When you think of wallpaper, do you have visions of
your grandmother’s house? Chickens scampering around the kitchen walls?
Enormous floral bouquets adorning the bedroom walls? Seahorses cavorting above
the bathroom sink and tub?
Wallpaper has come to represent old-fashioned
decorating in the minds of many women. However, lately we’re seeing a
resurgence of wallpaper on home and decorating shows. The right wallpaper used
judiciously can create quite a statement in a room.
Here’s the trick: keep to the philosophy of “less is
more” when contemplating the use of wallpaper. Instead of covering all four
walls in a room, pick a focal wall.
Want to make a statement but fear an entire wall
might be too much of a statement? Create a wallpaper border around a window or
cover a headboard with wallpaper. Paper the backs of built in shelves or the drawer
fronts of a chest. Use wallpaper to cover a lampshade or the top of an end
table or coffee table. (Tip: for tabletops apply several coats of acrylic
varnish to the wallpaper afterwards.)
Remember, you’re only limited by your imagination.
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