It is absolutely making a come back. All those big graphic prints are hot. I've seen some great accent walls with wallpaper.

Since I just spent the last couple of years pulling off many, many layers of wallpaper, I won't be putting any on. I still like it though!
Diane

If you like it, use it!

I personally would never have it in my home.

I have used it in some rooms. Dining wall and and lower half or other three walls, boarders in master bath and kids rooms and bath. It think it depends on the room. My prior house had kitchen papered but my new house does not. Just did not fit the new house.

I guess I was looking at wallpaper with damask print. I've seen it in designer magazines lately, and I'm really liking the look. I do agree- after countless hours of taking down wallpaper in my days, the thought of putting it up seems wrong!

I love wallpaper, always have. I have it in three of five bedrooms, the kitchen, dining room, library/office, two hallways and two bathrooms. They all have two papers and borders. It all washes easily, even in the kitchen, doesn't fade, the seams are all good. I think it's wonderful. And I hung it all myself.

thanks for the input, but judging by the lack of responses, I don't think it's too popular. I was thinking of doing my 1/2 BATH in wallpaper. Maybe a bold damask print. Maybe not.

I don't think many posters here use wallpaper. My kitchen and baths are papered. I recently changed my paper. Sure it was a job to get the old stuff off but not too bad. But I love my kitchen paper - a large scale Jacobean print with a rusty red background.

I guess what is coming back is this

and not this (yikes)

Either way , i prefer clean white smooth walls with artwork, tapestry etc instead of wallpaper...

Here is the link to one of my favorite catalogs, Brocade Home. They are really into wallpaper. I am also drawn to murals lately. I could see one wall in a bathroom with the pink peony mural. The mural is from Stamford Murals. They have some dorky murals circa 1972 and some bold and graphic ones that are fun.
I have removed many walls of wallpaper in my life. It would either zip right off or became a lesson in patience.
If you like the look go for it!
Brocade Home

Brocade RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: deedee99 (My Page) on Fri, May 14, 10 at 20:42

Brocade link again....

Here is a link that might be useful: Brocade Home

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: newdawn1895 (My Page) on Fri, May 14, 10 at 20:48

I love wallpaper, but only paper that are antique reproductions, which can be costly. They are just elegant to me, although I don't have any paper up.

In my previous house I did several rooms that were wallpapered, mostly stripes.

Below is a picture off of a blog.

{{gwi:1693527}}

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: funcolors (My Page) on Fri, May 14, 10 at 20:54

Wallpaper is absolutely "back".

The choice of quality and pattern is still a little on the slim side if ya ask me. Seems there is a lot more selection at higher price points.

If you hang it right, prep the wall with GARDZ and not some kind of whackadoodle "sizing" or the Shieldz primer crap, it will go up with as little fuss as possible and more importantly - IT WILL COME DOWN with as little fuss as possible.

Lots of times when it comes to paint products, and especially paint colors, there is a range of equally good options to choose from. Not the case with hanging wallpaper.

When it comes to wallpaper if you don't prep the walls with GARDZ you're outta your mind. GARDZ is without question the only way to go about hanging wallpaper and it is unquestionably the right way to do it.

To round out the story, the best product to use to strip wallpaper and remove as much adhesive as possible  is Safe-n-Simple. Not fabric softener, not hot water, not DIF.

GARDZ - wallpaper - safe-n-simple. Any other products makes the whole experience of wallpaper far more complicated than it needs to be and is a complete waste of time and money.

*Specific processes for using those products leaves room for customization and refinement.

**Uber challenging, old wallpaper that is difficult to remove is different discussion.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: kam207 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 6:07

thanks everyone! If I get the courage to wallpaper my 1/2 bath, I'll be sure to post some pictures. Love the Brocade website- thenks!. I think wallpapering large rooms is out- especially kitchens. However an accent wall, or a small bathroom may be cool. Maybe using the patterns that we are drawn to in pillows, curtains etc. I imagine that its a trendy thing however, so easy-off would be important!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: duchamp (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 7:03

If I had the dough, this is what I would put in my house:

Here is a link that might be useful: Chinoiserie wall papers

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: oakleyok (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 7:09

Wallpaper never went out for me. I've always used it in my bathrooms and dining room. If I had a large bedroom, I'd use it in there too!

Newdawn, I love rooms like that on the top story of a house where it's all wallpapered!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: sherrmann (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 9:58

Kam, if YOU want wallpaper, you should have it. The people on this forum spend days discussing shades of white paint, but there are other forums out there that show and discuss beautiful wallpapers. Google a bit and you'll find them. I did. Don't be put off by pics like the old kitchen above - even that was good in its day, though. And today's paint colors will be out, too, no matter how much thought is put into their selection.

I bet that no one has ever left my wallpapered home and thought "Poor Sherry, wallpaper is so out-of-date!" I bet even the posters here at GW might be surprised!

Another poster (roseabbey, maybe?) has a beautifully papered home. I can hang (and remove!) wallpaper, but I can't post pics or I would. If it's removal you're worrying about, Funcolors is right about Gardz.

Sherry

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: mellifera (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 10:54

I'm in the same boat as you. We're in the process of renovating our house (new kitchen, new paint in every room, new roof) but when it comes to our two postage stamp sized 50's tiled black and white bathrooms, I dont want the bother of ripping everything out and redoing it. Wallpaper seems like the perfect solution: I can keep the tile which still looks great, and cover up the white walls, which I hate.

Matter of fact, I came to this forum looking for ideas! I really love that first pic pharaoh posted!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: newdawn1895 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 11:20

Oak, I like those types rooms too and both of my upstairs bedrms., and bath are sloped like that, but are not papered.

One of my upstairs bedrooms, a plain Jane, but I would jazz it up with turquoise and cream, real frenchy to go with my antique beds. Wish I could afford some country french wallpaper.

....Jane

{{gwi:1693528}}

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: shellfish (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 12:28

I just wallpapered an accent wall in my daughter's room-the pix aren't very good but you can get the idea. I have never used wallpaper before because I didn't think I would like it-but I LOVE it!! The room is not complete yet, so please excuse! Also, the second picture would not resize-sorry!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: newdawn1895 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 16:35

Oh shellfish I love your wallpaper, it is dramatic and subtle as the same time, so very pretty.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: deedee99 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 16:43

Me too, shellfish. Like! A lot!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: funcolors (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 16:50

I used to rent space at a design center and there were all different sizes/footprints you could rent. Some of them had walls. They would rent one of the larger spaces out on a quarterly basis and sometimes would host a "guest" there. Those walls saw A LOT of transition of home dec displays! A lot of paint and also a lot of wallpaper.

The classic patterns will forever be yummy like the chinoi's and Bradbury & Bradbury, etc., but some of the newer patterns I saw cycle through there were GORGEOUS. Actually ended up using a paper in a client's DR; had a custom full spectrum color mixed for the ceiling to go with it. Loved it.

This was a few years back when wallpaper was first seeing a resurgence. We had a hard time finding a pro to hang it because wallpaper was so "out"! It's been slow going and wallpaper still isn't the gang-buster choice over paint, but it is out there if you look.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: duchamp (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 18:01

Shellfish, that's beautiful! Is it from Brocade? Also, I'd venture to say, I think the whole bedroom would look fab papered with that.

Funcolors, what do you mean when you say 'full spectrum paint'? (excuse my ignorance!)

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: funcolors (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 18:12

Here are two links. One talks about how full spectrum paint color is different from regular. The other is a resource of buttons to 20 brands of paint. The brands that mix full spectrum color are: Citron, Donald Kaufman and Ellen Kennon.

How Full Spectrum Works

Paint Brand Buttons - Full Spectrum Brands: Citron, Donald Kaufman, Ellen Kennon

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: kam207 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 18:57

I really like that paper shellfish! Thats what I meant by damask papering for my bathroom. Really beautiful. Thanks for posting!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: oakleyok (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 21:58

Jane, I'd have a blast picking out wallpaper for that room! I can see small floral print, light and airy.

There are so many beautiful patterns of wallpaper out there, I always feel like I'm in a candy store looking at them!

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: newdawn1895 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 22:25

Come over Oak and help me and I'll even feed you.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: nikkia2112 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 22:28

I am a wallpaper lover. We will soon be moving into a new (to us) home, and I have plans to use wallpaper in 2 rooms. The dining room will have a goldish/yellowish Damask by Thibaut above the board and batten. The downstairs powder room will have black and white toile. I realize it might not be "hip" but I love it, and that's what it's all about, right?

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: newdawn1895 (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 23:25

Yep Nikkia that's what it's all about.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: lynn_r_ct (My Page) on Sun, May 16, 10 at 0:41

I have never not liked wallpaper. And... I am also one of those people that like to change things around all the time. If you prepare the walls properly and you want to change it later, it will just peel off with very little difficulty. Those that have horrible memories of peeling off tiny snips of paper at a time were peeling it from walls not done correctly.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: mitchdesj (My Page) on Sun, May 16, 10 at 7:27

Shellfish, that is so lovely, it looks hand painted, quite unique.

I wallpapered extensively through the 80's in my homes, I was crazy about it.
Once I stopped decorating that way, I never looked back.

Quality wallpapers never go out of style, bradbury and the like, Thibeault;
I think it's the busy florals on 4 walls with matching borders that seem to have fallen out of favor, patterns that box in the room.

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: shellfish (My Page) on Sun, May 16, 10 at 11:27

Thank you everyone, for the compliments. I did think of papering the whole room but my initial resistance to wallpaper held me back. Now, my budget holds me back-I had to order 3 (dble) rolls just for that one wall because of the pattern. Regardless, I do love it. Here is a link to a better picture of it that I found after I had ordered it. The wallpaper itself came from Romo-Kamini collection.

I think wallpapering a bathroom would be fun-so many beautiful prints out there. My next wallpaper project will either be a small den or powder room. I want to do grasscloth!

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1693523}}

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: concretenprimroses (My Page) on Sun, May 16, 10 at 18:34

I am glad to find this thread.
I am in the process of stripping old painted wallpaper in my 1920s home. There was paneling on the exterior walls in 2 rooms which I had painted. Now I'm finding out why the former owners put up the paneling - the walls are a mess! Part of me is thinking of shellacing it and telling people its a new pattern called "Archeology". I would love to do a tongue in cheek honoring of the old 1940s(?) wallpaper, and oddly enough that seems to be whats instyle: large large prints very similar to what used to be very small.
At $75 - $100 and up per roll though...
Do you find you get sick of it after a while?
I don't want to spend all that money and in 2 or 3 years yawn over it.
Thanks!
Kathy

RE: wallpaper

• Posted by: catkin (My Page) on Sun, May 16, 10 at 19:37

Sherwin Williams has a new (?) wallpaper product called EasyChange--I've not used it but they offer some very cool patterns!

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Here is a link that might be useful: Brocade Home

Brocade link again....

I love wallpaper, but only paper that are antique reproductions, which can be costly. They are just elegant to me, although I don't have any paper up.

In my previous house I did several rooms that were wallpapered, mostly stripes.

Below is a picture off of a blog.

{{gwi:1693527}}

Wallpaper is absolutely "back".

The choice of quality and pattern is still a little on the slim side if ya ask me. Seems there is a lot more selection at higher price points.

If you hang it right, prep the wall with GARDZ and not some kind of whackadoodle "sizing" or the Shieldz primer crap, it will go up with as little fuss as possible and more importantly - IT WILL COME DOWN with as little fuss as possible.

Lots of times when it comes to paint products, and especially paint colors, there is a range of equally good options to choose from. Not the case with hanging wallpaper.

When it comes to wallpaper if you don't prep the walls with GARDZ you're outta your mind. GARDZ is without question the only way to go about hanging wallpaper and it is unquestionably the right way to do it.

To round out the story, the best product to use to strip wallpaper and remove as much adhesive as possible  is Safe-n-Simple. Not fabric softener, not hot water, not DIF.

GARDZ - wallpaper - safe-n-simple. Any other products makes the whole experience of wallpaper far more complicated than it needs to be and is a complete waste of time and money.

*Specific processes for using those products leaves room for customization and refinement.

**Uber challenging, old wallpaper that is difficult to remove is different discussion.

thanks everyone! If I get the courage to wallpaper my 1/2 bath, I'll be sure to post some pictures. Love the Brocade website- thenks!. I think wallpapering large rooms is out- especially kitchens. However an accent wall, or a small bathroom may be cool. Maybe using the patterns that we are drawn to in pillows, curtains etc. I imagine that its a trendy thing however, so easy-off would be important!

If I had the dough, this is what I would put in my house:

Wallpaper never went out for me. I've always used it in my bathrooms and dining room. If I had a large bedroom, I'd use it in there too!

Newdawn, I love rooms like that on the top story of a house where it's all wallpapered!

Kam, if YOU want wallpaper, you should have it. The people on this forum spend days discussing shades of white paint, but there are other forums out there that show and discuss beautiful wallpapers. Google a bit and you'll find them. I did. Don't be put off by pics like the old kitchen above - even that was good in its day, though. And today's paint colors will be out, too, no matter how much thought is put into their selection.

I bet that no one has ever left my wallpapered home and thought "Poor Sherry, wallpaper is so out-of-date!" I bet even the posters here at GW might be surprised!

Another poster (roseabbey, maybe?) has a beautifully papered home. I can hang (and remove!) wallpaper, but I can't post pics or I would. If it's removal you're worrying about, Funcolors is right about Gardz.

Sherry

I'm in the same boat as you. We're in the process of renovating our house (new kitchen, new paint in every room, new roof) but when it comes to our two postage stamp sized 50's tiled black and white bathrooms, I dont want the bother of ripping everything out and redoing it. Wallpaper seems like the perfect solution: I can keep the tile which still looks great, and cover up the white walls, which I hate.

Matter of fact, I came to this forum looking for ideas! I really love that first pic pharaoh posted!

Oak, I like those types rooms too and both of my upstairs bedrms., and bath are sloped like that, but are not papered.

One of my upstairs bedrooms, a plain Jane, but I would jazz it up with turquoise and cream, real frenchy to go with my antique beds. Wish I could afford some country french wallpaper.

....Jane

{{gwi:1693528}}

I just wallpapered an accent wall in my daughter's room-the pix aren't very good but you can get the idea. I have never used wallpaper before because I didn't think I would like it-but I LOVE it!! The room is not complete yet, so please excuse! Also, the second picture would not resize-sorry!

Oh shellfish I love your wallpaper, it is dramatic and subtle as the same time, so very pretty.

Me too, shellfish. Like! A lot!

I used to rent space at a design center and there were all different sizes/footprints you could rent. Some of them had walls. They would rent one of the larger spaces out on a quarterly basis and sometimes would host a "guest" there. Those walls saw A LOT of transition of home dec displays! A lot of paint and also a lot of wallpaper.

The classic patterns will forever be yummy like the chinoi's and Bradbury & Bradbury, etc., but some of the newer patterns I saw cycle through there were GORGEOUS. Actually ended up using a paper in a client's DR; had a custom full spectrum color mixed for the ceiling to go with it. Loved it.

This was a few years back when wallpaper was first seeing a resurgence. We had a hard time finding a pro to hang it because wallpaper was so "out"! It's been slow going and wallpaper still isn't the gang-buster choice over paint, but it is out there if you look.

Shellfish, that's beautiful! Is it from Brocade? Also, I'd venture to say, I think the whole bedroom would look fab papered with that.

Funcolors, what do you mean when you say 'full spectrum paint'? (excuse my ignorance!)

Here are two links. One talks about how full spectrum paint color is different from regular. The other is a resource of buttons to 20 brands of paint. The brands that mix full spectrum color are: Citron, Donald Kaufman and Ellen Kennon.

How Full Spectrum Works

Paint Brand Buttons - Full Spectrum Brands: Citron, Donald Kaufman, Ellen Kennon

I really like that paper shellfish! Thats what I meant by damask papering for my bathroom. Really beautiful. Thanks for posting!

Jane, I'd have a blast picking out wallpaper for that room! I can see small floral print, light and airy.

There are so many beautiful patterns of wallpaper out there, I always feel like I'm in a candy store looking at them!

Come over Oak and help me and I'll even feed you.

I am a wallpaper lover. We will soon be moving into a new (to us) home, and I have plans to use wallpaper in 2 rooms. The dining room will have a goldish/yellowish Damask by Thibaut above the board and batten. The downstairs powder room will have black and white toile. I realize it might not be "hip" but I love it, and that's what it's all about, right?

Yep Nikkia that's what it's all about.

I have never not liked wallpaper. And... I am also one of those people that like to change things around all the time. If you prepare the walls properly and you want to change it later, it will just peel off with very little difficulty. Those that have horrible memories of peeling off tiny snips of paper at a time were peeling it from walls not done correctly.

Shellfish, that is so lovely, it looks hand painted, quite unique.

I wallpapered extensively through the 80's in my homes, I was crazy about it.
Once I stopped decorating that way, I never looked back.

Quality wallpapers never go out of style, bradbury and the like, Thibeault;
I think it's the busy florals on 4 walls with matching borders that seem to have fallen out of favor, patterns that box in the room.

Thank you everyone, for the compliments. I did think of papering the whole room but my initial resistance to wallpaper held me back. Now, my budget holds me back-I had to order 3 (dble) rolls just for that one wall because of the pattern. Regardless, I do love it. Here is a link to a better picture of it that I found after I had ordered it. The wallpaper itself came from Romo-Kamini collection.

I think wallpapering a bathroom would be fun-so many beautiful prints out there. My next wallpaper project will either be a small den or powder room. I want to do grasscloth!

I am glad to find this thread.
I am in the process of stripping old painted wallpaper in my 1920s home. There was paneling on the exterior walls in 2 rooms which I had painted. Now I'm finding out why the former owners put up the paneling - the walls are a mess! Part of me is thinking of shellacing it and telling people its a new pattern called "Archeology". I would love to do a tongue in cheek honoring of the old 1940s(?) wallpaper, and oddly enough that seems to be whats instyle: large large prints very similar to what used to be very small.
At $75 - $100 and up per roll though...
Do you find you get sick of it after a while?
I don't want to spend all that money and in 2 or 3 years yawn over it.
Thanks!
Kathy

Sherwin Williams has a new (?) wallpaper product called EasyChange--I've not used it but they offer some very cool patterns!