Faux Carved Wainscoting Using Paintable Textured Wallpaper
Paintable Textured Wallpaper
The stairwell in my old house had to be painted repeatedly, but it was only a 5 step stairwell and the walls were easily reached. Which was a good thing in fact because I am a total clutz and managed to fall down the stairs on my butt one night with an open bottle of cough syrup in my hand. I ended up splattering red cough syrup on the wall, the whole way down the steps. I’m here to tell you that if that should ever happen to you, just paint the wall. It won’t come off. I promise.
But this stairwell is much different. We knew that when we finally made a decision, it would have to be a pretty permanent one. We didn’t want to have to do it over again. So one day, we ran across some paintable textured wallpaper and we came up with an idea that worked for us.
For this project we used:
Wood Putty
Wood Glue
Wallpaper Paste
We put in two sections of trim at the top of the chair rail, just far enough apart to put the wallpaper border in between.
Then after much trial and error, we chose two contrasting colors for our entrance way. We painted the chair rail and “wainscoting” a cream color and from the chair rail up, a dark fern green. I particular love how the use of one color on the trim and the textured wallpaper gives the wall a “carved wood” look. In fact, we have been asked several times if it is carved.
The two contrasting colors and the high chair rail with wainscoting broke up the vast expanse of the hallway and gave the entranceway and stairwell a ton of well needed character.
If you enjoyed this post, you might like my Faux Textured Chair Rail Tutorial. A low budget option for creating a chair rail out of paint and sheet rock putty.
Also, if you are into the faux painting thing, check out my Faux Marble Ceiling Tutorial. All you need is a little paint and a tons of imagination…
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
>Your wainscoting is beautiful!! I love how the faux wall paper gave it texture!!
>Thank you so much for the feature!! I am very honored to be included on your site!
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I love this. Can you tell me what make wall paper you used please?!
Hi Elizabeth! This was a guest post, so if you’ll head over to the guest’s blog (linked at the top of the post) then you can ask there and hopefully they have an answer for you. Thanks!
Hi, I love what you did. I was wondering if you could tell me the name and manufacturer of the wallpaper you used in your panels. I love it. I’ve looked at a million samples and I like yours the best. I can’t find it anywhere.