The moment we moved walked through the our house I couldn’t get past the different shades of tan on every wall and that every room had textured wallpaper somewhere. Our hallway/foyer area is the first thing that hits your eye when you come in and it was the biggest eyesore to me after we painted every other room white. The tan grass cloth stuck out and made the house choppy feeling. I knew I would get around to painting it at some point but it was on the bottom of our list…then came COVID19 quarantine. So as our sweet Noah got himself into a schedule, we had more time to work on little projects here and there.

The wallpaper was actually in decent condition. Slightly ripped in a few spots (what looks like it was once a nice scratching wall for a cat lol) and peeling in corners from the settlement cracks that covered our home’s walls. I knew I wanted to keep the texture of the walls. It gave the small area something special where there is little room to put anything fun in it. Even though I was shot down from the Lowe’s employees, I decided I was sticking to my vision and keeping the wallpaper while painting over it. I had to repair first and foremost.

I found this awesome product for cheap on Amazon and barely used 1/8 of it on the wall corners and trim areas that were peeling. I pulled back the peeling paper, and applied the product to the wall behind with a small paint brush. I made sure to press, spread and hold the paper for a bit to make sure it adhered fully without bubbles. I then let it fully dry for a day. It worked wonders (and this is some thick paper).

*note - this product goes on clear and dries glossy…i wouldn’t use it/let it go on top of the paper unless you want a shiny finish. Make sure to clean the paper with a rag before it dries to prevent this on the meeting seams of wallpaper.

I haven’t filled the holes left after removing some non working home systems the previous owners left. I’m still debating the best way to do this on textured paper I can’t really sand down…will update once I tackle this... Then we primed and painted like normal! We used a 1/2 in. nap roller brush (here) instead of your normal 1/4 in. you would use for a smooth wall. This allowed it to press into the textured fabric easier, making the process faster. I also used a smaller roller brush (here) with 1/2 nap for the trim instead of a bristle brush.

Our paint color is White Dove by Benjamin Moore . The same color we used in pretty much our entire home, its a creamier white that matches great with a variety of trims and ceiling colors. Kind of a chameleon white - why we love it so much! We don’t pay for BM paint though (not at that stage in life yet haha), so we have Lowes or Home Depot match the color in their brand paint, Valspar, etc. They can do this with any brand’s colors.

This map print was sent to us from mapiful! It is a starmap of the location and night we got married. They have a bunch of unique options for meaningful, unique gifts and home decor. The rug is from southeastern salvage , a local store here in Columbia, S.C. This rug and this one give a similar look!

We are looking for a new light fixture like this or this once it’s in budget - But those will come at some point :)

We are still deciding on the plant for this space - what do you think of this fiddle leaf we borrowed to see how we liked it before purchasing?! This room gets little light so maybe something easier to keep alive…

This is the one we borrowed from a friend here!

As of now- we spent under $200 on this including everything you see!