We have commitment issues when it comes to wallpaper, but we really wanted to incorporate the lovely Ferm "Feathers" wallpaper into our house. Inspired by the photo above — from Trine's "Sneak Peek" on design*sponge — we decided to wallpaper the area behind our built-in desk. Jump below to see the results.
The project was pretty easy, with just some measuring (and re-measuring) and some cuts with the utility knife. Oh, and double-sided tape. That's right: We adhered the wallpaper with tape. So we skipped the extra work — and commitment — associated with pasting wallpaper.
(Please excuse all of the wires in the photo. We're still in the process of settling into the house. And, no, we don't plan to keep two phones on the desk. )
Top image: design*sponge
Wallpaper: Ferm Living
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Very nice - tho I would have continued the wallpaper to the kneehole below the desk too...
...and you definately need to get some desktop grommets:
http://www.mockett.com/default.asp?ID=51
view bepsf's profile
wallpaper below the desk too! it will look less strange and mask that wire!
view closertotheocean's profile
yes would have done under the desk too... but you can always do it if you think about it later right. i want something like this now.
view venus_thames's profile
ditto on all of the above
view Seaside's profile
bepsf - There actually are grommets. I just haven't gotten around to cord-management yet. Soon though!
And everyone else who has chimed in - You know, I didn't even think to wallpaper under the desk! Maybe I thought the chair would cover that anyway. I still have wallpaper left, so will take your advice.
Thanks!
view anh-minh's profile
Cute!
view quiltmaster's profile
Wow, that looks great, Anh-Minh! You did an amazing job matching up the pattern everywhere too!
view christiana's profile
Wow, that's gorgeous! The double sided tape idea is a good one, and I might have to look in to that.
view Tiamat_the_Red's profile
Wow! Love that wallpaper! Great job.
view sfDREW's profile
Why oh why did I not think of double sided tape. Cranial vapourlock, is why. Love your wall, well done.
view bobbin's profile
That wallcovering makes me dizzy. Otherwise, what a nice work area.
view LoriSF's profile
love the wallpaper and the use of it here!
view Bobbycat5's profile
Awesome idea to use double-sided tape! My husband is finally going to let me wallpaper an accent wall in our office thanks to your genius! :-)
view saraleegriff's profile
I love this idea, but I really wish the final photo showed the space as it's going to be used, and that the quality of the photo were higher. Otherwise, congratulations on this cute change!
view visualingual's profile
visualingual - Good points. Since we just moved in, the office hasn't been completely unpacked. Okay, not even halfway unpacked.
Maybe I'll post again once we're more settled -- and after I put up wallpaper in the "kneehole" area (as bepsf referred to it). Also, I took the photo in the evening, so the lighting was indeed pretty bad.
view anh-minh's profile
Double sided tape?!? Genius! Is that really strong enough to hold it into place semipermanently? Or will it start to peel back slowly... please update in the future =)
Hrmm, may have to consider this method... do you think that would hold for wallpaper on a 4 x 9 wall?
view mrsemerald's profile
Very pretty - and brave!
I want to see a bigger picture of the ceiling light in the first picture and where it can be had???
view Cincy Granny's profile
Cincy Granny - According to the design*sponge post, the ceiling light (that is partially shown in the top image) is a Le Klint:
http://hivemodern.com/products/?cid=74&cid2=102
I had one in my previous dining room and LOVED it.
view anh-minh's profile
What are thoughts on using the double sided tape method in a bathroom?
view jede's profile
very nice & smart thinking too about the tape. keep us posted on how it holds up.
view timmy jr.'s profile
Clever idea, and it looks great! Would love to see a photo of the final set-up, too.
view rockypondgirl's profile
Think in bathrooms (if it's not a powder room or WC)...the moisture would eventually get to the double stick and possibly make the paper curl. I wonder if a very light spraying of photomount would work? Short term (a few weeks) it always seems to peel off fairly easily...but long term?)
view reb's profile
Awesome!
view danze's profile
I can attest to moisture affecting tape--the caps over the wood blinds both popped off due to humidity.
view jen_g's profile
The double-sided tape idea is genius, and one I'm totally going to copy!
I hope you post pics after the area's all set up. I think it'll look really nice.
view jennifer in sf's profile
More info on the specifics of how you hung this would be greatly appreciate! I heart that inspiration picture as well, but as a renter I'm not allowed to wall paper.
view SydneyBristow's profile
SydneyBristow - The trickiest part of the project was measuring everything. I basically worked left to right -- cutting out the pieces on the left side first, then cutting the next panel so that the pattern lined up. (I laid out the panels on my floor to see how they would look.) Then I applied the tape to the edges of the wallpaper panels and just stuck up 'em. That was it. Since the panels aren't that big, I'm hoping the tape will hold up. We'll see!
view anh-minh's profile
I want to know how to make a desk like that. How is it supported? I love it.
view Ricker's profile
Anh-Minh,
Its a few months later now...how is that tape holding up?
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