Scrapbook Room Re-Do

Part 2

I have been working pretty hard on this scrapbook room. I had an old wallpaper border that of course decided to NOT be strippable like advertised. So I spent a few hours with my Paper Tiger tool, wallpaper stripper and some elbow grease. I finished removing all the old paper and then washed the entire room with a cleaner and degreaser. Finally I had clean walls!

I decided to paint the ceiling a nice tan color. I have always had white ceilings in my home so I took a deep breath and painted it a color. Wow to I love it! What a new look for such a warm cozy room. It brought out the dark metal in my ceiling fixture (that is what I was hoping for) and it will coordinate well with the new dark wood floor. This has been such an exciting project for me. I can see each little piece of my vision coming to fruition a step at a time.

I had fun doing the wallpaper too! Every time I do a remodeling project in this house I talk out loud to myself about the builder (and not in a good way!). I can't believe that from the ceiling to the floor on a corner of the room was off by 1". Of course I would not have ever noticed that if I hadn't decided to wallpaper and needed a plumb line for the first piece. Wow what a surprise. With the wallpaper choice being a subtle stripe behind the damask print I would have really been in trouble if I had cheated on the first piece and didn't use a plumb line. The room would have looked like it was in a fun house instead. Now it's nice and straight. It looks wonderful and I am very happy with the results so far.

The final piece.............yippee!

I love the texture on this damask print.

Another close up pic.

The flooring is the next step. We had success with finding our flooring today and opted for a nice Brazillian Cherry. I can't wait to get started putting it in with my hubby.

More updates on the floor soon :-)

Darlene

My Scrapbook Room

Well things have finally settled down at home so I am able to concentrate on this messy room I call my "craft room"! All adult children and grandchildren are either moved or vacationing and happy as clams. We'll have our new puppy next weekend but that shouldn't interfere with my re-decorating mission for this scrapbook room.

I've decided to use my tiffany lamps as the main item of interest for color and texture. I want the feel of the room to be warm and rich. It has a beautiful east window exposure so the warm sunrise compliments these orange tones. I will be laying a new wood floor and complimenting the room with a dark molding. I have a beautiful walnut roll top desk that I will be putting in the room also so I want the trim the same color. I had been thinking about white for a nice contrast but the rest of the rooms in my home have white moldings. I want this room to feel like a little get-away spot. The wallpaper I chose has rich shades of browns with a gray brushed suede damask print. I will be only doing an accent wall with this wallpaper. My room isn't large enough for wallpapering throughout. It would be way too busy if I did all the walls.

My ideas for wall decor keep changing but I definately want to make it unique. I'm thinking about some shadow boxes or nice rich frames for some of my special layouts. I also want a few shelves so I can display my rubber stamps for the holidays and some mini albums. I think I will add a few wicker baskets for more texture and the closet will definately be organized. More updates to follow.

Enjoy your day!
Darlene

Tiffany Lamp (there are 2 of these)

I've decided on a warm burnt orange paint in a mat finish for the walls.

I love these accent candle votives. They have an irredescent mirror finish and coordinate with a large hurricane with the same finish. They are gorgeous in any light be it day or night.