Sunday, October 27, 2013

Brown Background Wallpaper


I won on eBay 10 unopened rolls of this beautiful Dorothy Draper & Company wallpaper called Birch Trees Brown. The labels say it is "A Carleton Varney Rose Cottage Design 1996." The 10 rolls were $65.00 including shipping. Crazy cheap. I had saved these pictures of rooms with brown background wallpapers that I really liked. I thought my wallpaper would be great in my downstairs hallway that does not have much natural light, but has lots of crisp white doors and woodwork. My paper reminds me a bit of this by Tom Scheerer room below although mine is obviously on a smaller scale. I am going to call my wallpaper hanger to get on his schedule and I will take some before and after shots. I'll be on the lookout for a mirror too. This wallpaper will be a change for me as all my other wallpapers have a white or off white ground.

Tom Scheerer

2013 Hampton Designer Showhouse

Palmer Weiss

Miles Redd

The ceiling is wallpapered too

9 comments:

  1. Congratulations; my favourite is yours because of the tender green of the leaves which give it a softer side. Sounds like it will be perfect in your hallway !

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  2. I agree with The Silver Bunny. I like yours the best. Good thing I haven't been on ebay lately or I may have been bidding against you! That would look great in my upstairs bathroom.

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  3. Dear Beth I am so excited to see what you do with this fabulous paper!

    xoxo
    Karena
    2013 Designer Series

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  4. My friend, you are inspired AND inspiring! Sorry you don't have enough projects in the pipeline to keep you REALLY busy....LOL!!! Can't wait to see the results!!

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  5. Congratulations on yet another great bargain. The moment I saw the pattern, I thought of Tom Scheerer's lobby for Lyford Cays. Clearly, you did also. I am eager to see your before and after photos.

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  6. Cannot wait to see how you use this ... I LOVE brown!! This is going to be fabulous!

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  7. I'm a fan of dark wallpaper and I love the brown!

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  8. I'm absolutely loving all of these great bargains you have been finding lately... this wallpaper is DIVINE!!! I cannot wait to see it installed! Dorothy Draper + Lyford Cay = Two of my favorite things!! And a bargain... THREE of my favorite things! Great find!

    XOXO,
    The Glam Pad

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  9. Love it! You are the queen of Ebay for real!

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