We've been blogging a lot of wallpaper lately. It's a great way to add sparkle to a room. After the job's done though, we're left with the scraps. Of course, we keep some of them to use as patch but we thought, why not put it to work? We'd also consider buying a roll of some of our favorites just to use around the house...
- Book covers: Think of it as grade school redux. Take a rectangle, fold in the top and bottoms and slip the book's cover into the channels.
- Line a drawer or the back of a shelf: Of course there are scented wallpapers made expressly for this purpose, but we'd prefer to use wallpaper of our own choosing, with a bar of soap or a used dryer sheet providing the scent.
- Cover the outside of a dresser: Transform a plain-Jane dresser into something beautiful. If you don't have enough paper to cover an entire piece of furniture, try papering just the sides, the front, or a single panel.
- Frame it: Many contemporary wallpapers can double as art; for a glowing example, check out how one of our last house tour participants used decorative papers to frame her photos/images.
- Hang it, Asian-style: Hang a long length of wallpaper over a rod, thread the rod with a piece of ribbon and hang it.
- Cover a can or box: use it for pencils, utensils or odds and ends. A layer of polyurethane will make it durable.
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Comments (7)
Love this post! I easpecially loved the hanging feather!
Is there any way to order wallpaper in sizes larger than a sample, but smaller than a double roll? Most papers I'd want for decoration are expensive, and seem to only come in double rolls. Since I would never use that much, I've resisted buying wall paper for decoration only.
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing as Josie. I have a bookcase bar project in mind, like the one above, and I'd like to use wallpaper, but I don't need a whole roll. I'm in NYC--is there anyplace that I could rummage for wallpaper scraps?
josie and jgardner, you could try using a decent quality wrapping paper. they usually come in rolls of 25 feet or less and are much less expensive than wallpaper. Many paper stores sell 24" square sheets of really lovely paper for even smaller projects.
Sorry I meant 15' or less
josie & jgardner, heidh is right about the gift wrap, there are tons of really pretty gift wrap sheets out there!
you should really check out
http://www.broadwaypaper.com/
they have tons of patterns that come in flat sheets under the gift wrap section... you just have to buy a min. of 3 sheets.
http://www.papermojo.com/
they have printed papers as well as textured and metallic papers... my favorites are the contemporary prints under the prints & patterns section.
Where can you find the slim feather?? I love it!