Using Fabric to Cover My Wall
#24
Ooohhhh... this is a great idea.
Originally Posted by KarenR
Why don't you make a nice large quilt using the material and then paint the wall a very light color that corasponds to the quilt material. When you get tired of the design you have a nice quilt and can make a new one in new tones.
#25
I used a staple gun to attach the fabric to my sewing room walls. I covered the staples with a ribbon. The whole process was fast and I could get the fabric as taut as I wanted it.
(I covered my school bulletin boards with fabric the last few years I was teaching. I would take it down for summer vacation and then put it back up in the fall! I still have some of that fabric in my stash.)
(I covered my school bulletin boards with fabric the last few years I was teaching. I would take it down for summer vacation and then put it back up in the fall! I still have some of that fabric in my stash.)
#27
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I've used the staple method several times for my daughter's college dorms and appartments. One time we had to use double sided tape for a concrete wall in which case the strength of the tape is important. We used carpet strength. Super easy and looked great. Easy to take down at the end of the school year.
#28
I have used fabric wall covering before and am planning on it again. It is very popular in Europe and Upper Africa in hotels, etc. If you don't want to glue it to the wall (which I wouldn't) there are two things you can do. Both entail stapling. One is a "flat installation" where you simply staple the material at the edges and then cover with woodwork or bricbrac. The other (more popular) is to first staple a layer of fill to the wall and then the fabric over it, giving it a "puffier" and richer look. You still cover your edges with woodwork or bricbrac. Hope that helps!! It can look really regal.
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