Next use a wallpaper brush (I used a paint roller with a clean nap on it) and push any bubbles or wrinkles out of the wallpaper. You want to smooth the paper completely. You can also use a wallpaper squeegee to smooth it. We often hang it on ceilings in the older houses in Brisbane as a way to disguise ugly ceilings that would otherwise be a mission to paint. If you have to cut around any windows, power outlets, etc. use your Exacto knife and have some scissors handy to trim an area if needed. Smooth down well after trimming.

Create a modern farmhouse bathroom (or any room!) with this beadboard textured wallpaper tutorial from ‘ Joyfully Growing‘. They even show you how they made that wood trim rail!Have old, outdated grasscloth wallpaper? No problem. Did you know you can paint it? Follow these step by step instructions from ‘ Sarah M Levy‘. Line up the side of your wallpaper with your plumb line and gently begin to lay the paper down from the line sideways. Use your hand to kind of roll the paper onto the wall. Pull up and rub flat until you get it laid down without any major wrinkles. Allow the paste to activate for 5 to 10 minutes. Your wallpaper will have instructions particular to it on the label, so refer to those for the timing needed. I would activate two strips at a time and once the first strip was hung, activate the next two so I could work continuously. Do not activate them all at once. You can’t move that fast through this process! Kathy Bates & Steve Bates (co-owners) – Woodard Bates Media LLC consisting of three blogs: TheBudgetDecorator.com, OhMeOhMyBlog.com and TheGardenGlove.com.

Another idea I had for using that textured wallpaper was on our master bathroom walls. When the previous owner put the house on the market in 2005, he hired some” fly by night” workers/painters. There had been wallpaper on it but it was really old like late 1970’s and they tried to get it off but it was too time consuming and they were under time restraints so they just painted over it with latex paint. You can still see some of the wallpaper edges. I’ve either got to sand all the walls down or use a textured paint but thought about the textured wallpaper. I worked with an apron on and it was a lifesaver on this project. That is probably one of my best tips for you! Wallpapering is a touch messy. Here is an example of using grasscloth wallpaper in a bathroom to add texture. Love the navy blue contrasting with the white shiplap! From ‘ Susan W Interiors‘.

How to Hang Beadboard Wallpaper

So if you want to use your textured wallpaper on your walls (novel idea, right?) then try this tutorial from Diane at ‘ In My Own Style‘ on how to get it right. She has tons of tips on how to put this type of paper up without destroying the embossed nature of it. Seagrass Wallpaper / Linen Wallpaper / Natural Wallpaper / Texture Wallpaper / Accent Wall / Neutral Textured Wall This embossed wallpaper is a great example of all the amazing patterns out there… it isn’t just the antique looking styles, there are more modern textured wallpaper choices as well. Find this at ‘ All Modern‘. Here are the directions to hang your beadboard wallpaper. Honestly, the beadboard was a dream to hang compared to the floral. You won’t find a tutorial here for that floral wallpaper, it wasn’t impossible, but I wasn’t great at hanging it!

Anaglypta and Lincrusta were the original textured wallpapers, founded in the late 1800’s. This Anaglypta paper is painted a deep teal. Photo by ‘ Dear Designer‘. I added a shelf rail to separate the floral paper up top and the beadboard wallpaper on the bottom third of the wall. If you are interested in that tutorial you can find it HERE! Pretty Life Girls‘ did a full makeover on this Ikea nightstand with paintable textured wallpaper and chalk paint. Whoa, right? Nothing boring about this project! Easy to follow tutorial, anyone can do this! You can use that exact same tutorial to makeover a dresser with embossed wallpaper just like they did over at ‘ BHG‘.Paint your wallpaper. I used a traditional paint roller and touch up brushes for the trim with a flat latex interior paint.