Wallpaper Wednesday: A Selvedged Fishing Village Scene

Katie - our fabulous CAD designer - is a busy bee this week re-designing a kitchen for a client of ours.
Their house was built in the early 1900's and still retains some of it's original character features, including a divine traditional fishing village scene wallpaper that has barely seen the light of day. We've used it as the basis point for the kitchen design, pulling from it sympathetic tones and textures so that the whole kitchen design flows perfectly. The plan is to use the wallpaper as a splash back along one wall of the kitchen counter, sealing it carefully beneath glass to keep it pristine for many more years to come!

Wallpaper Wednesday: Wallpaper Splashback

Wallpapering a kitchen splashback can be a really clever, cost effective way of getting some feature colour or pattern into your interior. Generally, we tend to think of splashbacks as being tiled, painted or paneled in glass, but it's worth thinking of wallpapering as an alternative.

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Once you've wallpapered a splashback (much the same as you would do a wall) - you need to seal the paper.
There are two obvious options for this; either laying a piece of clear glass over the top and using silicon sealer around the edges, or sealing the paper really well with a polyurethane product (available from most paint stores) - just ensure that it is a clear product, as many poly products have a yellow tinge that will ruin the effect of the wallpaper!

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Choosing a vinyl wallpaper will give you even more peace of mind, as it is perfect for wet, damp areas that need to be wiped down.