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Stairwell Wall Makeover with Magnolia Wallpaper • Snazzy House


Before painting oak railing

Stairwell partitions could be difficult to improve since they encompass awkward angles, tall ceilings and are sometimes a heavy visitors space (particularly in homes with youngsters). In our earlier home we added wainscoting and a gallery wall up the stairwell. This strategy is all the time stunning, however in our present fixer higher we wished to strive one thing totally different.

Our adjoining kitchen wall (within the image) is at present a mirror gallery wall, so having two gallery partitions can be means too busy for this area.

So how do I improve a boring stairwell wall and add texture and colour with out creating one other gallery wall?

Wallpaper, after all!

Wallpaper has made an enormous comeback, and there are such a lot of stunning classic wallpaper patterns with a wide range of set up choices. After doing a little analysis I lastly settled on a sample that I LOVE!

New House Foyer Front Door View Snazzy Little Things

Some issues to know in regards to the stairwell wall undertaking and “The Magnolia” wallpaper from Magnolia House:

  • “The Magnolia” wallpaper is NOT peel and stick (it’s pre-pasted!)
  • You activate the adhesive by spraying it with water
    • No dipping the complete sheet, and no soggy paper. If we discovered a dry spot we merely sprayed that portion of the wallpaper or wall.
  • We selected the sage inexperienced so as to add some colour
  • Working time: about 5-7 minutes after it’s positioned on the wall
    • To increase the working time, we sprayed the wall if wanted
  • Seams are nearly invisible!
  • Fashionable traditional fashion that we love
  • How excessive did we cling the wallpaper? On the prime of the second flooring hand rail. We don’t have a scaffolding – so lining it up with the handrail looks like the pure line. We’ll prime it off with a reasonably chair rail as soon as completed. Admittedly we’re nonetheless engaged on this (Covid hit me onerous) so as soon as I get my vitality again I’ll end the upstairs portion of the stairway makeover.

I’ve not tried peel-and-stick wallpaper (but!) however I’ll save that sort of undertaking for one more room. It didn’t really feel like the fitting software in a busy stairway. I opted for a extra conventional wallpaper and pre-pasted appears a lot “sturdier” if that is sensible.

How one can Set up Pre-Pasted Wallpaper

Pre-Pasted Wallpaper Provides

What provides do you want for pre-pasted wallpaper? Right here is our checklist:

  • An L Sq.
  • A pencil
  • A big degree
  • Utility knife with additional blades
  • Spray Bottle with water
  • Plastic to put wallpaper down and measure
  • Rubber Curler
  • Smoothing Squeegee

Wallpaper Set up

  1. Plumb Line: Utilizing a degree, create a vertical plumb line. If an exterior or inside nook is degree, many individuals select to begin there. In our case we selected the skin nook on the backside of our stairs and drew a line that was the precise width of our wallpaper.
  2. Lower the Wallpaper: Utilizing an L sq. and a really sharp utility knife, lower the wallpaper giving your self a couple of inches additional on the prime and backside.
  3. Activate the Adhesive: Flip the wallpaper over (adhesive facet up) and spray the adhesive. I used my palms to unfold the water evenly over the again.
  4. Tip! Fold the paper from the underside up (no creases) making it simpler to to hold the wallpaper. Be ready to hold the wallpaper from the top-down. Don’t attempt to carry an especially lengthy piece, evenly folding it this fashion will make the undertaking simpler.
  5. Apply Wallpaper to Wall: With the topside of the wallpaper in hand, affix the wallpaper on the prime of your wall. Utilizing your plumb line because the information, gently permit the remainder of the paper to unfold to the ground, and align from the top-down along with your plumb line. Lengthen your working time by having the spray bottle helpful and spraying the wall if wanted. Use your palms to clean out any apparent bubbles. (This step took about 5 minutes for us).
  6. Squeegee to Take away Air Pockets: Across the 5 minute mark, glide your squeegee throughout the paper to take away any bubbles or extra adhesive. Guarantee your squeegee has no nicks or it might scratch or tear your paper. Do that together with Step 6.
  7. Use a Rubber Curler: This step completed your wallpaper software. Roll the wallpaper to clean out any bubbles, bumps and to make sure your wallpaper edges are adhered to the wall. Do that together with Step 5.
  8. Lower the Extra: Utilizing a metallic straight edge, we lower the surplus utilizing very sharp utility knives. We modified the blades typically to make sure they didn’t drag and rip the moist paper.
  9. Measure & Lower Your Subsequent Sheet: Now that your first sheet is up, measure the size in your subsequent sheet. Random patterns imply you possibly can merely measure and lower your sheet since matching patterns shouldn’t be crucial with this explicit wallpaper. This implies much less waste and is a lot simpler.
    1. NOTE ABOUT MATCHING PATTERNS: if you happen to choose your sample to line up (like ours) you have to to carry up your sheet and line up the patterns utilizing a degree. The small containers on this explicit sample line up throughout our wall. Extra waste is the consequence if you do that.

Wallpaper Removing: I do know many individuals dread eradicating wallpaper (eradicating wallpaper from drywall is far simpler than plaster partitions). I’ve performed this 3 occasions in 3 homes utilizing a bucket of water blended with Downy Cloth Softener together with a steam machine and a scraper. Extra on that in a future submit – (let’s not take into consideration that proper now!)

stairwell wall makeover light switch covered with wallpaper
80% of my Instagram followers DON’T wallpaper their mild switches. I went old style and prefer it significantly better!

One other method to improve your stairwell is to color railings. With the stair railing transformation, selecting the wallpaper turned a lot simpler. Portray stair railings which has made a big distinction our lobby aesthetic. I’ve plenty of suggestions for portray banisters making this go a lot quicker (artist brushes, of us! No painters’ tape wanted!)

Store All Merchandise for Our Stairwell Wall Makeover

I’ll add some fairly pictures or small mirrors up the steps. However for now I’m maintaining it fairly easy. We’re so proud of our stairwell wall makeover, however count on extra adjustments to this area and our upstairs touchdown. Keep tuned!



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