The Wallpaper Is Up! (DIY Walk-In Closet Progress)

Final night time was the second I’ve been ready for. I typically don’t have loads of time to get initiatives executed on Wednesdays, however I used to be decided to get the wallpaper put in within the one closet part earlier than I went to mattress final night time. And I did it!

I needed to take all the footage final night time, and I received’t be capable of embody any footage taken this morning after the solar comes up as a result of I’ve an appointment this morning and I’m scripting this replace within the pitch darkish at 6:30am. So the lighting in these footage is horrible. It’s a mixture of the yellow-ish gentle from the ceiling fan (which makes the paint shade look dingy) and the daylight bulb from my work gentle. However even with the funky lighting, I nonetheless needed to indicate y’all this attractive wallpaper put in on this cupboard part. I’ll get higher footage as we speak after I utterly end this part, and I’ll present you these tomorrow.

Within the meantime, try this wallpapered part!

That is the Taylor wallpaper from Jupiter10. It’s not pre-pasted, and the instructions say to stick the wall as a substitute of the again of the wallpaper. I used Roman Pro-555 Extreme Tack wallpaper paste (affiliate hyperlink), which I utilized to the cupboard utilizing a 6-inch curler for clean surfaces, in addition to a paint brush to get into the corners and edges. After utilizing my tape measure and straight edge to mark the location of the primary piece, which I centered on the again of the cupboard, I painted the paste on with a brush alongside the highest and backside edges, after which rolled the remainder of the paste on as easily as attainable, sufficient for one width of wallpaper at a time, after which instantly hung the primary piece of wallpaper. After the paste was rolled on, I labored as rapidly as attainable whereas the paste was nonetheless very moist.

I’ve executed fairly a little bit of wallpapering in my life, and this was, no doubt, the toughest wallpapering job I’ve ever executed. I’m so glad I began with this part as a substitute of the again (window) wall within the washer and dryer space, as a result of I actually didn’t do a terrific job on this part. Happily, I lastly bought the dangle of it once I bought to the facet sections, which would be the areas that present probably the most. The areas the place I actually tousled will principally be hidden behind the mirror…hopefully.

I began with the piece within the middle of the again part after which labored out from there. That second piece to the best of the primary piece was an actual beast. This wallpaper is far thicker than what I’m used to working with, so getting that seam completely lined up after which retaining the seam completely lined up whereas additionally making an attempt to wrap that second piece of wallpaper across the nook and to facet of the cupboard part was such a wrestle as a result of I hadn’t lower the piece to the precise size first. I realized that lesson the exhausting means. Any piece that wraps round a nook must be lower to the precise size, particularly with this thick wallpaper.

In order that resulted in a less-than-perfect seam, which you’ll be able to in all probability clearly see on this picture beneath. That terrible seam is about 12 inches to the left of the nook…

However fortunately, most of that will probably be hidden behind the mirror. And from a distance, it’s not very noticeable.

In order I used to be working the other way, and attaching the opposite piece that needed to wrap across the different nook, I did significantly better on that seam as a result of I lower the piece to the precise size first. However then I stood again and seen that I had someway managed to scrape the sting of the primary piece. So it has this white space alongside the sting.

Had I been doing this sort of wallpapering job on the again wall of the walk-in closet, I’d have been in tears at that time. However once more, that space will probably be lined by the mirror on this closet part. So I simply chalked it as much as “dwell and be taught” and tried to not let it dampen my pleasure over lastly seeing the wallpaper put in.

By the point I bought to these remaining two facet items, which seam proper down the center of the perimeters of the cupboard, I had gotten a significantly better really feel for the wallpaper, and I used to be in a position to do a significantly better job on these seams. I used to be so relieved as a result of these are the seams that can truly present.

Right here’s a take a look at the opposite facet…

And since I needed to pre-cut the size, it’s not good alongside the highest or the underside. However I had already deliberate to place tiny trim across the prime and the underside (in all probability shoe molding) after the wallpaper was put in, so I wasn’t too involved about that.

Anyway, it’s executed! And even within the poor lighting, and even with my errors, I really like the way it seems.

It’s all the time so enjoyable to go from idea…

…to actuality, and to see a design plan begin to take form…

I’ll be including the shoe molding not solely across the prime, but in addition across the backside. So these uneven areas across the backside don’t concern me. And I’ll wait till the mirror is hung to see how a lot of an issue that one seam goes to be. If any of that exhibits, I’m going to have to determine an answer. As a result of if I can see any of that seam, particularly near the underside the place it’s nearer to my line of sight, it’ll completely drive me bonkers. I’ve a sense that I’ll be utilizing a tiny artwork brush and painted in a number of custom-mixed colours to cover not less than a part of that seam. However once more, I’ll wait till the mirror is hung to see simply how a lot of that will probably be mandatory.

I did significantly better on the opposite facet, however that left seam on the again may additionally want some touchup as effectively. I’m assured that if I’ve to do any touchups, it received’t be a lot as a result of the mirror will cowl most of it. That’s the one motive I used to be in a position to stay tremendous enthusiastic about this wallpaper job reasonably than mendacity in a puddle of tears of disappointment. 😀

Earlier than I wallpaper the again wall of the closet, I believe I’m going to color the entire wall that darkest navy blue from the wallpaper. It must be painted first anyway, and it’s on the darkest a part of the wallpaper the place the seams are probably the most seen.

Anyway, general, I’m tremendous enthusiastic about how this seems. At the moment, my objective is to get the tiny trim painted and hooked up across the prime and backside of the wallpapered part, after which get the sconces put in and the mirror hung. After which I’ll be placing the second coat of paint on the final two closet sections on this proper facet of the room.

So if issues go as deliberate, by the top of my day as we speak, the cupboards on the best facet of the room needs to be utterly completed.

After which I can begin caulking and paint the cupboards on the left facet of the room. The excellent news is that the left facet shouldn’t take almost so long as this facet as a result of (1) there are far fewer cabinets on that facet, and (2) there are not any wallpapered sections, no sconces, no mirrors, no drawers, no necklace bars, no specialty something on that facet.

That facet of the room simply has a number of cabinets and many wide-open areas, which will probably be a lot simpler and far sooner to caulk and paint.

The facet of the room with probably the most element is sort of completed!

And y’all do not know how a lot self-control it’ll take me to not begin loading up these cabinets with sneakers and purses. 😀 Final night time, I nearly satisfied myself that it could be okay for me to start out doing that this weekend since all the constructing part is completed, and I’ll be protecting all the cupboards with plastic earlier than I sand the ground. However the sensible facet of my mind (which I do have, however which typically isn’t the strongest a part of my mind) realizes that might nonetheless be placing the cart earlier than the horse. So I’m mustering all the self-control I’ve to maintain myself from loading up these cabinets till the whole lot is completed. We’ll see how lengthy that self-control will maintain out. 😀

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and enhance the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.

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