Way back in 2009, I discovered this wonderful beadboard wallpaper (can’t believe it’s been 5 years now!) and I’ve been using it and writing about it on my blog since then. I’ve share several tutorials about it over the years and still love it. When people come into my house, I show them the beadboard wallpaper and of course, they want to pet it and see how it feels. Their mouths drop open as they realize that yes, it’s PAPER! But, it looks so real. I love how easy it is to use. You don’t have to remove existing baseboards, just install right on top. The best way to make it all look the most real is to add chunky molding on top of it and I’ve done this in several ways. My most favorite way of adding the molding is the way we did it in my current house.
I’ll show you several of the rooms I’ve used it in up to now and then show off my rooms in this house that use beadboard wallpaper. My favorite brand is out of England, called Graham Brown and almost 3 years ago, I asked them if I could sell it for them and they said yes! I’ve sent them lots of business over the last couple of years and I make a small commission off my sales. My blog gets lots of traffic from beadboard wallpaper.
Now keep this in mind: It is paper and will tear and dent under rough circumstances, so be aware of that when you are thinking about where to use it. It’s still paper and subject to damage if there are rowdy kids or animals around. Under normal circumstances in my house, I haven’t had any problem with dinging it, but it can happen. Just wanted to mention that too!
When you find something that works, you just have to spread the word and that’s what I’ve been doing since 2009. My very first project with this fun paper was my old kitchen in Birmingham. The ends of my kitchen and bathroom cabinets were just plain white, so I added beadboard wallpaper to them along with molding trim and loved the result. You can read that entire tutorial on the kitchen cabinets.
Next, I moved on to using it on one wall in a guestbath in that old house and it added some fun architectural interest to the otherwise plain wall. You can see that project here. I used a standard chairrail molding on that first space.
Lastly, I moved on to the masterbath in that old Birmingham house, which if you’ve been reading my blog awhile, it was navy blue and white and the beadboard wallpaper really took the water closet up a notch in that space. You can see from the collage below the incredible transformation the wallpaper and chairrail had in the room. Start at that first little pic in the top right corner and follow it down and over to see the After project. You can see that entire post here too. It was beadboard wallpaper and simple moldings added, then all painted semi-gloss white like the trim.
Remember, you have to paint it and that’s what really makes it look real and it’s a LOT of bang for the buck!
When I moved back here and took on some projects at my parents house, we added beadboard wallpaper to both of their bathrooms. It’s all the same process: Cut, paste, add molding and paint. Simple, yet SO effective for adding much needed architectural detail.
Many of you have been buying this great stuff from my Southern Hospitality online shop over the past 2 1/2 years and I thank you for that!
I still love the stuff and continue to talk about it and tell all my friends about it. As of 1/31/17, I decided to discontinue my beadboard wallpaper shop. Thanks for supporting it for 5 years!
I wanted to take the time to show up close and personal how I’ve used it in my current house. This 1979 home needed some architectural details for sure, lots of plain walls. So, I added it to the nook in my master bedroom, to define that space and make it look better and it really does! I opted to take it up about 2/3 the wall and added chunky 1×6 pine boards on top, all painted out glossy white to match my trim. We also ripped a small 1” board for the very top that accents the chunky board and makes a little ledge.
This is my favorite way so far that I’ve used to trim out this wallpaper. I love the chunky boards and the little ledge on top.
It wraps around my little vanity area and makes it feel special. We also added a 1” board to the outside wall where it meets the other walls in the bedroom, just to define and stop the wallpaper at the corners.
Here you can see the close up of the boards and how we added them. These were put up with my nailgun and all painted semi-gloss white trim paint. Don’t forget to caulk any seams on the molding.
Beadboard with trim boards on top.
In my guestbath, I opted to just do one wall to add interest in here and it really does do the trick. Adding that chunky 1×6 board and adding 3 satin nickel hooks makes this bathroom functional and pretty.
It’s hard to take pics in my master bath without it all blowing out from the lights, but I also added it behind this cabinet to the floor and cut around the vanity. Then, once this vintage cabinet was in place, I cut those chunky boards once again to fit on either side. It really anchors this old piece and works well in here.
This is a dresser I found at an antique mall that I repurposed for my entertainment center in my bedroom a few years ago. Adding beadboard wallpaper to the door really makes this piece look a little more special.
Simple and easy to install inside a door or drawer for added interest. Paint it all out and you’re done!
So, I hope this got you inspired to maybe try some of this around your house. I can’t speak highly enough of this wonderful beadboard wallpaper. Wish I had a few more spots to use it!
In the meantime, I had a return from my shop of 3 rolls of wallpaper (changed her mind on it due to time constraints) and I had her send them to me at my house, so I’m holding 3 rolls and would love the chance for 3 of you to try it out too.
All you have to do is tell me where YOU would like to try this fun beadboard wallpaper? What room in your house needs a little architectural detail? One roll will go pretty far, like it will do a small powder room or one wall in a bathroom, so one roll really does do a lot.
Leave a comment and follow the Rafflecopter widget for more entries and I’ll choose 3 winners at the end of the giveaway and you will each receive ONE ROLL!
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I’d use this on my kitchen cabinets. They are old and very ugly! lol… I’ve never seen this kind of wallpaper before. It would make my kitchen look awesome, once it’s all finished x
I would put this in our guest bathroom to break up the walls and add some textual/visual interest!
I really like the look of this wallpaper. My husband and I are moving to the house my grandfather built in the 1940’s. A wonderful cottage style home that all my family have wonderful memories of, but is in need of quite a bit of love and attention. This wallpaper would fit quite well with the era and style of our home. It was built by hand by my grandfather and my uncle. I can think of several areas that I would love to try this wallpaper in, there is a little teeny room upstairs that the chimney goes through that will be my husband’s study that this would be outstanding in. The walls are hipped and this might (with the help of a board at the top) extend to where the ceiling slants. The living room walls are bare also, and I am thinking this would be a great way to add architectural detail. I really like adding the wood at the top with the little rail. I think that would be nice in either area.
This would look great in my main bathroom. And your idea of putting it on furniture has InSpIrEd me! Thanks for the great ideas and how easy you have made it seem. I can’t wait to get started!
This would be perfect to update my kitchen! It could use a little love 🙂
I didn’t know there was breadboard wallpaper either! I’d use it in my living room and kitchen for starters. Maybe end up putting it all over my house!
I have been wanting to put up this wallpaper in my bathroom ever since I read one of your posts about your bathroom! Thanks for the chance to win!
This is fantastic! Used wallpaper years ago but not recently and would love to try this. I’ve just started remodeling my laundry room and thought of putting up beadboard but this would be so much easier to do. Thank you for sharing and hope I win a roll!!!
In my daughter’s bathroom.
Can you use this on a ceiling????
I want to cover my bathroom ceiling in this wallpaper! My litttle cottage bathroom would look amazing with this wallpaper on the ceiling!
I would use this in my powder room and on the back of my breakfast bar.
Where was this two years ago when I redid my whole house! It would have been perfect in my bathrooms or on the lower kitchen cabinet doors. I would love to use it on the inside of a hutch or tall bookcase for a country chic touch. Everything looks better with beadboard.
Wow! I had no idea this existed. So fabulous! I’d definitely use it in my kitchen that I’m currently updating. Thank you for sharing!
Our guest bathroom could use a facelift & this would be the perfect look. So excited about finding this product!!
Beautiful job! would love to use this in my kids bathroom and hallway from garage.
We’re working on getting rid of pop corn ceilings as we remodel our home. We have them all gone downstairs except for the kitchen. The kitchen has beams that form large square sections in the ceiling. I’d like to scrape the popcorn from the ceiling and see how the beadboard wallpaper would look in each section of the ceiling.
I would use it in my teeny tiny home office alcove!
I would love to try this on my kitchen cabinets.
I’m buying a new home with a dark old dingy kitchen. I’m on an extremely limited budget and plan on buying this wallpaper to reface the cabinets. I hope I can win this awesome prize!