Paint Over Wallpaper...What Have We Done???
Thank you for your recommendations concerning what could be done with the Map Wall. In the end, we decided to temporarily paint over it, though that is something that I hate, hate, HATE to do. But, within the next four or five years, this wall may not be there anymore. Actually, it won't be there. But that is another story.
So the end goal was to not spend TOO much time here, but to make it decent enough to temporarily use the room without gagging.
Good thing that this fix is temporary. When I primed the wall over the old maps, the moisture of the primer caused the maps to begin to bubble.
Not a look that I would want to live with in the long run.
Here is a shot of the map wall being slowly covered up. I will admit, I shed no tears. I stared at this wall every evening and every morning for THREE YEARS in this dark, little, unheated room. I was glad to see it go.
Luckily, when the primer dried, the bubbles flattened out a bit. You can still see a few of them if you look closely and you can definitely see the seams where the maps overlap. But it is good enough for a temporary job.
I also took the advice of so many kind folks and preserved a little section of the map wall for our amusement over the next 4-5 years while the wall still stands. Which map did I choose?
Of COURSE, I chose Chicago. Was there really any other choice for us? :) I'll frame this section soon.
Add a little color, and....
VOILA. Any PO would be proud of my very temporary cover up. Although, their cover-up would not be meant to be temporary. But I digress.
Later this week, I'll explain why the molding in this room is temporarily white and why we chose not to strip it at this time.
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Comments
Good choice. Looks good ... and it is temporary anyway. Nice coloe selection BTW ... looks like my kitchen.
Posted by: Jason | August 7, 2006 2:59 PM
I had to chuckle when I saw the bubbles. It reminded me of my Pepto-Bismal-painted-over-American-flag-wallpaper room growing up. All you need is a few choice wall hangings to cover the main faux pas and you'll be set for the next 4-5 years. :)
Brandy of The Building Brows
Posted by: Brandy | August 7, 2006 5:19 PM
Oh my. When I read the blog title, my chest hurt.
I knew that you would never do this as a permanent solution. I am so relieved.
Congrats on getting rid of the eyesore and creating a piece of art/history from it.
I can't wait to hear why the wall will one day be gone!
Posted by: Mandy | August 7, 2006 8:31 PM
I was thinking the same thing, Jason - that's a great color. Who makes it and what's it called? We've been looking for something similar for a while and have been having trouble getting it right...
Posted by: Leah | August 8, 2006 8:10 AM
Leah - we use Behr ... I will ask my wife what the color was ... I think it was something-latte
Posted by: Jason | August 8, 2006 10:53 AM
I'll have to rely on Aaron for remembering the name of the color. I think that it is Cafe Au Lait from Behr (but mixed as a SW paint). The other two rooms (photos shortly) were done in Sherwin Williams Latte and Tea Chest.
Aaron, is that right?
Posted by: jm | August 8, 2006 10:57 AM
Wow, getting rid of the map wall - it's like the end of an era!
Posted by: mindy | August 8, 2006 8:04 PM
Leah - Our kitchen is Behr Brown Teepee, 700D-4 ... and I think it is a little more brown that what they are showing above.
GOod luck!
Posted by: Jason | August 9, 2006 6:55 AM
Looks great! Glad to see you kept a bit of mappage. I'm a little surprised you didn't keep one of the football players though... :)
Posted by: Jake | August 10, 2006 3:07 PM
We have painted over ugly wallpaper as a temporary solution also.
Posted by: chris | August 12, 2006 9:42 AM
I'm not sure you followed up on your statement about painted trim. I think one need never apologize for painted trim. I think it looks nice and fresh and entirely appropriate for a smallish bedroom. I don't know for sure, but I think I've seen many vintage-y bungalow pics where the woodwork is actually painted from the get-go. Plus, the woodwork refinishing is hard to get to with young children around.
Good luck on that wallpaper painting, though.
Posted by: Annie | September 5, 2006 9:33 AM
My California bungalow had painted trim in the bedrooms, and it was painted all the way down to the wood, no stain ever. I think this was quite common.
Posted by: karen anne | January 19, 2007 12:48 PM