask to paint the walls accordingly near their apartments.
Options for walls
This entrance element is usually distinguished by its color, cleanliness and the presence of obscene inscriptions, which mainly applies to old houses. Otherwise, they are very similar and equally boring and monotonous. How to decorate driveway walls?
- One of the simple but original solutions is to use wood elements. The walls can be decorated with paintings made from dry branches or wine corks. To do this, it is enough to collect the necessary material somewhere in the forest area and purchase ready-made frames; if you wish, you can make them yourself. Next, paint the branches themselves in different colors or leave them untouched and secure them in a frame with glue or thread. And it will turn out more than wonderful. The finished version can be hung on the wall using double-sided tape or mounted on nails. Below is a photo of how to decorate an entrance with your own hands using a branch painting.
Felt is also an interesting option. From this fabric you can cut out figures of animals, flowers, vehicles, anything you like, in different sizes, then assemble them into a single composition and attach them with the same tape directly to the entrance wall.
- In case you have a lot of old used light bulbs at home, you can use them too. A short instruction on how to decorate an entrance using this material: to do this, first you need to paint each light bulb in the color you like, then tie them together using a woolen thread so that you get a garland. Make a few of these banners and you can safely hang them on the wall. The disadvantage of this method is safety: if there are playful hands in the entrance, they can remove them and break them, but in general it looks original.
- Drawing 3D - to perform it you either need to have talent yourself, or hire a specially trained person. Yes, it is not easy to execute, but such works look more than incomparable.
steps
Gray steps can be painted any cheerful color. And so that the coating does not wear off after six months, the stairs are first primed with concrete contact. Do this every two days, one step at a time, because you and your neighbors need to walk somehow. Floor and staircase painting can be entrusted to a special company (search the Internet for “concrete painting”). Experts will draw you at least a Persian carpet, but one that will not be erased by the time the house is demolished. But the offer price is an order of magnitude higher than manual painting as part of a general apartment cleanup.
A bright idea is to decorate only the risers (that’s what the vertical wall under the step is called). You can paint only them or lay them out with colorful tiles. The part of the step on which the foot stands is called the tread. If this very tread hangs over the riser, then the resulting canopy looks interesting painted - you will get a striped staircase, the simplest, fastest and most budget-friendly decoration option.
How to decorate the entrance to a buyout?
Decorating this space for a wedding is, of course, not the most exciting moment and does not occupy a special place among other pre-wedding events, but nevertheless, on this day everything should be truly beautiful, sparkle with rays of joy and mystery and radiate the energy of happiness.
And the entrance is a kind of symbolic entrance to a new life, where there is no place for dullness and mediocrity, similar to the appearance of most average entrances. And of course, on this day, any newlywed couple wants nothing to darken their mood, and every little thing should fill their hearts with love.
Many people today do without ritual bride price, but if the future family is one of those who strictly follows traditions and foundations, then, of course, the question of how to decorate the entrance to a wedding will be one of those that is worth paying attention to. you need to take care of this in advance.
First of all, the main thing is to identify the shortcomings of the entrance itself: drawings and inscriptions on the walls, absence/presence of windows, condition of the railings, etc., and try to hide the defective places as much as possible and emphasize possible advantages.
Climbing the stairs to his beloved, the groom should feel that he is expected and prepared for his arrival in advance - this is one of the indicators of the future hostess how she will greet him after work. So, let's look at the options.
Plastering
Simple plaster is applied in stages:
Spray application
The solution, similar in consistency to sour cream, is scooped into a trowel and thrown onto the wall, then the surface is leveled;
Application of primer
After the spray has dried into a paste, the solution is applied in the same way, after which it is leveled using a long rule from bottom to top. After drying, the surface is sanded round with a trowel.
Covering
The previous layer is sprayed with water and a decorative layer no more than 2 millimeters thick is applied with a trowel. Level it with a trowel.
Style of play and riddles
How to decorate the entrance to a wedding if the couple loves mystery and does not look for easy ways? Answer: you can resort to decorating the entrance using various quests.
Let's start with the steps, let the intrigue be present in each of them. Papers shaped like hearts or paired people with traditional questions can be diluted with simple universal knowledge and gradually, increasing the intrigue, move on to the personality of the bride herself.
For example:
- Name the most feminine and most masculine planet (Venus and Mars).
- Name the flowers that grow in the bride's parents' garden.
- Name/tell her favorite poem, etc.
A simple rule: one step – one question.
Decorate the walls with a love spider net, which you can easily make yourself if you have woolen threads or colored paper/cardboard and double-sided tape. In order not to look monotonous, you can make several accents from corrugated flowers. The task is somewhat painstaking, but the best part is that it can be entrusted to responsible witnesses. This decoration will reflect the whole essence of the idea: gradually making his way along the cobweb path, the groom ends up in the net. It is worth considering the cleanliness of the walls; if they are in very poor condition, it is better to cover them with posters depicting the same web or paint them with paint. It is advisable to coordinate the latter with the management company and residents. Below is a photo of how to decorate the entrance with a grid.
Hang a wreath with many keys of various shapes and sizes on the door of the bride's apartment. They can be made from paper or wire. And the groom’s task is to choose the right “opener” for the treasured door.
MKD entrances
When the Management Company receives an application from its clients, the residents of the building, indicating repair work, it begins preparing for it and calculates how much the entire complex costs. A working estimate is developed taking into account processes, construction and finishing materials.
Repairs, according to the law, can be carried out either by the management company itself or by a contractor who is hired to perform the services. Both the contractor and the Management Company cannot demand additional funds from the apartment owners.
But a wish may be expressed that the residents will help with the repairs - they will carry out some work. For example, they will wash the windows, walls, floor after whitewashing the ceiling, cover the floor, maybe with newspapers, so that it does not become dirty during the renovation process. Residents themselves can also dispose of leftover building materials in the trash. But this is a clear violation of housing legislation .
ATTENTION! According to the Decree of the State Construction Committee No. 170 dated September 27, 2003, cleaning after repairs in the common areas of the house is the responsibility of the Management Company.
Residents, on their own initiative, can clean the entrance and stairwells, but after repairs they are required to clean the building. And the residents only sign the work acceptance certificate.
Nature style
Many of us are starting to get tired of the bustle of the city and are increasingly drawn to natural areas, traveling or trying to create a piece of paradise right at home. If the couple is one of those who prefer to avoid new or old fashioned jewelry and simply be in tune with Mother Nature herself, the following option will be very suitable. Main elements: maximum natural and minimum artificial. So, how to decorate the entrance to a wedding with your own hands in this style?
Let's start with the stairs, on which it is important to lay a grass path. Summer residents use similar ones in the garden. Only it needs to be cut according to the size of each step, laid out and secured. Along the edges of one or all of the stairs involved, place pebbles and twigs in flat wide pots, not decorative, but downright natural: you can use simple quarry ones or larger ones.
Hang flowers in bottles on the railing. Below is a photo of how to decorate a wedding entrance using this ornament. If there is concern about the fragility of glass, it is quite possible to replace it with plastic ones, having previously covered them with transparent fabric, such as organza or chiffon.
How to beautifully decorate driveway walls? Hang decorative birds on them, laid out in the shape of a heart in the center and a few more around the perimeter at the discretion of the designer. You can also use the ceiling, just be more careful with the suspension: tape is unlikely to work here, more serious fastening is required. Or design a finished sticker as a tree and place the birds on the branches.
If there are window sills on the floor, then pay attention to them too, placing flowers in pots. The main thing here is to get into the tone of the wedding and the taste of the bride herself.
Turn on gentle music at the entrance.
Heavenly style
We are all a little dreamers and walk under the blue sky and meet our soul mates under it too. So why not give thanks to heaven for sheltering, protecting and loving us.
How to decorate the bride's entrance in an airy style?
First you need to make a lot of volumetric clouds from padding polyester or cotton wool. Detailed instructions for their implementation can be easily found on the Internet. Decorate the clouds with small heart-shaped molds made of fabric or wood and apply colored varnish with glitter to add shine. Attach the finished elements to the wall using double-sided tape; in addition, you can make several balloons with baskets. Stickers of stars or snowflakes are also welcome depending on the season.
A separate decor is airplane stickers, in which you can place photographs of a loving couple. If the entrance is not very bright, then glow-in-the-dark ones will look very trendy.
Also decorate the railings with air clouds.
And on the steps you can put wind blowers in the shape of flowers or hearts. They will spin easily and reverently from the breeze created by the guests rising up.
Tools for work
Since these elements of the entrance do not have a complex configuration, it is quite possible to use a paint roller mounted on a long handle. In this case, you won't even need a stepladder. However, to paint individual protruding parts (for example, heating pipes, covers and doors of switchboards), you still cannot do without brushes.
In addition, it will not be superfluous:
- building level;
- putty knife;
- cord for marking the dividing line (if not the entire wall is painted, but a panel is being made);
- colored crayons;
- broom;
- hammer;
- construction tape (useful when painting window frames).
Naturally, we should not forget about the things that provide normal conditions for workers - gloves, a respirator, a gauze bandage. They will be especially necessary when cleaning surfaces from dust.
Romantic style
The most common option is love classics. The main elements of decoration are flowers, fabric, garlands. This is suitable for those who perceive a wedding celebration solely as a traditional rite and associate the creation of a family with love, and love with hearts. How to decorate the entrance to a wedding if a romantic couple is getting engaged?
Decorate the railings with light, airy fabric: organza, nylon, chiffon, etc., attach cute decorative or fresh flowers to the fabric itself, just take care of their freshness and safety in advance.
Along the edges of the stairs, place ready-made volumetric candles in the form of water lilies, which, for safety reasons, it is better not to light, but to place scented incense sticks directly into them. The choice of fragrance is a purely individual matter, but the aromas of jasmine, which carries awe and tenderness, like the day itself, may work well; the aroma of roses, giving solemnity and a feeling of true love.
Decorate the walls with ready-made garlands in the style of the wedding itself or with small paper flowers descending on a string, which are shown in the photo. This is an insanely good camouflage for any walls. And this is the main advantage of using such decor.
And between the garlands it is appropriate to place joint photographs, but you should not overuse them: one per square meter is more than enough.
And the final stage is a floral wreath on the door of the bride’s apartment.
Other holidays
People's creativity knows no bounds, and most of us strive to make life brighter every day, penetrating into all its facets. You can do something nice for a loved one or just a friend, especially if it’s his birthday, in completely different ways. And one of them is to surprise him, literally, right from the doorstep. So, how to decorate your entryway for a birthday?
Below we will consider options that do not require huge material costs, are simple to implement and sweet to the soul. This can appeal to almost everyone who loves originality and surprises.
Summer fun
How can you decorate the entrance for a birthday during the hottest season? To implement this idea, we will need multi-layer fans of various colors and sizes. The picture below shows what they look like.
They look big, attract attention and are pleasing to the eye. Hang them on the central wall so that as soon as the birthday boy opens the apartment, he is overwhelmed with delight and anticipation of the holiday.
It is very good to collect in advance the achievements of the birthday person by his age and write one at a time on the folds of the fan. He will certainly be pleased to understand how much he is appreciated and what merits he has. After all, every birthday is a kind of summing up of one’s own results. And, sitting in a cozy place after the holiday, he will be able to enjoy the prepared surprise.
On the door, in the upper part of it, hang an “ice cream” banner, purchased in a store or made by yourself.
And at the bottom or in the middle place the mail of wishes. You can make it from a cardboard box, decorate it with corrugated or plain colored paper, and add decorative elements. Cut a hole at the top to allow access for notes and cards with parting words to the birthday boy for the next year.
If it fits into the budget, in the summer season it is also important to install a machine on the stairs that generates soap bubbles, which never leave anyone old or young indifferent. This will complete the decoration of the entrance and create a truly festive mood.
Plants
Of course, you can send the excess of your indoor plant growing to the stairs - unloved ones, overgrown flowers, etc. But they are unlikely to decorate the site. If you decide to buy something right for decorating a flight of stairs, look for shade-loving plants that are tolerant of irregular watering. Contrary to the misconception of many, these are not cacti. Your choice is asparagus, fern, scindapsus (this is a liana), ficus and monstera (they can grow gigantic and make a jungle out of the entrance). Of course, you need to water and feed them, but not often: once a week on weekends is quite enough. What kind of stands? It’s better to have wall planters so that the neighbor’s child on a scooter or mom with a stroller won’t be angry at your phytodesign. It is advisable to hang it on the wall, away from drafts, but so that the plants still get daylight.
Splashes of autumn
What is the most beautiful and fascinating thing about this season? Of course, colorful leaves decorating sidewalks, parks and entrances. Yes, this is where we will begin decorating the interior space for the holiday. How to decorate your entryway for a birthday using these natural gifts?
The very first thing to do is to collect fallen leaves from the street and “litter” a little in the entrance. Fresh leaves, slightly tinted with paint, if they were not painted by Mother Nature, are placed along the edges of the stairs and all the way to the entrance to the birthday boy’s door. They can also be mixed with shiny paper stars, this will add volume and shine.
Hide small surprises in the foliage: these can be small children's memorable toys or any things that carry a special meaning for the birthday person. Let him rummage to his heart's content. The element of surprise always brings joy to the soul, and this is incredibly pleasant.
Place ready-made seasonal stickers on the walls: leaves, nuts, squirrels, etc. And on the door and it would be nice to place the umbrellas shown in the photo below on the ceiling.
Only the railings remained unused. Hang lollipop sticks of various shades on them, and each arriving guest takes one of them, and in the apartment a task awaits him in accordance with the chosen color (dance, tell, portray, etc.).
Surface preparation
Before you start plastering the entrance, perform all general construction activities, except for finishing:
- check the heating;
- water supply and sewerage;
- lay and check hidden electrical wiring;
- clean ventilation ducts, seal holes and throw garbage out of the room;
- get rid of old plaster, dirt and paint residues.
Installation of electrical networks, sometimes water pipes and heating in the walls is carried out by first hollowing out long channels in it - grooves.
Plastering work is often started from the top floor. Ceiling and wall surfaces are thoroughly cleaned, traces of old plaster are removed, and minor defects are repaired. After laying the line, the grooves are carefully plastered: in concrete and brick walls - with cement, sometimes with alabaster, but craftsmen advise using it carefully, since when it dries, it increases in volume and the walls of the channel can collapse. Before gating, the groove is primed, and the final step is puttying. If you plan to paint the wall, you can further strengthen the seam with reinforcing tape.
Before plastering a brick wall, centimeter notches are cut out in the seams with a hammer and chisel, which contribute to effective adhesion of the mortar. Surfaces are primed.
