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The Right Wall-covering
March 12th, 2010
Amazing what new wall-covering can do to a space!
This well-traveled history lover and book writer was challenged by the wall-covering of his late 1970′s home he had just moved into. The white lattice and blue background wallpaper was over powering the entire kitchen, dining area and family room.
Dining Area Before
I proposed to strip off the wallpaper and replace it with new paper for the dining area and kitchen, but use paint for the family room. During my planning and research I came across the perfect wallpaper, a sage green fleur-de-lis pattern paper from Thibaut’s Historic Homes Collection with a story of its own. (How appropriate! – I thought!) It is a pattern reproduced from one of the many pre-Civil War era papers uncovered by the owners of the Maplewood Farmhouse in Harrisonburg Virginia. Perfect for his English Country decor!
Harrisonburg Pattern from Thibaut
To help give my client a realistic visual of the dining area with the new paper, I created this computer image to the left. You can see how it compares to the real life picture to the right.
Left: Wallpaper Visual. Right: Photo using flash.
Dining Area After (no flash used)
Dining Area After
Kitchen Before
Kitchen After
There’s not much natural light coming in the space so I wanted to keep the walls with a cool hue. After finding the wallpaper then it was time to find the right paint color. Sherwin William’s Soften Green #6177 was the right shade. Even the ceilings took a new coat with a “lighter version” of the same color – Sherwin William’s Liveable Green #6176. Both in a matte finish.
Living Room Before
Living Room After
Living Room After (no flash)
