Has anyone caught the wallpaper urge lately? (painted, stairs, home improvement)
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I have been noticing a comeback in wallpaper on accent walls, and some foyers, powder rooms and dining rooms. Some of the patterns are really beautiful, so I’ve been thinking about getting some.
Back in the day, wallpaper was cheap, but now it’s crazy expensive. I’ve been looking around the internet and I haven’t really found anything I like, yet.
I have been noticing a comeback in wallpaper on accent walls, and some foyers, powder rooms and dining rooms. Some of the patterns are really beautiful, so I’ve been thinking about getting some.
Back in the day, wallpaper was cheap, but now it’s crazy expensive. I’ve been looking around the internet and I haven’t really found anything I like, yet.
I love wallpaper and I used to wallpaper what ever myself, but I am no longer comfortable up on ladders and arthritis in my hands would make it tough to do on a larger project. I had a toile bathroom that I loved and we had an accent wall with a Chinoiserie pattern but back in those days it was cheap as you said.
Another problem here is that it really is an art and there are not a lot of hangers, here at least.
It's not only very expensive to put up these days, it's also expensive to take down. We just got quoted $650 to remove wallpaper from a medium-sized bedroom, and the quoter said that didn't include repairing the walls to be ready for paint, e.g., fixing gouges, etc. to smooth the walls, which might be another $600. Needless to say, we decided to live with the wallpaper for awhile.
It's not only very expensive to put up these days, it's also expensive to take down. We just got quoted $650 to remove wallpaper from a medium-sized bedroom, and the quoter said that didn't include repairing the walls to be ready for paint, e.g., fixing gouges, etc. to smooth the walls, which might be another $600. Needless to say, we decided to live with the wallpaper for awhile.
When we lived in our first house, we bought an inexpensive steamer (I think you can rent a commercial one) and stripped all the wallpaper in the house. Then patched and painted or wallpapered ourselves. Saved the cost of paying someone with a little sweat equity. It's not really hard to steam down, just takes some time.
Forget the cheap and quite ugly wallpapers from the American past. Wallpapers have never gone out of fad, although their styles, prints, colors, and even usage have evolved over the years.
Wallpaper is still and always was used in luxurious homes and hotels around the world.
A high quality wallpaper IS a luxury item compared to a wall paint. It can transform mediocre living rooms and bedrooms into sophisticated settings that ooze regal glamour. Their interesting array of textures and patterns, brings something truly unique to the table.
The wallpaper you see in European stores is beautiful, contemporary or classic, high quality and still very desirable.
Yes, it cost money - the paper and labor - the reasons why it's so hated by many Americans that prefer fast and cheap.
But people with money and taste have no problem with it.
Wallpaper is coming back to America, though. https://businessofhome.com/articles/...-it-s-for-real
BTW:
A LOT of people wallpaper their homes as DIY project. It's not difficult and there are many YT tutorials. I have done it all by myself few times, when lived overseas.
Hanging wallpaper is a skill that looks more difficult than it really is. You can master the basics with common sense, the right tools, and some practice.
Thanks to new techniques like “paste the wall” wallpaper, this has been made simpler because there's no need to apply the paste to the wallpaper, fold it and let it soak in before hanging it.
Start with easy to match patterns...
But painted walls looks cheap, compared. And it's high maintenance. You see all the impurities of your walls too...
In colder climates the papered walls feel warmer too.
Cheap hotels and apartments have always painted walls...
All I know is, on some of the Home Improvement shows, the wallpaper is stunning. So far, I’ve not found anything I want online.
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