Creating A Wallpaper Look
With Paint
Ever find something
you like but then thought, ”If only it were just a different shade or had just a bit more color to it would be
perfect”? We’ve all had that experience at some point. Maybe it was a blouse, a
dress, a fabric ( that happens to me all the time ), or even a wallpaper. In
the case of wallpaper, paint and patience can solve your dilemma.
This feature wall in
a home office is inspired by a wallpaper the homeowner loved. The wallpaper is
no longer being made. That was problem number one. But even if it was the
homeowner wanted another shade added
into it . So that was problem number two. The solution was concocted in 3 paint
colors. The first step was to paint the background color ( in Rojo Dust SW9006
). Using a copier, I took the sample wallpaper and created a large section of
the repeat to use as a general guide to get the movement of the pattern and
traced it on with white graphite. The transferred pattern was then painted in
Ancestral Gold SW6407. Of course, two coats would be required to get an opaque
look. As the second coat was added I also heathered in New Colonial Yellow
SW2853. Adding in the dots was fun. Patience paid off because the now the
homeowner’s office feature wall looks like it has been wallpapered:
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