Wallpaper is Gorgeous!

The wallpaper is gorgeous, but I will admit it was the most difficult wallpaper I've ever hung. Made more difficult by wearing sweatpants that are too big for me and every time I stretched to the top of the ceiling to smooth or adjust the paper, my pants were falling down. The only thing missing was a small dog pulling at my pant leg and then we would have had the perfect Norman Rockwell home improvement picture for the Saturday Night Post.

Anyway... This is the master closet wall that does not have Elfa shelving on it. The paint color was so lovely I was not certain I wanted to wallpaper over it. I had so much paper left though... After I papered the valet area... That I wanted to use it!

I was concerned about hanging this paper on the walls because it is beaded. Little pieces of beaded glitter in squiggle lines. I couldnt imagine how I was going to smooth out this paper using a straight edge on the beaded glittery squiggles. When I take on a challenge... I take on the most difficult challenges!

I used two 8 ft pieces to cover the space. That means I only needed to match one seam. Only one pattern match. This took an hour to get right! The first piece went up easy! I even managed to smooth out the paper without losing ALL the beaded glitter. Albeit that stuff was flying all over me like a fairy sprinkling pixie dust with a magic wand. I also was able to cut out a small hole in the paper for the electrical outlet without electrocuting myself [this time]. Ok... So this one time, in the dinning room, while wallpapering with bamboo paper... I slightly electrcuted myself while trying to make a hole in the paper around an electrical outlet. Hey... That paper was hard to get a blade through because it had pieces of bamboo in it! I'm still alive and now I have naturally curly hair. Small but great success!

The second piece... I glued then took it over to the wall to find the pattern match. This paper has no discernible pattern! It is just all squiggly!! It was like looking at a Rorschach and trying to make sense of it. I hung it and I'm still not even certain I matched the pattern correctly. It's just all squiggles!

Lastly, I hung two small racks for my robes and such. They are the perfect size for the wall as you enter the closet. This is a very convenient space for all my robes and pjs.

I love the texture, color, and glamour of this paper and my closet almost has all the elements to make it elegant. Next week... Boxes, shoe boxes, and possibly even another Elfa rack to round out the space! Stay tuned!