My husband and I bought an old New Englander style farmhouse (circa 1880) last year that needs quite a bit of cosmetic work in every room. Two rooms and two stairways need wallpaper. Generally, I really like the look of wallpaper so I'd like to put new paper up where we already have it (plus the thought of pulling it all off and getting down to the old horsehair plaster is more than I can bear). There have been some lovely posts on AT about wallpaper, but with so much to buy, the prices are way out of our budget. Has anyone had any success finding attractive wallpaper in the $25 or less per roll range?
About the house...it's not a rustic country farmhouse. It's simple but still pretty elegant, so in keeping with the history and feel of the house I'm trying to stick with an updated traditional decor with a few more modern pieces from our last house I couldn't bear to part with. The palette I've been working with is blue, green and yellow with red accents and a glossy painted chocolate brown floor. Thanks, Jennifer
Thanks for your question, Jennifer. I'm sure we've all wondered by there aren't more beautiful wallpapers in the affordable range. Our best suggestion for you is to go with paintable wallpapers by Graham & Brown (pictured above the jump) which run $35 a roll and can easily be painted any color you'd like. These will add wallpaper-like texture and pattern without the price of high end designs. We also found a few rolls on sale at Target (pictured above) for less than $20 but the selection is very limited.
Anyone else have advice for Jennifer in her quest for inexpensive wallpapers?
www.stevesblindsandwallpaper.com
has extensive selection, and various prices.... alot of tacky stuff, but if you spend a good 1/2 hour browsing you can land some sweet deals, and very chic designs!
-Kiel
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I love paintable wallpaper and think its a really great solution for uneven walls, i also think it can be somewhat traditional, but updated depending on color choices.
Also, if the walls are really bad don't rule out wainscotting. beadboard is pretty versatile!
Completely ridiclous prices, but beautiful inpirations here: http://www.wallpapersplus.com/lincrusta_wallcoverings.html
Honestly i've seen this stuff at loews too. Paintable wallpaper gets my vote.
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When I have a client on a tight budget who needs wallpaper, I usually try Sherwin Williams -- they have a pretty large selections with a lot of rolls under $25. Also, they have a good mixture of contemporary, updated traditional, and funky designs.
www.swdecorating.com
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i just bought a beautiful raised design wallpaper at target. the price in the store was a little less than online and i got a good look at how beautiful the colors really where. plum and gold... yum.
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that graham & brown wallpaper is $10 cheaper at design public:
http://www.designpublic.com/shop/wall-art/wallpaper
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