ORC Week 6: Sweet English Cottage Wallpaper

Wow, we are officially in Week 6 of the One Room Challenge.

For those new here, I’m currently participating in a design challenge that involves designing and renovating one space in my home in just eight weeks!

Last week, I completed the Murphy Bed Wall in our daughter’s English cottage bedroom, and this week, I decided to tackle the wallpaper.

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English Cottage-Inspired Wallpaper

I chose a sweet vintage-look English wallpaper pattern by G P & J Baker. This Poppy Sprig Wallpaper In Aqua has soft blues, greens, and gold on a creamy background. I chose a more subtle color palette to paint all the trim in a pop of color.

Initially, I planned to paint in week 6, but it was too difficult without any hard finishes installed. If you have ever tried to paint with color paint, you know what I mean!

Hard finishes are elements like sinks, faucets, door handles, and lighting- elements that cannot be removed easily. I don’t think Wallpaper is considered a “hard” finish in the traditional sense, but it will not be removed for a long time, so I’m including it!

As someone very visual, I think it is better to finish other design elements before painting anything!

Okay, now on to the wallpaper!

I love that this wallpaper doesn’t require soaking or pasting directly on it. Instead, you paste the wall first and then apply the wallpaper. This makes it pretty easy and low-mess.

I did not anticipate how tricky it was to get all those little flowers lined up! It’s not perfect, but I did my best, and because the pattern is busy the imperfections are not too noticeable!

This is my first time wallpapering with a pattern, and I am amazed at how instantly cozy and high-end the room feels. Initially, I was going to do a board and batten on the bottom half of the wall and wallpaper the top half, but I am so glad I opted for full-length wallpapering.