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By Becky

May 27, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

As for me, this is a trend that best left in the past..I have never liked wall paper & will never have it in my home..

By Melissa

May 27, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this

I checked out the web site and really like several of the papers they offer. Sometimes you just can’t capture the look you are going for in a paint can - and some people don’t have the skills to do a custom finish like Venetian plaster. If you find a paper you love, go for it! Or, if you want just can’t do wallpaper, maybe pick a pattern you like and create a stencil and put together a masterpiece. If you want texture, use the stencil and create a raised pattern with joint compound. Have fun!

By jb

May 27, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

A friend on mine took various feathers, dipped them in paint and made random strokes on one wall in the room and it looks as if it were done by a designer. Wallpaper looks cheap and should be in a housing project.

By Sandy_G

May 27, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this

The problem with wallpaper is that at some point in time, no matter how “cute”, “tasteful” or “designer” it is when you put it up, eventually, you will want to take it down. That’s where the real hell on earth begins. If it is not “sized” or put up correctly, expect to spend many, many hours, steaming, scraping and patching the walls when it’s time to take it down a few years from now.

Personally, I like the look of wallpaper, but after spending four weekends removing the 1980’s wallpaper from our master bathroom, I’ll never put it up in my home.

By in!

May 27, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

It’s IN.

but don’t skimp. nothing worse than cheap paper products - on the wall, on gifts, or in the mail (i.e. chintzy stationery).

better to paper a small area well than try to do a huge living room on the cheap

just my 2 cents!

By Robert

May 27, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

Wallpaper of bold color and design works for me in a formal room such as a dining room. And, I think with the inclusion of a top border it adds height to a large 8’ ceiling room like my kitchen with a large breakfast area. I also think it adds a lot to a room with a chair rail by painting above the chair rail and applying a small print wallpaper below.

No relation to Harold

By fer

May 27, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

Every bathroom in our new house is wallpapered, and they are ALL awful! We have even named the bathrooms according to what’s on the wallpaper. A nice paint job would be so much better!

By KATIE LESLIE

May 27, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

Would any of you like wallpaper better if it were used in framed art, as opposed to actually applied on the wall? I have a fear of wallpaper commitment and am considering this technique to get my paper fix. Thoughts?

By Melissa

May 27, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this

I’ve seen wallpaper used as art pieces and also as background for photograph framing as opposed to matting (cool idea). Kim Myles on HGTV recently used some very nice wallpaper in narrow panels as artwork. The pattern was large and the repeat looked very nice. I believe she wrapped the paper around a frame work rather than framing the paper like a picture - if that makes sense. Give it a shot. Worse case, you’re out a few bucks to see if you want to make a bigger commitment.

Side note, Umbra sells modern wall paper for $39/roll. I saw it listed on Apartment Therapy when I decided to search on modern wallpaper after reading Nedra’s blog. They don’t have the variety Walnut does - but do have some nice choices.

By Becky

May 27, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

Katie, I have seen on HGTV where they have done this & it’s great..You should go to a wallpaper store & find a patern that you like that’s on sale & go for it..

By Harold

May 27, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

I spray painted the basement rather go thru the awful and time consuming process of wall paper. It’s f******* and D.O.T. orange.Both types of paint are readily availiable at any local big box hardware store in easy to navigate spary cans. It’s fast, fun, and if you look at the concrete pillars on the interstates you can find works by other local artist to help influence your work.

By Vickie

May 27, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this

I love wallpaper… and it’s really a breeze to take down if you know how…

By Melissa

May 27, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

I think the wallpapers of yester-year were made with being on the wall forever in mind. With today’s DIY society, the wallpaper manufacturers have changed their way of doing things to make the removal of the paper a little easier, I am sure. Vickie, what do you use to remove it? A wallpaper scorer and steamer? Just curious. Thanks.

By Sean

May 27, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

Wallpaper has come full circle and is huge in Rurope now. I was in Paris in February and the stuff is everywhere. As with everything though this retro decorating trend has been reinvented. Now instead of papering a whole room, designers are doing one accent wall…or even fresher they are doing one panel length. I predict we’ll see wallpaper everywhere in a couple of more years. Also…I almost forgot…are decals. Try blick.com. I ordered the Anise set for my office and loved how easy it was to put up.

By KATIE LESLIE

May 27, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

Sean, The blick.com website isn’t pulling up a wallpaper site. Can you re-post if that was a typo? Thanks!

By Mary

May 27, 2008 5:08 PM | Link to this

Instead of wallpaper, use liquid starch and fabric. It’s easy to apply and easy to remove — and you can just wash the starch out of the fabric and repurpose it after you’ve removed it.

By me

May 27, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this

Wallpaper companies of the past have created many generations of wallpaper-haters. By making paper, backing, and adhesive in such a manner that it destroyed the sheetrock beneath it, they have almost put themselves out of business. ALL wallpaper and adhesives should have been made so that it could have been removed with something - anything - that wouldn’t destroy the wall. By not doing so, most people with never touch it again - even if we know that we can use special adhesives now that will make it easy to remove because we don’t want to do business with an industry that didn’t care enough for us to make it right the first time.

By ga girl

May 27, 2008 7:18 PM | Link to this

Personally I think it is an individual choice.I’ve used wall paper off and on for 40 years and it depends on what you want to do with a paticular room at a given time. When I was 24 yrs. old and on my own I wall papered my first room which was a bathroom. It was cheap paper I’m sure but the paper looked like brick. I loved it, it was my master piece. I have wall paper in my bathroom now, and it looks like the blue sky with clouds and I painted the ceiling a light blue to look like the sky. My husband hopes I will never use wall paper because he tires of the job of putting it up. The down side is, it can be pretty difficult to get down. I just think it is a choice, no matter if some one thinks it is out of style. I just do things I like and it don’t matter what any one else feels about it. This is only my opinion. thanks!

By Together for 12

May 28, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this

I recently removed the wallpaper in my kitchen (1985 hearts & flowers). I used a mixture of water & fabric softener in conjunction with a scoring tool. (Scoring tool is a MUST! So easy!) The paper came off in huge pieces, no problem.
Now, the wall WAS prepared back when the house was built, so there was virtually no damage to the wallboard at all. I’m seriously considering going back to wallpaper because I’d like a textured wall for my soon-to-be Tuscan-style kitchen, and I don’t want to have to do Venetian Plaster or another faux finish texture. You have to SAND those off the wall!! If you’ve had tough to remove wallpaper before, imagine having to sand every square inch of your walls so you can change them! No thanks!! I can get the look I want without the hassle in a good wallpaper. Easier to apply, WAY easier to change. Wallpapers of today are SO much better than those of yesteryears.

By Chris Murphy

May 28, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this

As a professional paperhanger with 29 years of experience, I can tell you very definitely that the ‘mass marketer’ wallpaper companies did indeed produce products that did not perform as advertised. Most are out of business, thankfully.
Sheetrock must be primed with an appropriate primer/sealer; years ago, oil or alkyd paint was needed, but now water-based acrylics are excellent. Make sure they state that they are appropriate for wallcoverings. These primers are great under paints, but do not use a primer formulated only for finish paints.
Check out the National Guild of Professional Paperhangers site: (http://www.ngpp.org) There is a Bulletin Board for those of you that have questions- or comments. There is also a Gallery with a lot of innovative papers.
(http://ScenicHanger.com)

By Rented Walls

May 28, 2008 6:35 PM | Link to this

I googled wall decals and found the blik site someone mentioned

http://www.whatisblik.com/walldecals.html

By Jennifer

May 28, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this

Wallpaper is an important element of the design world. Manufacturers are changing their products to reflect the tastes of younger generations with “green” in mind. Consider grasscloth for your next project; it adds gorgeous texture, but isn’t busy, so you can still display artwork.

Wallpapers, when applied over an acrylic wallcovering primer, are removeable. It is worth the effort to choose a gorgeous paper, have it professionally installed and enjoy the results for years.

Jennifer

By Earl Theriot

May 28, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this

As a professional paperhanger, I agree with everything Chris Murphy posted. One thing I might add is that wallpaper removal is like anything else, the more experience you’ve got doing it, the better the results can be. I’ve been called to jobs where someone starts removing wallpaper and the walls are getting butchered. And they can’t believe it when I take over the job and remove the same wallpaper and cause minimal wall damage. And yes, a professionally installed wallpaper, with proper wall prep, can be easily removed many years later. Follow Chris’s advice and visit www.ngpp.org, the web site of the National Guild Of Professional Paperhangers and view all the stunning looks that wallpaper can give a room. This isn’t your Grandma’s wallpaper any more.

By Pam

May 29, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

Not only am I a professional wallpaper installer, but I also have an in stock wallpaper store in Texas, but I also have it online. I can honestly say wallpaper is coming back in style. Wallpaper gives a room character, where paint is dull with no life. I have been installing wallpaper on a lot of ceilings lately. Definately take a look at www.ngpp.org and www.wallpaperfashions.com

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