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Decorating with wallpaper borders is fun, even for non-do-it-yourself-ers
Not everyone is a
capable do-it-yourself-er, who can wallpaper rooms in a single bound, without
blinking an eye or breaking a sweat. However, even those of you who can barely distinguish
a screwdriver from a hammer can install wallpaper border.
Decorating with wallpaper borders is a relatively easy task, even for the DIY-challenged. It is also
affordable and can make all the difference in the appearance of your room.
You do not have to
wallpaper an entire room or buy new furniture and carpeting to get a dramatically
new or different look: You can achieve this by decorating with wallpaper
borders, which is one of those finishing touches that will draw the eye upward
or wherever you want the visual focus to be.
A wonderful effect is to
border around the perimeter of the ceiling. Ceilings are frequently ignored but
should not be. Decorators refer to the ceiling as the fifth wall. It is another
expanse that can be decorated, just like the walls and floors.
When you place border on
the ceiling around the circumference you are creating an effect which holds the
entire room together. People will stare at your ceiling and ooh and aah in
admiration. This is such a pretty look and an unexpected delight.
Borders can be used
around the circumference of your walls where the wall connects with the ceiling
or at chair rail height. You can also put a wallpaper border around a mirror or
a doorway or picture or in an area or around an object that you want to highlight or call
attention to. Placing border above the lower woodwork in a room is also an option. Let your
imagination be your guide and do what pleases you.
Wallpaper borders come
in geometric designs, florals, stripes, cartoons characters for kids, animal
shapes, contemporary and vintage styles and in virtually every color and color
combination imaginable.
Wallpaper usually has a wallpaper border
coordinate from which to choose, which makes it easy for you to mix and match.
For example, a floral, cabbage rose type of wallpaper would look great coupled
with a striped border in complementary hues. This would be ideal for a cottage style interior.
Of course, you can use wallpaper
border on a painted wall as well. A dining room that is painted forest green would mesh well with a floral
border, resulting in a sophisticated look or, for a more masculine feel, stripes or
geometric patterns would work well.
Your choice of wallpaper
border will depend on the design and style of the interior of your home and
whether you are traditional, contemporary, shabby chic, modernistic, eclectic,
cottage style or Victorian.
The color will also
depend on your personal preference. A wallpaper border can be bright and bold
or subdued. It can be busy or plain.
If your room already features
crown molding, adding wallpaper border just beneath the molding or on the
ceiling above the molding will further give emphasis to the beauty of the molding.
Consider using a die-cut
border, which has scalloped or sculptured edge detailing. This produces a very
interesting effect where the border bottom meets up with the wall. Combine two
borders, one wide and one thin. This is called double bordering. You can create
your own custom border by mixing and matching designs and widths and placing
them adjacent to one another.
The devil is in the detail. If you want to transform your
sort-of-okay room into a space that is memorable as well as inviting you can
achieve this by adding a wallpaper border, which can interject that special something
that turns an ordinary room into an extraordinary one.
Wallpaper border can be used in virtually every room. The sky is the limit. And, yes, you non do-it-yourself-ers are capable of installing wallpaper border because it is not a difficult process or a complex one.
Resources:
Remodelingmyspace.com
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12 Steps to decorating with wallpaper borders