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Monday, August 3, 2009

Update: The master bedroom

Hands up if you have ever planned out a space and it has turned out different to the original plan (me! me!). In this case the difference is only a little one.

Now if you remember I was going to wallpaper a large framed piece and mount it behind the bed but to be honest, I dreaded all the work involved - papering large pieces of board so as not to damage the walls, mounting them and then cutting a frame to shape, painting the frame and fixing it to the wallpapered board. See what I mean?

I have opted for the easier route - wallpaper displayed inside these IKEA Ribba frames.

It means I can easily insert different paper in the future if I'm ever after a new look or I can take the frames down altogether. They are hung using 3M command strips which means no holes on the wall.


For now, I like the new look better than the way it looked before even though it wasn't bad to begin with. One day I may give the original plans a go but for now I want to see if I can live with the wallpaper design without getting bored of it before I go to all that trouble.
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37 comments:

  1. I adore this! What a fabulous substitute to actually wallpapering an entire wall!
    And where did you get that pillow? Its gorgeous!

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  2. I love it, we almost have the same bed. I'm slowly working on our master, I'd like to paint it, but we really don't need to paint, so I'm putting it off.

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  3. Great makeover!

    How do you find that the 3M command strips work for hanging frames? Do you use two of them to center/level the art?

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  4. That's a great idea - and you're right, way less permanent! You can change the look of your room completely with different papers in there! Fab :]

    Oh and I left you a little blog award, I find your posts so inspiring, so hop on over and grab it, and pass it on to some of your favs :]

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  6. Thanks!

    Berry - the pillow is from Bed, Bath N' Table.

    Melissa - I use 2 strips on the top and 2 on the bottom because I'm paranoid about them falling down.

    To make sure they are even, here's what I do:

    1. Measure the width if the frames and make little pencil marks on the wall to get the width between frames even.

    2. Balance a level on top of the first frame to make sure the frame is straight befpre sticking down between the first markings.

    3. For the next frame, I leave the level on the first and slide it across a little to help me stick down the next frame so that it is in line with the first.

    And repeat for all frames. Hope that makes sense!

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  8. I love it. Am looking for something to go above our bed also. Love the contrast of the dark bed, light linen, and punchy yellow in wallpaper and red on pillow. Now if only I could convince my partner on a chandelier...

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  9. I adore this!!!! such a great idea!

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  10. Looks fab Viv you will be pleased to know that Paul is here at my place right now wallpapering our room! I will show you some pics today!!

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  11. NO WAY! It's finally happening - great! Can't wait to see the pics.

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  12. Haha.. I haven't started a sentence with 'NO WAY' in a while. I feel like you need to reply back with 'YES WAY!' :)

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  14. I love the idea of framing wallpaper! Did you have to buy an entire roll?

    It's a beautiful room, I love the modern take with the classic furniture and quilt, all beautiful.

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  15. Thanks for the information. Just to clarify do you use the strips on the actual frames?

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  16. pretty! i love framed wallpapers, almost all my wall deco is made that way. is this the chandelier you posted about earlier?? beautiful it is!

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  17. Kylie - I did buy a roll. It came to, I think, $70 (AUD) with postage. I'm thinking of other uses for the rest of the paper so I'm sure it won't go to waste.

    Melissa - Yup! Strips are stuck on the wall and on the frames. They stick together with velcro.

    Tiina - Oh no I already had this chandelier. The one I bought is for the second bathroom.

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  18. Great idea.
    I am thinking of doing this for my room since it has nothing on yet above my bed and i am only renting it ;)
    Lovely bedroom !
    xx

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  19. Gorgeous! I LOVE framing wallpaper and other oddities. I have a lot of fabric framed - looks so gorgeous.

    Lovely room, too!

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  20. I saw this idea on an ep of Homemade and loved it! The company that is custom making my dining chairs is launching a wallpaper range and I intend to do what you've done with frames for a cut out in my hall. Will def check out those frames at Ikea. Thanks!

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  22. looks great! I just bought three of the exact frames from ikea to put up a few of my favorite travel pictures. Great advice using the 3m tape, im going to look into that. Still in the works of picking the images I want to use. I will be posting up soon on my blog!

    thanks!!

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  23. I love this idea!! Where did you find that wallpaper?

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  25. What a fabulous idea to frame wallpaper over your bed. I love the look of it, as well as you blog!!!

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  26. Looks really great. I love this idea.

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  27. i love this. where abouts did you get that lamp?

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  28. Hi miss mellie! The lamp is from Freedom xx

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  29. Your room is stunning. I might have to borrow you wallpaper concept. It's really neat and would suit our room perfectly. Thank you for the brilliant inspiration. xx

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  30. Oh my!! Your room is stunning!! This is my dream room!! Thanks for the wallpaper concept...I love it!

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  31. Hey Viv, Just wondering where you got your sleigh bed from, exactly what I am looking for :)

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  32. Lovely to come to your blog today - your photography and home are stunning.

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  33. Wow Love that bed so Grand!The Bedroom as well!the pillows, the linens...everything about the bedroom is perfectly Gorgeous, looks so calming and the wallpaper is stunning too!certainly inspirational!

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  34. I love this. I want to redecorate my bedroom, but I'm 13 and doing it out of my own money :/ A lot of my inspiration is from this site! :D I'll probably make a lot of stuff too, like cushions etc., because it's cheaper and I love sewing.
    :)

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  35. Hello Viv, I am new to your blog and love it. Can you please tell me where you got the lovely dark wooden bedframe from? Thank you.

    Shan

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  36. i love going through your house. i have a little one on the way and am also currently an interior design student. graduation is in march and my little one will come april.

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  37. Where did you get this wall paper? I love it!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me a comment, Viv xx

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