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dictionary page walls

dictionary page walls
How to define your room with wallpaper composed of dictionary pages.

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Tools + Materials

  • wallpaper liner + wallpaper adhesive
  • dictionary pages
  • decoupage medium
  • paint tray
  • paintbrush
  • wallpaper smoother

    1. Begin by applying a wallpaper liner to the wall (see how to hang wallpaper). Let dry overnight. This makes it easier to remove the treatment when you’re ready for a change.
    2. Cut pages from your book. Pour decoupage medium into a small dish. Working one page at a time, place the page into a plastic tray and use a narrow paintbrush to coat the back with the medium. Tip: If you want to leave a book undamaged, consider photocopying or printing favorite passages—but test the print to make sure decoupage medium doesn’t smear the ink.
    3. Position the page on the wall, and press flat with a plastic-edge wallpaper smoother. This process removes wrinkles and extra medium. Work from top to bottom on the wall, overlapping the pages if desired.
    4. Once you’ve pasted all the pages, brush or roll on a thin coat of decoupage medium to seal your project.

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    Framed

    Out of the closet and framed

    Frame1.jpgI’ve found another way to combat my blank walls, and—bonus—it also involves displaying textile gems from the past. As seen on the Absolutely Beautiful Things blog, vintage ladies’ swimsuits and colorful tea towels can—and should—be framed and displayed as art. There are loads of affordable vintage tea towels on eBay, Etsy, and in secondhand stores, and the non-vintage market is filled with artsy, often hand-drawn and -screened designs.
    The tricky part is finding an appropriately sized frame. Tea towels measure around 19” x 30”, so you’ll either have to crop the towel, add a Frame11.jpgbackground fabric, or else build or buy a custom frame. (Though Ikea’s 19 3/4″ x 27 1/2″ RIBBA frame comes pretty close.) For bathing suits and other vintage wearbles, poster-size frames should suffice. Now go clean out your closet and let those textile treasures adorn your walls as art!

    P.S. This is a great idea for the bathroom, because humidity won’t hurt!

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