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5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Wallpaper
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Wallpaper is a home staple that we have all come to know and love. It’s an excellent design tool that allows you to customise and personalise your living spaces with ease. From bold patterns to subtle textures, there’s wallpaper out there to suit every taste and budget. But did you know its uses go much further than adorning your bedroom and living room walls?
We’re turning wallpaper on its head and have curated a list of 5 exciting and inspiring ways you can use wallpaper in your home that you may not have thought of!
1. Customising Furniture
Despite what you may have come to believe, wallpaper is not just for the walls of your home! Covering furniture in wallpaper is a creative and cost-effective way to transform or update the look of your home decor, breathing new life into old or plain furniture pieces and giving them a personalised and stylish makeover. Whether you choose a bold, patterned wallpaper for a statement piece or a subtle, textured option for an understated elegance, the possibilities are endless. The process typically involves carefully measuring and cutting the wallpaper to fit the furniture’s surfaces, applying adhesive, and smoothing out any air bubbles or wrinkles. With some patience and creativity, you can achieve a unique and eye-catching aesthetic that adds character and charm to your living space while repurposing and upcycling furniture in an eco-friendly manner.
2. Decorative Doors
An underrated canvas in every home, we don’t often consider using these spaces to bring our artistic flair or personal style to life. Whether it’s a striking pattern, a whimsical illustration, or a burst of vibrant colour, applying wallpaper to your interior doors is a fantastic way to infuse your living spaces with warmth, charm, and personality. This technique works well when your wall colours are fairly neutral, allowing your uniquely adorned doors to stand out.
Think out of the box with this tip! From bedroom and living room doors to your wardrobe, kitchen cabinets, or pantry doors, the possibilities are endless when enhancing your home’s interior with this creative and stylish approach.
3. Creative Scribbles
Are you looking to bring a touch of your child’s unique personality into their bedroom? Now you can bring your children’s artworks to life by turning their creative scribbles into a beautiful wallpaper pattern. Make it a collaborative project by getting your kids to join in the fun and pick out which of their drawings they’d like to see on their walls or choose one standout piece to create a statement wall. To use your children’s artwork as wallpaper, you’ll first need to scan it or take a high-quality photo of it. At Orms Print Room & Framing, we offer professional scanning services to ensure your image maintains its colour and quality. Once you have a digital copy of the artwork, you can resize it to fit the wall where you want to display it. Because wallpaper is an affordable decor option, you can switch out their artworks over the years as their creative talents progress.
4. Add Intrigue and Interest To Your Staircase
Enhance the personality and allure of your home by adorning your staircase with custom wallpaper. This unique application of wallpaper introduces a vibrant splash of colour into your living spaces and does so with subtlety, ensuring it never feels overwhelming.
It’s a design choice that transcends the conventional, turning an often-overlooked architectural element into a canvas for creativity. You can use your staircase to create a cascading design element or opt for a uniform and neutral design for a more understated yet sophisticated home upgrade. Peel-and-stick wallpaper will work well for your home’s staircase, allowing you to easily change them up should they suffer some wear and tear or if you tire of the designs.
5. Faking Features
Typically used for bedrooms or living rooms, one often forgets that wallpaper can be applied to pretty much every area in your home. Wallpaper has the remarkable ability to simulate various architectural features, offering creative solutions for interior design. Consider using wallpaper with a realistic tile pattern to give your bathroom or kitchen the appearance of tiled walls without the need for expensive and time-consuming renovations. For a touch of elegance and sophistication, opt for wallpaper with a panelling pattern, ideal for transforming living rooms, dining areas, or bedrooms. Alternatively, bring rustic charm to your living space by choosing wallpaper with a wall stone pattern, creating the illusion of a genuine stone wall. With these imaginative wallpaper choices, you can update your home effortlessly, sidestepping the hassles of extensive remodelling.
Wallpaper Services
At Orms Print Room & Framing, we proudly provide expert wallpaper printing and installation services to enhance your living spaces. Our friendly consultants are dedicated to assisting you in selecting the ideal wallpaper for your home. Meanwhile, our skilled installation team will accurately measure your space and ensure the seamless installation of your chosen wallpaper.
If you like any of the wallpaper patterns in this article, you can download them from Rawpixel or browse our Artist Collection for a selection of premium designs created by local artists.
