Removable Fabric Wallpaper: Just the Ticket!

We have a long hallway as you enter our new apartment that is just screaming for something to be done to it.  The walls are painted in an eggshell white and they are not to be re-painted, according to my landlord.  Renting can really put the kabosh on a lot of things.  But a little determination can get you a long way.

Just yesterday, I read about applying cornflower and water to fabric so that it will stick to walls and act as a wallpaper.  Luckily, the fabric can be removed and the walls can be cleaned up without damaging the paint.

Here are some examples where people used fabric and starch.

Now that is stunning work; I’m sure like anything else, it is much harder to do then it looks.

Image via Apartment Therapy

That little strip of fabric above the kitchen door frame adds so much to the already beautiful kitchen, so inspiring.

It would also be fun to add a ribbon as a trim.  Has anyone tried this before?

At the moment, I’m thinking I would choose between these two fabrics for my walls but I’m actually planning to just do from the frieze molding up and maybe if I”m totally ambitious, the ceiling.

Waverly Chippendale Fretwork Chocolate, only $12.95 per yard, available here.

Lovely Lattice Lagoon by Waverly, only $10.95 per yard, also available here.

I’ll let you know if this DIY project happens.

In case you would like to give it a try, you can find detailed instructions for making the wallpaper paste, here.