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Dining Room Wallpaper
Decorating Ideas
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Dining Room Wallpaper Makeover!
When I faced the problem of decorating a stained, badly
patched dining room wall, I opted for covering it with
wallpaper. The photo above was my inspiration, and it soon
led me to additional discoveries. I realized that I could
decorate the dining room with wallpaper in unconventional
ways. Here’s what I did.
Cover the Wall
For any wall that has too many imperfections or stains,
wallpaper is the perfect solution. I made sure my hubby was
on hand for the day, and together we measured, cut and
mounted the wallpaper. I considered using cloth wallpaper
(here’s my article about
mounting
linen wallpaper), and I
even had a short dalliance with cork wallpaper, but in the
end I settled for traditional style wallpaper.
Cover the Door Panels
I realized that I could make my dining room doors look more
glamorous by covering the panels with the same wallpaper I
used on the wall. This was easy to do, because the panels
were simple rectangles. I first sanded the door panels down
to create a smooth surface for the wallpaper glue. Then I
glued the rectangles as I would on the wall. And Presto! The
doors looked customized to match the wallpapered wall.
Accent Wall
I painted one of my dining room walls in periwinkle blue
instead of wallpapering it. The blue echoed the color of the
flowers in my wallpaper. This created a less busy
impression, which may have resulted had I wallpapered every
wall in the room.
Frame Wallpaper
To repeat the wallpaper pattern in a limited way over the
accent wall, I bought cheap picture frames at a craft store.
I painted the frames in the same blue as my wall. Then I
painted over the blue with white. I sanded the frames down
to reveal some of the blue through the white. Then, I framed
wallpaper and hung it on the accent wall.
Wallpapered Recess
In a corner of the dining room I had a triangular wall
chest, which I was thinking of getting rid of. Instead, I
painted the chest in the same way as the picture frames, and
then wallpapered the recesses to match the wall. This made
the chest look like a custom fit to the dining room decor.
And that’s it! By combining other wallpapered elements with
my wallpapered wall, I was able to create a classical but
also whimsical dining room, which I just love.
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