Ifinally got around to scanning and then posting my vintage wallpaper collection on flickr. My love affair continues as strong as ever. I think that I now have about 125 rolls. I figure these are a better investment than the stock market. There is no way that I will stop proselytizing the importance of wallpaper to your retro renovation any time soon! And remember, if you are concerned about resale – you can always do “the basics” – like tile, flooring, cabinetry, countertops in a neutral, conservative, traditional style. Then, add your retro zing with with wallpaper and other accessories. If you use a liner paper underneath the vintage wallpaper, you can conceptually remove the vintage paper and reuse it (at least, this is what one expert once told me, it’s worth checking into). If your fixed basics are neutral…timeless… a new owner can work with them to create their own look..
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i am in awe! i just purchased my first two rolls of vintage wallpaper this week. your collection looks amazing!!! and i especially love the fifth one!
I remember going with my mother to the paint store in the early 70’s to look through wallpaper books (It seemed like piles and piles) She picked one that looked just like your first sample, but in blues and greens. After the paper was up, my father helped my brother and me cut out the various items pictured on the wallpaper scraps and glue them on to cardboard boxes that we had painted white adding circles with jar lids and gold spray paint. Great fun, great memories, great storage boxes. I think a few of those boxes are still around more than 30 years later!
OOOH! I AM jealous! I only have about 10 rolls of vintage paper. Very cool collection.
I just bought a roll of vintage wallpaper border. I love it, but it is very fragile! How do I get it on the wall without tearing it? I am so scared I’m going to ruin it before I get it on the wall.
Pat, go to your local wallpaper store – they can help you identify the correct paste to use. The instructions will be on the box. You will also want to paint “sizing” on the wall where your border will be going. For these kinds of instructions – I recommend you talk to the experienced people at a good local wallpaper store to help you to prepare and get set up properly. And, if you are really concerned about messing up the job – perhaps this is a time when investing in a pro makes sense. Sounds like a small job….
Love em Pam! Totally fun to use them. There is (maybe Google it – or I’ll look around) a Vintage wallpaper store in new York that might be a resource (for putting it up and collecting).
We had the fourth wall paper in the kitchen of the house I grew up in (built 1952), only it was a light yellow background (could be similar to the one you show) with green instead of the red. I haven’t ever seen anything similar before!
Just an FYI: I just saw the movie Revolutionary Road, and it’s 1955 visual eye-candy!! Fantastic interiors, colors, furniture, assessories, fabrics, clothes…it’s like one of your vintage ads come-to-life.
Thanks Pam. It’s not the paste, etc. that I’m worried about, I know about sizing, etc. It’s getting it unrolled and cut into strips (it’s 3 borders on one roll) that I’m worried about. I’m afraid it will start tearing before I even get it ready to hang.