Wallpaper is not going away. In fact, it is even stronger than ever. The fear of our home looking like a Victorian Era den or an acid trip from the 60’s has left the building and we are embracing the patterns and colour wallpaper brings to an interior.
There are so many ways you can use wallpaper, it is only a case of working out which one you want to use.
The whole room:
In this instance it is always best to have some other features within the room. Large skirtings or cornices, a big fireplace surround or wide windows with great architrave details, help balance busy patterns. If you have four plain walls it doesn’t mean just because you are introducing wallpaper it creates instant, interest. This is where mistakes were made in the past, where every square inch of the walls were covered and the wallpaper dominated the room.
Look at having a large buffet to block out a large section of the pattern or have drapes that sit wider than the window so your windows are taking up a large chunk of the wall. By doing this it is like the wallpaper is slinking behind the curtains and buffet and still wrapping the room but not overwhelming it.
Two walls:
This is usually done on a wall that faces you when you walk in and the adjoining wall that is on your peripheral vision. Not as a corner when you walk in. This gives colour and pattern without being too ‘in your face’ and perfect for rooms with no features at all.
Panels:
You can make panels that go straight onto the wall by using beading and making frames like you would have in a period home. They can be on columns, at the bottom of a chair rail line around a room, or as small even panels between windows.
Moveable Décor:
Get an old three or five panel screen and wallpaper one side. This can be used as a room divider, behind a bed to create a freestanding bedhead or arrange around an odd corner of a room.
Picture frames:
These are the easiest way to get wallpaper into your home. Put random parts of the pattern in frames and mix them up with different patterns and colours. Don’t just stick to the one style of wallpaper.
On fixtures:
Boring cabinets can come alive by putting wallpaper on the back of shelving units or old kitchen cabinets. Choose your favourite wallpaper and put it behind glass for an interesting splashback in your kitchen or bathroom.
Introducing wallpaper into your home is so easy, just have a look at your options and bring a bit of unexpected colour and pattern into your home.
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Hi Shaynna, I like your suggestion to introduce wallpaper behind glass as a splashback. My question is would this not introduce a problem with moisture in the cavity between glass and paper? How would I prevent this in a kitchen environment?