wallpaper made from books...
embarcadero suggested that I post this here.
My husband and I have been using our formal living room as a "library" with four large bookcases. The room seemed boring and we wanted to do something unique.
So we made our own wallpaper out of book pages. We scoured used book stores for copies of our favorite books and then cut them up. We primed the walls, then using wallpaper paste slapped pages down. It took a long time (several months) and we estimate about 1,000 pages.
Once it was done, we sealed it with a special polyurethane blend I got from a woodfinishing store who had used it before to seal decopage on a table and chest. Two coats worked great and gave it just a tinge of antique color and a smooth, nearly waterproof finish.
My husband and I have been using our formal living room as a "library" with four large bookcases. The room seemed boring and we wanted to do something unique.
So we made our own wallpaper out of book pages. We scoured used book stores for copies of our favorite books and then cut them up. We primed the walls, then using wallpaper paste slapped pages down. It took a long time (several months) and we estimate about 1,000 pages.
Once it was done, we sealed it with a special polyurethane blend I got from a woodfinishing store who had used it before to seal decopage on a table and chest. Two coats worked great and gave it just a tinge of antique color and a smooth, nearly waterproof finish.