We are about to reveal our powder room, and one of the final elements that we needed was wallpaper. I was SO pleased with the wall color (soft, moody and warm pink) that my original idea to keep the paper quiet was becoming boring.
Here is a quick reminder of where we are (the part circled). So it’s near the family room (which is a very dark teal called Stillwater by Sherwin-Williams) and also near the mudroom (Dew Drop, also Sherwin-Williams) and our bedroom (Debonair, yes, Sherwin-Williams). We also plan on wallpapering that Anteroom (a fancy word for “before” room – as in before the primary bedroom) which is a whole debate too. Do all rooms need to “go together”? Meh, yes but not always. But I want them to flow smoothly and not feel repetitive. I want each room to feel like a pleasant surprise, but not like, “Woah, what house are we in now?”
At first, I tried to work with the original blue paint color, and I selected all these quieter Scandi patterns – sweet plaids and the ticking stripe (that we ended up using in the stairway and landing).
At the same time, I also played around with skirting my sink with this vintage Japanese Boro cloth so that it would inform the wallpaper.
But, after painting the wall this deep rose/mauve shade (Cocoa Berry SW), these papers have shifted. Up here you can see one from Farrow & Ball (I will always love their hand-painted papers) and a Kelly Ventura paper which I also LOVE.
I kept collecting and collecting, mostly from my favorite designers (Scandinavian Wallpaper, Schumacher, Rebecca Atwood, Kelly Ventura, Farrow & Ball, Sandberg, and Borastapeter).
I stared for a very long time at the last ones. I was swayed by the skirt we put on the vanity. And you’ll have to come back Monday for the reveal to see how it all turned out. Also, I styled it out with some fun stuff that I can’t wait to show you 🙂
*Photos by Kaitlin Green