Over at tchotcke attack, Janelle posted pictures of a bathroom she decorated at her workplace. She is in fashion production so she choose standard tissue paper patterns and images of scissors for her visuals. The how-to's below the jump...
DIY Wallpaper: Mod Podge Wall Treatment
She mod-podged the patterns directly to the wall, then added another topcoat. After photocoping a bunch of different types of scissors, she manipulated the images to get varied effects and then mounted them on to colored cardstock. The scissors were then mod-podged on and a final "super top coat" was applied.
She says, "I really like how it all turned out, the contrast of the tan paper patterns and the white tile. . love it. Also the grainy black and white photocopies contrasting with the bright colors."
We agree! Now it's got us thinking about colorful tissue paper modpodged over some photocopies of gorgeous peony patterns....or seventies geometrics sized way up....hmmmmm
Via: Tchotchke Attack - Thanks, Janelle!
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Agreed - the pattern paper (and the visual interest that layering them creates) is gorgeous. now i'm brainstorming ways i can cover my apartment with it!
thanks for coverage! from one janelle to another janel!
I just moved into a house with one seriously ugly bathroom. It's been painted so many times that I can't manage to sand out the drips with a rotary sander. The last denizen left the walls a grayish lavender. Yuk.
So... I've decided to cover the walls with funky hand-made paper purchased at the local art supply store. I plan on using Mod Podge to affix and to patially seal the weighty Asian-themed paper, but have one important question:
What, if anything, should I seal the top with to make sure that the humidity in the bath doesn't destroy the paper? Can I use a matte Varathane?