Tempaper in the Sunroom at Bluestone Hill

at 05.00

We recently made a fun change in the sunroom. The left wall had previously had a green and white wallpaper on them, and I had painted right over the wallpaper as a quick fix last spring with Benjamin Moore Wales Gray. The lines where the strips met up were faintly visible, but not too badly. I kept thinking I would like to paint the wall white to brighten up the room, but I thought that would make the lines more obvious. When I saw the new textured Brick White wallpaper from our sponsor Tempaper Designs, I found the perfect solution. 

I had already used their Gold Peonies wallpaper in Everly's room, so I was fairly used to the way it applies and on the second strip I started rolling right along...until I got to the window. My brain just doesn't want to measure and cut backwards. I have always had trouble measuring things anyway. When we built our house and I had to take a measurement for insulation or something for my husband to cut, I couldn't think past quarter inches, so I would yell "34 and a quarter and two babies!" (That is to say, it is a personal deficit, not a complaint about the wallpaper!) ;) Aside from my cutting inadequacies, it went on great, and the long cold stretch hasn't affected it at all. (The sunroom is essentially a sun porch; we don't heat it, although it gets warm on sunny afternoons even in the winter.)

It actually fooled someone who had been in the room before, so I consider that a success! On my husband's birthday we had family over, and I got called out to ask if the brick was painted when we moved in, or if I painted it afterwards. It has a nice texture to it that really imitates true brick. And as long as no one inspects my corners or underneath the window trim, we're all set! Having used it twice now, I have to say, it really is a great option if you don't want to pay someone to apply wallpaper, if you aren't going to stay in a place forever, or have some other reason that you may want to remove it down the line. It holds so well and doesn't look temporary at all, but I love knowing that I could remove it and try a completely new look with very little hassle. I am a big fan!

Source List:
Faux painted brick wallpaper - Tempaper Textured Brick White
Floor - Bluestone
Windows and Curtains - existing
Table - Ballard Designs Ceylon Whitewash Outdoor Dining Table
End chairs - IKEA
Throw - Target
Side chairs - Joss and Main Xander Side Chair
Woven chargers - IKEA
Plates - Pottery Barn Emma set
Glasses - Home Goods
Rusty orb light - antique store
wooden crate (centerpiece) - antique store
sideboard, mirror and wire vase on sideboard - secondhand or antique store
Metallic distressed vase on sideboard - Target
footed bowl on sideboard - Pottery Barn Emma Footed Serving Bowl
Chaise lounge - Ballard Designs Baldwin Chaise with ruffled slipcover
Burlap buttoned pillow - antique store
White striped pillow - Union Willow
Striped throw with tassels - Target
Clock - Joss and Main
Side table - Target (was white I painted it)
Pitcher - Target
Small footed stand - antique store

Have a great day! - Jamie

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