The Storage Room Wallpaper Is Up!
What I should have done yesterday is finish the electrical in the storage room — a room that still has no functioning outlets or light switches. But when it came right down to it, what I really wanted to do is hang the wallpaper. š It was a bit of a challenge hanging wallpaper in a dark room by the light of the hallway and a lamp sitting on the floor, but I got it done!
Of course, we still can’t really see the true colors of the wallpaper or the ceiling without light in the actual room, but what I can tell is that I love both of them, and I’m really excited about the progress.
I think this is a truer representation of the ceiling color.
I’m really excited to finally see this wallpaper on the wall. I’ve had it for about three years now (maybe longer) and it’s just been sitting in my studio storage closet. I’m so happy that I finally found a use for it.
I decided to do the wallpaper before the trim (crown molding and chair rail) because it’s so much easier and faster to put up wallpaper without having to work around trim. Of course, that means that the trim will go on top of the wallpaper. It can be done either way, and there are pros and cons to each one. The con to doing it in this order is that it makes it a little more challenging to remove the wallpaper in the future if I decide I want to take it down. But I’ll let Future Kristi worry about that. š
Now I’m trying to decide what to do on the inside of the storage room doors. Right now, they’re still painted the original teal color on the inside and white on the outside. I was planning on painting the inside white as well, but I think that might be a missed opportunity. Now I think they might need to be the same purple as the ceiling.
I’m sorry about the terrible lighting in this picture, but I want you to see the whole thing. I also want to point out that I didn’t put wallpaper down the right side of the doorway because those three inches between the doorway and the cabinets will all be covered with trim.
This wallpaper is from Spoonflower, and it’s the pre-pasted wallpaper. It’s so easy to work with. I just brought a huge piece of cardboard into the foyer, rolled the paper out face down on the cardboard, and the used a paint roller to roll water onto the back of the paper to activate the adhesive. After rolling the water over the whole backside, I folded the paper over onto itself, back to back, for a couple of minutes and then I hung it on the wall. I didn’t take pictures of the process because I’ve already shown the process when I installed pre-pasted Spoonflower wallpaper in the studio.
If you want more details on installing Spoonflower pre-pasted wallpaper, you can find that info here: Tips For Installing Spoonflower Wallpaper
Next up? I’m not quite sure. Like I said yesterday, I have my whole list of projects I want to get finished before the end of the year, so I’ll just keep going on that. I really should get the electrical done in the storage room, but we’ll see if I feel motivated to actually get it done this weekend. š Y’all know I don’t always do things in an order that makes sense, but it all works out in the end.
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Addicted 2 Decorating is where I share my DIY and decorating journey as I remodel and decorate the 1948 fixer upper that my husband, Matt, and I bought in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do physical work, so I do the majority of the work on the house by myself. You can learn more about me here.
Haha. You are a menace to future Kristy!
Just a thought about the color of the doors. How often will they be open? Won’t that purple clash with all the teal and blue in the foyer and the closet when open? White may be a safer option so it looks the same open and closed. How often will you stand in the storage room with the doors closed?
The more I see the beautiful lilac ceiling with the wallpaper, the more I love it. And I agree about the inside of the door being the same color as the ceiling. Stunning!
Well, you’ve learned about the woes of construction adhesive. And to prime (& let it set) before applying the paper so changes will be easier. I think future Kristi is thankful for the Kristi DIY knowledge grows with experience.