Shopping at stationery stores, the beautiful paper sold by the sheet in brilliant colors and patterns always catches my eye. Many times they are thicker, more decorative and more expensive than the thinner gift wrap that is sold on a roll, but are so pretty that I would love to find an excuse to buy them.
Here are three ideas for using paper to transform, protect and decorate in the home.
• 1 In a step-by-step DIY, Blue Eyed Yonder shows us how to transform cloth into stiff material akin to paper that works beautifully to line drawers. This can be done with either paper or cloth and both serves to protect your things and adds a little beauty to an otherwise overlooked spot.
• 2 I love the idea of turning something as common as a brick into a chic book end as demonstrated by Design Sponge. Adding a touch of color or a pattern that would feel too bold on a grander scale is perfect when done easily and affordably.
• 3 These decorative clip boards double as a display area in place of a cork board and are an easy DIY via Martha Stewart that can be changed on a whim.
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Comments (9)
Love the bricks as bookends! Can't find it on Design Sponge though? Maybe it's an old post?
Talking about bricks as bookends, I saw two chipped/distressed ones painted gold that looked amazing on a white bookshelf on (where else...) Martha.
Yup, the brick idea is super cool!
I just bought some and framed it! We have a few bare walls waiting for a real art purchase, until then they add perfect color to the room.
I used wheat paste to apply decorative paper to the back of a hallway bookshelf:
http://pinterest.com/pin/14144186299624844/
DIY lesson learned: paint the wall behind the paper the same color as the paper's background color. I didn't want to bother with cutting and pasting an inch on the sides of the paper, but if the wall behind the paper was that dark green instead of the light green wall color, I think it would be hard to notice.
I want to cover the front of some big hallway cabinet doors next! then I may plaster my husband in decorative paper!!
Aren't stationary stores great? I hate all those other stores that move around the whole time.
@really? <snicker>
Stationary stores are easier to shop at than ones in motion.
*spellingfacepalm*