ᐅ Is it better to use wallpaper or plaster for a children's room?
Created on: 7 Jun 2023 22:05
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Finch039
Hello,
the title pretty much says it all. What are your thoughts or experiences on this?
I believe that wallpaper is better for children’s rooms since it is easier to replace damaged or scribbled wallpaper.
With plaster, this is not as easy to fix. However, my partner prefers everything to be consistent, so she wants plaster in the children’s rooms as well. Visually, I definitely find plaster more appealing, but the question remains about its practical suitability for everyday use.
What do you think?
the title pretty much says it all. What are your thoughts or experiences on this?
I believe that wallpaper is better for children’s rooms since it is easier to replace damaged or scribbled wallpaper.
With plaster, this is not as easy to fix. However, my partner prefers everything to be consistent, so she wants plaster in the children’s rooms as well. Visually, I definitely find plaster more appealing, but the question remains about its practical suitability for everyday use.
What do you think?
J
Jurassic1359 Jun 2023 12:59Sure, race cars for boys and princesses for girls—where would we be if boys liked flowers and girls liked vehicles? Unthinkable! 😱
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Putting aside that the interests and tastes of young children change every few months, which would mean constantly redecorating.
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Putting aside that the interests and tastes of young children change every few months, which would mean constantly redecorating.
When I think back to myself up to about the age of 7, a writable and wipeable film would probably have been best. After that, a patterned wallpaper or just white (whether wallpaper or plaster) would have sufficed.
One more thing apart from stains and scribbles: gypsum plaster is very sensitive to impacts and similar damage. In that case, fleece can offer a bit more protection.
One more thing apart from stains and scribbles: gypsum plaster is very sensitive to impacts and similar damage. In that case, fleece can offer a bit more protection.
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motorradsilke9 Jun 2023 14:18Tolentino schrieb:
One more thing aside from stains and scribbles: gypsum plaster is very sensitive to impacts and the like. In that case, a fleece backing can offer a bit more protection.That would also be a reason for me to put up wallpaper. Besides, most kids like colorful designs. So, I would first put up wallpaper with animals or something similar for the very young child. If they draw on it, it’s not a big deal. Later, you can change it to match their interests.
Hello,
our experience with two children (6 and 7 years old) and plastered walls:
One son likes to scribble on the walls, regardless of the room. The other son does not.
In the kitchen, living room, hallways, stairwell, and children’s rooms, the walls were partially dirty, scribbled on, and had marks (indentations in the plaster caused by objects hitting the walls during play). The delicate wall paint easily absorbs dirt from objects that hit the walls while playing, as well as from dirty hands of playing children. Over the years, I was able to remove the stains a few times with a damp cloth, but this also slightly removed the (water-based) wall paint each time, which sometimes resulted in permanent dark spots.
Last year, I repainted the affected areas with the original wall paint.
Wallpaper is probably less prone to dirt and also covers settlement cracks in the plaster. However, we did not want wallpaper when building the house back then.
Regards
Michael
our experience with two children (6 and 7 years old) and plastered walls:
One son likes to scribble on the walls, regardless of the room. The other son does not.
In the kitchen, living room, hallways, stairwell, and children’s rooms, the walls were partially dirty, scribbled on, and had marks (indentations in the plaster caused by objects hitting the walls during play). The delicate wall paint easily absorbs dirt from objects that hit the walls while playing, as well as from dirty hands of playing children. Over the years, I was able to remove the stains a few times with a damp cloth, but this also slightly removed the (water-based) wall paint each time, which sometimes resulted in permanent dark spots.
Last year, I repainted the affected areas with the original wall paint.
Wallpaper is probably less prone to dirt and also covers settlement cracks in the plaster. However, we did not want wallpaper when building the house back then.
Regards
Michael
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