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wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 3:11:07 PM
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29redballoons
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I want to wallpaper my kitchen with cookbook pages. Have any of you ever
done this? How would you go about it and what can I do to seal them without
ruining the print?
Thanks.
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 3:59:40 PM
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doinkdom
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I just read this: http://www.theartfulcrafter.com/wallpaper-two.html
The actual article is directly down the center, but you have to read around all those annoying ads.
It sounds like it's what you want to do.
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 5:13:04 PM
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Hey, that is actually helpful...I had googled and couldn't find any prasctical advice...lol
Thanks bunches!
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 5:16:25 PM
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doinkdom
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I think it sounds like an interesting idea...would love to see pictures of the completed project!
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 5:17:13 PM
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We have just begun removing wallpaper in our house that we built in 1982. NO WALLPAPER EVER AGAIN.
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 10:01:33 PM
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Hey, that is actually helpful...I had googled and couldn't find any prasctical advice...lol
Thanks bunches!
It sounds like a very cute idea. Would you do the whole room, or just one wall? I saw a study done with one wall papered with old (valueless) stock certificates. It looked neat.
I also heard about one woman who decoupaged a wall with pictures of Princess Diana! I don't want to know what that looked like.
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/21/2010 10:08:29 PM
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29redballoons
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I want to do the back splash area between the cabinets and the counter tops....there is one wall that will not be
included and I think I want to paint it a red/terra cotta color. My kitchen decor is roosters. But the cookbook
pages sounded practical.
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/22/2010 8:09:56 PM
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I want to do the back splash area between the cabinets and the counter tops....there is one wall that will not be
included and I think I want to paint it a red/terra cotta color. My kitchen decor is roosters. But the cookbook
pages sounded practical.
It sounds cute, and if you put them up right you might be able to use the recipes right off the wall. LOL
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 6/29/2010 11:47:06 AM
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Very interesting!!
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 7/1/2010 10:13:55 AM
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Red, I would get a piece of thin veneer or the thinnest wood you could and cut it to perfect size of backsplash and then decoupage or wallpaper THAT with the cookbook pages and adhere to the backsplash. Easier to get off in years to come and may even make you want to periodically change the look out if you adhere with screws hidden by trim or paper.
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 7/1/2010 2:09:20 PM
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Brandy, that is a fantastic idea.....
Hmmmm, reckon why I never thought of that????? lol
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 7/1/2010 3:06:05 PM
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Brandy, that is a fantastic idea.....
Hmmmm, reckon why I never thought of that????? lol
Because you are so focused on how pretty this could turn out you aren't thinking with a future vision noggin ;)
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 7/1/2010 5:54:29 PM
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We are looking into re-painting and decorating our kitchen and dining room area. These are really neat ideas and I would be keen to try some of them out too. Was considering tiling above the sink/bench area and around the stove. It would make it easier to keep clean. Thank you for these ideas
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 7/1/2010 7:01:30 PM
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I want to wallpaper my kitchen with cookbook pages.
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....... ooooo!!!! This is a wonderful idea!
I've seen this done at a previous church. The 'green' room for the band is wallpapered with pages from a very old hymnal. It's beautiful!!!!
I'm not sure how the process worked... but it was the neatest thing I've ever seen!
If you get it done... could you post a picture? I'd love to see it! 
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RE: wallpapering with book pages? - 7/1/2010 9:56:44 PM
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Yes, I will post pics...but I am looking to do this in a house we are purchasing...so ya'll be patient with me...it might be a month before I get to do it...it is taking forever to go thru this process....the market is in such turmoil these days...it took no time to buy the house we are in...I am getting frustrated!
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