See the difference between the motifs on these two different strips of wallpaper ? The ones on the top are crisper and more distinct , with more space between the black lines. The motifs on the bottom have heavier black lines and appear a bit smudged . Not a huge difference , but on the wall , especially from a distance , your eye would catch this. Interestingly enough, all these rolls were from the same batch / run number (all printed at the same time with the same ink and printing press ). In fact, one roll started out “normal” and progressively got darker . It probably would have looked OK to use this darker paper, especially since this was a powder room and you couldn’t step back far enough to see a number of strips next to each other. But we had enough wallpaper that I could put these aside and use fresh strips with crisp ink to finish the room. A good reason to always buy a little extra wallpaper ! The pattern is Les Touches and is by Brunschwig & Fils .
Something smells like moth balls ! Some high-end hand screened wallpapers are printed with what we call stinky inks . These inks often fight with the substrate they’re printed on. The backing of the wallpaper will absorb moisture from the paste and expand , but the ink on the surface won’t, so you end up with what we call waffling or quilting . Wrinkles in the wallpaper in between the printed inked areas. Do a Search here to see photos and read more about this. You can reduce or eliminate this by evening out the moisture between front and back. It’s as simple as taking a very lightly damp sponge and wiping the front printed surface of the wallpaper. Then paste the back as normal , book (fold pasted side to pasted side), roll up, place in black trash bag for a few minutes. Now the wallpaper should be relaxed , and the wrinkles should be evened out . Now you’re ready to hang wallpaper ! This pattern is called Les Touches and is by Brunschwig & Fils , a higher-end designer type brand .
Vanity backsplash wall . Pattern nicely centered .Toilet wall. It’s usually not possible to center a second wall in most rooms, but this one “just happened” to fall almost perfectly.The homeowner wanted something fun to wake up this traditional powder room. Well, here ya go! This is a pretty popular wallpaper pattern . Do a Search to see other installations I’ve done.Close-up.Mfgr is Brunschwig & Fils . The home is in the Galleria / Tanglewood area of Houston .
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