Wallpaper

MarkeieMark · ‎06-24-2012

I'm thinking about having a couple rooms wallpapered. Is it back in style, did it ever go out of style? Anyone out there have any thoughts? Like or not like?

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

I love wallpaper, I.know that when you watch House Hunters you would think that the homeowner committed a crime by having wallpaper. I follow my own taste, styles go in and out of fashion, so please yourself.

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Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

I have had had wallpaper in every home I have ever lived in. I can tell you that it is super expensive. My DH hangs it like a pro, so I have never had to pay for installation.

Currently, all of it has been removed by me personally. ... not a fun job. I like it in the powder rooms and bathrooms. It is easier to keep the walls clean.

You might try hanging paper on an accent wall. I have not seen the whole room with all four walls papered in years.

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

I love wallpaper. I used to do all of my own wallpapering and wallpapering for friends.

After we had a house fire, we decided to have paper put on all of the walls I'd papered (needed new wallboard).

I picked it out and the insurance company had someone come in a put it up wherever I wanted it.

If you are going to be selling you house soon, you probably shouldn't do it as it is a very personal thing (lots of people don't like it or like specific paper).

I will probably have some of it removed and painted (mainly my large bedroom) because it isn't something most people would like.

When you sell a house you are supposed to have it be very generic (not a lot of pictures, etc) around. The theory is people are supposed to be able to envision themselves living there.

We used to own a lot of houses. When we decided to sell them, my husband and his partner would 'stage' the houses with different furniture, etc.

Who cares if it's in or out. If it's your house and you like it, put it in. Just be aware that some people get sick or tired of looking at it all of the time.

True story: My late husband would go on a trip and come home and a room would be wallpapered. People would say, "You really like wallpaper". He'd laugh and say, "Not really! And now you know how much say I have in this house". Ha! He actually didn't care what I did with the house.

I remember probably a year or more after the TV room boarder had been done (entire room near ceiling about 4 or so inches thick) and he'd sat in it every night watching TV, one night he says, "When did you put up this boarder"? I said almost 2 years ago! Ha!

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

Wallpaper has been out for a time now, but "THEY" say it is coming back in.

We bought this house in 1994, and I papered the master bedroom and bath, and I still love those rooms as much as I did the day they were done. They still look like new and I have no plans to change it.

At the same time, we papered the guest bath and it looks brand new as well. I don't mind the pattern or colors we chose in there either, and am fine with it.

We also papered the kitchen and dining room, but those two are driving me nuts. I've outgrown the style of the paper, but way more frustrating is that it has been loosening at the seams, and nothing I do will put it back down. I need a complete kitchen overhaul, but can't afford it. I've considered stripping the paper and at least painting in those two rooms, but I just can't get up the gumption to get it done. I'm afraid I'll have a big mess on my hands and be overwhelmed, just to have to do it again later when we can redo the kitchen. But honestly it looks so bad, I don't know how much longer I can stand it!

The living room, two bedrooms and hallway as well as the family room did not get papered. I like to have some paper in the house, but not the whole house.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I stay away from it, although I like it, because it's a pain in the neck to remove. If you plan to sell your house in the future, it almost has to be removed to sell because patterns are so personal, probably nobody will like yours. I was just reading on how to sell your house on Realtor. Com that it should be removed.

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tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@Kachina624 wrote:
I stay away from it, although I like it, because it's a pain in the neck to remove. If you plan to sell your house in the future, it almost has to be removed to sell because patterns are so personal, probably nobody will like yours. I was just reading on how to sell your house on Realtor. Com that it should be removed.

I agree. I looked at pictures of homes online before we bought recently and I skipped over any that had a number of wallpapered walls. Just more work than I wanted to take on.

Catiele · ‎08-20-2012

I like wallpaper always have. Thankfully my husband wallpapers. We recently painted a bathroom and I do like it. My son is selling his house and the realtor said to remove the paper and the carpets. Hardwood floors are underneath and they are beautiful. I wouldn't want to move!

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I HATE wallpaper.

MarkeieMark · ‎06-24-2012

Ladies, thank you so much for replying especially on your Friday evening. I really appreciate it. Guess I could pay to have it taken off when and if ever sell, but that sounds like a hassle too. I got to think more!!