Do you find yourself collecting leftover scraps of wallpaper? They can be too beautiful and it's too wasteful to simply toss them away, right? How about getting them up on to the wall, patchwork style:
This wall displays at least half a dozen different prints in complimentary patterns and colors. We love the look and the patchwork looks cool and leaves nothing to waste!
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Image: Jennifer Adams Design
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This is fabulous! Well done!
beautiful
I think this is really nicely done.
I have lots of projects that I dream of doing with wallpaper scraps...however, I don't know where to find nice ones.
I work at a thrift store for home improvement, so you would think that I would have access to rolls and rolls of gorgeous surplus wallpaper. The truth is, all we get are UGLY 1980's cheap pastel flowers and 1990's hunter-green, burgundy, and navy blue paisley. Does anyone know of a good source in the DC area for scraps of high-end modern wallpaper?
This is just lovely. But who collects scraps of wallpaper and how do I meet them (or their source)?
I think by "collecting scraps of wallpaper" she means saving left over scraps from previous projects.
No.
Ick.
Love this trend! Saw a beautiful spread in D Home, a Dallas magazine. So gorgeous: http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_Home/2010/September_October/Picture_a_More_Exciting_Space.aspx
This could go so horribly wrong so easily.
I actually think this looks really cool. BUT, this seems like it would be a nightmare to remove. As a look that seems more likely than not to become outdated quickly, I'm not sure if it's worth the extreme hassle it seems like it would be to take off. Maybe there is another way to achieve close to the same look with a smaller area mounted on a large piece of molding-framed plywood and hung?
I agree with sara. I think this would be soo much prettier on a smaller scale. Maybe applied to plywood and hung. It seems like this application could overwhelm a room really quickly.
Anyone have an idea of how those of us who are apartment dwellers and unable to paint or perm-press wall paper could accomplish this in a less permanent way??
I'm not really fond of this look myself. And I agree with saraannsmith; it doesn't seem like the eventual pain of removal would be worth the effort given that the look is likely to look tired fast.
May be good for a headboard.
You may be thinking of wall paper from the 1980s and before. Paper and glues have come a long way babies. If the wall is properly prepared, today's wall papers are not at all difficult to remove. Proper prep amounts to nothing more than a good flat well dried coat of latex paint. For apt dwellers, CASART, Graham & Browne (paste the wall), and others offer some very contemporary designs in a removeable, repositionable wallpapers that you can take wiht you when you move.
p.s. Love the design above. So much more interesting, creative, and original than any plain paper could ever be. Congratulations for stepping outside the safe zone. It is very well done. @just-kazri is right, this could have gone horribly wrong in the hands of a person with less taste. But you pulled it off with great style. There is nothing I do not like about it or could imagine doing differently.
This looks awesome in the photo. In the wrong hands, or with the wrong scraps, it could be a disaster.
I have recently used wallpaper scraps as drawer liners and also in the back of a fitted wardrobe. They could be used to cover shoe boxes to give matching storage too.