Wallpaper

Wallpaper is a quick way to add color and character to your home's interior. Forget about the tacky, yellowed floral prints of years past. Vibrant colors and durable, scrubbable materials are becoming more affordable. Have you been hesitant to welcome wallpaper into your home because of an experience with cheap, difficult to install wallpaper? Let's take a look at what you've been missing.

Types of Wallpaper

Wallpaper comes in a variety of styles and colors, but each medium varies in application, fade resistance, moisture resistance, and durability. Fabric Wallpaper has a soft look and feel that makes it great for more personal rooms, like living rooms and bathrooms. Fabric wallpaper is a poor choice for bathrooms and kitchens, as the material allows water vapor to penetrate the decorative layer, allowing mildew to grow inside the the adhesive layer. It's important to remember that although the decorative layer is fabric, the printed design is usually done with acrylic. This will be an important detail if anyone with an allergy feels the need to sample your wallpaper's texture.

Vinyl Coated Wallpaper is the most durable, and recognizable wallpaper types. This wallpaper has been coated with vinyl or pvc to make it virtually waterproof for this reason, Vinyl coated wallpaper is a common sight in bathrooms and kitchens, where moisture resistance is a must. Because of this property, this wallpaper has a distinctive sheen that is usually undesirable. This is one of the most durable wallpaper types, being both strippable and scrubbable, second only to All-Vinyl Wallpaper.

One of the most sought-after wallpapers, used in trendy decor and by high-ticket designers, is made entirely of... paper. That's right, If you want to experience wallpaper in it's rightful state, Paper Wallpaper is your ticket. This kind of wallpaper uses little to no sealant, so it wont sweat or yellow like vinyl wallpaper. This also makes this wallpaper less durable and easier to stain. While this is totally impractical for most Furniture Decorators, this vivid accent pumps up the theme in trend-setting spaces that want something more deliberate than a faux wall effect. Let us know what you think about a wallpaper resurgence in the comments below.