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This retired couple near the Montrose neighborhood of Houston has a 15-year-old home that is, along with their furnishings, pretty traditional. They wanted to update with wallpaper, but didn’t want the new look to clash with the rest of their house. Going a little wild in the powder room is a great way to do this, because you only see the contemporary look when you are in the powder room – the rest of the time, the door is closed.
But now that the new paper is up, they will surely want to keep the door open!
This powder room was originally painted a deep, murky aqua/teal. Despite the high ceilings and large footprint, the matt finish and dark color made the room look small, and it definitely was lacking in personality.
The first day, I skim-floated the textured walls to smooth them (see first photo). The second day, the paper went up. The new wallpaper sports a fluid, interlocking geometric pattern that is in the same color family as the original paint, but much lighter, and the shiny surface adds a lot of light and dazzle.
Interestingly, I hung this same pattern, but in a darker color, just last week. It is lovely to work with. The walls in this room were pretty off-plumb, and also bowed, which can be Hell with a rigid geometric design. But I used some tricks to make the pattern look like it’s hanging straight and plumb. The homeowners were very happy with the finished room.
This wallpaper pattern is by York, in their Designer Series, and was bought at below retail price from Dorota Hartwig at the Sherwin-Williams on University in the Rice Village. Wed-Sat. She is great at helping you find just the perfect paper! Discuss your project and make an appointment before heading over to see her. (713) 529-6515
Tags: contemporary, dark, dazzle, designer series, dorota, geometric, houston, interlocking, montrose, murky, plumb, powder room, shiny, skim-floated, textured, traditional, wallpaper, York
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