The homeowner bought this townhouse in central Houston 12 years ago and has always wanted to get rid of this really blah, ditsy small print in the commode room of her master bathroom . I know the design trend for the last several years has been white , grey , grayeige , minimalist , serene , clean , sparse ,,,, but there is nothing in this gal’s home that is remotely any of that … Her home is all about color , pattern , meaningful items prominently displayed – and lots of them! (Example: notice the fancy doorknob and the tassle hanging from it.) I really enjoyed working here, because that’s pretty much my decorating style , too.So here’s continuing that ” moody maximalism ” theme into the potty room. Note the cabinet and ceiling have been painted a coordinating color . Opposite corner . The room is REALLY tiny , and the door opens inward , so it was quite a bit of a challenge squeezing myself, my tools, and my ladder all in there. Close-up. The pattern is called Artemesia Absinthium , and is by Klaus Haapaniemi & Co in Finland . I don’t know who this Klaus guy is, and have never worked with his wallpaper before, but he must be half-high on psychedelics ,,, I would highly recommend a visit to his website and checking out the various fabric and wallpaper options . If you’re into maximalism and bold drama , that is! The material was a quite nice non-woven , and was easy to work with . I did stripe dark paint under where the seams would fall, in case of slight gaps showing the wall beneath . I was a little disappointed that there was some slight paneling / shading / difference in depth of color between some of the strips – but not too noticeable . Non-woven papers are designed to strip off the wall quickly and easily and with no / minimal damage to the wall when you redecorate . I do find it interesting that this pattern is so very similar in design and name to the very popular Artemis by House of Hackney , another good wallpaper manufacturer . Like I say, for every company making a cool pattern, there are others making their own versions / knock-offs .
The homeowner has lived in more than a dozen homes, but has never had wallpaper. Previously this new townhome had boring beige walls. The homeowner wanted to liven things up and fell in love with this bold botanic and bird pattern. I love the slightly mottled background, and the way the colors pop against the black. There’s some slight shading / paneling ( difference in color ) between the strips, but it’s minimal. (It shows up more in this photo than in real life.)Likewise, the seams are much less visible in person. Close-up showing the lightly textured material. It looks a lot like an oil painting . This wallpaper is by BN Walls . It’s a non-woven / paste-the-wall material with a textured vinyl surface. It’s more durable and washable than most traditional papers, and is designed to strip off the wall easily and in one piece when it’s time to redecorate. houston installer
This young couple is in a brand new, very contemporary home in the eastern edge of the Houston Heights. Just about every surface in the home is white. WHITE. The over-scaled refurbished tufted leather headboard (along with a few other dark wood furniture pieces (not shown) in the master bedroom make a handsomely bold contrast.
But, still, the room SCREAMED for relief from all that white.
This gold-on-aqua damask wallpaper pattern came to the rescue! The soft aqua color softens the feel of the stark-white room – but doesn’t jar with the white theme. The shiny gold in the design adds a contemporary feel with just a touch of glam – but doesn’t upstage the fabulous headboard.
As the wallpaper went up, I noticed a difference in color between the right edge of one strip and the left edge of the next strip. (This is called shading.) The photos show it a little, but it was more pronounced when seen in person. I didn’t think it looked good, so I followed the 3-strip rule and put up three strips, then went to get the homeowner for approval.
She thought the wall looked gorgeous. In fact, even when I put my hand on the medallions with different shades on either side of the seam, she said she couldn’t see anything. She loves it, and that’s what counts!
Once the bed gets pushed back against the wall, the large medallions will be a little more in perspective. They are a good size for the scale of the wall and the headboard.
This wallpaper is in the “Designer Series” by York. It’s a non-woven product, and can be hung by paste-the-wall or paste-the-paper. I pasted the wall, but I think that pasting the paper would have worked a little better (It makes the paper more pliable.).
The homeowners bought this paper on-line from Arhaus.com. Arhaus also has a couple of showrooms / retail stores in Houston. The homeowners bought their paper before our initial consultation (I like to measure before they buy, so they get the proper amount). I was thrilled that – for once! – the proper amount of wallpaper was purchased.
The homeowner loves her master bedroom accent wall so much, she is now thinking of papering their powder room. 🙂
Look at the number right next to my pencil, and then look at the corresponding number below it. These two bolts of wallpaper have two different run / batch / dye lot numbers, meaning, they were printed at two different times, from two different batches of ink.
This means that they can be slightly, or even VERY slightly different in color. But even a slight difference in color can be eye-jarring on the wall, when you have two 9′ strips of wallpaper next to one another.
Here are two strips of grasscloth from the same run number / dye lot – meaning that they were printed at the same time from the same batch of ink. Notice the very visible difference in color between the two strips. Dry, on my table, the difference is noticeable. Pasted and up on the wall, the color difference can be jarring.
This is called “paneling” or “shading,” and is considered standard / acceptable when decorating with grasscloth. As the manufacturers put it, it is part of the “inherent natural beauty of the product.”
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