Comments on: Paper perfect http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:29:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: JaneC http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-325 JaneC Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:15:50 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-325 I've both removed wallpaper and put it up, and it's not too bad. I have two pieces of advice about putting up wallpaper: 1. Do NOT attempt to do it by yourself. Have a friend or family member who is patient and good at following instructions come help you. 2. Borders and trim cover a multitude of mistakes. Sometimes it's hard to cut the paper straight, but if you have baseboards to cover up ragged edges near the floor and trim or a border that matches the wallpaper to cover up any issues near the ceiling, your wallpaper-hanging life will be made much, much easier. La Petite Acadienne--I've seen design shows where they make one wall or a niche in the wall of a room a different color from the rest, sometimes by painting it differently, combining two kinds of wallpaper, or combining paint and wallpaper. Depending on how it's done, it can be spectacular. I can totally imagine the yellow and green paper above adorning one wall of a room, with the rest of the walls painted a matching shade of plain yellow, or the faux croc paper in a room that's otherwise a softer, lighter brown. I’ve both removed wallpaper and put it up, and it’s not too bad. I have two pieces of advice about putting up wallpaper: 1. Do NOT attempt to do it by yourself. Have a friend or family member who is patient and good at following instructions come help you. 2. Borders and trim cover a multitude of mistakes. Sometimes it’s hard to cut the paper straight, but if you have baseboards to cover up ragged edges near the floor and trim or a border that matches the wallpaper to cover up any issues near the ceiling, your wallpaper-hanging life will be made much, much easier.

La Petite Acadienne–I’ve seen design shows where they make one wall or a niche in the wall of a room a different color from the rest, sometimes by painting it differently, combining two kinds of wallpaper, or combining paint and wallpaper. Depending on how it’s done, it can be spectacular. I can totally imagine the yellow and green paper above adorning one wall of a room, with the rest of the walls painted a matching shade of plain yellow, or the faux croc paper in a room that’s otherwise a softer, lighter brown.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-324 Never teh Bride Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:58:08 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-324 My grandparents had some crazy wallpaper, Toby Wollin, and after going through the old photo albums, I'm desperate to find some. One was bright yellow with a repeating fleur de lys in mirror SILVER. In great quantities it would be awful, but in something tiny, like a mini half bath, it would be awesome. My grandparents had some crazy wallpaper, Toby Wollin, and after going through the old photo albums, I’m desperate to find some. One was bright yellow with a repeating fleur de lys in mirror SILVER. In great quantities it would be awful, but in something tiny, like a mini half bath, it would be awesome.

]]> By: Toby Wollin http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-323 Toby Wollin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:01:22 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-323 I'm going to go way out on a limb here and publicly announce that I'm scared of doing wallpaper - not buying enough and then getting 3/4 of the way through the job and not being able to find the same stuff. Or getting it wrong. Or it starting to peel away. Or..well, it's a hundred things. I need someone nice and gentle to hold my hand and get me through it because I absolutely love wall paper. My parents had this little powder room under the stairs that had the funniest wallpaper ever, with an illustration just made for a bathroom. I always promised myself I'd take some photographs of that stuff and try to find it again, but no, I didn't. I’m going to go way out on a limb here and publicly announce that I’m scared of doing wallpaper - not buying enough and then getting 3/4 of the way through the job and not being able to find the same stuff. Or getting it wrong. Or it starting to peel away. Or..well, it’s a hundred things. I need someone nice and gentle to hold my hand and get me through it because I absolutely love wall paper. My parents had this little powder room under the stairs that had the funniest wallpaper ever, with an illustration just made for a bathroom. I always promised myself I’d take some photographs of that stuff and try to find it again, but no, I didn’t.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-318 Never teh Bride Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:28:24 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-318 Whatever it looks like, La Petite Acadienne, it is certainly easier to do one wall than four! Whatever it looks like, La Petite Acadienne, it is certainly easier to do one wall than four!

]]> By: La Petite Acadienne http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-317 La Petite Acadienne Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:42:35 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/31/paper-perfect/#comment-317 Ooo...love that faux-croc paper. I agree with you about its appeal -- you just get tired of paint finishes after awhile, and stencilling is pretty much out, isn't it? Maybe I can compromise by just doing one wall in my living room, painting the others in complimentary colours? It would probably look better with some of the busier prints anyway, methinks. Ooo…love that faux-croc paper. I agree with you about its appeal — you just get tired of paint finishes after awhile, and stencilling is pretty much out, isn’t it? Maybe I can compromise by just doing one wall in my living room, painting the others in complimentary colours? It would probably look better with some of the busier prints anyway, methinks.

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