Posts Tagged ‘smokey’

Shining Gold Trees on Smokey Teal in Hall Bath

March 4, 2023
Before.  A mom and two grade-school girls all vie for space here during the morning routine. 
Note the toothpaste splattered on the vanity countertop .  It was on other surfaces in the room, too.  I had to encourage the girls to be more careful, because substances like this can stain the new wallpaper .
The mom fell in love with this pattern .  What a perfect choice it is for this room! 
It’s perfect with the gold mirror frame, light fixture , towel bar , TP holder , faucet , and cabinet handles . 
Close up.  This is a lightly embossed / textured vinyl surface bonded to a non-woven substrate / backing .  This is durable and stain-resistant stuff , and also should strip off the wall easily and in one piece with no damage to the wall when it’s time to redecorate .  I usually like to paste the paper , but you can also install this via the paste the wall method. 
The pattern is called Shimmering Foliage , and is in the Candice Olson line by York .  I’ve hung it a number of times in various colors , and it’s always gorgeous . 
The home is in the Timber Grove neighborhood , near the Heights area of Houston . 

Romantic Vintage Look Rose Bedroom Accent Wall

June 26, 2022
Textured wall has been skim-floated smooth , primed , and ready for wallpaper .
This pattern is called Smoky Rose and also London Rose . Both are appropriate!
Charcoal on an off-white background . Up close, it looks like water color strokes.
The wallpaper is by House of Hackney . Most of their wallpapers are the user-friendly non-woven material. This one surprised me being a British pulp. This is a rather old-fashioned basic paper material with no protective coating. It’s brittle when dry and gets soggy when wet with paste, making it tear easily or to drag when the razor blade runs across it. Definitely takes a different approach during installation .
I was lucky enough to have hung a pulp just the day before, so was in good practice!
Although not resistant to stains and tricky to work with, I do like the matt finish and how the paper dries tight and flat to the wall.