Creating Art from Scraps: Framed Wallpaper
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I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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Wallpaper has made quite a comeback in the past few years, and it's going to be here for awhile. My theory is that the designs are so great that it has helped us overcome our fear of commitment. One little Domino picture of Cole and Sons "Woods" launched a thousand birch-covered walls in the blogospere. The recent releases of gorgeous books about Dorothy Draper and Albert Hadley have put us back in touch with trellis patterns and grasscloth. The resurgence of Hollywood Regency style reminded us to celebrate wallpaper.
However, wallpaper isn't easy. Sometimes it's hard to find enough rolls of a beloved vintage wallpaper to cover an entire wall. Sometimes it's ridiculously expensive to purchase a mere roll of some of the fabulous wallpapers on the market today. Sometimes it's just too much of a pain to track down a wallpaperer and make the necessary arrangements. Sometimes we are still scared to commit, or, gasp, my biggest design pet peeve, "worry about resale." Sometimes we're renters and aren't allowed to touch the walls. If you suffer from any of these wallpaper-related maladies, have no fear, framed wallpaper is here. It's easy to do and it's cheap. Scoop up free or inexpensive samples, splurge on one roll, beg for leftovers, or troll eBay and Etsy for vintage papers. You can have your wallpaper now and take it down later without damaging plaster. Check it out.
However, wallpaper isn't easy. Sometimes it's hard to find enough rolls of a beloved vintage wallpaper to cover an entire wall. Sometimes it's ridiculously expensive to purchase a mere roll of some of the fabulous wallpapers on the market today. Sometimes it's just too much of a pain to track down a wallpaperer and make the necessary arrangements. Sometimes we are still scared to commit, or, gasp, my biggest design pet peeve, "worry about resale." Sometimes we're renters and aren't allowed to touch the walls. If you suffer from any of these wallpaper-related maladies, have no fear, framed wallpaper is here. It's easy to do and it's cheap. Scoop up free or inexpensive samples, splurge on one roll, beg for leftovers, or troll eBay and Etsy for vintage papers. You can have your wallpaper now and take it down later without damaging plaster. Check it out.
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Renting an office and aren't allowed to paper? Look at this - a beautiful Chinoiserie triptych is formed by three simple white frames and a few yards of wallpaper in this office.
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If you are lucky enough to get your hands on some samples (some companies will sell them to you for a few bucks), you can arrange a fun composition like these. Mat the samples on foam core or cut them to fit into simple plastic box frames.
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I'm not sure why, but most of the framed wallpaper I keep finding is some sort of Asian looking print that involves birds. Hey, it works for me!
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Another triptych preserves the homeowner's favorite bird print.
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This is the same paper that is used in that top office picture. Matting it and using a colored frame gives it a completely different look.
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OK, technically this is a wallpaper of frames, but I could not resist throwing it in this ideabook.
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Those books on the left are actually nothing but a large swatch of wallpaper. That was another popular one a few years ago, but the manufacturer is escaping me at the moment. Let me know in the comments if you know.
I like the one Vanessa De Vargas used- beautiful!