The wallpaper arrived today, and within hours it was getting hung. I primed (sized) the wall, waited an hour for it to dry, and then got right at it. busylizzy was out and I wanted to get it done before she got home. I had already worked on another job for a few hours in the morning.
This is how it is done. Note the convenience of being tall. Because there was no pattern match, I could wait to do the small pieces above the cabinet with roll ends, when I had some.
Here is the final look. Or is it. We still need to get some new 2 inch wood louver blinds and a new light fixture for the entry. And... busylizzy did not like the paint colour now that the wallpaper was up. Deja Vu. (See kitchen reno in the side bar labels) I think we will opt for an accent colour on the fireplace to anchor the room and tie it all together. The wallpaper is making the wall colour look a little on the pink side, but this is mostly noticeable on the fireplace. A dark grey green should fix that. That piece of art will probably not stay either. We are thinking of hanging a rather large mirror there. But, at our age, mirrors are an enemy.
4 comments:
I would love to get my hands on that fireplace. But you would hate me afterwards.
Pray tell. What would you do? We are open to suggestions. Really.
It does need something...hmmm.
Well, you know me and color. BUT I think I would cover the brick and the hearth with slate and give it a medium dark chocolate mantel, little different style. My other choice would be to make it stick out with color, would have to think about that for abit.
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