It was back in 2010 that I posted:
girl meets wallpaper a tale of GASPing over wallpaper in Romantic Homes, tracking it down, and using it here and there ... on a wall, framed as art and to cover the side of a small cabinet.
For a while now, I'd been thinking about using the left over scraps to line the
insides of cabinets. The other afternoon while on a writing break, I
needed a project to clear my head and out came the last rolled remnant!
Without much planning (er, none) I peeled a first sheet of contact paper from a shelf and used it as my template to cut a piece of wallpaper to fit. Not even taking the time to grab the wallpaper paste from the basement, I zig-zagged a line of school glue, smeared it around with my hand (with a plastic lunch bag as a glove) and "installed" the wallpaper. I added spots of glue where needed and then rubbed the paper smooth with a dry paper towel.
When I finished the first shelf I thought: Am I crazy? No planning, no measuring, no nothing? But, somehow it worked and so I continued and completed two more shelves until, alas there was not enough paper left. I pulled out some pretty shelf lining I had purchased at
The Rose Victorian and used it to trim the top shelves. Again motivated by haste, I secured the lace paper with tape.
Even though I was only able to cover three shelves, it gives the kitchen the little boost I craved and might just make unloading the dishwasher a tiny bit more pleasant.
In book news: My first text deadline is complete! Thanks as always for your much-appreciated well-wishes and cheers!
In blogging news: It looks like Blogger has changed a bit and I have no idea how this post is going to look when published! Why so many constant online changes? LOL
Happy May!
xo
elyse
