Decorative Wallpapers

This post is very long because I have been busy adding to our line of wallpapers. Luckily it is almost all photos with few words. You have seen, in previous posts, our panels and murals, so I will concentrate on decorative work. All these wallpapers can be sized to fit a space & the color can be tweaked. We plan to have an e-store up before the end of 2012.

I find inspiration everywhere and below are a few examples, starting with nature.

Detail of moss depicted in the paper shown above.

A different kind of moss.

Detail from paper shown above.

Moss & Granite.

Detail from paper shown above, note the droplet of water.


Antique papers are a good source of ideas.

Detail from paper shown above.

Passion-B

Detail from paper shown above.


Old textiles can be a great source of motivation too.

Tree peonies 1.



Detail


Bubbles in ice. I have many ice inspired choices.

Detail from paper shown above.

Mushrooms


The following examples are created from our sample boards of faux finishes.
Malachite with color change.

Acid etched silver leaf.

Acid etched dutch metal (light)

Detail from paper shown above. (dark)

Etched gold-silver.

Acid etched dutch metal.

Cupric acid etched silver leaf.

Eggshell crackle.

Detail from paper shown above.

From a faux agate.

2-Etched dutch metal with color change.

Detail from paper shown above.


Antique tapestries are fantastic.

Detail from paper shown above.

Stork & Lion

Detail from paper shown above.

Toro

Chalet

Detail from paper shown above.


Bronze wings with verdigris.

Detail from paper shown above.


I have found revelation even in the kitchen, below are creations from fresh baked bread crust. They are rather South Western in feel.




Old stencils from the California Missions.

Parchment

Detail

Organic Star

Detail from paper shown above.

Fril

Detail from paper shown above.

Shagreen

Detail from paper shown above.

Abstract paint splatter.

Detail from paper shown above.


I would love your feedback, tell me what you are visually stimulated by. I will translate it into a wallpaper.

REPLACE / RESTORE PRE- 1812 DUFOUR WALLPAPER

We were recently asked to look at a water damaged wallpaper. This is a well known but rare Joseph Dufour paper now called "Rives du Bosphore". It is a very detailed wood block printed “panoramique” which is thought to be pre- 1812. These panoramic wallpapers were produced with more than 200 individual hand carved blocks. The panels over the fire place were so damaged they could not be salvaged. There was also toxic mold, which had to be treated. In the initial meeting with the client and designer, Lisa Cunningham of Warner - Cunningham, we all agreed that we could improve the composition by rearranging the elements over the mantel. We were given license to reinterpret using details from the Rives du Bosphore in our own way. While there, we also repaired and touched up where necessary around the rest of the room.

Lena - touching up other parts of the wallpaper.

During the 200 years this wallpaper was in this house it had been changed. The white puffy clouds in the original had been painted out with a deeper gradated tone and the entire mural was varnished. Hence, even if the paper were still available, it could not be replaced. Below is a photo of the original paper from the Zuber archives (Z101).

The first picture below is the original Dufour wallpaper over the mantle, which was damaged. Take note of the fact that the imagery doesn't "wrap" the corner. The installer chose to raise the imagery over the fireplace to make best use of what he had. We were able to use elements of the original mural to create our own composition and make it continue around the corner. (See below)

This is what the wall looked like when we arrived. We chose to have our wallpaper installer, Greg Kahler, cover the wall with Dreamscape before we started so there would be a removable substrate, in case of future water infiltration.

Trying to save the original paper.

And so, we begin.


Doug - adding the first layers.






White chalk indicates where the "wood block" would have printed the paper. We painted each stroke with a brush.

The next few photos show details of the original.







Above is the original, used as reference for our reproduction - below.




The finished room.