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The POWER of Wallpaper Do not Be Afraid! | Thrifty Decor Chick

add character and coloration in your house with wallpaper.

I do not know what came to visit me after we moved into this home years in the past, however
I’ve added wallpaper to nearly each room makeover up to now! Wallpaper is again
in a large approach, however I by no means actually had any need to make use of it till we
moved right here. 

Possibly I’ve fallen in love with wallpaper as a result of I had an empty slate, or
possibly it is as a result of when you add it when you simply wish to hold going. It is
addictive! 

I am rounding up all the methods I’ve used wallpaper up to now — from little
accents to complete rooms coated in it! When you’ve ever puzzled in regards to the
totally different designs I’ve used, this will likely be a great useful resource. 

These examples
present the distinction it could make in an area!

I additionally share just a few recommendations on selecting out and putting in wallpaper all through this put up. 

When you use the pasted
sort (I will share how you can set up it later within the put up), I’d be sure that
it is one you actually love! I would not do something too fashionable that you could be
tire of some years later. 

kitchen cabinet bookcases in office

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green DIY office bookcase

It is a wonderful, understated accent that provides the room a bit of further
one thing. This little element would not value a lot both! 

IKEA Pax closet organization

Wallpaper tip #1: Do not decide it whereas it is rolled up! 

Take the wallpaper out of the bundle and maintain it as much as the wall. Taking an image of it towards the wall helps you visualize it within the area.  

That tweed look strains the again of my DIY basement constructed ins:

westchester gray bookcases

It helps to make this room really feel even cozier!

Wallpaper set up tip #2:  Wallpaper first, trim second.

In case you are putting in trim and
wallpaper, I discover it best to hold the wallpaper first and then the
trim (if potential). That approach you’ll be able to barely cowl the sting of the wallpaper together with your
trim. 

Identical goes for putting in it behind cabinets — I at all times cling the
wallpaper earlier than constructing the cabinets. 

If ever wish to take away it, you should utilize a razor to attain the wallpaper alongside
the trim. 

My first go at peel and stick wallpaper was in our powder room. It was fairly bland earlier than: 
powder room with gray vanity

Since I used to be including the board and batten wall therapy I solely needed to cowl the highest a part of the wall, so it was a great newbie venture. 

I hung the wallpaper on this room first after which put in the trim. This makes the method SO a lot simpler. 

white board and batten dark wallpaper
floral wallpaper with board and batten

I like this design! It made this small room right into a murals. 🙂 

We’ve got a bit of vestibule off our lobby that was calling out for a
little one thing: 

small hallway off basement stairs

I discovered the wallpaper I needed, however as a result of it was the pasted sort, I waited
it out to make SURE I actually needed to maneuver ahead. 

pinstripe blue white wallpaper hallway
striped wallpaper hallway

It is so recent, clear and basic. And it appears nice with the floral wallpaper within the lavatory. 

Wallpaper tip #3:  Keep away from stripes if you happen to’re a newbie.

Vertical or
horizontal, it would not matter. (There is a well-liked shiplap look that I believe
can be a nightmare to put in.) 

The striped wallpaper in our hallway above wasn’t horrible, however that is
as a result of I’ve an honest quantity of expertise putting in it. It was essentially the most troublesome one I’ve hung. 

A grasscloth or tweed look (in our basement) are nice choices for rookies as a result of the design would not have a “repeat.” 

Most wallpaper has a design that must be matched up as you go across the room, so it may be a bit tougher to hold. These two choices haven’t got that and make it a lot simpler (and cheaper) to put in.

Our bed room partitions had been fairly primary earlier than I added a pretend grasscloth wallpaper: 

decorating around TV
gray grasscloth wallpaper bedroom

Grasscloth is considered one of my favorites and this model is tremendous cheap. 

The vinyl grasscloth wallpaper I used would not have the texture of true grasscloth, but it surely does have some texture to it. And it appears very genuine: 

gray grasscloth around TV

The grasscloth look is extra delicate, however typically you simply wish to make a BIG influence. 😀

Wallpaper is an effective way to “fill” up large partitions…it simply flows! I additionally love dressing up small areas like powder rooms and hallways.

art around thermostat
kamala baker indigo wallpaper
I assumed the one place to purchase
this blue and white floral wallpaper
was at Anthropologie, and it was severely costly! Fortunately I used to be ready
to seek out it below a unique identify on-line for a lot much less. Take a look at that hyperlink to learn the way to seek out this feature!

That is my favourite wallpaper venture to this point! I like this one: 

indigo baker wallpaper small hallway
I needed to do one thing extra dramatic in
our mud/laundry room. This wall with the drying rack is loooong…it wanted one thing: 
folding table laundry room

What a HUGE influence!:

laundry room with floral wallpaper

Wallpaper solves that downside of, “What can
I do with this large empty wall for not a lot cash?” 

It has develop into my go-to
answer through the years.

I truly type of take pleasure in
putting in it — it is like a puzzle to me. When you’ve by no means hung wallpaper I
suggest beginning with a small accent wall and utilizing a peel and stick possibility.
That model lets you take away and restart time and again (consider me, I
know). 

Have I satisfied you so as to add wallpaper someplace in your house but? I grew up
with the outdated wallpaper borders in our homes too, however by no means needed to take away them. I do know
these unhealthy recollections have prevented a lot of you from making an attempt it. 🙂

Listed below are direct hyperlinks to all the wallpaper I’ve utilized in our dwelling: 

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