I’m doing my best to move past all the mistakes. I’m trying watercolors to hide the white edges on the seams. That’s about all I can do. At least I have a new luxury paper installer if I ever decide to redo this disaster one day. 🤦‍♀️

Honestly, there are so many problem areas that I don’t know where to begin. Many of them are things you have to get up close to see, but still they’re there, which is disappointing. There’s a huge overlap seam right behind my headboard, but no one wants to touch it for fear of making it worse. After two experts came out and said there’s nothing to do I guess I’m just looking for some advice on to move forward because that’s about all I can do at this point. Here are two photos. The bedding and the rug are going to go and the chandelier needs new candle covers and shades. Lots to do still, but as you know, I’ve kind of hit the wall here. Thanks so much for your kindness, support and encouragement. Not sure what the message is yet with all these projects gone wrong, but hopefully it’ll become clear sometime soon.

8x10 rug will help. Still trying to figure that out because it’s not easy to wrestle and return if I get it wrong.

Wow! I can’t see the flaws, but from this distance it looks fabulous!

Unless it looks much different from the photo, it’s not terrible.

Agree with Jilly ^^^. I bet once you get the rest of the decor done you will feel better. Just remember life isn't perfect but still beautiful, your bedroom will be too!

Could you move the bed to the right a bit? You’d have to move the chair too. But maybe your eye would focus more on the large tree on the left, and lessen the effect of the seam.

Find a faux effects painter in your area.

A good one can make the seam disappear and a whole lot else.

We STILL can't really see a seam...you are afraid to get close with the camera?

Why?

"There’s a huge overlap seam right behind my headboard, but no one wants to touch it for fear of making it worse."

As I said:

Did not know how to double cut. There is no such thing as gluing paper to paper, no such thing as "overlap". There is only double cut and match.

Not. A. Pro. and he should have refused to do it, as this: " your selection is beyond my skill set. But thank you for considering me"

Your room looks beautiful!!! Every room that has been decorated, redone, renovated will have a flaw. You fix or have fixed, sometimes it’s never perfect.

I can see the seam behind the headboard but I think that will be less obvious with window treatments. You could make the room darker and moodier.

The stairwell in my house is a bit off kilter, and the corners where the wallpaper meet are wavy because they are plaster on masonry so there is a little bit of overlap in the wallpaper in the corners, and I can see it. But I understand why it ended up that way and I got used to seeing it.

Your room looks so lovely! The wallpaper is gorgeous! And even though the seam would kill me too…it will also disappear after sometime. At least from your consciousness 😊

Is it just me or would a larger rug look even better? I’m awful at rug choices and once returned 10 8x10 rugs. True story 😂 and yes they’re a bear to return!! Hopefully the pros guide you in the right direction here

I like the scale of the paper in your room (full wall) better than the smaller scale of the paper in the inspiration room.

Thanks so much everyone. The paper is lovely and I still like it. I Just have to move on and learn to ignore it all.

Hi! What about this rug?

I might try grounding it with more green

https://safavieh.com/rugs/revive/rev102y

No...out of stock in 8 x 10

https://www.westelm.com/products/bordered-jute-rug-t6771/?catalogId=71&sku=9101302&cm_ven=PLA&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Rugs%20%3E%20Natural%20Rugs&cm_ite=9101302_14465514686&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkuqvBhAQEiwA65XxQHRKyWSsYtnupvn4Yk4r3voYVkJj-MIrbhv1Bwy6fgfV7GIsuGAs_hoCbh8QAvD_BwE

Or..........

https://www.garnethill.com/jute-26amp-pebbled-wool-rug/521514?offers_sku=45635%20NATL%204&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PLA&SourceCode=DGW25B

Love that pebbled jute and wool!

I had been looking at the pebbled jute rugs, but read reviews about a lot of shedding 🤷‍♀️. I suppose that may be the case with many rugs.

West Elm Bordered Jute from above

Or.........Go to a local broadloom store for a wool in 12' wide goods. Cut, bind, done.

Yes, was thinking of this. I like the classic Stark looks.

I am a big proponent of the classic wool velvet cut broadloom serged edges as a 9x12 area rug. (Or bigger but 9x12 requires no waste). Just be aware, and you may be, that at Stark, this will be more like $85 -$115 or so a square yard, plus the serging, so it won't be a $350 rug, it will be more like a $1200 -$1500 rug.

It will be more like a 2500.00 - 3500.00 rug: ) Depending serge, or super fine HAND bind. Which looks much finer and lasts much longer. but you trade must be very skilled. I am not referring to the way broadloom is sampled in a carpet store : )

Watch out on Stark for viscose, or tencel, or polysilk content and don't touch it.

That's actually probably more accurate, the serging is charged by the inch I think. It also depends on whether you get a tufted or woven broadloom, the woven would be more expensive. I have one of each in two different bedrooms, and I think they were more in the range of what Jan says, but I was suppressing the actual cost in my mind.

Antrim makes great wools , Masland has some nice ones, but they will be in financial trouble soon as they mill only 12' widths - a problem in a hardwood world where nobody wants edge to edge, nor seams!

Much depends if you have the bind done locally, or from the mill. I have a fantastic local source, never serge, an you can barely SEE their hand bind.

I think the entire thread can be noted as "word of caution" when you fall in love with an internet anything.

Here? The sheer cost $$$$$ of the wallpaper.....the WHERE of where you see it used on the internet, Such as above a chair rail, and is your potential use of same going to set problems/expense/skill set issues ( a paper guy with no clue how to double cut seams) and the chain reaction that is always a consideration in changing a room......in BIGGER motion than anyone intended?

A very good lesson , indeed: ) as there are so many fabulous ways to oh so fabulous rooms.

If you read the comments, you'd know that she already painted and wallpapered the room.

Heading to a local design showroom to check out wool carpet remnants on Wednesday. Thanks again everyone! I agree 8x10 is much better than my old, smaller sized rug.

Just remember that if you are looking at bound broadloom you are not limited to standard sizes like you are with area rugs. You can do a 12 or 13'6" (usually) width by anything. Or any odd number of inches under 12' or 13'16" depending--and shaped.

Hi! I found this nice wool remnant today. Waiting for a sample to bring home now. Thoughts?

There was another beautiful rug, but it was made from Tencel. The designer was honest and told me that while it’s beautiful, it can be a lot of maintenance. Plus it would have to be sealed, so I am going to pass on that one.

What did I say six exactly days ago?

"Watch out on Stark for viscose, or tencel, or polysilk content and don't touch it."

Wool, wool and nylon, nylon......sisal, jute and sisal........and you have to pick as we can not tell from a tiny sample and it needs to be seen in your room. By you.

Yes Jan, that’s why I knew he was being honest and to stay away from it!

Agreed on being seen in the room. I’m waiting for the samples to come in to try them at home.

Can’t wait to see more progress on your room!

Hi! Still working on the rug. The salesman is nice enough to come and help me measure today to get the exact size. This popped up on marketplace for $75! It’s from Horchow. Do you think this would look nice at the end of the bed or don’t bother? 🤷‍♀️

Here it is

I don't see that bench working with the style of your furniture.

No. : ) Leggy confusion. The foot board is already the "star"....don't add

Thought so. Thanks ladies!

If you really want to add furniture, it should work with your Victorian style.

Here are some examples that could work:

dark wood with upholstered top:

The Gastonian-Sheftall · More Info

Dark wood, upholstered arms and seat:

New Old House · More Info

Pair of X benches in dark wood with upholstered seats:

Louis XVI Style Bedroom · More Info

You can use benches in another spot, if not at the footboard.

Great ideas, thank you!

Hi everyone! I’m still waiting for my carpet samples. In the meantime, I ordered samples of various colors of 100% linen. It’s been tricky to find anything that is an exact match or even a nice looking contrast with so many colors going in the wallpaper. With all of the dark green the doors, trim, etc. I didn’t want anything dark. I’ve narrowed it down to these two samples. I already have a new Pottery Barn Belgian linen duvet and shams set in ivory, but it is reading yellow so maybe that could be folded up at the end of the bed or sold. These samples are from a popular Etsy seller overseas, who makes linen bedding and has many good reviews. Sorry for the small picture, but I was trying to incorporate the wallpaper behind. Maybe you could zoom in? TIA!

The Etsy seller is called Mooshop. I couldn’t get the link to cut and paste here. I like the wrinkly linen look with the ruffles.

Pottery Barn had a similar color to the color on the left they call dark flax. I would like to support a small business if possible. I’m leaning toward the greige color on the left. There was a light blue I was also considering, but it was too icy of a light blue.

Sorry for all the posts. This is easier to see. Thoughts?

I love watching this come along. Great options and the wrinkled bedding is so beautiful

This was on Amazon. I like the blue too. 🙄🤦‍♀️

I’ve never seen this site before. The champagne and dark green are nice options 🤷‍♀️ at linensalvage.com

Sorry for so many posts. I didn’t think the betting would be so challenging.

Bedding!