17583 Curvy White Paintable Wallpaper

We are always concerned when we see mixed reviews so I want to lay out exactly what our experience was like. We were first time wallpaperers! We do a LOT of DIY though, literally every type of construction, electric, plumbing, etc so we have a fairly good grasp on all DIY. When first opening the paper, we were a bit concerned as there were couple tears, and the edges were a little frayed. However, the couple of tears were in cuts of waste so we had no issues there and once glued and hung up the edges blended well. There is a little bit of inconsistency in some of the design along seams. (Meaning: even when one inner diamond is lined up perfect then the next one os off, then the next was back on point...it was odd.) Also, it can be difficult to cut, buy lots of razors or exacto knife. With all this being said, it turned out great! The little imperfections blended away. We are letting it cure before painting so I'll update the post after we do that. The things we would want you to know when taking this project on are have plenty of razors...it frays easily and you do not want the paper to tear. When cutting, we found if you run the blade flat, it cuts cleaner. If you angle it and apply pressure at the point of the razor you get bunching and tears. We did have a couple of "oops" spots first the first run but were able to use paste to blend the cut together at the baseboard. (We know it is there but when asking others, they cannot see it.) It is a lot easier to do with two people, if you have the luxury of help! I have included pictures of the paste we used too. We found it best to use a paint roller to roll the paste on the paper, then roll the wall. We allowed 4-5 minutes after Application before hanging. We tried to glue just the wall and it caused bubbling and just the paper did not allow it to stick well, so we recommend doing both but allow it to "set up" before hanging. We only used a long flat brush to smooth the paper out. (Pic included.) Paste clean up was not needed on the paper with this type of application. However paste on the brushes washed off with soap and warm water. So, we definitely would use this again! It looks great even left unpainted, but we will be doing that tomorrow. It did take us 3.5 hours since we had never hung paper and had some unique cuts. The cuts take the most time though since we wanted to do our best to minimize damage to the edges. The few imperfections will fade with paint, and I have never seen a "perfect" wall in any house! The wall we hung the paper on had a LOT of imperfections that we could never fully fix, but now we cannot see any of them. We highly recommend as the final product looks amazing, but it does carry a degree of difficulty especially if you are doing this alone. We are planning our next wall! Good luck! We hope this information is helpful! (The close up pic I included has a couple of the imperfections I described...see if you find them!)

Somewhat tricky to install, it does stretch somewhat so extra care is needed to get it lined up on your pasted wall before letting it touch. But wow! I love how it looks once painted. My old house walls are not square enough to wrap this paper around the wall corners so I cut the corners and will be installing thin corner wood trim pieces and painting them to match the walls. You do need to be careful with this paper since the design can be compressed and not puff back up. So do t leave it laying on the floor between cuts and then let you kid walk across it like mine did. I had to cut that piece off and throw it out. And don’t use an edge/seem roller that you use on flat wallpaper to make sure the edges are firmly in place. I used a wall paper brush and a slightly damp rag to gently press the edges into place.

I didn't paste this on the walls. Instead, I used them inside the glass Morliden doors for my IKEA Billy bookcases. The Morlidens come with a panel that is black on one side and white on the other, and the white looked OK in my living room, but the book cases were just TOO IKEA, you know? So, I painted the back of the bookshelves a pale blush pink, and then lined the doors with the Graham and Brown Curvy wallpaper, replacing the panels behind it. The result is just fabulous -- perfect in my Mid-Century Modern home, though the design is slightly more 60s-70s than 50s. :) I didn't paint the wallpaper because it's protected by glass, and I wanted it white anyway. I'm VERY happy with it, and the price was so reasonable! I still have a bunch left and I am sure I'll find something cool to do with it. Maybe on a door?

This wallpaper is beautiful and just right for an accent wall! It was relatively easy for my husband and I to hang. The pattern lines up easily and sticks well. The one negative is that it’s hard to cut the edges as the paper rips easily when wet with glue. This was our first time wallpapering so we watched YouTube tutorial videos, which was helpful. We waited two days to paint after hanging the wallpaper. We are going to do a third coat of paint to cover a few spots that need touched up. Overall a great product!

This wallpaper is absolutely GORGEOUS! I would highly recommend it if you are looking for this pattern. Since I wasn't applying it to a wall, I used Gorilla Glue spray adhesive and it worked well, with enough work time that if I didn't line it up exactly the first time, I could quickly reposition it. My only qualms about it is that the pattern isn't centered. It seemed like it was, so by the time I had stuck down my first drawer, everything was slightly offcenter, and I wasn't going to try to do it all over again. I agree with everyone that say it's extremely delicate. You can easily mar it without even trying and if you're planning on putting it on a wall and having furniture touch it, that indent is never coming out, however, it'll be much less noticeable if painted. All in all, it's beautiful and there is a lot you can do with it!

This wallpaper looks nice, but the roll arrived with the outer layers punctured (going through multiple layers), some scuffs on the outer layer, and the ends squished. The pattern is larger than expected but looks good, and the texture looks good. If you just need a small amount you'll probably have enough in the inner roll but functionally I can't use the whole roll due to the damage.

I love this paper. It is going on a white/off white area and it just provides the mid-century modern look I was going for in the texture and swirl. I haven't hung it yet, but it appears a nice weight to work with so I am optimistic the project goes smoothly.

I love this wallpaper! I was covering a 20 year old flowered wall paper and i thought maybe it would show through this beautiful curvy design, but it covered it entirely. I was going to paint over it, but it is such a stunning clean look, i left it alone. All my neighbors and family are raving about how great the room looks. It was so easy to put up and easy to match up as well. I recommend this wall paper to all. I just ordered Graham and Browns box wallpaper to do my foyer. Take a look at my picture.