You will never talk me out of the transformative power of wallpaper. Above: G.G installed anaglypta above the wainscoting in his 1908 southern cottage bungalow, and then he painted the raised part of the paper. (Hmmm, I wonder if flocked wallpaper’s inspiration was anaglypta painted this way…) Anyway, goes under my heading, “Some therapy.” Looks fantastic in the photo, G.G., I bet it’s even 10 times better in person, with the circa-1920s 3D happening. See G.G.’s blue Arts & Crafts bathroom here.
Anaglypta, with painted detail
Posted by: • December 10, 2010
Was my 50s fireplace originally painted – or unpainted? Spokane Chris ponders. 
Nate’s vintage painted rug 
Painted MDF kitchen cabinets: Another great choice for a retro renovation 
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Oh, it’s beautiful! and you’re right–it transforms the space…
We need a field trip to his house.
G.G. ,
Great house, great car, great style!
WOW. That looks fantastic. Slowly but surely, 80s-induced fear of wallpaper is fading…
Beautiful, again G.G.
These “papers” and there are several different names due to fiber content, were very popular during the Edwardian era. They are meant to mimic tooled leather.
oh, yeah, tooled leather, that’s right!
I love how you can see someone gave up or stripping paint from the moulding! Looks so great now. They ended up with the right palette.
Glad you all like the way it turned out, I’m pretty happy with it myself.
G.G…I WANT that highboy. Keep those brasses polished!