Does Old Wallpaper Need To Be Removed?

Here’s a question I get frequently: Do you ever paper over wallpaper? Well, the answer is Yes. But a qualified yes. You can install paper over your existing wallpaper if … the existing paper was installed without a lot of seam lapping; if there is lapping, the seams will show through the next layer of [...]

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Chinese Murals: the good, the beautiful and the trouble

About 5 or 6 times a year I get the chance to install beautiful pieces of artwork. This month, I had the opportunity to install a beautiful Chinese mural in a private home in Maryland. When everything falls into place, the outcome is a gorgeous piece of artwork to adorn a wall. But things don’t [...]

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VIDEO: Historic Virginia Home Wallpaper Installation

This week I’m installing wallpaper in a Federal style house in the Piedmont region of Virginia!!

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VIDEO: Historic Wallpaper Installation at The Carlyle House, Alexandria, VA

The Carlyle House, Alexandria, VA Another beautiful historic home/museum to visit is the Carlyle House in Alexandria, Virginia. I had the opportunity to install historic recreated wallpaper by Adelphi Paperhangings in several of the rooms. Matthew Mosca‘s years of dedication and research brought the home back to it’s colonial American glory. This home is special [...]

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First Person Singular: Washington Post

The Washington Post did a story on my work with wallpaper in their First Person Singular column in the Lifestyle section. I’m “old-school” and proud of it!!

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OMG! LOL! The Wallpaper is Upside Down

You would be surprised how often wallpaper is hung upside down. This can happen on chairs, with drapes, anywhere there is a printed pattern. If you don’t know the artist’s intention, some patterns are hard to discern what’s up and what’s down. A story … a client installed a beautiful custom wallpaper in her dining [...]

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Wallpaper at James Madison’s Montpelier

This week I have the awesome opportunity to work on the restoration of Montpelier. The project is part of the $1.5 million second phase to restore the Madison home to the way it would have looked when James and Dolley Madison retired from Washington after his presidency ended in 1817. I am working installing paper [...]

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Winter Wallpaper Special: a change of scenary

Today I’m working in Bethesda, Maryland with a beautiful Farrow & Ball paper. A perfect fit in a bright, open dining room. Sometimes, especially in the winter, we need a Tapetenwechsel. A what? Tapetenwechsel means “wallpaper change” in German. It’s an everyday expression for needing a change of scenery, change of color or change of [...]

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VIDEO: Historic Wallpaper Installation at The Petersen House, Ford’s Theatre

The Petersen House, Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC I just finished working at the Petersen House in Washington DC. It was used as a boarding house in the Civil War. Today, more than 800,000 visitors walk through the Petersen House and Ford’s Theatre every year to see where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and died. The Petersen [...]

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VIDEO: Watch How Wallpaper Gets Installed

I’m betting 2012, will be a great year for wallpaper.  You and your friends will consider using wallpaper to redecorate.  That’s what the recent Washington Post article written by Amanda Abrams says.  Wallpaper is en vogue and has undergone a revolution of sorts. Textured paper, bold designs, strong colors and affordability is making it hot [...]

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