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These Ain't Your Grandma's Wallpapers - Part 2

Several months ago I posted a blog about wallpapers - yes, they are back in style and with a vengeance. Keeping in mind that the rules of decorating doesn't give permission to plaster your entire living room in blue and dusty rose floral prints, or that each room have a different paper or trim boarder. However, when done in small spaces, or on ONE focal wall in a larger room, a great wallpaper can add visual impact, texture and warmth.

As promised in the previous post These Ain't Your Grandma's Wallpapers, some of our favorite distributors were mentioned and we promised to post pictures so more people could get a real sense of the overall impact that can be attained.

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These pictures are of a powder room using a grass-cloth wallpaper woven in a herringbone pattern. Instead of painting the walls your typical "blond" color, the use of this material adds a different sense of dimension, texture and make a statement that paint simply cannot compete.

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Posted by Connie Tebyani, Platinum Home Staging Los Angeles to Santa Barbara on 01/18/2009 06:50 PM

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9 Comments on These Ain't Your Grandma's Wallpapers - Part 2

JAN

Great photos. I like your idea for this blog post. getting people excited about how they will decorate a home is a great idea

These wallpapers are very useful when a wall is not properly prepared for paint. Sometimes you need to go with a textured paper to hide defects in the wall.

JAN

Love the grass cloth wallpaper Connie. Simple, but adds a richness to the room.

Connie ~ I have noticed the new designs in wallpapers and I love them! I think it's a great option for decorating when you want a little something more on the walls.

I think the wall paper in the pictures look great. I have always hated wall paper because I have spent many many many hours trying to remove "Grandma's Wallpaper" from various rehab projects over the years...

Charlotte ~ Thank for stopping by ;-)

Sharon ~As a Professional Home Stager and Designer, I would never try to "hide" a defect with wallpaper. (that would be unethical). I would insist that defects be fully repaired before applying any "covering", even paint.

Michele H ~It certainly does add a richness, to an area which is usually ignored. Funny though, since the powder room is the one room that usually EVERY guest will visit in your home. lol

Kathy ~I love them as well. There are some great graphic and textural wallpapers that, when done modestly, can add some dramatic impact.

Jared ~Yes, Home Stagers cringe when we see old and unsightly wall paper as well. The grass cloth paper photographed here should only be used in small spaces to avoid wear and tear as it can fray easily at the seams as well as under the wear of rubbing and hands (most people don't "touch" walls in powder rooms, so it holds up very well in this environment)

JAN

OOps, I shouldn't have used the word "defects." I would never suggest hiding anything either. All I meant was that sometimes walls aren't level or as smooth as they could be and if the home owner isn't willing to have it plastered or have new sheetrock put up then a patterned wallpaper would be more forgiving than paint.

JAN

Aloha Connie,

I love grass cloth and rice paper as a wall treatment, especially because you can paint it. I have never seen a hearing bone pattern, thanks for sharing. The bath looks fantastic!

Peace,

JAN

Sharon ~ lol, we're all human, aren't we? ;-)

Aloha to you, Kimo ~ Thanks! Phillip Jefferies (mentioned as a PRIMO vendor in Part #1) has 100s of different kinds of grass cloths woven in every color and pattern imaginable. Rice paper, cork and skeletal leaves are also favorites of mine.

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