When looking at the above picture, you would never guess it is a wallpaper room. You must see it in person to believe it and appreciate how much warmth it creates for this family room. I, and I'm sure many others have been apprehensive about wallpaper. Monica David gave us some helpful advice when picking wallpaper for our homes and how to make it work, so we love it and can live with it:
- Look at everything in the room when deciding. Put the sample by the floor, how do they look together? Consider what kind of window treatments are/will be used.
- Make sure there is consistency throughout the house. Try to keep the same wallpaper through the foyer, main hallway, along the stairs to the upstairs hallway.
- Go through all the wallpaper possibilities. That way, when you can narrow it down, you feel confident about your choices.
- Consider wallpaper as art. When you use wallpaper, it adds character and definition to the walls. It gives you something to look at.
- Wallpaper will give you the most bang for your buck when re-doing a room.
If you chose a strong solid hue with texture, this one is of a crocodile texture, use it in a room that catches a lot of light. This will help show the details of the wallpaper and give the room a glow. Imagine this room lit up at night time with that beautiful chandelier!
When the family moved in, there was a wall separating the living room and office. Whenever Monica sat in the office, she felt claustrophobic. She suggest opening both rooms by adding french doors. Because the rooms are small, pocket doors were install to give more space in each room. Now, the doors can be completely open to adjoin rooms or closed for privacy. Note how well the wallpaper moves easily from one room to another.
This is Monica's favorite wallpaper. I have to agree! The geometric pattern is fun, yet classy. It is the perfect wallpaper for a small space such as a powder room. The chandelier screams glamour!
With 2 girls and 4 bedrooms, the family did not need an extra bedroom. Instead of traditionally turning it into a guest bedroom, they turned the extra room into a lounge. What a great escape from the main floor and conveniently located on the second floor for late night TV.
In one of the bedrooms, to bring the blue out from the wallpaper, a blue chandelier was hung and the ceiling was painted the same color. The once upon of time pink lamp shades were change to blue ones to help the color pop even more.
On her daughter's wall hangs a collage of pictures of memories, family and friends. Monica vowed to make these collages for her girls when they turn 10 years old. She's working on the 2nd one for her youngest daughter who will 10 this year. What a gift to cherish.
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