Things didn’t exactly go as planned.
What we liked - it’s an adorable print. Absolutely adorable. The wall paper seemed more like vinyl than the thin paper we were expecting so that was a nice bonus. The panels were all clearly labeled, the instructions were fairly clear, and mixing up the glue was simple enough.<br /><br />What we didn’t like - I don’t know if the glue sucks or if we suck but we had significant problems with the paper curling hours after we applied it. We’ve gone back twice in the last 24 hours to touch up the pieces that are curling and it’s still not enough. The seam roller we bought didn’t work as expected; we had to overlap the panels just a little bit in order to minimize curling which means the design is just slightly off, though you wouldn’t notice it unless you were up close inspecting it. What I really didn’t like though is how the design started to rub off when we tried to get air bubbles out. I didn’t anticipate that at all.<br /><br /> We’ve decided to go to Lowe’s to buy some thin wood trim to stain, then we’re going to line the walls, ceiling, and seams with the wood to give it a more artsy paneled look, mostly because we just can’t get the edges of the paper to fully adhere to the wall and are concerned that it will eventually come off if we don’t use something more sturdy to keep it in place. Not what I had envisioned but we’re making it work. If you have textured walls, save yourself the headache and invest in some emulsion paint or something to get rid of the texture before applying the wallpaper. That’s our biggest regret.<br /><br />Edit: Staining the wood from Lowe’s worked out so much better than we could have hoped. I LOVE the way it looks.
Rating: 4 stars