--- title: What is vinyl wallpaper? description: Vinyl wallpapers are wallpapers that have a plastic coating (vinyl) as the top layer. 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People keep asking what the difference is between vinyl and [non-woven wallpaper](https://support.meinewand.com/en/what-is-non-woven-wallpaper?hsLang=en). There is none! Vinyl wallpaper describes the surface, non-woven wallpaper the backing material. Vinyl wallpaper can be either paper wallpaper or non-woven wallpaper. **Advantages of vinyl wallpaper:** 1. hard-wearing due to the coating 2. Structures can be created using the vinyl coating 3. Vinyl wallpapers are often very lightfast 4. Vinyl wallpapers are more impact-resistant **Disadvantages of vinyl wallpaper:** 1. The vinyl coating causes the wallpaper to lose some of its diffusion capacity (breathability) 2. In the past, vinyl wallpapers often contained plasticisers that were harmful to health. This is no longer the case today. 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