Wallpaper vs Paint which is best for your Home or Office

There were times when we ran short of options to choose between. Today with changing time we have a myriad of options available, leaving us confused. One of these confusion with new homemakers is to choose between paint and wallpaper.

Don't be in a haste to take your decision to choose between paint and wallpaper, mulling on which is best one to make your perfect house.

 Reading this will surely help to make your decision to choose between paint or wallpapers.

 Time

Installing wallpapers in your house is a more tedious and time-consuming process to indulge into. On one hand, where you will be done with painting your walls within few days, installing wallpapers will drag it up to weeks doing it for the same walls.

 Longevity

You can remain carefree for almost 15 years using wallpapers in your house. It is seen that wallpapers can last 3 times longer than paint, if set properly. Whereas painting your walls, with its falling chips and yellow patches, itself screams for renovations after few years of painting.

Maintenance

If you have little kids in your house, who keep scribbling their sketch pencils on walls, wallpaper is a perfect option for you to go with. Wallpaper can easily be cleaned as it is washable, and therefore comfortable to maintain, unlike painted walls.

Cost

Installing wallpapers is a bit more expensive than painting your walls. The cost of wallpaper range from ₹3000  up to ₹ 50,000/ per roll, based on the quality and varied design available in the market. Whereas the cost of painting your wall range from ₹18 to ₹42 per sq ft if its fresh wall.

Aesthetic view

Wallpaper being available in plethora of designs and patterns  gives your house a more appealing look in comparison to paint which is very conventional. Wallpaper will completely change the look of your house giving it a new touch and adds on to the beauty of your house.

Process

With advent of new technology these wallpapers can easily be stuck on the walls and get removed, unlike painting the walls which is a rigorous process, often creating lots of mess.

Limitations

Use of wallpapers comes with limitations. Wall paper are confined to few places of the house. Wallpapers do not go well with humidity and moisture, which limits it’s use. It cannot be used in bathrooms and kitchens, unlike painting which you can smear on all the walls of your house.

Instead of choosing between wallpaper and paint. You can go with its combo, which will be a perfect option for you to create the ideal house. Having your kitchen and washroom painted, and your guest room installed with wallpapers, all decked up for your guest.

You can have your one side of the room with wallpapers and other three walls painted, adding a sharp feature to your room, depending on your own choice.

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