Wallpaper

All of our living room furniture from our old house fit perfectly into the manor. Our slightly arched sofa lined up beautifully in front of our bay window and our entertainment unit was a great fit for the opposing wall. At our old house, this white piece was up against a blue wall making a lovely contrast. The new house, however, didn't have anything to contrast against.
Much to my own surprise, I love the neutral color the sellers painted the living room to get it market ready. It's a perfect vanilla ice cream color - subtle but warm. I didn't want to change it. This wall was driving me nuts, though. It just needed something​.

I'm not exactly one for being understated but after talking it over with a friend with an impeccable eye for subtle yet playful design I decided that a fun wallpaper in a neutral color could be just the right move. We narrowed down our choices to these 4 options. They're all busy but neutral with an art deco/vintage inspired design.

Jeff and I chose this design. It's got an art deco vibe that I love and a slight gold shimmer in the accent color. Plus it's called "speakeasy" and kinda looks like it's giving you the middle finger. I like that.

Jeff and I have never hung wallpaper before so this was going to be a learning experience. We also knew we were going to be covering most of the wall back up with a big piece of furniture so we could learn as we go as long as our mistakes were in the right places. (Is that an oxymoron?) And make mistakes we did! 

But then we pushed our billy bookshelf configuration up against the wall and no one is the wiser! (Except you reading this and every single person who comes into our house and we tell them how hilariously bad the wallpaper is behind the furniture)


How good does this look??!!! (And peep the board and baton wall through the doorway)