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'Off The Wall Ideas With Wallpaper': The Chest of Drawers
by
Shane Mitchell / LearningInTheJourney™
(IC: homeowner)
$20.00
16 Hours
Medium
I was honored with the recent opportunity to team up with 'Walls Republic' and 'Hometalk' in showcasing 'Walls Republic's' amazing line of product(s). I hope you'll follow along and see the various ways I used their product. Also be sure to check out http://www.wallsrepublic.com/ for their photo gallery, wallpaper calculator, customer testimonials and much, much more. Thank you tons!
So let's get started...
So let's get started...
'Your Inspiration Is Here'... That's right 'Serenity Sand R1373' (my wallpaper of choice found at http://www.wallsrepublic.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=serenity+sand&Submit=GO) was in the box and ready to flow.
Is this the picture that comes to mind when you hear 'Wallpaper'? You're not alone. The thought of hanging wallpaper with the products of yesteryear is a nightmare.
After removing the original knobs from this neglected chest of drawers I painted away in my favorite (and probably overused) color of this season.
Next, I distressed and roughed up the chest of drawers with sandpaper to achieve the chippy and aged look.
Once dried it's go time on applying the wallpaper.
After precise measuring it's read to roll.
I applied the wallpaper paste (thank you Lowe's) with a mini-roller.
After the application I went over it to smooth out any air pockets and to remove excess paste. Then I followed with a clean damp cloth (not pictured) to clean the surface of the wallpaper.
'Serenity Sand', she's a beauty.
Wallpaper can also be used as a functional piece to line your drawers (your chest of drawers that is).
I need detail, intricate detail. To match the beauty of the 'Serenity Sand' design I wanted to add some flavor to the corners of this piece.
Then using a rounded object (the can of stain) I lined up my two measure marks and cut away.
The result is a nice and even curve.
There she is, curves and all.
Next step is upgrading the hardware. For that task I turned to my friends at 'D. Lawless Hardware' http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/.
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Published May 15th, 2015 4:32 PM
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Miriam Illions on May 15, 2015Indeed :) such a creative take so far!
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TwoPlusCute on May 15, 2015Very well done!
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Shane Mitchell / LearningInTheJourney™ on May 15, 2015@TwoPlusCute, thank you for the kind words!
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