I by no means do issues by halves, do I?! This space of our corridor is gorgeous, however I felt it may very well be extra beautiful. It was initially an beneath stairs cabinet, however had such beautiful tiles beneath we determined to point out them off. I don’t remorse this choice however it did imply we had a) much less storage in a corridor that already lacked storage (!) and b) it’s fairly darkish beneath right here.
I added this Dunelm mild final 12 months however it nonetheless wanted one thing, and I really like the thought of wallpaper in small areas (see our downstairs bathroom right here) so as to add texture to an area. Realistically, to purchase the standard of paper I needed to, I would want to do the hanging of the wallpaper myself. And really, it might be good to be taught a brand new life ability on the similar time!
I browsed fairly a number of model choices and cherished CommonRoom wallpaper, however it was simply out of my price range; I’d solely want two rolls however it provides up shortly. I checked out Dunelm for extra inexpensive choices however didn’t discover something I cherished, so ended up shopping for Sophie Robinson’s vary with Harlequin. The positioning had a reduction so it labored out as £63.20 a roll. That is the ‘wiggle’ wallpaper in Lapis/Sky color.
I had not too long ago painted the latticework in our corridor a vibrant blue so needed to introduce brighter/lighter blues to the corridor and thought this could go completely with out introducing too many new colors.
I cleared my schedule for a number of days and watched this tutorial (I used to be fairly impressed they confirmed a girl doing it!), purchased all of the instruments like a whole novice and bought to it. In actuality, it might’ve taken me round 6 hours altogether however I made a decision to movie and work round youngsters decide ups, so it took me a number of days working in 4 hour chunks. I have to admit, when you end your first wall it feels so satisfying and you may transfer on (versus paint – ready for it to dry and also you simply by no means actually really feel such as you’re achieved!). I do consider that good high quality paper is essential to with the ability to do that effectively, as I might simply peel again the paper and begin once more if I wanted to, with out it ripping.
WHAT I LEARNT
It doesn’t matter what space you’re doing, it is going to be tough! Granted, I picked a good nook with sloping partitions, wonky Edwardian surfaces with dado rails and skirting boards (additionally uneven) however there’ll at all times be one thing. The plug socket was surprisingly simple (so long as you flip the electrics off, after all!).
My total physique ached – all these stretching, reaching and brushing motions!
Patterned wallpaper may be very arduous to match up. In addition to contemplating angles, I’d spend hours making an attempt to duplicate the sample of a swirl, solely to lose my place and have to start out over once more. These partitions all go in numerous instructions, too! However the wonderful thing about a very busy sample is that it’s fairly arduous to observe and see the place you’ve made errors!
There’s additionally fairly a little bit of waste in case you are centered on matching the sample at each angle – I’d discover a lacking piece in the course of the roll and have to chop into it to make use of.
There’s loads of guesswork and reducing random bits to stuff in gaps, however it all labored out okay! My love for Jigsaw puzzles actually got here in helpful right here, I (virtually) relished the problem.
Truthfully, it wasn’t as time consuming as I believed it might be, when you’re on a roll (pun meant) it’s fairly fast! And as I went straight over darkish paint in some areas, it was faster than portray it white (as I did with the remainder of the hallway) – one layer and it was coated.
Did I benefit from the course of – sure! Would I do it once more? Possibly…however it’d should be a sq., neat room all prepped with no home windows, sloped partitions or plug sockets.