Last night was the time I have been waiting. I usually don’t have much time to do projects on Wednesdays, but I was determined to install the wallpaper in the single section before I go to bed last night. And I did it!
Last night I had to take all the photos, and I will not be able to include photos taken this morning after the sun rises because I have an appointment this morning and I write this update in the dark field at 6:30 am then the lighting in these images is terrible. It is a mixture of the yellow light of the ceiling fan (which makes the color of the paint slow) and the bulb of my work light. But even with funky lighting, I still wanted to show you this beautiful wallpaper installed in this section of the cabinet. I will get better photos today after finishing this section completely, and I will show them tomorrow.
Meanwhile, see this section with papers!
This is the Jupiter10 Taylor Damp bottom. It is not previously passed, and the instructions claim to paste the wall instead of the back of the wallpaper. I used PAE TAPIZ PAPER OF ROMAN TACHELS PRO-555 (Affiliate link), which I applied to the cabinet using a 6 -inch roller for smooth surfaces, as well as a brush to enter the corners and edges. After using my measuring tape and the straight edge to mark the placement of the first piece, which focused on the back of the cabinet, I painted the paste with a brush along the upper and lower edges, and then I roll up the rest of the pasta in the softest possible way, enough for a tapestry paper width at the same time, and immediately hung the first piece of the wallpaper. After the pasta went on, I worked as quickly as possible while the pasta was still very humid.
I have done some wallpapers in my life, and this was, without a doubt, the work of the hardest wallpapers I have done. I am so happy to have started with this section instead of the posterior wall (window) in the washing machine and dryer, because I really did not do a great job in this section. Fortunately, I finally got used to when I reached the lateral sections, which will be the areas that show the most. The areas where I really got angry will hide mainly behind the mirror …with a little luck.
I started with the piece in the center of the posterior section and then worked from there. That second piece to the right of the first piece was a real beast. This wallpaper is much thicker than I am used to working, so making that seam align perfectly and then keep the seam perfectly aligned while trying to wrap that second piece of wallpaper just around the corner and one side of the cabinet section was a fight because it had not cut the piece to the exact length first. I learned that lesson in the difficult way. Any piece that wraps a corner should be cut to the exact length, especially with this thick wallpaper.
That resulted in a less than perfect seam, which can probably clearly see in this photo below. That horrible sewing is approximately 12 inches to the left of the corner …
But fortunately, most of that will be hidden behind the mirror. And from a distance, it is not very remarkable.
Then, while working in the opposite direction and placed the other piece that had to wrap the other corner, I did it much better in that seam because I first cut the piece to the exact length. But then I went back and noticed that I had somehow managed to scrape the edge of the first piece. Then it has this white area along the edge.
If I had been doing this type of fund work on the back wall of the dressing room, I would have been crying at that time. But again, that area will be covered by the mirror in this section of the closet. So I simply attributed it to “Live and learn” and tried not to let my emotion cushion finally when you see the installed wallpaper.
When I reached those last two side pieces, which join in the middle of the sides of the cabinet, I had had a much better feeling for the wallpaper, and I could do a much better job in those seams. I felt very relieved because those are the seams that will really be shown.
Here is a look on the other side …
And because I had to cut the length, it is not perfect at the top or bottom. But he had already planned to put small ornaments around the upper and lower part (probably shoe moldings) after the tapestry paper was installed, so he was not too worried about that.
Anyway, it’s done! And even in poor lighting, and even with my mistakes, I love how it looks.
It is always very fun to move from the concept …
… to reality, and to see that a design plan begins to take shape …
I will add the shoe molding not only around the top, but also around the bottom. So these unequal areas around the bottom do not worry me. And I will wait until the mirror is hung to see how much problem it will be a seam. If any of that shows, I will have to discover a solution. Because if I can see any of that seam, especially near the bottom, where it is closer to my line of vision, it will absolutely take me crazy. I have the feeling that I will use a small art brush and paint in various colors mixed to measure to hide at least part of that seam. But again, I will wait until the mirror is hung to see how much of that it will be necessary.
I did it much better on the other side, but that left sewing on the back could also need a little retouching. I am sure that if I have to do a retouching, it will not be much because the mirror will cover most. That is the only reason I could remain very excited about this tapestry paper work instead of lying in a puddle of disappointment tears. 😀
Before giving paper to the posterior wall of the closet, I think I will paint the entire darker navy blue of the wallpaper. It must be painted first anyway, and is in the darkest part of the wallpaper where the seams are the most visible.
Anyway, in general, I am very excited about how this looks. Today, my goal is to paint and join the small edge around the upper and lower part of the section with tapestry paper, and then install the appliques and hang the mirror. And then I will put the second layer of paint in the last two sections of closet on this right side of the room.
So, if things go as planned, at the end of my day, cabinets on the right side of the room should be completely finished.
And then I can start carafate and paint the cabinets on the left side of the room. The good news is that the left side should not take almost as long as this side because (1) there are much less shelves on that side, and (2) there are no sections with tapestry paper, nor apply, nor mirrors, nor drawers, nor collar bars, there is no specialty on that side.
That side of the room only has some shelves and many open spaces, which will be much easier and much faster for cove and paint.
The room side in more detail is almost finished!
And they have no idea how much self -control will take me not to start loading these shelves with shoes and bags. 😀 Last night, I almost convinced that it would be fine to start doing it this weekend since the entire construction phase is finished, and I will cover all plastic cabinets before sanding the floor. But the practical side of my brain (which I do Have, but that is generally not the strongest part of my brain) realizes that I would still be putting the car before the horse. So I am gathering all the self -control that I have to avoid loading these shelves until everything is finished. We will see how long that self -control will last. 😀
The additional decoration 2 is where I share my DIY and decoration trip while remodeling and decorption of the upper part of the 1948 fixer that my husband, Matt and I bought in 2013. Matt has more and cannot do physical work, so I do the majority of the work in the house for myself. You can learn more about me here.
