Sea and river pebbles in interior design

Pebbles in the interior have been used for a long time. This natural material is perfect for decorating different surfaces in the house - from the floor to flower pots and candle holders. Pebbles are environmentally friendly, beautiful and very easy to work, allows you to develop creativity and creativity.

Content:

• What is pebble, what is it like?
• Sea pebbles
• Lake and river stone
• Quarry pebbles
• Decorative stones
• The use of material in design
• How to decorate the floor?
• Wall decoration
• Kitchen use
• Living room
• Bedroom decoration
• Bathroom
• Ideas for using pebbles for decor
• Panel
• Paintings
• Mat
• Flower pot decoration
• Furniture handles
• Frame decor
• Candle holders
• Hot Stands
• Vases
• Fireplace decor
• Table top decoration
• Production of original decorative elements

What is pebble, what is it like?

Pebble is a small pebble run in a fragment of various natural rocks. It has a diameter of 1-15 cm and is formed as a result of collisions and rolling stones along the bottom of the river, sea. Pebbles can be small (up to 2.5 cm), medium (up to 5 cm), large (up to 15 cm). It is used in the construction of houses and roads, dumping beaches, used for decorative purposes.

The most common shades of pebbles are as follows:

• brown;
• Gray;
• white;
• the black;
• red;
• brick;
• bluish;
• greenish.

Sea pebbles

This material has the greatest popularity, characterized by a variety of colors, textures, shapes. Most often, white pebbles are found, having a smooth surface and a flat shape. Since salt deposits from seawater always remain on the pebbles, they should be washed well before use.

Lake and river stone

River pebbles has a more extensive color gamut, characterized by the original form - more rigid, convex. Usually river pebbles are smaller than sea ones, although the cost of materials in construction stores is about the same. Lake pebbles - a cross between sea and river, usually it has an ovoid shape and, basically, is uniform in color, without specks.

Quarry pebbles

Man extracts this material in special quarries in an open way. Pebbles of this type have impurities of sand, crushed stone, can be heterogeneous in shape and less round than river and sea. The range of shades here is also less rich, but the price is the lowest among analogues.

Decorative stones

People have long learned how to make pebbles piece by piece, while such a decorative material accurately mimics the structure and appearance of the natural. The most expensive types of decorative pebbles are made from marble, granite, and other types of natural stone. Cheaper are pebbles based on quartz and sandstone. The diameter of the pebbles varies from 1 mm to 17 cm, the shade can be any, since pigments are often used in the production process. A special rubberized pebble is also available, which is suitable for the manufacture of rugs, furniture.

The use of material in design

Pebbles are used in different interiors, in almost all rooms, including in bedrooms. More often they are introduced into the design of the bathroom to enhance the feeling of proximity to water, the sea.

How to decorate the floor?

A bulk floor with pebbles is an original solution, and you can implement such an idea yourself. It is necessary to carefully level the base in advance, make it smooth, and eliminate the presence of defects. After laying the decor from pebbles on top, they are covered with a transparent composite (epoxy resin).

To make the floor even more spectacular, you can use the built-in LED backlight. Along the walls, it is permissible to leave recesses in the screed, into which to place larger stones, which after filling looks very original.

A pebble floor can be built in another way, for which you need to purchase high-quality, reliable glue with high adhesion to concrete and stone. The adhesive composition is diluted with water according to the instructions, imposed on the floor, leveled with a notched trowel. After flat pebbles are glued like tiles, picking up stones of the desired shape and size.

This floor is ideal for a bathroom, a bathroom, and the work does not take much time. You can combine ceramics and pebbles by laying out the last only stripes against the walls, lining the central area or by performing a different pattern.

Wall decoration

This design option for a room or one wall looks unusual and very attractive. Usually in this way they decorate the bathroom or the walls inside the shower cabin, because the pebbles are moisture resistant and do not collapse from constant wetting. In addition, such surface cladding is ideal for the marine style, which is so often practiced in the bathroom.

Elements are glued with strong glue, liquid nails, cement-based tile mixes. Glue is applied to the wall with a layer of 5-15 mm thick, then pebbles are laid out. It is advisable to draw a sketch of the future surface in advance so as not to get confused when laying pebbles. Recommendations for wall cladding are as follows:

• in the bathroom you can lay out the entire wall with pebbles or its half in height;
• in living rooms accent zones or walls are often trimmed with stones 40-50 cm from the floor;
• light tones of pebbles visually expand the space, but dark ones look more stylish;
• pebble paintings look very interesting on the walls, however, the work will be more complex, painstaking;
• niches in the walls, trimmed with pebbles, are beautiful in appearance;
• pebbles are perfectly combined with other materials for walls - tiles, wood, panels: the main thing is to choose the right color combinations.

Kitchen use

The stone apron looks the most beautiful in the kitchen, and now there are ready-made nets with glued pebbles on sale. They only need to be straightened, cut to size and attached to the wall.

If the kitchen is made in natural colors, pebbles can be left in their original form, although it lends itself well to coloring. If desired, buy ceramic tiles with an imitation of a pebble surface - it looks stylish and unbanal.

Living room

As a decoration, pebbles can also be used in the living room. Typically, the pebbles go to the design of the accent wall, a separate section, a niche. Too abuse the material is not worth it, just facing a small area in the living room. Pebbles are best suited for rooms decorated in a Mediterranean style and eco-style.

Bedroom decoration

Combining pebbles and stucco in the bedroom, you can recreate the effect of this "sea" coast. To achieve this result, tinted plaster is applied in a thick layer, passed through it with a textured roller, and then crushed pebbles randomly or according to the design.

If you add shells to the decor, this will enhance the stylistic orientation of the interior. It will also be interesting to look in the bedroom a mirror framed by pebbles, a unique bulk floor or furniture decorated with pebbles.

Bathroom

Pebbles are easy to care for, not afraid of water, so the bathroom will be a real find. The easiest way is to buy a tile made of decorative pebbles, and trim the floor or walls in the bathroom with this material.Typically, this tile is decorated in a marine style, and with its help it is easy to create whole pictures.

A more difficult option is to cover the walls in the bathroom with moisture-resistant plaster and to press real or decorative pebbles into it. Using this technique, large areas or individual areas are adorned, for example, near a tap, sink. You can pebble the podium in the bathroom or make a decorative canvas on the wall - as the fantasy suggests.

Ideas for using pebbles for decor

Using pebbles, you can update the room without a full repair in the house. It is enough to create several decorative elements, and the room will sparkle with new colors.

Panel

It is not at all difficult to make a wall composition of pebbles. They take wood as a basis, and even old boards, saw cuts, cuts of stumps, artificially aged wood products are suitable. Pebbles are glued to the base with liquid nails or other durable glue. After the material is left in its original form or painted with acrylic paints.

Paintings

The pebble works of the artist Mikela Bufalini are world famous, they are unique and very unusual. You can make such pictures with your own hands. To do this, you need to take a substrate with a solid base, draw the contours of the future image, and then create your favorite plot, landscape or other picture from pebbles, paints, varnish and glue.

Mat

In stores, ready-made rubber mats with imitation of pebbles are sold. To make a real carpet of pebbles yourself, you can glue them on liquid nails, finding a suitable dense rubber layer. Such a product will serve well in the bathroom, especially if there are already similar elements in the decoration.

In order to ensure a massage effect, you can put the same rug at the entrance to the apartment or at the door to any room. It is very useful to walk on it barefoot, in addition, the product will perform the task of decorating the house.

Flower pot decoration

Fans of unusual pots and flowerpots for indoor plants can be offered an original type of decor - sea or river pebbles. Pebbles organically look on ceramics, clay, successfully combined with greenery and flowering plants. The procedure will be as follows:

• pick up a durable pot of the right size;
• degrease the surface;
• if the base material is too smooth, apply a primer;
• cover the pot with a thin layer of tile glue;
• lay out pebbles in accordance with the selected pattern;
• let the product dry for 2 days, fill it with earth, plant a plant.

Furniture handles

The simplest way to decorate is to glue a large flat stone from the inside of the handle. The shape of the stone should be convenient for opening the door, drawer. The more unusual its texture, the more interesting the finished product will look. You can also drill holes in flat pebbles, insert twine and attach to drawers. Such handles will provide any furniture with a designer look.

Frame decor

Homely frames for photos, paintings can be revived with pebbles. It is enough to stick the selected pebbles around the perimeter of the frame. Mirrors, finished panels, and writing boards are decorated in a similar way, creating a luxurious setting for them.

Candle holders

An easy option is to make a mini candlestick. You need to take a flat stone, put wax on it, and fix a candle on the wax. After solidification, the composition will become stable and can be used for home decoration. If you have special equipment, you can drill a hole in the stone for a candle and stick it on glue, but this method is quite time-consuming.

Hot Stands

River or sea pebbles easily withstand heat, do not lose color, do not collapse. This allows you to use them as the basis for stands for hot dishes. It is necessary to cut a circle, square or other figure from a dense fabric, process the edges. Then, using hot-melt adhesive, fix the various elements according to the sketch, allow the product to dry.

Vases

The most economical option is to buy a simple glass vase, fill it with pebbles and apply to dry flower arrangements. You can decorate the same object with pebbles from the outside by gluing them to strong glue. As a base, not only ready-made vases are used, but also tin boxes from chips. An interesting option would be to cover such a box with stucco and to press small elements of different colors into it.

Fireplace decor

The decorated fireplace looks very impressive. You can glue the stones in a circle so that they seem to surround the flame. For cladding the outer part, it is worth choosing elements of different shapes and sizes. A more difficult solution is to finish the entire fireplace inside and out, or to decorate the walls with pebbles on which the fireplace zone is located. The same rules apply to false fireplaces, which in combination with pebbles will become a stylish decoration of the interior.

Table top decoration

In designer furniture stores you can see the original tables, the tabletop of which is made of glass, and inside, in the recess in the tree, colored stones are poured. If you have the knack and tools, you can make such a table at home:

• on the surface of a regular table around the perimeter, battens of suitable material are nailed (a side is obtained)
• pebbles are poured into the cavity;
• the top of the structure is covered with tempered glass, which is fixed with glue.

Production of original decorative elements

To provide increased attention of neighbors and passers-by to home decor, you can glue a number plate with pebbles. It is easiest to work with an already finished product, but you can cut a plate of tin yourself and lay out all the inscriptions with pebbles. Inside the house, using pebbles, they also create the most different decor items in form and size:

• dishes;
• baskets;
• lamps;
• boxes.

Pebbles - a unique natural raw material for various repair and design work. She will fit well into the interior of every house and city apartment. This material will provide a feeling of closeness to nature, inspire thoughts of sea coolness and the summer sun, give an excellent mood!