I have long had a bias against wallpaper. In the mid-aughts, we were fortunate enough to live in a glorious 100-year-old house with a wonderful history. We loved this house like it was our own. (It wasn’t, it turned out.) But the poor darling needed some serious rehabilitation. And the most onerous job, the hardest, most miserable, most tedious thing we had to do was to remove the many, many layers of (hideous) wallpaper from its plaster walls. That was when my hatred of wallpaper began.
As a sometimes-designer (among other things), I know I have to keep an open mind about such things because some people really love the stuff, but I struggle with it. Then along came The New Wallpaper. This stuff has completely caused me rethink my position. But I’m still not going in for cheery kitchen paper or florals.
October 18, 2014 at 8:40 am
Love Letters! Extraordinary.
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October 18, 2014 at 9:44 am
Long ago, I had envisioned having textured wallpaper in my living room. That never seemed to happen. At the very least, you’ve given me something to think about…. and these patterns are certainly not boring.
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October 18, 2014 at 11:03 am
That’s true, and you don’t need to spend a mint on textured wallpaper, either. There are some paintable designs that are pretty reasonable and they’re not too much look.
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October 18, 2014 at 11:36 am
Love letters and Oxford are my picks.
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October 18, 2014 at 11:53 am
As a big fan of art, my idea of wallpaper is “papering” every wall with art.
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October 19, 2014 at 10:12 am
We do the same!
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October 18, 2014 at 12:46 pm
These make me wish our home had more walls! Just awesome.
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October 19, 2014 at 10:12 am
I really was impressed to see how many beautiful wallpapers there are out there these days. Glad you liked them!
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October 18, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Well, except for that first kitschy, yellow kitchen one. 😉
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October 19, 2014 at 12:17 pm
Yes. Wallpaper is ridiculous. Always has been.
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October 21, 2014 at 9:12 am
Omg that almost looks like my Mom’s kitchen when I was growing up. Right down to the mustard yellow metal cabinets and floral wallpaper. How did you know?
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October 21, 2014 at 9:38 am
Hon, everyone’s kitchen looked like that.
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